SEGA Mega Drive - Good games + Questions?

[Psycho Punch]

So, I recently got a Virtua Racing japanese cart in a NintendoAge raffle which came with some famicom games, and since it would be stupid to grab a cart just because it's free and let it grab dust somewhere, I bought a cheap Mega Drive model 1 which will arrive this week.

1. Point me to some great games!

2. The Mega Drive is a VA6 (315-5433), which has "faulty TMSS" according to a wiki which I don't have the link anymore. Am I screwed or I shouldn't mind so much? Will I be able to use an everdrive normally on it?

3. The seller said that there is some buzzing/noise on the headphone jack (but it's normal on the AV cable), is that easily fixable (ie change a couple of capacitors)? If not I won't mind much.

4. What are the correct specs (amperage,etc.) of the power source that I should buy to use with the console?

5. Is it possible to play US/euro games on it?

Thanks.

[SuperDeadite]

Undeadline
Twinkle Tale
Battle Mania Daiginjou
Gleylancer
Eliminate Down

[Tatsujin]

Thunder Force III & IV (II if you like it)
Musha Aleste
Contra the Hardcore (corps ;) )
CoI
Elemental Master
Bare Knuckle 1 & 2
Vampire Hunter (no drac x by any means but a good game nevertheless)
Shadow Dancer
The super Shinobi 1 (& 2, but 1 is def. a must)
Splatter House II
Alien Soldier
Gunstar Heroes
and so on

[TR0N]

Crusader of Centy
Rocket Knight Adventure
Shining Force 1&2
Castlevania Bloodlines
Beyond Oasis
Landstalker
Monster World IV
Panorama Cotton
Dynamite Headdy
Comix Zone
Shinobi III
Earthworm Jim

[futureman2000]

Toejam & Earl
Ghouls n Ghosts
Herzog Zwei
Decap Attack

[_Paul]

Super Shinobi
Herzog Zwei

[Arkhan Asylum]

Undeadline

This sucks on the Mega Drive

Unmentioned things that you want to play:

Ecco the Dolphin 1 & 2
Super Hydlide
Arcus Odyssey
Gaiares
Mystic Defender
Wings of Wor
Golden Axe 1 and 2
Streets of Rage 2
Battletoads Double Dragon
Rocket Knight Adventures
VECTORMAN!
Zoom

[PunkCryborg]

Elemental Master

[Nando]

QuackShot
Taz-mania
Phatansy Star
Alyssa Dragoon

[SuperDeadite]

Undeadline

This sucks on the Mega Drive

Unmentioned things that you want to play:

Ecco the Dolphin 1 & 2
Super Hydlide
Arcus Odyssey
Gaiares
Mystic Defender
Wings of Wor
Golden Axe 1 and 2
Streets of Rage 2
Battletoads Double Dragon
Rocket Knight Adventures
VECTORMAN!
Zoom

???  MD Undeadline is great.  Sure just one character, but PAL Soft redid the game around him.  They also removed the random bullshit of the other two versions.  It's a pure skill based game now.

[bob]

MEGA MEGA MEGA MEGA

[Psycho Punch]

MEGA MEGA MEGA MEGA

drive.

[TR0N]

Another i forgot and i do consider it a hidden gem by gamearts.
Alisia Dragoon review SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis

[Tatsujin]

i has alisia dragoon, but that game gets INSAINLY HARD in the last levels..lol!!

[xcrement5x]

i has alisia dragoon, but that game gets INSAINLY HARD in the last levels..lol!!

It's such a fun game!  I am also a sucker for GameArts stuff though, and the animation for it was done by Gainex.

[Tatsujin]

i has alisia dragoon, but that game gets INSAINLY HARD in the last levels..lol!!

It's such a fun game!  I am also a sucker for GameArts stuff though, and the animation for it was done by Gainex.

yeah it's definitely a lil gem. but as stated, for me sheer unbeatable. need some more fishermans ;)

btw. it's gainax^^

[geise]

CASTLE OF ILLUSION!

[Arkhan Asylum]

Oh shit I thought I saw Alisia Dragoon mentioned already before I posted my stuff.


That game should be at the very. very. very. top of a "stuff to play for MD" list.

To me it's the best side scrolling actiony game on the system.

[Arjak]

Looking at my collection, here's my suggestions:

-Aladdin
-Earthworm Jim 1 & 2
-Gunstar Heroes
-Home Alone (No, really. It's the best adaptation by far! It's actually fun to play!)
-Castle of Illusion
-World of Illusion
-The Lost Vikings
-Lost World: Jurassic Park
-Ristar
-Shadowrun
-Revenge of Shinobi
-Shining Force
-Sonic the Hedgehog (all the main series games)
-Streets of Rage 1 & 2
-Thunder Force series
-Toejam and Earl 1 & 2
-Vectorman 1 & 2

[Arkhan Asylum]

+1 on Mickey.   

If you like RPGs Might and Magic 2 and the D&D game (Warriors of the Eternal Sun) are also good.

[geise]

Magical Troll
Dahna
The Super Shinobi II/ Shinobi III
MUSHA Aleste
Sagaia/Darius II
Curse
Verytex
Alien Storm
EDIT:  Might as well add Strider Hiryu.  No CPS1 but a damn fine port that was amazing for it's time.

[Arkhan Asylum]

SONIC SPINBALL!

[xcrement5x]

btw. it's gainax^^

Just take away my nerd card now 

[Psycho Punch]

So many games, so little money. I'm very tempted to buy an everdrive.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

[geise]

So many games, so little money. I'm very tempted to buy an everdrive.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

Go for an everdrive since the system is new to you.  Best way to find out what you like on actual hardware.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Many of the suggested games are actually quite cheap.  Some can be had for <5$.

[Nando]

EDIT:  Might as well add Strider Hiryu.  No CPS1 but a damn fine port that was amazing for it's time.

I was so proud to own a Genesis when I first saw the ad. 8 MEGS DUDE, EIGHT FUCKING MEGS!! lol or was it 6? I forget.

Off to find that print ad

[jeffhlewis]

Everyone's had some great suggestions...here's a couple other lesser-known ones:

-Wings of Wor (Gynoug in JP/EU) is a distant relative of the Cho Aniki series - good shootie
-Shadow Blasters (Shiten Myouou in JP) is a fun 30 minute or so sidescroller that can be had cheap...great tunes
-El Viento is another Wolf Team game that people either love or hate. it's worth a run through. Just avoid the crap-tastic sequel on the Mega CD

[roflmao]

Wings of Wor, Steel Empire, and Streets of Rage 2 make up probably 80% of my Genesis game play lately.  They should all be pretty easy to pick up on the cheap.

Gunstar Heroes, Vectorman and Sunset Riders are also great fun.

Bio Hazard Battle is another fun and cheap shooter.

[Tatsujin]

Also watching over my meagre feka collection and thinks that you should also look into the following listed goodies..

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Sonic 1
Tatsujin
Aero Blaster
Kujaku Oh 2 (mystic defender)
Strider Hiryu
Zero Wings
Same!Same!Same! (Fire Shark.. very good port bz toaplan itself)
Hellfire
Rolling Thunder II
Gayares
Midnigh resistance (only console port)
Gynough

[TR0N]

i has alisia dragoon, but that game gets INSAINLY HARD in the last levels..lol!!

It sure is i don't think id ever finish the game on hard though,because then it get's really nasty.

[bob]

Also watching over my meagre feka collection and thinks that you should also look into the following listed goodies..

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Sonic 1
Tatsujin
Aero Blaster
Kujaku Oh 2 (mystic defender)
Strider Hiryu
Zero Wings
Same!Same!Same! (Fire Shark.. very good port bz toaplan itself)
Hellfire
Rolling Thunder II
Gayares
Midnigh resistance (only console port)
Gynough

SEGA PORN!

[geise]

Off topic but I shit you not that Midnight Resistance uses the same sound fx found in Verytex.  Same composer so it makes sense. 

[esteban]

Off topic but I shit you not that Midnight Resistance uses the same sound fx found in Verytex.  Same composer so it makes sense. 

Stop sh*tting over Verytex.

Thank you.

[bob]

Well thanks to this thread, I'm carving out some quality time with my Genny tonight.
Not sure what to play first. Probably Castle of Illusion and then SOR 2 to start.

[geise]

Off topic but I shit you not that Midnight Resistance uses the same sound fx found in Verytex.  Same composer so it makes sense. 

Stop sh*tting over Verytex.

Thank you.

Not shitting!  I love Verytex.  It's one of my favorites on the MD.  Have now owned it for 22 years.  I just played the games back to  back one day and my ears went "What the holy f%$^"

[Psycho Punch]

The mega drive just arrived! I was going to play Virtua Racing but then I forgot that I didn't have bought a controller.

I'm going to order the everdrive and buy the games that I find to like.

[Nando]

The mega drive just arrived! I was going to play Virtua Racing but then I forgot that I didn't have bought a controller.

I'm going to order the everdrive and buy the games that I find to like.

Have a blast, and don't forget to Obey too ;)

[Tatsujin]

Lol no controller, that's rich

[wildfruit]

Man overboard
Hyperstone heist
Fantastic dizzy
FIFA 96
Super street fighter 2
World of illusion
Robocop vs terminator
Aladdin
Oh and if your tv can take it an rgb cable md looks v nice on rgb

[Psycho Punch]

Lol no controller, that's rich

Excuse my small knowledge of english, but what do you mean with "that's rich"?

Anyway, it's funny because I actually found a 90's Mega Drive PSU gathering dust in a small music instrument store haha. I'm having more trouble assembling the Mega Drive than Goku ever had to summon Shen Long (:

I'm honestly considering to phone Tectoy to see if they have any Mega Drive replacement controllers... they still sell those officially licensed mega drives with 100 games on memory, and the white variation of the controller that goes with one of the models is kinda good looking (also standard 9 pin cable just like controllers from the 90's, that's curious). The blue one that comes with a Master System of the same color isn't bad but isn't pretty either. Well at least is official.

Oh and if your tv can take it an rgb cable md looks v nice on rgb

Can I mod the Mega Drive to output RGB on VGA (for PC monitors)? If yes I'm seriously considering doing it.

[wildfruit]

Im not sure but I don't think it's possible to directly output to VGA. I live in scart land so it's easy that way

[GohanX]

There are plenty of RGB to VGA external converters you could use of varying qualities. You get what you pay for though, $50 will get you something that will display but may look like garbage, while an XRGB will look awesome but be expensive. Alternatively, if you've got a component SDTV you can get a cheap ($50ish) RGB to Component transcoder that will look awesome.

[bob]

Since the original post is labeled "...+ Questions"', I have a question.

I am a "novice" at best with the Genny/MD, but are there any good, overhead (Zelda 1 type) adventure games for the Genesis?  None come to mind in my experience.

[_Paul]

Since the original post is labeled "...+ Questions"', I have a question.

I am a "novice" at best with the Genny/MD, but are there any good, overhead (Zelda 1 type) adventure games for the Genesis?  None come to mind in my experience.

Soleil/Crusader of Centy is good.

[Nando]

Beyond Oasis is a Zelda like game.

[jeffhlewis]

Beyond Oasis is a Zelda like game.

Fire up your power base converter and play Golvellius by Compile. Great tunes and a solid game (though it is a complete ripoff of Zelda in the overworld levels)

[bob]

Beyond Oasis is a Zelda like game.

Fire up your power base converter and play Golvellius by Compile. Great tunes and a solid game (though it is a complete ripoff of Zelda in the overworld levels)

Interesting.  I have an SMS model 2. I recently passed up golvellius at a local shop. Asking $20 for it with no manual.

[jeffhlewis]

Beyond Oasis is a Zelda like game.

Fire up your power base converter and play Golvellius by Compile. Great tunes and a solid game (though it is a complete ripoff of Zelda in the overworld levels)

Interesting.  I have an SMS model 2. I recently passed up golvellius at a local shop. Asking $20 for it with no manual.

The game is sought-after but not that rare.

$10 loose: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Golvellius-Valley-of-Doom-for-the-Sega-Master-System-/310752999817?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item485a527989

$15 complete BIN: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEGA-MASTERS-GOLVELLIUS-VALLEY-OF-DOOM-1988-WITH-BOOK-/161156798596?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2585b19884

[esteban]

Beyond Oasis is a Zelda like game.

Fire up your power base converter and play Golvellius by Compile. Great tunes and a solid game (though it is a complete ripoff of Zelda in the overworld levels)

Golvellius =