Games That Defined the Genesis / Megadrive

[The Apprentice]

I played aladin, not that great. I'd suggest the Road Rash series.

[Jubal]

i'll second the road rash series and add

Dune
Star Control
Mutant League Hockey
Mutant League Football

[dudex77]

I would have replaced Eternal Champions and Altered Beast with Earthworm Jim and the mega drive exclusive Disney games (World of Illusion, Aladdin etc), but that's just me. Great article though, I have a lot of fond memories of the Mega Drive =)

See that's what I was thinking at first but the snes version of Earthworm Jim is far superior and kind of made the genesis look bad in my opinion.

[D.D.D.]

I was kinda expecting to see model 1 on the article image...

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[GagaMan]

Aladdin was easy as pie to beat (and had the worlds easiest level skip cheat) but had amazing animation for the time and was leaps and bounds beyond the Capcom SNES game. I believe it also got ported to the PC and Amiga. Without a doubt my all time favorite Disney game. The other Mega Drive ones that were not on the SNES were the Sega produced Castle of Illusion, Quackshot and World of Illusion, the last of which is one of my favorite platformers and 2 player co-op experiences of all time.

Much like Mortal Kombat, I remember Earthworm Jim being more known as a "Sega game" than a SNES one. Mind you, I only knew one person as a kid who owned a SNES and I do live in the UK, where the Mega Drive defiantly seemed to have an edge over the SNES, mainly because Nintendo of Europe were always delaying their games..

[racketboy]

I liked Aladdin on the Genesis. Gameplay wasn't great, but it was a cheap thrill as a kid.
And yes, if you've played the Genesis version a lot and then try the SNES version, you'll be sadly disappointed.

[Metalcrack]

The Lion King was another good Disney game.