Megadrive Collectors Unite

[gunstarhero]

Yes, I know I'm not all there

My wife would tell you that you are not alone!

I've pondered over the Genesis collection, but can't see myself doing that any time soon due to space and storage (as in combined weight in my loft) issues

[Arcturius]

I'm thinking an NTSC-J MD set or maybe a Genesis set . I could move onto another console but I'm just not as enthusiastic about any of the others. Problem is, the nearer I get to finishing my set the slower I seem to buy the games, not because of availability or money, but because I don't think I actually want to ever finish collecting for the MD

I'd say go for the exclusives from Japan/US then maybe complete sets for all of them XD

I think I have a couple MD Australian cover variations, will have to check though.

[JoeMD]

I love the Mega Drive. It's been my favourite console for a while now and the one I always end up buying more stuff for. As I've said elsewhere on the forums, I collect for the joy of playing the games, not so much to have a full collection. That being said, I can never have enough MD titles.

[GMass]

So what are everyones favourite game on the Megadrive?

[plug_iv]

So what are everyones favourite game on the Megadrive?

Well not been playing on it for all that long, but it would be between Streets of Rage 2 and Gunstar Heroes

[JoeMD]

So what are everyones favourite game on the Megadrive?

In no particular order;

Phantom 2040
Sonic 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Streets of Rage 2
Super Street Fighter II
Flashback
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean machine
Rocket Knight Adventures
Another World.

[hydr0x]

The MD really is one of those "I only buy what I see cheap on fleas" systems for me as I used to collect a lot of SNES and there's alot of crossover titles. Having said that, I've recently been lucky with MD finds (well, lucky for Germany, in the UK that'd probably be mediocre deals) so I'm closing some gaps here and there. Still, I only have slightly over 50 games for it so it's not going anywhere really

[ninjabearhug]

I think most of the best games have been mentioned already, apart from Alien Soldier, that's ace . Streets of Rage 2 is my all time fav game, I play it all the time even though I've hammered it to death and can finish it with my eyes closed pretty much . But for me the best thing about the MD has to be the awesome SHMUP's on the system. I still need quite a few of the NTSC-J ones that never made it to PAL land .

I have to give a special mention to Alien 3 too, love that game to pieces and even though I can now finish it on Hard without taking a hit I can still pick it up and enjoy playing through it .

The MD really is one of those "I only buy what I see cheap on fleas" systems for me as I used to collect a lot of SNES and there's alot of crossover titles. Having said that, I've recently been lucky with MD finds (well, lucky for Germany, in the UK that'd probably be mediocre deals) so I'm closing some gaps here and there. Still, I only have slightly over 50 games for it so it's not going anywhere really

50 games isn't bad to say you don't actively collect for the system! When my new games arrive this week I'll reach the 650 game milestone, and I'll still be 71 games off of a full PAL set! Loads of variations in my set .

[JoeMD]

I admire people who have the drive to collect all games for a system. I find it really hard to justify spending money on games I know I wouldn't play, such as Rise of the Robots and Chakan (or whatever). More power to you, hydr0x.

Having said that though, two of my MD games, Daffy Duck in Hollywood and Spot Goes to Hollywood, are listed are 'rare' in the DB. I'm rather chuffed about that.

[eeztheman]

So what are everyones favourite game on the Megadrive?

I'll have to be prehaps a little "safe" on my choices here, but I really like the earlier releases on the MD, brings back memories of my elder brother bringing them home and sometimes letting me have a go

So would be Revenge Of Shinobi (with it's superb in game music I may add!), Golden Axe, and a corking version of Mercs as well!!

[gunstarhero]

Have to give Gunstar Heroes a mention My jaw hit the floor when I saw the Mega Drive doing things to sprites that the hardware was just not supposed to be able to do. A magical moment in gaming for me.

I spent many an hour on Speedball 2 and PGA Tour Golf back in the day; Revenge of Shinobi & Streets of Rage II for their gameplay AND fantastic music; Thunder Force IV and Hellfire for my shmup fixes; Strider was a fab coin-op conversion and the two games that made me rush out and buy a Mega Drive.....Sonic the Hedgehog and Castle of Illusion

[cusser]

megadrive is my favourite console. i have almost every traditional shooter across the regions. the sort of games i buy are really only ones i'd play. can't afford to collect sets and i will never have the room. would be nice though.
my top titles are:
thunder force 4
gunstar heroes (huge Treasure fan)
alien soldier
strider
streets of rage 2
gaiares
hellfire
gain ground
to be honest there are sooooo many i love
one game i'm unsure about seeking is panorama cotton. it's very expensive and i'm not sure i'd like it
i've found two copies of pirates of dark water in the past. sold one...might still have the other. might possibly trade it. if i remember it was actually quite a good game for a **** cartoon.

[XFile2708]

Another MD collector here

Currently just x52 off a full PAL set with x3 more due this week putting me down to x49..

Once complete I'll be moving across to the PAL Master System and UKV Gameboy as well as continuing to collect the PAL MD varients (blue classics, paper bag classics, aus exclusives, jap exclusives, genesis exclusives) etc...

And yes I fully agree with you Stew - I also set off at a pretty fast pace and now im nearing the full collection its slowed down quite a bit.. thats partly caused by me collecting for a ton of other systems and getting easily side-tracked as well as having quite a few of the more pricier titles still to get... lol And yes im guessing part of me doesn't want to finish because its been such an enjoyable thing to do...

[lostruin]

So what are everyones favourite game on the Megadrive?

Here are a few of the games I love on the Megadrive:
Shining Force 2
Alien 3
Bio Hazard Battle
Flashback
Mystic Defender
Zombies Ate My Neighbours

[Tinsair]

Here's a few of my favourites:

Sonic 3 & Knuckles
James Pond II: Codename - ROBOCOD
Road Rash 1,2 & 3
Streets of Rage 1,2 & 3
Last Battle
Zany Golf

[TheNewMonkey]

My small Megadrive collection & Modified JAP console

theres only about 4 or 5 other games im after, anything else i fancy playing will be through the Everdrive

[Cauterize]

That Everdrive box is awesome! Did you make/print it yourself? It puts my rough and ready Evander Holyfield Boxing cart with the Everdrive inside to shape.

To add a bit of mix to this thread, I've photographed two of my unusual Mega Drive games:



The obvious one is the awful pirate clone of Donkey Kong Country. While it is awesome to see it in action on the Mega Drive, it plays horribly and is nothing compared to the original. Video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxfntxFdHw

The other cartridge is just the most bizarre combination ever. Despite featuring artwork on the cart from what I believe is Whiplash for the PlayStation 2 and also saying Taz-Manla on the spine (yeah, that's an L instead of an I), this is in fact the pirate's take on bringing Pokemon to the Mega Drive. It's a pirate known as Pocket Monsters 2, which is equally as awful as the DKC game and can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zeCM06BDY

To say I enjoy these oddities is an understatement. This however is probably my favourite, Mega Man X3 for the Mega Drive.

[GMass]

Had a good go on Megaman WW tonight. Managed to kill off 3 of the bosses before running out of lives on the fourth. Found it really enjoyable and thankfully the save function works so I can start from where I left off.

[Arcturius]

Well after completing my DC collection a while back I decided that the Saturn would be the next one but included any other Sega consoles in the also to be gotten sets so I pretty much grab anything I see/can afford that I need.
It's working out fairly well so far as I'm currently a 1/3 of the way done with the master system and a 1/5 done for the mega drive and just a little behind that with the Game Gear, obviously the Saturn is higher at 3/4 done now, and surprisingly also picked up a few Mega-CD (5) and 32X (3) games along the way.

Somehow managed to get Australian copies of World of Illusion (missing manual though) and Australian Rugby League (complete and different to the Euro version think this variant might still need to be added to our DB here?) from the local stores here too.

[TheNewMonkey]

That Everdrive box is awesome! Did you make/print it yourself? It puts my rough and ready Evander Holyfield Boxing cart with the Everdrive inside to shape.


The obvious one is the awful pirate clone of Donkey Kong Country. While it is awesome to see it in action on the Mega Drive, it plays horribly and is nothing compared to the original. Video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxfntxFdHw

I didnt make it but i did print it myself along with the label for the cart
i could send send you the files if your wanting to print one out for your everdrive?

you right about that DKC clone being horrible, i was just playing it through the everdrive yesterday!