The drafts return! Four giant men compete to pick the best games on the Mega Drive (or Genesis, if you’re American), SNES and Neo Geo across 8 categories – plus a 9th bonus category specifically for the Amiga.
This week’s music is from the Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro and the Chrono Trigger soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda (not Rick Astley).
Categories
- Platformer
- RPG
- Sports or racing
- Fighting game
- Side-scrolling beat-’em-up or shooter
- Wild card
- Free pick
- Licensed game
- Ash’s cursed Amiga category (he insisted on it)
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | RPG | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES |
| Ash | Amiga | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge | Amiga |
| Matthew | Fighting | Eternal Champions | Mega Drive |
| Samuel | Sports or racing | Neo Turf Masters | Neo Geo |
| Samuel | Wild card | Snatcher | Mega-CD |
| Matthew | Wild card | Another World | Mega Drive |
| Ash | Licensed | Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | Mega Drive |
| Dave | Licensed | Mickey Mania | |
| Dave | Side-scrolling | Contra III: The Alien Wars | SNES |
| Ash | Wild card | Comix Zone | Mega Drive |
| Matthew | Amiga | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | Amiga |
| Samuel | Licensed | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time | SNES |
| Samuel | Amiga | Dune II: Battle for Arrakis | Amiga |
| Matthew | Licensed | Disney’s Aladdin | Mega Drive |
| Ash | RPG | Shining Force II | Mega Drive |
| Dave | Wild card | Ecco the Dolphin | Mega-CD |
| Dave | Sports or racing | Super Mario Kart | SNES |
| Ash | Platformer | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Mega Drive |
| Matthew | Platformer | Super Mario World | SNES |
| Samuel | RPG | Chrono Trigger | SNES |
| Samuel | Free pick | Super Metroid | SNES |
| Matthew | Steal | Super Metroid | SNES |
| Ash | Sports or racing | NBA Jam (1994) | SNES |
| Dave | Free pick | Earthworm Jim 2 | Mega Drive |
| Dave | Fighting | Street Fighter II Turbo | SNES |
| Ash | Steal | Street Fighter II Turbo | SNES |
| Matthew | Side-scrolling | Streets of Rage 2 | Mega Drive |
| Samuel | Steal | Super Mario World | SNES |
| Samuel | Free pick | Final Fantasy VI | SNES |
| Matthew | RPG | EarthBound | SNES |
| Ash | Free pick | Harvest Moon | SNES |
| Dave | Fighting | Mortal Kombat II | SNES |
| Dave | Steal | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Mega Drive |
| Ash | Kill | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES |
| Ash | Platformer | Sonic CD | Mega-CD |
| Matthew | Sports or racing | Super Punch-Out!! | SNES |
| Samuel | Fighting | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | Neo Geo |
| Samuel | Side-scrolling | Gunstar Heroes | Mega Drive |
| Matthew | Kill | Chrono Trigger | SNES |
| Matthew | Platformer | Kirby’s Fun Pak | SNES |
| Ash | Side-scrolling | Metal Slug (1996) | Neo Geo |
| Dave | RPG | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | SNES |
| Dave | Kill | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge | Amiga |
| Dave | Amiga | The Secret of Monkey Island | Amiga |
| Ash | Amiga | Worms: The Director’s Cut | Amiga |
| Samuel | Kill | EarthBound | SNES |
| Samuel | RPG | Secret of Mana | SNES |
| Matthew | RPG | Final Fantasy IV | SNES |
Picks
| Category | Dave | Ash | Matthew | Samuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platformer | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic CD | Kirby’s Fun Pak | Super Mario World |
| RPG | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Shining Force II | Final Fantasy IV | Secret of Mana |
| Sports or racing | Super Mario Kart | NBA Jam (1994) | Super Punch-Out!! | Neo Turf Masters |
| Fighting | Mortal Kombat II | Street Fighter II Turbo | Eternal Champions | Garou: Mark of the Wolves |
| Side-scrolling | Contra III: The Alien Wars | Metal Slug (1996) | Streets of Rage 2 | Gunstar Heroes |
| Wild card | Ecco the Dolphin | Comix Zone | Another World | Snatcher |
| Free pick | Earthworm Jim 2 | Harvest Moon | Super Metroid | Final Fantasy VI |
| Licensed | Mickey Mania | Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | Disney’s Aladdin | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time |
| Amiga | The Secret of Monkey Island | Worms: The Director’s Cut | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | Dune II: Battle for Arrakis |
| Steal | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Street Fighter II Turbo | Super Metroid | Super Mario World |
| Kill | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Chrono Trigger | EarthBound |
Results
- Dave ( votes) %
- Ash ( votes) %
- Matthew ( votes) %
- Samuel ( votes) %
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