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I never had any Sega systems growing up, what did I miss? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Apeman42@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I've been filling out my emulator collection and thought I'd poke my head into the world of Sega consoles, which I have no experience with.

What classic Master System/Genesis/32x/Game Gear/Sega CD games should I try? I'm more of an RPG guy, but I'll play a good retro platformer or whatever.

What I've found so far from my own research (mostly Genesis):

  • Altered Beast

  • Beyond Oasis

  • Castlevania Bloodlines

  • Comix Zone

  • Crusader of Centy

  • Death and Return of Superman (I just really liked this comics arc)

  • Earthworm Jim 1+2

  • Gauntlet 4

  • Golden Axe 1+2

  • Landstalker

  • Might and Magic - Gates to Another World (I think this is MM2?)

  • OutRun and OutRun 2019

  • Phantasy Star 1-4

  • Shadowrun

  • Shining Force 1+2

  • ToeJam and Earl

  • Ys - The Vanished Omens

What I have no interest in:

  • Sonic

  • Fighting games

  • Sports games

EDIT: I'll definitely take note of any Saturn/Dreamcast recommendations too, but my plan is to start with the older consoles and work my way up.

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

how about Sega Saturn? Panzer Dragoon Saga is one of the best JRPGs ever. Don't mistake it for Panzer Dragoon 1 and 2, those are rail shooters and you don't need to play them. Also Dreamcast has some really good RPGs, I love Grandia 2

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I'll probably move on to trying Saturn/Dreamcast later, when I know what I like from the earlier generations, but I'll add that to my list. Loved both Grandia 1 and 2, we got them on Playstation as well.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Don’t mistake it for Panzer Dragoon 1 and 2, those are rail shooters and you don’t need to play them

Heresy! Panzer Dragoon Zwei is the better of the two and it's a fantastic rail shooter. Play it! The first is still a great game too, even if the framerate suffers a little.

I agree that Panzer Dragoon Saga is a phenomenal RPG. The combat system is really interesting, and for the time it was extremely ambitious to have a fully voice-acted, fully 3D RPG.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 points 5 days ago

Ha yea, but they aren't required to play before Saga

[–] Guitar@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I strongly agree, the rail shooters are great. Saga is also one of the best games ever made imo. I think as a whole, it might actually Sega's best series. Sadly, it just never got much of a chance to grow.