{"id":19574,"date":"2019-11-15T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=19574"},"modified":"2019-10-27T13:52:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T13:52:38","slug":"the-games-of-the-sega-genesis-mini-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/15\/the-games-of-the-sega-genesis-mini-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Games of the SEGA Genesis Mini: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In this second batch of games found in the SEGA Genesis Mini, we\u2019ll look at a variety of first party and third party games.\u00a0 Some of these have been on previous Genesis collections, but most of these haven\u2019t.\u00a0 The only other thing most of the games in this section have in common is that most of them didn\u2019t impress me much when playing them now.\u00a0 But don\u2019t worry, like I said, we\u2019ll get to the good stuff in the next blog, I promise!<\/p>\n

Alisia Dragoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I never had a Genesis as a kid, I had never heard of this game until recently when folks on message boards I visit started talking about it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a hybrid shooter\/2-D platformer starring a woman who can shoot lightning and also has dragons following her.\u00a0 I hate to say it, but to be honest, I wasn\u2019t really impressed.\u00a0 Your lighting attacks hone in on enemies, but when you can only shoot three at a time, and about eight baddies swoop at you right from the beginning, you get a lot of cheap hits on you.\u00a0 So yeah, I guess I just didn\u2019t \u2018get it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Space Harrier 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

One neat thing about the Genesis Mini is that it gives a bit of history before you start each game, and they said this was a launch title.\u00a0 Looks like more of the same to me.\u00a0 There are some different locations and bosses, but no other significant improvements.\u00a0 I have respect for Space Harrier, but I never got into it as a kid because in arcades, all the bigger kids would hog the Space Harrier machine so I didn\u2019t get to play it as much.<\/p>\n

Super Fantasy Zone<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the cute graphics and cheerful music in Fantasy Zone games, but I sure do wish they weren\u2019t so hard!\u00a0 This one is especially tough!\u00a0 But otherwise, it\u2019s just more of the same.\u00a0 Like Space Harrier 2, it just has different graphics and music mostly, no other significant improvements.\u00a0 Did you know that according to SEGA, Fantasy Zone and Space Harrier take place in the same universe?<\/p>\n

Eternal Champions<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a 2-D fighter by SEGA.\u00a0 Guess they had to jump on the 2-D fighting bandwagon back then.\u00a0 But holy cow, this game is a lot worse than what I remember, unless I\u2019m not remembering it properly.\u00a0 It\u2019s so slow and choppy and the graphics are horrible.\u00a0 There is a character that I like, though. She\u2019s a female circus performer named Jetta, and has a cool design.<\/p>\n

Street Fighter 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had heard the Genesis version of Street Fighter 2 was no where near as good as the SNES version, but I had no idea it was this bad.\u00a0 I guess it\u2019s a technical marvel they were able to get it on home consoles, but the graphics took a big hit and so did the sound!\u00a0 And even on the Easy setting, it\u2019s much harder than the SNES version.\u00a0 I can remember getting much farther on the SNES game than the Genesis one.<\/p>\n

Virtua Fighter 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sadly, of all the fighting games on this collection, Virtua Fighter 2 is the most playable.\u00a0 And that\u2019s pretty bad, considering how awful it is, too.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what caused someone at SEGA to think to make a 2-D version of a game whose whole gimmick was that it was in 3-D was a good idea.\u00a0 This came out late in the Genesis life cycle, too, like 1997.\u00a0 The sound quality is laughable, especially the voices.<\/p>\n

Road Rash 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a third party game by Electronic Arts, before everyone hated them.\u00a0 I never played Road Rash back then, but I remember reading and hearing about it a lot so I imagine it must\u2019ve been popular.\u00a0 It\u2019s a motorcycle racing game except the gimmick is that you can hit other racers with punches and other weapons.\u00a0 After playing it, I don\u2019t really understand the draw.\u00a0 It\u2019s choppy as heck and the gimmick didn\u2019t really add anything to the gameplay for me.<\/p>\n

Strider<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another third party game, from Capcom again.\u00a0 I remember when this came out, magazines and ads made a big deal out of it because I think it was one of the first 8MB Genesis cartridges.\u00a0 It still wasn\u2019t arcade perfect, but it was close, and that was also a big deal at the time.\u00a0 I just wish it wasn\u2019t so darn hard!<\/p>\n

Gunstar Heroes<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of hard.\u00a0\u00a0 You know, maybe it was because I didn\u2019t have a Genesis as a kid, but back then, I didn\u2019t really hear about this game.\u00a0 It was only when I started reading how people were raving on the Internet how cool this game was, that\u2019s when I first heard of it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a run and gun game by Treasure, and I have to admit, it\u2019s pretty darn good on the Genesis.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really a big fan of Treasure because I feel like their games are either too hard and\/or too short.\u00a0 But this is certainly one of their better offerings and pushes the Genesis hardware in ways that rival the SNES.\u00a0 Has anyone ever played the Gunstar Heroes sequel on the GBA?\u00a0 There are lots of SEGA references in that one, with stages based on Thunder Blade, After Burner, and even Flicky!<\/p>\n

Shining Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a strategy RPG, which I\u2019m not really a big fan of.\u00a0 Probably SEGA\u2019s answer to Fire Emblem, which was picking up steam in Japan at the time, I\u2019m sure.\u00a0 Even the graphics can\u2019t compare to SNES RPGs at the time.\u00a0 In my opinion, the SNES really won out on that category.<\/p>\n

Landstalker<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an action RPG with a 3-D isometric perspective, so making certain jumps and locating exactly where you are in relation to platforms can be tricky.\u00a0 I do like the cartoony art style and it is similar to how Shining Force looks.\u00a0 But then, they were both made by the same company, Climax, so it makes sense.\u00a0 If I had a Genesis as a kid, I probably would\u2019ve been into this game, or at least gave it a rental or two.\u00a0 Speaking of action RPGs, you know which game I wish were on this Mini?\u00a0 Crusade of Centy.\u00a0 Boy, that was a Link to the Past ripoff if I ever saw one!<\/p>\n

Light Crusader<\/strong><\/p>\n

And speaking of 3-D isometric action RPGs, here\u2019s another one.\u00a0 It takes more of a serious fantasy approach, but I still probably would\u2019ve given it a rental at least if I had a Genesis as a kid.\u00a0 Only other notable thing about this one is that it was also made by Treasure.<\/p>\n

Beyond Oasis<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a top down action RPG with a slight Arabian theme to it.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of Secret of Mana meets Streets of Rage in the gameplay department.\u00a0 As I said before, if I had a Genesis as a kid, I\u2019d probably be into this game.\u00a0 The team at Ancient made this one, with Yuzo Koshiro in charge of the music as usual.\u00a0 Although the tunes in this one aren\u2019t his most memorable work, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

Toe Jam & Earl<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve said, I didn\u2019t have a Genesis as a kid, and most of the time I was happy with that.\u00a0 But the cartoony characters and unique gameplay of this title was one of the few times I would be curious about SEGA\u2019s console.\u00a0 It\u2019s really a cleverly disguised randomly generated dungeon crawler, but it\u2019s still a very unique game in the Genesis library and there isn\u2019t really much else like it.\u00a0 I really wanted to enjoy this game, but the random luck-based nature of the game just kept me from really getting into it.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all for this batch! \u00a0For the final blog we\u2019ll look at the really good stuff, I promise!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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