just bought an Genesis/ Mega Drive and i´m really...

[+wongojack]

Hey folks, what's your favorite place to find Sega manuals online? I found segaretro.org. Is that where the cool kids find their vintage Sega docs and stuff?

[Flojomojo]

Good list, Jin!!

[mbd30]

Went looking for threads about good Genesis games and found this old thing . . . started playing Starflight

 

My neighbor friend and I stayed up all night playing Starflight on the Genesis when I was a kid. Loved that game.

 

One of the best ports on the system as well as the best EA game.

[Opry99er]

I love the Sports games, particularly PGA Golf and NHL Hockey '94 and '97. '94 is the smoothest playing hockey game I've ever played, and '97 was extremely fast with slightly better mechanics.

 

PGA Golf is extremely immersive. Sit in a quiet room and let yourself sink in to TPC at Sawgrass.... best course in the game IMO.

 

Man, I need to drag my Sega out of the basement.

 

 

Outside of Sports titles, there are the Sonic games (of course) and maybe a few more folks don't play all that much.

 

 

Altered Beast

James Pond II (Robocod)

XMen

Road Rash

Road Rash II

 

 

ENJOY!

[Punisher5.0]

Miqorz......who remembers that kid?

 

Seeing old threads like this getting dug up and coming across old members I haven't heard from in years brings back old memories.

[Osgeld]

I love the Sports games, particularly PGA Golf and NHL Hockey '94 and '97. '94 is the smoothest playing hockey game I've ever played, and '97 was extremely fast with slightly better mechanics.

 

PGA Golf is extremely immersive. Sit in a quiet room and let yourself sink in to TPC at Sawgrass.... best course in the game IMO.

 

Man, I need to drag my Sega out of the basement.

 

 

Outside of Sports titles, there are the Sonic games (of course) and maybe a few more folks don't play all that much.

 

 

Altered Beast

James Pond II (Robocod)

XMen

Road Rash

Road Rash II

 

 

ENJOY!

 

the ea sports titles are actually pretty decent even if you are not into that stuff

 

just to add to jin's list

 

Target earth

 

though that game will right up kick you in the crotch and take your lunch money, once you get the hang of it its pretty good

[Video]

Nice pics jin, I may have to dig out some genesis and pick a few of those up, and complete my 32x system while I'm at it.

[+thegoldenband]

Jin's list is a great start and I can co-sign a lot of it. Here are some games I would add, based mostly on my own enjoyment -- but I've put games I especially liked and think have broad appeal/would recommend without hesitation in bold.

 

Master System (all European imports):

Air Rescue

Land of Illusion

Line of Fire

The Smurfs

The Smurfs 2 (obscenely rare and expensive)

Genesis:

Arrow Flash

Atomic Robo-kid

Bonanza Bros.

Chiki Chiki Boys

Curse (JPN)

El Viento

Faery Tale Adventure

Fatal Labyrinth

Gain Ground

Granada

Jewel Master

Light Crusader

Marble Madness (JPN)

Pete Sampras Tennis

The Smurfs (EU)

Super Hydlide

Super Volleyball

Todd's Adventures in Slime World (ugly, but so addictive somehow)

Trampoline Terror

True Lies

Wani Wani World (JPN)

Wardner

Warrior of Rome II

World of Illusion

Sega CD:

Dracula Unleashed

Iron Helix

Mansion of Hidden Souls

Panic

Sol-Feace

Wirehead

Those five consecutive Genesis games I've highlighted -- Gain Ground, Granada, Jewel Master, Light Crusader, Marble Madness (Japanese version) -- would be a decent representation of my Top 5 favorites on the system.

In particular, Gain Ground is just awesome: strategic but arcade-style gameplay, and equally fun whether you play 1P or 2P co-op. Plus it also offers a somewhat different experience on each difficulty level. Not everyone likes this game, but people who do love it.

All the Sega CD games I mentioned are FMV adventures except Sol-Feace, but they were all enjoyable for me and my wife to play through. You have to enjoy making maps and taking notes, though. Fahrenheit was also fun for a while, but gets a little ridiculous when you try to actually beat it.

[Andromeda Stardust]

If you leave long games on pause and come back to them later, yeah, it'll fry your 32X, big time. But other than that, once I got another 32X to replace the one I fried (luckily I had gotten tired of Doom by then), it never froze up since.

 

If it starts getting jittery, then it's about to go, so lay off the Doom then!

I think you just had bad luck. While this may be true of cd consoles, the 32x has no moving parts.

 

I have left the Atari running for weeks, SNES, Genesis, NES, running for weeks on games I could not finish. Once I left my Atari run with Princess Rescue loaded in the cart slot, stuck at the beginning of 4-1, for two weeks while I was away at college. Solid state electronics doesn't burn up or wear out from extended idling. Unless the 32x sufferes from heat issues, no reason it can't run continuously. And letting your console on pause for extended periods is no different than playing it during the same time frame. Just be sure to turn off the tv when not in use.

 

So if your 32x went kaput, it was simply it's time to go.