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Mini Consoles: Mega Drive - Our Dream Line Up (Part 2)

February 21, 2020

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The header image for this episodes show notes was taken by Squidge, over in the Tecnodrome, and features some of his favourite recent pickups.

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Just Before Everything Kicks-off

At one point I fail to remember the name of the Mega Drive game, and Squidge calls it Ground Dog. It’s actually called “Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!”

And later in the episode (at around 48 minutes) Squidge tells us about a version of Super Fantasy Zone which came out on the NES. I told Squidge that it couldn’t have happened, but it did in fact happen. Squidge was referring to Fantasy Zone.

Show Notes

In the previous episode, I gave Squidge a challenge:

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Imagine that you have an unlimited budget (to deal with licensing issues), go through the games on the Mega Drive Mini and replace the ones that you’ll never play with ones from your dream line up

The resulting discussion ended up being too long to fit into a single episode, so we split it into two. This episode is the second part of that conversation. But before all of that, I want to let you know about a page that I’ve built: Mini Console Dream Line Ups.

This is an evolving page. We’ll update it each time we do a pod about dream line ups for mini consoles. So make sure to check back there often, and let us know what you think about our choices.


Before we begin the episode proper, it’ll be worth having a refresher on our dream line ups from last time. We only got half way through describing our dream line up for the Mega Drive Mini, so we thought we’d list them all again for you:

The First Half of Our Dream Line Up

OriginalSquidge’s ReplacementJay’s Replacement
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted CastleKeepKeep
Alisia DragoonKeepAlien3
Altered BeastKeepKeep
Beyond OasisKeepMichael Jackson’s Moonwalker
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey MouseKeepRolling Thunder 2
Castlevania: BloodlinesKeepKeep
ColumnsKeepSpider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Comix ZoneKeepKeep
Contra: Hard CorpsKeepKeep
DariusKeepKeep
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean MachineMichael Jackson’s MoonwalkerStreets of Rage
Dynamite HeaddyKeepNBA Jam Tournament Edition
Earthworm JimKeepKeep
Ecco the DolphinKeepKlax
Eternal ChampionsRemoveShadow of the Beast II
Ghouls ’n GhostsKeepKeep
Golden AxeKeepKeep
Gunstar HeroesKeepKeep
Kid ChameleonKeepKeep

it might be worth going back to episode 68 and listening again, actually.


The Second Half of the Dream Line Up List

OriginalSquidge’s ReplacementJay’s Replacement
LandstalkerKing of MonstersUniversal Soldier
Light CrusaderPrimal RagePit-Fighter
Mega Man: The Wily WarsKeepPredator 2
Monster World IVPhantasy Star IIIWorms
Phantasy Star IVKeepKeep
Road Rash IIKeepRoad Rash III
Shining ForceKeepDisney’s Aladdin
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja MasterThe Revenge of ShinobiThe Revenge of Shinobi
Sonic SpinballKeepCool Spot
Sonic The HedgehogKeepKeep
Sonic The Hedgehog 2KeepKeep
Space Harrier IIKeepFlashback
Street Fighter II: Special Champion EditionStreet Fighter IIJungle Strike
Streets of Rage 2KeepKeep
StriderKeepKeep
Super Fantasy ZoneAlien3Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
TetrisKeepKeep
Thunder Force IIIKeepMortal Kombat 2
ToeJam & EarlRen & Stimpy: Stimpy’s InventionTaz in Escape From Mars
VectormanKeepJurassic Park
Virtua Fighter 2Mortal Kombat 2Judge Dredd
Wonder Boy in Monster WorldKeepKeep
World of IllusionAlien StormTanglewood

With Squidge adding Wolfchild, in the place of Eternal Champions - which he removed from his list in part one.

Squidge’s Honourable Mentions

Cast your mind back to part one

or scroll up a bit

and you’ll remember that Squidge removed one game: Eternal Champions. Well, he decided to replace it with Wolfchild.

He also wanted to mention Sonic & Knuckles. If I’m honest, I always preferred this game to Sonic 3 - even with the totally-not-written-by-Michael-Jackson music.

External Links of Interest

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Music

Links to the music used in the podcast can be found below. Definitely check them out, because they're amazing tracks by awesome musicians.

  • Intro music is Behind the Lines by Ian Sutherland
  • Spoiler Break music is Spectrum (Subdiffusion Mix) by Foniqz (BandCamp)
  • Pallet Cleanser music is Breath Deep Breath Clear (Wu Chi) by Siobhan Dakay
  • Outro Music is I N e e d Y o u 私の側て by G.H (removed from BandCamp)
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Games Covered

We mentioned 83 games in this podcast. In the following order, those games where:
  • Kid Chameleon
  • Land Stalker
  • King of Monsters
  • Universal Soldier
  • Rygar
  • Terminator
  • Light Crusader
  • Primal Rage
  • Pit-Fighter
  • Mega Man: The Wily Wars
  • Mega Man (series)
  • Predator 2
  • Monster World IV
  • Phantasy Star III
  • Phantasy Star II
  • Phantasy Star
  • Worms
  • Lemmings
  • Phantasy Star IV
  • Final Fantasy (series)
  • Phantasy Star Online
  • Sega Mega Drive Collection
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Road Rash II
  • Road Rash 3
  • Shining Force
  • Disney's Aladdin
  • Alien 3
  • Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
  • The Revenge of Shinobi
  • Sonic Spinball
  • Cool Spot
  • Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  • Space Harrier II
  • Flashback
  • Fade to Black
  • Street Fighter II
  • Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
  • Resident Evil 4
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Dead Rising 3
  • Jungle Strike
  • Desert Strike
  • Urban Strike
  • Streets of Rage 2
  • Golden Axe 2
  • Streets of Rage Remake
  • Mother Russia Bleeds
  • Castle Crashers
  • The Bouncer
  • Golden Axe
  • Streets of Rage
  • Ultra Vortex
  • Strider
  • Wolfchild
  • Super Fantasy Zone
  • Darius
  • G-Darius
  • Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
  • Tetris
  • Columns
  • Klax
  • Thunder Force III
  • Space Harrier
  • Mortal Kombat 2
  • ToeJam & Earl
  • Taz in Escape From Mars
  • Taz-Mania
  • Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention
  • Vectorman
  • Jurassic Park
  • Virtua Fighter 2
  • Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2
  • Judge Dredd
  • Stargate
  • Wonder Boy in Monster World
  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
  • World of Illusion
  • Alien Storm
  • Tanglewood
  • Xeno Crisis

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