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Best of Megadrive
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:35 pm
by Page
As you may (or may not!) know, I got a Megadrive for Christmas, along with a MegaCD. Im looking to add to my collection but my knowledge of Megadrive games is really limited to Sonic (yeah I know...) Can anyone suggest some good titles for me? I want:
An RPG
A Shooter
A Platformer (not Sonic or Ristar, Im already hunting for it)
Im looking for great games, not fancy graphics. Games that you have enjoyed or have that 'just one more go' element. The only restriction is that I am looking for stuff thats pretty easy to find, 'Holy Grail' stuff would be nice to know of (please list!) But I'm really after something that can be found on Ebay and for little money.
Perhaps we could think of an 'ultimate' top ten games for the MegaD and sticky it
This is what I have:
Castle of Illusion
Sonic Spinball
Sonic 2
Cyberball
Desert Strike
Ranger X
Super Monaco GP2 (came with the Megadrive, havent tried it yet!)
Thanks in advance!
Page
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:41 pm
by Reknoc
An RPG? oh shit sorry bro... uh Phantasy Star IV is pretty much your best bet.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:52 pm
by richarddavies
Yeah, Phantasy star IV is a good shout out. The Shining force games aren't bad either. I love Castlevania on the Mega drive as a good adventure/platformer. Shadowrun is passable on the mega drive too but I have to admit the snes one is much better. Contra Hard corps is a great shooter for the mega drive.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:25 pm
by Gavvie
As this is console related, I'm moving this to the SEGA Gaming forum.
Talmit's Adventure is a good choice for a platformer, love that game

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:11 pm
by Sound Reaper
Eternal Champions....both games (the Mega Drive AND Mega CD) as they are both relevant to have for a retro fighting game experience. Ah yes, Shining Force CD is a good choice if you are lucky enough to get your hands on it ;D.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:27 pm
by Wrath Oskvro
As for an RPG, give Landstalker a shot. Landstalker's really cool. Platformer? Rocket Knight Adventure and/or Sparkster. Or if you can find it, Mega Turrican's really awesome. I don't know how hard Mega Turrican is to find though, never looked. All those are for Megadrive. For Mega CD, DEFINITELY try out Lords Of Thunder. It's an amazing shooter. Robo Aleste and Android Assault are both pretty cool too. Alot of people also like Vay for Mega CD. It's an RPG, but a veeery classic style RPG. Think like..Dragon Quest.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:17 pm
by baraka6
There are so many megadrive games that varied from awsome, good and ones you wish you never laid eyes on.... depending on price get as many as you can just so youve tried and owned them at some point!!!!
Megadrive was the foundation of my life from 8-14 and i enjoyed every moment!!!
But i would recommend
Galahad
Gain Ground
Streets Of Rage I+II
Toki
Kid Chamellion
Aero The Acrobat
Alien3
Arrow Flash
Batman Returns
Beavis And Butthead
Chakan
ESWAT
Flashback
Ghostbusters
Gods
Golden Axe I,II,III
Home Alone
Mortal Kombat I+II
Street Fighter 2
Cyborg Justice
Robocop VS Terminator
Hell i could go through the entire alphabet lol Just grab what you can, lock yourself in a room for 3 months and good luck lol
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:14 pm
by INeedFruit
Dynamite Headdy (platformer) and Gunstar Heroes (run & gun) are two amazing games and still very obtainable, both made by treasure so you cant go wrong.
you can also pick up some mega drive collections for fairly cheap and they normally include Streets of Rage/Golden Axe/Columns.
If you want 'holy grail' then you need to look no further than Snatcher for MegaCD... I sold my soul to get that game but I don't regret it one bit.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:24 pm
by Tru
Definitely recommend Shining Force 2 for a RPG, although it's more of a strategic game than your classic turn based RPG's. Really fun when you get into though.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:18 am
by Quills on Wheels
Streets of Rage is a must. Well a must for me. I'm not sure what type of game it is but it's just a great beat-em-up game. I prefer number 3 but you can get which ever.
Golden Axe isn't bad eider but kind of challenging.