The Megadrive - A fantastic console

[C']

Thought of some more last night.

Revenge of Shinobi IMO the peak of the series. Didn't take to Shinobi 3 or Shadow Dancer at all, whereas this seemed perfectly paced, with solid level design and a great soundtrack. Some imaginative bosses as well (Spider-Man )

Golden Axe Actually I realise this is probably nostalgia based as it was the first game that I booted up when I got my Mega Drive, but it showed how much greater, and arcade-authentic, console gaming was. About a week before I got my Mega Drive (Xmas 1990 *sigh*) I got a demo of the Atari ST conversion. Well this knocked it for six, and computer gaming has never been the same since.

[Robin]

No mention of Ristar yet? That game was inspired.

[mechamonkey]

When I read the title I could only remember loads of really mediocre efforts, upon reading the thread you've bought very large reminiscent smile to my face.

How could I forget so many !

Oh and Landstalker.

[goldbricker]

Gunstar Heroes
Sonic 1
Contra

I picked up my Megadrive recently and EA hockey still holds that magic for me.

[Tokuda]

Indeed the MD is a wonderful machine. My personal favourites (although theres lots which are supposed to be great that I haven`t played)

Streets of Rage (1, 2 or 3)
Shinobi- just fantastic- probably my favourite on the MD
Sonic 2
Quackshot- hasn`t aged well, but loved it all those years ago
ESWAT- once you get into that robot suit and fly around, the game is sick!
Castle of Illushion- Like Quackshot, this hasn`t aged too well, but this game holds really happy memories for me.
Strider
Gunstar Heroes
FIFA soccer- The only machine which hosted great versions of FIFA IMHO

[lordcookie]

FIFA soccer- The only machine which hosted great versions of FIFA IMHO

I had forgot about this. You are right, both the original and FIFA 95 were the best in the series. I dont know if they are still good, but they were so fresh back then.