Let's Name the Top 100 Sega Master System Games Together

[jfrost]

Let's see...

91. Dynamite Dux
92. Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau
93. The Incredible Hulk
94. The Lion King
95. Prince of Persia

I'm debating whether I should include Mortal Kombat 2 and 3 or Street Fighter 2 in the lists. Very impressive that they could squeeze so much out of the SMS, but they're quite bad games.

[Rurouni_Fencer]

Let's see...

91. Dynamite Dux
92. Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau
93. The Incredible Hulk
94. The Lion King
95. Prince of Persia

I'm debating whether I should include Mortal Kombat 2 and 3 or Street Fighter 2 in the lists. Very impressive that they could squeeze so much out of the SMS, but they're quite bad games.

*Has a heartattack; keels over..*

[jfrost]

*Has a heartattack; keels over..*

What?

Two more:

96. Astro Warrior
97. Sagaia

Can you close, Thierry?

[Thierry Henry]

98. Fantastic Dizzy
99. Super Monaco GP
100. Masters of Combat



And.....

[Rurouni_Fencer]

*Has a heartattack; keels over..*

What?

just amazed at how many later titles appeared in some form on the SMS..

[jfrost]

*Has a heartattack; keels over..*

What?

just amazed at how many later titles appeared in some form on the SMS..

Most are worthy titles too. I don't think this list has too much filler, really, despite people not being able to think up many titles for the system.

By the way, I never had a Master System. Still don't. The only way I came to know stuff for the SMS was because a friend had one and rented games like crazy back in the day. There are quite a few games being sold downtown for a pittance, perhaps I should track down a console and start buying games...

The other day another friend of mine suggested we bought a SMS for our game nights (we usually have my PS2 with some games like Metal Slug, that are fun for a lot of people) just to play California Games (Jogos de Verão). That one sure was fun.

[jfrost]

Which ones do you think are most fillerish? I didn't think there was a terrible amount, although there certainly is. It's been years since I actually played the SMS, so my perception might be skewed.

[Czernobog]

None of them are bad games but I think ports like Lion King, Paper Boy and The Hulk are sort of redundant when there are 16-bit versions. The latter isn't very good to begin with either.
Zaxxon 3D is more of a novelty than a good game, with poor hit detection and very little variation.
Kung Fu Kid, while decent overall I think I finished in 10 minutes on my first go. Being able to jump past large portions of stages just isn't good level design.

I actually own and play Zaxxon 3D fairly often. The hit detection isn't bad, the point of view just takes a minute to get used to. As for variation, it's got standard space areas, psuedo-3D areas where you fly through hallway, and boss areas. Always seemed like a decent amount of variety for an 80's space shooter to me.