Genesis:Region Locked Games

The following is a list of Genesis/Mega Drive games which will only play on a console of the same region. Much of the research behind this list comes from the region coding page on the Sega Retro wiki.

Japanese Releases

Title	Publisher	Release Year	Notes
Aa Harimanada	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Alex Kidd: Tenkuu Majou	Sega	1989	This game does not have actual region coding, but will not work on US or PAL consoles with TMSS.
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II	Sega	1992	Same ROM as the PAL release, will not play on US consoles
Bare Knuckle II	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles, same ROM as the PAL release
Bare Knuckle III	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Bishoujo Senshi Salior Moon	Ma-Ba	1994
Chou Kyuukai Miracle Nine	Sega	1995
Columns III	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Contra: The Hard Corps	Konami	1994
Crying: Aseimei Sensou	Sega	1992	Will not play on US consoles
Doraemon: Yume Dorobou to 7 Nin no Gozans	Sega	1993
Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden	Bandai	1994	Will not play on PAL consoles
Dynamite Headdy	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Eternal Champions	Sega	1994
From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Kyougou Makkou Taiketsu!	Bandai	1995
Gods	PCM Complete	1993
Golden Axe III	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Greatest Heavyweights	Sega	1994
Gunstar Heroes	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
The Hybrid Front	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
J.League Pro Striker	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
J.League Pro Striker 2	Sega	1994
J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban	Sega	1993
Janou Touryuumon	Sega	1993
Jurassic Park	Sega	1993
Lethal Enforcers	Konami	1993
Light Crusader	Sega	1995	Will not play on US consoles
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse	Sega	1995	Contains an easter egg where the game will detect if the console's region is changed to Japanese at the lockout screen
Mickey to Minnie Magical Adventure 2	Capcom	1994
Monster World IV	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
NBA Jam	Acclaim	1994
NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana	Sega	1994
Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijou	Sega	1988	This game does not have actual region coding, but will not work on US or PAL consoles with TMSS.
OutRunners	Sega	1994
Party Quiz Mega Q	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Pebble Beach Gold Links	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Pro Striker Final Stage	Sega	1995
Pulseman	Sega	1994
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R	Sega	1995
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Ristar	Sega	1995
Rocket Knight Adventures	Konami	1993
Rolling Thunder 2	Namco	1991	The first ever Genesis/Mega Drive game to incorporate region locking
Ryuuko no Ken	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Samurai Spirits	Sega	1994
Shin Souseiki Ragnacenty	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Space Harrier II	Sega	1988	This game does not have actual region coding, but will not work on US or PAL consoles with TMSS.
Sparkster	Konami	1994
Speedball 2	CRI	1992	Will not play on PAL consoles
The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light	Sega	1994
The Super Shinobi II	Sega	1993	Will not play on US consoles
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers	Capcom	1994
Super Thunder Blade	Sega	1988	This game does not have actual region coding, but will not work on US or PAL consoles with TMSS.
Surging Aura	Sega	1994
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder	Konami	1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters	Konami	1993
Thunder Force IV	Techno Soft	1992
ThunderFox	Taito	1991	This game is not region locked but will not work properly on PAL consoles
Tom & Jerry	Altron	1994
Vampire Killer	Konami	1994
Virtua Racing	Sega	1994	Will not play on US consoles
Wonder Boy V: Monster World III	Sega	1991	Will not play on PAL consoles
Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen	Sega	1994