Sega Genesis' 20th Anniversary!

[Catman]

20 years ago today, the Sega Genesis was released in North America. I'm not much of a gamer these days, but back in my childhood when Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis dominated the market place I was. So, I have fond memories of the console.

 

[Eggyman]

Mega Drive*

 

[E-Man]

I still have this great system, and I enjoy it from time to time. It was such a classic. Lord knows how many hours I spent playing that system. Playing Sega back then wasn't a pastime, it was a lifestyle!

 

[Catman]

Mega Drive*

Go back to Europe, Red Coat.

 

[Go Web Go!]

I never had a Genesis. I was all about the SNES though. Still hook that bad boy up from time to time.

 

[Catman]

I never had a Genesis.

I was gonna get mad at you, then I saw your avatar.

 

[Byrd Man]

First game system I ever owned, still have it somewhere in my garage, along with my fifty some odd games. I need to break out my old copy of Tony La Russa Baseball and Sonic and Knuckles.

 

[Catman]

SEGA DOES WHAT NINTENDONT:

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[Kable24]

I miss my Sega Genesis. I had the CD and 32X attachments too. I was obsessed with my system and then I had to sell it to make rent.

 

[caretaker14]

I proudly own the Genesis PS3 Collection.

(Returns to playing Streets of Rage.)

 

[E-Man]

I proudly own the Genesis PS3 Collection.

(Returns to playing Streets of Rage.)

Anyone who played Streets of Rage is a good person in my book.

 

[Catman]

So, what games did you guys own? I grew up poor so the only games I owned were the first three Sonic games, Aladdin, Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, and the first three Mortal Kombat games.

 

[E-Man]

Man I had so many games that a list would be too large. I'll just say that I definitely had all Sonic games, Street Fighter II, the 3 Mortal Kombats, Streets of Rage 1-3, and Tecmo Bowl.

 

[Figs]

I wish I still had mine. Had a good amount of games for it.

The first three Sonic games, Alien 3, the first Mortal Kombat. I'm having a hard time remembering which games I had on the Genesis and not the SNES that were multiplatform.

One of my all time favorites was comics Zone, Toe Jam and Earl and Streets of Rage. I was so happy they had these for download on the Wii. Another one my friends and I would play a lot was Mutant League Hockey, loved winning by default from killing all the opposing team's players. Checking them into the wall mounted spears was the best.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Genesis was my first console. I still have the box for it with the pricetag ($100 at Caldor). It came with Sonic Spinball which I played. I didn't buy a lot of games but I rented a lot. In fact, I owned 3 games (Spinball, Virtua Racer, and Ms Pacman) until several years later when I bought Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Knuckles used. I've bought some more recently (Shinobi III, MK2, Rocket Knight Adventures to name a few). Fun system though I hate the controller and still prefer the SNES.

 

[Majic Walrus]

I'm so old.... I remember buying a Sega Genesis with allowance. I also remember playing Streets of Rage 2 with my dad every day for a year.

 

[Raiden]

My bro & I used to own the Sega Genesis system, and we had alot of games back then: Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Space Harrier, Outrun, Forgotten Planets, Sonic, Mortal Kombat, and others I can't recall right now. We did get a SNES later and I have to say I like SNES more than Genesis, but Genesis was still a very cool system, and much-improved from Master System (which was my first console system).

 

[Catman]

Ms Pacman

Thanks for the reminder. I had that too.

 

[Immortalfire]

I started out with the NES, but I count the Genesis as my real glory days of gaming.

Sonic, Vectorman, Earthworm Jim...oh yeah. I'm hauling my Genesis out of storage tonight!

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

play me some jurassic park for (gen) today! and home alone 1 & 2, spider-man, X-Men, and addams family. yyeeeahh

 

[ObakeTora]

Nice to see so many Sega fans. Heres a rare jewel I have in my posession....

Btw did you know if you could make them fit your Colecovision games could run on a Sega Master system!?


I WANT A DREAMCAST 2 DAMMIT!!!

 

[bullets]

I still have this great system, and I enjoy it from time to time. It was such a classic. Lord knows how many hours I spent playing that system. Playing Sega back then wasn't a pastime, it was a lifestyle!

I miss those days. I used to play the hell out of the thing and so didn't my friends, we'd all trade games.

 

[knowsbleed]

SNES > Genesis

 

[E-Man]

I started out with the NES, but I count the Genesis as my real glory days of gaming.

Sonic, Vectorman, Earthworm Jim...oh yeah. I'm hauling my Genesis out of storage tonight!

Man I completely forgot about Vectorman. That game was full of awesomeness.

SNES > Genesis

I expected more from someone with a Shawn Michaels av. HBK doesn't enjoy your post.

 

[NotAHenchwench]

Man, I remember my first videogame ever... I was playing Mortal Kombat on a Genesis at a summer camp. I was the only girl playing the game with all of the guys, as Sonya, and kicking most of their asses. Man, that was a long time ago.