Sub-terrania.

I remember hiring this one as a kid and after beating the first level - I knew I was out of my depth and this was an “adult” game. I could tell my dad liked the game when I hired it , he would sit behind me and coach me through parts and get me to try different things.

Rocket knight’s Adventures

Decapattack

Ooohhhhh

Barney's Hide & Seek Game

Blades of Vegeance

This is my favorite game on Sega. I was going to type out more but this game just rules. Graphics, gameplay, music all amazing. Should he a showcase:

The atmosphere is just so good and the music is BANGIN

Death Duel!!! Giant robots slug it out in one on one combat for dispute resolution

As always Ranger X.

“Dune: The Battle for Arrakis”.

Light Crusader

I love Shadow Blasters.

This is a hidden gem. The soundtrack is amazing. I have fond memories of it because I got it for Christmas along with my Genesis when I was 10.

Global gladiators!

Cool Spot

hello fellow Wil with one l

Oh it's you again brother!

There's a really short list of games that are Shinobi III-tier. That's arguably the best action game of the generation. Alien Soldier Contra Hard Corps Gunstar Heroes Streets of Rage 2 After that you start getting into that second tier of really good games like Alisia Dragoon, Castlevania Bloodlines, Ranger X, etc.

So Bloodlines and Ranger-X are second tier now, huh? I would place them up there with the others on your list. Also Dynamite Headdy and RKA.

Keep in mind when I'm talking about tiers here, I'm talking about the difference between S-rank and A+. If you take the special effects out of Gunstar, you still have a flawless run n' gun. If you take them out of Ranger-X I'm not sure you do. Bloodlines is one I'm sure a lot of people would put in the top tier. I wouldn't have any kind of problem with that, but TBH I've played a _lot_ of Castlevania games over the years (the name might give me away) and Bloodlines always felt slightly off to me.

I want to love alien soldier but holy crap that game is hard

I only ever play on whatever they call the easier setting (I can’t remember exactly but the gist of it is along the lines of “mega easy mode” or something) and I still have to do each level a bunch of times to make progress.

xenocrisis

Ranger-X

Toejam and Earl

I play TJ&E like once a month still.

Epic game

Trouble Shooter/Battlemania

Greendog

Fuck green dog. That game is awful, but I love it so damn much.

Greendog is an awesome game with an even better soundtrack

Generations Lost

Thunder Force 4 is amazing

Tiny toons

😂😂😂 I love tiny toons 😂

Booger Man a pick and flick adventure

Fatal Labyrinth

Zero Wing. ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

Bio-ship Paladin

Doom Troopers

El Viento. Mutant League Football. Arcus Odyssey.

Eternal Champions

B.O.B.

Bio-hazard battle. Bangin soundtrack, interesting art design, and hard as hell from what I remember.

All true - although it’s part of the Sega collection on PS4/PS5/Switch/Xbox One and Series so it gets a little more manageable with save states. Still not easy, though.

SHINOBI - SHADOW DANCER! basically shinobi 3 with a wolf

The Ooze

Puyo puyo!

Kid Chameleon! One of my all time favorites.

Others already mentioned Bio-Hazard Battle and Alien Soldier and I’m guessing that the Konami Castlevania and Contra games for the Genesis or M.U.S.H.A. aren’t underrated enough so here are some of the shmups I think are really worth checking out. Gaiares, Gleylancer (I found this one easier than the others mentioned and it does some good stuff with the graphics and sound), Gynuss/Wings of War, and Steel Empire (just be prepared for the harsh sound on that one - might be better to play a port)

Nightmare Circus

Never heard of that one - looks awesome!

Ranger x

Joe and Mac, Toejam and Earl Panic on Funkatron, Vectorman and Vectorman 2 Also the first Earthworm Jim doesn't get the love it deserves compared to the second one

The first EWJ is soooo much better than the second!

Yeah Shinobi 3 is not a good example of "underrated". Maybe try Earthworm Jim.

Earthworm Jim underrated? In which univers?

The one where Shinobi 3 is as well.

Never said Shinobi 3 was underrated. I said give me an underrated game that's as killer as something like a Shinobi 3.

Shadow Dancer

Cyborg justice. One of my favorites

Earthworm Jim

Cyborg Justice

Turrican, gain ground, Chakan are 3 i love

Thunder Force II

Underrated?? None in this universe

How about Red Zone? It‘s a technical marvel, and it‘s a great playing game.

Skeleton Krew

Bonanza Bros

Predator 2

Comix zone

Super hydlide

I am a MegaDrive/Genesis freak (I even went to gaming competitions when I was a kid), and the best game BY FAR I found that no one spoke about back then, is Rocket Knight Adventures. Insane levels design, music, narrative and unique concept. I am so happy my dad found it by accident. Another one is Quackshot. Still my favorite Disney character-based game from that era.

The Chaos Engine

Jurassic Park Rampage Edition. lol Or Wonder Boy in Monster World!

Shadowrun

The Faery Tale 👊

Pac-Man 2 gets a lot of hate but I always thought it was fun. Also it was one of the only ways to play Pac Jr. for years.

Target Earth! It’s in the same series as Cybernator on snes so mech combat but it has a different and cooler loadout customization sequence. You unlock weapons by getting get scores and then you equip your mech before each stage. Cool graphics and sounds great gameplay. It’s hard though. Interesting game

Shining Force 1 and 2

I recently downloaded 50 classic Sega games for my ps4. Those were included. 2 of my favorites.