LOL! I love how Dave's article in 1994 reads exactly like how he talks in Game Sack episodes! haha omgg faceball adventisement (is this an advertisement or this real life?!)
"You can also dash with a dedicated button" *Plays the entire game without dashing* Seriously, if you're not dashing 90% of the time, you're not getting the full Mega Man Xperience.
The Faceball 2000 part... was probably the funniest I have ever seen in Game Sack. Gotta love it when Joe fills his voice with attitude like that :). But how many MEGA POWER does the game have??
You guys are a fresh breeze among all those repetitive and monotonous YT videos. It's good to know that there are still some retro maniacs around. Thanks!
I scored a nice copy of Rival Turf! at Goodwill for 4 bucks a couple of months ago. Yeah, its pretty mediocre in just about ever regard. The skinny guy's standing jump kick cracks me up - his leg is completely vertical. Lots of other goodies in this episode too, especially Robo Aleste. A great game with an awesome soundtrack. Love that stage 1 music.
Another great feature that the original Megaman X has that none of the other sequels have is depending on which robot master you play first can affect another stage example play chill peguin stage first and defeat him and it will freeze flame mammoth stage,defeat storm eagle stage and his air fortress will crash into spark mandrill stage,defeat launch otcopus and it will flood sting chameleon stage as these results will make each of these stages much easier and if you collect all power ups and hearts and energy tanks you can find a special power capsule which doctor light teaches you how to fire a hadouken which is a one hit instant kill!
I loved Kid Chameleon as a kid but it was brutal as there were so many levels and no save feature. My brothers and I would stay up all night playing and writing down all the best routes so we could skip as many levels as possible to beat it.
I didn't like Chakan either, Dave! Too frustrating. I did beat Kid Chameleon a few times though - my attention span was way longer as a teenager, apparently. I remember calling the Sega hotline on that one, because there was this one level about halfway through where I searched for hours, not able to find an exit. It turned out that it was a trap level that indeed had no exit; if you wound up there via the branching level paths, then too bad, you had to start over! Now that's harsh.
Great story! I never called a Help hotline before simply because my parents would have kicked my butt for making a long distance call. I wonder what life would have been like if we had the internet in 1991.
It would have been great in many ways, but a lot of magic would have been lost, as well. My kids were born into a world where you grow up knowing that Aeris dies. Conversely, I remember calling my best friend up and yelling, "OH MY GOD SAMUS IS A GIRL!"
ShassaMMO To be fair, I was also alive during that time and I still learned about it long before I played Metroid. While I was younger (born in '81), I either learned about it in Nintendo Power or some other publication.
Wow, what an episode, the selection of games was really effective, even the crappy ones had a great result in the final video (wink at Faceball 2000 skit there). I love that you guys go all the way into reviewing the games and took your time to get into each one of them. I don't know how Dave got through Great Cave Offensive, I remember that being really long. Kid Chameleon isn't that famous now but magazines back in the day used to love it. Tons of great game you featured in this episode and I really loved the final skit, it was genius.
I love Game Sack, I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for a new video every week, keep it up guys! Would be cool if you could do this type of fanboy video again, maybe with N64 v Saturn or the Dreamcast v Gamecube.
That bit at the end was amazing love it. That faceball bit was even greater. You guys are really making some great content thats going to stand the test of time.
AlphaOmegaSin Pff, this guy calls himself a metalhead, and that isn't the first thing he notices about this game. Anyway the artwork is by Robert A. Kraus. If you check out his material, it's certainly what you could call "heavily inspired" by the work of Derek Riggs.
+Lord Vermintide Maiden isn't metal enough for Alpha. He needs the ear raping riffs of cannibal corpse and death just to wake him up in the morning. Lol
Play Cousins because it is so 1 sided. Playstation destroys xbox with its games library. Mega Drive had an amazing library that made even the biggest Nintendo fanboys turn their heads and pay attention
@Heinrich the White All the cross platforms I give af about I can play. I like PS4 better because of all the cheapie Japanese ports, whether old-school or new. I had an XB1 also until xmas, just to play Forza 4. I gave it to my brother because he really struggles with money and the newest system he had was 3DS.
Great stuff as always! I'm not sure about sucking and swallowing monsters though :-) Oh Dave, don't worry. Chakan is a pretty bad game. You're not alone there. No doubt the Dreamcast sequel wasn't shaping up well either which is probably while the plug was pulled on it.
Absolutely loved Kid Chameleon when I was a kid. So much fun, yet so difficult. I loved how when he gets hit, he says "Ow!" in this way-too-deep voice. Then when he loses his mask, he says, "Bummer!" And best of all, when you die, he yells, "DIE!" Ha. So funny. I remember there being over 100 stages, although the route through the game was full of various paths and warps. I freaking loved that hover board suit and surfing in anti-gravity. That one, and the cyclone guy. What a great game. Underrated for sure. DIE!
Would have been really cool to see Dave play through Contra Hard Corps and Joe play through some Contra 3 Alien Wars to get some respective opinions on those. Especially since (opinion incoming) both games are extremely good for each system; both music and Gameplay wise, so it would have been nice to see if each game could still interest the other person just as much (since I'm sure Joe's already played Hard Corps and Dave's already played Alien Wars at some point anyway). Otherwise, really great episode guys; keep em coming!
in 90's in Russia, we have'nt SNES, but have genesis clone bitman, and my favorite games on it was: Dune Alladin Road Rash 3 Top Gear 2 Rock&Roll Racing Desert Strike Red Zone Canon Fooder General Chaos
In early 90's, in our country, starts sales of NES clone called 8 Bit Dendy and more expensive clone Bitman 16 Bit. Later, in big cities, was possible to buy original SNES, but it was much more expensive than clones, and only few gamers was able to play on it. It was 90's in Russia.
Much more easier, with official price for new release abot 20$ on Steam. Console gaming is still expensive, but much more accessible with digital releases.
Personally, I think Actraiser should've been included. I know the guys reviewed it in the episode showing major differences between an original and its sequel but the game is beautiful, plays very well (although has some slow control issues in the platform section) and the Sim City-esque play during the civilization aspect is a lot of fun. Great music also.
Kinda sorta. Big Bill Hell's is done in a similar fashion but we've had radio and TV commercials like that out here for a long time before that which I've always thought were absurd(ly awesome).
I just got my first genesis last week along with Sparkster and Streets of Rage 3 and like 15 other games for 35 bucks. I just need to get the component cables and I'll be all set to play! Though I'll always be a SNES fan at heart.
Sorry to spam the comments guys. Could you let me know what software you use for the end credits effect where you have the games moving around in space. Thanks.
Game Sack If you're gonna get into the Megaman X games, I must warn you X2 and X3 aren't as good as the first game. But X4 on the Saturn and Playstation is pretty good.
Hey I liked Rival Turf a lot, and by liked I mean it was the best 2 player co op fighter at the time for the SNES cuz they kinda screwed up the Final Fight port. I know its not perfect but its fun in a generic beat em up way ... and you always got that guy yelling "JALECO" on boot up. I say that still every time i see the logo on a game. I still love the show and liked what you guys did there by switching things up. keep it up, and besides Patrick Roy, u guys are the best thing to ever come outta Colorado
Have you noticed how a lot of the best and rarest games come out at the end of a consoles' lifetime? These games are often overlooked in the face of new tech and can be quite hard to discover. Might make a good show one day? Comix Zone and Earthbound are more well known examples but recently I've discovered Mazes of Fate (gba) and Sega's Alien Infestation on DS which is a Sega fanboys' dream, and makes Metroid feel pretty tame!
If you liked Kirby Superstar, you'd love Kirby's Return to Dreamland on the Wii. It might be the best Kirby game. That's not really relevant to the retro theme of the show, but hey, maybe in your free time.
You are right. That Kirby game on the Wii is very good. The kids also like it. I have been a Kirby fan since I was small and even to this day, that little cream puff still gives me joy.
I would say definitely "Kirby And The Amazing Mirror" for GBA. That 2D game has really smooth animation, style and specially powers. The final power you gain is super awesome, and exploring the map and trying to connect it all is super fun. The graphics are super crisp and polished in that one too. It might be a bit too easy at times though, and even though it has extra Kirbys to help you, you'll miss your beloved helper from Super Star ;)
Yo, just had to say ya'll show is BOSS !! . Every time i feel like buying some old school i check your channel first. Thanks for taking the time to make this show for us real talk.
+MetroidJunkie2007 The GBA is similar to the Mega Drive/Genesis. Their CPUs have 32-bit registers and can run both run 16-bit and 32-bit instructions, Thumb and ARM in the GBA's case. If you go by the the Mega Drive's standard then the GBA would be marketed as 16-bit while under the same standard as the SNES, considering the SNES has an 8 to 16-bit CPU, the GBA would be marketed as 32-bit.
That might explain why, if you open a GBA rom in a tile editor and set it to Genesis mode, the tiles are still legible. That doesn't happen with any other combination.
how cruel to give dave chakan first. it's so god awful that he will be a nintendo fanboy more than ever. ;) i was so deeply disappointed when i played it the first time because the music, the backgrounds, the graphics at all and chakan's handling pretty suck. i guess i'm spoiled by land/world of illusion and sonic. :D
*Hey guys!* Here's an idea for a new episode: unloved systems. Go all out and showcase the best games of the systems everyone hates or doesn't care at all for. You guys don't like the Virtual Boy but it had 5 to 10 games that were excellent (a lot considering it only ever got 25 pieces of software...) SEGA CD and 32X got good stuff, Lynx got decent stuff, Game Gear had an _amazing_ library going for it. Also Joe thanks for the line at 4:07. Seriously, thank you.
1) The title killed me XD 2) Joe, do yourself a favor and SKIP... ENTIRELY Mega Man X6 and X7. Mega Man X5 was supposed to be the LAST game of the series before moving on to the Mega Man Zero series on GBA. However, Capcom screwed Inafune up by milking the series. The story lost its impact in X6, although the mecanics didn't get affected that much. X7 got the balls dropped on... HARD. Capcom tried to go 3D with the series and failed miserably. Furthermore, get this, they made Mega Man X, the titular character of the series... UNLOCKABLE. Yes, you start the game as Zero and newcomer Axl and have to unlock Mega Man X, who has become all emo and depressed from the war. X8, on the other hand, nearly corrected everything X7 has done wrong: they reverted to 2D gameplay, while keeping the 3D graphics, you get to select all 3 Hunters from the start, and the intro stage rotates them to get you accustomed to their abilities, the voice acting is much better, the music is more rocking, the boss battles are more straight-forward, the stages are more linear, the secret stuff utilizes each Hunter's ability. It's the better game. On a sidenote, you should also try Mega Man X: Command Mission, a JRPG-styled game and it works great. 3) That Faceball 2000 ad was awesome!
David Molina Salazar Well, like I said, X6's gameplay works just fine. The problem with X6 is the story: Zero and X get shot and supposed to be destroyed for good at the end of X5. However in X6, X is revived and he gets to chance to find Zero who has been repairing HIMSELF during that period??? That doesn't add up.
MrJechgo Oh, come on, I love X6 but it was broken. It had a lot of blind jumps (with bottomless pits below of course) and the up+attack _downward_ slash was absolutely retarded. The story, yes, too, was flaky, and not translating the dialogs was just lazy. It does have the *absolute best* music in a Mega Man X game and it looks great, though.
SpiralPegasus I'm not saying that X6 was perfect either... the gameplay worked... most of the time, and it retained the series' major staples. The story got shafted hard, and I mean HARD. That's why it's not worth playing after X5. Same goes with X7. At least X8 was a decent recovery.
David White Great news... it would make it cool to watch episodes at a constant HD definition. I'll be waiting for this to happen... just please don't limit it to USA distribution... it will be such an ass to get it arranged to send it to AU. ;-)
its a shity game for shity gamers that cant play real games now games like secret of evermore chrono trigger seiken densetsu 3 ilussion of gaia romance saga 3 thoose are reall games
This was a really fun idea for an episode and I hope you guys had as much fun making it as I did watching it- Please make sure you continue this episode series! I had even never heard of Chakan before this and am about to find myself a copy ASAP.
I'm not a hater either. I beat the game but I'm mature enough to admit a game's faults and this game has very poor controls and some very questionable level design. I'm not saying it's not worth a play through but I'm just saying to be prepared for a probable letdown.
I agree Tiikay. It's sad that it never got a follow up that could have corrected the first game's shortcomings as there was alot of potential but this is kind of what happens when a game has a tough difficulty hampered by shoddy controls, that usually will do you in for any chance of a sequel.
You guys are the best, i think yours is the only show that i can watch with my 8 year old daughter, she gets a kick outta watching, with commentary from me about the games i used to play, thanks fellas!!
Nice video, guys. Interesting idea of making you each play the others' respective console. Makes it more interesting than straight-up reviews. And I loved when Joe did the Faceball 2000 sarcastic commercial, seems like the game made him snap a bit. Looks like it'd make me have a breakdown as well.
I love Chakan. It was a pack-in game with my Genesis. I couldn't play well when I was a kid, but I did my best. I still haven't beat it completely because I wind up feeling like I've been playing for a long time and want to do something else. This game is gonna take me forever, man...
LOL! I love how Dave's article in 1994 reads exactly like how he talks in Game Sack episodes! haha
omgg faceball adventisement (is this an advertisement or this real life?!)
Huh? What article
@@aliencatcrew3336 He'd written into a gamemag, asking where to get a S-video cable for his SNES.
@@aliencatcrew3336 5:52
"You can also dash with a dedicated button"
*Plays the entire game without dashing*
Seriously, if you're not dashing 90% of the time, you're not getting the full Mega Man Xperience.
The Face Ball segment is life!
19:32 - YES!! I just stopped by to watch it for a quick pick- me- up. SR-71 sad face forever. Joe is a genius.
Fantastic video, as always.
The "Mega Power" joke never gets old, but give out a warning next time. I almost choked on my breakfast!
the faceball section was amazing.
The Faceball 2000 part... was probably the funniest I have ever seen in Game Sack. Gotta love it when Joe fills his voice with attitude like that :). But how many MEGA POWER does the game have??
One of my favorite things about Game Sack is when Joe refers to pretty much any enemy getting killed as them being "murdered." Gets me every time!
I love how the Kid Chameleon music gets all Seinfeldy around 23:50
Also really reminded me of ToeJam & Earl.
You guys are a fresh breeze among all those repetitive and monotonous YT videos. It's good to know that there are still some retro maniacs around. Thanks!
I scored a nice copy of Rival Turf! at Goodwill for 4 bucks a couple of months ago. Yeah, its pretty mediocre in just about ever regard. The skinny guy's standing jump kick cracks me up - his leg is completely vertical.
Lots of other goodies in this episode too, especially Robo Aleste. A great game with an awesome soundtrack. Love that stage 1 music.
Dave I hope you didn't give up on your quest for S-video cables
I didn't! I had to buy my cable directly from Nintendo. It was well worth it.
David White
Yes S-video is a world of difference.
David White Your name is David.
I'm just reminding you... in case you forget your name.
Sincerely yours....
Some guy
I wear a bracelet with my name and home address on it. I won't forget.
Hey guys, is there any chance we get a "Fanboys forced to switch sides" pt.2?
just saw an 8 month old comment by myself saying the same thing. Let's say then this is my favorite GameSack episode! lol
@@JoolsGuitar And now this comment is 8 YEARS old.
Another great feature that the original Megaman X has that none of the other sequels have is depending on which robot master you play first can affect another stage example play chill peguin stage first and defeat him and it will freeze flame mammoth stage,defeat storm eagle stage and his air fortress will crash into spark mandrill stage,defeat launch otcopus and it will flood sting chameleon stage as these results will make each of these stages much easier and if you collect all power ups and hearts and energy tanks you can find a special power capsule which doctor light teaches you how to fire a hadouken which is a one hit instant kill!
I loved Kid Chameleon as a kid but it was brutal as there were so many levels and no save feature. My brothers and I would stay up all night playing and writing down all the best routes so we could skip as many levels as possible to beat it.
I like the idea of you two switching consoles to review the games. Can't wait to see more :)
I didn't like Chakan either, Dave! Too frustrating. I did beat Kid Chameleon a few times though - my attention span was way longer as a teenager, apparently. I remember calling the Sega hotline on that one, because there was this one level about halfway through where I searched for hours, not able to find an exit. It turned out that it was a trap level that indeed had no exit; if you wound up there via the branching level paths, then too bad, you had to start over! Now that's harsh.
Great story! I never called a Help hotline before simply because my parents would have kicked my butt for making a long distance call. I wonder what life would have been like if we had the internet in 1991.
It would have been great in many ways, but a lot of magic would have been lost, as well. My kids were born into a world where you grow up knowing that Aeris dies. Conversely, I remember calling my best friend up and yelling, "OH MY GOD SAMUS IS A GIRL!"
ShassaMMO To be fair, I was also alive during that time and I still learned about it long before I played Metroid. While I was younger (born in '81), I either learned about it in Nintendo Power or some other publication.
ShassaMMO
Is it an ice stage? As in, a mountain? That would explain why I could never beat that one.
SpiralPegasus No, it's a level with nothing but bouncy blocks everywhere. Beyond that, I couldn't tell you, because it was over twenty years ago. :)
I'd start reconsidering friendships when you are given Rival Turf and Faceball to play. :^)
Another great one, guys. The editing was kick ass!!!!!!
I miss you Sega Hardware
You guys should do another video like this. Dave gives Joe 5 N64 games to review and Joe gives Dave 5 Sega Saturn games to review.
You HAVE to do another one of these. This one of my favorite, if not favorite, GS episode.
This is one of my fav episodes. But I think Joe could've picked some better Genesis games.
My list if I'm going for people these days to try::::::::
El viento
Truxton
Tanzer (nowadays)
TMNT Shredders rerevenge
Twinkle Tales
Chakan on the game gear: Hours of frustration and about £50 worth of AA batteries wasted.
I miss my childhood!
Excellent video! I still have that old issue of EGM with Virtua Fighter on the cover! Awesome. I didn't know Dave wrote that letter!
Wow, what an episode, the selection of games was really effective, even the crappy ones had a great result in the final video (wink at Faceball 2000 skit there). I love that you guys go all the way into reviewing the games and took your time to get into each one of them. I don't know how Dave got through Great Cave Offensive, I remember that being really long. Kid Chameleon isn't that famous now but magazines back in the day used to love it. Tons of great game you featured in this episode and I really loved the final skit, it was genius.
Faceball 2000 had me on the floor.
I love Game Sack, I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for a new video every week, keep it up guys!
Would be cool if you could do this type of fanboy video again, maybe with N64 v Saturn or the Dreamcast v Gamecube.
Thanks! I think we will definitely do more of these. It was fun.
Same here... My Watch Later list only gets bigger and bigger though I watch more than one Game Sack a week...
"if you like slow down - AND WHO DOESNT!?" had me a weak haha
Love that Joe knew about the bitness of the Virtual Boy =) thumb uped the video immediatly after he did!
Little Nemo the Dream Master is a really good one, that I think was an NEW exclusive.
Awesome guys :) every ep the production value and content is through the roof :)
I just love the Faceball 2000 commercial! Thank you so much for all these great episodes.
That bit at the end was amazing love it. That faceball bit was even greater. You guys are really making some great content thats going to stand the test of time.
I never thought of Eddie with that cover and now that it has been mentioned I can't unsee it 0__0
Yep. Too close to be just a coincidence.
David White I smell a rip off!
AlphaOmegaSin Pff, this guy calls himself a metalhead, and that isn't the first thing he notices about this game.
Anyway the artwork is by Robert A. Kraus. If you check out his material, it's certainly what you could call "heavily inspired" by the work of Derek Riggs.
+Lord Vermintide, +AlphaOmegaSin is the biggest tool.
Correction. +AlphaOmegaSin is a buck-and-a-nickel worth of tool.
+Lord Vermintide Maiden isn't metal enough for Alpha. He needs the ear raping riffs of cannibal corpse and death just to wake him up in the morning. Lol
I don't think there will ever be a greater video game rivalry better then sega and nintendo today's Sony vs xbox is so not even fun to debate about
Play Cousins because it is so 1 sided. Playstation destroys xbox with its games library. Mega Drive had an amazing library that made even the biggest Nintendo fanboys turn their heads and pay attention
@@MizfitZer0 only really true for xbone. 360 and heug were both filled with great games.
@Heinrich the White All the cross platforms I give af about I can play. I like PS4 better because of all the cheapie Japanese ports, whether old-school or new. I had an XB1 also until xmas, just to play Forza 4. I gave it to my brother because he really struggles with money and the newest system he had was 3DS.
Xbox 360 would like a word with you..
lmao "there is a bit of slow down but honestly I'm not surprised" burnn
oh and FLCL was the shit you just gotta swing the bat yo
It simply cannot be overstated that Chakan is The Forever Man. And don’t you dare forget it!
Who's what?
Woah, you guys rock. Added a few titles to my pick up list. Quickly becoming my favourite RUclips channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks!!
Gamesack! Forever man. :p
Thank you guys for another great episode.
Sundays are always better with a Game Sack video! Great work, gents!
Oh my gosh Joe, that Faceball segment was so freakin' hilarious, I about crapped myself, LOL!
Dave should review 5 Game Gear games and Joe 5 Gameboy games.
If there was some way to output GG games to a TV or recording device that would be a great episode.
I kinda figured Joe would have found a way to record Game Gear footage. You know, either by modding or satanic ritual...
David White
Mike Matei did a video with actually footage, no emu with help from the father of the Nintoaster, Stupid Fingers
happyhappy joyjoy I don't think you're familiar with this show.
I can't believe there's no way to play Game Gear games on the Master System.
Faceball comercial had me in stitches!
Lol, the distanced "PROBABLY NAWT"
why do I have a high level of excitement when you upload your new videos
Faceball 2000 had me in stitches
Great stuff as always! I'm not sure about sucking and swallowing monsters though :-)
Oh Dave, don't worry. Chakan is a pretty bad game. You're not alone there. No doubt the Dreamcast sequel wasn't shaping up well either which is probably while the plug was pulled on it.
Absolutely loved Kid Chameleon when I was a kid. So much fun, yet so difficult. I loved how when he gets hit, he says "Ow!" in this way-too-deep voice. Then when he loses his mask, he says, "Bummer!" And best of all, when you die, he yells, "DIE!" Ha. So funny. I remember there being over 100 stages, although the route through the game was full of various paths and warps. I freaking loved that hover board suit and surfing in anti-gravity. That one, and the cyclone guy. What a great game. Underrated for sure. DIE!
The faceball segment was gold
Would have been really cool to see Dave play through Contra Hard Corps and Joe play through some Contra 3 Alien Wars to get some respective opinions on those. Especially since (opinion incoming) both games are extremely good for each system; both music and Gameplay wise, so it would have been nice to see if each game could still interest the other person just as much (since I'm sure Joe's already played Hard Corps and Dave's already played Alien Wars at some point anyway).
Otherwise, really great episode guys; keep em coming!
Those are both great games. I have played Contra III more as you would expect. Good idea!
in 90's in Russia, we have'nt SNES, but have genesis clone bitman, and my favorite games on it was:
Dune
Alladin
Road Rash 3
Top Gear 2
Rock&Roll Racing
Desert Strike
Red Zone
Canon Fooder
General Chaos
No SNES? I'm so sorry to hear that! But at least you got to play some good games on your Genesis clone.
In early 90's, in our country, starts sales of NES clone called 8 Bit Dendy and more expensive clone Bitman 16 Bit. Later, in big cities, was possible to buy original SNES, but it was much more expensive than clones, and only few gamers was able to play on it. It was 90's in Russia.
Sounds like it was tough to be a gamer in the '90s. Hopefully it's easier now.
Much more easier, with official price for new release abot 20$ on Steam. Console gaming is still expensive, but much more accessible with digital releases.
It's so funny when Dave tries to pretend virtual boy doesn't existed...
The Faceball 2000 infomercial is the best editing you've ever done. Congrats man that was so funny.
FUN Episode Guys! ^_^
Alisia Dragoon is a fantastic game!
I LOVE 'Game Arts' games!
Friends don't give friends Rival Turf.
Personally, I think Actraiser should've been included. I know the guys reviewed it in the episode showing major differences between an original and its sequel but the game is beautiful, plays very well (although has some slow control issues in the platform section) and the Sim City-esque play during the civilization aspect is a lot of fun. Great music also.
When I saw this video, my eyes got as big as saucers. So happy to see a new episode. I'm always learning something new. Love the channel
That Faceball 2000 review was amazing. Did you decide to play off of Big Bill Hell's?
Kinda sorta. Big Bill Hell's is done in a similar fashion but we've had radio and TV commercials like that out here for a long time before that which I've always thought were absurd(ly awesome).
I just got my first genesis last week along with Sparkster and Streets of Rage 3 and like 15 other games for 35 bucks. I just need to get the component cables and I'll be all set to play! Though I'll always be a SNES fan at heart.
That's a good deal for $35.
Yes especially with Streets of Rage 3 that game loose is like 20 bucks
Sparkster aint cheap either.
Great episode, guys. Especially happy to see Alisia Dragoon and Robo Aleste there.
Yeah! Fugazi will always be one of my favorite bands. Man, I miss those guys. They need to get back together.
Sorry to spam the comments guys. Could you let me know what software you use for the end credits effect where you have the games moving around in space. Thanks.
Motion 5.
Game Sack thanks!
Game Sack If you're gonna get into the Megaman X games, I must warn you X2 and X3 aren't as good as the first game. But X4 on the Saturn and Playstation is pretty good.
Arrimas Arrington if you don't want me to block your account then stop stalking me on You Tube. If you don't stop I WILL block your account.
Arrimas Arrington dude, just stand down. Don't be creeptastic.
Sega wins this round. Next time N64 vs Sega Saturn. Another great episode guys you never disappoint.
I liked this episode a lot. Look forward to more of these fan boy swaps.
That "yip" sound that Alisia makes when she gets hurt makes me want her to keep running into enemies for some reason...
Hey I liked Rival Turf a lot, and by liked I mean it was the best 2 player co op fighter at the time for the SNES cuz they kinda screwed up the Final Fight port. I know its not perfect but its fun in a generic beat em up way ... and you always got that guy yelling "JALECO" on boot up. I say that still every time i see the logo on a game. I still love the show and liked what you guys did there by switching things up. keep it up, and besides Patrick Roy, u guys are the best thing to ever come outta Colorado
Thanks!
I like when fanboys are forced to do stuff. Whatever it is
Have you noticed how a lot of the best and rarest games come out at the end of a consoles' lifetime? These games are often overlooked in the face of new tech and can be quite hard to discover. Might make a good show one day? Comix Zone and Earthbound are more well known examples but recently I've discovered Mazes of Fate (gba) and Sega's Alien Infestation on DS which is a Sega fanboys' dream, and makes Metroid feel pretty tame!
You are right! I've played all the games you've mentioned except for Mazes of Fate. I've actually haven't heard of that before. Who's the developer?
David White
Sarasasa entertainment, argentinian developers.
(Never thought I'd say that.)
Mega Man X3 is definitely up there too.
David White
Sabarasa Entertainment (is the right spelling). It's one the best swan songs on the gba for sure :)
I'm a SEGA fan and I enjoy their Alien games.
the amount of innuendo in this episode is too much haha! great as usual
If you liked Kirby Superstar, you'd love Kirby's Return to Dreamland on the Wii. It might be the best Kirby game. That's not really relevant to the retro theme of the show, but hey, maybe in your free time.
You are right. That Kirby game on the Wii is very good. The kids also like it.
I have been a Kirby fan since I was small and even to this day, that little cream puff still gives me joy.
Kirby 64 will always be my favourite.
That is an awesome game. All the Kirby games give me great joy and I hope Nintendo/HAL keep pushing them out.
*****
Me too Amber!
I would say definitely "Kirby And The Amazing Mirror" for GBA. That 2D game has really smooth animation, style and specially powers. The final power you gain is super awesome, and exploring the map and trying to connect it all is super fun. The graphics are super crisp and polished in that one too. It might be a bit too easy at times though, and even though it has extra Kirbys to help you, you'll miss your beloved helper from Super Star ;)
Would you guys consider do an episode about games that could make some one hate the console (if its the only experience of a person).
I'd like to see that.
And E.T. would make everyone hate videogames hahaha
mendyc158 hahaha! How banal.
matt fahringer You again? Quit stalking me, freak.
matt fahringer I'm sorry that your mother and father are brother and sister you back water adult baby.
Yo, just had to say ya'll show is BOSS !! . Every time i feel like buying some old school i check your channel first. Thanks for taking the time to make this show for us real talk.
Awesome, Thanks!
I'd really like to see a sequel to this one. Easily one of my favorite Game Sack episodes.
Great reviews guys! Let me tell you, Megaman X is definitely a series you should play!
Wasn't the GBA 32-bit?
no, i don`t think so
manuel pop Then what was it? Couldn't just be 16-bit.
+MetroidJunkie2007 The GBA is similar to the Mega Drive/Genesis. Their CPUs have 32-bit registers and can run both run 16-bit and 32-bit instructions, Thumb and ARM in the GBA's case.
If you go by the the Mega Drive's standard then the GBA would be marketed as 16-bit while under the same standard as the SNES, considering the SNES has an 8 to 16-bit CPU, the GBA would be marketed as 32-bit.
Leu CeaMia I'm assuming the 16-bit thing helps it backwards play Gameboy Color games?
That might explain why, if you open a GBA rom in a tile editor and set it to Genesis mode, the tiles are still legible. That doesn't happen with any other combination.
Thank you Game Sack for a longer episode! Keep up the amazing work.
I laughed so hard when I saw the shirt that says "Ask me about Fugazi" and I don't even know why either,
how cruel to give dave chakan first. it's so god awful that he will be a nintendo fanboy more than ever. ;)
i was so deeply disappointed when i played it the first time because the music, the backgrounds, the graphics at all and chakan's handling pretty suck. i guess i'm spoiled by land/world of illusion and sonic. :D
I was overcome by B.O.B. nostalgia... I have no idea why.
Not to mention the annoyingly slow startup whenever you're about to play a stage, which is also kind of a problem in "Taz In: Escape From Mars". :P
Faceball 2000 ROFL
Best commercial I've ever seen Joe, Ill take 20!
hakan in the end sound like the wolverine from those funny marvel vs dc (pc vs mac comercial parody) video, specially wolverine vs rorschach XD
Sega fanboys are always more knowledgeable gamers
So true
isnt the wii 32 bit?
*Hey guys!*
Here's an idea for a new episode: unloved systems.
Go all out and showcase the best games of the systems everyone hates or doesn't care at all for.
You guys don't like the Virtual Boy but it had 5 to 10 games that were excellent (a lot considering it only ever got 25 pieces of software...)
SEGA CD and 32X got good stuff, Lynx got decent stuff, Game Gear had an _amazing_ library going for it.
Also Joe thanks for the line at 4:07. Seriously, thank you.
Faceball 2000 review is THE BEST THING ON THE INTERNET
1) The title killed me XD
2) Joe, do yourself a favor and SKIP... ENTIRELY Mega Man X6 and X7.
Mega Man X5 was supposed to be the LAST game of the series before moving on to the Mega Man Zero series on GBA. However, Capcom screwed Inafune up by milking the series. The story lost its impact in X6, although the mecanics didn't get affected that much. X7 got the balls dropped on... HARD. Capcom tried to go 3D with the series and failed miserably. Furthermore, get this, they made Mega Man X, the titular character of the series... UNLOCKABLE. Yes, you start the game as Zero and newcomer Axl and have to unlock Mega Man X, who has become all emo and depressed from the war.
X8, on the other hand, nearly corrected everything X7 has done wrong: they reverted to 2D gameplay, while keeping the 3D graphics, you get to select all 3 Hunters from the start, and the intro stage rotates them to get you accustomed to their abilities, the voice acting is much better, the music is more rocking, the boss battles are more straight-forward, the stages are more linear, the secret stuff utilizes each Hunter's ability. It's the better game.
On a sidenote, you should also try Mega Man X: Command Mission, a JRPG-styled game and it works great.
3) That Faceball 2000 ad was awesome!
X6 was ok
The best I have played so far is X5.
Never get the chance to beat X6 though....
David Molina Salazar Well, like I said, X6's gameplay works just fine. The problem with X6 is the story: Zero and X get shot and supposed to be destroyed for good at the end of X5. However in X6, X is revived and he gets to chance to find Zero who has been repairing HIMSELF during that period??? That doesn't add up.
MrJechgo
Oh, come on, I love X6 but it was broken. It had a lot of blind jumps (with bottomless pits below of course) and the up+attack _downward_ slash was absolutely retarded.
The story, yes, too, was flaky, and not translating the dialogs was just lazy.
It does have the *absolute best* music in a Mega Man X game and it looks great, though.
SpiralPegasus I'm not saying that X6 was perfect either... the gameplay worked... most of the time, and it retained the series' major staples. The story got shafted hard, and I mean HARD. That's why it's not worth playing after X5. Same goes with X7.
At least X8 was a decent recovery.
Make a dvd
LoL. I thumbs up this comment every episode. Have no fear things are in the works.
David White bluray would be better but id buy the dvds if they were available
David White Great news... it would make it cool to watch episodes at a constant HD definition. I'll be waiting for this to happen... just please don't limit it to USA distribution... it will be such an ass to get it arranged to send it to AU. ;-)
David White
I know, but I'm going to make the same comment until the dvd or blu ray is released. :)
I don't know about everyone else, but Joe had me sold on Faceball 2000!
really love your show, best ive seen on youtube so far.
funny and informative pure 10/10 keep it up!!
YOU DONT LIKE FACEBALL 2000?. WTF!!!!11!11!!
its a shity game for shity gamers that cant play real games now games like secret of evermore chrono trigger seiken densetsu 3 ilussion of gaia romance saga 3 thoose are reall games
there are more genres than the ones you like. faceball 2000 is a really fun game nonetheless
its gay as fuck
Retrogaming Insanity says the guy with the sonic avatar
least sonic is good game faceball is gay
I'm always taken back by how great Kirby Superstar looks.
Oh, I can foresee how Joe will be so pleased to play Megaman X4 on the Saturn. :)
I LOVE this show! Every episode kicks LOADS of ass.
This was a really fun idea for an episode and I hope you guys had as much fun making it as I did watching it- Please make sure you continue this episode series! I had even never heard of Chakan before this and am about to find myself a copy ASAP.
I would reel back my expectations if I were you. The controls are fairly shoddy as Dave said.
The game's like $20 on ebay, even less not complete... I'm more than willing to gamble on a game that may just be another part of the collection.
Chakan is a great game especially if you get into the story. Don't let the haters fool you.
I'm not a hater either. I beat the game but I'm mature enough to admit a game's faults and this game has very poor controls and some very questionable level design. I'm not saying it's not worth a play through but I'm just saying to be prepared for a probable letdown.
I agree Tiikay. It's sad that it never got a follow up that could have corrected the first game's shortcomings as there was alot of potential but this is kind of what happens when a game has a tough difficulty hampered by shoddy controls, that usually will do you in for any chance of a sequel.
I've seen some of these before but it's a pleasant look back.
You guys are the best, i think yours is the only show that i can watch with my 8 year old daughter, she gets a kick outta watching, with commentary from me about the games i used to play, thanks fellas!!
Nice video, guys. Interesting idea of making you each play the others' respective console. Makes it more interesting than straight-up reviews. And I loved when Joe did the Faceball 2000 sarcastic commercial, seems like the game made him snap a bit. Looks like it'd make me have a breakdown as well.
I love Chakan. It was a pack-in game with my Genesis. I couldn't play well when I was a kid, but I did my best. I still haven't beat it completely because I wind up feeling like I've been playing for a long time and want to do something else. This game is gonna take me forever, man...
Looooved how you showed Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade! That's one of my favorite animes! Awesome!
I lost it on the Faceball review, brilliant! Hahaha, great video as always guys!!!
"Ask Me About Fugazi" lmao fantastic