Best Action Game on the Genesis

[Nash]

No, you just need to wake up and get the Gunstar tunnel vision looked at. It's taken its toll on your gaming experience.

I'm not even talking about Gunstar Heroes. I'm talking about the bold (and ridiculous) statement you made about Contra: Hard Corps being the "best action game ever" when there are a ton of action titles out there better than it.

[NeoZeedeater]

Great: Alien 3

Best semi-exclusive: Mega Turrican

European run 'n guns are quite underrated. Alien 3 and Mega Turrican are awesome. Robocop vs The Terminator is also great.

And Yoshi has proven himself insane by his comments in this thread.

[Yoshi]

You need to narrow that down a bit, and I need to play the European run 'n gun games you mentioned. I don't think I've played any of them.

[Yoshi]

Yeah. Anyone who rates Telenet/Wolfteam over Treasure in the 16-bit days does not deserve to be taken seriously.

Not to imply that anyone ever took Yoshi's opinion's seriously to begin with, of course.

I wasn't serious on that particular comment. However, Contra HC is better than Alien Soldier.

[NeoZeedeater]

You need to narrow that down a bit

It was mostly the Telenet/Wolfteam > Treasure comment which I figured you were serious about. I'm not as much of a Treasure nut as some others here but there's no denying Gunstar and Alien Soldier are very well made games even if you think they're overrated.

Also, while I don't think it's insane to be a fan of Castlevania: Bloodlines, I'm surprised you rank it in your top 3, and above IV and Contra: HC. I figured most people considered it a weak game in the series.

[Changeling]

You need to narrow that down a bit, and I need to play the European run 'n gun games you mentioned. I don't think I've played any of them.

Start with Mega Turrican. You'll love it. Super Turrican on the SNES is worthy as well.

[FX]

No, you just need to wake up and get the Gunstar tunnel vision looked at. It's taken its toll on your gaming experience.

I'm one of those people that think that Gunstar Heroes is very overrated. It's fun, but I think that it's not the end-all be-all title that everyone thinks it is.

[Vasteel]

CV: Bloodlines might not be the best in the series, but it's still badass. I mean, c'mon, carcasses on meathooks, the blood lake, the fountain, and some wicked bosses.

Also, overhyped Treasure may be, but any who believe they see weakness in Gunstar Heroes see no weakness but their own.

[Melf]

I'm one of those people that think that Gunstar Heroes is very overrated. It's fun, but I think that it's not the end-all be-all title that everyone thinks it is.

I think that the thing about GH is that it did everything a run-'n-gun from the 16-bit era should do. The visuals, special effects, balls-to-the-wall action, two-player mode (throwing each other at foes? Awesome!), variety of level design, etc. It might seem cliche now, but nothing else released at the time could come close. It definitely out-Contra(ed?) Contra.

[SpoDaddy]

I really think the Bloodlines hate stems from nostalgia over Castlevania 4's music and scaling effects. I'm guessing most people saw a couple screenshots and skipped the game entirely.