Games that are Better than We Remember

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2021
  • Episode
    316 - Some games don't shine as brightly in their time as we thought they would. What we take for granted as a classic today may not have been as highly regarded back when it was release. Other games you may not have thought much of only to come to find that they're much better than you thought. These are some of those games.
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  • @GameSack
    @GameSack  3 года назад +88

    Are there any games that are better than you remember?

    • @TheKillermike83
      @TheKillermike83 3 года назад +12

      Metal Gear

    • @brorjace08
      @brorjace08 3 года назад +15

      Joe, you forgot to say that in Streets of Rage 3 the longer you stay without losing a life, you accumulate stars, when you get 3 stars your running attack becomes super powered up, not to mention that with six buttons you can do secret combination moves. Also, Im enjoying the original Metal Gear on MSX immensely, the port we got for the NES is garbage !

    • @starlightwitch12
      @starlightwitch12 3 года назад +22

      Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (SNES)

    • @JonReid01
      @JonReid01 3 года назад +6

      Angry Birds

    • @nashismox3
      @nashismox3 3 года назад +2

      I would have to say more than a game, is a console! Now I am playing a Famicom AV and playing some Famicom Disk games and some Famicom translated games (using Everdrive) on it and I am AMAZED at great games I am finding! Also, the Famicom Disk System is nice as the games sound different! In other words, Joe, you should make an episode of that, consoles you are enjoying more NOW than before. Great episode and thank you.

  • @kidfazer
    @kidfazer 3 года назад +97

    Joe! I’ve been watching Game Sack for 5-6 years now and I just have to let you know that I appreciate your content IMMENSELY. Huge part of how I got into collecting and became more knowledgeable about retro games. THANK YOU 🙏🏾

  • @timmoman
    @timmoman 3 года назад +220

    Being a longtime subscriber I think it's finally time to give an high opinion of your channel and how you're continued making high level quality content. You're a true gaming guru and you're videos are entertaining and informative as ever, keep up the magnificent work my man!

    • @GameSack
      @GameSack  3 года назад +50

      Thank you, sir!

    • @sillkthashocker
      @sillkthashocker 3 года назад +18

      Hail the Sack!

    • @khristkannon1172
      @khristkannon1172 3 года назад +9

      Agree 100%! Thanks Joe for all the great content!

    • @javelinXH992
      @javelinXH992 3 года назад +3

      Joe and Dave have plenty of "MEGAPOWWWWEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!"

    • @PlasticCogLiquid
      @PlasticCogLiquid 3 года назад +2

      Yeah same here, I love Game Sack

  • @juststatedtheobvious9633
    @juststatedtheobvious9633 3 года назад +69

    If you want to be fully powered up in the SMS Ghouls N' Ghosts, just die in the second half of the first stage over and over again. You'll get enough treasure chests to cycle through to all the store options.

  • @Where_is_Waldo
    @Where_is_Waldo 3 года назад +19

    "...and if you were alive in the '90's you know that more blood means it's better" amen

  • @deusmachinaex
    @deusmachinaex 3 года назад +36

    I'm pretty sure that the bloody wolf "Woofs" are a nod to Dave

    • @Carsonj13
      @Carsonj13 3 года назад +2

      I like how he slips up and calls it "Bloody Wolf" at 15:32

  • @martinevans1206
    @martinevans1206 3 года назад +59

    Can’t wait for Dave to make an appearance with a full head of hair after that Keeps advert.

    • @mrdeatheli
      @mrdeatheli 3 года назад +2

      I'll be checking back for weekly updates!

    • @jwill7998
      @jwill7998 3 года назад +18

      It's called "Keeps", not "Get-Backs".

    • @RotaryPoweredRX
      @RotaryPoweredRX 3 года назад

      @@jwill7998 hahahaha

    • @SomeOrangeCat
      @SomeOrangeCat 3 года назад +5

      Nah, He'll just beat up Joe and steal HIS hair.

    • @briantaylorcloe7725
      @briantaylorcloe7725 3 года назад +1

      "games which are WORSE than we remember"

  • @johnnyxsi
    @johnnyxsi 3 года назад +9

    Herzog Zwei is still my favorite strategy game. I was slightly disappointed at first, but kept playing since I didn't get games often. I was hooked after giving it a chance.

  • @hulksmash8159
    @hulksmash8159 3 года назад +10

    I love that you have a double skit at the end of each episode now. That hair loss skit is hilarious.

    • @kutulukutu
      @kutulukutu 3 года назад +1

      Pretty sure Keeps is real, yo... Still hilarious though!

  • @bayonetwork77
    @bayonetwork77 3 года назад +10

    It’s 7am Sunday UK and I’m in the office not working and enjoying a cup of Joe Reddifer

    • @acecarrera1
      @acecarrera1 3 года назад

      He's one tasty brew, for sure.

    • @tuffasgong
      @tuffasgong 3 года назад

      One tall drink of a man.

  • @ninjapirate47
    @ninjapirate47 3 года назад +3

    The best part of streets of rage 3 is that little soda can rolling down the street as a middle finger to final fight's barrels.

  • @korohacker
    @korohacker 3 года назад +53

    Dunno why, but I felt so happy hearing you call Bloody Wolf, Bloody Woof, especially with the dog woof. That callback to the old skit is very much appreciated

    • @shannonhill3356
      @shannonhill3356 3 года назад +3

      I caught that was well! ❤️ Joe & miss Dave!

    • @an_ancient_gamer
      @an_ancient_gamer 3 года назад +3

      At first I thought it was a slight against AVGN, lol! "woof" and "super intendo" always drove me nuts

    • @Jinzo9988
      @Jinzo9988 3 года назад +4

      Oddly, I felt the sudden urge to go worsh my clothes after hearing it.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 2 года назад

      @@an_ancient_gamer
      Seems to be a midwestern thing. People from that area don't seem to be able to pronounce certain words properly.

    • @teen_laqueefa
      @teen_laqueefa Год назад +1

      @@JanetStarChildAVGN IS FROM NEW JERSEY

  • @GuestZer0
    @GuestZer0 3 года назад +38

    Crusin’ is so much fun in the arcade… And honestly, I think USA’s N64 port captures the look and feel pretty well.

    • @magicjohnson3121
      @magicjohnson3121 3 года назад +2

      Yeah it was considered a bad port back in the game but it’s Held up well in the fun department. Hell I would say the cartoony graphics have held up better than the “realistic looking” N64 games

    • @shannonhill3356
      @shannonhill3356 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, I intend to grab the new Cruisn when it releases on Switch. Looks much the same fundamentally, I'm hoping it's still a great arcadey racer

    • @Wes36Man
      @Wes36Man 3 года назад

      @@shannonhill3356 is that a new crusin game or a port of another game?

    • @rig85
      @rig85 3 года назад

      @@Wes36Man If will be a new game to consoles, but it’s based on the arcade game that’s been out for a bit.

  • @jojojoma3026
    @jojojoma3026 3 года назад +27

    As a Castlevainia superfan I have to say of course CVII is a MetroidVania! Several areas are blocked and need items to progress and there is a way to increase both HP and upgrade weapons. It is the first MetroidVania. CVII walked so SotN could run!

    • @moenibus
      @moenibus 3 года назад

      So, the first "Metroidvania", before the game that defined the so called genre. Genius.

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce 3 года назад +3

      ​@@moenibus You're right, it IS before Blaster Master! (The unsung hero of the exploratory platformer genre.)
      Seriously, regardless of where it came out in the genre's evolution(two years after Metroid, a couple months before Blaster Master, several years before Super Metroid, a solid decade before Symphony of the Night), it is an obvious part of the genre's history and evolution.
      ...
      I still find it funny how metroidvania, a term coined to make fun of Symphony of the Night for "not being a real Castlevania game" became the accepted name for the genre as a whole.

    • @cnk5289
      @cnk5289 3 года назад +2

      @@moenibus well, I think that also Metroid is a metroidvania, and it came out in 1986

    • @grihaspoormachine
      @grihaspoormachine Месяц назад

      nobody remember vampire killer on msx tho lol

  • @Avisogreif
    @Avisogreif 3 года назад +5

    The soundtrack to Herzog Zwei is amazing!

  • @JohnKelly2
    @JohnKelly2 3 года назад +14

    Yes, I remember 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1993.. The year without a SoR

    • @TheDeeplyCynical
      @TheDeeplyCynical 3 года назад +3

      1993 had the Master System port of of SoR1

    • @darrenmorris869
      @darrenmorris869 3 года назад +2

      1991. The year I turned 21. The year I was finally able to drink legally. The year I basically went on a two year long pub crawl....So, no I don't remember that time :P

    • @alexojideagu
      @alexojideagu 3 года назад

      @@darrenmorris869 Alcohol buying age is 18 in the UK, 16 in a pub with food bought by a family member lol And 5 years old at home.

  • @Mindblazter80
    @Mindblazter80 3 года назад +42

    I love Zelda 2, yes it was different from the first one but back then nobody complain about that. It was just another new cool game! And yes, the music is awsome!

    • @Mindblazter80
      @Mindblazter80 3 года назад +1

      @Michael Marzullo yes I think so too!

    • @rufusray
      @rufusray 3 года назад +3

      The first zelda or castlevania I played where the sequels. Therefore I had no idea they were that different. Love the originals. But I'll always have a soft spot for these 2.

    • @Mindblazter80
      @Mindblazter80 3 года назад +1

      @@rufusray yes indeed! Its in our hearts.

    • @teddybeer6206
      @teddybeer6206 3 года назад +2

      It wasn't a bad game at all. It's just that people today like to hate everything for no reason other than "its cool to say this game or that movie is bad\overrated"

    • @Mindblazter80
      @Mindblazter80 3 года назад +3

      @@teddybeer6206 Yes, but we oldies that was there in the beginning we know what we talking about. And what we love.

  • @RonnieBarzel
    @RonnieBarzel 3 года назад +6

    I knew Herzog Zwei got a mixed reception at release, but those EGM reviews/scores are a punch to the gut.

  • @atolm1
    @atolm1 2 года назад +3

    Absolutely adored Zelda II and Simon's quest the first time through back in the day! So it's nice to see them get some love.

  • @Dex99SS
    @Dex99SS 3 года назад +11

    I remember... I remember the 90s like it was yesterday.

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce 3 года назад

      It was the 90s, and there was time for Klax.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 2 года назад

      The '90s was my highschool years; you better believe I remember that time.

  • @Existencerased
    @Existencerased 3 года назад +2

    I’m waiting for the GAME SACK sequel NAME SACK, where Joe talks about his favorite names, or names he hates, or names left in Japan.

    • @nohomers100
      @nohomers100 3 года назад +2

      Names that make the person look weak!

  • @MrGlenbw
    @MrGlenbw 3 года назад +6

    "... a large portion of the music was automatically composed by a strange computer programme and NOT a HUMAN BEING."
    Elsewhere, Motohiro Kawashima, a HUMAN BEING, is sitting somewhere at the corner of his house crying upon hearing this remark.

    • @Fnordathoth
      @Fnordathoth 3 года назад +1

      For the soundtrack, Koshiro created a new composition method called the "Automated Composing System" to produce fast-beat techno which he said allowed one to come up with compositions that one wouldn't normally imagine or think of.

  • @arboris
    @arboris 3 года назад +17

    I always thought Street of Rage 3 was odd looking, and not as good as 2 as a young lad. But you could select Shiva as a bonus character, so I didn't mind too much.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 3 года назад +4

      Just letting you know, the best way to play Streets of rage 3 is to play the Japanese version. It's much much easier, it's not balls to the wall hard like the Western version. Bare Knuckle 3 as it's called in Japan, is only as hard as streets of 2. So give it a shot. It'll make you appreciate it much more

  • @peteanderson2533
    @peteanderson2533 3 года назад +9

    8:07 my favourite version of Ghouls n Ghosts (on SMS) as it isn't stupidly hard.
    My favourite "trick" is to keep dying on the first level until powered up fully (apart from the final weapon), makes the game an absolute breeze lol!

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle 3 года назад +1

    Man I remember when there wasn't a pizza place, laundromat, movie theater, or bar that didn't have a Cruis'n USA cab. Those things were everywhere!

  • @sfjp1
    @sfjp1 3 года назад +2

    Sunday mornings in UK always made better with Dave haha. Thanks dude 👍🏻

    • @MizfitZer0
      @MizfitZer0 3 года назад +3

      That’s Joe

    • @sfjp1
      @sfjp1 3 года назад

      @@MizfitZer0 lol, ingot mixed up 🤣🤣🤣

  • @josephconway5943
    @josephconway5943 3 года назад +30

    19:00 Actually in SOR1 there is no dash at all, for any of the characters. In SOR2 only Skate can dash forward, yet not up and down. SOR3 was the only one that let all the characters dash as well as added them being able to dash up and down.

    • @vasilas432
      @vasilas432 3 года назад +1

      BK3 has the faster gameplay of the 3

    • @marshy9948
      @marshy9948 3 года назад

      Woooooow

    • @heardofrvb
      @heardofrvb 3 года назад

      What do you mean "you can dash up and down"? When I try running diagonally, they revert to walking.

    • @josephconway5943
      @josephconway5943 3 года назад

      @@heardofrvb I did not say diagonally. I said up and down.

    • @heardofrvb
      @heardofrvb 3 года назад

      @@josephconway5943 I'm pretty sure it's not dash up and down. Unless you're referring to the side dodge

  • @MistahBroccoli
    @MistahBroccoli 3 года назад +2

    There's probably a bunch but the first one that came to mind was Beyond Oasis. I remember it a bit from being younger but play ed it again recently and it's such a great game

  • @user-cd7eu4wt9g
    @user-cd7eu4wt9g 8 месяцев назад

    I love game sack
    . I go to bed listening to the crunch
    Thank you very much Joe and Dave

  • @MyRetroLife
    @MyRetroLife 3 года назад +27

    Love CruisN USA and I’m really looking forward to the new CruisN Blast arcade port to Nintendo Switch. Great video as always Joe

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 3 года назад +4

      Loved played CruisN USA back in the day as my local Walmart locations would rotate out various arcade games in the lobby near the drink machines, and it was one game they kept for a good while along with a NEO GEO 4 slot cab, and the N64 game was not bad either. I honestly had forgotten about the CruisN Blast port coming out, but yeah I'm for sure gonna be picking that up for my Switch lite.

  • @TheL1arL1ar
    @TheL1arL1ar 3 года назад +10

    Man me and my brother would always rent streets of rage 3 back in the day.

  • @Trevelyan2
    @Trevelyan2 3 года назад +1

    What can be better than Game Sack at 1 am? Nothing, that’s what.

  • @dwood78part23
    @dwood78part23 3 года назад +4

    Enjoying my late night with Game Sack! Great topic too!

  • @rahuljx1
    @rahuljx1 3 года назад +5

    Loved Zelda 2 and glad to see more people appreciating it. Simon’s quest was quite frustrating initially but once I started understanding the game structure it was pretty good. If I’m not mistaken Dracula’s eyeball when equipped allowed you to see holes the floor.

  • @RetroGamePlayers
    @RetroGamePlayers 3 года назад +5

    The deaths from grenades at 15:44 and 16:50 are hilarious

  • @javaly78
    @javaly78 3 года назад +14

    Lol EGM was my go to mag back in the day, But they have been known to have given low scores for future epic games

    • @FNA4E
      @FNA4E 3 года назад +1

      Which games are you referring to? I trusted their reviews

    • @NYCJoeBlack
      @NYCJoeBlack 3 года назад

      I miss EGM Magazines and EGM2.

    • @javaly78
      @javaly78 3 года назад

      @@FNA4E Might’ve been brain fog but I could’ve sworn that they gave final fantasy seven mediocre scores trying to think of the game that they gave medium to low scores that later became cult favorites. But totally EGM was my joy of every month.

  • @JaredtheRabbit
    @JaredtheRabbit 3 года назад +21

    Me: It’s late, I should go to bed.
    *Game Sack uploads*
    Me: Oh, hell yeah.

  • @PWNHUB
    @PWNHUB 2 года назад +3

    1:41 I mean the original gold edition was also sold with an entire strategy guide...I still have it.

  • @25hztolife14
    @25hztolife14 3 года назад +4

    Sir you've outdone yourself with that shirt. Bravo.

  • @MrTableDesk
    @MrTableDesk 3 года назад

    I really, really love the close up shots you do of the TV.

  • @onldhes
    @onldhes 3 года назад +2

    I always remember Bloody Wolf from a song GameJew wrote about it when it came out on the Virtual Console. Had a chorus that went something like "Bloody Wolf, Bloody Wolf, save all the hostages and shoot this dude. And when you shoot this dude, blood comes out of his chest". I gotta find that song now.

  • @Ostnizdasht206
    @Ostnizdasht206 3 года назад +6

    Wind Waker definitely came to mind when reading the title of this vid.

    • @magicjohnson3121
      @magicjohnson3121 3 года назад +3

      I was one of those people that hated the art style but now I think it looks timeless and amazing 😂😂😂

  • @casedistorted
    @casedistorted 3 года назад +4

    omg finally someone talked about Herzog Zwei on the Genesis! I remember playing that game on the Genesis with my grandma and dad in 2-player mode. The single player was fun but 2-player was sooo much funner. Having the split screen in the center and being able to fly around with two players was pretty unique for the time. It was overall a very unique game for being on console. I seem to remember Herzog having incredible music too for the Genesis.
    This was in the 90's around the same time I remember my dad renting a Turbo Grafx-16 that we played for a bit. I only remember playing that one pack in game that came with it where you turn into a mini gundam in a side scrolling game.
    The girl from Bare Knuckle 3 was one of my childhood crushes. Something about athletic Chun-Li like babes get me

    • @nickpeck4561
      @nickpeck4561 Год назад

      "that one pack in game" for the TG16 was "Keith Courage in Alpha Zones".

  • @MartiniGaming
    @MartiniGaming 3 года назад

    Great topic and video. Already wanting a part 2. Game sack never disappoints

  • @duffman18
    @duffman18 3 года назад

    I really love your big sack. Its always relaxing to sit back and watch a new video of the sack man. Love these videos. Great for chilling

  • @Spark010
    @Spark010 3 года назад +11

    The changes to SoR3 by Sega US were due to nothing more than the egos of product managers and execs that were trying to make a name for themselves. A lot of video games houses/publishers back then hired execs that knew nothing about video games.

    • @avalond1193
      @avalond1193 3 года назад

      Exactly I agree with you 1000,000% I think it was Bernie stolar or peter Moore that turned down streets of rage 4 for dreamcast because they didn't know it was popular and thought no one would buy it

    • @julioagua
      @julioagua 3 года назад +1

      I wonder if that's the reason behind Working Designs making all the games they published way harder without any reason...

    • @gameguy73
      @gameguy73 3 года назад

      I'm not seeing any gender nuetral in the colors either. I agree that the Japanese oringinal is better though, even with the questionable boss that was removed from the over seas versions. It is kind of funny to play as him though. I feel bad now. ;)

    • @DatBeastard
      @DatBeastard 3 года назад

      @@avalond1193 That was the 2nd SOR4 attempt that fell flat. The first was eventually released as Fighting Force. Depending on who you speak to, it was either Sega denying the release because they were working on their own sequel (probably that Dreamcast title if I had to guess) or Core Design wanted to release SOR4 as a multi-platform title back then (so Saturn, PS1, PC and maybe N64) and Sega refused. Oddly, Fighting Force for Saturn was cancelled too.

  • @Bloodreign1
    @Bloodreign1 3 года назад +6

    Damn it Joe, quit breaking Neo Geo sticks!

  • @rars0n
    @rars0n 3 года назад +2

    Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! on the NES. I've always loved the game, but I love it even more now because it's so quick to just pick up and play, whether I just want to play it for 5 minutes or half an hour. It's so much fun to go through each different opponent that I have no problem starting over and doing it all over again. Sometimes I'll try to speed run my way through the game, although I'm still not that great at beating the later opponents.
    Road Rash on the 3DO is another one. Again, I've always loved the game, but it's a lot of fun to just pick up and play, and is probably my favorite game on that underappreciated console. Every time I play it for any length of time, I have a blast.
    There are probably a lot of other 16- and 32-bit games that I would consider for such a list, but I'm blanking right now.

  • @thecunninlynguist
    @thecunninlynguist 3 года назад +24

    Speaking of zelda, minish cap! I remember people saying it felt incomplete when it was released. Think it's often overlooked now and days

    • @YungFalcon2246
      @YungFalcon2246 3 года назад +1

      I agree! I really liked the two Capcom outings that minish cap and 4 swords provided wish they had some form of switch releases!

    • @Godsgood111
      @Godsgood111 3 года назад +1

      @@terreausore2435 lol, the irony of the user name the cunninlynguist

    • @Godsgood111
      @Godsgood111 3 года назад

      The four dungeons made it feel small, but the complex puzzle-laden overworld made up for it

    • @christopherlemp
      @christopherlemp 3 года назад

      A really good game.

    • @RallyLancer95
      @RallyLancer95 3 года назад

      More like overpriced nowadays

  • @NickyG_vz
    @NickyG_vz 3 года назад +9

    I kinda remember 94. Definitely the world cup

  • @SAerror1
    @SAerror1 3 года назад +5

    this video made my dog sad because he kept hearing a bloody woof but couldn't find it :(

  • @jamesaitchison9478
    @jamesaitchison9478 3 года назад

    "Humphry Bogart's great-grandson Terry"
    Awesome 👍

  • @AnthonyRiddle
    @AnthonyRiddle 3 года назад +1

    The Cruis'n/Fast and Furious/Super Bikes games are a guilty pleasure of mine. Can you imagine how excited I was to see a new Cruis'n game announced at e3?

  • @themcadamsminute8494
    @themcadamsminute8494 3 года назад +3

    Love this topic and thank you for making a video on it!!!

  • @AnEnginerd
    @AnEnginerd 3 года назад +10

    "I think people dislike games they suck at." Another been from Joe!

    • @HeathenDance
      @HeathenDance 3 года назад

      That's why most metal fans always prefer the rythm guitar player. They can't play the solos performed by the lead guitarist ahah.

    • @cakestalker
      @cakestalker 3 года назад

      @Pro Tengu It seems to be correct in a lot of cases though. You see somebody disliking a game and of course nobody would except them to be an expert, but they often are so bad that it looks like they even don't know how to play the game.

  • @ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious
    @ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious 3 года назад +1

    Hi Greg here, former marketing and production associate for Sega and temporarily on the conversion board during the early 1990s, SOR3 was one of the games we were responsible for at the time, so I'm partly responsible for the decisions being implemented (although I didn't make all of them!)
    What happened was, play tests at the time found that flashing sprites caused concentration to be compartmentalized on a fight-to-fight basis; basically having each enemy read to the player's brains as an 'episode', with the idea being that taking away the flashing would fade out the closure to allow players better concentration and awareness of the levels as whole, rather than the fights. A few of us, including the director of marketing (NA) were really taken by these findings and couldn't wait to see the effects after implementation. The evidence these days is shaky but at the time that was the thinking! Our colleagues including our liaison from Japan took issue with the findings but trusted us with our consistent audience.
    As for the colours I'll explain, Eddie (Sammy to us as we were working on it) was reworked as there was a large push to make him the next most marketable video game hero of America (talks of a movie "Skater Rage" were floated, but that's another story) In particular due to a dulling effect, where his colours would appear grey, as was noticed on the Philips and Magnavox television sets which, as some were concerned, this would lower the interest and his ability to stand out when compared with the competition, necessitated the sharpness increase on his spites. Since Eddie was at the centre of this push, and we had already sharpened his colors, the next best thing to do (not my fault) was to reduce how vivid other characters looked in comparison, as you can see with Blaze. To mention, Blaze tested well in Japan but we didn't have the reception we wanted from the previous game locally, despite the success overall, so it was considered okay to reduce her marketability so long as it increased Eddie's disproportionately.
    We actually had to manage a motorcycle scene that was being cancelled in the Japanese version of the game. It came to us incomplete but playable and we had to decide whether to push it to a third party for completion. Arguments were made from the board that we could be expected to advertise the game as a combat-racer which we didn't agree with, it was ultimately found the bikes didn't look comfortable enough and it was left out of the game.
    Overall I don't regret my time there but I do regret the decisions we made on this game! I feel as if the ideas supporting the changes were solid but ultimately flawed. Since this entire story is made up, since I was born in 1991, and I've never worked for a game company in my life, I've come to appreciate how much trouble the original developers went through and how much I'd like a cold drink at the moment since it's quite hot today.
    Thanks for featuring our game!

    • @Prizrak-hv6qk
      @Prizrak-hv6qk Месяц назад

      The crazy thing is that being familiar with SoA and their body of work, most of this whacky stuff you made up actually sounds plausible. :)

  • @ryanperrault8174
    @ryanperrault8174 3 года назад +1

    Love seeing Herzog Zwei in there. Also should throw General Chaos in there

  • @gryphonofmight
    @gryphonofmight 3 года назад +16

    I would love to see a Zelda II remake that shows off what was awesome about that game

    • @TheKillermike83
      @TheKillermike83 3 года назад +1

      I never thought of that.... But a switch remake would be awesome. They dont even need to go all out, they could make it a 14.99 download or something like that.

    • @MizfitZer0
      @MizfitZer0 3 года назад +5

      @@TheKillermike83 pppppfttttt bwaahahahahaha... Good 1. Nintendo release a 1st party game for 14.99? Dream on!

    • @TheL1arL1ar
      @TheL1arL1ar 3 года назад +1

      @@MizfitZer0 $14.99 for the Zelda 2 amiibo…

    • @christopherlemp
      @christopherlemp 3 года назад

      I always wanted to see a 3D remake of it.

  • @64-Bit-Gamer
    @64-Bit-Gamer 3 года назад +7

    I never appreciated Shadows of the Empire back in the 90's. Today, I think it's excellent, and I even enjoyed the Mos Eisley level.

  • @technomage6736
    @technomage6736 3 месяца назад +1

    Love Zelda 2! One of the very most nostalgic games for me! The soundtrack gets me every time.

    • @osurpless
      @osurpless 3 месяца назад

      The leveling system isn’t just ahead of its time, it makes handicap runs of 1-8-1 or 1-1-8 surprisingly doable.
      And largely because the combat is so well rounded and Link quite agile to deal with the enemy attack patterns.

  • @MrPoestyle
    @MrPoestyle 3 года назад +2

    AND I remember 1992 . I graduated that year and worked ( as the only guy ) in a grocery store deli surrounded by grumpy old women . I think that I spent every paycheck on new SNES games at the Kmart next door to the grocery store that I worked at .

  • @rotallyPumpered
    @rotallyPumpered 3 года назад +8

    Most of the games I didn't like initially that I've come to enjoy later on are unanimous classics that I was too stupid or impatient to stick with. Final Fantasy VII, Dark Souls, Mystical Ninja starring Goemon, Rez, Ocarina of Time. Some of these are among my very favourite games now. It's definitely worth challenging previous assumptions as your taste broadens.

    • @kekeke8988
      @kekeke8988 3 года назад

      Joe challenged FFVII a few times already. Suffice it to say, he will never not hate it.

    • @whosaidthat84
      @whosaidthat84 3 года назад +2

      Goemon 64 is probably favorite N64 game not from Nintendo or Rare. It's so much fun.

  • @goldinho
    @goldinho 3 года назад +3

    I'm totally with you on Streets of Rage 3, the older i get i appreciate the Soundtrack more and it was way ahead of its time. I just wish we got Bare Knuckle 3 back in the day instead.

  • @TheMusicalStylingsofBrentBunn
    @TheMusicalStylingsofBrentBunn 3 года назад +1

    Thank you. I needed a little positivity in my day.

  • @Halbared
    @Halbared 3 года назад +1

    (UK player) I played Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2 back in the day, loved 'em both.

  • @SwayRod836
    @SwayRod836 3 года назад +3

    I remember 1994. I was a high school freshman.

  • @calamari_fan
    @calamari_fan 3 года назад +3

    Oh look its a sack full of games

  • @voxprominence
    @voxprominence 3 года назад +1

    Awesome episode. I'd love more of these!

  • @phattjohnson
    @phattjohnson 2 года назад

    I member 1992. The Barcelona Olympics, and the video store across the street from our unit block had a Streetfighter 2 poster in the window. It wasn't until we moved house that I got a SNES for Christmas however. Got the Starwing (Starfox) bundle for Xmas the following year :)

  • @RetroWasteLand81
    @RetroWasteLand81 3 года назад +6

    I absolutely loved Zelda 2 and Simon’s Quest when I was little. The music was some of the best on the nes and I was too young to realize either one had issues. I just enjoyed playing them like I do today. That’s all the matters in the end anyways.

    • @brandonginsburg3120
      @brandonginsburg3120 3 года назад +2

      Well-said. And I agree about the music.

    • @bland9876
      @bland9876 2 года назад

      I think zelda 2 is the opposite of blaster master. Blaster Master you run around in a platforming stage and when you find the door you go into the little area and it's top down. Zelda 2 running around in a top down stage and when you find the door it becomes a platformer.
      If Zelda is way more popular than Metroid why haven't we gotten a remake of Zelda 1?

  • @myretronation
    @myretronation 3 года назад +3

    I miss EGM
    was buying it almost monthly during the 32-bit era

  • @thisisakodibox2635
    @thisisakodibox2635 3 года назад

    What a terrible night to have an episode of GameSack.. I have work early morning

  • @pjdolont9012
    @pjdolont9012 3 года назад +2

    I feel like code name: VIPER has to be in here.

  • @TrueKoalaKnight
    @TrueKoalaKnight 3 года назад +6

    CV2 is clearly a "metroidvania" of a sort. Tho, Zelda 2 nearly is, too.

  • @keypath4389
    @keypath4389 3 года назад

    Its 2pm in my place. Ice cream and gamesack episode.... Aaah lifes good today

  • @ryanrank3070
    @ryanrank3070 3 месяца назад +1

    Gotta say, the barking with "Bloody Woof" got me every time.

  • @markula_4040
    @markula_4040 3 года назад +8

    I'm not surprised Cruisn' USA was more popular than Daytona USA. It was an awesome arcade racer and gets my vote for best ever even over Outrun and is definitely on par with the games Joe mentioned. Not going to lie, saying it isn't is kind of just incorrect.

  • @Jesse__H
    @Jesse__H 3 года назад +3

    Early gang! GameSack is a Saturday night tradition.
    Thankfully Joe is a night owl like us 🦉

  • @roninkraut6873
    @roninkraut6873 3 года назад

    Things were getting a little crazy in the real world so thank god for Game Sack

  • @PoisonousPen
    @PoisonousPen 3 года назад +1

    Ghouls and Ghosts on the Mater System was so awesome :)
    Played this one to death with my childhood best friend 👍👍

  • @marmorini
    @marmorini 3 года назад +3

    The arcade version of Crusin’ USA has great music!

    • @kabukimanindahouse
      @kabukimanindahouse 3 года назад +1

      yeeeeah woah woah
      ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah yeah

    • @marmorini
      @marmorini 3 года назад +1

      @@kabukimanindahouse exactly! Was the only arcade racer in my town during my childhood. I remember the sound of the gas pedal hiting the floor to get the boost.

  • @Jesse__H
    @Jesse__H 3 года назад +6

    That Crusin' game looks surprisingly crisp for an N64 title!

    • @besotoxicomusic
      @besotoxicomusic 3 года назад

      It wasn’t a horrible game graphically but it was kinda a disappointment at the time.

    • @DailyCorvid
      @DailyCorvid 3 года назад

      Cruisin World Tour is 100 times better, personally I avoid Cruisin USA it's so dull after 10 mins.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted 3 года назад

      My friend and I used to play Cruisin' USA all the time on the N64, along with Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey.

  • @inceptional
    @inceptional 3 года назад

    A little known bit of lesser-known info on Streets of Rage 2: Only one background layer is ever shown behind the HUD, even though it's fully transparent so you'd think both layers would be visible behind it. This is because the Genesis can only every show two background layers and once, so anytime you see a large HUD over the game like this it will be at the cost of using that amount of space from one of the backgrounds.
    It's kinda cool to go through the entire game and see how Sega's designers and artists managed to get around this limitation of the console in such a way that I bet 99% of people never even noticed it was a thing.
    Ironically, on most SNES beat 'em ups the designers/artsists used the additional third background layer that the SNES is capable of for the HUD, which meant most HUDs like this on SNES were drawn in very low colour (this was a limitation of the third layer), yet they almost never thought to use a similar solution to Streets of Rage 2, which would have allowed them to both have a full colour HUD (using part of one of the full colour layers) alongside using the lower-colour third background layer for additional overlapping parallax.

  • @johnserino6
    @johnserino6 3 года назад +1

    It's always a nice surprise to see Herzog Zwei on these lists.
    I've been a diehard since its launch. 👍

  • @Level1Sword
    @Level1Sword 3 года назад +5

    Zelda 2 certainly doesn't get enough credit. I played Zelda 1 and 2 before the arrival of RUclips, and always thought 2 was the better game. Same goes for Super Mario Bros. 2 USA over the original.

    • @clagen86
      @clagen86 3 года назад +1

      Mario 2 (USA) was always very exciting to me as it had far more interesting visual presentation. It also had more complex gameplay and I really liked the ability to choose between 4 different characters. I would have been disappointed by the original true sequel being too similar to the first game.

  • @jeremyharshe2337
    @jeremyharshe2337 3 года назад +3

    “Pepperidge farm remembers 1994” and so do I, great video man. 👍🏻

  • @Heliocentric
    @Heliocentric Год назад

    Bloody Wolf *woof woof
    I spend hours rewatching your old episodes. Yes, i very much remember 1992. A lot good music came out that year.

  • @SolBadguyZAC
    @SolBadguyZAC 3 года назад

    00:43 - Legend of Zelda 2
    02:57 - Cruisin' USA
    05:35 - Herzog Zwei
    08:13 - Ghouls and Ghosts
    11:45 - Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest
    14:32 - Bloody Wolf
    17:32 - Streets of Rage Series

  • @131457c
    @131457c 3 года назад +3

    For me Streets of Rage 3 is still the best playing streets of rage game of the initial triology. I still prefer Bare Knuckle 3 (translated of course), but even if the graphics and sound department didn't really got improved, I think the gameplay blew every other game out of the water

  • @Mephianse81
    @Mephianse81 3 года назад +9

    Love these choices Joe. I played Castlevania 2 with a walkthrough and I still thoroughly enjoyed myself. I used to not be into walkthroughs or guides but now that I'm older I just wanna save time and get through the game so I'm all for a little help.

    • @paulsmith9192
      @paulsmith9192 3 года назад

      @One Man Parade I just didn't like the lackluster boss fights, the cryptic puzzles and the castles themselves were poorly designed.u had to throw holy water to make sure u don't fall down.its okay,but its not that good

  • @THE_GIN_MASTER_
    @THE_GIN_MASTER_ 3 года назад +1

    I agree with every single one of your picks, Joe, but when I saw Herzog Zwei I involuntarily yelled because of how HYPE I GOT

  • @DemonyxsLair
    @DemonyxsLair 3 года назад

    Simon's Quest is one of my favoritest games of all time. Finished it back in '96.

  • @mrburns366
    @mrburns366 3 года назад +5

    Bionic Commando is better than you remember and if you disagree, you're wrong! 😋

    • @avalond1193
      @avalond1193 3 года назад +1

      High version? Arcade? Nes? Or Xbox 360 big budget remake?

    • @irfanafendi4837
      @irfanafendi4837 3 года назад

      Hey, nice profile pic. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @mrburns366
      @mrburns366 3 года назад

      @@avalond1193 NES and Rearmed! 😁

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 3 года назад

      Not the arcade game. It's awful

    • @mrburns366
      @mrburns366 3 года назад

      @@solarflare9078 yeah, it really sucks. I played the NES version first and the arcade version was a major disappointment.

  • @Aragorn7884
    @Aragorn7884 3 года назад +16

    Streets of Rage 1...as good as 2 is it's overshadowed by the sequel 😔

    • @GUERILLAILL
      @GUERILLAILL 3 года назад +2

      SOR2 is that good tho, to me way better than 1 and a good deal better than 3, even tho I like all three. These plus Double Drangon 2-3 on nes, Die Hard on Saturn, God hand on PS3 and Combatribes on SNES are top tier in my book. Oh and Double Dragon on SNES.

    • @acecarrera1
      @acecarrera1 3 года назад +3

      For me, the first one is still the best of the series, the opening of the first level left a lasting impression.

    • @MizfitZer0
      @MizfitZer0 3 года назад +6

      1 is amazing, 2 is just a bit better though. Both are brilliant games. 3 is just meh though

    • @SkeletorTclaws
      @SkeletorTclaws 3 года назад +1

      @@MizfitZer0 I agree, also bk3 is superior to the censored and artificially more difficult sor3.

    • @Paulnap
      @Paulnap 3 года назад +5

      What? SOR1 is nowhere near the level of SOR2. Only the music is comparable. Small sprites, less moves, less frames, less characters, less everything. SOR3 incorporates really interesting things and variety but lacks impact. And music tried too much. Amazing saga anyway. Cheers!

  • @BrianCryptonixBradley
    @BrianCryptonixBradley 3 года назад

    That AES stick never had a chance with those Bogardhands.

  • @pheoix
    @pheoix 3 года назад

    I just remember pumping the accelerator pedal to do a wheelie in cruisin USA arcada. Good times.

  • @Viking_Cookie
    @Viking_Cookie 3 года назад +4

    NGL I thought that Keeps advert at the end was a joke-ad and Dave was going to be the punchline.

  • @dallacosta2868
    @dallacosta2868 3 года назад +4

    Hey Joe. Are you considering buying a Steam Deck?

    • @proud90skid15
      @proud90skid15 3 года назад

      He’s not

    • @DukeDudeston
      @DukeDudeston 3 года назад

      I would assume not, as he does focus more on actual console games.
      Think there has only been a handful of PC/Mac games in the sack.
      But then who knows.

    • @jbfarley
      @jbfarley 3 года назад

      @@TurboNutterBastard grow up

  • @Your_Degenerate
    @Your_Degenerate 3 года назад

    Cruis'n USA was my favorite arcade racer. I played it more on console and always went for the 3 wheeled truck.

  • @talktimegamers9184
    @talktimegamers9184 3 года назад +9

    I'm a simple man, I see a Game Sack video and I click!