20 Games That Defined the Sega CD

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20 Games That Defined the Sega CD (Sega Mega-CD)

1992 Lunar: The Silver Star (Game Arts)
1992 Batman Returns (Sega)
1992 The Secret of Monkey Island (JVC/LucasArts)
1992 Rise of the Dragon (Dynamix)
1992 Night Trap (Digital Pictures)
1993 Slipheed (Game Arts)
1993 Final Fight CD (Capcom)
1993 AH-3 Thunderstrike (aka Thunderhawk) (Core Design)
1993 Dragon's Lair (ReadySoft)
1993 Robo Aleste (Sega/Compile)
1993 Sonic CD (Sega)
1994 Panic! (Data East)
1994 Rebel Assault: Star Wars (JVC/LucasArts)
1994 Popful Mail (Sega)
1994 Heart of the Alien: Out of this World II (Interplay/Virgin)
1994 Lunar II: Eternal Blue (Game Arts)
1994 Soul Star (Core Design)
1994 Snatcher (Konami)
1995 Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (Sega)
1995 Earthworm: Special Edition (Interplay/Shiny Entertainment)

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[ryarod]

I remember asking around a lot on the net- and other times just searching without directly asking- and I've been told constantly that the Sega CD game roster is "God-Awful" (among other more offensive names that I don't want to repeat) from top-to-bottom, no exceptions. After seeing this video, I'm questioning all these peoples' judgement; almost every game I see here looks like it'd be a blast.

Thank you for making this montage.

[applemctom]

@ryarod: thanks. Yeah, I think there are some good Sega CD games too. The only problem is the machine itself. As one of the first CD-ROM devices it's only single-speed, meaning the loading times are very long, taking the fun off of almost every game.

[dapoopta]

what about sewer shark, sherlock holmes, kriss kross... so many good games!

[applemctom]

@dapoopta: yes, there are more good games... but you somehow managed to mention the worst...

[xanyleon]

I'm watching again just for the tunage, ha! ... These games were awesome... I was a massive fan of Snatcher (still think that needs a modern sequel), Thunderstrike, Lunar (one of the best RPG's ever), Eternal champions (which should have a new version out by now, damn it!).

[applemctom]

@xanyleon: thanks for the compliments. In case you're interested: it's music from Lightening Force (aka Thunder Force IV), level 8. This MIDI is downloadable at vgmusic.com

[10chadjordan01]

um.................Surgical Strike???????

[TheSleathable]

SEGA CD is much better than SEGA 32x..but 32x came later? so weird.

[lfish87]

man some of these games would be beast made into 3d

[Number1StarSB]

Final Fight CD is the only game I really like on Sega CD even Sonic CD disappointed the hell out of me.

[mferguson1281]

Double Switch, Ground Zero Texas, Sewer Shark...the Sega CD was pretty much founded on the whole full motion video concept and these were some of the greatest they had to offer. I do think that Snatcher though was the greatest Sega CD game I ever played.