From '93 on is when EA really upped their game with making great Genesis games. Can't wait for your '94 one.
@supersexysega
3 жыл бұрын
Western developers in general came into their own. By 1995 most Sega Of America games were legitimate AAA caliber titles. People like to drag Western developers because lots of the early 16-bit output was very rough around the edges. The West ended up salvaging the last couple years for the the Genesis. When Sega of Japan at the end of 94' gave the middle finger to Genesis owners and completely moved on.
@duffman18
3 жыл бұрын
My nostalgia EA game was definitely Lotus Turbo Challenge. That was my Outrun. I was too young to really read magazines so I didn't know what Outrun was. But my family had a mega drive and Lotus Turbo Challenge which plays pretty much exactly like Outrun. I only found out recently that it's actually the second lotus turbo challenge game, but since it was the first one on a home console rather than a home computer (like the Amiga), they dropped the "2" at the end and just called it Lotus Turbo Challenge. It also had a banging soundtrack that I go back and listen to in KZitem all the time Also James Pond II of course. Literally everyone either owned James Pond 2 or borrowed if from someone. Literally everyone in the UK played that game. And it's funny now because the game has an overflowing amount of ads in it for a British chocolate bar called Penguin which is kinda like an oreo with chocolate filling in the middle (what we call a Bourbon biscuit) and then cover the whole thing in chocolate, and you get a penguin bar. Also because the name is a rip off of robocop (the subtitle is "Robocod") they have an amazing rendition of the Robocop theme. Dunno how they got away with that, legally Also Road Rash as well. All these games had fantastic soundtracks. EA published games really knew how to make good music. I go and listen to the songs from these games on KZitem a hell of a lot. They took advantage of the mega drives sound chip so effectively. They made rock songs with it, which it's still the best at. While the SNES was much better at orchestral music
@frankflores6793
3 жыл бұрын
Haunting is one of my all time favorite games. Great year for EA
@scootermcg9910
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe the best year, so many awesome games.
@frankflores6793
3 жыл бұрын
@@scootermcg9910 back when they cared
@SonofSethoitae
3 жыл бұрын
A great year for EA in a generally good year for the Genesis. A lot of good stuff came out in 1993.
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
Here are the other three EA Ranking Videos I have done: EA 1990-1991 ranking video kzitem.info/news/bejne/0WqQ222VhodkmaQ EA 1992 kzitem.info/news/bejne/qW2C1Wt7mp1ipH4 EA 1994 kzitem.info/news/bejne/sI6XxWiws5GSaYY EA 1995 kzitem.info/news/bejne/xIV_2qmGe6pni3o EA 1996-97 kzitem.info/news/bejne/ynqjno13e4d4oXo
@jamescurrie01
3 жыл бұрын
yesss - this made my day, been waiting for part 3
@kjhoskins
3 жыл бұрын
More great games, John. I thought BOB had a ton of potential and if there was ever a BOB 2, I'm sure it would have perfected the game. Thanks for the video.
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
You are most welcome
@ramenlover334
Жыл бұрын
Before Dark souls I had Buck Rogers from EA. To this day I still cannot beat it. It’s so old school and has its charm, but damn it’s hard as hell.
@segagamerguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time for this John! Great rankings and review! Awesome game choices. I'm not really a hockey fan but you made NHL sound like a must play. This man can sell ice in a blizzard storm lol
@James-gj8rn
3 жыл бұрын
Personally I’m more nostalgic for EA’s PS2 work myself, one of the consoles i grew up with, along with GameCube and N64 so many memories with those 3😊
@elmosexwhistle
3 жыл бұрын
PS2? Nostalgia? It’s a modern console! lmao I’m just kidding friend 😂🤣 but you’ve made me feel really old, and I’m only 38 😂🤣
@James-gj8rn
3 жыл бұрын
@@elmosexwhistle anything past the PS3 is “modern” 😂
@acertainshape
3 жыл бұрын
@@elmosexwhistle I'm 37. PS2 is a retro console to younger people. It's been over 20 years.
@Soynereh
3 жыл бұрын
I was surprised, Bob is pretty good. And a much better character design than VectorMan for a robot. Also wanted to play Blades on coop for a while.
@chadwolf3840
3 жыл бұрын
I miss your collecting videos. Been a while since you’ve showcased something in your collection.
@DreamcastQ
3 жыл бұрын
93, a great year for video gaming!
@radzachreview
3 жыл бұрын
What I love about your videos is this “Now there’s a rare cardboard box version of this game that was only sold at one Arby’s in Connecticut to promote a new sauce they were testing which was only available for a week….anyways here’s that variant” ha you have a lot of wild stuff
@Nublyk
3 жыл бұрын
Super Baseball 2020 and NHL 94 were my sports games as a kid. So good.
@michaelknight8459
3 жыл бұрын
Almost everything EA put out after 93 except for a few was either a sports or racing game. They did put out some of the very best sports games of its time. I know how most people fell about retro sports games. Eagles fan, that I did not expect since you live on the west coast. There my team no matter what win or loose. My dad is from Philly.
@pop2uno
3 жыл бұрын
I was a nintendo kid, so most of these games have no sentimental value. Will check the 1 player games mostly. Also, thanks for your efforts and time invested on these countdown/ranking videos. Always a reliable source of information.
@csikocska
3 жыл бұрын
We bought Haunting with my big brother and I loved to play that game. :D There isn't much games like that either on Steam.
@64-Bit-Gamer
3 жыл бұрын
I never finished Jungle Strike. Whatever I tried, the last boss always got away off screen in his car. Still a great game despite my gaming ability coming up short!
@juliovindell264
3 жыл бұрын
I Remember Tony LaRussa baseball being fun growing up as a kid aswell and I also didnt expect you would rank B.O.B to be ranked as high, I own the SNES version and i thought it was great but really long , EA NHL games kept getting better and better 96 is still my favorite.
@Ashura96
3 жыл бұрын
Played a lot of Lotus and Virtual Pinball as a kid. Happy to own carts of both games now.
@Owazrim
3 жыл бұрын
Jungle strike and Mutant League are my favorites from that bunch
@gochasingwaterfalls9970
3 жыл бұрын
My brother and I played the heck out of General Chaos and Haunting starring Polterguy! Love both of those. I always enjoyed NHL 93 better than 94 but that’s just because that’s the one I had.
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
Some good picks for games!
@tyy_9123
3 жыл бұрын
Mutant league football might be the most underrated sports game of the 90s
@jo-annfat-bricks2471
3 жыл бұрын
You might do a play through of Herzog Zwei, the most underrated game ever
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
Own it and my mom bought if for me when it came out. Used to play alot with my brother.
@lemonfraid8136
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with and still own General Chaos and Mutant League Football. Great multi-player games! EDIT: And I am not normally a fan of football.
@UltimateGamerCC
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, MLF is fun to play even if Sports isnt my bag.
@charlie7011
3 жыл бұрын
I used to stay up all night making pinball games in the editor
@frankdux5785
3 жыл бұрын
Bob lookin a lot like alien 3 in those 15 seconds o so
@scootermcg9910
3 жыл бұрын
Man, so many great games in 93!...Soccer and college footbal both S for me....maybe EA's best year...i guess we will see.
@FhqwhgadsEverybody
3 жыл бұрын
General Chaos one of my favorite games
@YouDontWantItWithMe
3 жыл бұрын
Kills me how mean folks are to this dude over his museum dream
@SlayerRunefrost
2 жыл бұрын
TechnoClash isn't all that much like Gauntlet. It's more of an RPG. And you get 4 characters not just 2 (although 1 is static because he's the main character). Magic vs Technology, can't go wrong with this game. Definitely underrated and underexposed.
@TadashiNazuka
8 ай бұрын
Awesome Video.
@jarretkarlson
3 жыл бұрын
my favorite is super baseball 2020, a sequel would've been sweet
@loganjorgensen
3 жыл бұрын
Blades of Vengeance sure is awesome, great in all departments. F-117 Nightstorm, another game that would have benefitted from an SVP or just any helper chip inside really. I'm a fan of artist Brian Collin so General Chaos appeals to me like all the other games he worked on. Haunting isn't as deep as I'd like but there is a strong visual design there. Just picked up a Jungle Strike cart for cheap, solid video game. Mutant League Football is pretty sweet, never thought that would come back heh. Not a sports fan but interesting to hear some objective opinions on them. ;) Super Baseball 2020 appeals to me, I like sports wacky. ^_^ Technoclash looks more interesting now since you presented it. To me solid video pinball is good physics and control, the graphics aren't bad in VP since the pixel art is nice... but the layout design is quite generic compared to dedicated tables.
@Risperdali
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! EA was actually pretty damn good back in the day!
@fernandohood5657
3 жыл бұрын
Hate Soccer these days , but at the time, that first FIFA was a pretty good damm game and it got even Better in 94\95. Looked great too
@studiokadaver
3 жыл бұрын
B.O.B. Is a fun game . I can live with B rating.
@moarab936
3 жыл бұрын
I liked B.O.B but the vehicle levels were really hard and the story a bit strange.
@rnk99999
3 жыл бұрын
You are a bit more generous to EA than I would be. I felt like 80% of their Sega line up was trash. That is taking the sports games out as I don't play them. The library that is left is what I am referring to. I don't think I could name 5 EA games I would give a B or higher.
@juliussantonastasi2528
3 жыл бұрын
Did you forget the European exclusive EA Sports Double Header that has Madden and NHL hockey on one single cart....also it is region locked. Why was that only released in Europe and not USA. Madden for the most part is American football
@volan777
3 жыл бұрын
Syndicate is released in 1993 year too. Is it published by EA?
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
The Genesis port of this game was released in 1994 segaretro.org/Syndicate www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/syndicate__
@paulpalace6292
3 жыл бұрын
Sword of Sodan is the best video game ever made. Period.
@EternalDarknessAboveTheBlueSky
3 жыл бұрын
EA Replay had a poor selection of games. I didn't know EA was once prolific. Some of the games look good.
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
EA Replay had some great games included but agree it should of included much more.
@Skysmeller1
3 жыл бұрын
Mario Kart 96 was the best game for the Sony Box360
@jacobbaranowski
3 жыл бұрын
I love SEGA
@amirprog
3 жыл бұрын
No skitchin? You serious?
@johnhancockretro
3 жыл бұрын
Released in 1994 not 1993
@CondemnedToBeMe
3 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@ericriggsbee
3 жыл бұрын
I was the 1,000th like!
@WilliamSmith-ex9et
3 жыл бұрын
These games look so bad on an HD screen.🙆🏻♂️
@ArmadilloAl
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, so many games I recognized on this list. This must have been the peak of my Sega playing days. Mutant League Football was and is one of my favorites, but seeing Virtual Pinball brought back memories of building terrible pinball tables that I haven't thought about in well over 25 years. Thanks, John.
@kenterminateddq5311
3 жыл бұрын
2:16 Blades of Vengeance looks really cool. It kinda looks like Rygar with a little gore. You know, MetalJesusRocks introduced many hidden gems but you and JohnRiggs introduced many interesting gems as well. Thank you, Hancock.
@purplehaze2342
3 жыл бұрын
It's a great game, pretty challenging but good
@kenterminateddq5311
3 жыл бұрын
@@purplehaze2342 Again, like Rygar.
@innerdemonpat9027
2 жыл бұрын
Use to love metal jesus when he first started but about 8 years ago he got too flashy. Both Riggs and Hancock are very chill and do what they do outta pure passion
@kylekostamo1880
3 жыл бұрын
General chaos kicked so much ass! My friends and I played it religiously when it first came out back in the day. It is tons of fun for something that looks so basic.
@UltimateGamerCC
3 жыл бұрын
it's a great pickup and play game, can even be an option if your friends dont want to play Smash Bros that day.
@kylekostamo1880
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing John review it briefly brought back so many memories. I love the videos man, such a burst of nostalgia. To be honest, general chaos had slipped my mind a little until I saw it here.
@VMClassic
3 жыл бұрын
the guy that designed that game is Brian F Colin. I'm a big fan of his games, particularly the arcade games. discs of tron, spy hunter, rampage, sarge, zwackery, arch rivals, xenophobe, pigskin 621 AD ... were all games that featured his artwork and animations. General Chaos was designed by him and 1 other guy, Jeff Nauman. those 2 designed rampage:world tour as well
@kylekostamo1880
3 жыл бұрын
I've played a few of those games that you've mentioned. I was never really good at remembering names of designers and the crews that worked on games, needless to say I didn't know he worked on those other games mentioned. Nor did I know general chaos was made by 2 guys. Props to them for my memories lol.
@jasonbuckenberger3122
3 жыл бұрын
I always loved B.O.B. One of my favorite games that is NEVER talked about!!!! I love all the gimmicky weapons. Glad to see someone talk about it; even if only for a few seconds lol Also really dig Blades of Vengeance. Really enjoying this series. Good work 👍🏼
@vinceniederman
2 жыл бұрын
If I Did Get "B.O.B For My Mini Sega Someday Would I Enjoy Playing It?
@jasonbuckenberger3122
2 жыл бұрын
@@vinceniederman absolutely!
@vinceniederman
2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonbuckenberger3122 Nice and I Love Watching John Hancock on KZitem For The Sega Genesis Games!
@publiusomega5672
3 жыл бұрын
baseball 2020, the audience is behind protective glass and the game is played by robots, ... did they predict covid?
@ericjames19
3 жыл бұрын
NHL 96 is the sweet spot for me
@axlandbossplays597
3 жыл бұрын
Love the video - General Chaos !!!
@TheGamingCircle
3 жыл бұрын
Johnny I went to buy Alf for the Master System, the price gave me the "Jeepers Creepers:-))"
@charliemattison2296
3 жыл бұрын
Loved general chaos as a kid. I don't remember getting far but I had a good time.
@thomastripp9002
3 жыл бұрын
Bill Walsh, FIFA, NHL 94, Madden NFL 94 and 2020 Super Baseball were (and STILL ARE) my jams!!!
@chrisbidwell895
3 жыл бұрын
B.O.B. gets a B - and order has returned to the universe
@bl3icom
3 жыл бұрын
Great reviews as always. B.O.B. my cousin had on the SNES, lots of fun.
@fitness65
3 жыл бұрын
I loved mutant football league it was a cool concept and it worked and it was alot of fun to play.
@bradnimbus4836
3 жыл бұрын
I love when someone highlights one of my childhood gems! General Chaos was great!
@carlheller6648
3 жыл бұрын
General chaos, and NHL I played for hours and days.
@timconnell5878
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the way you rate the games. EA really had some great games this year. I almost forgot about Mutant League Football. I was thinking Road Rash 3 came out this year but I think they took a couple of years to release. Awesome content!!
@Invidente7
3 жыл бұрын
Mutant league fotball actually had a saturday morning cartoon. Mutants heads and limbs actually blew up in the series, I have no idea on how they got away with it.
@petercorsi7454
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video John. I really like this type of content
@johnsgamingandmore1237
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was subscribed...now I know I am lol
@christopherlastname7638
3 жыл бұрын
Back in the day you got one game every 6 months and you were lucky if you got to pick out a game you wanted! Got Joe Montana sports talk football with my model one saga !so I played it hard core but I also got sonic 1992 was awesome!
@BigboiiTone
3 жыл бұрын
1993! Been waiting for this one
@vintagedread
3 жыл бұрын
Another great EA ranking video, nice one John 👍
@bash8387
3 жыл бұрын
I was never a big hockey fan but I loved the 94 hockey game and a few more
@Des_Zee
3 жыл бұрын
Same me and my cousins used to have heated battles with that damn game🤣
@tech_jims
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video 🙂
@djpythonsexotics2704
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for still putting out ranking videos! Keep em coming! 🤗
@ilj1259
3 жыл бұрын
Blades of vengeance is just a "F" for me... long boring platforming with repetitious monsters... and they made it too difficult. Does not play like Golden Axe as stated... plays more like Castlevania but not as good.
@Silanda
3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't rate it quite that low, but I don't exactly love it for the reasons you stated. I really like sword and sorcery themed stuff too, so I wanted to like it.
@ilj1259
3 жыл бұрын
@@Silanda I think we can put a mega collectors opinions on games with a grain of salt as he does not have the time to spend on them.... he probably only played part of the 1st level. At first the graphics look okay.. but that is where it ends for me.
@terrytoland2543
3 жыл бұрын
The golden era for EA. Thanks for the nostalgia hit!
@72kbobert
3 жыл бұрын
I never owned a Genesis, but I am enjoying these videos. Thanks for making the effort to put out these entertaining videos!!
@dkthales
3 жыл бұрын
Blades of Vengeance is a very cool game!
@Lunarquill
3 жыл бұрын
Blades of Vengeance was really fun. one of my favs on the genesis
@KapiteinKrentebol
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible output EA had back then. To think this is just for the Genesis/Megadrive all the while they were developing games for other platforms as well. They really were the biggest gamepublisher and with good quality games. [/PRAISEGASM]
@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499
3 жыл бұрын
Blades of Vengeance is great.
@kcadventures1454
3 жыл бұрын
Another great list!
@Cafeman_2D
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the show
@mmablaster
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I got Mutant League football and General Chaos in 96 or 97 at a Funcoland used. My friends and I played them a ton. You could kill players from the other team. Wild. Even had the robot team with oil for blood.
@animemaster4861
3 жыл бұрын
Of the two games on this list that I actually have played jungle strike and general chaos definitely have to agree I would ring jungle strike as an S also one of my favorite Sega Genesis games and I think he's right about General chaos it's in a even for me especially because it has a lot of replay value and I've never played it for player but I do enjoy playing it two-player in one player
@UltimateGamerCC
3 жыл бұрын
B.O.B is a B for sure, B for Bob, Bob for B. Blades of Vengeance is a B for me, it definitely feels way too hard than it should be, especially in the early going, that for me hurts it. F-114 is definitely a C, choppy gameplay is unacceptable. General Chaos is an S, it's simple fun that you can boot up alone or VS a buddy, i played this a TON on SEGA Channel, short but sweet. Haunting Starring Polterguy is an A, guilty pleasure of mine and it makes me think that this was originally going to be licensed as a Beetlejuice game, but the rights slipped through their fingers before then. James Pond 3 is a C for me, i know it's a hot take, but i liked the first game in the series and i wish they had stuck to that, the franchise died out because it was trying to do too much. Jungle Strike S, nothing more to say, moving on. XD Lotus II is an A for sure, to me it's the true Outrun game for the Genesis. Mutant League Football is one of the few sports games i'll actually play, it's an S for me and i dont even care for sports games. Technoclash, a B for sure, i've not gotten very far yet, but i like the gameplay. Virtual Pinball is a B for me, it's not the best Pinball game, but it's not the worst either, far from it. sheesh, EA was monopolizing the Sports section, even back then.
@mrc6032
3 жыл бұрын
What was really cool in nhl '94. Is after an infraction/whistle blow, you can wipe out other players for a brief amount of time. So i remember buying the next release, and they got rid of that, and it was a disappointment. I'm pretty sure it was the '94 that allowed this or could be even as early as '92 nhl. This was decades ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy
@krisfrederick5001
3 жыл бұрын
Endless hours of fun with my Cousin and I with NHL 94' (and Jungle Strike.) We still play it once in a while 30 years later. What an amazing year to be a kid in every way, games, music, movies.
@dingo4010
3 жыл бұрын
Even though I've never watched a game of NFL in my life, Mutant League Football is the greatest sports game of all time. Also Jungle Strike was one of my favourites as well.
@fazares
3 жыл бұрын
i didnt know tecnoclash...there is always something to learn about the huge sega genesis library
@merman1974
3 жыл бұрын
That was a good year for EA, a couple of games I was not familiar with. Tony La Russa is deeper in terms of stats than some other baseball games, but it does fall short in gameplay these days.
@absolutely0bsolete330
3 жыл бұрын
I always loved EA on the Megadrive/Genesis for me it was the highpoint of the publisher, they never really felt the same to me on the playstation 1.
@Silanda
3 жыл бұрын
F-117 was a game that I didn't play at the time. I loved sims so I wanted to play it, I saw it in magazines, but I didn't seem to see it in shops when I had the money to buy it. I got it years later and boy was I disappointed. I expected it to be like LHX but with an F-117, where you'd fly entire missions from take-off to landing, and the missions would be somewhat randomly generated. A game more like the old Microprose F-117 sim on the PC I guess. I can perhaps see the thinking behind restricting the missions to only the "exciting" bits, but it feels like another instance of sim gameplay being simplified for consoles where it probably didn't need to be (see Flying Nightmares on 3DO having the PC version's dynamic campaign and mission planner removed for a great example of this).
@arcadesunday4592
3 жыл бұрын
Great video per usual. Thanks for the recommendations!
@mnomic8371
3 жыл бұрын
I actually like Night Storm, I was in to those flight sim type games. Once you get past the clunky framerate there was some fun to be had, especially launching guided missiles at enemy tanks 👍🏻 I also loved Jungle Strike!! I had all 3 of the collection, and yes I think you’re right, the second one is the best - you even get to fly a Stealth Fighter.
@mattnova18
3 жыл бұрын
93 is such a good year for EA! I love NHL 94 still! And my battery save still works too! I just recently took the lead for the most wins on my cart lol. My brother and I played NHL 94 ALL the time! Mutant League Football is a blast too, but not as deep as the other games.
@Craudio171
3 жыл бұрын
I think the Mighty Max game based on the cartoon that aired on Fox Kids could be just like Blades of Vengeance. Would be much better! And talking about cartoons, Mutant League Football inspired a saturday morning cartoon back in that time.
@scottstephenson2112
3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting super frustrated in Bill Walsh Football because any lead I had would evaporate in the 4th quarter. Random penalties, turnovers, can’t complete a pass. The computer would always catch up.
@Foxzolaire
3 жыл бұрын
Haunting, honestly, would do well with a re-release or even a remake/remaster. (Also if anyone is looking for a more modern, and similar concept game, I hear Ghost Master for PC and PS2 is pretty good.)
@fathergetdown
2 жыл бұрын
Haunting: Starring Polterguy is a total S for me, just because I had it growing up though. Looking back now, the things I'd change are dialing down the difficulty of the final boss, making it a little easier to restore your health in the dungeon stages, and tighten up the controls.
@NoctemOUT
3 жыл бұрын
I've got copies of Jungle Strike, Haunting, and Technoclash on my shelf right now. I used to have a copy of Mutant League Football too, guess I must have loaned it to someone and never got it back.
@kevinstrade2752
3 жыл бұрын
EA does it again!!!! Another great year of EA games! Man I miss these days. You never knew what new cool stuff was coming out. 89 to 01 was a golden age of consoles in my opinion. Console power went way up along with the capability of the games. I will always Remember those good times.
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