Genesis awards
From thecrankyhermit
This is a guide to the best games made on the Genesis, year-by-year. Each year will have a number of games that represent the best crop of that year, divided by genre.
I only list games that were either originally made for Genesis, or were ported within the same year of their original release.
1988 awards!
Action:
- Altered Beast
1989 awards!
Action:
- Golden Axe
- The Revenge of Shinobi
JRPG:
- Phantasy Star II
1991 awards!
Action:
- Battletoads
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Streets of Rage
- ToeJam & Earl
1992 awards!
Action:
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Streets of Rage 2
1993 awards!
Action:
- Disney's Aladdin
- Gunstar Heroes
- Pirates! Gold
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors
JRPG:
- Phantasy Star IV
1994 awards!
Action:
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles
1995 awards!
Action:
- Comix Zone
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Ristar
- Vectorman
- X-Men 2: Clone Wars
1996 awards!
Action:
- Sonic 3D Blast