SEGABASE: Memories - List Your Favorite Sega Games

[Cloudman]

Nem said:
Where to start? I am sure i will forget a few.

I started gaming with Sega systems and kept to only Sega systems until the PSone.

It all started with a simple color handheld called the game gear. I already coveted the home systems by then and the awesome looking Sonic game on the mega drive, but i started with a modest trial by fire with Sonic 2 on the game gear. I didnt even think it was especially hard at the time, perhaps cause i had no notion. More highlights on the game gear with Sonic Chaos, Shinobi 2, Streets of rage 2 and others i dont recall.

Later, i eventually got a Mega drive and i got the Sonic games of my dreams. Sonic 1,2,3 and eventually knuckles, got to play streets of rage 1,2,3... Sub terrania, revenge of Shinobi and more i dont recall. I eventually got the overpriced mega cd for wich i got the awesome Sonic CD. Road avenger was kind of cool in its own way, for a QTE game. I remember also having Mickey mania.
After that came the saturn and 3D! Virtua fighter 1 and 2, fighting vipers, fighters megamix, Sonic R (loved it as it was the closest to 3D Sonic outside the bit on Sonic Jam wich they definitly should have used to make a full game), the amazing Nights into dreams, wich i made a tradition of playing almost every christmas, my late introduction to the Shining force series with SF3 chapter one, the panzer dragoon titles 1,2 and the outstanding Saga, Cyber speedway, Virtua Racing, Dayona USA and the classic Sega Rally(also third parties with resident evil and tomb raider). All amazing games! I never understood why the Saturn wasnt a smashing sucess at the time. Probably because information wasnt as widespread then.

This is basically when SEGA faultered for me. After a great initial run... they just stoped. Games stopped coming out and the new Resident evil anf tomb raider were on the PS1, aswell as this amazing game called FF7 and this other one called Gran turismo. It was the start of a different story, but it wasnt over for my Sega love yet.

Out came the dreamcast and the Sega goodness. I was actually the first person to get a dreamcast on my country, but the populace alreadydidnt care, Sega dropped the ball with the Saturn and all everyone cared about anymore was the Playstation.
Anyways, it didnt stop me from enjoying that great Sega first party portfolio, wich i might add, i always thought it was the strongest of any first party to this day.
So, the biggest highlight for me as got to be Phantasy star online, a series i came around to very late, but caused a huge impact on my life. It introduced me to online RPG's or MMO's. It was an amazing experience for the time and led me later to other bigger MMO's and to meeting my special someone and moving to a different coutry. But digress... i must metion Grandia 2 even thought it wasnt Sega first party, loved it to bits. Skies of Arcadia, shenmue, Sonic adventure 1 and 2, Sega rally 2, Daytona USA you're doing it wrong by making it analog control only, Its funny, i had so many Dreamcast games and i cant recall many now. The third party support was pretty decent for those couple of years the DC was around. We all knew it was gonna go out in smoke because everyone simply waited for the PS2, but it sure wet out wirh a bang.

Unfortunely, that was just the beggining of the end for Sega and i despise their current day form. But old Sega will always remain in my memory as the best gaming company. If only we could have it back. So many great developers that got lost with the takeover. Its no surprise that in the following generation western games development took over.

That was great, Nem, thanks... : ) It seems you had a lot of great memories with Sega, even with the Saturn! I never got to play it myself, which makes me a bit sad, haha... I think I felt somewhat the same as you. I really enjoyed games on the Genesis/Megadrive, like the Sonic games, Streets of Rage, Vectorman, Puyo Pop, and many others.

I also really enjoyed the Dreamcast, which had so many great games on the system. It makes me so sad the Dreamcast died and Sega had to back out of the console wars... : ( You've listed a lot of games I enjoyed too. I also wanted to mention Grandia 2, although it went to PS2 also. But I'm glad you did. Such a great game. Thanks for the comment. It was a good read, and you listed so many good games on Sega platforms... : )