Sega Genesis / Mega Drive - Review - Game Sack

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  • Episode 234 - The Sega Genesis was immensely popular in North America, outselling Nintendo for a while and fully riding the 'tude era. Nintendo finally had some real competition. There are many fantastic games on the console that a lot of retro game fans these days may have overlooked because they weren't on a Nintendo system. And that's primarily what we're focusing on in this episode, the games that made the Genesis great that you really couldn't get anywhere else at home.
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  • @GameSack
    @GameSack  5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    What are YOUR favorite games for the Genesis / Mega Drive?

    • @Elkplaysandpaints
      @Elkplaysandpaints 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You gotta give credit to Comix Zone and Vectorman. Without a doubt, those are two of my favorite Genesis classics.

    • @retrosoul8770
      @retrosoul8770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You showed off a bunch of mine actually, Top faves are, Alien Soldier, Shinobi 3 (& Revenge), Thunder Force III&IV, SOR2, Shining Force 1&2, Musha, Fire Shark, Phantasy Star IV but also, Beyond Oasis, Super Hang On, Sonic 3&K, Gunstar H, Adventures of Batman, Comix Zone, Bio Hazard Battle, Rolling Thunder 2, Twinkle Tale, Dynamite Headdy, Ghouls & Ghosts, Monster World IV, Castlevania Bloodlines, Mega Turrican, Battle Mania 2, Contra HC, Rocket Knight, E Swat, Decap Attack, Hellfire, Ristar, Ranger X so many great games I could list alot more.

    • @gtrzdaddy
      @gtrzdaddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Everything that Sega Lord X likes

    • @hugohirose
      @hugohirose 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My favorite Genesis/Mega Drive game is Langrisser 2, which is also my favorite game of all time. It was mentioned in a left in Japan episode.

    • @jj72610
      @jj72610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Spent a lot of time playing Airbuster and Midnight Resistance as a kid ❤️

  • @DJ_InYourFace
    @DJ_InYourFace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    Jesus, that 3D flyover inside the console looks AMAZING. Game Sack, still raising the bar for every other channel.

    • @raafmaat
      @raafmaat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      i dont even understand how they were able to do that, did someone make a very high poly 3d model of that board or something?

    • @yoshivu8236
      @yoshivu8236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@raafmaat yes

    • @CharlesFigueroaJr
      @CharlesFigueroaJr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed. That was incredibly good. I noticed it right away.

    • @kaimargonar
      @kaimargonar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hell yeah, that flyover raised my bar big time

    • @mutalix
      @mutalix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kaimargonar
      Raised my big bar too!

  • @HappyConsoleGamer
    @HappyConsoleGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    The whole episode but that opening was unreal! Amazing work!

    • @WiiAgent007
      @WiiAgent007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Based on the Console summary alone, this was an insta-LIKE.

    • @prolefeed101
      @prolefeed101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I mean, how many hours of editing did that take?
      Incredible

    • @oliverinmga
      @oliverinmga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Seriously their videos have always been quality but this was a jump up!

    • @Pagaugezero
      @Pagaugezero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Best

    • @RetroHousecr
      @RetroHousecr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@prolefeed101 That explains all the time it took to make the genesis episode :P

  • @8thLife
    @8thLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    "It's also short, and very easy, just like my first girlfriend." *Savage* 😂

  • @DrSpinDash
    @DrSpinDash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    29 Years and that Sega Genesis is still kicking. They definitely don't make em' like they use to.

    • @matthewlane518
      @matthewlane518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Viva la tec-toy!!

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matthewlane518 ...Makers of the best Duke Nuke 'em 3D port ever made!

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did a way better job in details and shows gameplay

  • @n64glennplant
    @n64glennplant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Sunday mornings are never complete without GameSack 😍

    • @_bhp
      @_bhp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      these are my "sunday morning cartoons"

    • @n64glennplant
      @n64glennplant 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Classic video game bookcase thank you so much 👍

    • @n64glennplant
      @n64glennplant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bennett Mouton haha mine too, they drop wRly Sunday morning here so I always get to watch while my wife’s still sleeping! 😂

    • @gisone79
      @gisone79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was about to write the same thing, then i saw your comment

    • @UnclePhil73
      @UnclePhil73 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, every other Sunday.

  • @drunkensailor112
    @drunkensailor112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The opening alone shows how Joe loves the Megadrive more than anything.

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here I love the Sega Genesis too

  • @OSW
    @OSW 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Your production values are always top notch, but HOOOLY SHEEET this one is incredible! Not just the mega-drive innards but the time lapse stop motion. Just wow. Well done guys!

    • @TheSecondIDare
      @TheSecondIDare 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well helllooooooooo!

    • @theoneanton
      @theoneanton ปีที่แล้ว

      Crate of Coke to Game Sack!

  • @wogsykirk1156
    @wogsykirk1156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That internal look at the machine was amazing. You guys just get better and better.

  • @nik_arcade5020
    @nik_arcade5020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Joe, 1:30-2:10 is absolutely beautiful and visually compelling. I had to watch it several times. You can’t do THIS on Nintendo!!

  • @odinsplaygrounds
    @odinsplaygrounds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Game Sack is undoubtedly the best retro gaming channel.

    • @fullofcaffeine
      @fullofcaffeine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I completely agree! They deserve much more subs than they have now. I wonder why they don't have more subscribers.

    • @odinsplaygrounds
      @odinsplaygrounds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fullofcaffeine Because generic pop music is the most popular music in the world. Because McDonalds is the biggest restaurant chain in the world. The masses love generic shit with the lowest possible common denominator. In youtube retro video games that would boil down to shitty reaction videos and let's plays with people screaming and overreacting at what they're playing while always showing their face through a facecam. Simply put, Game Sack is too classy.

    • @jonnywalker4802
      @jonnywalker4802 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope.

  • @OldManTheseDays
    @OldManTheseDays 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Holy crap, that "zoom in" all the way inside the machine is amazing. Well done!

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was beautiful going all inside the details for the Genesis felt like Christmas came early 👍

  • @WillKeaton
    @WillKeaton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    What, no comment on how Dynamite Duke has a giant hole in the center of his torso?

    • @SharifSourour
      @SharifSourour 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @craigjuan5744
      @craigjuan5744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh my God! You too? Glad I'm not alone in that one! That has been bugging me for quite a while now!

    • @_nayrb
      @_nayrb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe it's a glitch?

    • @jakejutras5420
      @jakejutras5420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@_nayrb it's not, the OP is just making a joke that they didn't comment on his odd appearance.

  • @TheMark0217
    @TheMark0217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Dude, production value is WAY up (not that it wasn't great to begin with). That breakdown was amazing! Really outdid themselves this time 👍

  • @RetroHousecr
    @RetroHousecr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Nothing better for Genesis 30th anniversary!

  • @UNOxDExELLOS
    @UNOxDExELLOS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm a Nintendo man myself, and I've thought this since I first saw this video in 2018, but I'm gonna say it now:
    Seeing Joe, the Sega fanboy, FINALLY review the Sega Genesis, brings a tear to my eye. He made the Genesis intro with such love and devotion...

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm a Sega Genesis fan too it's all I play this video made me feel very old school I'm glad he did this for us Sega Genesis fans felt like Christmas

  • @ViniVHSoares1993
    @ViniVHSoares1993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I'm more of a SNES fan however i think every fan should have respect and admiration for the Genesis specially because the console wars pushed both systems to release great games, this episode left me in a mood to play some genesis games

    • @kosharskysinternalorganfee9363
      @kosharskysinternalorganfee9363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm more of a Genesis fan!

    • @PikangsFutaba
      @PikangsFutaba 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I share the same feelings as you, I'm happy that I got in a contest around in 2012 a Genesis model 2 with a reproduction cart of Mega Man: The Wily Wars, since then I have loved to play on it from time to time, I really hope Sega can do a good job with it's upcoming mini-console like how Nintendo did (unlike Sony with it's "fail"station classic), but, even if it fails to deliver the intended EXP. I have the real console, and if I want, I could get a model 1 easily at a game store close to my former elementary/junior/high school.

    • @Robert_Manners
      @Robert_Manners 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes you could not have put it better, without the existence of the SNES the systems would not have moved into the arena that produced the great games we had to play during the mid 1990s. I was a total Sega megadrive fan and didn't even own a SNES, however I fully agree with the fact that if we hadn't had both released in this time the SEGA Mega Drive would not have been the console it became.

    • @reginaldeberhart8521
      @reginaldeberhart8521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had both systems, and I'll tell you the best war of them all. Never understood why Sega would release both the Sega CD or 32X. When the Genesis hardware outperformed both of them.

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At the time there really wasn't a contest between the systems, me and my friends loved them both. I still play Genesis and SNES (emulated) !

  • @wilkiedriver
    @wilkiedriver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Joe finally gets his Magnum Opus

  • @WindyCornerTV
    @WindyCornerTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    You guys really outdid yourselves this time with the editing and production values. Well done! :)

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah the creativity and love that was put in to the Genesis details and gameplay was the best video ever everything they did felt like new I'm a Genesis fan and I approve of this whole experience

    • @ChaossX77
      @ChaossX77 ปีที่แล้ว

      The editing was all Dave. /s

  • @mylifeingaming
    @mylifeingaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    LandStalker: Treasures of the King's Hole

    • @thatguy8152
      @thatguy8152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @poble
      @poble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dragon wang

  • @VivaLePunk1307
    @VivaLePunk1307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hey guys, I just want to weigh in on what the Genesis means to me. When the console was new, I was way into my NES but I gushed at all the photos of Genesis games in Gamepro magazine. I remember specifically seeing the in-depth Ghostbusters walkthrough (maybe it was EGM monthly?) and thinking how smooth the character sprites were. I craved to play that game. Other games that I want to mention that I think looked cool were James Buster Douglas Boxing and Altered Beast. This was before 16 bit Sonic for the most part. Hell, I think the Berlin wall was falling down around then. The Genesis was the coolest console out and I had to stick with my NES because my parents bought that stuff for me at that time. But man did I look at those game mags constantly. There was one time when I tried to weasel my way to a friend's house to play Genesis under the guise of getting together to study social studies, but his mom was on to us and actually made us study. She actually sat with us and made us read out loud! That was stupid. Moonwalker also looked cool. Anyway, by the time the SNES came out I looked past the Genesis and drank Nintendo's "we'll give you watered down awesome" kool aid. Now I look at the Genesis as a super cool moment in time. I'm a devoted Nintendo fan and will appreciate the Genesis (as well as the Sega CD, 32x, and Saturn) as type of coolness that wasn't my path. A friend let me borrow his Dreamcast while I recovered from a sports injury and it took weeks. Weeks of playing Soul Calibur 1! I appreciate you guys. Your magazine episode is one of my favorites. Take care.

    • @tetrisdave
      @tetrisdave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey thanks and I enjoyed your story. Did you ever get a Genesis? I hope so..

    • @Beoslasher
      @Beoslasher 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Enjoyed your story! Thanks for sharing! Love that this consoles have generated so many positive memories :)

    • @HollowRick
      @HollowRick ปีที่แล้ว

      Enjoyed you're story it's funny I'm from the UK so sega was more popular than Nintendo here so my first system was a mega drive and later the PlayStation I guess My family liked the "cool" systems at the time :D

  • @monk-ld3jt
    @monk-ld3jt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Production quality on this video is insane! Wow! A+++++

  • @PiousMoltar
    @PiousMoltar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    1:35 holy shit that camera work. Mind blown.

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I want to say that it is absolutely CRIMINAL that you guys only have 200K subscribers. You are absolutely one of the best gaming TH-cam channels there is and should have WAY more subscribers!

    • @sozaj
      @sozaj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen to that!

    • @blueowl0708
      @blueowl0708 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Four years later and nearly at 300k, still CRIMINAL

  • @DanDoesGame
    @DanDoesGame 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I loved the SNES, but there are a lot of games on the Genesis that had a bigger FoV (Field of View) than on the Super Nintendo which I liked...... Pitfall & Lion Kind being 2 games I can think of right off the top of my mind...... My favorite games on Genesis have to be Lion King, Aladdin, Batman & Robbin, Earthworm Jim & Beavis & Butthead..... I know some of those were on SNES, but they were better on Genesis... Batman and Robin is Hard AF though, I still aint beat it XD haha
    Awesome video as always guys!

    • @MoviesNGames007uk
      @MoviesNGames007uk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lion King did have a better soundtrack on the SNES though.

    • @Number1StarSB
      @Number1StarSB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MoviesNGames007uk A lot of people would disagree. The Genesis OST is way more energetic and upbeat, with awesome percussion.

  • @Xalvador83
    @Xalvador83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I am normally all snes. But after seeing this episode, i need a sega genesis. I clearly have been missing out

    • @SeekerLancer
      @SeekerLancer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, regardless of if you're a SNES fanboy or a Genesis fanboy if you ignore one or the other you're missing half of what made the early 90's console gaming great. There's a lot of great titles they didn't have time to squeeze in here.

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SeekerLancer You're damn right, I may be a Genesis Fanboy-ish mostly thanks to Contra Hard Corps, but Metroid 3 is the shit lml
      By the way Xalvador if you can't reach the real hardware and its games, try the emulator KEGA FUSION.

    • @supersexysega
      @supersexysega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naw Genesis sucks keep collecting Snes only ;)

    • @kosharskysinternalorganfee9363
      @kosharskysinternalorganfee9363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sega Genesis is better than Super Nintendo.

    • @ryantimony6669
      @ryantimony6669 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SNES is better with some genres and Genesis was better with others.

  • @Wolfdragon92584
    @Wolfdragon92584 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Best reviewers on TH-cam doing an episode on the greatest game console ever??
    YES, PLEASE

    • @Robert_Manners
      @Robert_Manners 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's the only console in my view. Never get tired of the games.

    • @serenemountain6769
      @serenemountain6769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Robert_Manners Shinning Force : ) ... one of it's best Titles ...

    • @Robert_Manners
      @Robert_Manners 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@serenemountain6769 indeed 👍💫

    • @jervey123
      @jervey123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      snes > sega genesis

    • @serenemountain6769
      @serenemountain6769 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jervey123 in Quality per game average Yes, But Sega has good Games even so !
      Depending on your favorite Genre !

  • @drewb3665
    @drewb3665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great video! Sega Genesis is my second favorite console ever after the PS2.

  • @MrGlenbw
    @MrGlenbw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4:18
    Sega Exec: I told you to get Dolph Lundgren for the Dynamite Duke cover, not David Warner!

  • @arhernan2008
    @arhernan2008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Nothing like staying up late watching my sack... wait

  • @LavishButtocks
    @LavishButtocks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    UGHHH that Streets of Rage 1 music just BLASTS, right out of the gate. That's not a blast processing joke, either, it's just an amazing soundtrack.

    • @ColeslawVariant
      @ColeslawVariant 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really think it's why I never gave the other games a chance. It was some of the first game music to get stuck in my head after turning off the console.

  • @flashbackfrank8781
    @flashbackfrank8781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A Six button controller, mind you, that is still emulated to this day by game controller designers in the "fightpad" series, using a single pad (no sticks) and 6 face buttons, with the only real change being the addition of two shoulder buttons to replace L2/R2|LT/RT.
    It's still super ergonomic and a great controller. I actually gave anfriend of mine in college an OG Sega Genesis one that had a USB mod on it and she used it for years to play skullgirls on PC, quite well I might add.

  • @imakaze
    @imakaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You missed 3 gems like Dynamite Headdy (Treasure), Story of Thor (Ancient) and Soleil (Atlus, Crusader of Centy in USA).

    • @urquanseven2332
      @urquanseven2332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They missed Vectorman, Comix Zone, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin... but there's so many great games, it would take forever to cover them all.

    • @waltersobchak7275
      @waltersobchak7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Urquan Seven Comix Zone is really hard

    • @urquanseven2332
      @urquanseven2332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@waltersobchak7275 Indeed it is. I beat it several times though. Watch a walkthrough, there's an ideal path to take, some routes are objectively better than others.

    • @waltersobchak7275
      @waltersobchak7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Urquan Seven thank you sir

  • @kammyabhainn3053
    @kammyabhainn3053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A lot of love went into making that Genesis system tour

  • @millgiass
    @millgiass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I love the Genesis, definitely my preferred 16-Bit console. Sorry Dave. That model 1 looks sexy AF too. Such a sleek and futuristic design.

  • @XISMZERO
    @XISMZERO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Geez, Sacks. Beautiful work on this episode.

  • @Pixel-dan
    @Pixel-dan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This was my favorite post credits scene of all time.
    GREEEENDAAAWWWWWGGGGGGG!

  • @angrodii
    @angrodii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "It's also short and very easy just like my first girlfriend." Oh you!

    • @kekeke8988
      @kekeke8988 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MUH SOGGY KNEEZ

    • @mattfahringer148
      @mattfahringer148 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kekeke8988 how about we learn to spell before commenting. okay there champ?

  • @jeremywaltz
    @jeremywaltz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Rarely does my jaw hit the ground during a TH-cam video but that console summary did it. Very impressive work, Joe. Your production quality is always outstanding but here you took it to a whole new level.

  • @tahustvedt
    @tahustvedt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super impressed by the shot zooming in and entering the cartridge slot. Wow.

  • @PicoFromTX
    @PicoFromTX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The intro editing is incredible.
    Did it take a lot of mega power to achieve such quality ?

  • @IkesDaddelbox
    @IkesDaddelbox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact: For Sonic 3's Ice Cap Zone the keyboardist Brad Buxer from the Jetzons made an almost exact 16bit rendition of an 80s song they've never released (until it was featured in the "The Complete Jetzons" album in 2008). The entirety of the zone's theme is a 16bit version of the song Hard Times. Even confirmed by the man himself.

  • @circleofsorrow4583
    @circleofsorrow4583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this channel. These guys have great personalities and the production values are top notch.

  • @NeoDraven757
    @NeoDraven757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Easily your best video to date. Not only is your production value higher than ever, it was all very cleverly and artistically done.
    Outstanding.

  • @craigdavidson5613
    @craigdavidson5613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was lucky to find a Sega Mega Drive at a local Charity Shop here in Australia. It came in a Nuby case, and came with two controllers. The good people there gave it to me for $5AU. And I've since upgraded it with a Mega CD and a 32X. Boy, how criminally underrated are those additions?

  • @felman87
    @felman87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love those hardware breakdowns. I actually have a video file with all of the hardware you've done. From the MSX up to the Xbox. Now I have to update that to add in Genesis (finally, it was always odd having that one out.).

  • @anthonyjohnson9088
    @anthonyjohnson9088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is why I support Gamesack on Patreon...absolutely incredible work guys...thanks for all u do.

  • @matteosoncini9627
    @matteosoncini9627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Sega Mega Drive has a special place in my heart cause it was my first console... this is my Top 10:
    1 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
    2 - Shining Force II
    3 - Phantasy Star IV
    4 - Crusader Of Centy (in Europe "Soleil")
    5 - Mazin Saga
    6 - Ristar
    7 - Disney's Aladdin
    8 - Shinobi III - Return Of The Ninja Master
    9 - Beyond Oasis (in Europe "The Story Of Thor")
    10 - Thunder Force IV

  • @lfla0179
    @lfla0179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thunder Force 4 is the ULTIMATE ROCK N ROLL in 16 bits. NOBODY managed to reproduce it perfectly on guitar on youtube YET.

  • @personavisceration371
    @personavisceration371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This episode could've gone so much longer with the excellent Genesis library, easily another hour. Mystic Defender, Vectorman, Sub Terrania, Mega Turrican, Mega Bomberman, GleyLancer, Dynamite Headdy, Lost Vikings, and many more.

    • @TimelordUK
      @TimelordUK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sub Terrainia is excellent and hardly ever mentioned. The soundtrack is incredible

    • @damin9913
      @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Genesis has so many great games out there

  • @AlucardsQuest
    @AlucardsQuest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    That M2 story made my jaw drop. They must be some of the most passionate Genesis/Mega Drive fans in existence. How did Gauntlet end up on a pro gamer's desk? And I can't believe that they just took his advice completely to heart. No wonder they called it Gauntlet 4! Every Gauntlet game since has emulated that style of gameplay! I wish M2 would port those Konami games to modern systems, they've already worked with Konami on the Rebirth trilogy so why not?!

    • @NotaPizzaGRL
      @NotaPizzaGRL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Someday the management of Konami will change or pull their heads out of their asses and realize that people liked them for their games, not pachinko.

    • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
      @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NotaPizzaGRL Someday people will realize that the reason Konami went fulltime into pachinko is because it's profitable for them

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@THENAMEISQUICKMAN except a) Konami has made *less* profit from their Pachinko machines since they made it a main focus and is scrambling and b) with the new Pachinko laws coming into effect, they are well and truly fucked.
      Yes Konami were making profit short term but they were warned by their own people that Pachinko is a shrinking market (average age of Pachinko player is over 60), that Pachinko parlours are shutting down because profitability is getting thinner as their audience dies off and that heavy regulation against the "loophole" they use and machines that try to appeal to younger people (and fail) were planned. They ignored all warnings and chased short term profit and managed to do it so badly they made less money than when Pachinko was a side business for them.
      Konami now have no choice but to return to video games with the new regulations and the problem is they've alienated almost everyone who would work with them and have lost most of their greatest designers. They're fucked.
      So no. They fucked up.

    • @V0YAG3R
      @V0YAG3R 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Terry Beardmore They done goofin' son!
      👹

    • @TurboNutterBastard
      @TurboNutterBastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@medes5597 You're so full of shlt. Konami's profits have increased year after year. Last years earnings were a huge 18% increase over the previous year. I'd say that an increase of 18% in profits during a worldwide pandemic is pretty f-ing good.
      They're actually worth more and are more profitable now than they have ever been.
      It may suck for those of us who enjoyed their games but don't resort to making shlt up.

  • @Sinn0100
    @Sinn0100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thunder Force IV is a shmup that literally stands toe-to-toe with literally any shmup from that console generation. This includes the mighty Neo Geo AES/MVS shmups. Thunder Force IV has amazing graphics, sound, and gameplay. It is a trifecta of perfection and shows what that console could truly do and what it takes to bring the Genesis too its knees.

  • @joshhunt9551
    @joshhunt9551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    24 MEGA POWERRRRRRRRR! .... Yes, Joe, we were. All of us.

  • @rguitar78
    @rguitar78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Been waiting years for this!

    • @Digi123
      @Digi123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You've clearly wasted your life!

  • @MizfitZer0
    @MizfitZer0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nearly an hour dedicated to the mega drive? Best episode ever!!!

  • @420aire
    @420aire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So many memories of taking a dump and playing road rash 3 on my nomad

  • @TheKingzfan
    @TheKingzfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Perfect way to end a Holiday Weekend with a new episode of Game Sack!

  • @verficationaccount
    @verficationaccount 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That intro.. you´ve outdone yourself!

  • @Meachumz
    @Meachumz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The editing for the episode was incredible. You are a master of your craft.

  • @damin9913
    @damin9913 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:43 this feels like a old Sega Genesis commercial 😁

  • @epsilonn5590
    @epsilonn5590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Never closed the porn tab so quickly

    • @mdqp2
      @mdqp2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This IS my porn tab! :^

    • @GamerEmporium
      @GamerEmporium 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Epsilon N really! Thought that moronic humor was only for those gamechaser videos!!!

    • @spergerkang5291
      @spergerkang5291 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...and opened up a new one😉

    • @zhbvenkhoReload
      @zhbvenkhoReload 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You nasty

  • @RetroGameLivingRoom
    @RetroGameLivingRoom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Like an hour ago my friend and I were talking about how weird it was that Game Sack never did a Genesis episode, and here we are!

  • @retrojustplay7426
    @retrojustplay7426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Personal favourites include in no particular order:- Revenge of Shinobi, Gley Lancer, Air Buster, Shadow Dancer, Zombies, Dynamite Duke, Castlevania New Generation, Super Hang-On...

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gauntlet 4 has one of the best soundtracks of any game ever made! Kind of surprised you guys didn't mention that. Still tho, am glad you guys covered it. They pushed the living hell out of the Genesis sound hardware with this thing. I've never heard a Genesis title sound that freaking good before. It literally sounds like CD audio at times!

    • @skins4thewin
      @skins4thewin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ben Owen1 LOL don't be ignorant? Why, because my opinion differs from yours? Nah, none of those sound near as detailed as the Gauntlet IV soundtrack does, at least to my ears.
      They are good and all, sure, but they are not next level like Gauntlet IV is. Its soundtrack sounds comparable to those chiptunes you hear being made by the top guys in the scene, aka the ones who have learned to push the Genesis sound chip to the absolute limit. Some of that stuff goes above and beyond anything most thought the Genesis sound chip to be capable of. Gauntlet IV has a level of detail to the music that those games you named simply do not have.
      You are of course free to have your opinion, but I most certainly am not ignorant for not agreeing with yours.

  • @Latchfpv
    @Latchfpv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Aaah, the genesis will always have my heart.

  • @Hyde209
    @Hyde209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Totally agree with you. Fantastic system with tons and tons of great games with even greater soundtracks 😃 My favourite console of alltime and a BIG source of inspiration as a VGM artist 😊

  • @sudacagamer
    @sudacagamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My personal top 10.
    1-Gunstar Heroes
    2-Castlevania Bloodlines
    3-Thunder Force 3
    5-SOR 2
    6-Dynamite Headdy
    7-Splatter house 3
    8-Contra Hard Corps
    9-Alien Soldier
    10-Shinobi 3
    Excellent episode.

  • @RetroGamesBoy78
    @RetroGamesBoy78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Mega Drive has such a amazing library of games with a great deal of diversity, its probably why out of the 1000+ games i own, around 150 of them are Mega Drive titles. 1 of my fondest memories is staying up into the early hours on a school nights playing Road Rash with my brother.

  • @hjalmarjohnson5846
    @hjalmarjohnson5846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    wait... you hadn't done the genesis yet?!? I'll be damned... *grabs popcorn*... BTW, your love for the system shows in the editing of the system rundown, well done gentlemen.

  • @Eth3realwarrior
    @Eth3realwarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    WTF! Was the special effects provided by Industrial Light and Magic or something!?

    • @jb111082
      @jb111082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or maybe Weta Workshop?

  • @AdmiralBison
    @AdmiralBison 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why did consoles lose the 6 - button face layout on control pads since the Sega Saturn?
    It would have been nice to have retained that AND also have the shoulder and trigger buttons.

  • @daakrolb
    @daakrolb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    How in the HELL has it taken THIS long to cover this system?

    • @GameSack
      @GameSack  5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Should we pull down the episode?

    • @rickybobbyracing9106
      @rickybobbyracing9106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GameSack yes

    • @brendancarrera1631
      @brendancarrera1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would be very disappointed in Joe if it gets taken down 😢

    • @QunMang
      @QunMang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Too many great games to choose from.

    • @rickybobbyracing9106
      @rickybobbyracing9106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brendancarrera1631 absolutely would be disappointed if Joe took this down. Was just a joke. More so pointing out, how hasn't a channel about retro games with a huge Sega fan, not already covered Gensis :D. I assumed they had already. That said, great episode as always!!

  • @kabutops87
    @kabutops87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    About time you guys made a Megadrive (Genesis) episode. So many great games on one system. Strider, Ghouls n Ghosts, New Zealand story, Gaiares, Mystic Defender, Splatterhouse 2, Streets of rage, the Sonic games,Shinobi 3(best Shinobi game IMHO) Columns, Super Hang on, Fire Shark, Thunder force games, Alien soldier,Super Fantasy Zone (one of my personal favorites)I could go on and on. Great episode guys.

  • @Naeem_El
    @Naeem_El 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Being a Sega Genesis fan this is all out so exciting to see. The music is so awesome plus is the game play. Game Sack you have done it again thanks for the great video. 🤩

    • @btr3k
      @btr3k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolute classic system, great episode but just scratching the surface of awesome Genesis games. And appropriate to start with Altered Beast. The Genesis version actually improved upon the arcade by adding parallax scrolling!

    • @maxxdahl6062
      @maxxdahl6062 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@btr3k but the genesis port lost some animation in the transition. But overall damned good port.

  • @vjspectron
    @vjspectron 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joe, your system profile segments have always been a high-water mark, but you truly outdid yourself on the presentation here: WOW! If you told me this episode was years in the making as a labour of love I'd believe it!
    Awesome episode guys, and a long time coming!

  • @TwinSnake777
    @TwinSnake777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Greendog ending, LOOOOOOL.
    Great episode as always.

    • @sozaj
      @sozaj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nightmares of Greendog taking over the gaming industry, and then the world!

  • @gully1419
    @gully1419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sword of vermillion, my mum bought it from a car boot sale for 50p on a rainy Sunday morning. It was my first rpg at 7 years old, didn't know what was going on but still completed it lol. Never forget.....

    • @briantaylorcloe7725
      @briantaylorcloe7725 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      50pesos?

    • @gully1419
      @gully1419 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      50 pence :)

    • @Halbared
      @Halbared 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had that game! It's worth 50p! I wanted a Megadrive Zelda and though that would be it!

  • @andrewglazier8940
    @andrewglazier8940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    My favorite console of all time. It's not even close. Great episode!

  • @Syke1337
    @Syke1337 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The effects and editing in this ep was amazing. Probably your best episode yet.

  • @Dex99SS
    @Dex99SS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That gold Genesis in the thumbnail looks EXACTLY like my childhood unit, which I of course tore down and sprayed gold, lol... because I was a small kid, and took everything apart to learn how it worked and "make it better", lol. Odd though, seeing it like that...
    That said, how long did it take to do that stop motion in the beginning?? With the Genesis coupling with it's accessories on its own, volume up then down, etc... 5 Months for 5 seconds? Man....

  • @KaziBR
    @KaziBR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There are so many good games, but if I had to go with a personal list of mine...
    -Shining Force series
    -Phantasy Star series
    -Desert and Jungle Strike
    -Rocket Knight Adventures
    -Mutant League Hockey
    -Flashback

  • @RetroGamePlayers
    @RetroGamePlayers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best Game Sack episode ever. On par with Roadhouse!

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive games are:
    1.Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
    2. Streets of Rage 2/Bare Knuckle 2.
    3. Ms. Pac-Man.
    4. Pac-Mania.
    5. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
    6. Columns.
    7. Pac-Attack/Pac-Panic.
    8. Blue Sphere (Sonic 1 connected to the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge).
    And 9. Tetris.

  • @Silvergun_Raven
    @Silvergun_Raven 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So awesome that you guys always credit Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata when the games show up that they composed for.

  • @bruciferthegamer7495
    @bruciferthegamer7495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Quick question. Why don’t you guys ever list the games talked about in the description for easy reference. I often go back to old videos to remember games I may want to check out and would be helpful to have a list. Great stuff as always and I never realized you guys never did a genesis video yet.

    • @ScottX68000
      @ScottX68000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gamesack.net/gamesack.html

    • @g40rc378
      @g40rc378 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Their website has the full episode list with every game - it's much easier to find a specific game on that list: www.gamesack.net/gamesack.html

    • @FinalBaton
      @FinalBaton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is a very handy "Episode Guide" containing lists of all games featured by episode, on their website ;)

    • @grawman67
      @grawman67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is great! I've been wondering the same thing. Thanks, guys!

  • @ElVlogdeBob
    @ElVlogdeBob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love the SNES but goddamn I LOVE the Genesis! Great episode guys! and I didn't know about that Gauntlet game. Looks amazing. Most add it to my collection pronto.

  • @daviddriver5075
    @daviddriver5075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to think the Genesis sound chip was worse than the SNES sound chip because it couldn't play samples. Since I've tried Thunder Force IV, I am now aware that the Genesis has the best sound chip of any 16 bit console! Thanks Joe and Dave!

  • @nullrazor267
    @nullrazor267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You forgot to mention that Chris Tang is one of the commentators at the world championship of classic Tetris at the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo every year. He's a legend!

  • @CGoody564
    @CGoody564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    2 am eastern release is perfect for me. Lol

  • @99konondrums
    @99konondrums 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow! Joe, the video editing in this episode is pretty unreal. I've never commented here before, but that's some seriously impressive stuff there.

  • @rodmunch69
    @rodmunch69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That intro was amazingly well done. I love your stuff, been going through your episodes since episode 1 and have been watching in order, but I had to skip to real time to see this one and I'm blown away by how well that was done. Great job.

  • @bentep0511
    @bentep0511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:35 guys guys chills with the Hollywood CG fx man. My eyes could handle so much.

  • @Scrillazay
    @Scrillazay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The visuals were amazing! Well edited

  • @VirtualVernon
    @VirtualVernon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is why I got a Genesis, instead of an SNES for Christmas 1993. I loved my NES, and the SNES does have some great games, but the Genesis always had better overall content. Also the SNES didn't have backwards compatibility.

    • @VirtualVernon
      @VirtualVernon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @YTCensorsMe Poop LOL Omg yes i forgot that It was a mail in offer, I remember now that you mentioned it. We also got Streets of Rage 2 with it, but It may of not been a pack in game. I think my mom bought Streets of Rage 2 because we had to wait for Sonic 2. I was only 8, my older brother was 10, and older sister was 12. We begged for that system that Christmas. At the time we only had an NES, so it was so amazing to see the graphics. We opened all are presents and were so bummed when it wasn't there. But then she was like I think Santa left something behind the couch, and there it was. We all freaked out, and immediately set it up. My sister got the farthest that day, she was able to get to the final boss in Streets of Rage 2.

    • @VonTaylan
      @VonTaylan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Better than the SNES??😂😂 luckily for me that's ur opinion

    • @VirtualVernon
      @VirtualVernon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Did Niggards Do That? The Genesis had better platforming, racing, shooting, and fighting games. SNES may of had the Genesis in JRPG's, but 10 amazing SNES games doesn't beat the Genesis library. Also you need to check out Beyond Oasis, its just like Link to the Past. I'm very surprised they didn't mention it. They always say they can only show the games they own, nut you would think one of them would of owned it.

    • @MEGAD-nb9uu
      @MEGAD-nb9uu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol snes shits all over the genesis no contest

    • @kingboobs20
      @kingboobs20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Did Niggards Do That? All those SNES games you mentioned are utter garbage. As was everything that came out on the SNES.
      Objectively speaking the SNES is the worst console of all time. That's not a subject up for debate.

  • @up7500
    @up7500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kudos for that awesome Thunderforce 4 music on the intro, what a soundtrack

  • @eugenegurevich1896
    @eugenegurevich1896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A great video! Huge respect for covering Shining Force I, II, Phantasy Star, Landstalker, Light Crusader and Gauntlet IV - these masterpieces are rarely spoken about on the internet. One of the best old school games! Thank you!

  • @millgiass
    @millgiass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Phantasy Star 4 when Alys meets her fate is probably the closest a video game has ever gotten to making me cry. Then it's pretty traumatic when she appears before you optionally later on.

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of my all time favorite RPGs on any system. PS4 is an effing masterpiece. Dammit, now I feel like playing it again

  • @DracoBudSmith
    @DracoBudSmith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm hoping to get Sega Genesis Classics on the Switch for Christmas just because of some great games I never get to experience but mainly I really want it for Beyond Oasis, I rent it and really liking it but I can't find it when I was younger and I assume trying to get that physical copy of it on eBay and Amazon might be difficult of course so Sega Genesis Classics is the next best thing.
    Thank you for showing me more Genesis games that looks fun and interesting to play and amazing video!

  • @andreperez8961
    @andreperez8961 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one of Gamesack's top ten episodes.

  • @damin9913
    @damin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:50 no other consoles has a better intro like that this is so damn awesome this is where the real hype is at😎👍