Favorite 20 Sega Genesis games

This is a list of my favorite games for the Sega Genesis (the second console I ever owned).  The sports games topped the list for me because they gave so much replayability and were noticeably better than most sports games from the previous generation (NES).  Replayability is probably a big factor for my list of Genesis games.  I think at this point in my gaming experience I wanted more than just a couple hours of side scrolling (which dominated much of my early NES gaming) and for the most part all the games on my list could be revisited and not feel repetitive.  That being said, there are a few notable platformers on my list that I think were great games, particularly for the time.

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