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I never had any Sega systems growing up, what did I miss? (lemmy.world)
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I've been filling out my emulator collection and thought I'd poke my head into the world of Sega consoles, which I have no experience with.

What classic Master System/Genesis/32x/Game Gear/Sega CD games should I try? I'm more of an RPG guy, but I'll play a good retro platformer or whatever.

What I've found so far from my own research (mostly Genesis):

  • Altered Beast

  • Beyond Oasis

  • Castlevania Bloodlines

  • Comix Zone

  • Crusader of Centy

  • Death and Return of Superman (I just really liked this comics arc)

  • Earthworm Jim 1+2

  • Gauntlet 4

  • Golden Axe 1+2

  • Landstalker

  • Might and Magic - Gates to Another World (I think this is MM2?)

  • OutRun and OutRun 2019

  • Phantasy Star 1-4

  • Shadowrun

  • Shining Force 1+2

  • ToeJam and Earl

  • Ys - The Vanished Omens

What I have no interest in:

  • Sonic

  • Fighting games

  • Sports games

EDIT: I'll definitely take note of any Saturn/Dreamcast recommendations too, but my plan is to start with the older consoles and work my way up.

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[-] eyelevel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Streets of Rage and Revenge of Shinobi were sidescroller brawler games.

Last Battle was an adaptation of the manga Fist of the North Star.

The Kid Chameleon series and Alex Kidd series were kind of early metrovania types.

Columns was a Tetris-type game.

There was also a couple titles where you played as an Apache helicopter, from an overhead view. I think the first one was based off the first Desert Storm in the 90's. I forget the name, but you can probably find it.

There was also a game I think called Sewer Rats which was the flagship title when Sega CD came out.

  • Edit as I remember more -

There were also IP titles for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, and Spiderman.

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