Season 1 2011 - 2016

In this episode we dare to compare the two official light guns for the SNES and Sega Genesis. Plus we babble a lot. Which plastic light gun is the best?

Games shown:

SNES - Super Scope 6 in 1, Yoshi's Safari, Battleclash, X-Zone
Genesis - Menacer 6-in-1, T2 The Arcade Game.
Sega CD 32X - Corpse Killer

Notes:

*First episode. We thought of the name "Game Sack" about 5 minutes before we shot the episode.

*480p only. Shot with the old Canon XL1.

*This is the only episode which has an unboxing.

We compare Street Fighter II for the various 16-bit systems of the day (but not Super SF2) plus we briefly give our thoughts on the new 3DS system which is in 3D. Crazy!

Games shown:

SNES - Street Fighter II Turbo.
Genesis - Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition.
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 - Street Fighter II Champion Edition.
3DS - Pilotwings Resort.

Notes:

*Quick look at the 3DS system in the beginning.

*Shot before episode 1 was released on Youtube.

*First episode in HD (720p).

*First episode shot with the Canon 7D which would be used in many future episodes.

Both the NES and Sega Master System offered games in 3D looooong before the 3DS was an itch in Nintendo's pants. But how do they compare? Here we examine the games that were released in 3D in the 8-bit era for the NES and SMS.

*Please note: We did not include Famicom LCD shutter goggle games because we do not have that. Sad but true.

NES - Rad Racer, 3-D World Runner
SMS - Blade Eagle 3-D, Space Harrier 3-D, Out Run 3-D, Zaxxon 3-D, Poseidon Wars 3-D, Maze Hunter 3-D, Line of Fire, Missile Defense 3-D

This is our first Random Battle episode. Jen randomly pulls out a game for Dave to endorse and one for Joe to endorse. Which of these two randomly selected games is better than the other?

This episode: Rambo III (Sega Master System) vs Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn).

SMS - Rambo III, Rambo: First Blood Part 2, Operation Wolf
Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Panzer Dragoon Saga
Genesis - Rambo III
Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta

This time we talk about the best video pinball games ever, Alien Crush, Devil's Crush and Jaki Crush! Which one is best?

TurboGrafx-16 - Alien Crush, Devil's Crush.
SNES - Jackie Crush.
Genesis - Dragon's Fury, Dragon's Revenge.
Wii - Alien Crush Returns

We compare Mario video games to Sonic video games. Who is the better character and who has the better games? What do YOU think?

Games Shown:

Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, Knuckles.
Master System - Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2.
Sega CD - Sonic CD.
Saturn - Sonic R, Sonic Jam.
PS3 - Sonic 4 Episode 1, Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing.
NES - Super Mario Bros 1, 2.
SNES - Super Mario World, Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario Kart.
Nintendo 64 - Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart 64.
Gamecube - Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Kart Double Dash.
Dreamcast - Sonic Adventure 1, 2.
Wii - Sonic & the Secret Rings, Super Mario Galaxy ,Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros Wii

Note:

*Made solely to attract new viewers and invite controversy. It worked! It's also the first episode which required any sort of complex editing.
*This is also the most viewed episode to date.

This time we give you our thoughts on some of the many available controllers for the 8 and 16-bit systems.

Puzzle games are an enticing genre for many. So we're here to babble about it. Dave handles mostly Tetris games and Joe handles mostly non-Tetris games. Also, Dave reveals an idea for next week's episode...

NES - Tetris (Nintendo & Tengen), Dr. Mario.
GameBoy - Tetris, Dr. Mario.
Virtual Boy - V-Tetris, 3D Tetris.
SNES - Tetris & Dr. Mario, Tetris 2, Kirby's Avalanche, Wario's Woods.
Nintendo 64 - The New Tetris, Dr. Mario 64, Pokemon Puzzle League.
Dreamcast - Sega Tetris.
DS - Tetris DS, Meteos.
Wii - Tetris Party Deluxe.
Genesis - Colums, Columns 3, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
PSP - Tetris

Like rally racing games? So do we. Don't like rally racing games? Well, you should.

Saturn - Sega Rally Championship.
Dreamcast - Sega Rally Championship 2.
PS3 - Sega Rally Revo, Dirt 3.
Xbox - Rallisport Challenge, Rallisport Challenge 2.

Shooting guns at games on your TV screen was an awesome thing to do back in the late 80's. Here we look at many games available for the popular Zapper and Light Phaser guns. Which has better games? Which is the better gun?

NES - Duck Hunt, Gumshoe, Wild Gunman, Hogan's Alley, To the Earth, Mechanized Attack, Freedom Force, Shooting Range, Operation Wolf, The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
SMS - Safari Hunt, Marksman Shooting & Trap Shooting, Operation Wolf, Laser Ghost, Gangster Town, Rescue Mission, Shooting Gallery, Assault City, Space Gun, Wanted, Rambo III, Missile Defense 3-D.

Want to hook that old-school gaming console up to your spiffy new LCD or Plasma HDTV? Or would a standard definition CRT be better for your retro gaming needs?

NES - Kid Kool, Gumshoe, Marble Madness, Mega Man 2. SNES - Castlevania Dracula X.
Genesis - Ys III, Sonic

What happens when your obsession with video games goes beyond the games themselves? Find out the sad truth in this episode.

*No games were featured at all in this episode, only game-related items.
*Shortest episode

Not nearly enough people appreciate the TurboGrafx-16. Here we take a look at a few of the many things that make it so special.

TurboGrafx-16 HuCard/CD - Splatterhouse, Military Madness, Dracula X, Magical Chase (JP version), Star Parodia, The Legendary Axe, The Legendary Axe II, R-Type, Ys Book 1&2, Ys III Wanderers from Ys, Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, JB Harold Murder Club.
Turbo games shown briefly: Street Fighter II Champion Edition, Fatal Fury 2, Art of Fighting, Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire.

A first look at the new RPG for the Genesis/Mega Drive as well as another Random Battle. Which two games fight it out this time? R-Type (Master System) and Axelay (SNES).

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Genesis - Star Odyssey, Blue Almanac
SNES - Axelay
SMS - R-Type

This week we take a look at two of the most popular beat 'em ups from the 16-bit era and also a little-seen game.

Arcade - Final Fight.
SNES - Final Fight, Final Fight Guy, Final Fight 2, Final Fight 3.
Sega CD - Final Fight CD.
Genesis - Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 3.
Saturn - Final Fight Revenge

This time we take a look at some (not all) ninja games on 16-bit systems. Which system has the best ninja games? And which particular ninja game rules them all?

Games Shown:
Genesis - Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, Shinobi III.
TurboGrafx-16 - Shinobi, Ninja Spirit.
SNES - Hagane, Legend of the Mystical Ninja

This is a re-release of an older episode. This one was originally banned in Germany because of a song used in the intermission. Now that segment has been reworked and re-edited (for the better, in my opinion) and the entire world can see it. We'll be back next week with an all-new episode!

This time we give you our thoughts on some of the many available controllers for the 32-bit systems and beyond, the ones that we have, anyway.

This time we take an in-depth look into the awesome Road Rash series (16-Bit and up) and also tour an awesome video game store which is very refreshing in contrast to most crappy stores these days. http://www.gameforceboulder.com

Game Force Boulder song and lyrics written by Joe Redifer. Lyrics available upon request. No wait... scratch that. It'd be amusing to see what people think the lyrics are saying.

Genesis - Road Rash, Road Rash 2, Road Rash 3.
Sega CD - Road Rash. 3DO - Road Rash.
Saturn - Road Rash.
Playstation - Road Rash, Road Rash 3D, Road Rash Jailbreak.
Nintendo 64 - Road Rash 64.
GameBoy Advance - Road Rash Jailbreak.

Welcome to the first installment of Arcade vs Console. This is where we dare to compare two arcade games to the home console ports of that same game. In this episode it's Earth Defense Force by Jaleco vs Super Earth Defense Force for the SNES and Fantasy Zone by Sega vs a whole bunch o' home console ports of that particular game.

Saturn - Space Harrier, After Burner

We all know what Contra is, or at least we should. So let's take a look at it and some other run n gun games that are somewhat similar. This is a fantastic genre that is more crowded than we initially thought!

NES - Contra, Super C.
Genesis - Gunstar Heroes, Midnight Resistance, Contra Hard Corps.
GameBoy Advance - Gunstar Super Heroes.
SNES - Contra III, Gun Force.
Neo Geo - Cyber Lip, Metal Slug 4.
Saturn - Metal Slug.
DS - Contra 4.
Playstation - Gunners Heaven.
Wii - Contra ReBirth.
PS2 - Contra: Shattered Soldier.
PS3 - Hard Corps Uprising

MONTAGE: E-SWAT, Contra Force, The Terminator, Demolition Man, Alien Soldie, Realm, Operation C, Rolling Thunder 3, Rendering Ranger R2, Journey to Silius, E-SWAT, Contra Advance, C: The Contra Adventure, Dinosaurs for Hire, Earthworm Jim, Turrican, Nightmare Busters, The Adventures of Batman & Robin

We take a look at the Wonder Boy series as well as Adventure Island. Is the Adventure Island series always trying to play catch up?

Arcade - Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair.
SMS - Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy in Monster World.
NES - Hudson's Adventure Island, Hudson's Adventure Island II, Hudson's Adventure Island III, Adventure Island IV.
GameBoy - Adventure Island, Adventure Island II.
SNES - Super Adventure Island, Super Adventure Island II.
Game Gear - Revenge of Drancon, Wonder Boy III.
Genesis - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV.
TurboGrafx-16 - Bikurriman World, Monster Lair, Dragon's Curse, Dynastic Hero, New Adventure Island.
Wii - Adventure Island: The Beginning

This is our first Dare to Compare episode. Here we dare to compare the various versions of Blackthorne against each other as well as versions of Batman games based on the 1989 Batman movie. However, we never get around to comparing Blackthorne to Batman as that would be too... random

SNES - Blackthorne.
32X - Blackthorne.
GameBoy Advance - Blackthorne.
Arcade - Batman.
NES - Batman. Genesis - Batman.
PC Engine - Batman.
GameBoy - Batman

Ever play a great game when a sequel is announced and you get really excited for it because the first game was so great? The game finally comes along and it's, well... not quite what you had hoped for?

Arcade - Rastan, Space Harrier, Planet Harriers.
SMS - Rastan, Space Harrier, Space Harrier.
Genesis - Rastan Saga 2, Strider, Strider Returns, Space Harrier II.
Playstation - Strider 2.
NES - Tetris.
SNES - Tetris 2.
32X - Space Harrier.
Game Gear - Space Harrier.
NES - Space Harrier
PS2 - Space Harrier
Saturn - Space Harrier.

A followup from our last episode where we looked at games with disappointing sequels, here we take a look at a few games where the sequels outshined the original.

NES - Ghosts 'n Goblins, Mike Tyson's Punch Out/Punch Out.
Saturn - Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Genesis - Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition, Super Street Fighter II.
Saturn - Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix, Virtua Fighter 2, Super Street Fighter II X.
32X - Virtua Fighter.
SNES - Super Punch Out, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Street Fighter II.
Arcade - Street Fighter.
TurboGrafx-16 - Fighting Street, Street Fighter II Champion Edition.
3DO - Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
SMS - Street Fighter II.
PS3 - Street Fighter IV.

As requested, this time we take a look at as many portable game systems as we could get a hold of. Which is your favorite portable system for your on-the-go entertainment?

GameBoy - TMNT.
GameBoy Color - Metal Gear.
GameBoy Advance - Super Hang-On, Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland, Legend of Zelda Four Swords.
DS - Feel the Magic XX XY.
3DS - Super Monkeyball 3D.
Game Gear - Ristar.
TurboGrafx-16 - Soldier Blade.
Genesis - Barney's Hide and Seek Game.
Lynx - Rygar.
Neo Geo Pocket Color - Neo Turf Masters.
Wonderswan - Final Fantasy II.
PSP - Ys Seven.
iOS - Angry Birds

Sometimes we have a hard time deciding which games we want to talk about in a given episode. But there are quite a few we don't want to talk about, some of them may even be pretty popular games. Of course, some are just bad games, period. We're ready for that THUMBS DOWN button to catch on fire once everyone hears of a certain series we don't want to mention on the show. Hey, we all have opinions! :)

SNES - Bubsy.
Genesis - Bubsy, Bubsy II, John Madden Football, Jeopardy, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
3DO - John Madden Football.
32X - Mortal Kombat II.
Arcade - Mortal Kombat.

Halloween is an awesome time of year, but what are some games which will help you get in the Halloween mood?

SNES - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Ghoul Patrol, Super Castlevania IV, Demon's Crest.
Genesis - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Haunting Starring Poulterguy.
GameBoy - Gargoyle's Quest.
NES - Gargoyle's Quest.
Xbox - Silent Hill 2.
PS3 - Limbo.

MONTAGE: Demon Souls, Nosferatu, Uninvited, Kid Dracula, House of the Dead, Devil's Crush, Jaki Crush, Maniac Mansion, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Splatterhouse, Splatterhouse Wanpaku Grafitti, Ghostbusters, Mansion of Hidden Souls, Ghosts n' Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, Friday the 13th, Fester's Quest, Resident Evil 5, Monster in my Pocket, Mr. Bones, Cotton, Alan Wake, Decapattack, Master of Darkness, Dead Rising, Vampire Savior

In this episode we look at two great shooter series'. Cotton isn't tremendously well-known and Thunder Force is, but they both still need more love. Shooters are great. What is your favorite shooter series and why?

Games Shown:
Arcade - Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams.
Neo Geo Pocket Color - Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams.
TurboGrafx CD - Cotton Fantastic Night Dream.
Playstation - Cotton: Fantastic Niight Dreams.
SNES - Cotton 100%, Thunder Spirits.
Genesis - Panorama Cotton, Thunder Force II, Thunder Force III, Thunder Force IV/Lightening Force.
Saturn - Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, Thunder Force V, Thunder Force Gold Pack 2.
Dreamcast - Rainbow Cotton.
Sharp X1 - Thunder Force.
Sharp X68000 - Thunder Force II.
PS2 - Thunder Force VI.

Here we look at 4 games that really should get more attention than they originally did and currently do. Even though these might have been popular games, they should have been MORE popular. What games do you think are underrated?

Games Shown:
Gamecube - Pikmin.
Genesis - Ghostbusters, Gain Ground, Road Blasters.
Arcade - Gain Ground.
SMS - Gain Ground.
TurboGrafx CD - Gain Ground.
PS2 - Gain Ground.
Sega CD - Road Avenger.
Saturn - Road Blasters.
iOS - Road Blaster

Do you have any games that you enjoy more than you think you should? So do we!

Games Shown:
GameBoy Advance - Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland.
NES - Kirby's Adventure.
Genesis - Hard Drivin', Race Drivin', NHL '94, Curse, Crystal's Pony Tale.
SNES - NHL '94.

Dave loves his FPS games, but Joe isn't a huge fan of the genre yet. Will Joe try to somehow wedge some retro games into this episode?

Games Shown:
PS3 - Battlefield 3, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3.
32X - Wolfenstein 3D, Doom.
Genesis - Zero Tolerance, Beyond Tolerance, Battle Frenzy, Cybercop, Toy Story, Duke Nuk 'Em 3D

This time we take a look at four impressive overhead/vertical shooters that you should check out to see if you enjoy. It's a vast genre with many games. Which ones do you like to see on the show? Also, do you prefer vertical or horizontal shoot-em-ups?

Games Shown:
TurboGrafx-16 - Soldier Blade, Raiden.
Genesis - MUSHA, Raiden Trad, Divine Sealing.
Playstation - Raystorm, The Raiden Project.
Saturn - Galactic Attack, Layer Section 2.
SNES - Raiden Trad.
Jaguar - Raiden.
Lynx - Raiden.

Ever have a strong opinion of a game only to find out that quite a few people have the exact opposite opinion and feel just as strongly about it as you do? This time we look at some games that seem to cause plenty of internet fights.

Games Shown:
SNES - Yoshi's Island.
Sega CD - Sonic CD.
Gamecube - Super Mario Sunshine.
Dreamcast - Shenmue, Shenmue II.
Xbox - Shenmue2.

What are some of the best Disney games made in the 8 and 16-bit era? What is the worst? These aren't rhetorical questions, we're really wondering! Maybe we'll find out in this episode.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Aladdin, The Great Circus Mystery, Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion, Fantasia.
SNES - Aladdin, The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse, Magical Quest 3.
NES - Aladdin, Duck Tales, Duck Tales 2.
GameBoy Color - Aladdin.
SMS - Aladdin, Castle of Illusion, Land of Illusion, Legend of Illusion.

Montage:
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge, Mickey Mousecapade, Gargoyles, Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, Donald Duck, Deep Duck Trouble, Lucky Dime Caper, Quackshot, Maui Mallard, Goof Troop, Pinocchio, Bonkers, The Jungle Book (all versions), The Little Mermaid (all versions), The Lion King (all versions), Tale Spin (all versions), Darkwing Duck (all versions), Beauty and the Beast (all versions), Chip and Dale Recue Rangers, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers 2, Donald Duck Mahou no Boushi, Mickey's Safari in Letterland, Pocahontas, Mickey Mania, Mickey's Playtown Adventure.

We try our hands at the "Let's Play" genre of YouTube, if there is such a thing. It's not a permanent change, so don't worry. We picked a Japan-only vertical shooter called Soukyugurentai for the Saturn which offers two-player simultaneous play. Let us know what you think of this episode even if you hate it so much that it causes you chronic constipation.

Games Shown:
Saturn - Soukyugurentai.
Genesis - Forgotten Worlds

We spend Christmas taking a look at a lot of (though not all) shoot-em-ups for the SNES. There might be more good ones than you think.

Games Shown:
SNES - Gradius III, UN Squadron, Phalanx, Parodius, Chatting Parodius Live, Super R-Type, R-Type III, Space Megaforce, Firepower 2000, Axelay.
TurboGrafx-16 - Blazing Lazers, R-Type.
SMS - Power Strike.

This time we talk about the popular jet fighter game!

Games Shown:
Arcade - After Burner, After Burner II
NES - After Burner (Tengen & Sunsoft)
SMS - After Burner
Genesis - After Burner II
PC Engine - After Burner II
Sega CD - After Burner III
32X - After Burner II Complete
GameBoy Advance - Sega Arcade Gallery - After Burner
Saturn - Sega Ages After Burner
Dreamcast - Shenmue 2, Yu Suzuki Gameworks
PS2 - 3D Ages - After Burner II
PSP - After Burner Black Falcon
PS3 - After Burner Climax

This time around we look at one of the most influential racing games ever... Sega's Out Run!

Games Shown:
Arcade - Out Run, Turbo Out Run, Outrunners
SMS - Out Run, Out Run 3D, Battle Out Run, Out Run Europa
Genesis - Out Run, Turbo Out Run, Out Run 2019, Outrunners
PC Engine - Out Run
Game Gear - Out Run
GameBoy Advance - Sega Arcade Gallery - Out Run
Saturn - Sega Ages Out Run
Dreamcast - Shenmue 2, Yu Suzuki Gameworks
PS2 - Sega Classics Collection - Out Run
Xbox - Out Run 2, Out Run 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Xbox 360 - Outrun Online Arcade

How about some rail shooters (or shoot-em-ups)? While obviously we can't cover ALL rail shooters in a single episode, we look at a few notable and worthy ones. Ahh, so many rails, so little time.

Games Shown:
SNES - Starfox
Sega CD - Silpheed
N64 - Starfox 64, Sin and Punishment
Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta
Dreamcast - Rez
PS2 - Rez, Silpheed The Lost Planet
Xbox 360 - Rez HD
Wii - Sin and Punishment Star Successor

When Game Sack was exactly half as old as it is now, we covered side-scrolling run and gun games. So naturally now it's time to cover the overhead variety. Games must meet all 3 criteria: 1: Overhead (ish), 2: running around on foot (either real feet or robo-feet) and 3: shooting things.

Games Shown:
Arcade - Ikari Warriors
Saturn - Commando, MERCS, Gun.Smoke
NES - Commando, Gun.Smoke, Ikari Warriors, Ikari Warrirors 2 Victory Road
SMS - MERCS
Genesis - MERCS
TurboGrafx CD - Last Alert
Neo Geo - Shock Troopers, Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
Xbox 360 - Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

MONTAGE: Alien Syndrome, Crossfire, Rambo: First Blood Part 2, Rambo III, Elemental Master, Super C, Contra III, Twinkle Tale, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Blaster Master, Cal. 50, Smash TV, Bloody Wolf, Crackdown, Out Zone, The Ninja, Total Carnage, Heavy Barrel, Gauntlet, Gauntlet IV, Fester's Quest, Fray Xak Gaiden, Soldiers of Fortune, Time Soldiers, Undeadline, Predator 2, Final Zone, Final Zone 2, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2. Dungeon Explorer (TG-16 & Sega CD), Isolated Warrior, Guerilla War

A LaserDisc player that plays Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 games as well as giant, LaserDisc-based games? Yup.

Games Shown:
LaserActive Mega LD - Space Berzerker, Pyramid Patrol, Hyperion, Triad Stone, Road Blaster/Prosecutor, 3D Museum, I Will: The Story of London, Rocket Coaster, Virtual Cameraman, Virtual Cameraman 2, The Great Pyramid.
LaserActive LD-ROM2 - Vajra, Manhattan Requiem, Quiz Econosaurus, Angel Mate
Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog
TurboGrafx-16 - Legendary Axe
Sega CD - Road Avenger
iOS - Manhattan Requiem

Everything from games for the casual gamer or games that are themselves casual that are meant to be played at your leisure. Not every casual game is meant for grandma. Do you have any favorite casual games or do you hate the concept altogether?

Games Shown:
Wii - Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing City Folk
SNES - Mario Paint
Genesis - Art Alive!
N64 - Animal Crossing
Gamecube - Animal Crossing
DS - Animal Crossing Wild World
Xbox 360 - Test Drive: Unlimited

Here we talk about games that didn't get a western release and were on sale only in Japan (and other parts of Asia). These games should have had a wider audience in their time. What games do you think were unjustly left in Japan?

Games Shown:
Genesis - Golden Axe III, Gleylancer
SNES - Cosmo Game: The Video
Playstation - Hermie Hopperhead
Saturn - Bulk Slash, Battle Garegga
Arcade - Cosmo Gang: The Video

We're back and this time we're looking specifically at platforming games on 8-bit systems. Dave chooses three for his dear NES and Joe chooses 3 for the venerable Master System. Will we choose exactly what most people first think of?

Games Shown:
NES - Wizards and Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania
SMS - Kenseiden, Ninja Gaiden, Masters of Darkness

We're revisiting an old topic this week and dishing out some more underrated games. These games need more love.

Games Shown:
SNES - Batman Returns
NES - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu, Bucky O' Hare
TurboGrafx-16 - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
Genesis - Sonic Crackers
32X - Knuckles' Chaotix
PlayStation - Jumping Flash!
Xbox - Gunvalkyrie

That's right, another episode dedicated entirely to the TurboGrafx-16 system! But this time we're focusing strictly on the shoot-em-up genre. And this system has TONS of shooters, most of which never left Japan.

Games Shown:
TurboGrafx-16 - Air Zonk, Side Arms
TurboGrafx CD/Duo - Super Air Zonk, L-Dis, Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, Side Arms Special, Forgotten Worlds, Rayxanber II, Rayxanber III, Spriggan, Spriggan Mark 2
Genesis - Forgotten Worlds
Sega CD - Lords of Thunder

Montage:
Blazing Lazers, Sinistron, R-Type, Gradius II, Soldier Blade, Super Raiden, Zero Wing, Metamor Jupiter, Psychic Storm, Image Fight II, Dragon Spirit, Fantasy Zone, Download 2, Galaga '88/'90, Super Darius, Super Darius 2, Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Magical Chase, Ai Cho Aniki, God Panic, Sylphia, Ordyne, Psychosis, Avenger, Aero Blasters, Star Parodia

Two once-promising series abruptly came to a grinding halt. We look at all of the games and possible reasons for their discontinuance.

Games Shown:
SNES - ActRaiser, ActRaiser 2.
SMS - Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd The Lost Stars, Alex Kidd High Tech World, Alex Kidd BMX Trial, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Anmitsu Hime.
Genesis - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle.
Arcade - Alex Kidd The Lost Stars.
Saturn - The Yakyuken Special

We're taking a look at even more fine import games for retro consoles this time!

Games Shown:
SNES - The Firemen
Genesis - Devil Hunter Yohko
Sega CD - Keio Flying Squadron
SMS - Megumi Rescue
NES - Kid Dracula
GameBoy - Kid Dracula
Saturn - Keio Yuugekitai, Sengoku Blade, Burning Rangers
Playstation - Wonder 3 Arcade Gears

The GameCube as a system was a really overlooked and under-regarded by the mass gaming public in its time. Here we take a look at some of the exclusives you may have missed. NOTE: We should have had Super Mario Sunshine in this video, at least in the montage. We had covered it a couple of times before so that's why it's not in here. But still, it should be. So know you know why. :)

Games Shown
GameCube - Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metroid Prime, Rougue Leader, Wave Race Blue Storm, F-Zero GX, Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2
Nintendo 64 - Wave Race 64
Xbox - Super Monkey Ball Deluxe

Montage: Batallion Wars, Mario Golf, Kirby Air Ride, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, WarioWare Inc, Pikmin 2, Mario Party 6, 1080¡ Avalanche, Custom Robo, Odama, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy - Crystal Chronicles, Geist, Wario World, Starfox: Assault, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Eternal Darkness, Paper Mario - The Thousand Year Door, P.N. 03, Chibi Robo, Fire Emblem: The Path of Radiance, Resident Evil Zero, The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker

We decided to take a closer look at two unrelated series and this time it's all about Donkey Kong Country and the lesser-known Valis series. 16-Bit platforming action!

Games Shown:
SNES - Donkey Kong Country, Dounkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, Super Valis IV
Genesis - Valis, Syd of Valis, Valis III
NES - Valis
TurboGrafx CD - Valis, Valis II, Valis III, Valis IV

We've covered games that were wrongfully left in Japan before, but what about games that should have stayed in Japan? Everything from Japan can't be awesome and some of it can be downright horrible. This time we focus on the Genesis because despite there being tons of awesome games for the system, there were plenty of bad games that were brought over.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Pac Man 2: The New Adventures, Jewel Master, Toki: Going Ape Spit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, Beast Wrestler, Heavy Nova, Earnest Evans.
Sega CD - Heavy Nova, Black Hole Assault, Earnest Evans
32X - Cosmic Carnage

Montage:
Galaxy Force II, Rastan Saga 2, Dino Land, Fighting Masters, Thunder Fox, Last Battle, Quad Challenge, Street Smart, Cyberball, Super Thunder Blade, Syd of Valis, DJ Boy, Air Diver, Growl, Ka-Ge-Ki, James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing, After Burner III, Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000, Deadly Moves, Traysia, Star Blade, Super Hydlide, Cal. 50, Fatal Labyrinth, Super Volleyball, Captain America and the Avengers

This is all about the Sega Dreamcast! The Dreamcast rules!

Games Shown:
Dreamcast - Samba de Amigo, Soul Calibur, Jet Grind Radio, Ikaruga, Power Stone, Dead or Alive 2, Confidential Mission, Virtua Tennis, Outtrigger, The Typing of the Dead, Toy Commander
Wii - Samba de Amigo

Montage:
Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, Dynamite Cop, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Rez, Shikigami no Shiro 2, Rayman 2, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Grandia 2, Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, Blue Stinger, Phantasy Star Online, Sega GT, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage, Zombie Revenge, Segagaga, Sega Rally 2, King of Fighters: Evolution, Daytona USA, Napple Tale, Virtua Fighter 3tb, San Francisco Rush 2049, Shenmue, Guilty Gear X, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Test Drive Le Mans, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, POD Speedzone, Skies of Arcadia, Looney Toons Space Race, Quake III Arena, Crazy Taxi, Pen Pen TriIceLon, Super Magnetic Neo, Hydro Thunder, Border Down, Space Channel 5, American Pro Trucker, Gunbird 2, Fighting Vipers 2, ChuChu Rocket, Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000, Giga Wing 2

Ever play a game that made you want to break the controller into pieces? Unless you have an amazingly calm personality, then you likely have. Here we talk about some games that are, for some reason or another, frustrating to us.

Games Shown:
Saturn - Steamgear Mash, Shining Wisdom, Rayman
PlayStation - Rayman
NES - Solstice, Battletoads, Ghosts 'n Goblins
SNES - Equinox
Genesis - Mutant League Hockey, Mutant League Football
Master System - Power Strike
Sega CD - Batman Returns, The Adventures of Batman & Robin
TurboGrafx-CD - Exile, Exile Wicked Phenomenon
32X - Star Wars Arcade

Let's take a close look at some lesser-seen consoles and many of their games, the SuperGrafx by NEC and the Jaguar by the now-defunct Atari Corp.

Games Shown:
SuperGrafx - 1941 Counter Attack, Aldynes, Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Daimakaimura), Granzort
Jaguar - Alien vs Predator, Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Cybermorph, Fight for Life, Flashback, Iron Soldier, Kasumi Ninja, Raiden, Tempest 2000, Ultra Vortek, Wolfenstein 3D
Genesis - Flaskback, Ghouls n' Ghosts, Virtua Racing
32X - Virtua Racing Deluxe, Virtua Fighter, Metal Head
TurboGrafx-16 - Keith Courage in Alpha Zones

Once again we take a look to see what awesome games they never released in our neck of the woods.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Dangerous Seed, Dahna, Rent-a-Hero, Pulseman
Saturn - Blast Wind, Hyper Duel, Princess Crown, Dungeons & Dragons Collections: Tower of Doom & Shadow Over Mystara
NES - Mr. Gimmick, Splatterhouse Grafitti Wakpun
SNES - Ghost Sweeper Mikami
PS2 - Odin's Sphere
PS3 - Splatterhouse

This time were focusing on games made in the UK, Canada, US and all other western regions. Get comfy.

Games Shown:
NES - Marble Madness
Master System - Strider II, Marble Madness, Earthworm Jim
Genesis - Awesome Possum Kicks Dr Machino's Butt, Batman Forever, Dark Castle, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Normy's Beach Babe-o-Rama, Marble Madness, Strider, Strider Returns, Sword of Sodan, Dave White Forever
Sega CD - Flink, Earthworm Jim Special Edition
32X - Motocross Championship
SNES - Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2
Saturn - Earthworm Jim 2, PowerSlave
PlayStation - The Adventures of Lomax, Bubsy 3D, Crash Bandicoot
Arcade - Marble Madness
PlayStation 3 - Burnout Paradise, Earthworm Jim HD
3DO - Way of the Warrior

Some games just never got a chance to be brought home.

Games Shown:
Arcade - Gang Busters, Devastators, GI Joe, Psycho NICS Oscar, Superman, Dynamite Duke, Tecmo Knight, Macross Plus, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Gate of Doom, Spiderman the Video Game, Willow, Metamorphic Force, R-Type Leo, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
NES - GI Joe, GI Joe - The Atlantis Factor
Sega CD - Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

What did we get with CD-ROM systems? That's right, Full Motion Video. Let's take a look at some of these FMV games that we love to hate.

Games Shown:
TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume 2
Sega CD - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume 1, Night Trap, Sewer Shark, Double Switch, Tomcat Alley, Midnight Raiders, Ground Zero Texas, NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs Dallas, Prize Fighter, Slam City with Scottie Pippin, Marky Mark Make My Video, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, Cobra Command, Road Avenger, Time Gal, Revenge of the Ninja

Montage:
The Masked Rider Kamen Rider Zo, Microcosm, Mansion of the Hidden Souls, Fahrenheit (32X), Mad Dog McCree, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Who Shot Johnny Rock?, Corpse Killer (32X), The Exterminators, Megarace, Wirehead, Surgical Strike

We take a look at some weird games this time.

PlayStation - Incredible Crisis
Saturn - Cho Aniki
Sega CD - Wild Woody, Panic!
PlayStation 2 - Katamari Damacy, Stretch Panic
TurboGrafx 16 CD-ROM - It Came From the Desert
32X - Kolibri

So let's look at the shoot-em-up games for the Genesis, Sega CD and even the 32X. Yes, all of them!

Games Shown:
Genesis - Super Fantasy Zone, Adventurous Boy, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Gaiares, Trouble Shooter, Battlemania 2, Fire Shark, Wings of Wor, Eliminate Down, Sagaia, Slap Fight MD, Thunder Force 2, Thunder Force 3, Thunder Force 4/Lightening Force
Sega CD - Android Assault
PC Engine Super CD-ROM - Super Darius II
Sega Master System - Sagaia
NES - S.C.A.T.
Arcade - Darius 2

Montage:

Heavy Unit, Master of Weapon, Elemental Master, Darwin 4081, Curse, Space Turtleship, M.U.S.H.A., Robo Aleste, Gley Lancer, Forgotten Worlds, Lords of Thunder, Twin Cobra, Twin Hawk, Vapor Trail, Viewpoint, Zero Wing, Phelios, Gadget Twins, Insector X, Kolibri (32X), Fire Mustang, Sol-Feace/Deace (Sega CD), Battle Squadron, Air Buster, Steel Empire, Grind Stormer, Arrow Flash, Crossfire, Undeadline, Xenon 2, Bio Hazard Battle, Divine Sealing, Mega SWIV, Silpheed (Sega CD), Verytex, Bio Ship Paladin, Dangerous Seed, Truxton, Keio Flying Squadron, Magic Girl, Raiden Trad, X.D.R. X Dazedly Ray, Task Force Harrier EX, The Earth Defend, Whip Rush, Hellfire, Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X), Gunstar Heroes, Batman, The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Subterrania, Atomic Robo-Kid, Space Invaders '91, Burning Force, After Burner 2, After Burner Complete (32X), After Burner 3 (Sega CD), Space Harrier (32X), Space Harrier II, Star Wars Arcade(32X), Panorama Cotton, Bimini Run, Galaxy Force II, Shadow Squadron (32X), Super Thunder Blade, Night Striker (Mega CD), Darxide (32X), Soul Star (Sega CD)

Let's take a look at the N64 and a bunch of its games. Maybe it'll even impress Joe as he really likes racing games.

NOTE: This is not one of our best episodes. If this is your first time watching Game Sack, it might leave a bad first impression. Also neither of us are huge N64 fans so take everything with a grain of salt.

Games Shown:
Nintendo 64 - Beetle Adventure Racing, F-Zero X, Blast Corps, MRC: Multi-Racing Championhip, Diddy Kong Racing, Wave Race 64, Star Soldier Vanishing Earth, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Banjoe Kazooie, Super Mario World, The Ledgend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Montage:
1080¼ Snowboarding, Yoshi's Story, California Speed, Castlevania, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, Extreme G, Extreme G: XG2, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Cruis'n USA, Cruis'n World, Crus'n Exotica, Dr. Mario 64, San Francisco Rush, Rush 2, San Francisco Rush 2049, Excite Bike 64, Glover, Goldeneye 007, Killer Instinct Gold, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Mario Kart 64, Mickey's Speedway USA, Mischief Makers, Paper Mario, Mario Party 2, Perfect Dark, Pilotwings 64, PokŽmon Snap, Ridge Racer 64, Sin and Punishment, Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros., Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, StarFox 64, Harvest Moon 64, Top Gear Rally, Top Gear Rally 2, Top Gear Overdrive, Top Gear Hyper Bike, Wetrix, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, The New Tetris, Jet Force Gemini

Let's look at some more arcade games that unfortunately never got ported to home consoles.

Games Shown:
Arcade - Osman, Strider, Aliens, Dead Connection, Aliens vs Predator, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Gun Force 2, Gun Force, Ninja Baseball Bat Man, The Cliffhanger Edward Randy, The Outfoxies, Wild West C.O.W.boys of Moo Mesa, Sunset Riders
Genesis - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
TurboGrafx-16 - Air Zonk

Ever have a game not live up to your expectations? Or how about games that exceeded them? Here we talk about some of our experiences with such games. How about you?

Games Shown:
Genesis - Super Monaco GP, Last Battle, Altered Beast, Stormlord, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Road Rash, Herzog Zwei
SNES - Final Fight, Contra III, Castlevania Dracula X
TurboGrafx-16 - Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf
PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
NES - Mighty Final Fight, Super C
Master System - World Grand Prix, Road Rash
Neo Geo - Neo Turf Masters
Neo Geo Pocket Color - Neo Turf Masters
PlayStation - Motor Toon Grand Prix
PlayStation 3 - Gran Turismo 5
3DS - Mario Kart 7
MSX - Herzog

It's Halloween time again and that means more games that fit perfectly in the season.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Devilish
SNES - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
TurboGrafx-16 - Ghost Manor
Game Boy - Super Marioland 2: 6 Golden Coins
Game Boy Advance - The Pinball of the Dead
PlayStation - Castlevania Chronicles, Darkstalkers, Darkstalkers 3
Saturn - Night Warriors, Vampire Savior
Dreamcast - Vampire Cronicles For Matching Service
Xbox 360 - Alan Wake
Mac - Amnesia: The Dark Descent

The world would be a better place if these games had never been made. But they were, so we made this episode.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Pit Fighter, Shaq-Fu, Slaughter Sport, Stormlord, Back to the Future Part 3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nightmare Circus, Wayne's World
SNES - The Lord of the Rings Volume One
TurboGrafx-16 - Impossamole, Darkwing Duck
Arcade - Pit Fighter

Double Dragon was one of the most influential games of the mid to late 80's. So let's look at the series!

Games Shown:
Arcade - Renegade, Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3
NES - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3
Sega Master System - Double Dragon
Genesis - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3, Double Dragon 5, Battletoads and Double Dragon
SNES - Super Double Dragon
GameBoy - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3
Game Gear - Double Dragon
Lynx - Double Dragon
GameBoy Advance - Double Dragon Advance
Atari 2600 - Double Dragon
Atari 7800 - Double Dragon
Neo Geo - Double Dragon
PlayStation 3 - Double Dragon Neon

Here are some games that can't really be wedged into certain classifications or game types. Let us know if you know of any games which are hard to categorize.

Games Shown:
NES - Balloon Fight
Genesis - Ranger X
TurboGrafx-16 - Somer Assault
SNES - Kirby's Dream Course
Saturn - Nights, Christmas Nights
Wii - Boom Blox, Nights: Jouney of Dreams, Kororinpa Marble Mania, Marble Saga Kororinpa
PS3 - Flower, Heavy Rain
Wii U - Nintendo Land/Balloon Trip Breeze

Nothing like an extra brand attached to your game to help make it sell. But not all games rely on their license, many also rely on good gameplay!

Games Shown:
NES - Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off-Road, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Goonies, The Goonies 2, Rambo
Sega Master System - Rambo: First Blood Part 2, Rambo III, Super Off Road
Genesis - Rambo III, Super Off Road
SNES - Super Off Road, Super Off Road: The Baja
Saturn - Daytona USA, Daytona USA Circuit Edition
Dreamcast - Daytona USA
Arcade - Super Off Road, Daytona USA 2

The Sega Saturn may have lost the retail battle, but that doesn't mean it wasn't insanely awesome!

Games Shown:
Saturn - Clockwork Knight, Clockwork Knight 2, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Pebble Beach Golf Links, The King of Fighters '95, The King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '97, Metal Slug, Cotton 2, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Vampire Savior, Street Fighter Zero 3, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Saturn Bomberman, Radiant Silvergun, Die Hard Arcade, Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, The House of the Dead, Guardian Heroes, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix, Fighting Vipers, Virtua Fighter Kids, Last Bronx, Fighters Megamix, Solar Eclipse

Montage:
Nights, Shinobi X, Battle Garegga, Dead or Alive, Iron Storm, Steamgear Mash, Shining Wisdom, Shining the Holy Ark, Shining Force 3, Mega Man X4, Sonic R, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Galactic Attack, Bulk Slash, CrimeWave, Grandia, Blast Wind, Hyper Duel, Daytona USA, Daytona USA Circuit Edition, Tryrush Deppy, Gungriffon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Darius Gaiden, Dragon Force, Dragon Force 2, Batsugun, Virtual On, Princess Crown, Thunder Force 5, Astal, Decathlete, Jikkyou Osyaberi Parodius, Dark Savior, Night Striker S, Sengoku Blade, Soukyugurentai, Sega Rally Championship, Assault Suit Leynos 2, Burning Rangers, DoDonPachi, Bug!, Legend of Oasis

How about we look at some games you play with a friend. Hopefully that friend doesn't quickly turn into an enemy.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Gauntlet 4, Crack Down
SNES - The King of Dragons, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2, Super Smash TV, Super Mario Kart, Metal Warriors
NES - North and South, Archon
Nintendo 64 - Mario Kart 64, Mario Party 2

More goodies from Japan that we never got to enjoy abroad in their time without importing. And a look at the Twin Famicom system by Sharp!

Games Shown:
Famicom/NES - Wai Wai World, Wai Wai World 2
Famicom Disk System - Castlevania, Castlevania 2, Kid Icarus, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Bio Miracle Bokkute Upa
Super Famicom/SNES - Mickey no Tokyo Daibouken, Umihara Kiwase, Do Re Mi Fantasy, Mario & Wario
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 - Gekibo/Photograph Boy, Coryoon

Let's take a look at some good games that flew under the radar in their time.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Mystic Defender, Predator 2, Air Diver
Sega CD - The Space Adventure Cobra
SNES - Super Chase H.Q., Lock-On, Super Air Diver 2
Game Boy Advance - Drill Dozer
Sega Master System - Predator 2
PlayStation - Skullmonkeys, Pocket Fighter, Klonoa
Wii - Klonoa
PlayStation 3 - 3D Dot Game Heroes

Let's take a look at some popular games and how they represent or differ from the arcade originals!

Games Shown:
Arcade - Super Contra, E-SWAT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi
NES - Super C, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi
Sega Master System - E-SWAT, Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi
GameBoy - Operation C
Genesis - E-SWAT, Super Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden
PC Engine - Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi
Lynx - Ninja Gaiden

FINALLY we are taking a look at some awesome turn-based JRPGs!

Games Shown:
NES - Mother
Sega Master System - Phantasy Star
Genesis - Phantasy Star 2, Phantasy Star 3, Phantasy Star 4
SNES - Earthbound, Chrono Trigger
Sega CD - Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
Saturn - Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
PlayStation - Chrono Cross

Here's some more games that are not worth your time... at all.

Games Shown:
NES - Contra Force
Genesis - Blaster Master 2, Time Killers, No Escape, Revolution X, Aero the Acro-Bat
SNES - Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball, Aero the Acro-Bat, Revolution X, No Escape
TurboGrafx-16 - Night Creatures
Nintendo 64 - South Park 64

You don't have to spend a lot of money to get good games, so in this episode we take a look at great games for lots of different systems that you can find for cheap.

Games Shown:
NES - Jackal, Rampage, Super Mario Bros. 2
Sega Master System - Rampage
Genesis - Dynamite Headdy
Sega CD - Rise of the Dragon
Neo Geo - Magician Lord, Nam 1975
Dreamcast - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Wii - A Boy and His Blob

By popular demand we show both of our collections and game room setups!

*We initially didn't want to do room tours because we thought they were a bit self-serving, but we continually got requests for them so we'd thought we'd have fun with it and at least try to make it entertaining.
*The cat from episode 3 makes a brief appearance.
*A Glidecam was used for much of the footage of all the rooms. These can get quite heavy! YouTube also seems to have issues with the smooth motion on computers that aren't very new.
*Only one game was shown and only briefly, Devil World, a reproduction cart for the NES. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and is the only one of his games never to be released in the USA.

We're back to discuss more RPGs!Episode 78 - Here we are with part 2 of our RPG special! Lots of good stuff this time. Not that last time was full of bad stuff or anything.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Pier Solar
SNES - Breath of Fire, Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy 6/3
Sega Saturn - Panzer Dragoon Saga
PlayStation 3 - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

So they crammed the Neo Geo on a handheld device and are selling it for $200. Is it worth it?

Games Shown:
Neo Geo X - King of the Monsters, Alpha Mission 2, World Heroes Perfect, Fatal Fury, League Bowling, Fatal Fury Special, Magician Lord, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Baseball Stars 2, Cyber Lip, Art of Fighting, Metal Slug, Mutation Nation, The King of Fighters '95, Puzzled, 3 Count Bout, Nam 1975, Super Sidekicks, Samurai Shodown II, Last Resort, Ninja Master's

Firmware Update Episode: - The King of Fighters '96, Blazing Star, Kizuna Encounter

This time we take a look at some games that might be difficult to add to your collection.

Games Shown:
TurboGrafx-16 - Magical Chase
Game Boy - Castlevania Legends
Mega Drive/Genesis - Marble Madness (both EA and Tengen versions)
PlayStation - Einhander
Sega Master System - Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Nintendo - E.V.O.
NES - Little Samson, Duck Tales 2
Sega 32X - Spider-Man Web of Fire

We're back with more games that deserve far more than the attention they currently receive.

Games Shown:
Genesis - Quackshot starring Donald Duck, Granada, Elemental Master
TurboGrafx-16 Super CD-ROM - Beyond Shadowgate
Game Boy - Kirby's Block Ball
GameCube - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Master System - Black Belt
PlayStation - Tomba, International Track and Field
Saturn - Shinobi Legions / Shinobi X

Ys is a great series that has a lot of amazing games that most people don't know much about. As usual, all games recorded from real hardware.

Games Shown:
Sega Master System - Ys: The Vanished Omens
NES - Ys, Ys 2: The Final Chapter, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys
Sharp X68000 - Ys, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys
TurboGrafx-16 CD - Ys Book 1 and 2, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 4: The Dawn of Ys
Saturn - Falcom Classics, Falcom Classics II
Nintendo DS - Legacy of Ys Books 1 & 2
PSP - Ys 1&2 Chronicles, Ys The Oath in Felghana, Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim, Ys Seven
SNES - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 4: Mask of the Sun, Ys 5
Genesis - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys
PlayStation 2 - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 5: Lost Kefin Kindom of Sand, Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim

The Master System was Sega's first attempt at a home console in the US. This video explores many of the games on that system and the system itself.

All games played on a real Master System.

Games Shown:
Sega Master System - Space Harrier, Choplifter, Deep Duck Trouble starring Donald Duck, Golden Axe, Golden Axe Warrior, Golvellius, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Fantasy Zone: The Maze, Galaxy Force, Wanted, Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Kung-Fu Kid, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Cloud Master, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

Montage:
OutRun, Castle of Illusion, After Burner, Rescue Mission, Psycho Fox, Rambo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Chaos, California Games, Action Fighter, Spellcaster, Global Defense, My Hero, Rampage, Kenseiden, Astro Warrior, King's Quest, Lord of the Sword, Phantasy Star, Missile Defense 3-D, R-Type, Vigilante, Road Rash, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Ghost House, Alien Syndrome, Street Fighter II, Miracle Warriors, Renegade, Poseidon Wars 3-D, The Ninja, Ys: The Vanished Omens, Transbot, Ultima IV, Altered Beast, Enduro Racer, Double Dragon, Master of Darkness, Power Strike, Zillion, Gangster Town, Rastan, Cyborg Hunter, Scarmble Spirits, Black Belt, Zaxxon 3-D, Hang On, Maze Hunter 3-D, Shinobi

This is how we got our information when retro games were current and it as a really fun way of doing it! These are some of the greatest mags in the US. What is your favorite gaming magazine? How about least favorite? Why?

*Over 143 pages scanned for this episode.
*Some magazines were so big that each page had to be scanned in multiple passes just to get the entire image.
*Gameplay from Snail Maze (Master System), Batman (Genesis), Ecco the Dolphin (Dreamcast) and Jet Grind Radio (Dreamcast) are all shown briefly.
*First episode released partnered with Screenwave Media.

If you've watched the show for awhile, you probably know that we like our racing games. Well, here's some of our favorites! What are your favorites?

Games Shown:
Dreamcast - Daytona USA, Hydro Thunder
PlayStation 2 - World Rally Championship (WRC), Out Run 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Xbox - Burnout 3: Takedown, MotoGP 3
SNES - F-Zero
PlayStation - Road Rash
Nintendo 64 - Wave Race 64
Saturn - Sega Rally Championship
Game Boy Advance - Mario Kart Super Circuit

Ever have a game or series that you're dying for a proper sequel to be made? Yeah, us too.

Genesis - Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 3, Golden Axe, Golden Axe 2, Golden Axe 3, Shining Force, Shining Force II
Sega CD - Shining Force CD, Popful Mail, Golden Axe (from Sega Arcade Classics Collection)
TurboGrafx-16 - JJ & Jeff (Ken Chan and Kato Chan)
SNES - Axelay
PlayStation - Return Fire, Jumping Flash 2
PlayStation 2 - Okami
PSP - LocoRoco, LocoRoco 2

Whatever happened to that one game? Why did some games just not get remembered very well by the masses or the companies that made them? Are they good games? Bad games? Let's find out!

Games Shown:
Genesis - Ristar
SNES - Stunt Race FX, Uniracers
Sega CD - Wonder Dog
PlayStation 2 - The Mark of Kri
TurboGrafx-16 - Bravoman
PlayStation - Crash Team Racing
Saturn - Bug!, Astal
Game Boy - Solar Striker

Let's take a look at Sega's 32X add-on for the Genesis/Mega Drive and all of its games. Is it as horrible as the internet would lead you to believe or the best thing that has ever happened to gaming? Perhaps somewhere in between?

Games Shown:
32X - Kolibri, Star Wars Arcade, Shadow Squadron, Darxide, Knuckles' Chaotix, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Virtua Fighter, Metal Head, Tempo, Zaxxon Motherbase 2000, Star Trek Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator, World Series Baseball, RBI Baseball '95, Space Harrier, After Burner II Complete, WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game, WWF Raw, FIFA Soccer 96, Cosmic Carnage, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure, Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw, NFL Quarterback Club, T-Mek, Mortal Kombat II, Primal Rage, BC Racers, Toughman Contest, Doom, Spider-Man: Web of Fire, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Motocross Championship, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes starring Fred Couples

32X CD - Supreme Warrior, Night Trap, Fahrenheit, Slam City with Scottie Pippen, Corpse Killer

Another Game Sack Halloween Special with games that will permanently paralyze you with fear as well as another scary Game Sack movie!

Games Shown:
Arcade - Splatterhouse
NES - Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti
Sega Master System - Ghost House
TurboGrafx-16 - Splatterhouse
Genesis - Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3
Super Nintendo - Majyūō (King of Demons)
Saturn - D, Deep Fear
Xbox - Otogi, Otogi 2
PlayStation 3 - Splatterhouse

Every wonder how a remake of a game compares to the original? So do we! So in this episode we check some of them out!

Games Shown:
Arcade - Chuka Taisen
PC Engine - Chuka Taisen
PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X - Rondo of Blood
Sega Master System - Cloud Master
PSP - Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, Mega Man Powered Up
NES - Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2 (US), Super Mario Bros 2 (JP), Super Mario Bros 3, Duck Tales, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Chuka Taisen, Metroid
SNES - Super Mario All-Stars
Genesis - Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Mega Man: The Wiley Wars
Game Boy Advance - Metroid Zero Mission
PlayStation 3 - Castle of Illusion, Ducktales Remastered
Xbox 360 - Flashback
Wii - The Monkey King: The Legend Begins

Sometimes a sequel or a follow-up just doesn't live up to the standards of the original. Do people expect too much or did the developer make changes they shouldn't have?

Games Shown:
NES - The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II:The Adventure of Link, Blaster Master
Genesis - Toejam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, El Viento, Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster, Cool Spot, Spot Goes to Hollywood
SNES - Sparkster, Cool Spot
Sega CD - Annet Futatabi
PlayStation - Blaster Master Blasting Again, ESPN Xtreme Games, 2Xtreme
Wii - Excite Truck, Excite Bots

Let's take a look at some sequels which actually improve upon the original!

Games Shown:
Sega Master System - Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land
TurboGrafx-16 - The Legendary Axe, The Legendary Axe II, Alien Crush, Devil's Crush
Genesis - Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park Rampage Edition
SNES - Pilotwings
Game Boy - The Castlevania Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmosnt's Revenge, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Nintendo 64 - Pilotwings 64
PlayStation 2 - God of War, God of War II

Oh c'mon, don't be such a curmudgeon! Just watch, it's fun! Sports games are videogames too and despite what most of us may think about them, they do deserve a bit of time in the spotlight. What are some of YOUR favorite sports games and why?

Games Shown:
NES - Bases Loaded, Bases Loaded 2, Tecmo Bowl
Sega Master System - Reggie Jackson Baseball, Super Tennis
Genesis - Tommy Lasorda Baseball, Sports Talk Baseball, John Madden Football (all of them for the system), Pat Riley Basketball, Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs, Bulls vs Blazers, David Robinson's Supreme Court, NBA Live 95, James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing/Final Blow, Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing, Greatest Heavyweights
SNES - Hal's Hole in One Golf, Super Tennis, Super Bases Loaded, Tecmo Super Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl III
Neo Geo - Baseball Stars Professional
Saturn - Decathlete, Winter Heat, Worldwide Soccer/Sega International Victory Goal
Dreamcast - Virtua Athlete 2000

Sometimes fans take it upon themselves to make some cool stuff for our favorite game consoles.

Games Shown:
NES - Sir Ababol, Battle Kid, Castlevania 2 (hack)
Sega Master System - Digger Chan
Genesis - Sacred Line Genesis, Glass Breaker MD, Project MD, Bad Apple
SNES - Road Blaster, Super Mario Odyssey, SNES Test Program, Star Ocean (English hack), Seiken Densetsu 3 (English hack), Ys V (English hack)
TurboGrafx-16 - Tongueman's Logic, Reflectron
TurboGrafx CD - Mysterious Song, Insanity

In this episode we review the Retro Duo Portable which plays SNES cartridges and also includes an adapter to play NES games. We also take a look at some of Retrobit's accessories like the Super Retroadvance GBA adapter and the RetroGEN Genesis adapter.

No game reviews but quick, direct-feed footage is shown of Contra 3 (RDP and SNES), Mega Man 2 (RDP), Castle of Illusion (RetroGEN and Genesis), Karnaaj (Super Retro Advance) and Rastan (RetroGEN and Sega Master System)

NO we didn't have Starfox 2 when we made this episode! Anyway, many games are planned, designed and made. But not all are released for one reason or another. So let's take a look at some of the games which were planned for consumers but never made it to store shelves.

Games Shown:
NES - Star Trek V The Final Frontier, Sunman
Genesis - ResQ, Fido Dido, Time Trax, Mr. Nutz 2: Hoppin' Mad, Jim Power: The Arcade Game
SNES - Mr. Bloopy, Jelly Boy 2, Mr Tuff, Wile E. Coyote's Revenge, Steven Seagal is The Final Option
Saturn - Major Damage
Dreamcast - Toejam & Earl 3, Half Life

Let's take a look at the awesome, Japan-exclusive Sharp X68000 PC which played a hell of a lot of great games.

Games Shown:
Sharp X68000 - Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star, Gradius, Salamander, Gradius 2, Nemesis 90 Kai, Super Hang-On, Akumajou Dracula, Thunder Force II, Etoile Princesse, Aquales, Mad Stalker, The Cockpit, Geograph Seal

Shorter Reviews:
Genocide, Genocide 2, Crossfire EX, The Return of Ishtar, After Burner II, Space Harrier, Alien Syndrome, Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams, Akazukin Cha Cha Cha, Gemini Wing, Daimakaimura (Ghouls 'n Ghosts), Naious, Marble Madness, Strider, Granada, Star Trader, Street Fighter II' Champion Edition, Super Street Fighter II The New Challengers, Thunder Blade, Sol Feace, Final Fight, Arcus Odyssey, Overtake, Undeadline

More great arcade games that never saw the light of day on a home console!

Games Shown:
Arcade - B.Rap Boys, Battletoads, Mystic Warriors, Bucky O'Hare, Blood Bros., Hook, Boogie Wings, Night Slashers, Nitro Ball, Thunder Cross II

Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat were sure popular when the 16-bit console era was in full swing. Not every game can be either of those, so let's take a look at some of the other fighting games from that era.

Games Shown:
SNES - Ranma ½ Hard Battle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters, Dragon Ball Z Super Butouden 2, Clay Fighter, Killer Instinct
Genesis - Budokan, Fighting Masters, Eternal Champions, Virtua Fighter 2
Sega CD - Eternal Champions Challenge From the Dark Side
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine - Strip Fighter 2

It's our 100th episode! So this is our top 10 favorite 16-bit games.

Some mascots just didn't catch the world on fire like Mario, Sonic or Captain Novolin, so let's take a look at some who tried and failed.

Let's take a look at the first PlayStation console and a bunch of its games! What are some of your favorite games on the PlayStation 1?

Here's some more import-only games that publishers didn't see fit to release outside of Japan.

The Neo Geo was an amazing console that had perfect versions of the arcade game playable at home. They eventually released a CD version of the console to help more people to be able to afford it. So let's look at the system and a bunch of its games!

No episode theme here. Just games we wanna talk about! Let us know if you'd like to see more episodes like this.

Ever notice how some games on different systems are called the exact same thing, but feature completely different stages or even play styles?

The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer was manufactured by several different companies and tried to push the envelope in its time. So let's look at the system and a bunch of its games! What do you think of the 3DO?

Games Shown:
Shockwave, Shockwave 2, Super Street Fighter 2, PO'ed, Crash 'N Burn, Trip'D, Total Eclipse, Cyberdillo, Guardian War, Stellar 7, Space Hulk, Road Rash, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, Way of the Warrior, Captain Quazar, The Need for Speed, Star Control 2, Burning Soldier, Cannon Fodder, Return Fire, Virtuoso, Gex, Strahl, Killing Time, Bladeforce, The Horde, Lucienne's Quest

*Longest episode to date!
*Thanks to Mark Brancucci for providing TWO 3DOs and about 80 games. Sorry we didn't get to cover them all!
*The Need for Speed (PlayStation) appears in The Need for Speed segment and also gets a side-by-side with the 3DO version.

Our review of the Retron 5!

*Thanks to Eric Lappe for loaning the Retron 5!

We talk about some more fighting games. Which games would you like to see us talk about next?

Games Shown:
Genesis - Justice League Task Force
PC Engine Super CD-ROM - Advanced VG
Super Nintendo - Super VG, Justice League Task Force
Neo Geo - The King of Fighters '99
Neo Geo CD - Gangan / Aggressors of Dark Kombat, The King of Fighters '94, The King of Fighters '95, The King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '97, The King of Fighters '98
Saturn - Marvel Super Heroes, Dead or Alive
PlayStation - Rival Schools, Guilty Gear, Soul Blade
Dreamcast - Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive 2
PlayStation 2 - Soul Calibur III
Xbox - Soul Calibur II, Dead or Alive 3
GameCube - Soul Calibur II
Xbox 360 - Soul Calibur IV, Dead or Alive 4

*Completed in it's entirety before production began on the previous episode, The Hyperkin Retron 5. That episode was pushed up to be closer to the release date of the console while this one ended up being delayed a week.

*Footage for the GameCube version of Soul Calibur II was captured using the hyper-rare mega-expensive GameCube component cables running in progressive scan. This increases the value of this episode and will ensure audiences get 16.3% more enjoyment out of it than they otherwise would.

It's finally time to talk about some of the games that were never released outside of Europe and the PAL region. You might be surprised at how good some of the games are! What are some other ones that would be interesting for us to try?... That is if we can get them running.

Games Shown:
NES - Noah's Ark
Sega Master System - Asterix, Running Battle
Mega Drive - The Second Samurai
SNES - Asterix, Hanna-Barbera Turbo Toons, Jelly Boy, Super Dany
Nintendo 64 - Taz Express
PlayStation 2 - Masters of the Universe: He-Man Defender of Grayskull

*The First Samurai (SNES) and Asterix and the Great Rescue (Genesis) make very brief appearances.
*Jelly Boy is not related in any way to Jelly Boy 2 which was reviewed in our "Unreleased Games" episode.
*No game insert scenes in this episode. They will return.

Ever want to fix your broken systems or maybe add something that wasn't originally there? It's your console, you have a right to do that. Our friend Bill mods 2 consoles while chatting with Joe.

*In this episode a Turbo Duo has all of its capacitors replaced. It also has s-video added as well as RCA audio jacks on the back so that it is not necessary to use the DIN jack which is inconveniently mounted on the side of the console. Also a Genesis model 2 has its sound circuitry redone with a "Mega Amp" as well as the addition of s-video and RCA jacks on the back.

*First appearance of Joe and Dave's friend Bill who is a wizard at repairing and modifying electronics.

*This episode was shot over 3 different nights at Bill's and we had to make sure we kept wearing the same shirts. The night of replacing the Turbo Duo's capacitors and adding s-video approached 10 hours alone.

*Dave has a job where he must wake up early and Bill is a night owl so Dave could not attend. So in the episode it was decided to just leave Dave sitting back in the Game Sack studio the entire time for comic effect. Dave and Bill do know each other, however.

Joe and Dave assign each other games to review. Are they trying to get the other to see their rival system in a new light or will they just give them bad games to punish them?

*There was another ending shot featuring both Joe and Dave that took 5 different takes, but it was scrapped in favor of the current Chakan stop-motion story as it was not as entertaining. The YouTube video thumbnail was taken from this scrapped ending.

*First episode where Dave records Genesis gameplay on his own. He used the Genesis model 2 that was modified in the previous episode.

*Joe had to loan Dave his Sega CD to record Robo Aleste because the capacitors in his unit were starting to fail, causing very noticeable audio problems.

There are games that do more than you'd think possible on the consoles they run on. These are some of those games. Which games do you think push consoles or handhelds to their limits?

Games Shown:
NES - Cosmic Epsilon, Sesame Street Countdown, Recca: Summer Carnival '92, Batman: Return of the Joker
Genesis - Red Zone, Mega Turrican, Alien Soldier
SNES - Street Fighter Alpha 2
Game Boy Color - Shantae
Saturn - Street Fighter Zero 3
PlayStation - Gran Turismo 2

*Red Zone, Mega Turrican, Alien Soldier and Street Fighter Zero 3 were recorded with an RGB connection. Everything else was recorded using S-video.

*Dave had one of the most difficult times he's had recording his dialog for the gameplay segments. There were many different takes for each line and it resulted in nearly 45 minutes of recorded VO.