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JTC-Pingas

I have 900 points left and I would like to spend it on another Genesis or Mega Drive VC game. Here are the games I have now.
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic 3
Sonic Spinball
Sonic 3D Blast
Mean Bean Machine
Beyond Oasis
Landstalker
Ristar
Vectorman
Columns
Gunstar Heroes
Earthworm Jim

So I'm not sure what Genesis or Mega Drive game I want next.

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The_Fox

I'd have to say go for Streets of Rage 2, as long as you like old school brawlers.

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GN0LAUM

Firstly, how do you like Ristar? Is it worth it?

Secondly, I think it really depends on what kind of games you like. Other than that I would recommend Mega Turrican, Gley Lanser, Dynamite Heady and Shinobi III. Yeah, sort of a mixed genre bag there but you can tell I have an affinity for platforming elements in my games.

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Ricardo91

Buy Shinobi III. It's wonderful. And if you like RPGs, Phantasy Star IV is an excellent choice as well (avoid PS II & III at all costs, however).

Rolling Thunder 2 is also a great game, if you're willing to take the chance on it. It provides neat little twists to the run-and-gun genre.

@Maniac. Ristar is worth every penny!

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JTC-Pingas

@Maniac: I like Ristar really well. It's a great platformer. It even got a 9/10 here on Nintendolife.

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JTC-Pingas

@Ricardo91: I do like RPGs. Are you sure it's OK to skip 2 and 3?

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koopa85

My favorites for Genesis are Streets of Rage 2(1 & 3 are also good though) and Shinobi III, but I would definately go with the Genesis Collection for PS2, PS3, or 360 if you have one of those systems. You would get a lot more games for your buck.

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Sean_Aaron

Streets of Rage II is pretty decent (I have Bareknuckle II on the Japanese system, same game different language); the arcade ports of Crack Down and Bonanza Bros. are also excellent.

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koopa85

@Sean Aaron: Doesn't Bareknuckle II have a different boss character in it? A flamboyantly gay one I think.

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kcchiefsfan81

Street of Rage 2 definately!!!

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JTC-Pingas

I was almost considering Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition. But since I already have the Turbo version for the SNES on VC, it would be a waste of $8.

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Ricardo91

JTCPingas09 wrote:

@Ricardo91: I do like RPGs. Are you sure it's OK to skip 2 and 3?

Oh yes, definitely. The stories between the games aren't related in any way whatsoever. PS II has a ridiculously high difficulty level. It requires hours of grinding in order to progress, items are too expensive, and I usually can't last more than 10 seconds in the first dungeon. It also has barely-better-than master-system-quality graphics. On the other end, PS III is so mind-numbingly boring, you'll fall asleep while playing it. PS IV has the same combat system as II, but it's much more polished and faster-paced, the story moves along better, and the graphics are LEAGUES better.

Though if you have a PS3 or Xbox 360, you can try them all out on the Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection. You'll save a lot of money with that.

JTC-Pingas

Looks like Phantasy Star IV will be my next download tomorrow. As it will be another RPG for me to try.

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madgear

koopa85 wrote:

@Sean Aaron: Doesn't Bareknuckle II have a different boss character in it? A flamboyantly gay one I think.

That's Bare Knuckle 3. The only difference between Bare Knuckle 2 and Streets of Rage 2 is MR X is smoking a cigar at the end in Bare Knuckle. Bare Knuckle 3, though, is much better than Streets of Rage 3 - I imported the Japanese Sonic Gems Collection so have them all on there, which is good as I don't think I could play Streets of Rage 3 any more (there's a lot more changes than the removal of the flambloyantly gay character in it).

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Sean_Aaron

madgear wrote:

koopa85 wrote:

@Sean Aaron: Doesn't Bareknuckle II have a different boss character in it? A flamboyantly gay one I think.

That's Bare Knuckle 3. The only difference between Bare Knuckle 2 and Streets of Rage 2 is MR X is smoking a cigar at the end in Bare Knuckle. Bare Knuckle 3, though, is much better than Streets of Rage 3 - I imported the Japanese Sonic Gems Collection so have them all on there, which is good as I don't think I could play Streets of Rage 3 any more (there's a lot more changes than the removal of the flambloyantly gay character in it).

Interesting, I had no clue. Mainly I just wanted a beat 'em up and I didn't want to play a version of Final Fight with only two character choices (hopefully we'll get the real deal on the VCA someday) so this seemed like a good choice based upon reviews. Graphically not as nice as Final Fight, but I got what I wanted.

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ALDAWGZ

streets of rage 2

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JTC-Pingas

I downloaded Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition
@Aquateen510: Earthworm Jim 2 isn't on the VC yet

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JTC-Pingas

Not yet but I will. I have 4 unused Nintendo Point cards I have to open. THEN I will download PSIV

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