Nominate Games for New Sega Genesis Megadrive Hidden Gems

[Iggins]

Bonanza Bros, it is some sort of mix between a stealth game and a shooter. The graphic are ok and the music is catchy. You play as a thief who has to collect a set of items in each stage and find the exit while avoiding different kind of guards; while the single player mode is nothing to write home about, the game really shines in multiplayer. Each player controls one of the characters and must cooperate to get the items as fast as possible, the cool thing is that it is played split screen, so you can go together to cover each other back, or you can split to get the items faster.

[samsonlonghair]

I have to nominate Marvel Land (a.k.a. Talmit's Adventure) for a hidden gem. Like all good platformers, Marvel Land starts out easy and quickly gets hard. Each of the four worlds has six or seven areas plus a boss level. Only the most skilled gamer can beat all thirty levels without using the warps. Only then can one defeat the final boss: The Mole King!

This is not your typical Mario clone; The level design, the character design, and the powerups all stand out. The whole game takes place in a colorful amusement park. Some levels are on roller coasters, on ferris wheels, or on swinging pirate ship rides. The enemies are colorful and original; my favorites are the carnivorous hamburger, the home-run-hitting grasshopper, and the pirate with the boomerang hat. The character designers didn't slouch on Prince Talmit's design either. The main character is a half-dragon with lots of whimsy. His facial expression changes when he encounters an enemy. Prince Tamlit has a dragon tail and little dragon ears. Talmit's dragon nature factors into the powerup system as well. The Dragon Wings greatly increase Talmit's jump height and allow him to fly a fair distance through the area. Prince Talmit's Spirit Tail is my favorite powerup from any platformer. With this unique power Talmit can attack enemies in 360 degrees, but the player must use the attack wisely. Each time Talmit kills an enemy with his spirit tail, he looses one spirit of his own.

Ultimately, Marvel Land is one of the best platformers on the Genesis and sorely overlooked. I urge you to include Marvel Land in your hidden gems article, Racketboy.

[racketboy]

Thanks, everyone!
I've added these to the working draft. Keep 'em coming if you have more!

[GSZX1337]

I just noticed that the only Obvious Choice for Shmups is Zero Wing. Shouldn't Thunder Force be there as well?

[racketboy]

Thanks, everyone for their contributions!
Here's the new, highly-expanded post:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2010/10/ ... n-gem.html

[Flake]

Great expansion! How do you get such good screen shots?

[Opa Opa]

Thanks for the update racketboy! I needed something to expand my Genesis collection.