Posted by bedroomcoder on Aug 7, 2010 19:27 (Aug 7, 2010 19:27)
10 Wonder Boy in Monster World An epic, engrossing and enjoyable mash-up of platforming and RPG. Lots to see and do, items to collect and monsters to bash. A great game in a great (if somewhat barmy) series.
9 Comix Zone It's a shame the Sega Technical Institute didn't make more games, really. This innovative game put you in the shoes of Sketch Turner, wannabe comic-book artist who is sucked into his latest creation and has to fight his way out. Playing out as a mix of scrolling beat-em-up and platformer, it's brutally hard but also incredibly innovative and fun if you can handle the steep difficulty curve.
8 Story of Thor Got a Mega Drive? Missed out on Legend of Zelda? No worries - Story of Thor is an excellent action RPG. Arguably, I'd say this has the edge, with at least as much depth in this title as Nintendo's franchise.
7 Earthworm Jim In the endless battles between the SNES and the Mega Drive, Nintendo's console came out on top quite a few times. However the definitive 16-bit version of Shiny's platforming gem is the Mega Drive version. Taking advantage of their experience with the console Shiny were able to wring extra performance out of Sega's machine. A great platformer, and damn funny too...
6 Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium An utterly epic and sprawling JRPG. The culmination of the series on the Mega Drive, and probably the best installment in the series. It added lots of new ideas to a formula that was getting a bit stale, and if it's longevity you're after then you can't go wrong with this.
Crazily enough I disagree with most on this list, would have kept Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage 2 though but would have made room for Toejam and Earl, Road Rash, Street Fighter 2: Championship Edition, Desert Strike, Golden Axe, Speedball 2, Castle of Illusion and Flashback.
My first console was the Playstation, but I remember how much I drooled over 16-bit console games when I was a teenager! I still think that 16-bit console era was the best period for videogames, and among my deepest wishes there's aldo possessing a Megadrive and lots of games for it!
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