30 Most Creative Idle Animations in Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Games

Do you think waiting in video games is boring and an absolute waste of time? Watch this video to prove otherwise!



Idle Animation is the animation that is displayed in a videogame when a character, especially a player-controlled character, is just standing around and the player isn't pressing any buttons. A few games may do it when you pause instead. This is done because it avoids having the character stand completely still, which feels odd and creepy because it is unnatural.

This type of animations became popular from the 16 bit, as video game developers had more margin to add animations with the greater memory capacity of the consoles

In this video I explore in depth the varied catalog of the Sega Genesis (Megadrive) in search of the most memorable video game animations that occur when the user doesn't touch the controls and makes the character just stand around. Let's move!

In this video you will find:

• A game curation showcasing the funniest idle animations in the Sega's 16 bit console (and also a compilation with some of the best genesis graphics)
• Reframed images of the video games so you don't miss any detail of the pixel art and smooth animations
• Information related to each game such as release date, developer company, game genre and system it was released on.
• Official game box arts with a 3D presentation.
• Educative and/or critical comments on the importance of the video game and why you should play it

Intro and Outro Music

Aries Beats "Synthwave Dreams 2020" is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: https://free-songs.de/synthwave-2020/

0:00 Intro
0:15 Comix Zone
0:29 The Lion King
0:49 Doom Troopers
1:02 Dynamite Headdy
1:22 The Lost Vikings
1:37 Beavis and Butt-head
1:52 Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
2:18 Cool Spot
2:42 Sonic
2:54 Donald in Maui Mallard
3:10 Streets of Rage 2
3:20 The Ooze
3:35 Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
3:54 Chuck Rock
4:08 Garfield: Caught in the Act
4:22 Vectorman
4:41 Sonic 2
5:03 Ristar
5:14 Disney's Aladdin
5:28 Earthworm Jim
6:10 Gargoyles
6:11 Batman: Revenge of the Joker
6:18 Marsupilami
6:31 Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
6:54 Sonic 3D Blast
7:06 Animaniacs
7:16 RoboCop Versus The Terminator
7:31 Disney's The Jungle Book
7:51 Vectorman 2
8:14 Earthworm Jim 2
8:37 Outro

⚠️ All gameplay recording, game curation and opinions included in this video, as well as editing is completely done by me

Bits & Beats creates videos about the history of video games. In this channel you'll find comparisons, retrospectives, technical analysis, but, mostly, game curations with the idea of having an important task of preserving video games, and make them relevant to society at large.

Curation isn't just about digging up neat games, but it's also about preservation, interpretation, and using one's knowledge to make it relevant to people. With my videos I want older gamers to look back and remember the influence of video games on their lives, and new gamers to understand the larger context of the series they're playing for the first time today.

I put significant time and creative effort into each one of my videos, including research, digging into archives, playing video games and recording hours of footage, selecting specific clips, writing reviews for each title, and making a very careful video editing in the way to transmit both educational and entertaining values to my audience. Every video takes a lot of hours to produce, because I strive to give my audience a consistent, high-quality content.

Fidelity and preservation of the video games is essential in Bits & Beats, so the recordings are made with the highest bitrate quality. It is done this way to preserve original game look and sound through modern footage, with no superfluous additions. I recommend you watch the video at 4K and 60 frames per second to get the best possible viewing experience.

I hope you enjoy my videos and find them useful!

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