how about all of them is that an option
no mom welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 games that need to be on
the Sega Genesis mini for more gaming
videos check out our new spinoff channel
mojo plays for in-depth reviews
thoughtful video essays detailed
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’re looking at the
definitive Sega Mega Drive games and/or
Sega Genesis games that basically have
number 10 our top 10 Sega Genesis games
list these are the games that showed us
that Sega could do one in 10 don’t to
avoid wasting time on titles that will
definitely be included on the Mega Drive
mini we recommend checking out our top
10 Sega Genesis games list the first two
Sonic the Hedgehog entries suites of
Rage 2 Castlevania bloodlines and
gunstar heroes are among the most
influential games in history ones that
represented these Sega brand during the
company’s heyday so there’s basically no
chance that these ten games will miss
out on the collection stride air Golden
Axe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the
hyperstone heist comics his own
vectorman and Disney’s Aladdin roundup
the list of surefire candidates for this
number nine Mortal Kombat a year after
arcades immortalized the word fatality
Midway’s bloody fighting game made the
jump to the home console
despite the SNES ports superior visuals
an audio Sega’s moral combat is the
better all-round experience while
Nintendo basically neutered the game to
suit their family-friendly image Sega
went in the opposite direction and
allowed Genesis players to unlock blood
and uncensored fatalities by merely
entering a cheat code even though Mortal
Kombat will always be associated with
the arcades the genesis version ranks
among the best console fighters of its
generation number eight toejam and earl
[Music]
humor can be kind of hit or miss
sometimes but when it’s done right it
does results in something kind of
special
toejam and earl follows two aliens from
funkotron who crash-landed on earth and
have to find the necessary parts to
repair their spaceship described as a
roguelike Sega’s co-op game was not an
instant hit but word of mouth elevated
toejam mineral the cult status bolstered
by hilarious dialogue and unconventional
gameplay mechanics that prioritize
exploration over combat toejam and Earl
eventually became one of Sega’s leading
mascots himself a sequel number seven
Shining Force two
[Music]
The Shining series started as a
first-person dungeon crawler but things
changed with Shining Force opting for a
more strategic style of gameplay Shining
Force two built on its predecessors good
work to deliver one of the best RPGs on
Sega’s system mixing exploration and
turn-based combat player step into the
shoes of Shining Force leader Bowie who
is searching for allies to take down the
demon king with many different combat
units to unlock characters gain
experience from each battle and once
they reach level 20 can be promoted to a
superior class visually gorgeous and
quite user friendly too Shining Force
two is aged like a fine wine number six
NBA Jam tournament edition simplified
does not always equal bad starting off
as a popular arcade game Midway’s
basketball series reduced matches to
fast-paced to12 encounters but
maintained an element of strategy by
allowing gamers to decide the optimum
time to substitute players the second
entry in the franchise tournament
edition featured a roster of over a
hundred and twenty readily available NBA
athletes spread across 27 teams and a
bunch of other hidden unlockable
characters including Bill and Hillary
Clinton whether scoring insane dunks or
entering cheat codes for a quick powerup
back in the day NBA Jam tournament
Edition was the ultimate sports game
[Music]
five fantasy star for the end of the
as the final entry in the franchise
Sega’s RPG series really went out with a
bang initially met with just mixed
reviews phantasy star 4 has only
improved with age and is now considered
one of the best RPGs ever made taking
place a thousand years after fantasy
start two players control a hunter named
Chazz Ashley who is tasked with keeping
creatures known as bio monsters at bay
besides exploring towns and interacting
with NPCs the turn-based combat allows
up to 5 party members who use a variety
of techniques skills or combination
attacks taking the best elements of its
predecessors fantasy Star for remains as
before earthworm jim
created by shiny entertainment earthworm
jim was actually the developers first
non-licensed game and that newfound
sense of freedom can be seen in every
insane frame generally classified as a
run-and-gun side-scrolling platformer
with many twists earthworm jim pushed
the envelope in terms of imaginative
level design and fast-paced gameplay due
to the use of a hand-drawn animation
style the two Mega Drive games still
look impressive today and honestly more
people need to see how surreal earthworm
jim really was pro-v number three contra
hardcore as the only contra game
released on the genesis / Mega Drive in
this case Konami went with quality
rather than quantity hardcore was an
improvement in nearly every way over the
much-loved contra 3 alien Wars expanding
the roster of heroes from two to four
part court doubled the available weapon
slots added new moves like the slide and
increased the difficulty due to the
ramped up presence of boss fights as
always those boss fights are epic and
entertaining as hell but hardcore is
branching paths remain the game’s
greatest achievement allowing for
number two’s Sonic 3 & Knuckles released
separately as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and
Sonic & Knuckles the Genesis’s lock-on
technology combined 2 games to create
Sonic 3 & Knuckles individually Sega’s
games received near universal support
from critics and the lock-on feature
only enhanced this experience sticking
close to the franchise’s side-scrolling
routes Sonic 3 & Knuckles allows the
titular characters as well as tails to
be used in every level with the areas
and bosses changing depending on the
participant the combined version also
introduced 7 super emeralds that once
collected transformed Sonic & Knuckles
into their hyper forms before we have a
number one better emulation overall nope
this isn’t even a game while we can
fantasize all day about our dream
Genesis lineup if the equipment is
lackluster then the games are basically
worthless at games is in charge of the
Mega Drive mini and the company’s track
record unfortunately leaves something to
be desired
unlike Nintendo’s mini retro consoles
the Mega Drive mini is being emulated by
a third party whose previous attempts
were dragged down by a slew of problems
including a wonky d-pad and very bad
audio hopefully at games finally gets it
right as this legendary console and its
fans deserve the best of the best do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
no mom welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 games that need to be on
the Sega Genesis mini for more gaming
videos check out our new spinoff channel
mojo plays for in-depth reviews
thoughtful video essays detailed
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’re looking at the
definitive Sega Mega Drive games and/or
Sega Genesis games that basically have
number 10 our top 10 Sega Genesis games
list these are the games that showed us
that Sega could do one in 10 don’t to
avoid wasting time on titles that will
definitely be included on the Mega Drive
mini we recommend checking out our top
10 Sega Genesis games list the first two
Sonic the Hedgehog entries suites of
Rage 2 Castlevania bloodlines and
gunstar heroes are among the most
influential games in history ones that
represented these Sega brand during the
company’s heyday so there’s basically no
chance that these ten games will miss
out on the collection stride air Golden
Axe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the
hyperstone heist comics his own
vectorman and Disney’s Aladdin roundup
the list of surefire candidates for this
number nine Mortal Kombat a year after
arcades immortalized the word fatality
Midway’s bloody fighting game made the
jump to the home console
despite the SNES ports superior visuals
an audio Sega’s moral combat is the
better all-round experience while
Nintendo basically neutered the game to
suit their family-friendly image Sega
went in the opposite direction and
allowed Genesis players to unlock blood
and uncensored fatalities by merely
entering a cheat code even though Mortal
Kombat will always be associated with
the arcades the genesis version ranks
among the best console fighters of its
generation number eight toejam and earl
[Music]
humor can be kind of hit or miss
sometimes but when it’s done right it
does results in something kind of
special
toejam and earl follows two aliens from
funkotron who crash-landed on earth and
have to find the necessary parts to
repair their spaceship described as a
roguelike Sega’s co-op game was not an
instant hit but word of mouth elevated
toejam mineral the cult status bolstered
by hilarious dialogue and unconventional
gameplay mechanics that prioritize
exploration over combat toejam and Earl
eventually became one of Sega’s leading
mascots himself a sequel number seven
Shining Force two
[Music]
The Shining series started as a
first-person dungeon crawler but things
changed with Shining Force opting for a
more strategic style of gameplay Shining
Force two built on its predecessors good
work to deliver one of the best RPGs on
Sega’s system mixing exploration and
turn-based combat player step into the
shoes of Shining Force leader Bowie who
is searching for allies to take down the
demon king with many different combat
units to unlock characters gain
experience from each battle and once
they reach level 20 can be promoted to a
superior class visually gorgeous and
quite user friendly too Shining Force
two is aged like a fine wine number six
NBA Jam tournament edition simplified
does not always equal bad starting off
as a popular arcade game Midway’s
basketball series reduced matches to
fast-paced to12 encounters but
maintained an element of strategy by
allowing gamers to decide the optimum
time to substitute players the second
entry in the franchise tournament
edition featured a roster of over a
hundred and twenty readily available NBA
athletes spread across 27 teams and a
bunch of other hidden unlockable
characters including Bill and Hillary
Clinton whether scoring insane dunks or
entering cheat codes for a quick powerup
back in the day NBA Jam tournament
Edition was the ultimate sports game
[Music]
five fantasy star for the end of the
as the final entry in the franchise
Sega’s RPG series really went out with a
bang initially met with just mixed
reviews phantasy star 4 has only
improved with age and is now considered
one of the best RPGs ever made taking
place a thousand years after fantasy
start two players control a hunter named
Chazz Ashley who is tasked with keeping
creatures known as bio monsters at bay
besides exploring towns and interacting
with NPCs the turn-based combat allows
up to 5 party members who use a variety
of techniques skills or combination
attacks taking the best elements of its
predecessors fantasy Star for remains as
before earthworm jim
created by shiny entertainment earthworm
jim was actually the developers first
non-licensed game and that newfound
sense of freedom can be seen in every
insane frame generally classified as a
run-and-gun side-scrolling platformer
with many twists earthworm jim pushed
the envelope in terms of imaginative
level design and fast-paced gameplay due
to the use of a hand-drawn animation
style the two Mega Drive games still
look impressive today and honestly more
people need to see how surreal earthworm
jim really was pro-v number three contra
hardcore as the only contra game
released on the genesis / Mega Drive in
this case Konami went with quality
rather than quantity hardcore was an
improvement in nearly every way over the
much-loved contra 3 alien Wars expanding
the roster of heroes from two to four
part court doubled the available weapon
slots added new moves like the slide and
increased the difficulty due to the
ramped up presence of boss fights as
always those boss fights are epic and
entertaining as hell but hardcore is
branching paths remain the game’s
greatest achievement allowing for
number two’s Sonic 3 & Knuckles released
separately as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and
Sonic & Knuckles the Genesis’s lock-on
technology combined 2 games to create
Sonic 3 & Knuckles individually Sega’s
games received near universal support
from critics and the lock-on feature
only enhanced this experience sticking
close to the franchise’s side-scrolling
routes Sonic 3 & Knuckles allows the
titular characters as well as tails to
be used in every level with the areas
and bosses changing depending on the
participant the combined version also
introduced 7 super emeralds that once
collected transformed Sonic & Knuckles
into their hyper forms before we have a
number one better emulation overall nope
this isn’t even a game while we can
fantasize all day about our dream
Genesis lineup if the equipment is
lackluster then the games are basically
worthless at games is in charge of the
Mega Drive mini and the company’s track
record unfortunately leaves something to
be desired
unlike Nintendo’s mini retro consoles
the Mega Drive mini is being emulated by
a third party whose previous attempts
were dragged down by a slew of problems
including a wonky d-pad and very bad
audio hopefully at games finally gets it
right as this legendary console and its
fans deserve the best of the best do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
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