List of Sega Mega Drive homebrew games
From Sega Retro
Here is a complete list of Sega Mega Drive homebrew games. Translations of commercial games and small demos are not included in this list.
Original games
| # | Game | Developer | Year | Genre | External links | Cartridge version | Digital version | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Ping-Pong | Pure-Byte | 1991 | Pong | Information Download |
None | Free Download | A simple pong game. |
| 2 | SegGala | Bill Eubanks | 1998 | Arcade Shooter Game | Information Download |
None | Free Download | A Galaga clone. |
| 3 | Ultimate Tetris | Haroldo OK! | 2001 | Puzzle | Official Site | None | Free Download | A Tetris clone. |
| 4 | Tubes (Demo) | Bruce Tomlin | 2007 | Puzzle | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | Make a completely capped group of pipes to score. |
| 5 | Airtstriker | Electrokinesis Studios | 2008 | Vertical Shooter | Official Site | None | Free Download | Airstriker is a 1980's-like arcade vertical shooter with 2 player support and an endurance mode. |
| 6 | Tetrex | Mairtrus | 2008 | Puzzle | Discussion | None | Free Download | A tetris clone. |
| 7 | 260bSnake | Sonic 65 | 2009 | Arcade | Discussion | None | Free Download | A Snake clone in 260 bytes. |
| 8 | Pringles Game | Future Driver | 2009 | Platformer | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | There are three worlds with each three levels. Collect all Pringles and don’t let your jump flow get into the wrong direction! |
| 9 | Pong RAM | TmEE co. | 2009 | Pong Game | Article | None | Free Download | A small game of pong for Mega Drive / Genesis that makes no use of RAM at all, everything is done on CPU registers. |
| 10 | Pier Solar and the Great Architects | Watermelon | 2010 | RPG | Official Site | 50$ | None | First 64 MEGA POWER game on the system and also the first to support a simultaneously playing Mega-CD disc. |
| 11 | Space Pixy | Sarang | 2010 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | Created for 2010 Summer RETRO Neo Coding Compo. |
| 12 | Riley's Letter Recycle | bgvanbur | 2010 | Educational Game | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | A letter based educational game for young kids. |
| 13 | Mega*QBert (Demo) | Jaklub | 2010 | Puzzle | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | An unofficial sequel of Q*Bert for Sega Genesis. |
| 14 | Hangman SG | Airwalk Studios | 2011 | Puzzle | Official Site Discussion |
30$, Sold Out | Free Download | Test your skills in two different challenge levels, with over a thousand phrases to solve, spanning over 5 catagories. |
| 15 | Gen Poker | Sebastian Mihai | 2011 | Poker | Official Site | None | Free Download | Get a winning hand, and then either gamble a few times, trying to guess whether the next card is red or black, or just collect. |
| 16 | Project MD | Sik | 2012 | Platformer | Official Site | None | Free Download | Lots of graphical tricks, "inside of machine" environments. |
| 17 | Fuwa Fuwa Cotton Candies | Future Driver | 2013 | Platformer | Official Site | None | Free Download | Player's cotton candies can push baby cotton candies. Stage clear when goal in the all baby cotton candies. |
| 18 | Sacred Line Genesis | Sasha Darko | 2013 | Text Adventure Game | Official Site Discussion |
39$ / 89$ (2015) | 5.99$ (Standard) / 9.99$ (Unique) | Unusual story and style, WAV soundtrack. Cartridge version released by Watermelon. |
| 19 | Old Ship | PSCD.ru | 2013 | Text Adventure Game | Official Site | None | Free Download | A text adventure game with pictures. It was developed using Megadrive development engine called GINCS. Texts are completely in Russian. |
| 20 | Uninvited Guests | Evil Wesker | 2013 | Adult Text Adventure Game | Official Site | None | Free Download | A text adventure game with pictures. It was developed using Megadrive development engine called GINCS. Texts are completely in Russian. |
| 21 | Glass Breaker | TmEE co. | 2013 | Other | Official Site Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | Objective of this game is to break all the windows of a house. It is not the easiest task because the inhabitants wont let you do so. |
| 22 | SupraKillminds | Jack Nolddor | 2013 | Puzzle | Official Site Review Discussion |
27,95 € (2014) | Free Download | First brand new puzzler released on cartridge on the system. Based on "Quarter" by Photon Storm. Cartridge version released by 1985 alternativo. |
| 23 | Invasion | Psycatic Software | 2013 | Space Invaders | Official Site Discussion |
Upcoming (2016) | Free Download | Has 6 different game modes. Also available on Sega CD. |
| 24 | Racer | TOF Studio | 2013 | Racing | Official Site | Sold Out (2014) | Free Download | The road symbolizes the green line. And at every turn the player must choose one of two options for where to turn the steering wheel relative to the driver: the right or left. |
| 25 | Silent Hill: Genesis (Beta) | lupus | 2013 | Text Adventure Game | Official Site Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | A fan-made adaptation of the original Silent Hill for Sega Megadrive/Genesis in the form of visual novel, based on Silent Hill: Play novel for GBA. |
| 26 | Crazy Driver | M-374 LX | 2013 | Racing | Discussion | None | Free Download | Crazy Driver is a simple driving game where you only need to avoid crashing into other cars. By driving faster, you get a higher score. |
| 27 | Mega Swirl (Demo) | Zontar | 2014 | Puzzle | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | A fan adaptation of Sega Swirl, a puzzle game for Dreamcast initially released in 1999. |
| 28 | Goplanes (Demo) | djcouchycouch | 2014 | Side-Scrolling Flying Game | Discussion 1-2 | None | Free Download | Plays like a SNES version of Sopwith. Made with SGDK toolkit. |
| 29 | Junkbots | Moon Watcher & Bitslap | 2014 | Puzzle | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | An entry of BITBIT Jam 2014 Coding Competition. |
| 30 | Leovigildo's Murcian Conspiracy | Pixel Bastards | 2014 | Arcade | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | A single screen arcade game. |
| 31 | Sega Master System Brawl (Demo) | Bonaf | 2014 | Fighting | Discussion 1-2-3 | None | Free Download | A fighting game where all the characters are from the Master System. |
| 32 | Pingouin Bleu | djcouchycouch | 2014 | Shoot'Em'Up | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | A horizontal shooter game featuring a penguin. Made with SGDK toolkit. |
| 33 | Pingouin Rose | djcouchycouch | 2014 | Platformer | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | The player must brings stuffed toys (mostly penguins) back to the house. Made with SGDK toolkit. |
| 34 | Violence Pingouin | djcouchycouch | 2014 | Action/Platformer | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | The player must help Violence Pingouin to slaughter few robots. Made with SGDK toolkit. |
| 35 | Zombi Terror | Kabuto Factory | 2015 | Text adventure | Official Site Discussion |
Sold Out | Free Download | A horror text adventure game. Also available on ZX Spectrum, C64, MSX, ZX81, and PC Windows. |
| 36 | Code Eliminator | Jason Santuci | 2015 | Horizontal Shooter | Official Site Discussion |
$46.00 | None | Sold at the 2015 Portland Retro Gaming Expo. A limited run of 40 copies made. Also available on Sega CD. Cartridge version released by John Hancock. |
| 37 | Ixion | Nendo | 2015 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | Move the spaceship while avoiding bullets. |
| 38 | Solaris | Nendo | 2015 | Puzzle | Official Site | None | Free Download | Tetris clone. |
| 39 | Tetris MD | Nightmareci | 2015 | Puzzle | Discussion | None | Free Download | Tetris clone. |
| 40 | Star Chaser | Sik | 2015 | Puzzle/Arcade | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | Taking control of one of four coloured balls, your task is to zoom around the maze-like scenery in a race to gather the forming stars before your enemies. Currently lacking sound. |
| 41 | Tro-Now | Pixel Bastards South! | 2015 | Action | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | A 16-bit Tron homage. One of the winner in BITBIT Jam 2015 Coding Competition. |
| 42 | Scorpion Illuminati (Demo) | Scorpion Illuminati | 2015 | Rhythm Game | Official Site Source Code Repository Discussion |
None | Free Download | A rhythm game written in pure Motorola 68000 Assembly language. |
| 43 | Doroppu | Repixel8 | 2015 | Puzzle | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | A tile matching game with influences taken from Puyo Puyo and Puzzle Bobble. |
| 44 | Papi Commando | Studio Vetea | 2015 | Action/Arcade | Official Site Discussion Article |
From 29$ | None | This action game support two players at once and features a big boss at the end. |
| 45 | T-Gun II | Robot Urchin | 2015 | Vertical Shooter | Discussion 1-2 | None | Free Download | This shooter game contains seven levels and supports two players. |
| 46 | Counter-Strike 2D (Demo) | PSCD.ru | 2015 | Top-View Shooter | Article | None | Free Download | Inspired from Counter-Strike game for PC. Run around arenas and shoot your opponent. |
| 47 | ASCII WARS | ComradeOj | 2015 | Space Shooter | Official Site Discussion |
$30.00–$40.00 (2016) | Free Download | A simple 2 player combat game. Cartridge version released by 8bit Evolution. |
| 48 | Error Rush | ComradeOj | 2015 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | The objective of the game is to avoid running into the enemies for as long as you can. One new enemy is spawned every five seconds. |
| 49 | Gravity pig | ComradeOj | 2015 | Platformer | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | A simple platformer game where you switch gravity instead of jumping. There are 15 stages and a boss fight at the end. |
| 50 | Liquid Space Dodger | ComradeOj | 2015 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | An "infinite flyer" type game where you must dodge spikes that come at ever increasing speed. |
| 51 | The Adventures of DMA David | ComradeOj | 2016 | Text adventure | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | Played by looking at a situation and pressing the co-responding action button to continue. |
| 52 | Virtua Worm | ComradeOj | 2016 | Arcade/Puzzle | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | The game is like a cross between snake and pac-man. It's essentially a clone of an old web game called nibblet. |
| 53 | Fatal Smarties (Demo) | Mike Tucker, Matt Cope, Jon Davies, Mike Clark | 2016 | Side Scrolling Shooter | Official Site | None | Free Download | Make for Global Game Jam 2016. |
| 54 | Sega CD Resurrection Project | Hunter Pearson | 2016 | Text Adventure Games | Official Site | None | Free Download | A pack of five Sega Genesis and Sega CD games; Throne - a visual text-based adventure, Marco Polo - a collection of three games into one for impaired players, Argisub - A user must mach sound Frequencies, Throne CD, and Argisub CD. Make for Global Game Jam 2016. |
| 55 | Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders | Cédric Bourse[1] (as Orion_[2]) | 2017 | Puzzle/Platformer | Official Site | From 25€ | 5€[3] | This game is a fast paced 2D platformer with puzzle elements, similar to Impossible: Mission or Zillion. It is also available for Game Boy, Dreamcast and Windows. |
| 56 | Tanglewood | Big Evil Corporation | 2018 | Puzzle/Platformer | Official Site | £54 | 14.99€[4] | Tanglewood is a brand new and original puzzle-platforming game originally released for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis. It is also available for Windows, Mac and Linux, as an emulator with a digital copy of the Mega Drive game, from GOG, Itch.io and Steam. |
Ports
| # | Game | Developer | Year | Genre | External links | Cartridge version | Digital version | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teenage Queen MD | Pascal-O-Rama | 2006 | Strip Poker | Official Site | None | Free Download | It's a straight port of a famous Strip Poker game available for the Atari ST. |
| 2 | Chuchu rocket MD (Demo) | Fonzie | 2007 | Puzzle | Discussion Download |
None | Free Download | Ported from GBA, was released on Sega CD as Mighty Mighty Missile. |
| 3 | Sonic the Hedgehog Megamix (v3.0) | Team Megamix | 2007 | Action | Official Site Wiki |
None | Free Download | Multiperson disassembly modification of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. |
| 4 | Yie Ar Kung Fu | Evgeny | 2008 | Fighting | Discussion Download |
None | Free Download | A complete port of the original NES game. |
| 5 | Angry Birds (Demo) | Zhengyaxin_8bit | 2008 | Action | Discussion 1-2 | None | Free Download | A homebrew re-creation of Angry Birds for the Sega Megadrive. |
| 6 | Miniball SE | ??? | 2008 | Board Game | Article | None | Free Download | A port of original Miniball SE. |
| 7 | Battle City | krikzz | 2008 | Action | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | A remake of Battle City game for NES. |
| 8 | Super Mario Bros | Mairtrus | 2010 | Platformer | Discussion | None | Free Download | A complete port of the Super Mario Bros game for NES. |
| 9 | Berzerk | Paul Lee | 2010 | Action | Download | None | Free Download | A complete port of the Berzerk game for Atari. |
| 10 | Rick Dangerous | Pascal-O-Rama | 2011 | Action/ Platformer | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | A complete port of the Atari ST version. |
| 11 | Oh Mummy! Genesis | 1985 alternativo | 2012 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
24,95€, Sold Out | Free Download | 2-in-1 (port and original version of Amstrad CPC game). Cartridge version released by 1985 alternativo. |
| 12 | Barbarian | F.L. | 2012 | Action | Official Site | None | Free Download | Ports of 7 different version (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Amiga 500, PC-DOS, and AppleII). Created for the 25th anniversary of the game Barbarian in 2012. |
| 13 | Crazy Cars MD | F.L. | 2013 | Racing | Official Site | None | Free Download | Remake of the best racing game of Amstrad CPC released in 1988. |
| 14 | Wolfenstein 3D | gasega68k | 2013 | FPS | Discussion | None | Free Download | Port of Wolfenstein 3D for PC. |
| 15 | Starfox (Demo) | gasega68k | 2013 | Action | Discussion Article |
None | Free Download | Port of Starfox for SNES. But, just a demo. |
| 16 | MineSweeper | PSCD.ru | 2013 | Puzzle | Official Site | None | Free Download | Port of popular MineSweeper game. |
| 17 | Sumo Slam! | Segaman Production | 2013 | Arcade | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | Port of a JAVA mobile phone game "Sumo Smash!". Music has been ripped from the Sonic hack "SoniNeko". Has a cheat code to make the game harder, but it requires 6-button gamepad (U, D, U, U, D, U, D, U, D). |
| 18 | Uwol: Quest for Money | The Mojon Twins/ Shiru | 2013 | Platformer | Official Site Discussion |
27,95€ (Bigbox) 24,95 € (Shitbox) 5$ (pirate) |
Free Download | Port of a ZX Spectrum game by The Mojon Twins. Ported by Shiru, and Cartridge version released by 1985 alternativo. |
| 19 | Fix-It Felix Jr. MD | Future Driver | 2013 | Action | Official Site Article |
None | Free Download | Port of a pseudo retro game in Flash by Disney (to help promote Wreck It Ralph). |
| 20 | Fix-It Felix Jr. MD | Airwalk Studios | 2014 | Action | Official Site Discussion |
$37.50 | Free Download | Port of a pseudo retro game in Flash by Disney (to help promote Wreck It Ralph). |
| 21 | 2048 | Oerg866 | 2014 | Puzzle | Discussion 1-2 | None | Free Download | A direct port of popular 2048 game. |
| 22 | Flappy Bird | PSCD.ru | 2014 | Action | Official Site | None | Free Download | Port of popular game for Android and iOS. |
| 23 | Mega Squad Advantage (Demo) | Bibin | 2014 | Action | Discussion | None | Free Download | The game was supposed to play like a mix of Joust, Super Smash Bros, and Towerfall. |
| 24 | Chase | Jack Nolddor | 2014 | Arcade | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | A port of NES game. |
| 25 | BugHunt | Jack Nolddor & MoonWatcherMD | 2015 | Arcade | Official Site Discussion |
None | Free Download | A port of PC game by Lazy Brain Games. |
| 26 | G-Zero (Demo) | gasega68k | 2015 | Racing | Article Discussion |
None | Free Download | A port of original F-Zero game for SNES. |
| 27 | Octopus | theelf | 2015 | Platformer | Article | None | Free Download | A port of original Octopus game for Game & Watch. Sega CD version also available. |
| 28 | L'Abbaye des Morts | Locamalito, Mun | 2017 | Platformer | PlayOnRetro (via mail), Mega Cat Studios | Name-your-own-price download | A port of the Spectrum-inspired Windows game. | |
| 29 | Magic Pockets | Bitmap Brothers, PixelHeart | 2018 | Platformer | PixelHeart and many other distributors | None | A port of the early 90's computer game. |
Games under development
- Sydney Hunter and The Curse of The Mayans - Article
- Rol 'An' Go - Discussion
- Antarex - Article
- Mega Cheril Perils - Article
- Papi Commando Reload - Demo
External links
- sega-16 - Complete list of New Sega Genesis Games and Ports
- SegaBits - List of 2006 - 2015 Games on SEGA Dreamcast and Genesis / Megadrive