The Top 50 Sega Genesis Games

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After 5 Years of exhaustive research, during which we played every single game made for the Sega Genesis, we were able to determine the console’s 50 best games. Warning – your opinions of what makes a good game may have changed since the early 90s without you realizing it.

#50 GAUNTLET 4

#49 BLOCKOUT

#48 FIRE SHARK

#47 TINY TOON ADVENTURES: BUSTER’S HIDDEN TREASURE

#46 GOLDEN AXE SERIES

#45 CHASE HQ 2

#44 ZOOP

#43 TECMO SUPER BOWL

#42 SPLATTERHOUSE 3

#41 SWORD OF VERMILION

#40 TOP GEAR 2

#39 JERRY GLANVILLE’S PIGSKIN FOOTBRAWL

#38 SHOVE IT! …THE WAREHOUSE GAME

#37 ISHIDO: THE WAY OF STONES

#36 KLAX

#35 EA SPORTS NBA (SERIES)

#34 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2

#33 CONTRA: HARD CORPS

#32 JUNCTION

#31 POPULOUS

#30 DRAGON’S FURY

#29 ROCK N’ ROLL RACING

#28 WIZ N’ LIZ: THE FRANTIC WABBIT WESCUE

#27 SUPER OFF-ROAD

#26 SHINING FORCE 2

#25 JOHN MADDEN FOOTBALL (SERIES)

#24 SUNSET RIDERS

#23 SHADOWRUN

#22 TOEJAM AND EARL

#21 GUNSTAR HEROES

#20 LANDSTALKER

#19 UNCHARTED WATERS: NEW HORIZONS

#18 BEYOND OASIS

#17 ROAD RASH SERIES

#16 AEROBIZ SUPERSONIC

#15 RINGS OF POWER

#14 GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHTS

#13 CASTLEVANIA: BLOODLINES

#12 GAIN GROUND

#11 KING’S BOUNTY

#10 JUNGLE STRIKE

#9   LIGHT CRUSADER

#8   STARFLIGHT

#7   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

#6   STREETS OF RAGE SERIES

#5   SHINING FORCE

#4   KID CHAMELEON

#3   WARSONG

#2   NHL HOCKEY (SERIES)

#1   PIRATES! GOLD

2 thoughts on “The Top 50 Sega Genesis Games

    • Ristar was one of our very last cuts, so if we were to combine Sonics and add another game, that’d likely be the one. But that means going back and writing a 1,500 article on Ristar and… no thanks.

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