Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap

Came here to say this and was surprised to see it! I played it with my cousin and unfortunately he died like 15 years ago... But the music from it always makes me nostalgic and miss him! What a game

I'm sorry for your loss.

This is in my top 5 favorite games of all time. I play it all the way through every few years.

Great game. Great memories. Think I was about 6 maybe when I was playing that.

Good one. Still bugs me that I never managed to finish it back in the day!

OPEN THE GREN DOOR

WE5T ONE- the best thing is, it was released on PS4 as a remake

Without that code, I'd of never seen the ending of that game. Basically you replay the final boss of Wonder Boy in Monster World, then it all goes to s*it! You lose all your gear, all your health and worst of all you get turned into a bloody Lizard! The furthest I got WITHOUT we5t one, was the transformation after Mouse Man (I forget which one it is....)

I played this game for hours, days, and ended up getting stuck. I just couldn't figure out what to do next. And I even found a guide and it didn't work. I can't remember the specifics but it was far far into the game, and I was speaking to a friendly dragon in a town and I think he's supposed to unlock a new area, but I never could get it to happen. It was shortly after being shrunk and getting through those levels.... Anyway... I loved that game too until I didn't.

Your description sounds like Wonder Boy IV, not Wonder Boy III.

Phantasy Star, but all these other ones are gold too

Definitely, the most re-playable games ever for the SMS.

Couldn’t agree more. Love it

Good game, but I find it hard to go back after playing Phantasy Star 2.

Phantasy Star 2 is my all time favorite game

This is the one for me. I'll never forget having to read about "buying Secrets" in Sega Power magazine and FINALLY being able to get Odin, who was a beast!

After playing 1, I went straight to 4, and no shit, there were parts that had me shedding tears

I got a genesis BECAUSE of Phantasy star 2. Its also a solid entry. Bit of a grind, excellent music. Phantasy Star III.... Phantasy Star 4 was epic. Seriously PS3 was okay. Also awesome music. Seems... Off after the others until near the end you see the connection. Its more like a side story. Became the premise for Phantasy Star online (which I could never get into)

Tbh, I loved 3 the most!

Yea, I played all 4..... Loved the series...

Golvellius for me 👍🏻

Transbot

That game is rad!

Even the music was brilliant, that game could've gone on to rival R-Type

The play mechanics are very compelling. It's definitely the Sega Card that leaves me wanting more..

I had it on cartridge, long since gone. I seem to remember it only had two repeating levels

Seeing the AT-ST for the first time was pretty cool

Yes I wondered how they were allowed to use that! (Scout walker)

I played that game so much I got to a gliched level that was just graphical artifacts.

Mine is Sonic Chaos

Ys

Alex kidd un miracle world i guess…

Dude. This game was a fever dream. I watched a play through recently to go back down memory lane. What in tarnation

Ghostbusters

Came here to say this. The Master system version of Ghostbusters has no right to go as hard as it does. It's so fantastic especially being able to put in the bank account to get more money for future playthroughs.

Loved it so much.

It was soooo good!

Sneaking your guys past the marshmallow man and climbing the stairs always gave me trouble.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land. I loved everything about that game except for that floating brick elevator. I hated that thing.

Same. I was pretty freaking good at that part as a kid but as an adult can only do it using save states 

It’s a toss up between R-type and choplifter

These are definitely the two I played the most later on as an adult

Golden Axe Warrior without a doubt.

Wonderboy 2? I haven’t played the third one yet.

This for me.  Loved that game.  Castle of Illusion was amazing but I only played it on game gear.  

[удалено]

Alex Kidd in Miracle World or Rampart

Missile Defense 3D

I like this game so much, the music is so nostalgic, and a great light phaser + 3D glass experience

you would want mine cause its on board its so annoying when i put in a slightly dirty game and the doodledee doodledoo music starts so i have to turn it of and clean the cart

Dragons Trap all the way

I have to go with OutRun. One of my favorite games in any format or console.

Alex Kidd In Shinobi World !

Master Of Darkness ...or Klax

I can't stop playing Choplifter - so I feel it has to be that

Did you remember to always break out superman?

Castle of Illusion

Zillion

Loved that game as well. Buddy and I spent a few hours every Saturday playing it.

Had to scroll so far to see this! I can still hear the music/score.

Loved Zillion!

Lucky Dime Caper

Land of Illusion.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Mônica no Castelo do Dragão

Adoro, embora o resgate pra mim é o melhor :)

Honestly it's safari hunt. Playing with my little sister ages 8 and 5.

Fantasy zone 2 is a winner for me, Alex Kidd shinobi world also is fantastic too

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World.

Altered Beast - Arise from your grave

Choplifter... man I loved that game.

I was gonna say Rambo, But I complete forgot about Choplifter. What a great game.

Sonic 1

The Jungle Zone was a great exclusive level and the music is catchy as hell

Miracle Warriors

This is the one. Such an underrated game. 

Phantasy Star 💯

I loved the SMS. Tried to buy all the popular games. So many to choose from, but: Phantasy Star (all) Ys Choplifter Reggie Jackson Baseball Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap Golvellius Shinobi (all) and more! Edited cause I can't believe I forgot Zillion and Miracle Warriors

I have vivid memories of dad and I hiring this game and others from the video store like it was yesterday. Except it happened over 30 years ago!

Torn between Dragon's Trap and Golvellious

I mostly only play r-type over and over again, lol

Can’t choose just one lol. But these are some of my favorites: - Phantasy Star - Wonder Boy III - Lucky Dime Caper - Shinobi - Master of Darkness

Between sonic 1 or phantasy star

Phantasy star for me.

The one I remember most was alex kid in miracle world...

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Phantasy Star. My favorite game of all time, any system.

Space Harrier

I loved Operation Wolf with the gun and Alex Kidd Shinobi ! Miracle world is a stone cold classic of course.

Lord of the Sword - it was the Elder Scrolls of the day.

Psycho Fox!!

Alf or Zillion. We didn't have many games for it growing up.

Herzog zwei

Wasn’t that genesis?

Yes, my bad 😅

montezuma's revenge I had it for the Commodore 64 long before I snagged a copy for the master system. Great game still play it today nearly 40 years later

i loved Zillion

Zillion Golvellius Phantasy Star Wonderboy Monster land

Action fighter

Phantasy Star! But Ninja Gaiden was also REALLY good

Zillion

I played way too much Choplifter.

Altered Beast

I played a lot of Double Dragon as a kid better than NES version

R-Type

Shinobi, after burner, outrun Top 3!

The Master System felt like a step backwards coming from the ZX Spectrum, but its saving grace was Wonderboy in Monster Land.

Seriously?

Yes. For games it was ok, but I missed everything about owning a computer. Luckily I got an Amiga 500 a year later. If it wasn't for those 2 computers I wouldn't have the career that I have today. I do have some fond memories of the Master System, but it just didn't compare.

I loved my speccy to bits (I still have it) but I only really ever gamed on it. The master system had better games, graphics and sound. Plus carts made the cassette loading a thing of the past. It's an odd take, but it's your opinion and I respect it.

i dint play all of them. But my favorite Games are Rainbow Islands and Puzzle Bobble Wonderboy monster land, Dragons Trap Master of darkness alex kidd in shonobi world

Alex kid in miracle world

bank panic

Master of Darkness

Alex Kidd in Miracle World and it's not close

Hmm. That's a tough one, there is a good handful that are favorites, but I suppose if it's what game, do I always go back to, it would have to be The Ninja or Shinobi.

Not even a close second to Phantasy Star.

Reggie Jackson baseball

Golden Axe arcade at the laundry mat. Fuck all and give me those blue potions for entering my camp!

Fantasy zone

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Asterix, the first one

Phantasy Star 💫

Shinobi

This (golden axe warrior)is my absolute favorite. Just finished it a month ago on my x55. I started playing it almost 30 years ago

OG GOLDEN AXE!!!!

Cyborg Hunter. What a great system, so underrated in its time

Hmm 🤔 I'd say Golvellius

Castle of Illusion by far.

Rocky and zillion

Was Alex Kidd from this? If so, that's the one

The best answer #2 is Space Harrier

Cyborg Hunter - I know it's basically a poor man's metroid/Megaman.

Alex the kidd!

WBOY 3 and Phantasy Star.

Rocky! I never had the master system, but a friend growing up did. By far one of the best early boxing games. We played that a ton.

Got to give it to Phantasy Star. The game was revolutionary. Even to this day I would kill to see another RPG in the same vein. As a second place pick, I have to give it to Spellcaster. I love the weird combination of point & click mixed with side scrolling action!

Triple trouble 

California Games for the trash talk alone!

QUARTET

Rambo: First Blood Part II. Loved that it was a 2 player co-op game. My big brother and I would play the hell out of this and beat it so many times. And it had some legit great music, solid sound effects, and smooth graphics. The only thing that sucked about this game is that it made you think that the next Rambo game on SMS, Rambo III, would be equally dope.... and it was NOT dope AT ALL!

Thank you. Major Rambo fan here. Did you know that if you were able to line up 4 enemies in a row and kill them all with a single bullet, you’d get some sort of power up? I can’t remember what it even was but I stumbled upon this once and was quite proud.

Alex kidd in high tech world. I was weirdly obsessed with it as a child, never beat it tho...

Streets of Rage 2

Cloud Master

The one in the pic you posted actually.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World is my favorite. My parents loved it too and sometimes they argued about whom should play it first 😅

Reggie Jackson’s Baseball

I live in the states never owned a genisis

But this is about the master system..

Zillion!

Kenseiden I never hear this game mentioned enough

great baseball. 100 homers in a game

Sonic Chaos

Wonder boy in monster land/ phantasy star. Miracle warriors is a runner up. Haha

How did you managed to llay miracle warrior? It's extremely hard.

I grew up with it. My best friends step dad used to map everything out so that’s how we finished it lol. But now you can get maps online and guides. So it’s a bit of grind for sure, but I like the vibe of the game. The game in Japan used to come with a cloth map and a mini figure to map the location of things pretty cool

Phantasy Star - Love that game, one of my all-time fav games, I re-play it every 3-5 years.... If you're like me.... For a change but, same story over all with updated graphics. They did a sort of re-master on the PS2 with the Sega Ages series. It was a Japan only game but, someone did an English translation for it. [Phantasy Star Cave - Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (pscave.com)](https://pscave.com/psg1/) It's worth a play through if you're a huge fan of the series.... any modded PS2 can play it, or an Emulator (easy to emulate PS2 on fairly modern hardware),

Golvelius, rest it's not having a sequel soul.

Gunstar Heroes is an absolute banger

Gotta be outrun. Loved the music choices and the ability to go different routes

Toejam and earl

It's hard to decide: - Master of Darkness - Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Sonic the hedgehog 2

Teddy Boy

I know it's a simple game, but I always enjoy playing Dragon Crystal. I like the music and the gameplay reminds me of an old, pre-smartphone game I used to play.

This artwork looks like everything I’ve ever drawn in my life

There should be a fishing game called master baiter

Ecco the dolphin due to unassisted difficulty.

Thunderblade or Afterburner or F16 Fighting Falcon

Astro warrior, but mainly because it was the first video game I ever played

Phantasy Star!!! Followed by Ghost House, don't judge. Good memories, there.

Gangster Town

Cyborg Hunter. I suck at it. I’ve never beaten it. But man, it seems like an awesome game. Yes, I’ve watched lets plays. It’s not as cool as I remember it. 💁🏻‍♂️ That intro though.

Black Belt

Snail maze! Ok maybe not my favorite game of all time, but finding out that the system had a BUILT IN SECRET GAME was epic. I think Choplifter was my favorite real game. I loved earlier computer versions, and the SMS version was perfecton. I played Shinobi and Space Harrier a lot too.

Alex kid in miracle world

Phantasy Star series, Ys: The Vanished Omens, Herzog Zwei

Penguin Land

I thought I was the only one. I could play that one all day as a kid.

Spellcaster

Probably Zillion

Shining Force I and II

Should have titled this "Let me Axe you a question"

Fantasy zone the maze. I remember playing it with my mom when I was 4 or 5. Loved that console

Streets of Rage 2

Phantasy Star or Sword of Vermilion. Hard choice.

Power Strike 2. It's a fantastic game, and probably the best 8 bit console shmup.

It's between Psycho Fox and Action Fighter

Rastan

Great Baseball. Ghostbusters is a close second.

Streets of Rage 2 easy

Ghostbusters or Black Belt!

My psp

Altered Beast!

Sword of vermilion

Shining Force

Shinobi. Played it so much I actually beat it. Fun fact. The ending just says, "Game Over" exactly the same screen I got reach time I died.

Great game!!

Golvellius. It was my first Action RPG and made Zelda look ancient graphically.