4. Gunstar Heroes (Genesis, PS3)

Fuck Yeah Gunstar Heroes!  The game is honestly a little easier than it should be, and as a result starts to get a little bit boring if you are playing by yourself.  It has such exuberance and energy though.  You never need to use your full moveset but it's there.

It's also where Treasure got their start.  As one of the best Genesis/Megadrive games, that's a pretty damn good start.  No one else pushed the hardware like Treasure did.  I feel stupid talking about it because it's quality should be evident to anyone that plays it.  I guess I'll describe it a bit though.

Player One is Red.  Player Two is Blue.  Yellow is your back up.  Green is your traitorous brother.  You need to shoot and throw everything in sight to fight a tremendous string of bosses.  Stage 5 is DESTROY THEM ALL.

CAN I PLAY THIS NOW?

Yes sir!  It's on Virtual Console and PSN.  I can't speak for the quality of the PSN download because I also have the fantastic Gunstar Heroes Collection (Japanese PS2).  That includes the adequate Master System/Game Gear port, Alien Soldier, and Dynamite Heady.  It has pretty much the best emulation that you have to pay for  you can buy.