Starting the collection: Japanese Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) Games

[ChevyJP86]

nice little Japanese Mega Drive collection you got there, thats awesome! and Strider was such a good franchise back then in the arcade!

[NANDOTABAJARA]

1:51 what is the name of the game?respond me please,somebody help me,I like this but I dont remenber the name.

I´m not american I´m brazilian,my english is very bad.

[ianwilson1978]

@NANDOTABAJARA Magical Hat Flying Turbo Adventure! :)

[NANDOTABAJARA]

@ianwilson1978 Thanks for help me,this game is very good

[Gavin66627]

Hi i'm getting a modded megadrive and i was wonderihg what's the best jap games 2 get, tht weren't released in this country? thanks.

[ianwilson1978]

@Gavin66627 I'd start off with a few of the cheap games first, give you a taste for it. Ringside Angel is one of my favourites- plus you've got to get Magical Hat Flying Turbo Adventure (one of the best platform games on the system). Let me know if you want any more recommendations :)

[BuckskinGames]

Hell yeah. I'm about to get the american ESWAT in the box.

[ianwilson1978]

@BuckskinGames Brilliant game, very nostalgic. The boss theme is superb as well! ;)

[carlitoparadise]

Juju Strider Gunstar Heroes GREAT Games (!)

Thanks for Sharing

[ianwilson1978]

@carlitoparadise There were some great nostalgic games in this video: Strider, Mercs and ESWAT are my personal faves :)

[futurematt5]

Great to see you at the beginning of the journey! I'm with you on the box art - those carts look smashing up front, lined up nice too. I must hunt for some footage of your shelves...!

[ianwilson1978]

@futurematt5 Check my collection overview video :)

[Amisbro]

Not a bad first video(yes I know I'm late to the party) as its interesting to see where some YTers started.

ESWAT is a pain as I can strongly attest to cos the second boss gives me fits like crazy!

I'm wishing I got Strider for the Genesis but I think around the time I got into the system was kind of when it hit its peak and then started fading for the Saturn

Here's a question: Why is it on the Genesis Sega put the logo on the system but not on the MD? Just something I was wondering is all

[ianwilson1978]

Watching the archives eh! lol. These games were true childhood classics :)

If you mean the Genesis logo across the console then it was an afterthought- the system was to be called Mega Drive in all regions but there was a trademark issue in the USA. I guess the Genesis had such a noticeable logo so it was clearly distinguished from the MD :)

[Amisbro]

Wow wasn't expecting a comment that quick mate!

Yep! Its "Archive" time for another "Youtuber" and you got the lucky pick. I did Lukemorse1's already and he was like "WOW! You watched the old vids?"

Thanks for the clarification on the MD/Genesis thing dude. I've always wondered about that and was going to post the question to luke but I figured you'd be the better man to ask.

Anywho I'll keep watching and commenting so be on the lookout ;)

later dude

[londanw]

do you have japanese version of toy story for mega drive?i never saw one

[ianwilson1978]

It never got released in Japan...

[Vespene]

I am really disappointed that Wiz n Liz and Fantastic Dizzy weren't released in Japan, those were two of my favorites.

[Vespene]

By the way, I don't really agree that all Japanese versions have better box art. Look at Castle of Illusion and Aladdin for example. I'd like to start a Megadrive collection sometime, but I have a JP PS2 collection already.. and not much room.

[ianwilson1978]

Well it's all subjective but I think that Japanese box art is better on both those examples. Castle of Illusion for example uses the same main image but the white background with red and blue colouring looks much better than the plain black background (with grey grids) on the PAL version. Like I say it's all subjective though.

I'm still fond of PAL games as I had a lot of them as a kid.

[stalepie13]

I wish I had the sequel to Troublr Shooter

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah I've still to get that or the orignal. They both look great! :-)

[0TsuRyu0]

Holy cow, ESWAT, Strider Hiryu and Gunstar Heroes. I remember having those games. Gunstar Heroes would always be one of the best Genesis titles I have played along side of the Shinobi games. The Genesis translation of Strider Hiryu had the best graphics and music IMO. :D

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah Strider is a superb conversion- really showed off the power of the MD back in the day.

Revenge of Shinobi (Super Shinobi) is an all time classic, still need to pick that up!

:-)

[0TsuRyu0]

The Super Shinobi is unforgettable. Along with the kick ass music composed by none other than Yuzo Koshiro (Gotta love the hard percussion ADCPM samples he used in his works, along with the SoR trilogy) It'd be a gold mark in your collection indeed. :)

[stalepie13]

Be sure to check down the Yuzo song "Demon" for the unreleased Genesis game "The Stickman is Back"!

I was going to use it for a video about Michael Jackson, but I never did.

[mrpickup52]

i think i broke two of my favourite games because every time i remove my MD cartridges from the console i hit them with the console. Why is so difficult to remove MD games from the console???

[mrpickup52]

What do you do when you want to get a MD game cartridge out from the console?

sorry for my english, please answer is not a silly question for me,and thanks for your excellent videos

[ianwilson1978]

Hi, you can press the reset button if you wish but it isnt essential. I press it once and then hold the console down with me left hand and then hold the game with my right hand (fingers in the recess on the cartridge back) and gently pull it out. Should be fine then! :-)

[mrpickup52]

Hello, i have a MD since 1989 or 1990 and i swear it, i don´t know how i must do to remove games when i finish playing. I press and push with one hand the blue button RESET and with the other hand i draw out with all my entire forces the game cartridge. Is it really necessary to press the Reset button when you want to get games from console???? please answer

[gagaman]

I just gave my Japanese MD game collection a huge boost (from the 3 I currently own) with a rather large job lot on Ebay (with a modded system to boot) and ESWAT is amongst them. I also have Juju. :)

[ianwilson1978]

Nice one! Eswat is awesome, such good memories from back in the day :-)

[peanutismint]

Mate, so good to see a fellow Mackem gamer on the 'Tube! :-) I look forward to watching your videos!

[ianwilson1978]

Well, Geordie ;-) lol Seriously- thanks for the comments (and subscription). :-)

[xXxHardCoreGamerxXxX]

Your collection is getting pretty big now =)

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah, from this to 66 now! :-)

[TaffTalk]

ESWAT! I could not remember the name of that game until now! Thank you. I lost my copy and have been meaning to buy another.

[ianwilson1978]

Glad I helped you remember mate! You should be able to pick up ESWAT pretty cheap :-)

[Ready03]

boxes/artwork do look better when lined up. nice start.

[ianwilson1978]

Thanks, I've got 62 games now all lined up- they look awesome. Cant waiting to finish a bookcase! :-)

[IMMORTALONE19]

cool game collection

[ianwilson1978]

Cheers, this was the start of it all! :-)

[IMMORTALONE19]

:- P

[InsertDisk2]

Silly fact: Magical Hat Turban Adventure turned Decap Attack in the west.

Also, it's neither Mercs or Commando 2 in Japan, it's "Senjou no Okami" = Wolf of the Battlefield

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah I knew about Decap Attach- not as good as Magical Hat though.

I understand the translation but then why does it have "II" (2) on the front cover- I thought this represented Commando 2?

[InsertDisk2]

Commando was "Senjou no Okami" (on the famicom), Mercs was "Senjou no Okami II".

It was just nitpicking, really... because I love to wirte and say "Wolf of the Battlefield" rather than Commando or Mercs, those sound so "west" but "Wolf of the Battlefield" is so typical japanese :D

Another interesting fact, Wolf of the Battlefield 3 is actually called that on Xbox Live even in the west... weird.

[ianwilson1978]

Ah right. So its Commando 2 & Wolf of the Battlefield 2 also ;-)

I'll check out Wolf of the Battlefield 3 on YT, hadnt heard of it :-)

[InsertDisk2]

Honestly, Wolf of the Battlefield 3 isn't really great, I don't like the direction they took with the artwork and well, it's 3D... and therefore looks kinda bland. Nothing beats good old Pixels for this sort of thing.

[ianwilson1978]

Think I'll skip it then! :-)

[braineaterknux]

The only one I have is Strider lol (brilliant game mind)

[ianwilson1978]

Yup one of the best MD games definitely! :-)

[braineaterknux]

Absolutely (actually I forgot I had Forgotten Worlds, so two JP MD games)

[interghost]

ahh hhaaa Magical FLYING Hat Turbo Adventure ... I see it now mate ;o)

Very cool game! And nice 1st video too... better than my 1st videos they were BAD!!

[ianwilson1978]

Seems so long ago :-)

[mathowlett]

You simply must buy a copy of Gaiares. It's one of the best shoot em ups on any system. The Megadrive is easily my favorite system :-)

[mathowlett]

Ooh and Space Invaders '90 !!

.. and Dino Land.....

.. and Junction....

Mmmmmmm I love the Megadrive :-D

[ianwilson1978]

Yup for sure! I'm going for a full set of Jap games so they'll all be getting picked up at some point! Just missed out on a copy of Dino Land yesterday. Fun looking game. :-)

[mathowlett]

I loved Dino Land. It was a bit twitchy compared with something like Devil Crash (another excellent game), but it had loads of charm and was a pleasure to play.

[ianwilson1978]

If there's one game I want the most it could well be Devil Crash- just an awesome game and the Jap version is uncensored :-)

[mathowlett]

Yeah, it's a fantastic game. It's aged really well too and is still bloody addictive. It's one of those games where you just kind of go into a trance when you play it. Brilliant.

[J1MB08]

OMG you dont have any Sonic games you've got to get some JAP sonic games they have awesome box art and manuals, and the japanese games are PAL btw so UK games will work in a JAP MD and vice versa

[ianwilson1978]

Got Sonic 1 & Sonic Spinball- check my later vids! Had a PAL megadrive back in the day and had the cartridge slot filed to fit Jap games in. Now just collect Jap games for the Jap system I have- much nice artwork etc...

[Duddyroar]

Can't believe you got Commando 2 for £2. Bargain! It goes for about £20 on eBay. I got my copy (which I've since sold, sadly) for £2.99 from Gamestation about 10 years ago. Cracking game! Gotta love Magical Fly Hat as well...best platformer on the console if you ask me!

[ianwilson1978]

Since got a mint copy of Commando 2 for £10 and gonna sell my other copy- sure I'll make a profit on the £2 I paid for it! lol. Yeah Magical Hat is superb game, one of my faves! :-)

[Duddyroar]

Let me know how much you want for that Commando 2 - I've been meaning to get another copy for ages!

[ianwilson1978]

Sent you an email mate :-)

[KarenisDestructive]

omfg!!!!!!!! Thank you sooo much for saying the name of the jap game with the boy with the turban.. it was sooo cool. I have been looking for it I'm subbing you just for that! lol

[ianwilson1978]

Cool, glad you found the name! Its one of my fave MD games :-)

[grizzl360]

crikey the box art for gunstar hero's is absolutely beautiful! the manuals are pretty good looking on the JAP games as well. picked up thunderforce 3, golden axe and forgotten worlds, all beautiful art.

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah GH boxart looks fab doesnt it! I agree about the manuals as well, always colourful and good artwork compared to dull PAL ones with those square grids in the background! You picked up some good games, Ive just won Forgotten worlds and cant wait to get it- another of my old favourites! Thanks for the comments :-)

[JBHutto]

Agreed. Gunstar Heroes JAP box art is awesome.

[gaborsama]

Cool video WildWillyWilson :) Keep collecting!

[ianwilson1978]

Cheers for watching and thanks for the comments! Sub me, ill be putting regular updates on... :-)

[scorpionatthepc]

Well they must of speeded up the pal version of ghouls and ghosts as it plays at the right pace on my pal mega drive. I used to have a jap mega drive when the system 1st came out but moved on to the snes. I too have only just really started collecting them again.

[ianwilson1978]

Sorry I just removed your comment about instructions by mistake!! Yeah, all mine have instructions AND are in very good > mint condition- Im very fussy like that!

[scorpionatthepc]

Yeah your right about jap box art. I have a few jap games too in my mega drive collection but I did find that some of the jap games on a pal machine run slower then they are surpose to. I had ghouls and ghosts on jap but it played slower then the pal one. Anyway keep collecting and check out my mega drive collection which some are jap but I have quite a few super famicom games.

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah Jap games (which are all 60hz) will only run at 50hz on a PAL Megadrive. Just get a Jap Megadrive- they look cooler as well! Ill check out your vids. Thanks for commenting :-)

[SuperDan88]

Fellow geordie!!! And fellow retrogamer! Subbed!

I agree the Japanese boxart is so much better than the westernised BS we got here, oh strider *drools* great game! I've got like 1 japanese megadrive game, master of weapon which I picked up from a guy at tynemouth market...

Which cashconverters do you go to?? one in newcastle is pretty pants now.

[ianwilson1978]

Hi there, yup the Jap box art is can be pretty special- much better than the dull Pal versions! I mainly had PAL games as a kid hence the reason for collecting Jap versions now. I go to CC in Newcastle, its been poor lately. I have a feeling some of the lads there are nabbing games for themselves! Thanks for the comments and sub :-)

[SuperDan88]

No problem man, I picked up a copy of earthworm jim from CC the other week and they had quite a few megadrive games in then, went in last week... nothing pretty much. Have you been to the retro guy around the corner just past tseng foods? not sure if he is still open though.

[ianwilson1978]

Yeah bought an MD arcade stick from him then went round the other day to find that theyd closed down! Wasnt that surprised as I got the feeling they werent doing that well.

[SuperDan88]

Yeah I picked up Shinobi on NES one day, the next, gone. He was really expensive so I'm not suprised he's gone.

[markstevens36]

Yeah the jap boxart is much more beautiful and artistic than their westernized counterparts. I just stick with the western versions for play convenience.

[ianwilson1978]

Thanks for the comment. Ill be adding some more videos with some new games Ive bought soon. :-)

[brycecorp]

yes japanese package is always nicer !

[ianwilson1978]

Pity I dont have as many as you yet! ;-)

[brycecorp]

good luck for your collection, I hope you will be abble to get what you look for ;)

[ReverendJackson]

Fantastic to see another retro fan called Ian north of the River Tees

Nice collection and very good video...keep them coming

[ianwilson1978]

Do you collect for the MD? Cheers for the comments :-)

[ReverendJackson]

Strangely out of all the consoles I have owned, the negadrive is the one that got the least play...I got rid of all my megadrive games about a year ago (nothing rare - dont worry!) I tend to play newer stuff at the moment as I am running out of space and time !!

Stupid work gets in the way of all my fun