vdub_bobby Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) The best multiplayer Genesis games. What are they? I just picked up Soldier of Fortune yesterday and me and my brother gave it about an hour of play. I was a little disappointed, though I'll probably give it a few more plays. So what are the truly superlative two-player games on the Genesis? Edited May 2, 2007 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Streets of Rage (series, although #2 is the standout) Golden Axe (series, #1 is the best) Mortal Kombat (series, #2 is best) Street Fighter II (series, all are about the same) Dark Wizard (Sega CD, I nearly always play it with a friend) Shining Force 1 (same as Dark Wizard. We divide up troops and play) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) Those are the titles I thought would be best: the Streets of Rage series and the Golden Axe series. The 2-player titles I have are: NBA Jam NBA Jam TE Super Street Fighter II Street Fighter II Championship Edition Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Soldier of Fortune Road Rash 2 Formula One I love the NBA Jam games and the Street Fighter II games, the others are all just OK as multiplayer games (well, Sonic 2 is worthless as a 2-player game). What about other beat-em-ups like Double Dragon, TMNT, Battle Toads? Are they any good? And what are the best multiplayer shooters? Edited May 2, 2007 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I've played the TMNT (Hyperstone Heist?) game in emulation, and it seemed pretty good. I didn't want to pay the $30 it was going for on ebay last I hunted for it, but it seemed like it would be a solid beat 'em up. I hear Double Dragon is the most arcade accurate of the old ports of the game. I hear recurring issues with the controls, though. I haven't been able to snag it. Honestly, I can't think of any multiplayer scrolling shooters. Doubtless there are some run and gun ones, but I can't think of any of the traditional spaceship variety. I recall that the reason I played Darius Twin so much on the SNES with one of my friends was merely because there was a dearth of 2 player simultaneous scrolling shooters on the Genny. There's Gauntlet IV if you're interested in that kind of game. I think it works with both kinds of 4 player adaptors. It really is the best version of the classic, even better than the arcade game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 (edited) I've played the TMNT (Hyperstone Heist?) game in emulation, and it seemed pretty good. I didn't want to pay the $30 it was going for on ebay last I hunted for it, but it seemed like it would be a solid beat 'em up. I hear Double Dragon is the most arcade accurate of the old ports of the game. I hear recurring issues with the controls, though. I haven't been able to snag it. Honestly, I can't think of any multiplayer scrolling shooters. Doubtless there are some run and gun ones, but I can't think of any of the traditional spaceship variety. I recall that the reason I played Darius Twin so much on the SNES with one of my friends was merely because there was a dearth of 2 player simultaneous scrolling shooters on the Genny. There's Gauntlet IV if you're interested in that kind of game. I think it works with both kinds of 4 player adaptors. It really is the best version of the classic, even better than the arcade game. Thanks for the recommendations. Anyone else want to chime in? And one multiplayer scrolling spaceship shooter is Biohazard Battle. I've never played it, though. EDIT: Found some others on mobygames.com: Forgotton Worlds Battle Squadron Edited May 2, 2007 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust3dstr8 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 These are some of the Genny classics that come to mind. Columns Herzog Zwei - The Grandfather of RTS games Toejam & Earl 1&2 - Cute adventure games Contra: Hard Corps - I'll take this over the slowdown riddled SNES Contra anyday.(yes...it's hard) Gunstar Heroes Trouble Shooter, Vapor Trail and BioHazard are all pretty good shooters. BattleToads is great on the Genesis, probally not worth the trouble to get if you own the NES one. Mercs is pretty good also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 No one has mentioned it yet so I'll tell ya the ultimate multiplayer Genesis game.... GENERAL CHAOS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 mega bomberman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 These are some of the Genny classics that come to mind. Columns Herzog Zwei - The Grandfather of RTS games Toejam & Earl 1&2 - Cute adventure games Contra: Hard Corps - I'll take this over the slowdown riddled SNES Contra anyday.(yes...it's hard) Gunstar Heroes Trouble Shooter, Vapor Trail and BioHazard are all pretty good shooters. Isn't Trouble Shooter 1P only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust3dstr8 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Yup....it's one player. That was a TMGS moment. (Too Many Games Syndrome) I remembered the two chicks and thought it was 2p. But, two chicks for one guy ain't that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Yup....it's one player.That was a TMGS moment. (Too Many Games Syndrome) I remembered the two chicks and thought it was 2p. But, two chicks for one guy ain't that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog151 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Sunset Riders and my favorite, NHL 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markimus of K. Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Battletech, great co-op mode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Eternal Champions, classic fighter. Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine is great head to head competition, Columns is a great arcade port also. Of course sports games are usually good, especially any of the EA Hockey games. I like Side Pocket, terrific pool game. Edited May 4, 2007 by SRGilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Wasn't the first Sonic game 2 playered? As a race to the finish. I personally liked Eternal Champions, which you could get in Genny format and SCD format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Zombies Ate My Neighbors ...and has anyone tried Zero Tolerance with the link cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Sonic 2 does feature a two player mode with one player as Sonic the other as Miles "Tails" Prowler. But even in the single player platform goodness...a second player could pick up controller two and control Tails at any time. The great thing about this, was that Tails could never die for good in the game. So...he was good to use during boss fights...hehe... One player just had to keep Sonic safe..the other would use Tails to get in there and plaster Robotnik as quickly as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nintendo Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Gotta have Rock n' Roll Racing in your multi-player collection too! And if you can find it, Yu Yu Hakusho by Treasure for the Japanese Mega Drive. It's a 4-player fighting game. You can play it on your US version Genesis with a Game Genie and a special code. And don't forget the 4-player Sega CD game Dungeon Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nintendo Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 (edited) Snow Bros (Mega Drive) is a cool multi-player game too. (Hey, how can I delete this post?!) Edited May 7, 2007 by nintendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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