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While Sega could never quite figure out the hardware business (only the Genesis was a financial success), it produced some of the most memorable video game properties of the last two decades.

And while “Sonic the Hedgehog” is arguably the game most identified with Sega, it’s by no means the best franchise in the company’s quiver. These are the best Sega games of all time, not because we say so, but because we're right.


Tell us which Sega games top your list.

-- Blake Snow

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If there's one game I keep coming back to after all these years, it's “Virtua Tennis.” And you don't have to like the sport to appreciate the addicting mini-games and always-within-reach-but-not-too-easy No. 1 ranking. Whether on Game Boy Advance, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, or PSP, this game never gets old. And two-person multiplayer is a hoot."; games_top5_090306_Sega[i++] = new Array("","'Sonic the Hedgehog'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090306_Top5_Sega_Sonic.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sega", "273", "390", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); games_top5_090306_Sega[i-1].body = "

Easily the most recognizable member of the Sega canon, “Sonic the Hedgehog” was the first and only rival to Nintendo's Mario. While the dorky Italian slid on concrete and used husky weight to crush non-threatening turtles, Sonic blazed through colorful levels at breakneck speeds with the help of spring-inducing gadgetry, all while collecting shiny rings, doing loop-de-loops, and somersaulting \"badniks\" into oblivion. Fast isn't for everyone."; games_top5_090306_Sega[i++] = new Array("","'Jet Grind Radio'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090306_Top5_Sega_jet-grind-radio.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sega", "259", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); games_top5_090306_Sega[i-1].body = "

Like the urban culture it successfully exaggerates, \"Jet Grind Radio\" is dripping with style. In it, you play as an aspiring graffiti artist, canvassing the streets of Tokyo on roller blades or a skateboard while tagging key areas of the city to make your mark. You'll have to avoid the cops while doing it, which of course, is part of the fun. Thanks to its pioneering use of cel-shaded graphics (and killer tunes), the game still looks and sounds great."; games_top5_090306_Sega[i++] = new Array("","2K Sports","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090306_Top5_Sega_nfl2k5.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sega", "273", "390", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); games_top5_090306_Sega[i-1].body = "

Not an actual game, per se, but the best rival to EA Sports since the latter begin its professional monopoly on sports games at the turn of the century. From the NBA, MLB and college sports (and formerly the NFL before EA purchased the exclusive rights), the 2K series often outplays its arch-nemesis. One can only imagine how thin the competition would be if it weren't for Sega, which sold the franchise rights to Take-Two in 2005."; games_top5_090306_Sega[i++] = new Array("","'Crazy Taxi'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090306_Top5_Sega_crazytaxi.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sega", "240", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); games_top5_090306_Sega[i-1].body = "

\"Crazy Taxi\" has you playing an unscrupulous cab driver charged with picking up customers and taking them from point A to point B as fast as possible. The sooner you get them there, the more points you get. From crazy \"dashes, drifts, jumps, and near-misses,\" this game is a driving riot and one of the best. It's also pretty darn funny.

Tell us: Which Sega games top your list?
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