The 100 Greatest Sega Genesis Games of All Time

[Nobi]

I was able to get a lot of work done for this this week but I'm not going to be ready by the 1st. Pretty awesome that we got 23 lists altogether. It's a lot of numbers and a lot of data. I just want to make sure I get it right. I promise to have this thing going by next weekend.

[PHANTOM2040]

1. Air Buster
2. Alien Soldier
3. Altered Beast
4. Arrow Flash
5. Bare Knuckle 3
6. Battlemania 2
7. Bloodshot
8. Captain America and the Avengers
9. Castlevania:Bloodlines
10. Contra Hard Corps
11. Curse
12. Cutie No Suzuki Ringside Angel
13. Dangerous Seed
14. Deadly Moves
15. Decap Attack
16. Devilish
17. Doki Doki Penguin Land
18. DORAEMON
19. Duke Nukem 3D
20. Dune 2: Battle for Arrakis
21. Dynamite Duke
22. Eternal Champions
23. El Viento
24. Fatal Fury 2
25. Fighting Masters
26. Fire Shark
27. F1 Domark
28. Forgotten Worlds
29. Gadget Twins
30. Gaiares
31. Grind Stormer
32. Golden Axe 2
33. Golden Axe 3
34. Ghouls'N'Ghosts
35. Gunstar Heroes
36. Growl
37. Hellfire
38. Herzog Zwei
39. Joe & Mac
40. Kawasaki Super Bike
41. Lightning Force
42. Magic Girl
43. Man Overboard! S.S. Lucifer
44. Mega Bomberman
45. Mercs
46. MUSHA
47. Mystical Defender
48. Mystical Fighter
49. New Zealand Story
50. Outrun 2019
51. Pebble Beach Golf Links
52. Pengo
53. Panorama Cotton
54. Phantasy Star 4
55. Power Instinct
56. Pulseman
57. Punisher
58. Raiden Trad
59. Rastan Saga 2
60. Revenge of Shinobi
61. Robocop vs. Terminator
62. Samurai Shodown
63. Shadow Blasters
64. Shadow Dancer
65. Shinobi 3
66. Snow Bros
67. Sonic The Hedgehog 1
68. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
69. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
70. Sonic and Knuckles
71. Splatter House 2
72. Splatter House 3
73. Spiderman vs. The Kingpin
74. Streets of Rage 2
75. Streets of Rage 3
76. Strider
77. Super Baseball 2020
78. Super Fantasy Zone
79. Super H.Q. 2
80. Super Hang-on
81. Super Street Fighter 2
82. Space Turtle Battleship
83. Task Force Harrier EX
84. Toki Going Ape Spit
85. Trampoline Terror
86. Trouble Shooter
87. Truxton
88. Twin Hawk
89. Twinkle Tale
90. Undead Line
91. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
92. Vapor Trail
93. Vectorman 1
94. Vectorman 2
95. Viewpoint
96. Virtua Racing
97. Wani Wani World
98. Worms
99. Yuu Yuu Hakusho Sunset Fighters
100.Zero Wing

[Nobi]

Still chipping away at this. I've already got my template for the coding for posting the results. It's just down to tallying up the results. I've worked my way through a few lists. Looking at some of the others it is crazy how many games got votes, just an estimate that maybe close to 200 different games were listed, maybe more. Not much love at all for the Sega CD or the 32X. I wasn't expecting to see many 32X games listed but I'm surprised by the lack of love for Sega CD games.

I'll be laboring away at this as much as I can. I may not even be ready by this weekend but this is something I am dead set on completing and getting up, so count on it, definitely before the end of the month. Once I finish tallying results this bad boy will be running steady from start to finish.

[Obviously]

I wasn't expecting to see many 32X games listed but I'm surprised by the lack of love for Sega CD games.

I think most people were probably interested in focusing on the core library.

[SEGA-Jorge]

Yeah, there was some really great games on the Sega CD. I thought I'd see a lot more Sonic CD, Eternal Champions CD, Snatcher, Final Fight, Etc. I'm really partial to Rise of the Dragon... I really enjoyed that game...

[QuickSciFi]

The title says "Genesis Games".

[o.pwuaioc]

Still, it was in the OP. I chose not to do Sega CD or 32X, since I sold both of those off.

[Zebbe]

I had some Mega-CD and 32X love in my list:

001) Phantasy Star IV
002) Alien Soldier
003) Gunstar Heroes
004) The Super Shinobi
005) Streets of Rage II
006) Space Harrier
007) Shining in the Darkness
008) Snatcher
009) Marble Madness (Tengen version)
010) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
011) Langrisser II
012) Thunder Force IV
013) Sonic CD
014) Herzog Zwei
015) Popful Mail
016) Landstalker
017) MUSHA
018) Shining Force II
019) Road Rash II
020) James Pond 3
021) Contra: Hard Corps
022) Vixen 357
023) King Colossus
024) The Adventures of Batman & Robin
025) Ichidant-R: Puzzle & Action
026) Elitserien 95
027) Thunder Force III
028) Virtua Fighter
029) Mega Man: The Wily Wars
030) Quackshot
031) Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
032) Bare Knuckle III
033) ToeJam & Earl
034) Zero Tolerance
035) Earthworm Jim: Special Edition
036) Elemental Master
037) Biohazard Battle
038) Ranger X
039) Dynamite Headdy
040) Skitchin'
041) Rocket Knight Adventures
042) Panorama Cotton
043) Monster World IV
044) Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
045) Darxide
046) Barver Battle Saga: Legend of the Magic Warrior
047) Super Fantasy Zone
048) Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
049) ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
050) Bubba 'n' Stix
051) Battletoads
052) Sonic the Hedgehog
053) Story of Thor
054) Sonic 3 & Knuckles
055) Castle of Illusion
056) Kolibri
057) Twinkle Tale
058) Pulseman
059) Final Fight CD
060) Devil Crash MD
061) Bad Omen
062) Lords of Thunder
063) Wonder Boy in Monster World
064) The Chaos Engine
065) Phantasy Star II
066) Stellar Assault
067) OutRun 2019
068) Soleil
069) Ecco: The Tides of Time
070) Ecco the Dolphin
071) Rise of the Dragon
072) Rent A Hero
073) Gauntlet IV
074) Battle Mania Daiginjou
075) Kid Chameleon
076) Golden Axe II
077) Mega Turrican
078) Fire Shark
079) Batman: The Video Game
080) Vector Man
081) Scooby Doo Mystery
082) Vay
083) Wiz 'n' Liz
084) Dungeon Explorer
085) Puyo Puyo Tsuu
086) Gynoug
087) Rolling Thunder 2
088) Ristar
089) Sub-Terrania
090) Virtua Racing
091) Undeadline
092) Beggar Prince
093) Space Adventure Cobra
094) Chiki Chiki Boys
095) Boogerman
096) Road Avenger
097) Star Odyssey
098) Super Hydlide
099) Shadow Dancer
100) Magic Bubble

[A Black Falcon]

Oh yeah, I forgot about this. It's too late, but here's a list anyway. I mostly just went through my collection and listed things by the scores I put there, though I did change a few, and add some games that should be here that I don't own (I really need more import games for this system!).


001) Sonic 3 & Knuckles
002) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
003) Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (SCD)
004) Sonic the Hedgehog
005) Mega Turrican
006) Outrun 2019
007) Golden Axe
008) Space Harrier (32X)
009) Aladdin
010) Adventures of Batman & Robin
011) Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
012) Streets of Rage 2
013) Ranger-X
014) Contra: Hard Corps
015) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
016) Silpheed (SCD)
017) Vectorman
018) Sonic CD (SCD)
019) Popful Mail (SCD)
020) Shadow Squadron (32X)
021) Alisia Dragoon
022) Al Michael Announces HardBall III
023) Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
024) Robo Aleste (SCD)
025) Rocket Knight Adventures
026) Wonder Boy in Monster World
027) Universal Soldier
028) Ecco the Dolphin (SCD)
029) Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X)
030) Lost Vikings, The
031) Rolling Thunder 2
032) Eliminate Down
033) Golden Axe II
034) Subterrania
035) Truxton
036) Gauntlet IV
037) Adventures of Batman & Robin, The (SCD)
038) Warsong
039) SoulStar (SCD)
040) Phelios
041) Micro Machines
(Games above this point I'd give a 9/10 or above to)
042) Gleylancer
043) Lunar: The Silver Star (SCD)
044) Blades of Vengeance
045) Beyond Oasis
046) Viewpoint
047) NBA Jam TE (32X)
048) World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
049) Vectorman 2
050) Arcus Odyssey
051) Target Earth
052) Atomic Runner
053) Zombies Ate My Neighbors
054) Dynamite Headdy
055) Lords of Thunder (SCD)
056) RoadBlasters
057) El Viento
058) Technoclash
059) NBA Jam
060) Flink (SCD)
061) Star Wars: Rebel Assault (SCD)
062) Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
063) Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (SCD)
064) Ooze, The
065) Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
066) Ground Zero Texas (SCD)
067) Comix Zone
068) Bio-Hazard Battle
069) MERCS
070) Rolling Thunder 3
071) Ristar
072) Ghouls 'N Ghosts
073) After Burner (32X)
074) Samurai Shodown
075) Trouble Shooter
076) Red Zone
077) Lost World, The: Jurassic Park
078) Fatal Rewind
079) Fire Shark
080) Sonic 3D Blast
081) Gunstar Heroes
082) Shining Force II
083) Star Wars Arcade (32X)
084) Burning Force
085) Boogerman: A Pick & Flick Adventure
087) Battlecorps (SCD)
088) Snatcher (SCD)
089) Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude
090) Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
091) Sega Classics Arcade Collection 5-in-1 (SCD)
092) Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X)
093) Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective -- Volume I (SCD)
094) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist
095) QuackShot starring Donald Duck
096) General Chaos
097) Wardner
098) Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm (SCD)
099) Lotus Turbo Challenge
100) Summer Challenge

Honorable Mention: Tempo (32X), Metal Head (32X), QuackShot starring Donald Duck, Night Stiker (SCD), etc etc etc, but that covers everything down to 8.4 on my list. Yes, I'm a fairly easy grader.

[o.pwuaioc]

Is this going to get published any time soon? Need help?

[Bones Justice]

This looked like fun. Sorry that I missed the deadline.

[thedaemon]

#1-100 Toejam & Earl

'Nuff said.

[adhere2]

#1-100 Toejam & Earl

'Nuff said.

You spelled Shaq-Fu wrong

[Phantar]

Since Nobi still seems to take some time, here's the list I submitted:

1) Contra: Hard Corps
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles
3) Earthworm Jim
4) The Lion King
5) Phantasy Star IV
6) Comix Zone
7) Mega Turrican
8) Mega Bomberman
9) Aladdin
10) Alien Soldier
11) Flashback
12) NBA Jam TE (32X)
13) Pier Solar & the Great Architects
14) Earthworm Jim 2
15) Gunstar Heroes
16) Lunar: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
17) Pirates! Gold
18) Sensible Soccer International Edition
19) Streets of Rage 2
20) Eternal Champions: Challengers from the Dark Side (Sega CD)
21) Adventures of Batman & Robin
22) Road Rash 3
23) Castlevania Bloodlines
24) Shinobi III
25) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
26) Super Street Fighter II
27) Dynamite Headdy
28) Golden Axe
29) Lemmings
30) Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD)
31) Ristar
32) New Horizons: Uncharted Waters II
33) Rocket Knight Adventures
34) Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
35) World of Illusion
36) Ecco the Dolphin
37) Greatest Heavyweights of "The Ring"
38) Micro Machines '96: Turno Tournament
39) Road Rash 2
40) NHL '94
41) Cannon Fodder
42) Lemmings 2: The Tribes
43) Golden Axe II
44) OutRun
45) Monster World IV
46) Landstalker
47) Speedball 2
48) Street Fighter II CE
49) TMNT: Hyperstone Heist
50) Castle of Illusion
51) Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen
52) Streets of Rage 3)
53) Prince of Persia
54) Soleil/Crusader of Centy
55) International Superstar Soccer Deluxe
56) Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X)
57) Lost Vikings
58) Shadow Dancer
59) Heart of the Alien / Out of This World (Sega CD)
60) Puyo Puyo Tsu
61) Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
62) Saturday Night Slam Masters
63) Theme Park
64) Burning Force
65) Psycho Pinball
66) Pete Sampras Tennis
67) Sonic the Hedgehog
68) Second Samurai
69) Skitchin'
70) Vector Man
71) BattleMania Daiginjou
72) Thunder Force III
73) Wonder Boy in Monster World
74) Gain Ground
75) Aerobiz Supersonic
76) Herzog Zwei
77) The Terminator (Sega CD)
78) Stargate
79) Story of Thor
80) Fifa Soccer '95
81) Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
82) Worms
83) Shadowrun
84) Dune
85) Romance of the three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
86) BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat
87) Starflight
88) Populous II: Two Tribes
89) ToeJam & Earl
90) Zero Tolerance
91) Jungle Strike
92) Strider
93) Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl
94) Snatcher (Sega CD)
95) John Madden Football '93
96) Rainbow Islands
97) Shining Force II
98) TechnoClash
99) Afterburner II
100) Brian Lara Cricket '96

[Nobi]

This is taking way longer than what I thought it would. To make matters worse I've been really busy lately. I'm still chipping away at this one list at a time. Honestly, I'm not even halfway through yet. You have my word that this will be done. When I finally figure up all of the numbers and start posting results you are going to love it, it's going to be awesome.