Really had me going there for a second, Joe. Didn’t think you’d show us Dragon Valor… I was ready to click off when you said “pshhhh, I’m not going to tell you!” then BAM! You showed us!!!
Funny you mention that, I was actually thinking Genji (the first game on PS2 not its sequel the meme'd to death PS3 launch game) should be featured in this video too. It's a beautiful game with nice combat similar Onimusha but with jump button. The only negative is that the game is way too short. Thanks to that crab meme, Genji will be forever associated with PS3 launch woes and the original game in PS2 forgotten.
I'm a 40 year old man that loves spending sunday mornings eating cereals while watching Game Sack. Mentioned cereals are low on sugar and high on fibers, of course. And low fat yoghurt instead of milk.. Anyways, you get the point.
I remember my parents taking me on a caravan holiday to rainy Wales. Luckily I had the forethought to bring my MD and a copy of Beyond Oasis (Story of Thor) and it ended up being an absolute banger. Great game.
About Streets of Rage 3, there was an interview in a german magazine with the sister of Yuzo Koshiro, who worked on the sprites and design of Ancient games and she said, that they did not work on SoR3. Sega took that one inhouse.
My buddy's moms ping pong ball act. Although that's not a game so much as a demonstration of a somewhat unique skill of some value depending on the audience that is generally located in a Tijuana bar of some ill repute....
I've been playing Project Starship and Project Starship X. They're modern "retro" shooters and kind of easy, but they're randomized and a bit rogue like. So, theyre a bit different than most "shmups".
Hell yeah! !SKYBLAZER is pure 90s 16-bit nostalgia awesome sauce...!!! Definitely does not get all the love it deserves. Loved it when the Game Grumps covered it. And I love this stage and how it looks like a Castlevania game. 5:12
Fun fact: In the options menu for Final Fight 3, there's something called "Hit Config." For reasons passing understanding, it defaults to on, but if you turn it off, you can't hit each other in 2P anymore.
To sound like an old fart, back in the day this was often "2P mode B" in Double Dragon and Battletoads... And also Battletoads and Double Dragon, among others.
Great stuff as always Joe! I feel like Extreme-G for the N64 is a pretty fun futuristic racer that gets overlooked when compared to the Wipeouts of the era. It has a great sense of style, speed and a bangin soundtrack. Not the best game in the genre, but very quality stuff and not one I hear talked about a lot these days.
My friend had an N64 and most of the games available at the time and that was the game he ALWAYS wanted to play when friends were over...we all loved playing multiplayer. I haven't really played it since then, though.
Beetle Adventure Racing on the N64 is a pretty fun game even that gets overlooked. I know I rented it four times before I finally bought it on clearance at some small game store. When I worked in a game store, we always had a couple in stock and they never sold. Customers would see the title and think it was another crappy licensed game. You can get it for around $20 nowadays.
Beyond Oasis is a great game. Collecting hearts buffs your health, collecting gems buffs your mana. You can use breakable weapons of different power, but there are also ways to get infinite powerful weapons if you pass a challenge. Maze-like dungeons, puzzle-like bosses. Some hidden mechanics like summoning spirits from enemies and inventory items. Very nice animations. One of my favourites. Happy to see it mentioned.
Joe making my Sunday morning. Thanx pal. Always a pleasure. I was commenting lots on your game skit channel last night as you uploaded several of the skits lol
26:33 No emotion has ever been captured more accurately in a work of art than the "I don't want to be here" vibe portrayed on this box. Well done Sega!
Jurassic Park for the Sega Master System. Really solid amd overlooked platformer. Mcdonald's Treasureland Adventure on the Sega Genesis is also realllllly good, especially the music. The first game made by Treasure of Gunstar Heroes Fame
I was just thinking I should go to bed because its 230am and then I saw GameSack released a new video and suddenly I have no desire to sleep until this video is over.
Deeper in the game, with access to all moves, weapons and spirits, Legend of Oasis for the Saturn is something really special, like Beyond Oasis before it, the only thing it needed was a sequel later in the Saturn's life so it could turn into an amazing trilogy. In fact, all overhead SEGA games from Golvellius onwards are great games. I like how you can combo while dashing with Guy in Final Fight 3, it's also possible to moonwalk and double tap < while holding R to dodge attacks too, it's indeed a great game for the SNES, nice soundtrack but no much variety, and letterboxed like all Capcom games on the console, indeed the best FF game for me.
The blonde-haired woman replacing the Borgman character in the western version of Cyborg Hunter looks kind of like she could be "anime Bonnie Tyler". I feel like Beyond Oasis is more accurately described as "formerly overlooked". It was obscure for over two decades but it's kind of hard to call any game included on the first Sega Genesis Mini and in the Sega Genesis section of Switch Online "overlooked" today.
The ladies on the back of the Virtua Racing Deluxe box are truly "Out of this World".. as in, they look like they came from that game. 😅 Seriously the best thing about the Japanese release is the inclusion of SRAM so you can save your lap/track times and also keep mirror mode unlocked when you beat all the stages. Sega was insane removing this feature from the USA version, after having folks pay a $150 premium for the half-assed 32X addon and the high game prices on top of that.
I don't think Bloody Roar is overlooked. People generally love the first two especially at retro gaming stores. BR just gets no love from the FGC, but they're only into a specific type of fighter.
I remember a little bit of Bloody Roar......3. I wanted to play as Alice because she could turn into a bunny. Unfortunately, said bunny was a hulking beast because that's Bloody Standard........3.
Cyborg Hunter is awesome. I mean it has a peepee meter and you can simply just answer "yes" to the age-old question: Is he a cyborg that hunts or is he hunting cyborgs?
Genesis Beyond Oasis 0:40 SNES Sky Blazer 5:05 PSX Dragon Valor 8:20 NES WURM 12:32 Master System Cyborg Hunter 16:01 SNES Final Fight 20:52 SNES Final Fight guy 21:21 SNES Final Fight guy 2 21:40 SNES Final Fight guy 3 21:54 bonus 25:40
So happy to see Skyblazer mentioned here. Definitely an awesome game with excellent gameplay mechanics and excellent graphic and sound design. I only wish it were longer!
Great work. Another overlooked game not a lot talk about is Adventure of Little Ralph for PS1. Maybe this channel has talked about it, I wouldn’t be surprised. Very fun game. Hard but addicting. You keep wanting to retry until you beat the level. Only takes a few hours to beat but worth the afternoon trying it and replaying it every year.
A criminally under-rated but *excellent* game on the Saturn (mostly because it was a Japan only release and all the npc dialogue text etc is in Japanese) is *Princess Crown*
Another great episode. Thank you. One game I think deserves more love is Jurrasic Park on the Sega CD. It is one of my favorite point-and-click games and the production values are pretty impressive.
@@hellocollegejason198 I did at first but years later after playing it and appreciating it for what it was, it has become one of my favorite retro games.
Joe, I've been following your channel for years now, never fails to entertain me Next episode of underrated games, I'd love if you'd bring up Threads of Fate from PS1. It's a Square Action RPG game that I only found out about last year. It plays almost like Dragon Valor, has two stories and an extremely funny plot with loads of gags. It's a beautiful game that no one talks about, you really should give it a look
So happy to see Dragon Valor make it on... I feel that I made that rec a while back, since I'm one of the only people I know that talks about that game. A great selection of games on here!
Growing up I would play Final Fight 1,2, and 3 all in one sitting on the snes. Good times! I'm still obsessed with the side scroller beat em ups. (and shmups)
So glad you mentioned Skyblazer, as it really doesn't get enough love! Though I think it's funny how you mentioned the game being difficult in spots and often frustrating, as I found it to be quite possibly the easiest 2D platformer I've ever played -- I rented it from BlockBuster back in the day, and literally beat the whole game on my first sitting. But I liked it enough that I went out and bought it afterward, so I could replay it again and again! Definitely didn't find any part of the game even the slightest bit challenging, though, nor was I ever frustrated for even a moment. If anything, it was kind of a relaxing game to play, since I could almost just zone out and beat the whole thing without even paying attention to it. I also think it's funny that you mention hating the stage with the wind currents, as that's -- again -- quite possibly one of my favorite stages in any 2D platformer, ever. I LOVE that there's not a single piece of solid ground in the entire stage, and you just have to ride wind currents to get to the exit -- it feels so freeing and fun, and is such a cool change of pace from other platformer games of the time!
S.O.S. SNES is criminally underrated. Not the Sink or Swim S.O.S. Game, the other one with the Titanic looking ship on the box art. And Fur Fighters on Dreamcast and PS2 is also an underrated shooter game
Actually, I was just playing Virtua Racing Deluxe on 32X today. I got one of those all in one power supplies and had to make sure the 32X worked. Don't have the Japanese box though.
My day always brightens up when there's new stuff from Joe. It's my favorite channel on RUclips for a while now, and Joe, kudos for all the effort you put into your episodes. I came to really appreciate after watching the stream where you edited the MSX episode, and then when I got into editing my own stuff. It's a tough racket! Keep up the great work!
As far as criminally underrated games go, I would have to suggest the Way of the Samurai games on the PS2 / PS3. They are sandbox samurai games with a "choose your own adventure" twist with mild rogue like elements. I will admit when you first start playing you will likely feel lost as you are just kind of thrown in, and the controls are a little clunky, but after getting accustomed to it there is a lot of enjoyment to be had. Each run is relatively short, and even if you die and lose your stuff you are still gaining points to unlock cosmetics and game modes which keeps the momentum going. Highly recommend.
Dragons valor… I played this game when it originally came out on PlayStation and absolutely loved it! I had always wished for a sequels but it never came. I didn’t know that it was related to an earlier series… great coverage Joe, Game Sack is awesome and honest, and the comedy in top notch lol
It’s nice to see Dragon Valor on here. I definitely enjoyed that game. I can’t recall if this game has ever been mentioned in a video, but Battle Hunter for the original PlayStation was a lot of fun.
Great video as always. I used to love Hook and Sky Blazer for SNES. they are not great games by any means, but I rented them many times over childhood weekends when I had nothing else better to do. right before you said it and like 30 years later, I realized that Sky Blazer is using the same engine as Hook with a lot of the same graphic assets, just look at Blazer's jumping animation, just tweaked a little bit. Should have known you already had picked up on this a while ago. Again, thanks for all you do.
Silent Bomber for PS1 needs more love, super fun action game. I first played the demo of it in late 90's, and later found a copy of it at clearance sale and i couldn't put it down before i finished it. Highly recommended🥰.
I would cast my vote for Time Pilot. the graphics are absolutely stunning for '82. It is an easy game to really get drawn into the "one more try" mentality and many are unfamiliar with this Konami classic. Besides the Konami collection of gba thankfully it is currently available on switch in arcade archives form. Thanks for all the great content! 😎
I like to bring up Biker Mice From Mars on Snes when appropriate. It has a Rocking Soundtrack, and it shows the people who made it really cared to make it a great racing game. Also Vinny in that game with spinning around corners and using powerups can really go fast.
I still have the Wurm : Journey to the Center of the Earth game physically(original japanese version), i bought from Chinese merchandise early 2000's ...
Hi Joe, thanks for making constant content of all these games. I am surprised for all these years that no one seems to ever mention the shoot'em up Burai Fighter for the NES by TAXAN/ TAITO. I believe there is a Gameboy version also but I never played that so I can't comment. I think it was a pretty great game from what I remember and had some pretty cool bosses and music and had various options for difficulty. I tried to suggest the game to other popular retro gamers but no one seemed to give that game a chance, it would be cool if you could give that game a chance and let other people know about this cool great game.
Huge fan of Destiny of an Emperor on NES. I don't hear a lot of chatter about that one but it is a really enjoyable RPG type but instead of hp you have soldiers. There are tons of characters you can select from. So good.
EGM in the late 90's did an issue with the top 100 games of all time. They had Beyond Oasis pretty high on the list, and I remember wanting to get a copy after reading about it.
@@danhectic5629 Yeah mate probably just a different list. It's issue 100 November 1997. Super Metroid made 6th. Top 5 were.. 5th SFII Turbo 4th Super Mario 64 3rd LOZ: Link To The Past 2nd SMB 3: All Stars Edition 1st Green Dog Lol, yeah it was Tetris.
@@danieledwards1490 For 2nd place, did you mean "Super Mario All-Stars?" Also, I'm not surprised "Green Dog" got the top spot, but I'm surprised "Lester the Unlikely" didn't make the top five. 😆👍
It's hard for me to imagine games flying under your radar with all the really good games you've shown me through the years that I never even knew existed. I even made a mameui playlist called GameSack that has all the games in your Left in the Arcade series
"On the gweeeeen!" Just played it for the first time not too long ago, and it felt just like playing Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, even if the graphics are all 2D. I'm thinking I might pick it up for Xbox: I noticed that it's under the name "Big Tournament Golf" on modern platforms.
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"Thank you for watching Gamesack"
Thank YOU 4 making "GameSack"
I usually just go ahead and click Like when the video starts at this point.
thank you for commenting on game sack
@@SwiftyLeZar Exactly what I did, I feel obligated to support this channel. Those atm 23 dislikes are confusing though.... but haters will hate
Thanks and welcomes all around. It’s a group participation project.
I say that like half the time and I watch a lot.
Really had me going there for a second, Joe. Didn’t think you’d show us Dragon Valor… I was ready to click off when you said “pshhhh, I’m not going to tell you!”
then BAM! You showed us!!!
The pixel art in Beyond Oasis looks great. I really like the restraint shown in communicating the textures of the grass, ground, walls, etc.
You know.... those giant crabs really remind me of ancient feudal Japan.. for some reason. Just seems so . . . Historically accurate to it.
Cringe.
Ohhhh god, we are so old, but we are still goooood
Massive damage with this comment
@@mindphaserxy Why? Did he attack our weak point?
Seeing Beyond Oasis on the Genesis Mini helped make it a bit less underrated imo - good to see it getting some recognition in this day and age.
The Steam version is very good with quick saves and rewinds.
@@jeremyfiggins4176 lol
It was on the Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection for PS3 and XBox as well. Same with Soul Blazer.
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“Attack their weak points for MASSIVE damage”… I caught that. This game is of course historically accurate, right?
Came to the comments to say the same thing
GIANT ENEMY CRABS
I love that "FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE" is reaching a timeless state
599 us dollars
Funny you mention that, I was actually thinking Genji (the first game on PS2 not its sequel the meme'd to death PS3 launch game) should be featured in this video too. It's a beautiful game with nice combat similar Onimusha but with jump button. The only negative is that the game is way too short. Thanks to that crab meme, Genji will be forever associated with PS3 launch woes and the original game in PS2 forgotten.
I'm a 40 year old man that loves spending sunday mornings eating cereals while watching Game Sack.
Mentioned cereals are low on sugar and high on fibers, of course.
And low fat yoghurt instead of milk..
Anyways, you get the point.
I’m in my early 30s and don’t eat breakfast.
@@PikaLink91 not even a hooker 's breakfast?
I'm nearly 61 and had a sausage biscuit this morning :)
@@PikaLink91 Late 30's and I haven't eaten breakfast since I was in grade school. Also, yogurt on cereal sounds disgusting @ladaux.
I love how my mind just read this comment using Joe's voice. 'Anyway you get the point'' is totally a Reddifer-ism. XD
Thanks for being an excellent representation of a Joe. I and the rest of the Joe's appreciate it.
Thank you for your service, random Joe.
As a Joe I appreciate it too
He's definitely not your average Joe.
Are you a joe or a scott? Make up your mind!
You’re living in dream world, Joe.
I had my snack ready and was browsing previous Game Sack videos to watch when this video popped out. New video, nice timing there!
Lol I was watching a Playlist of game sack skits when it dropped.....I'll have to come back to that....
Literally same XD
What do you mean popped out? Out of your TV screen? WHOAAAH!!
What was your snack though?
Nice, I usually watch with my wife with breakfy.
I remember my parents taking me on a caravan holiday to rainy Wales. Luckily I had the forethought to bring my MD and a copy of Beyond Oasis (Story of Thor) and it ended up being an absolute banger. Great game.
Hey where u from?. I used to go whales on my holidays
365 eps, one for every day of a year, well done!
For Real? That’s impressive. Now I can watch a different episode every day without repeating 🤯
Didn't catch that, good one!
About Streets of Rage 3, there was an interview in a german magazine with the sister of Yuzo Koshiro, who worked on the sprites and design of Ancient games and she said, that they did not work on SoR3. Sega took that one inhouse.
What are some games you feel don't get enough attention?
My buddy's moms ping pong ball act. Although that's not a game so much as a demonstration of a somewhat unique skill of some value depending on the audience that is generally located in a Tijuana bar of some ill repute....
Nascar Rumble on the PS1. A Mario Kart clone that is much better than Mario Kart itself
I've been playing Project Starship and Project Starship X. They're modern "retro" shooters and kind of easy, but they're randomized and a bit rogue like. So, theyre a bit different than most "shmups".
Defenders of Oasis on the Game Gear. I know you covered it five years ago but worth mentioning again.
Soukyo Gurentai, Panzer Dragoon Orta, R Factor 2, Crusaders of Centy, Marvelous, Strider PS3, Folklore, Kameo, Advanced Busterhawk Gleylancer
I like this new bit where Joe multi-pronounces words.
Hell yeah! !SKYBLAZER is pure 90s 16-bit nostalgia awesome sauce...!!! Definitely does not get all the love it deserves. Loved it when the Game Grumps covered it. And I love this stage and how it looks like a Castlevania game. 5:12
Dark Cloud and it's sequel on the PS2 are criminally underrated.
I have Dark Cloud on the ps4. It it’s so difficult 😂the caves seem like forever.
Landstalker for genesis is a game that deserves more love
I always find Gamesack comforting and will continue to watch Gamesack until the day I die 🪦
Fun fact: In the options menu for Final Fight 3, there's something called "Hit Config." For reasons passing understanding, it defaults to on, but if you turn it off, you can't hit each other in 2P anymore.
To sound like an old fart, back in the day this was often "2P mode B" in Double Dragon and Battletoads... And also Battletoads and Double Dragon, among others.
@@DeAthWaGer I know old farts, you sir, are not one
Few random suggestions:
• Doom Troopers on Snes
• Samurai Shodown RPG on NeoCD
• Yu yu hakusho on the Genesis
• Marathon 2 on Mac 😜
Great stuff as always Joe! I feel like Extreme-G for the N64 is a pretty fun futuristic racer that gets overlooked when compared to the Wipeouts of the era. It has a great sense of style, speed and a bangin soundtrack. Not the best game in the genre, but very quality stuff and not one I hear talked about a lot these days.
I played that game so much back in the day and loved it
My friend had an N64 and most of the games available at the time and that was the game he ALWAYS wanted to play when friends were over...we all loved playing multiplayer. I haven't really played it since then, though.
Episode 365?! That's enough for one a day! Congrats on the milestone! For a leap year, I'll just rewatch the ngpc 😁
Beetle Adventure Racing on the N64 is a pretty fun game even that gets overlooked. I know I rented it four times before I finally bought it on clearance at some small game store. When I worked in a game store, we always had a couple in stock and they never sold. Customers would see the title and think it was another crappy licensed game. You can get it for around $20 nowadays.
I dont start off intending to binge watch this channel. I just always end up binge watching this channel.
Beyond Oasis is a great game. Collecting hearts buffs your health, collecting gems buffs your mana. You can use breakable weapons of different power, but there are also ways to get infinite powerful weapons if you pass a challenge. Maze-like dungeons, puzzle-like bosses. Some hidden mechanics like summoning spirits from enemies and inventory items. Very nice animations. One of my favourites. Happy to see it mentioned.
Joe making my Sunday morning. Thanx pal. Always a pleasure.
I was commenting lots on your game skit channel last night as you uploaded several of the skits lol
A few more skits to upload next week!
@@GameSack yay....
26:33 No emotion has ever been captured more accurately in a work of art than the "I don't want to be here" vibe portrayed on this box. Well done Sega!
canadian ladies?
Jurassic Park for the Sega Master System. Really solid amd overlooked platformer.
Mcdonald's Treasureland Adventure on the Sega Genesis is also realllllly good, especially the music. The first game made by Treasure of Gunstar Heroes Fame
I was just thinking I should go to bed because its 230am and then I saw GameSack released a new video and suddenly I have no desire to sleep until this video is over.
Story of my life, lol
I like your videos. I listen to them for hours and hours until I literally fall asleep and I wake up to them still playing.
Had a lot of fun playing Game and Watch 3 on Switch recently. Underrated. Where has this been all of my life
The character from Wurm looks like the character when using the Justin Bailey code in Metroid 🤔
Deeper in the game, with access to all moves, weapons and spirits, Legend of Oasis for the Saturn is something really special, like Beyond Oasis before it, the only thing it needed was a sequel later in the Saturn's life so it could turn into an amazing trilogy. In fact, all overhead SEGA games from Golvellius onwards are great games.
I like how you can combo while dashing with Guy in Final Fight 3, it's also possible to moonwalk and double tap < while holding R to dodge attacks too, it's indeed a great game for the SNES, nice soundtrack but no much variety, and letterboxed like all Capcom games on the console, indeed the best FF game for me.
The blonde-haired woman replacing the Borgman character in the western version of Cyborg Hunter looks kind of like she could be "anime Bonnie Tyler".
I feel like Beyond Oasis is more accurately described as "formerly overlooked". It was obscure for over two decades but it's kind of hard to call any game included on the first Sega Genesis Mini and in the Sega Genesis section of Switch Online "overlooked" today.
The ladies on the back of the Virtua Racing Deluxe box are truly "Out of this World".. as in, they look like they came from that game. 😅
Seriously the best thing about the Japanese release is the inclusion of SRAM so you can save your lap/track times and also keep mirror mode unlocked when you beat all the stages. Sega was insane removing this feature from the USA version, after having folks pay a $150 premium for the half-assed 32X addon and the high game prices on top of that.
For me it's the Bloody Roar series. I friggin love those games so much. Especially 2. Wish to hell it would come back.
Primal Fury on the Gamecube was awesome... and then 4 came out and screwed everything up :(
i love Bloody Roar 2 and the Gamecube one
I don't think Bloody Roar is overlooked. People generally love the first two especially at retro gaming stores. BR just gets no love from the FGC, but they're only into a specific type of fighter.
I remember a little bit of Bloody Roar......3.
I wanted to play as Alice because she could turn into a bunny. Unfortunately, said bunny was a hulking beast because that's Bloody Standard........3.
After all these years, I still have never skipped your intro. Keep killing it Joe, you the man!
His intro sounds awesome!!
Game sack is the best. I could watch these videos over and over.
That master system d-pad still offends me to my core to this very day.
Go play choplifter and try not throw the controller
You can’t do it
I always enjoy the little skits at the end of these.
I'm so glad someone finally gave a fully detailed explaination of how to get massive damage.
Stayed for the end skit. Again not disappointed. Amazing
Massive crab, massive damage. That's just science at work.
Thank you for remembering and covering Cyborg Hunter!
Cyborg Hunter is awesome. I mean it has a peepee meter and you can simply just answer "yes" to the age-old question: Is he a cyborg that hunts or is he hunting cyborgs?
Cyborg Hunter rules
Genesis Beyond Oasis 0:40
SNES Sky Blazer 5:05
PSX Dragon Valor 8:20
NES WURM 12:32
Master System Cyborg Hunter 16:01
SNES Final Fight 20:52
SNES Final Fight guy 21:21
SNES Final Fight guy 2 21:40
SNES Final Fight guy 3 21:54
bonus 25:40
So happy to see Skyblazer mentioned here. Definitely an awesome game with excellent gameplay mechanics and excellent graphic and sound design. I only wish it were longer!
Great lineup. You have been on fire lately, Joe.
I like how you can light up the dark corridors with your gun in Cyborg Hunter while you can still use your radar to see incoming enemies. Clever!
Great work. Another overlooked game not a lot talk about is Adventure of Little Ralph for PS1. Maybe this channel has talked about it, I wouldn’t be surprised. Very fun game. Hard but addicting. You keep wanting to retry until you beat the level. Only takes a few hours to beat but worth the afternoon trying it and replaying it every year.
That ending bit made me choke on my morning tea.
No other host on RUclips is comparable or even comprable to you, Joe. Thanks for another great video.
Cyborg Hunter is awesome! That was the first game I fully beat. Love the upgrades and everything about it
Thanks!
Thanks!!
A criminally under-rated but *excellent* game on the Saturn (mostly because it was a Japan only release and all the npc dialogue text etc is in Japanese) is *Princess Crown*
I had imported a copy once I found out it was pre Vanillaware. Director on that game would go on to create Odin Sphere and Dragon’s Crown.
Really love these type of videos - I discover so many hidden gems this way!
Another great episode. Thank you. One game I think deserves more love is Jurrasic Park on the Sega CD. It is one of my favorite point-and-click games and the production values are pretty impressive.
I'll admit I do hate that game
@@hellocollegejason198 I did at first but years later after playing it and appreciating it for what it was, it has become one of my favorite retro games.
Joe, I've been following your channel for years now, never fails to entertain me
Next episode of underrated games, I'd love if you'd bring up Threads of Fate from PS1. It's a Square Action RPG game that I only found out about last year. It plays almost like Dragon Valor, has two stories and an extremely funny plot with loads of gags. It's a beautiful game that no one talks about, you really should give it a look
So happy to see Dragon Valor make it on... I feel that I made that rec a while back, since I'm one of the only people I know that talks about that game. A great selection of games on here!
Growing up I would play Final Fight 1,2, and 3 all in one sitting on the snes. Good times! I'm still obsessed with the side scroller beat em ups. (and shmups)
Those disappearing blocks on the tower in skyblazer drove me nuts for weeks, glad im not the only one
So glad you mentioned Skyblazer, as it really doesn't get enough love! Though I think it's funny how you mentioned the game being difficult in spots and often frustrating, as I found it to be quite possibly the easiest 2D platformer I've ever played -- I rented it from BlockBuster back in the day, and literally beat the whole game on my first sitting. But I liked it enough that I went out and bought it afterward, so I could replay it again and again! Definitely didn't find any part of the game even the slightest bit challenging, though, nor was I ever frustrated for even a moment. If anything, it was kind of a relaxing game to play, since I could almost just zone out and beat the whole thing without even paying attention to it.
I also think it's funny that you mention hating the stage with the wind currents, as that's -- again -- quite possibly one of my favorite stages in any 2D platformer, ever. I LOVE that there's not a single piece of solid ground in the entire stage, and you just have to ride wind currents to get to the exit -- it feels so freeing and fun, and is such a cool change of pace from other platformer games of the time!
My two most underrated games are Mystical Ninja 64 and MK: Shaolin Monks. Two of my favorite games ever that deserve a ton more recognition.
S.O.S. SNES is criminally underrated. Not the Sink or Swim S.O.S. Game, the other one with the Titanic looking ship on the box art. And Fur Fighters on Dreamcast and PS2 is also an underrated shooter game
Skyblazer is so overlooked, when I beat it like a couple years ago, eventually I forgot it existed until this video reminded me.
Actually, I was just playing Virtua Racing Deluxe on 32X today. I got one of those all in one power supplies and had to make sure the 32X worked. Don't have the Japanese box though.
My day always brightens up when there's new stuff from Joe. It's my favorite channel on RUclips for a while now, and Joe, kudos for all the effort you put into your episodes. I came to really appreciate after watching the stream where you edited the MSX episode, and then when I got into editing my own stuff. It's a tough racket! Keep up the great work!
Playing beyond oasis now. It is so good. Definitely recommend to anyone that likes beaten ups but put off by rpgs
Thanks, Joe, once again, for all your efforts. They are much appreciated as always, man.
FREAKING JOE & his under rated overtly sarcastic end sketches!! You almost had me do a spit take!! XD
10:39 For every Genji joke reference you make I will henceforth always reach to with the legendary MGS3-Meme: "Crab Battle!
As far as criminally underrated games go, I would have to suggest the Way of the Samurai games on the PS2 / PS3. They are sandbox samurai games with a "choose your own adventure" twist with mild rogue like elements. I will admit when you first start playing you will likely feel lost as you are just kind of thrown in, and the controls are a little clunky, but after getting accustomed to it there is a lot of enjoyment to be had. Each run is relatively short, and even if you die and lose your stuff you are still gaining points to unlock cosmetics and game modes which keeps the momentum going. Highly recommend.
Enjoying this one with a new born on my lap. Thanks!
Brawl brothers deserves to be on this list!!
Love this channel. Thanks Joe
Trojan on the NES should be covered.. early game and very underated
Thanks, I love when you do these, there is a few titles here that I never heard of, and will add them to my devices to check out.
Dragons valor… I played this game when it originally came out on PlayStation and absolutely loved it! I had always wished for a sequels but it never came. I didn’t know that it was related to an earlier series… great coverage Joe, Game Sack is awesome and honest, and the comedy in top notch lol
It’s nice to see Dragon Valor on here. I definitely enjoyed that game.
I can’t recall if this game has ever been mentioned in a video, but Battle Hunter for the original PlayStation was a lot of fun.
Great video as always. I used to love Hook and Sky Blazer for SNES. they are not great games by any means, but I rented them many times over childhood weekends when I had nothing else better to do. right before you said it and like 30 years later, I realized that Sky Blazer is using the same engine as Hook with a lot of the same graphic assets, just look at Blazer's jumping animation, just tweaked a little bit. Should have known you already had picked up on this a while ago. Again, thanks for all you do.
Silent Bomber for PS1 needs more love, super fun action game.
I first played the demo of it in late 90's, and later found a copy of it at clearance sale and i couldn't put it down before i finished it.
Highly recommended🥰.
Underrated gems:
Dusk - FPS
Project Warlock - FPS
Freedom Planet - Platformer
Rabi-Ribi - Metroid/Bullet Hell style game
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter - Mech game
The Mummy De-Mastered - Metroid style game
I would cast my vote for Time Pilot. the graphics are absolutely stunning for '82. It is an easy game to really get drawn into the "one more try" mentality and many are unfamiliar with this Konami classic. Besides the Konami collection of gba thankfully it is currently available on switch in arcade archives form. Thanks for all the great content! 😎
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When you're on foot in Wyrm, it reminds me of a game from Action 52 a little bit. 😂
The Mark of Kri, Binary Domain, The Saboteur and Darksiders 2 are all excellent games that were hideously underrated
Great episode! Skyblazer looks like a game I would have loved back in the day. Pretty and NES hard.
I LOVE WURM: Journey to the Center of the Earth. The main theme has been my ringtone for forever now.
I like to bring up Biker Mice From Mars on Snes when appropriate. It has a Rocking Soundtrack, and it shows the people who made it really cared to make it a great racing game. Also Vinny in that game with spinning around corners and using powerups can really go fast.
Some times I watch your videos just to hear that awesome intro and leave a like. You’ve definitely earned that from me 😀
I still have the Wurm : Journey to the Center of the Earth game physically(original japanese version), i bought from Chinese merchandise early 2000's ...
I used to play Final Fight 3 and, indeed, a lot of people didn't know it had branching paths and a better storyline with the new characters
Hi Joe, thanks for making constant content of all these games.
I am surprised for all these years that no one seems to ever mention the shoot'em up Burai Fighter for the NES by TAXAN/ TAITO. I believe there is a Gameboy version also but I never played that so I can't comment. I think it was a pretty great game from what I remember and had some pretty cool bosses and music and had various options for difficulty. I tried to suggest the game to other popular retro gamers but no one seemed to give that game a chance, it would be cool if you could give that game a chance and let other people know about this cool great game.
Huge fan of Destiny of an Emperor on NES. I don't hear a lot of chatter about that one but it is a really enjoyable RPG type but instead of hp you have soldiers. There are tons of characters you can select from. So good.
Love that game. It was the starting point for my "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" fandom, as Destiny of an Emperor is loosely based on it.
@@Rando1975 It is for sure one that I love to go back to.
EGM in the late 90's did an issue with the top 100 games of all time. They had Beyond Oasis pretty high on the list, and I remember wanting to get a copy after reading about it.
I remember that issue, I have it in a box somewhere. I’ve always wanted to play it
Must be a Mandela effect. Got the issue in my hand and didn't make the Top 100
@@danieledwards1490 probably a different list- is Super Metroid #1? Tetris?
@@danhectic5629 Yeah mate probably just a different list. It's issue 100 November 1997. Super Metroid made 6th. Top 5 were..
5th SFII Turbo
4th Super Mario 64
3rd LOZ: Link To The Past
2nd SMB 3: All Stars Edition
1st Green Dog
Lol, yeah it was Tetris.
@@danieledwards1490 For 2nd place, did you mean "Super Mario All-Stars?" Also, I'm not surprised "Green Dog" got the top spot, but I'm surprised "Lester the Unlikely" didn't make the top five. 😆👍
"I would've flipped those around, but what do I know"
literally laughed out loud
The Trails of Cold Steel series is under appreciated. Heck the Legend of Heroes saga in general.
10:39 Giant enemy crabs?
Seems like a very accurate historical game!
It's hard for me to imagine games flying under your radar with all the really good games you've shown me through the years that I never even knew existed.
I even made a mameui playlist called GameSack that has all the games in your Left in the Arcade series
I love watching Game Sack! I always wondered what kind of TV and connectors do you use to play your retro games?
neo turfmasters is a really fun golf game for neogeo im not sure if its overlooked though but i never hear much about it
"On the gweeeeen!"
Just played it for the first time not too long ago, and it felt just like playing Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, even if the graphics are all 2D.
I'm thinking I might pick it up for Xbox: I noticed that it's under the name "Big Tournament Golf" on modern platforms.
Skyblazer is giving me serious Gunstar Heroes vibes. Especially during that one fight with the boss fight around 6:53 with the pseudo 3D effects.
Glad to see some familiar faces in this episode. I love Wurm and Skyblazer