Favorite Genesis game?

[Belize]

Quick thread just to see who remembers the Sega Genesis (even though it's not that old) and what their favorite game was!

Personally, TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist and Golden Axe 2 were the best memories for me.

[Caiada]

Shadowrun, no contest. Though Toejam and Earl was pretty cool too.

[Usagi Senshi]

I really can't choose just one but here is a list of Genesis games that gave me the best gaming times from 1990-1996

Alisia's Dragoon
Gunstar Heroes
Sonic 2
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic 3&Knuckles
Marvel Land
Vectorman
Rocket knight Adventures
Sparkster
Wonder Boy in Monster World/4
Dynamite Headdy
Castlevania Bloodlines
Streets of Rage 2
Thunder Force series
Gaiares
Comic Zone
El Viento
Castle of Illusion
Turrican
Landstalker
Phantasy Star II/IV
Splattterhouse 2/3
Contra Hard Corps
Light Crusader
Valis series (looks and played better on the Genesis IMO, TGCD versions only sounded better and had slightly better story sequences)
Strider
Home Alone (yes I liked this corny game, its weapon build system was new to me in 1992 and very fun)
Traysia
Twinkle Tale
Panorama Cotton
Out-Run 2019
Chakan
Biohazard Battle
Trouble Shooter (and its awesome japanese only sequel)
Ghostbusters
Ys III

[This name sucks]

RIP Sega.

But vectorman comix zone shining force and of course the first 2 sonics were excellent.

[Mechazod]

Mega Drive:
-Sonic 3 & Knuckles (consider it one game)
-Battle Mania Daiginjō
-Castlevania Bloodlines
-Contra Hard Corps
-Socket
-Rocket Knight Adventures
-Out Run
-Syd of Valis
-Shining Force 2
-Landstalker
-Crusader of Centy
-Light Crusader
-Beyond Oasis
-Chiki Chiki Boys
-Dynamite Headdy
-Lightning Force (Thunder Force 4)
-Pulseman
-Mega Turrican
-Atomic Runner
-Mega Man: The Wily Wars
-Boogerman
-Dragon's Fury (port of Devil's Crush on the TG16)
-The Lost Vikings
-Phantasy Star 2
-Steel Empire

CD
-Lunar: The Silver Star
-Lunar: Eternal Blue
-Popful Mail
-Shining Force CD
-Vay
-Sonic CD
-Time Gal

32X:
-Tempo
-Knuckle's Chaotix
-Space Harrier
-Kolibri

[Ogretron]

The only two (series) I can think of would be Shining Force and Sonic. I skimmed over some lists but those are the two that I remember playing at a friends house (I did not own one).

Oh, Mutant League Football and Joe & Mac.

[Grraarrgghh]

Herzog Zwei.

No competition.

Best 2-player game of that console generation.

[Newbryn]

mazinger Z think that was the name. think it was mazin saga actually

[Deleted]

Phantasy Star IV - first rpg I've played.
The Revenge of Shinobi - probably the game i've played the most from begining to end, ever.
Probotector/Contra Hard Corps - pure awesomeness.

[teebo]

The rocket knight adventures
Either that. Jurassic Park, Comic Zone and Vectorman.

[Hraklea]

Streets of Rage and Sonic series. Streets of Rage 2 and Sonic & Knuckles, mainly... those games were so epic...

[conscript]

NHL 94 and it isn't even remotely close to anything else I had on the Genesis. I played that game for years.

[detectivekr]

Depending on the day, it's Shining Force II, Phantasy Star IV, Sonic 2, or Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

[GeordieMagpie]

Streets of Rage
Sonic Series
Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition (Forget what the last one was called)
Megaman (Wily Wars)
Ghoul's and Ghosts

I kinda enjoyed Strider (Besides the god awful voiceacting)

[wolvers]

Rock and Roll Racing
Super Monaco GP
Toejam & Earl
Streets of Rage series
Road Rash series
Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing
Quack Shot
Shadow Dancer
Urban/Jungle/Desert Strike series

[Olianda]

Sonic and Knuckles. The rest of the Sonic games were pretty good too.

[Lazy Gecko]

When it comes to 16-bit games I largely prefer arcade style, action-based games and the Genesis had that in spades. You can't go wrong with any of Treasure's games like Gunstar Heroes or Alien Soldier. Adventures of Batman & Robin is also an often overlooked, very solid Contra-style action game. The amount of graphical tricks it pulls off without using any external chips makes it one of the most impressive 16-bit games ever from a technical point of view.

If Hyperstone Heist is among your favorites I wonder if you've played the arcade original Turtles in Time or the SNES version. For the most part Hyperstone Heist was a shorter, trimmed down version of Turtles in Time with a few stages thrown in from the previous Turtles arcade game, and it felt kind of half-arsed like a lot of Konami's early Sega titles. Typically people prefer the other versions.

[Arog]

Altered Beast

[Deleted]

Rocket Knight Adeventures

[shokter]

ToeJam and Earl

Joe Montana Football

Lakers VS Bulls NBA Playoffs

NHL 94

various Sonic games

Streets of Rage

edit: also Shadowrun