That's... Arcade, right?

That's what we call it, right? Arcade-like games?

>>3256854
I love Mystic Defender. Also check out Revenge of Shinobi and Ghostbusters. Typical top-tier games that fit your criteria are Gunstar Heroes, Alien Soldier and (less so, but I'm working on it for myself) Alisia Dragoon

>>3256854
Uhh.. most of them. Genesis had tons of arcade-type games.

>>3256854
Vector-Man
Maximum-Carnage
Skitchin'

>>3256854
Super Hang-on
Outrun
Streets of Rage series
Golden Axe series

>>3256890
This. Look at any 'Top Genesis Games' list and ignore Phantasy Star/Shining Force. You can't go wrong.

>>3256860
See I think of it as being NES action-like because after a certain point you didn't see so many single player games in arcades, and fighting games took over everything

But yeah

>>3256860
>That's what we call it, right? Arcade-like games?

forreal?
!!!!!!!!!

i seriously thought "arcade" as genre (in any console) used in magazines some years ago was just a loose term for horizontal/vertical scrollers that weren't bullet-hel or platformers... so basically what i later got to calling side scrollers

>>3256854
Ristar
The Sonic Games
Streets of Rage series
Gunstar Heroes
Alien Soldier
M.U.S.H.A
Truxton
Super Thunder Blade
Comix Zone
Vectorman

There's a ton of stuff really

>>3256854
Certainly not Ranger X. Love that game but there is exploration and waiting inbetween all that action.