Best PAL Exclusives Every Sega Genesis Owner Needs

[@shanthegamer21]

I got a quick hit of nostalgia from hearing “All your base are belong to us.” That’s very smart mentioning this!

[@RetroGamerBoy]

That games entire intro is just genius

[@chrisgude1091]

Agree. 👍

[@lumi2387]

In Russia, we had mostly PAL clones of Mega Drive and we had all this games on illegal cartridges. Micro Machines 2 was one of my favorite game on SMD in my childhood. Cannon Fodder also gave us a lot of fun tho! My school friend owned an Alien Soldier cartridge. I've never thought that all of these amazing games were never released in NA!
Thank you for the video

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Russians got the best of all worlds with the bootleg scene. We were stuck being able to buy a game every other month😂

[@SegaMD2]

Привет в России. мой канал ютуб аудитории уже больше США, а второе месте наша Россия. спасибо за всё. я приходил игру Cannon Fodder на приставки (2005 year) и longplay.

[@patrickkromer161]

Nice selection😉👌
For me Super Fantasy Zone and Psycho Pinball are very strong pal releases!

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Super Fantasy Zone is amazing, I was amazed that this did not make it to North America.

[@Oysterblade84]

''Mike this is Cats, all your game room are belong to us, make your time and surrender your software''.
Zero Wing is my most favourite shooter on the Mega Drive, an absolute beast of a game and it has a really great rockin' soundtrack to go with it! I can play this game over and over again and never get bored with it, definitely thrilled to see it mentioned although i'd put it at no.1 Love the video Mike.
My list:
1. Zero Wing
2. Twin Hawk
3. Wonderboy III Monster Lair
4. Mega SWIV
5. Megaman: The Wily Wars

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Great list there. My friend worked on Mega SWIV.

[@JD.78]

Cannon Fodder is a stellar Point 'n Click game, it's just so much fun working out the best strategy for beating a map, and watching that come to fruition is amazing.
Sensible Software wrote their name in gaming History with Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer which is still the greatest Football game ever made, and Sensible World Of Soccer is probably the best version of that title.
Excellent video.
Cheers.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's so brilliant, it's better than some of the AAA stuff that comes out today.

[@JD.78]

@@RetroGamerBoy
I agree with you.
Sensible Soccer has a pick up and play element that contains so many techniques such as aftertouch, the ball not sticking to players feet, and awesome 2 player competitive greatness that most modern games could learn a thing or two from revisiting those classic gameplay mechanics and which still remain great to this day.
Cheers.

[@Zahir658]

I remember having a blast on the Micro Machines Turbo Tournament. Lots of rage screaming when someone gets pushed to fall of the stage 🤣

[@RetroGamerBoy]

😂 yup I remember that as well.

[@Zahir658]

@@RetroGamerBoy Definitely XD

[@hammerheadms]

Cannon Fodder looks like a blast! I can't believe we never got that in North America.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's amazing fun. Well worth checking out.

[@Ivan_Danilov.]

Обязательно стоит поиграть в эту замечательную игру. Уверяю, разочарован не будешь.

[@s.u.6198]

micro machines 2 .... unbelievable good.. played it with friends so many countless houres !!! MUST HAVE

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Yup, I absolutely loved it

[@Ivan_Danilov.]

Спасибо, Майк, за упоминание действительно отличных игр! Для нас в 90-е эксклюзивов не существовало благодаря пиратам) И вот сегодня я не знаю, стоит тех пиратов ругать или хвалить. С одной стороны пиратство, как явление - это плохо, так как разработчики недополучали законные прибыли. А с другой стороны, для меня и моих соотечественников в 90-е пиратская продукция была единственным доступным способом прикоснуться к этим замечательным консолям и играм. Да и опять же, у нас та же SMD появилась тогда, когда во всём мире её уже мало кто покупал. Да, тогда я не знал ни про эксклюзивы, ни про региональную совместимость, а самое обидно, не знал, что у меня была оригинальная Японская SMD и сильно расстраивался, когда некоторые игры не запускались у меня на консоли, но прекрасно работали на консолях друзей, как потом оказалось на пиратских клонах SMD со сломанной региональной защитой.
Отдельное спасибо за упоминание Cannon Fodder! Эх, сколько же раз в попытках пройти игру я полностью заполнял эти зеленые холмы крестами и надгробьями))) До сих пор очень люблю эту игру. К стати, был сильно удивлён, когда узнал, что официальная Сеговская мышка в этой игре не работает, хотя казалось бы, где как не в этой игре её использование максимально подходяще.
P.S. Надеюсь языковой барьер не станет преградой моей попытке данести свою мысль. А вообще, надобы собраться с духом и выделить время на нормальное освоение английского языка)

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The Mega Drive scene in Russia is amazing. And to be honest without the pirate market in Russia, gaming would have taken a lot longer to become popular. It also showed Sega and Nintendo that Russia was a big gaming market.

[@francescosmith7859]

Fun list Mike. Cannon Fodder is a game I recently found and is quite fun and I thought Flink was only for the CD so I will be sure to check it out. The graphics look great and game looks very interesting.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Cannon fodder is a ton of fun and could be a modern indie game.

[@Charlie-Cat.]

That's interesting knowing about the PAL region Mike. Maybe in a future video, we can see a NTSC version from you bro. 8^)
Anthony..

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's on the list of videos to make Anthony.

[@TheRetroMartin]

Some great picks there. Alien Soldier definitely counts as you cannot pick it up in Genesis anymore!

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I wonder how many people played it on the Sega Channel?

[@TheRetroMartin]

@@RetroGamerBoy if I recall reading right it was 100k subs in the US so probably around that at max

[@terence79chan]

Good stuff! thanks for the awesome walkthrough. 👍😍

[@RetroGamerBoy]

No problem

[@proximacentauri8256]

My top 5: Donald in Maui Mallard, Asterix and the Power of the Gods, Mr. Nutz, Mega SWIV and Addams Family Values. Amazing games.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Some great games there👍

[@thenonexistinghero]

Wait, all of them are PAL only? Well, I knew about the Donald Duck game at least.

[@proximacentauri8256]

@@thenonexistinghero Yes they are.

[@Ruudos]

@@thenonexistinghero The Donald Duck was released for SNES in the US but it differs from the Mega Drive version.

[@proximacentauri8256]

@@Ruudos Donald in Maui Mallard? I always thought that it is exactly the same on both consoles, just with a little bit better graphics and sound on SNES.
Also the camera movement on Snes is just horrible causing a lot of motion sickness, on the Megadrive it is a lot better.

[@ave7488]

Thanks for the showcase of games. Some amazing pixel art shown here will have to give these games a try. Also nice artwork of Tron Bonne, reminds me of the alternative cover artworks for Mega Man 9 or 10.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Yup some of the art in these games is just stunning.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Worth noting how fast/smooth Micro Machines is on the actual hardware (as opposed to a UA-cam vid).

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's a great game, and the multiplayer is stunning.

[@mateussouza1872]

I can't agree more with this top 5. Perfect. 👍

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I love this console

[@happyspaceinvader508]

You nailed it with that list. All I could add are “honourable mentions”, such as Jimmy White’s Whirlwind Snooker, Xenon 2, Mega Man: Wily Wars.
I personally enjoyed Fantastic Dizzy and Cosmic Spacehead… but was a uni student when they were released, and there may have been something extra in the tobacco back then. 😜

[@RetroGamerBoy]

😂 I was going to add Wiley Wars, but I thought everyone knew about that.

[@ArcadePilot]

Great recommendations of PAL Mega Drive games, however Alien Soldier (one of the best games ever in my opinion) was released in North America through the Genesis Classics Collection, also before this the game Sega had as an answer to Nintendo's Contra was Gunstar Heroes 🎮🔫☺

[@RetroGamerBoy]

This was exclusive physical releases from back in the day. You can get all these games on repro carts for the Genesis.

[@donaldduck370]

Didn't know of Flink. So thank you for let me know it seem to be a pretty game.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's a very sold platformer, and the crafting and visuals are amazing.

[@donaldduck370]

So it seems like I need to get my hand on this...

[@VirajKathwadia]

To all my American buddies who tell me about Splatter House 3 and Rolling Thunder 3 I'm like alright yeah...but are you man enough to play Alien Soldier? Mega Man the Wily Wars is also a good shout.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I was going to put Mega Man in but thought I present something a little different 👍

[@theflyingninja1]

I completely agree with your Top 2.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Thanks, what would your other three be?

[@theflyingninja1]

@@RetroGamerBoy I haven't played the others, but I would probably have Fantastic Dizzy on the list out of pure nostalgia.

[@FireyPaperMario]

I love Zero Wing. I've play it on the Sega Mega Drive app on my switch. In my honest opinion, worth the $30 extra to see the meme. ^^;

[@RetroGamerBoy]

😂👍

[@happyspaceinvader508]

I never knew Flink was released on the Mega Drive! I thought it was Mega CD only. Will definitely check it out as I dislike Red Book Audio on old games, personally.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's an impressive game on the MD, the platforming isn't world changing, but it's solid.

[@RicardoRandom691]

The Mega Drive soundtrack won't disappoint. Definitely prefer it to the CD version!

[@thenonexistinghero]

I knew 4 of these games, but I had no idea they were only released in Europe and not in the US. Well, for Alien Soldier I had no idea it was even released outside of Japan.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The US has a ton of exclusives that I need to cover in another video.

[@thenonexistinghero]

@@RetroGamerBoy Well, I'm pretty sure Europeans are more than aware of it since we always saw awesome games in videogame magazines that never released here.

[@ZonicMirage]

Nice, thanks for this. Ever since getting my JP machine modded, I've been interested in picking up some PAL-exclusive stuff.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The Japanese catalogue is amazing.

[@ZonicMirage]

@@RetroGamerBoy I only have a couple Japanese games (Sonic 1 and CD), but I'm gonna expand the library eventually.

[@s.u.6198]

check... have em all

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Sweet!

[@drumtum]

Flink is a beautiful game. But i understand why it never was released on the genesis. The platformer looks very Amiga:ish european in it´s layout.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It was, but this was some of the best artwork being put out at the time.

[@alexanderberggren87]

I'm not entirely sure I know which games are PAL exclusive but this list is a banger, even if I'm not a huge fan of playing games like Cannon Fodder with a controller. I think Maui Mallard was PAL exclusive for the initial MD release but the Snes version do look a fair bit better visually. Super Fantasy Zone was pretty great too, even if I'm utter shit at the game. I do have some nostalgic love for Mr. Nuts but I will also be the first to admit it's absolutely NOT on the level of the games on this list.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Cannon fodder plays much better with the arcade stick. I also have the MD to PS4 converter, and playing with analogue sticks is a game changer.

[@yousefslimani99]

Thanks for this amazing video! I would recommend myself for buying these games!

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Mega Man is also another good game to play. It's expensive so you may want to emulate it.

[@yousefslimani99]

@@RetroGamerBoy I already did so thanks anyway!

[@eyzmaster]

Oh man, some classic oldies. I suppose.. yes, I have all of them! Nice.
Did you clickbait me with that pic of Tron Bonne? Come on, Mike! I'm a big fan of Mega Man, I was starting to imagine a port of Mega Man Legends on the Dreamcast, or a demake of MML as a 16-bit Mega Drive title...

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I did not include all the exclusives and I was going to include Mega Man when I made the Thumbnail, but I changed my mind during filming.

[@eyzmaster]

@@RetroGamerBoy Don't worry, I kid'. I just like that character ;)

[@Ghost01702]

It must have taken hours for a game to download off of Sega Channel with the old dial up internet

[@RetroGamerBoy]

We never had it so I have no idea, but I would imagine 2-3hrs would have been standard 😅

[@dalesanteford7432]

I have two ways we can play alien Soldier on the Xbox One Genesis collection and also on a modded cartridge. I understand this is only available on the Sega Channel also was Mega Man for the Genesis

[@dalesanteford7432]

I grew up in the US my top 5 is Streets of Rage 2 Shinobi 3 Double Dragons and Battletoads wrestling War that a modded Streets of Rage 2 with the Ninja Turtles

[@dalesanteford7432]

I know wrestling war was only available in the Europe with a modded Genesis carctridge mod unable to play the game

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I think emulation is a great way to play these older games. It will become more and more prevalent as time goes on.

[@dalesanteford7432]

I also have the UK Mega Man Genesis Sega Channel mod cartridge I can play that too your right is good way for us to play games that were not available in the US and also games from Japan mod cartridge I played it a different version of Contra hard Corps fighting robots more than the people that were in the game and another version of ghouls and ghosts

[@dalesanteford7432]

I agree with you it's an easy way for me to get a hold of dancer games that were not available in the US

[@CasperEgas]

Cool recommendations, like most of them. Alien Soldier is the exception. I didn't like that at all. Treasure games are very hit and miss for me.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I don't blame you, Treasure games all had stupid difficulty spikes. If they had taken the edge off of the difficulty then maybe more people would have played the games.

[@Metal-Josh]

I really want to check these out. Especially Cannon Fodder. A precursor to Comandos. And flink, I never paid any mind, it was “just a Sega CD game” and there were too little games that were real great. Too bad I didn’t look to try Flink out

[@RetroGamerBoy]

It's worth a play, even if you emulate it

[@danjones3956]

Is flink a better option on the Mega CD ? Wondering if the music is improved?

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Oh ya the Mega CD sound track is awesome.

[@greenkoopa]

What's up Miggity Mike!

[@RetroGamerBoy]

No much good sir

[@thegamingcorner4095]

Great Video Mike. But Mike you are bad for my wallet with all these great games, new and old, that you keep showing me. Games that never came to the USA and games that are new from Independent Developers. Thanks for all the great info Mike keep it up.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I'm sorry, I'll try to save your wallet next week.😅

[@MIKandJEAN]

Cannon Fodder on MD is a glitchy mess and not worthy. If you reach the first Desert level in the same session, (Mexican hat dudes that only shoot back if you shoot first) your find most of the enemies are stuck in the scenery and don't move. Using level codes is the only fix once the enemies glitch into the scenery, and you may find levels there after glitch in the same way. Resetting the game and using level codes also resets your army names back to Jools, Jops & Stu ect... Best played on Amiga.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Amiga is the best version of the game for sure. I still think though if you have an MD and this is your jam that Cannon Fodder is worth the purchase.

[@MIKandJEAN]

@@RetroGamerBoy It's a shame but yeah still playable, being on cart and no loading is also a win.

[@KesMonkey]

While these games were not released in North America, they're not all PAL exclusives. Zero Wing and Alien Soldier were released in Japan.

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I know, this was PAL games not released in North America or on the Genesis

[@DoYouNerd]

Exclusives you say? Just go ahead and hook us up with one of each please. Cart only is fine, and don't worry, Sega Head already supplied us with a Mega Drive unit to play them. 😊

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Will do Tom, would you like them gift wrapped?

[@DoYouNerd]

@@RetroGamerBoy Yes please, with money naturally.

[@greenkoopa]

🤔 so what if you use a multitap with MicroMachines 2?

[@RetroGamerBoy]

Well it will only ever be 8 players, but does the multi tap allow each player to have their own controller? I don't know. I'll try that out.

[@SegaMD2]

Hello. You didn't understand my comment was deleted. I myself wrote in English
I like the game "The Misadventures of Flink"😊 I use everdrive mega drive system on original Sega mega drive va6 japan. because I am disabled. I am 35 years old)

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The Everdrive is amazing for playing all these old games on.👍

[@ThomasRoyBates]

Man i really need to get alien soldier. Shame its so expensive though. Plenty of cheaper ones to pick up first, though. By the way, what are your thoughts on the ooze? Its the one im currently struggling through, but i dont hear many people talk about it.

[@chrisgude1091]

Ja, es hat mich fast 200€ gekostet, aber ich habe die cartrige aus einem retro Laden mitgenommen weil ich sie unbedingt haben wollte. Ohne Hülle, ohne Anleitung. 😢

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The Ooze is an interesting game. It has some impressive tech but I think it ultimately ends up being an ok game.

[@damin9913]

Flink has impressive graphics I have it but never enjoyed the gameplay for some reason

[@RetroGamerBoy]

The gameplay is average for sure. Although once you get into crafting it improves.

[@thesmf1210]

thats it, mikes influenced again, watch all these games go up by another tenner, damn these youtubers lol

[@RetroGamerBoy]

I've purchased all the available copies of Cannon Fodder and now in a few weeks I can cash out big time👹👹👺

[@thesmf1210]

@@RetroGamerBoy loved that game on my amiga, but bloody lost it, got it on MD but nowhere near as good with a controller

[@johnvgrand]

I'm wondering if Hank Nibbok works still and can be hired?

[@RetroGamerBoy]

He does and has created some stunning looking games. I made a video on one of his latest games Battle Axe.

[@johnvgrand]

@@RetroGamerBoy Thank you! I gotta check. He is in his 50s probably, right?