Here we have what I think are some of the best games in their given genre.
2D Fighters |
| Marvel vs Street Fighter |
2. X-Men vs Street Fighter
3. Vampire Savior
4. Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold - Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash
5. Street Fighter Zero III
Honorable Mentions:
Astra SuperStars, Cyberbots, Galaxy Fight, Dragon Ball Z: Shinboutoden, Groove on Fight, King of Fighters '97, Marvel Super Heroes, Mortal Kombat II, Night Warriors - Vampire Hunter, Pocket Fighter, Rabbit, Samurai Spirits III, Waku Waku 7, X-Men: Children of the Atom
3D Fighters
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| Dead or Alive |
2. Fighters Megamix
3. Dennou Senki Virtual ON - Virtual ON
4. Virtua Fighter 2
5. Zero Divide: The Final Conflict
Honorable Mentions:
Fighting Vipers, Last Bronx,Kouryuu Densetsu: Elan Doree
2D Platformer
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| Elevator Action Returns |
2. MegaMan X4 - Rockman X4
3. Elevator Action Returns
4. Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku
5. Silhouette Mirage
Honorable Mentions:
Astal - Kishuisho Densetsu Astal, Clockwork Knight 2, Earthworm Jim 2, Keio yugekitei Katsugekihen - Keio Flying Squadron 2, MegaMan 8 - Rockman 8, MegaMan X3 - Rockman X3, Rayman, Shinobi, Super Tempo, Sonic JAM, Tryrush Deppy
3D Platformer
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| Burning Rangers |
2. NiGHTS into Dreams
3. Tomb Raider - Tomb Raiders
4. Steamgear Mash
5. Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - Croc! Pau-Pau Island
Honorable Mentions:
Ninpen Manmaru
Action Shooter
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| Gungriffon II |
3. Bulk Slash
3. Assault Suit Leynos 2
4. Soviet Strike
5. Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Story III
Honorable Mentions:
Blam! MachineHead, Crimewave, Gungriffon, Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Story I, Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Story II
Beat-em-up
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| Guardian Heroes |
2. Tenchi wo Karau II
3. Crows: The Battle for the Sega Saturn
4. Dungeons and Dragons
5. Pu-li-ru-la
Honorable Mentions:
Die Hard Arcade - Dynamite Deka, Nekketsu Oyako, Purikura Daisaikusen, Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, Three Dirty Dwarves
First Person Shooter
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| Exhumed - Power Slave - Seireki 1999 |
2. Duke Nukem 3D
3. Quake
4. Doom
5. Deadalus - Robotica
Honorable Mentions:
Alien Trilogy, Hexen
Light Gun Games
 |
| The House of the Dead |
2. Virtua Cop 2
3. Virtua Cop
4. Area 51
5. Maximum Force
Honorable Mentions:
Policenauts
Puzzle
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| Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo |
2. Zoku Gusson Oyoyo
3. Tetris Plus
4. Baku Baku - Baku Baku Animal
5. Bust-a-Move 3 - Puzzle Bobble 3
Honorable Mentions:
Cleopatra Fortune, Monster Slider, Pastel Muses, Puyo Puyo Sun
Racing
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| Manx TT: Super Bike |
2. Wipeout
3. Sega Rally Championship/Sega Rally Championship Plus
4. Manx TT: Super Bike
5. Choro Q Park
Honorable Mentions:
Cyber Speedway - Gran Chaser, Street Racer Extra, Wipeout 2097 - Wipeout XL
Shoot-em-up (Horizontal)
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| Hyperduel |
2. Darius Gaiden
3. Thunder Force V
4. Cotton Boomerang
5. Sexy Pariodus
Honorable Mentions:
Cotton 2, Sengoku Blade
Shoot-em-up (Vertical)
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| Layer Section |
2. Radient Silvergun
3. Galactic Attack - Layer Section
4. Dodonpachi
5. Game Tengoku
Honorable Mentions:
Batsugun, Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronboo Kanpekiban, Blast Wind, Donpachi, Guardian Force, Layer Section II, Shienryu, Sonic Wings Special, Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II
Sports Games
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| Sega Worldwide Soccer '98 |
2. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu S
3. Athlete Kings - DecAthlete
4. Firepro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble
5. NHL 98
Honorable Mentions:
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu '95, NBA Jam T.E., NHL All-Star Hockey '98, Tennis Arena, Winter Heat
Role Playing Games
 |
| Panzer Dragoon Saga |
2. Dragon Force
3. Shining Force III
4. Grandia
5. Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
Honorable Mentions:
Arcana Strikes, Baraque, Lunar 2, Magic Knight Rayearth, Princess Crown, Wachenroder
HALL OF SHAME
Here are some games that one should avoid unless looking for a complete collection. These are listed in no particular order.
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game - Beat-em-up
The Crow: City of Angels - Beat-em-up
Cyberia - Action
Death Crimson - Light Gun Shooter
Fist - 3D Fighting
Formula Karts - Racing
Ghen War - First Person Shooter
Hi-Octane - Racing
Inital D - Racing
Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - Action
Magic Carpet - Action
NHL All-Star Hockey - Sports
Primal Rage - 2D Fighting
Sega Touring Car Championship - Racing
Sonic R - Racing
Space Hulk - First Person Shooter
Street Fighter The Movie - Street Fighter Real Battle on Film - 2D Fighting
Virtual Open Tennis - Sports
Whizz - 3D Platformer
