I received my Sega Genesis Mini 2 and was playing Crusade of Centy, which I owned as a kid, and was enjoying the nostalgia trip for 3 hours until I died and was sent back to the very beginning of the game because I hadn't saved at any point until then.
The one game I wish the Genesis Mini 2 had which I miss from my childhood is Landstalker. It's another Zelda-like game like Crusade of Centy. It's part of the Genesis Classics collection on Switch apparently.
@PapaPole Crusade of Centy has really good music and an interesting animal companion powerup mechanic.
Landstalker is more traditional with an isometric angle and all the monsters make the same sound when they're hit from the slimes to the final boss.
@Tfmonkey Sometimes making rookie mistakes is part of the nostalgia. Most of the time, though, it's a buzz-kill. "Serenity now!"
@Tfmonkey Get a switch!
@Tfmonkey you played a game and did not record, u monster