Genesis games with best music

[nomad83]

both vectorman and vectorman 2 have great soundtracks

[Iron Lizard]

[Nobi]

1.shinobi 3
2.streets of rage 1&2
3.musha
4.sonic the hedgehog 2
5.revenge of shinobi
6.phantasy star IV
7.sonic 3/sonic & knuckles
8.ecco the dolphin
9.outrun
10.gain ground

ive yet to play a thunderforce game but i hear they're top notch as well. also the sega cd games probobly should be ranked separate

[retrospiel]

Most shmups have a great soundtrack. Definitely all of the good ones, except maybe Eliminate Down, which is okay but not great.

[sunteam_paul]

Super Shinobi
Herzog Zwei
Thunder Force 3
Batman
Bare Knuckle
and lots of others I forget for the moment and will kick myself when I remember...

[Mark Robert]

Castlevania Bloodlines has a soundtrack that is just godly. I mean, my God, that music is so atmospheric and beautiful. Forgotten Worlds and Strider both have music that is deciliously old-school. Streets of Rage 2 has a great soundtrack. Surprisingly, Midnight Resistance has a crackin' soundtrack as well.

Other honorable mentions:

Sonic the Hedgehog
Marko
Aladdin
Sol Deace
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sparkster
Many more I can't remember right now.

[Sparksterz]

I personally am a big fan of Outrun 2019. That music is catchy as hell.

[Deo]

Step on Beat from Outrun is great, and really should have been redone like all the other tracks in Outrun 2.

[Keiosquad2]

Am I the only one that thinks Revenge of shinobi has a horrible treble problem? It sounds as if you were listening to the songs through a brick wall!!

My votes for great Genny soundtracks, "Get Ready" this is gonna be a long list.

1)mega turrican
2)puggsy
3)arcus odyssey
4)Chiki chiki boys
5)shadow dancer
6)phantasy Star 2
7)phantasy star 4
8)ys 3
9)boogerman
10)trouble shooter
11)rolling thunder 2
12)rolling thunder 3
13)sonic the hedgehog 1
14)el viento
15)Lightening force
16)elemental master
17)jewel master
18)Valis
19)valis 3
20)space harrier 2
21)crusader of centy
22)mercs
23)midnight resistance
24)2 crude dudes
25)wonder boy in monster world
26)Earth worm jim
27)Beavis and butthead
28)gunstar heroes
29)streets of rage
30)streets of rage 2
31)traysia
32)golden axe 2
33)alien storm

None are in any kind of order, and there are definitely more that I can't remember right now......

[Casselfornia]

my favs:

OutRun - Splash Wave !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sonic 3
Streets Of Rage 2

[chinitosoccer]

Super Fantasy Zone has great music too, MAMBO!!

[kokujin]

The Adventures of Batman & Robin is not only the best soundtrack on the Genesis, but of any 16 bit console.Gauntlet IV also had an amazing soundtrack.

[Joe Redifer]

Batman & Robin? You really think so? The instrumentation is OK if you like techno I suppose, but the instrument set is rather weak (no punch, very tinny) and it is extremely repetitive from what I recall. I liked Jesper Kyd's work on Scorcher for the Saturn.

[chinitosoccer]

Devil Crash is another game with great music that hasn`t been mentioned yet, Technosoft have always been known for quality music, especially on the Mega Drive so it comes as no surprise that Technosoft have taken Naxat's Devil Crash from the PC Engine and made it in to something better. Now PC Engine fan boys will argue until they're blue in the face that the PC Engine version is superior. This is incorrect in all areas, I've played both versions extensively and can say for sure that graphically, sonically and playability wise the Mega Drive version wins hands down.

[Joe Redifer]

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