Japanese megadrive games

[ShadowDancer]

I've just ordered a modded megadrive. I had a megadrive as a child, and i've also owned atleast 4 or 5 in the past, but! i've never imported for this console before, which is one of the reasons i have bought again.

I'm sure the box art is better, but i'm probably not going to collect, just play, enjoy, complete once maybe twice then move games on.

I love 2-d platform games, well crafted ones anyway, and most things 2-d, would anyone help me put together a list of decent Japanese only megadrive titles, i'll start the list with one i will eventually buy, slap flight! but if they're any quirky or enjoyble 2-d platformers/left to right action, please give them a mention as i'm pretty clueless out of Pal land with this, Thank you.

[babs]

Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure.

OK, it got transformed and brought out in the West, but it's still a great game and looks a lot better IMO.

[Alf81]

When it's 2D platform I can't recommend MagicalHat'sFlyingTurboAdventure (or something like that ) enough. It's DecapAttack's much much better looking cousin: http://www.segagagadomain.com/megadrive/magical-hat.htm

[Alf81]

I was to slow...

[chojin]

Marvel land is worth picking up, great little game

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

Marvel land is worth picking up, great little game

I'd agree on that.

Also check out:

Gain Ground
Bonanza Bros
Kujakuoh 2
Super Masters Golf - Oh how I miss my sun-faded edition
Gaiares
J League Pro Striker 2
Maoh Renjishi
SD Valis

[Duddyroar]

Oh how I miss my sun-faded edition

Truly the stuff of legend!

The Megadrive is packed full of amazing games.

Axis Final Zone Senki - make sure you get the one with the free postcards!
Hellfire
Zero Wing
Warsong/Langrisser
Landstalker
Jewel Master (well I like it anyway)
Gunstar Heroes
ESWAT
Shadow Dancer (Japanese boxart makes the Western version look like the output of a pre-school child)
Aero Blasters (again, amazing Japanese boxart)
Alien Storm
Wardner Special
Dynamite Duke

...and loads, loads, loads more.

[eastyy]

well japanese games i have

gynoug
hellfire
eswat
and bad omen which i really liked ( across between breakout and a shooter)

[Kubrick]

I cannot praise Contra The Hard Corps highly enough. JP version is quite expensive mind you (it's still cheaper than Slap Fight though :P)

[ShadowDancer]

Thank you this gives me plenty of stuff to look into already, thanks.

[Baseley09]

Kujakuoh 2

Right on.

Super Masters Golf - Oh how I miss my sun-faded edition

I still have one of the few known copies left

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/baseley09/sunfader.jpg

[Mad Gear]

Super Masters Golf - Oh how I miss my sun-faded edition

Went on ebay last week matey

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

Went on ebay last week matey

[Escape-To-88]

I think it's safe to say most Japanese versions better there western counterparts; 'Bare Knuckle' sounds like I'm in for a night of hard-core fisticuff, fash-mashing, gypsy-kicking action where as 'Streets Of Rage' sounds like I'm the bin man on a clear up after a Saturday night at the local.
In addition to the excellent recommendations get yourself a tasty RGB cable makes everything look ssoooo much better, as if made right the MD outputs a fantastic RGB picture!
Enjoy.

Oh yeah guess I should add: 'Crackdown' to the list of games.
Dirt cheap to pick up great little overhead puzzle/shooter type thingy, slightly better than the coin-op in my opinion, and the Japanese boxart is fantastic (unlike the UK where the cover depicts the two main characters as seeming geriatrics on a 60 and overs day out to the canal).

[Dimitri]

Pulseman. Brilliant platformer from Game Freak. You can see some influence of it in Drill Dozer, with the wires/tunnels and such.

Another tally for Magical Hat, too.