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Hey everyone! My name is Glenn and I am a 21 year old student in New Jersey. My first system was nintendo, but my favorite will always be Genesis =) I recently picked up a CDX on ebay at a steal for $60, and now after years of being without a genesis, I find myself with not only my favorite system genesis, but a Sega CD as well.

As soon as my CDX arrived in the mail, I began to dig into my closet for some of my favorite games and I came up with:

Ghostbusters
Batman & Batman Returns
Sonic (1,2,3, S&K, Spinball, 3D Blast)
Micheal Jackson's Moonwalker

and my all time favorite:

PIRATES! GOLD (Let me tell you, if you like Pirates, this game is a must have).

I dont really know much about Sega CD games, I am looking for some RPG reccomendations, however I have one problem....I hate anime. Games like Final Fantasy dont do it for me. I have Pirates! Gold and it is probably one of my favorite games. I was thinking about Popuful Mail (sp?) and The Secret of Monkey Island, and any other games without too much of an anime feel. I really dont know much about Sega CD, and until now have only owned a genesis. So anything will help!

I look foward to talking to everyone about Genesis/Sega/Sega CD and hearing from you =)

I also wanted to say, this forum is a MILLION times better than the Sega.com ones, I am delighted to see a forum created just for the Genesis/Sega CD as they are truely classics.

-Glenn
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I can't take the Sega forums for prolonged periods. The lack of old Sega knoweldge there saddens me. :(

But we welcome you here, where the Genesis is king!

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Originally Posted by XMARLTONX

I dont really know much about Sega CD games, I am looking for some RPG reccomendations, however I have one problem....I hate anime.

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For Sega CD, that'll leave you with Snatcher and Rise of the Dragon (more digital comics than RPGs) along with Heimdall pretty much, as everything remotely similar I can think of (the Lunar games, Dark Wizard, etc.) is going to have that Japanese anime style to it). There's also the excellent Monkey Island and Willy Beamish Sierra Sega CD ports if you don't mind point-and-click adventure games.

Otherwise, Shadowrun for Genesis sounds like exactly what you're looking for, and Sword of Vermillion, The Faery Tale Adventure, and Rings of Power are good games with a sort of European style to them. Shining Force, its sequel, and Shining in the Darkness really look more Disney-esque than anime to me as far as the character art goes, and they're all great games worth checking out. If you're willing to give strategy games a try, then King's Bounty, Centurion, and Warsong (Japan's Langrisser with tweaked art).

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Originally Posted by Melf

I can't take the Sega forums for prolonged periods. The lack of old Sega knoweldge there saddens me. :(

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That's why I try to stay away from any official forum. It's all just fanboys/girls/12-year-olds saying stuff like "omg that n3west 1 is sooo awsom nd all teh others $uk"

But enough of my grumbling. Welcome!