Just got a sega cd and have a couple questions!

Hey all. I just got a sega cd, and I would like to know what are your favorite games? What should I get for it. Both good and bad lol...

The sega cd is the most legendary system for Horrible, Horrible FMV games with awesome bad acting and what are some hilarious ones other than say nighttrap which is pretty much the only one im really familiar with

and also a side question.. Do I need the ram cart if I want to save Lunar or Phantasy Star? Or does the internal memory have enough for both those?.. Thanks!

FMV games were a fad of the time, all of the CD-ROM based systems on the western market had them in the same numbers if not more than the Mega-CD. The only exception is the PC-Engine CD, and only because it couldn't handle them, otherwise it certainly would've got its share as well.

And yes, the internal RAM is enough for both Lunar games, the only game it can't handle is Shining Force CD.

And there's no Phantasy Star on the MCD. Phantasy Star : The End of the Millenium was originally planned to be released on the system, but those plans got cancelled.

Ah my mistake, I meant to say Shining Force not phantasy star xD. But Thats a relief, because the ram carts are super expensive on ebay and I was not looking forward to having to get it in order to play like 1 or 2 games. I suppose I could live without Shining Force CD for a while though, I really want the first Lunar game though. Thats like the reason to own a sega cd xD

snatcher is pretty good if you can find it cheap, android assault, robo aleste, the terminator, sonic cd, final fight is a decent port.

If you get Lunar, I'd like to hear what you think of it. I was thinking about getting a sega CD just for that and Sonic, but I don't really know how much I'd like it.

I heard Snatcher is one of the best on the system though. It was made by Kojima.

snatcher is pretty good if you can find it cheap

iwilson1296

Ive never seen it less than like 250$ D; I really really wanna play it

Aw I'm jealous, I want one! =D All I can do is offer recommendations from my experiences with the digital versions lol

- SonicCD

- Robo Aleste (awesome vertical shmup)

- Novastorm (another shmup, more 3d-ish)

- Night Trap (it's so bad, it's good)

- Vay (a lesser known RPG from Working Designs)

Aw I'm jealous, I want one! =D All I can do is offer recommendations from my experiences with the digital versions lol

- SonicCD

- Robo Aleste (awesome vertical shmup)

- Novastorm (another shmup, more 3d-ish)

- Night Trap (it's so bad, it's good)

- Vay (a lesser known RPG from Working Designs)

Archendrus

I'm currently re-playing Shin Megami Tensei, which by the way is the definitive 16-bit version of this cla$$ic.

Also, to tell you the truth I really can't stand the English voice acting in many of the Mega-CD games like Keio Yugekitai and DENNIN ALESTE. I much prefer the Japanese versions.Same with the Lunar games, as always, Working Designs messed up with them in the wrong way. They're like a bad book translation, you're basically reading the translators, not the original authors.

Some other games like Final Fight are also better in their Japanese versions since they have extra stuff, or don't have the censorship found in the western editions.

Too bad the Mega-CD isn't region-free like the PCE CD. People missed on a lot of great games.

lol i only own 2 games for mine , ,

t hey are lethal enforcers- also available on snes and i have it there to

and sewer shark ,-didnt load up

so i would not know

and the other games are to expensive for their age the used game store wants 15 and up for most of its games

the only ones i would recommend if you could find them at an affordable price =lethal enforcers

id have to look at the list here on gamespot then get back to you

Try Eternal Champions. It's a fighting game the had some gross fatalities. Way better fatalities than MK imo. Here's a video of them all... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erKpPsJR7iQ

I'm copying and pasting this from another thread but it heavily applies here. :P

If you mean did it sell well, then it's a fact it was a failure. But is it good or bad? I think it's alright. It had a few good games on it that made it worth owning. Here are some of them:

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Batman Returns

An impressive looking game that included some great cutscenes and driving stages. It's a revamp of the sidescrolling action Genesis game, and includes remixed music.

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Bram Stoker's Dracula

Another very impressive looking game that flows very well, the gameplay is decent punching and kicking monsters, but it's one you should have fun with.

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Dragon's Lair

Not much to say here, except the quality isn't as good as some other ports. Still, it's Dragons Lair at home on your TV, and you can't really go wrong there.

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Final Fight CD

An amazing 2D beat em up with excellent graphics and sound, it might just be the best in the series. You can't go wrong.

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Night Trap

The cult cl@ssic on the Sega CD, you switch between rooms and watch FMV scenes in an effort to catch thugs trying to raid a house. The only way to get good is to play it over and over, but it's good, cheesy fun.

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Sonic CD

The most well known and popular game on the Sega CD, Sonic CD is very similar to Sonic 1, 2 and 3 (Although it came before 3) on the Sega Genesis, but contains much better quality music and some good use of the graphics hardware. The level design is tricky in this one, with large and confusing levels with narrow passageways and things that will knock you around. Still, it's a great Sonic game. Purists should pick up the Japanese version, as almost every track was changed for the American release.

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Terminator

A cool shoot em up with amazing music and nice looking graphics, there's some shooting limitations but very little. One of the few good Terminator games, worth checking out.

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Time Gal

A game very similar to Dragon's Lair, press the right button at the right time to continue the animation lest you watch as you die. It has a strange anime syle to it, and there's nothing spectacular here, but if you loved Dragon's Lair on Sega CD, this should be a nice little treat.

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Wonder Dog

A cute, kid friendly platformer that actually has pretty good gameplay, just jump around and shoot starts at enemies, simple, but fun.

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Wow, that turned out to be a long list! So if you think the Sega CD is a completely horrible system, think again, it has some good games! Pictures courtesy of Shinforce, Veoh, Yosemite Sam NET, and Sega CD Universe, I chose witch games to talk about and found the screenshots at Video Game Critic's list of Sega CD reviews.

MrSaturn33

NOTE: I TRIED MAKING THIS A SPOILER TO AVOID IT TAKING UP SPACE, GAMESPOT WOULDN'T LET ME!