Short (or Easy) games on the Genesis

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Originally Posted by davidmt

I got through a couple more games:
Rambo III - This game is definitely easy and short! The only area I consider to be hard is finding all the targets on Level 4 on that huge map. It was kind of like looking for my car in a crowded parking lot-everything stars to look the same :daze: Rambo is fun though, but after the six levels it starts to get old. Thanks to Mega and Goati for the recommendation.
TMNT - The Hyperstone Heist - I don't think anyone mentioned this one, but I got through it in a couple hours. I've played the SNES and arcade games but this is my first time playing the Genesis game. I think it stands up to the rest of them, with really tight controls and great graphics and color. The only thing that felt cheap was reusing all the bosses on level 5. For such a short game, that felt like a really lazy move.

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Good call on Hyperstone Heist. I played that the other day with my nephew, who'd never played the game in his life, and even he commented on how we both completed it in our first sitting with little trouble.

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Originally Posted by SuicidalSalmon

The Lion King isn't too daunting until the last level really. Mine came with the genesis model 2 from way back when.

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The toughest two levels for me in The Lion King were probably Hakuna Matata, when you're young Simba, and Be Prepared, when you're adult Simba. Other than that I agree that it's a pretty straight forward game.

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Originally Posted by Sik

Note that this was a download-only game so it's either flashcart or emulation with this one. (I don't remember if it got included in Game no Kanzume) Or get a repro =P

EDIT: also on an emulator you may want to consider turning on low-pass filtering if available... certain instrument sounds way too harsh otherwise x_x

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Yes it was also released on the Game no Kanzume Vol.2 compilation disc for Mega CD

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Originally Posted by SuicidalSalmon

The Lion King isn't too daunting until the last level really. Mine came with the genesis model 2 from way back when.

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Ghouls and Ghosts is very easy. So is Lightening Force.

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Originally Posted by Psalm Down

Ghouls and Ghosts is very easy. So is Lightening Force.

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Do I detect a tongue planted firmly in cheek? I find Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Thunderforce IV far from easy but maybe that's just me...

to be fair, ghouls 'n ghosts has infinite continues so you can beat it in one sitting. You' ll die like twice a minute though haha

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Originally Posted by Goati

to be fair, ghouls 'n ghosts has infinite continues so you can beat it in one sitting. You' ll die like twice a minute though haha

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Oh well when you put it like that fair enough but yes, I do die twice a minute when I play it! :-P

Ghouls 'n Ghosts isn't 'easy' but every single level follows pretty much a pattern, after beating it for the first time it's a cakewalk.

Then when you've figured everything out it's very very short as well.

Ghouls n' Ghosts isn't easy. People are waaaay overestimating their skills. It's easy to play, but outright beating that game on 1 credit is a goddamn nightmare. That takes skill.

On practice mode (which is the default iirc) the game is quite easy, not to mention that it's based on the US version with very forgiving checkpoints, and infinite continues.

Now if you want a challenge you just play arcade difficulty with only 1 credit, it's challenging but it's still pretty doable.

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Originally Posted by Mega Drive Bowlsey

The toughest two levels for me in The Lion King were probably Hakuna Matata, when you're young Simba, and Be Prepared, when you're adult Simba. Other than that I agree that it's a pretty straight forward game.

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Be Prepared, yeah I forgot about that one. I never realized how many of my Genesis games were movie licenses but I would like to mention The Lost World Jurassic Park.

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Originally Posted by SuicidalSalmon

Be Prepared, yeah I forgot about that one. I never realized how many of my Genesis games were movie licenses but I would like to mention The Lost World Jurassic Park.

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I have never played that but I am keeping my eye out for it to add to my collection. I'm a huge fan of the JP franchise and have Jurassic Park on the Mega Drive and Mega CD and Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition but, for some reason, I never got round to playing The Lost World: Jurassic Park. If memory serves, and unlike the previous two JP games on the Mega Drive, isn't the gameplay viewed from a top-down perspective rather like the first JP game on the SNES? Is it a fairly easy game?

What helps G'nG(at least this version) is that the weapon you need to complete it is actually powerful, unlike most games in the series.

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Originally Posted by Jump Space

A few more that I don't think were mentioned here previously;

Fire Shark - On it's default difficulty it's kind of relaxing. It also loops, so just put on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida on maximum volume. I like the edit on the Manhunter soundtrack. In fact just spin the Manhunter soundtrack while playing this and "Listen to my heartbeat. Oh-ohhhh!"


Hmm....

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Great recommendation with Fire Shark. I have never heard of this game, the arcade original or the Genesis port. While it doesn't do anything really different, it is a lot of fun and very polished. I am on level 4-I would say it isn't exactly easy, but it seems fair. Thank you for this!

I've played a couple more games recently:
Space Invaders '91-Does Space Invaders really have an end? Well, this one does-17 stages with 2 levels each. I really liked this one, some nice power-ups and it plays really well. I like the graphic style of this version compared to the more industrial look of the PS1-era versions (put out by Activision, I think?). Nobody mentioned this one, and I think it is both easy and short.
The Punisher - I cannot believe how well this game translated over to the Genesis. Very tight controls and I really like the graphic style. I am still working on the last level, so I can't say its "easy" but I didn't have much trouble up until this point. My favorite 16-bit genre is the beat-em up (Streets of Rage, Final Fight, etc). Not as good as those, but really solid.

'Just recently beat Power Rangers and World Heroes. Both very very easy. I used the Red Ranger and Kim Dragon respectively.

If both Genesis Power Rangers games are also like the 8-bit cunterparts (Game Gear), then "The Movie" should be just as easy on the Genesis.