5 MUST PLAY Sega Hidden Gems! (Genesis/Mega Drive)

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Today we're looking at 5 unique Sega Genesis / Mega Drive hidden gems! These games fly under the radar and don't get talked about much, but they are absolutely worth your time and deserve your attention!

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- TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 Let's play some SEGA
01:28 My Sega handheld of choice
02:01 Blades of Vengeance
04:22 Zero Tolerance
06:45 Urban Strike
08:43 Dragon's Revenge
10:45 The Ooze
13:13 Wrap up

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All Comments (21)
  • For the three months since this video was released I've played the heck out of "the Ooze." Thanks for the fun.
  • @Chopstick2U
    The sound mixing on this video is so good.... I love how the narration is right inside of my head, but the sound coming from the console sounds like it's coming from my phone.
  • @Meex2021
    If you haven't already, try Devil's Crush/Dragon's Fury, also on Genesis. It's the predecessor to Dragon's Revenge and it's the same basic formula, but more metal. I think they toned down the imagery for the sequel to avoid censorship issues
  • @livingcartoon
    This is great! I'm a Sega kid and this handheld is a dream come true. I'm finding tons of games I missed out on in my youth!
  • @immy4104
    Oh man! I absolutely love the Strike series. They're one of the few that doesn't really feel particularly old, if anything they feel like modern-ish indie games. The way the helis control is so fun and responsive, the multiple objectives that you can tackle in any order, big open maps, I could go on... They hold up so incredibly well. I only discovered them a few years ago but I've beaten them all multiple times since.
  • @2LoudTech
    Always great content. Thanks for a little break from editing. ❤ Def my favorite other Tech channel. Always entertaining and always inspire creativity. Thank you friend 🙏
  • @genblob
    There was a point in my childhood where I was completely obsessed with the ooze and I played it everyday, so much that I even managed to beat it. Recently I've been trying to 100% it but I will have to play it a lot more to regain my skills. Easily my favorite game on the Genesis.
  • @kimura317
    I played The Ooze back in the day on the Sega Channel! It definitely tracks that it was the same team that made Comix Zone. Same great art and general polish on both games. And yeah, The Ooze is hard as heck. I don’t think I made it past the first level.
  • @miket.1933
    I played Desert Strike on the Amiga 500 back in the day. i did not know there were more games. I'm going to play all of them on my RG35XX+ now 😀 Also The Ooze locks pretty cool. I'll try that as well.
  • @PongbyAtari
    Dragons Revenge is the only gem I hadn't played. I'm so happy you included it in this video I love digital pinball games and this one is very fun. Installed it on my Analogue Pocket so I can play it as a portable or with my dock as a console game highly recommended for anyone who hasn't tried it.
  • @nightsquats
    Zero Tolerance is also a knife brand, I'm an edc nerd, so that game title made me laugh. Cheers bud!
  • If you have discovered and liked "Dragon's Revenge" and have the emulation means for the Turbografx (RG-ARC for example) It's somewhat based on the Compile/Naxat pinball games on the Turbo, with Alien Crush and Devil's Crush being just as weird and surreal.
  • @kjuergens1985
    Great video! As a guy who's been diving into SEGA Genesis "hidden gems" video lists for a year and a half now, three out of these five were new to me, and I didn't mind the other two either, because I enjoyed the way you presented them. I'd say Dragon's Revenge is the most interesting to me of these five, but Zero Tolerance looks really impressive.
  • @umbrellacorp.
    This is my childhood right here. Such Nostalgia. 😎👍💯
  • @jackdoobie
    Great list TD, a friend and I finished Urban Strike whrn we were kids. We rented it from Blockbuster and stayed awake until 4am playing it and then paused it the rest of the night and finished it when we woke up.
  • @georged7627
    Nice hidden gem collection i like these sorts of vids i play along with what your playing its fun…im also waiting for the arc D in the mail hopefully I get it before Chrissy 🤘🏾yeah dude
  • @VRBug
    Thanks for this! I’ve got a miyoo mini and these kinds of videos help me find the best games to play, keep them coming please! Or just make a “game you have to play on snes, genesis, GBA etc” thanks. Love the channel ❤
  • Great hidden gems video! I didn't have a Sega Genesis growing up, enjoy playing thru such a great library of games on my handheld.
  • @charc144
    I remember hours playing some Herzog Zwei. A great hidden gem. Super simplified but very enjoyable rts. A buddy and I would stock up and launch all troops as fast as we could to see who could pull off the win on PvP. I can't recall how ruthless the "AI" was back then tbh.
  • @WMARUoriginal
    Great picks! I’ve always wanted to get further in Blades of Vengeance back in the day and now with save states I can! I will also now check out The Ooze. Seems like that was the game Carrion probably was inspired by.