I worked at a brick and mortar video-game store at the time these games released. Unusually Sony sent their own sales rep and if my memory serves me well, we placed orders directly from Sony (it's been 30 years, the end skit is too real!). We gave them 1.5 meters of the street facing window display (of a total of about 12m). The Sony guy was very happy with us and when they eventually released the Playstation we got a lot of perks like an early Japanese machine with Ridge Racer. Store ended up using almost 70% of the shelf space for PS1 games, with the rest being PC and some N64 after most of the old stuff was phased out. Sony played a long game and it paid off.
lol different time back then. In Minnesota we had FuncoLand and Electronics Boutique, and you could see back then who's bread was getting buttered. It was usually either Sony, or Nintendo (FuncoLand tended to have the better Sony kiosks, while EB and Toys R Us had better Nintendo displays.) That mid 90s time was magical, because gaming just seemed to be getting soooo futuristic. You went from stuff like the Genesis, Super NES, TurboGrafx, and early Neo Geo, to Saturn, Nintendo 64, Playstation, 3DO, CD-I, Pippin (remember that?!?), and late Neo Geo.
i like this idea but i think just "good ports on handhelds" would be even better ✌️ unless of course that video already exists, in which case yeah your idea 😅👍
@jasonvoorhees5640 and you mention this why? Joe still has to write the script, play the games, record, and then edit. That's a ton of work, even without the graphics! Dude, what is wrong with you?
One of the reasons why I enjoy Game Sack is because the channel has a very consistent schedule. I can always expect Joe to drop a new video on Sundays every two weeks!
"No Escape" is a great sci-fi movie. I bought it on DVD in the past, and recently on Blu-ray. Now that you've read someone mentioning it, you can't say no one ever has.
@@GameSack If you have any doubts you can easily find the trailer online. I would link it here but that usually gets my comment removed. It's a film of its time, but very much underrated. It's an HBO production. Anyway, thanks for the reviews of games and a trip down memory lane. Responding to my comment is a bonus.
Hey Joe, I hope you see this. I’m incredibly thankful for all of the hard work you do. Game Sack is the best combo of quality and thoroughness of any retro game show I’ve ever seen. I really hope you’re being compensated appropriately for this.
I rented (or rather my parents did) Equinox back when I was probably 12 and for some reason it was one of the most immersive SNES games for me. The music, graphics, weird middle eastern theme just sucked me in. I never beat it or even came close but the vibes were spectacular.
Really makes you wonder how anyone could be optimistic about a Sony console in the early-mid 90s...! They don't really seem to have their fingers on the pulse of the industry from what they're publishing here. From seeing this, to me it kind of looks like their success in leveraging established Japanese developers looking for another avenue is a big part of what saved the PlayStation... Although, I think western devs did start to come into their own a bit more into the late 16bit & 32bit era in the console space. Either way, funny to see how spotty their pre-Playstation catalogue is. If this is what a Sony console looked like they may have gone the way of the 3DO and others. Also, Joe bringing back the classic, "There's X for ya" outro. Nice.
The player sprite in the Genesis & SNES versions of Last Action Hero looks less like Arnold Schwarzenegger and more like Mike Stoklasa from Red Letter Media.
Sony's journey in gaming is fascinating. Even supporting titles for many years. I remember seeing many of these titles in magazines. A trip down memory lane
Which part was relatable: feeling old, getting grey hair in real time, or losing control of your bowels? Wait, don't answer that. I don't need to know.
46:03 This guy you mention is Al Leong. He frequently plays a henchman in movies and is awesome. You might remember him from Last Action Hero, Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure, Die Hard, and Big Trouble in Little China.
We went apeshit over Sensible Soccer and even more over Sensible World of Soccer, because on the systems we played it, it was freaking awesome. This game is made to be played with a joystick and a joypad simply won't do. D-pad takes away so much of your control of the aftertouch on the ball, that it's not even funny. The World of soccer sequel had a player, player manager, or just manager option for career mode and contained an absurd number of real teams with their respective rosters, like I could play my home town team (a town of only 30k people) in Greek league. It is one of the top 10 most influencial games of all time according to a list compiled by Stanford University Science and technologies curator and a team of game designers, journalists and researchers, and has its own spot in a museum in Zurich. All in all there were more than 1500 real teams and 27000 players in the 2-disc Amiga floppy version
Sensible Software made some real gems. People are still creating updated versions of SWOS today to reflect team changes. Easily a top 5 Amiga game for me.
@@Jayce_Alexander as much as I like Sensible soccer, my all time favorite sensible software game and easily top 3 Amiga game and top 10 of all time, is the original Cannon Fodder, a game which (again) console users didn't appreciate, just because like Sensible soccer, it won't be fun without a mouse, certainly not with a dpad...
@@jimkrom oh yeah Cannon Fodder might be my all-time favorite Amiga game, period. First time I ever played an RTS, even though it was a very different kind of game from Dune II and the likes. Really opened my eyes when it came to what games could do beyond arcadey/console stuff, point and click adventure games, and driving/flight sims. It was the first time I saw a strategy game that had elements of action in it, that didn't feel slow-paced or like it required a giant manual like the military sims and turn-based games my brother played. Yeah it was brilliant. One of the best games of that era. Certainly Sensible Software's best, and one of the Amiga's best. And you really needed a mouse to really get the proper experience.
Joe, you forgot to mention that one of the game designers for Mickey Mania was actually David Jaffe (known for directing Twisted Metal and God of War)!
I actually agree. It could pass for some Atari ST game at times imo. It's most just the size of the characters, the nice HUD, and some good use of tiles in the backgrounds, but it works.
It's crazy to think that Grand Theft Auto Vice City is 22 years old when 22 years before that a large box of crayons offered more colors than the best game consoles could manage.
@@kraftypk7283 yeah, it seems they really want games to work across the previous generation too, which from a business point of view makes sense, just makes this generation feel lacklustre. PC ultra settings on modern games AAA can make them look amazing, but my consoles aren't feeling special this generation.
Even more insane is that there were only 6 years between games as wildly different as Super Mario 3 and Super Mario 64, the same amount of time it now takes to get a single game released.
Apparently Imagesoft was also going to publish the Famicom game Super Pinball in the West as Super Sushi Pinball, heavily modified to include Sushi references, but it never came out, until a prototype surfaced recently. Super Rescue, an NES localization of Flying Hero for the Famicom, was also planned by Imagesoft before it was also cancelled.
@jasonvoorhees5640 Video Game History Foundation has saved several marketing materials for the game, look it up, as well as the Super Sushi Pinball prototype.
I got to grow up on Microsoft before the Xbox before I would even start getting into console/handheld gaming myself. This was through what was known in the 90s as their Microsoft Home software line for PC computers, with The Magic School Bus and 3D Movie Maker being some of their most notable releases under that line.
When it comes to old school hockey games, you just get so used to playing the heads up view, but I personally love the mode7 angle. Truly a game changer!
This was a really good episode honestly! I always wondered what all games Sony made before the PS1 came out in 1994, and now I know! Makes me want to see an episode dedicated to the launch year Long Box era PS1 games from 1995-1996 someday too. Anyway great video on the topic, was a great watch.
I can't believe I never noticed how similar Skyblazer is to Hook until you pointed it out! It definitely feels like a spiritual sequel---the protagonist looks and moves almost exactly like Peter in that game, just with differently coloured clothes. Overall, before the PlayStation Sony was a B-tier publisher at best, releasing mostly licensed trash, FMV games and euro jank that should have stayed on the Amiga. Back in the '80s, before Imagesoft, Sony did publish a couple dozen titles for MSX computers in Japan (they also had their own line of MSX computers). It was mostly ports, so while less "forward-looking" than the Imagesoft output (they were really pushing for cinematic games,) it's generally of a bit higher quality.
Smart ball! I've been trying to years figure out what this game was. I remember renting it from blockbuster a couple times and playing through the whole game. I really loved it at the time and remember the moon level being and music being impactful. I thought it was an NES game could never find it again. I almost thought I imagined the game. Thanks for unlocking a memory for me.
Ohh, Flashback! My first 16bit love! I still remember the day my brother brought home the Amiga 500 he just bought, fired up the system and showed off what games it can play. I didn't understand where the disks went, as I was sitting on the left side of the Amiga and it had the built-in drive on the right side. It was jaw dropping, beautiful game, looked, sounded and played like anything I've seen before that. This was around 30 years ago and I still love this game and because of that I have multiple copies of it on multiple system (yes, also on the SNES).
47:52 I've had a nasty cough the last few weeks; I thought I was over it until this fresh take on Microcosm sent me into a convulsive laughing/coughing/choking fit. Thanks Joe!
I had no idea Sony was such a prolific game maker back in the day. After the flops of Panasonic's 3DO and Philips' CD-i, I figured the PlayStation was just going to be another consumer electronics manufacturer squirting out a crap console. It's safe to say I was wrong :P
Did some searches on the site and noticed some missing games that I think would make for a great episode! That weird transition from Dreamcast to PS2 and Gamecube and how a lot of them got DC ports that had improvements/extras added to them like Fur Fighters (which has 4 different versiosn: DC, PS2, PC, and iOS), Rayman 2/Revolutions (PS2), MDK2, Phantasy Star Online/Episode I&II, Ecco the Dolphin, the Sonic Adventure games, and the many ports of Crazy Taxi are the immediate ones that come to mind, but I was always fascinated by those differences. Love the show!
Back in the day, people were pretty down on PlayStation pre-release due to the questionable quality of those Imagesoft games, but all it took was one Namco alliance to undo that damage.
I hope you keep making videos forever! jokes aside, I’ve beena long time subscriber and I get a lot of joy from watching your videos. It almost feels like you’re a best friend I’ve never met 😂
The feeling when you realize that PlayStation 2 is a retro console. It's older now than the early 00s when the NES was first considered a retro console.
Yeah, I still own my Genesis copy. I always liked the rotoscope technique in it and Another World/Out of This World. You can actually play them both on newer consoles.
I love how I can always find a game I've never heard of that looks interesting from these videos. I love puzzle platformers, so Super Morph looks like something I'd enjoy.
31:04 back when all I had was a Retron 3, I bought a copy of Flink on MegaDrive and it ran just fine. Sometimes those clone consoles would play a random PAL or repro game that the legit console wouldn't. Thinking about it, I only played Flink on that Retron 3, but Im sure it'll work fine on the Mega SG I have now
For me? Just about the best HiFi stereo system EVER... that's what Sony was for me before the Playstation. Dual tape deck, the latest in turntable technology (for the mid 1980's, anyway), built in EQ... came in it's own cabinet with a glass door. Seriously... I lament that damned thing not staying in my family as an heirloom. But my mom sold it at a yard sale.
I worked at a brick and mortar video-game store at the time these games released. Unusually Sony sent their own sales rep and if my memory serves me well, we placed orders directly from Sony (it's been 30 years, the end skit is too real!). We gave them 1.5 meters of the street facing window display (of a total of about 12m). The Sony guy was very happy with us and when they eventually released the Playstation we got a lot of perks like an early Japanese machine with Ridge Racer.
Store ended up using almost 70% of the shelf space for PS1 games, with the rest being PC and some N64 after most of the old stuff was phased out. Sony played a long game and it paid off.
Riiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!
Giant enemy crab !
@@Boogie_the_catAll historically correct for sure... after all, why would they lie to you? 😅
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing
lol different time back then. In Minnesota we had FuncoLand and Electronics Boutique, and you could see back then who's bread was getting buttered. It was usually either Sony, or Nintendo (FuncoLand tended to have the better Sony kiosks, while EB and Toys R Us had better Nintendo displays.) That mid 90s time was magical, because gaming just seemed to be getting soooo futuristic. You went from stuff like the Genesis, Super NES, TurboGrafx, and early Neo Geo, to Saturn, Nintendo 64, Playstation, 3DO, CD-I, Pippin (remember that?!?), and late Neo Geo.
A 50 minute episode with a completely new topic? We are blessed today my Sacks!! Bless you Joe
Got me soo excited lol. I just grabbed some cookies and milk, cranked the heat up, and I'm about to lay back and enjoy 😉
Sony BEFORE the Playstation is actually an old topic ;)
Let's have Sacks
My sack runnith over with excitement!! ..OH GOD!!
Yes. May god bless Joe....and his mighty sack!
The Hudson Hawk portion in the beginning makes me think that a "Handheld Ports That Are Better Than the Console Version" would be a fun video topic
That's a good idea, Sack Bro ! 👍✨🎮
Fantastic idea!
If you could find enough games to make a show... yeah. I'd like to see that.
That would be a legit good one
i like this idea but i think just "good ports on handhelds" would be even better ✌️ unless of course that video already exists, in which case yeah your idea 😅👍
Thanks Joe for making these videos, they bring me joy. Keep on keepin on
Thank you very much! :)
Joe, you put in so much work for these videos. I have no idea how you do it. Thank you
I agree! Most underrated channel on TH-cam! Keep up the great work, Joe! Know that many of us appreciate you!
@jasonvoorhees5640 So, Joe has acquired a team of Chinese slaves to do his bidding? Wow - such dedication.
@jasonvoorhees5640 and you mention this why? Joe still has to write the script, play the games, record, and then edit. That's a ton of work, even without the graphics! Dude, what is wrong with you?
No one else like Joe. :p
One of the reasons why I enjoy Game Sack is because the channel has a very consistent schedule. I can always expect Joe to drop a new video on Sundays every two weeks!
*I had no idea Sony had such history in gaming.*
*Thanks for another great episode. We love your show!* 💙
GAMESACK ROCKS!! ❤
"It satiates the curiosity I would have had if nobody had made something like this" might be the most amazing back-handed compliment ever. Well done.
Sky Blazer feels like they wanted to make a Hook 2 but couldn't, so they made a spiritual successor.
It's an awesome game.
"No Escape" is a great sci-fi movie.
I bought it on DVD in the past, and recently on Blu-ray.
Now that you've read someone mentioning it, you can't say no one ever has.
Very true! I mean it has Ray Liotta, Lance Henrickson, Ernie Hudson and probably some other people I'd recognize so I should definitely check it out.
@@GameSack If you have any doubts you can easily find the trailer online. I would link it here but that usually gets my comment removed. It's a film of its time, but very much underrated. It's an HBO production.
Anyway, thanks for the reviews of games and a trip down memory lane. Responding to my comment is a bonus.
I just commented about this movie. It is awesome and probably one of my top 10 favorite movies.
No Escape sucks.
@@lothargrimm9853 Why?
The end skit was awesome 😂
Hey Joe, I hope you see this. I’m incredibly thankful for all of the hard work you do. Game Sack is the best combo of quality and thoroughness of any retro game show I’ve ever seen. I really hope you’re being compensated appropriately for this.
I rented (or rather my parents did) Equinox back when I was probably 12 and for some reason it was one of the most immersive SNES games for me. The music, graphics, weird middle eastern theme just sucked me in. I never beat it or even came close but the vibes were spectacular.
Solstice is the NES game, are you talking about Equinox?
@@jendorei Yes I corrected it thank you. :)
@@nazgulsenpaiI revisited it about 10 years ago to see if it was as good as I remember and it's now one of my favorite games on the console.
Really makes you wonder how anyone could be optimistic about a Sony console in the early-mid 90s...! They don't really seem to have their fingers on the pulse of the industry from what they're publishing here. From seeing this, to me it kind of looks like their success in leveraging established Japanese developers looking for another avenue is a big part of what saved the PlayStation... Although, I think western devs did start to come into their own a bit more into the late 16bit & 32bit era in the console space. Either way, funny to see how spotty their pre-Playstation catalogue is. If this is what a Sony console looked like they may have gone the way of the 3DO and others.
Also, Joe bringing back the classic, "There's X for ya" outro. Nice.
💯👏
The player sprite in the Genesis & SNES versions of Last Action Hero looks less like Arnold Schwarzenegger and more like Mike Stoklasa from Red Letter Media.
LOL That's exactly what I thought when I saw it.
I came here to say this. It looks exactly like him.
Sony's journey in gaming is fascinating. Even supporting titles for many years. I remember seeing many of these titles in magazines. A trip down memory lane
A long Game Sack video before bed was all I needed.
Game Sack always puts me to sleep too!
AMEN, the console crunches play before bed, while i sleep and wake me up
this sounds erotic
Game Sack before you hit the sack.
Joe: I like the mode 7 version.
Nintendo: Ladies and gentlemen......we got him.
No, you've DEFINITELY had stupider end skits lol. This one was painfully relatable and I loved it!
@@annoyeduk @annoyeduk I know. I put stupider because it's a Joe thing to say
Which part was relatable: feeling old, getting grey hair in real time, or losing control of your bowels?
Wait, don't answer that. I don't need to know.
46:03 This guy you mention is Al Leong. He frequently plays a henchman in movies and is awesome. You might remember him from Last Action Hero, Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure, Die Hard, and Big Trouble in Little China.
We went apeshit over Sensible Soccer and even more over Sensible World of Soccer, because on the systems we played it, it was freaking awesome. This game is made to be played with a joystick and a joypad simply won't do. D-pad takes away so much of your control of the aftertouch on the ball, that it's not even funny. The World of soccer sequel had a player, player manager, or just manager option for career mode and contained an absurd number of real teams with their respective rosters, like I could play my home town team (a town of only 30k people) in Greek league. It is one of the top 10 most influencial games of all time according to a list compiled by Stanford University Science and technologies curator and a team of game designers, journalists and researchers, and has its own spot in a museum in Zurich. All in all there were more than 1500 real teams and 27000 players in the 2-disc Amiga floppy version
Sensible Software made some real gems. People are still creating updated versions of SWOS today to reflect team changes.
Easily a top 5 Amiga game for me.
@@Jayce_Alexander as much as I like Sensible soccer, my all time favorite sensible software game and easily top 3 Amiga game and top 10 of all time, is the original Cannon Fodder, a game which (again) console users didn't appreciate, just because like Sensible soccer, it won't be fun without a mouse, certainly not with a dpad...
@@jimkrom oh yeah Cannon Fodder might be my all-time favorite Amiga game, period. First time I ever played an RTS, even though it was a very different kind of game from Dune II and the likes. Really opened my eyes when it came to what games could do beyond arcadey/console stuff, point and click adventure games, and driving/flight sims. It was the first time I saw a strategy game that had elements of action in it, that didn't feel slow-paced or like it required a giant manual like the military sims and turn-based games my brother played. Yeah it was brilliant. One of the best games of that era. Certainly Sensible Software's best, and one of the Amiga's best. And you really needed a mouse to really get the proper experience.
Thank you Joe!!! You bless us with 50 min video what a god
Joe, you forgot to mention that one of the game designers for Mickey Mania was actually David Jaffe (known for directing Twisted Metal and God of War)!
Man Dragon's Lair graphically is VERY impressive for the NES IMO.
@jasonvoorhees5640you can 'LuL nO' all you want but it genuinely is a looker for the system. Doesn't mean it's a good game though.
I actually agree. It could pass for some Atari ST game at times imo. It's most just the size of the characters, the nice HUD, and some good use of tiles in the backgrounds, but it works.
It looks like it used rotoscoped animation, which definitely helps.
If only it was as fun to play as it is graphically impressive. 😅
@Jayce_Alexander I feel like the same could be said for the arcade version of dragons lair lmao
Always great to see some Game Sack to end my night off!
We love you, Joe! Keep going strong! You're the best and most important reason I use TH-cam!
3AM in Brazil.
“Well, it’s sunday tomorrow”, said me while picking up my glasses.
I'm in Los Angeles. 11pm here but I'm right there with you.
@@hwhack 9am in Germany.
wouldnt it be friday since you are in the soithern hemisphere
@@elucidatedvoyyd how on Earth do you think hemispheres work
@@elucidatedvoyyd the timezones go from east to west, not from north to south
These are my favorite types of Game Sack episodes. 40 or 50 games reviewed in rapid fire with a simple theme.
It's crazy to think that Grand Theft Auto Vice City is 22 years old when 22 years before that a large box of crayons offered more colors than the best game consoles could manage.
Yup and we're plateauing hard right now
@@kraftypk7283Concord anyone?
@@kraftypk7283 yeah, it seems they really want games to work across the previous generation too, which from a business point of view makes sense, just makes this generation feel lacklustre. PC ultra settings on modern games AAA can make them look amazing, but my consoles aren't feeling special this generation.
Even more insane is that there were only 6 years between games as wildly different as Super Mario 3 and Super Mario 64, the same amount of time it now takes to get a single game released.
Smaller games made by just a handful of people are still where it's at, just like back then. Makes you think!
Apparently Imagesoft was also going to publish the Famicom game Super Pinball in the West as Super Sushi Pinball, heavily modified to include Sushi references, but it never came out, until a prototype surfaced recently.
Super Rescue, an NES localization of Flying Hero for the Famicom, was also planned by Imagesoft before it was also cancelled.
@jasonvoorhees5640 Video Game History Foundation has saved several marketing materials for the game, look it up, as well as the Super Sushi Pinball prototype.
Literally look it up @jasonvoorhees5640
I got to grow up on Microsoft before the Xbox before I would even start getting into console/handheld gaming myself. This was through what was known in the 90s as their Microsoft Home software line for PC computers, with The Magic School Bus and 3D Movie Maker being some of their most notable releases under that line.
When it comes to old school hockey games, you just get so used to playing the heads up view, but I personally love the mode7 angle. Truly a game changer!
This was a really good episode honestly! I always wondered what all games Sony made before the PS1 came out in 1994, and now I know! Makes me want to see an episode dedicated to the launch year Long Box era PS1 games from 1995-1996 someday too. Anyway great video on the topic, was a great watch.
I can't believe I never noticed how similar Skyblazer is to Hook until you pointed it out! It definitely feels like a spiritual sequel---the protagonist looks and moves almost exactly like Peter in that game, just with differently coloured clothes.
Overall, before the PlayStation Sony was a B-tier publisher at best, releasing mostly licensed trash, FMV games and euro jank that should have stayed on the Amiga.
Back in the '80s, before Imagesoft, Sony did publish a couple dozen titles for MSX computers in Japan (they also had their own line of MSX computers). It was mostly ports, so while less "forward-looking" than the Imagesoft output (they were really pushing for cinematic games,) it's generally of a bit higher quality.
Smart ball! I've been trying to years figure out what this game was. I remember renting it from blockbuster a couple times and playing through the whole game. I really loved it at the time and remember the moon level being and music being impactful. I thought it was an NES game could never find it again. I almost thought I imagined the game. Thanks for unlocking a memory for me.
I don't know what it is. But when I fall asleep watching YT, I always wake up to a GameSack video and frankly I love it.
Ohh, Flashback! My first 16bit love! I still remember the day my brother brought home the Amiga 500 he just bought, fired up the system and showed off what games it can play. I didn't understand where the disks went, as I was sitting on the left side of the Amiga and it had the built-in drive on the right side. It was jaw dropping, beautiful game, looked, sounded and played like anything I've seen before that. This was around 30 years ago and I still love this game and because of that I have multiple copies of it on multiple system (yes, also on the SNES).
Joe Redifer FTW! All the best from your biggest italian fan!
Thanks, Joe, once again for all your efforts in making this, as it's greatly appreciated by myself and many others.
You know it is a good morning when you wake up to a new episode of game sack ❤❤
A nice fresh Sack lets go
MINT. SEEAALEEDD.
47:52 I've had a nasty cough the last few weeks; I thought I was over it until this fresh take on Microcosm sent me into a convulsive laughing/coughing/choking fit. Thanks Joe!
6:09 that's not just 'someone', that's the fantastic Mr. Phil LaMarr!
I've talked about him in that game before. He's a legend!
Wow, they were all over the Sega CD! That’s an interesting bit of video game evolution history. Love Mickey Mania on the CD too.
I used to love renting SNES Hook, back in the day.
Waking up on Sunday morning , with a new Game Sack episode is peak living!
I always impressed Joe at seeing how well you do your investigations.
A 50 min video of the history of Sony pre console.. Nice!
The intro music to Solstice goes hard, it’s a legit full length prog rock tune.
Good topic, i knew of imagesoft before but didnt think there was that much to cover!
The end skit is the most realistic one youve ever done 😂
No mention of Super Dogball being part of the Kunio-Kun series?
Great video my man! I know I can always count on GAME SACK to deliver the good TH-cam goods! CHEERS!
Sony before the PS1.
looks at the Betamax and Walkman under my TV
ah yes the good ol days
Very interesting stuff. I love how you look at all the versions of the games. Thanks so much!
I had no idea Sony was such a prolific game maker back in the day. After the flops of Panasonic's 3DO and Philips' CD-i, I figured the PlayStation was just going to be another consumer electronics manufacturer squirting out a crap console. It's safe to say I was wrong :P
Publisher. They didn't develop.
9:14 That power strut tho
😂
I love this subject. I love that it's almost an hour long. I. Love. Gamesack.
That Hamlet dream sequence is probably the best part of the Last Action Hero movie.
Did some searches on the site and noticed some missing games that I think would make for a great episode! That weird transition from Dreamcast to PS2 and Gamecube and how a lot of them got DC ports that had improvements/extras added to them like Fur Fighters (which has 4 different versiosn: DC, PS2, PC, and iOS), Rayman 2/Revolutions (PS2), MDK2, Phantasy Star Online/Episode I&II, Ecco the Dolphin, the Sonic Adventure games, and the many ports of Crazy Taxi are the immediate ones that come to mind, but I was always fascinated by those differences. Love the show!
Back in the day, people were pretty down on PlayStation pre-release due to the questionable quality of those Imagesoft games, but all it took was one Namco alliance to undo that damage.
NAMCO software was the main reason PS1 made it big in the west, well up until GranTurismos release.
Same with PS2 until Gran Theft 3...
Namco completely carried the PS1 through its early years.
Thanks Joe - as always, stellar video! Keep ‘em coming!
I hope you keep making videos forever! jokes aside, I’ve beena long time subscriber and I get a lot of joy from watching your videos. It almost feels like you’re a best friend I’ve never met 😂
I’m so grateful for this Sunday tradition! Happy thanksgiving weekend 🇨🇦❤
On a sunday morning!? Thanks Joe, you're the man.
Very interesting topic, I would love to see more episodes in similar type.
This video pleases me greatly as a Playstation 1 fan. Thank you Joe, my sack is ready
Ha! Love the shout-out to the old marketing campaign on the thumbnail (URNOTE (with the red E)
Didn’t believe an hour flew by and I didn’t fall asleep . 👏🤝
I hope you never run out of content from your Sac
29:58 Joe casually hitting a 500 ft home run cracked me up. Must be the altitude at Coors Field 😂
Joe, it needs to be said: I love your sack.
The feeling when you realize that PlayStation 2 is a retro console. It's older now than the early 00s when the NES was first considered a retro console.
New game sack episode is what the doctor ordered! Thanks for the awesome content Joe!
One of the first episodes of GS where I grew up with almost all these games, and still have them to boot! I should give Power Factory another try…
I didn't see this one coming and that's why I always love Game Sack. Something new and interesting.
God, I love a good Sack in the morning. Thanks Joe 🙏
Wow I see why there’s ‘only’ a game sack video every 2 weeks…this must of taken weeks to create. Great video.
Love the new topic. This was actually super interesting.
Finally a new Game Sack before the PlayStation!
17:35 look at Gabe's huge dump truck !
Gabe-y got back !
1:50 Sony definitely Morbed the NES to the Max with this cross-reference. It’s Morbin’ time! 🔥😎
I had some fond memories of enduring Flash Back in the early 90s.
Yeah, I still own my Genesis copy. I always liked the rotoscope technique in it and Another World/Out of This World. You can actually play them both on newer consoles.
Chuck Rock is one of the few games I ever played that made me think "you know I really could be doing anything more fun than this."
No escape is a very fun movie. Worth watching. It used be to shown on tv multiple times here in italy as "fuga da absolom"
thanks for another great one GameSack. Cheers from Straya!
GAMESACK!!! My favorite entertainment channel!
That intro is absolutely gorgeous. Must have taken alot of effort to make 😊
Right on time when I lay down for bed the new video drops and now I gotta stay up thank you 😂😂😂
I love how I can always find a game I've never heard of that looks interesting from these videos. I love puzzle platformers, so Super Morph looks like something I'd enjoy.
31:04 back when all I had was a Retron 3, I bought a copy of Flink on MegaDrive and it ran just fine. Sometimes those clone consoles would play a random PAL or repro game that the legit console wouldn't. Thinking about it, I only played Flink on that Retron 3, but Im sure it'll work fine on the Mega SG I have now
Wow those voice samples on Genesis version of that ESPN race game were way better than i could have expected
Can't believe I never realized "Jerry Boy" was actually "Jelly Boy."
Always fascinates me how some cant understand the absolute greatness of Sensi.
I didn't realize how many games Sony handled before the PS1
blunt is lighting as we speak. Happy Sunday Sack Crew!
Thanks for all your awesome videos! I loved super dodgeball on nes. That and there was a beach volleyball game i used to play a ton as well.
You are a legend to me.
The end skit is all too real.
For me?
Just about the best HiFi stereo system EVER... that's what Sony was for me before the Playstation.
Dual tape deck, the latest in turntable technology (for the mid 1980's, anyway), built in EQ... came in it's own cabinet with a glass door.
Seriously... I lament that damned thing not staying in my family as an heirloom.
But my mom sold it at a yard sale.
Hahaha the end skit is amazing. Dudeeee 😭😂