I am no longer reading the comments on this video. They're of very poor quality. Mainly just accusing us of "forgetting" games. Guys, we can't read your minds and include exactly the games YOU want each episode. It's very frustrating to read comments saying "You forgot _____" or "How could you not include ______?" or "No ______? I'm so disappointed!". We're definitely fine with people suggesting games for future installments or suggesting we try certain games (which a lot of you have been doing, thanks!) but the whining is not cool at all. So I probably won't be reading nor responding to any more comments on this particular video. I can now understand why AVGN doesn't comment on his videos any more. We'll continue to include the games we want to include. Apologies to all of the really cool fans (which are most of you) for this. We really like you guys! Feel free to talk to us on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. :)
Can I just say I actually really like your format. Other than just going for the most obvious games in a genre you often show off original and unique games that, otherwise, don't get talked about. I know you are reading anything anymore but maybe somehow you read this and then you can kiss my sores with the gentle salve of your reply.
Love it! Don't worry about negative comments... People are just passionate about their classic games. It's a huge compliment to you from your fans, even if it sounds negative. Keep it up!
Tommy Lasorda Baseball is the only baseball game I've played, ever. My wife met him a couple of years ago a restaurant - if I'd been there, I woulda told him about playing this game.
NBA JAM Tournament Edition, NHL Hockey '92 and NFL Blitz 2000, RBI Baseball, Baseball Stars 2, 2020 Baseball are the only retro sports games I'll play.
Here are my favorite sports games: - NFL 2K5 - NBA Jam/Tournament Edition/Hangtime - NBA Live '97 - Virtua Tennis - 2 Xtreme - Sydney 2000 Olympics - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1, 2, and Underground - Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) - Wii Sports/Resort - 1080 Snowboarding - Wave Race 64 - Steep Slope Sliders - Winter Heat I can't believe I just listed my favorite sports games, lol.
HA HA I KNOW! I thought of that as I was editing the episode together and I should have said "I'm going to take the Browns to the SuperBowl". Such a missed opportunity. So far you're the only one to catch it though. :)
OK I CAN'T RESIST! I'm finding myself reading comments despite declaring that I wasn't going to. I'm a filthy liar. I just care too much about what you guys say, even the thoughtless comments. :)
Was fun. That Sega Soccer game's OST was pretty legit. Really surprised NBA Jam didn't get brought up here though. Maybe there does need to be a second Sports Games episode. :P
@@mrt9539 I think you have to be a sports fan to really enjoy it. Part of the reason sports fans can be so critical of the modern games because they know every detail of what should be portrayed
Ice Hockey for the NES NHL 94 for the Genesis Mutant League Hockey for the Genesis Mutant League Football for the Genesis Baseball Stars for the NES Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball for the SNES Mario Golf for the GB Color NBA Jam TE for Genesis or SNES Mario Tennis for the GB color All of these games are timeless in my view. Still fun today!
You guys have one of the best retro series out there. Love the variety and the Nintendo Vs Sega rivalry, brings me back to the early 90's. So keep it up and congrats on having one of the best web series out there...
The ending was pure gold. I am the kinda guy who likes sports games with TWISTS. Games like Mutant league hockey and football,Super High Impact,Nba jam,Baseball simulator 1,000 (and it's SNES counterpart),Arch rivals and pigskin footbrawl! Seriously though technical sports games are crap and full of boredom. the ONLY ones I enjoyed were "tecmo bowl" and *sighs while putting up shield for protection* Bases loaded 2 : The second season. Another great episode guys. Keep up the awesome work!
Only football games I liked really are the Dreamcast 2K games, Joe Montana games on Genesis, Mutant Football, Tecmo Bowls, and NFL Blitz. I think that is all. Might be forgetting some stuff. I love arcade style sports. Way better than simulation.
God I love Tecmo Bowl. The best time I've ever had with it is when I had 3 friends over and we had a tournament. It ended up with all of us shouting like manics when ever a touch down or an interception happened.
One of my favorite football games when I was younger was Troy Aikman Football for the Super Nintendo. I will never forget this one play that happened. The game was tied and time was running out. So I threw the football deep, my guy caught it and was about to score but was tackled and he fumbled on the 1 yard line. The computer picked it up and started running towards my endzone, I tackled him when he was about to score and he fumbled. I picked it up and ran all the way for a touchdown to win the game. It was the craziest thing I have er seen. The best part is that when you fumble in the game, the announcer shouts out fumble, so you kept hearing it. Lol good times.
Last night I had a dream that I found a copy of Super Tennis fully boxed and mint for 320yen and I snapped it up. As I walked out of the department store, I realized the box was a fake..... I have some very strange dreams.
Out of all the Tecmo Bowl games, Super Tecmo Bowl on the Nes, TB Kickoff on the DS and TB Throwback on the PS3/360 are the best in the series IMO. I recommend checking them out.
Great episode. My favorite retro sports title is 2020 Baseball. It was a Neo Geo game that was later ported to the SNES and the Genesis. Power ups! Cut scenes! Men, women and robots cracking 700ft home runs! That game was amazing!
Great episode! I'm usually not a sports game fan but I do enjoy some arcade style sports games. Some games I'd love to see if there is another sports episode are NBA Jam, Sensible Soccer, NFL Blitz, RedCard, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the Mutant League games
I never liked the Bases Loaded series, from childhood till now. I really loved Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball for the SNES, played many a season as well as played many All Star games and even the Home Run Derby was fun.
Great video as always. I just started watching your videos and love all of them! Yes I do love sports games so I appreciate this video. I loved NBA Live 95 and NBA Jam most, but I also loved Tecmo Super Bowl and MLBPA Baseball.
You guys truly ROCK!!.. I am 32yr old and love sharing the nostalgia. I don't comment much(on any of my subscriptions) but you guys make for some good entertainment. I am in law enforcement and plenty of my cop buddies have been turned on to your channel. Keep up the good work guys.
Guys, I love that you did a sports video. I actually like looking at the progression of sports games. You can see so much of the history of games whether it is user interface or speech. Plus, my favorite skit of yours is the Craig Stadler skit.
I love that you guys brought up this topic. There are some sports gems out there for sure. I still think Genesis had some of the best sports titles out there. I was blown away when I first heard the speech in the game like Joe Montana's Football. Very entertaining and informative video guys. Nice work.
Thanks! I did record footage from Joe Montana for this episode but left it out until next time for time reasons. That voice in the opening screen floored me back int he day.
Not much of a sports game fan, but I always enjoyed Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. It didn't take itself seriously and was hilarious and fast-paced. Another good episode, guys!
You said if this video got 60,000 views you would do another sports games video. This video is currently sitting at 62,800 views. I'm anxiously awaiting the second one, Joe and Dave!
I really don't enjoy sports games that much. That being said; I still watched this video like 8 times. The way you guys do your videos is a new standard for enjoyment, humor and retro-game reviews! I watch it once a day. I must habe re watched the "Saturn" review like 30 times. Your friendship and commentary is awesome and hilarious! Please keep doing what you do. You are my favorite game reviewers! Thank you for kicking so much ass!
Some of my favorite sports games, by genre: Baseball Stars (NES), NBA Jam (GEN), NHL 94 (GEN), Nintendo World Cup (NES), Mario Tennis (N64), Tecmo Bowl (NES), Hot Shots Golf (PSX), Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! (NES).
Informative as always guys!! I love tennis games of all eras with my fav being the original Top Spin which I played at an arcade. 1 sports game that comes to mind was a winter Olympics on the Mega Drive in where 1 discipline was cross country skiing which you had to shoot targets!! Oh yeah... NBA JAM!!!
Some great games that were left out are NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, Vitua Tennis, Mutant League Football/Hockey, and I also remember having a lot of fun with NBA Street. PS: David Robinson played for the San Antonio Spurs and his nickname was the Admiral because he served in the Navy.
Nice video. I'll have to check some of these games out. Some of my favorite sports games are the virtua tennis, wave racer, and ssx series. They are all great sports series.
I'm no sports fan and have never played sports video games. I gotta say though this video was fun to watch regardless and I appreciate all your videos. Keep'em coming guys great work
This is great! Typically I don't play sports games, but you guys really show off a great range, and a few I might look into now. Time to go crush a beer can on my forehead and grunt. Thanks! :)
Great Episode, Ive never been much of a sport fan, but Ive always enjoyed sports games. today's games are to sim like to be much fun, but there are some genesis/snes games that are a lot of fun still to play
I really enjoyed this video! It brought me back to my childhood. My brothers owned a Genesis and were obsessed with sports games. We had NBA Live 95, Bill Walsh College Football (like Madden, but with college teams), NBA Jam, and others. Good times with them. Also, that ending was hilarious. That "chant" will be stuck in my head for days now. I really enjoy y'all's show! Keep up the good work. I look forward to the next episode! I'd love to see another sports one, but if you do another one, might I suggest an "Over the Top Sports Games" episode, with games like NBA Jam, Super Baseball Simulator 1000, and games like that.
Greatest Heavyweights!! I've held onto that one for a looong time, LOVE it! I've actually played through the entire career mode, and my character was soo stacked lolol, I wonder if that's still saved? Great video as always, guys!
My favorite NES sports games were Blades of Steel (which lets you play Gradius during intermission), Baseball Stars, and Punch Out. I had NFL Quarterback Club on SNES which was fun, oh and Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All Stars.
I actually own madden 92, 94, and 95! 95 is the best by far. It's pretty easy to destroy the computer, but it's fun to play with friends. Also I owned based loaded as a kid, you totally should've shown the scene where the pitcher gets beat up if he beans the batter too much! LOL! Great episode! Even though you forgot hockey (EA's NHL '94 is awesome) and NBA Jam, I'll still say it was a good episode!
Like your show. I'm a sports fan and a video game fan so thanks for doing this episode even thought yall didn't seem to enjoy it. I like Madden without the passing windows because you can see what the defense is doing. I still play most of the games you reviewed except bases loaded (I hate that view).
I don't like sports games, but this video was entertaining. Seeing those old games and remembering the button mashing till the veins in my neck popped.
Man, I spent so much time playing Tecmo Super Bowl III on the Genesis when I was a kid, that's probably one of my favorite sports games of all time. I'd be all for another sports episode guys, there's still so much you haven't covered. I also feel bad for Joe, he used to have friends, and now all he had is Dave. The poor guy...
Emmitt Smith Football on the SNES. I ran the "Sweep Left" play every time and it broke the game. It was perfect. The voiceovers still resound in my mind during every day life. "Boom! The quarterback's dooown for the count."
No love for the NES Baseball Stars? The game was very customizable, especially for the time. You can change players names, attributes, make your own teams, hire players and fire players. The fire players screen was awesome. Plus the music was awesome. I still find myself humming the song that plays when a runner is in scoring position. So if you ever do another Sports show you have to cover this game.
Great episode! I loved the Athlete Kings games on Saturn. But you missed out some personal favourites, Pocket Tennis for the NGPC, Track and Field for the PS1, Mario Tennis for GBC and lest wii forget, Wii Sports
I hate sports and I don't play sports games, but I always enjoyed watching my brother play sports games, so this was awesome! Thanks guys, I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep it up!
Tons of arcade sports games that cater to the non sports fans out there, Virtua striker, Mario Tennis, Mario Strikers, Power Spikes, Super Volleyball, NBA Jam, Arch Rivals to name a very few.
Kinda got the insinuation that people who like sports games don't play any other types of games. It's just one genre... doesn't have an effect on someone's overall gaming habits.
You know, I almost wasn't going to watch this since I don't usually play sports games. I decided to anyway because I know you guys put a ton of work into your show. I really enjoyed this episode! I remember playing a few of those games when I was a kid. The ending was hilarious! If you guys do another episodes I'd love to see some hockey games in there. NHL 96 had this glitch where if you shot the almost exactly parallel to the net it'd go in almost every time. Once we figured that out my brother and I would end up ridiculous scores that looked more like basketball game scores LOL
Love this ep! Would love to see another sports vid, there are so many other good games. Where is Ice Hockey and Track N' Field for the NES!!?? and 10 yard fight is a classic :)
Hey Joe, I don't know if somebody has already commented, but the player you control on Lakers vs. Celtics IS indeed marked - he has black sneakers and black socks. It took me a while to figure it out in the nineties. Great game, it was very popular in my native Brazil, where, as you know, SEGA was huge. Keep up the excelent work.
My favourite sports games are Madden 92, EA Hockey and PGA Tour Golf 2 on the Megadrive. I also loved Fifa 99 on the original Playstation. Virtua Tennis is great fun, and has lots of cool little mini-games when you're training up your character in career mode. The Tiger Woods golf games were great, and Fight Night Round 3 on the 360 was awesome.
Sports games aren't always my favorite, but I do have a few memories of having fun with them: Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (N64) - Took me a while to get into it, but once I found a few sports that I liked (speed skating, bobsledding), it really managed to click. Even managed to beat a few records. NBA JAM (SNES) - I don't think I'll ever see a basketball game like this in real life - mostly because I don't expect players to nail a triple backflip on their way to dunking a ball. But hey, 2 on 2 basketball with wild antics made for a fun with friends. I also enjoyed the 2010 revival a lot. Madden NFL 07 (Wii) - Madden games usually aren't my thing, but when I played this version on the Wii, it was immensely fun. Using motion control for passes really made me feel like a part of the game, and it probably is one of my better memories of the Wii's launch other than... Wii Sports (Wii) - Hey, it may be simple, but you can't deny that Wii Sports was fun at its peak. 5 sports, endless hours of fun with friends, and a lot of bragging rights to be had when you'd get into the game. Wasn't fun straining my elbow playing bowling, though. FIFA 09 (DS) - Football games are pretty ace, especially on the go. I used to have a GBA emulator with FIFA games and they were pretty fun. Of course, when the DS came out, I tried my hand at a few games, and it was pretty fun. It also had local and online multiplayer which was quite interesting. I still play it to this day, and I've rarely seen the need to upgrade since I've long abandoned getting sports games on a yearly basis. NFL Blitz 2000 (PlayStation) - I remember when my brother had owned a PlayStation, and his friends would be over the house having tons of fun with this. A close friend picked up the game as well, so I did have a hand at it, and it was pretty solid. Never did try the recent EA Sports revival. Backyard Soccer: MLS Edition (PC) - This game will always have a place in my heart for being one of the most fun experiences I've had - I kept up an impressive winning streak (only lost once), and I enjoyed the zany nature of the game with powerups. Also, this was made by Humongous Entertainment, well known for games like Pajama Sam and Spy Fox.
My favourite sports games are golf games. Aside that, Kunio Kun no Nekketsu Soccer - I played it a lot on my Pegasus(Famicom clone - very popular here in Poland in 90s).
Bill Lambier's Combat Basketball is a game I used to find fun, once you get past slightly stiff controls and a little learning curve. NBA Street and NHL Hitz (I have mine on GC) are another two sports series that deffo do not take themselves seriously.
Nice video! One complaint though: When you mentioned Tecmo Super Bowl, actually there is an NES version and the 16-bit ones do not run as fast as the NES one. The NES one runs exactly as fast as the original Tecmo Bowl, so there's that.
"Can you overcome your personal struggles and win the race? Well, I can. I don't know about you." This has somehow become a regularly used phrase of mine. Thanks, Joe. I'm ruined.
Super Spike V'Ball, NFL Blitz, Mario Golf, Track and Field 2, Blades of Steel, Super Tennis(SNES), Virtua Tennis, Double Dribble, NBA Jam, Neo Turf Masters, Super Punch Out, Riddick Bowe Boxing, Bases Loaded, Super/Tecmo Bowl and Beachspikers are some of my favorite sports games. Yeah I like arcade style more than sports sim.
I am no longer reading the comments on this video. They're of very poor quality. Mainly just accusing us of "forgetting" games. Guys, we can't read your minds and include exactly the games YOU want each episode. It's very frustrating to read comments saying "You forgot _____" or "How could you not include ______?" or "No ______? I'm so disappointed!". We're definitely fine with people suggesting games for future installments or suggesting we try certain games (which a lot of you have been doing, thanks!) but the whining is not cool at all. So I probably won't be reading nor responding to any more comments on this particular video. I can now understand why AVGN doesn't comment on his videos any more. We'll continue to include the games we want to include. Apologies to all of the really cool fans (which are most of you) for this. We really like you guys! Feel free to talk to us on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. :)
You and Dave should get wasted together and read the comments in dramatic voices for a laugh.
Can I just say I actually really like your format. Other than just going for the most obvious games in a genre you often show off original and unique games that, otherwise, don't get talked about. I know you are reading anything anymore but maybe somehow you read this and then you can kiss my sores with the gentle salve of your reply.
Aloe Trance
Ha ha that actually sounds kind of funny but I don't want to piss people off *too* much, just a little. :)
DharmaDaniel
I say I'm not reading any more but here I am back 10 minutes later. I'll just have to resist the urge to scroll down.
Love it! Don't worry about negative comments... People are just passionate about their classic games. It's a huge compliment to you from your fans, even if it sounds negative. Keep it up!
NBA HangTime , Blades of Steel, Double Dribble, NBA Give N' Go, Extra Innings, Baseball Stars 2! Lots of great sports games out there...
My favorite sports games tend to be the X-Treme variety...like SSX, Tony Hawk, Speed Ball, etc..
what about totally unrealistic ones like mario strikers charge?
the funky arcady ones are allwasy the most enjoyable and memorable.
its like nba live versus nba jam, gran turismo versus burnout.
tricky indeed!
you and game sack are the best gaming channels in youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good call Metal Jesus! It would be great to see you make a video on the subject, too.
Tommy Lasorda Baseball is the only baseball game I've played, ever. My wife met him a couple of years ago a restaurant - if I'd been there, I woulda told him about playing this game.
That would have been awesome!
How and why have you only played one??
NBA JAM Tournament Edition, NHL Hockey '92 and NFL Blitz 2000, RBI Baseball, Baseball Stars 2, 2020 Baseball are the only retro sports games I'll play.
My favorite is probably Neo Turf Masters.
ON THE GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!
Here are my favorite sports games:
- NFL 2K5
- NBA Jam/Tournament Edition/Hangtime
- NBA Live '97
- Virtua Tennis
- 2 Xtreme
- Sydney 2000 Olympics
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1, 2, and Underground
- Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
- Wii Sports/Resort
- 1080 Snowboarding
- Wave Race 64
- Steep Slope Sliders
- Winter Heat
I can't believe I just listed my favorite sports games, lol.
Not a single baseball game?😟
Joe should have said, "Looks like the Browns are going to the SuperBowl early this year" when he went to go #2.
HA HA I KNOW! I thought of that as I was editing the episode together and I should have said "I'm going to take the Browns to the SuperBowl". Such a missed opportunity. So far you're the only one to catch it though. :)
OK I CAN'T RESIST! I'm finding myself reading comments despite declaring that I wasn't going to. I'm a filthy liar. I just care too much about what you guys say, even the thoughtless comments. :)
And we love you for it^_^!
NHL! NHL! NHL!
Was fun. That Sega Soccer game's OST was pretty legit. Really surprised NBA Jam didn't get brought up here though. Maybe there does need to be a second Sports Games episode. :P
You forgot about the best NHL game of all time.... NHL '93!! Fights and blood!
You're a filthy liar *and* a traitor! You're nerds, not jocks! What's the deal with KNOWING SPORTS??!?!!
Am I the only person that finds simulation style sports games fun?
I'm on the same boat with you.
I'm more into simulation too
How AREN'T people into sim sports is my question...
@@mrt9539 I think you have to be a sports fan to really enjoy it. Part of the reason sports fans can be so critical of the modern games because they know every detail of what should be portrayed
Ice Hockey for the NES
NHL 94 for the Genesis
Mutant League Hockey for the Genesis
Mutant League Football for the Genesis
Baseball Stars for the NES
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball for the SNES
Mario Golf for the GB Color
NBA Jam TE for Genesis or SNES
Mario Tennis for the GB color
All of these games are timeless in my view. Still fun today!
You guys have one of the best retro series out there. Love the variety and the Nintendo Vs Sega rivalry, brings me back to the early 90's. So keep it up and congrats on having one of the best web series out there...
The ending was pure gold. I am the kinda guy who likes sports games with TWISTS. Games like Mutant league hockey and football,Super High Impact,Nba jam,Baseball simulator 1,000 (and it's SNES counterpart),Arch rivals and pigskin footbrawl! Seriously though technical sports games are crap and full of boredom. the ONLY ones I enjoyed were "tecmo bowl" and *sighs while putting up shield for protection* Bases loaded 2 : The second season. Another great episode guys. Keep up the awesome work!
Only football games I liked really are the Dreamcast 2K games, Joe Montana games on Genesis, Mutant Football, Tecmo Bowls, and NFL Blitz. I think that is all. Might be forgetting some stuff. I love arcade style sports. Way better than simulation.
Best Game Sack ending ever. It had me in stitches.
God I love Tecmo Bowl. The best time I've ever had with it is when I had 3 friends over and we had a tournament. It ended up with all of us shouting like manics when ever a touch down or an interception happened.
Downhill Domination, NHL 94/14, Madden 25, Skate 3, Dodgeball Advance, Fifa 12 and SSX 3 are my fave sports games. Great episode guys!
One of my favorite football games when I was younger was Troy Aikman Football for the Super Nintendo. I will never forget this one play that happened. The game was tied and time was running out. So I threw the football deep, my guy caught it and was about to score but was tackled and he fumbled on the 1 yard line. The computer picked it up and started running towards my endzone, I tackled him when he was about to score and he fumbled. I picked it up and ran all the way for a touchdown to win the game. It was the craziest thing I have er seen. The best part is that when you fumble in the game, the announcer shouts out fumble, so you kept hearing it. Lol good times.
That's awesome.
Hilarious ending skit! I've always liked a good golf game, but I haven't explored to many. Will have to try out a few others.
I've always loved sports games, since then, and now! :D
Last night I had a dream that I found a copy of Super Tennis fully boxed and mint for 320yen and I snapped it up. As I walked out of the department store, I realized the box was a fake..... I have some very strange dreams.
I loved the hell out of the Triple Play series on the genesis. Also despite being slow, the PGA Tour Series on genesis was pretty fun as well!
my game sack tingles every time a new game sack episode arrives...its like a sixth sense or something...love the show keep it up...
Can't believe you overlooked Super Tecmo Bowl for the NES. Best of the series, Dave!
Out of all the Tecmo Bowl games, Super Tecmo Bowl on the Nes, TB Kickoff on the DS and TB Throwback on the PS3/360 are the best in the series IMO. I recommend checking them out.
Great episode. My favorite retro sports title is 2020 Baseball. It was a Neo Geo game that was later ported to the SNES and the Genesis. Power ups! Cut scenes! Men, women and robots cracking 700ft home runs! That game was amazing!
The best retro game videos on the web. High production quality and always has me entertained from beginning to end. Keep'em coming!!!
Best ending to any of your episodes right there. Had me laughing uncontrollably for a good little while!
Great episode! I'm usually not a sports game fan but I do enjoy some arcade style sports games. Some games I'd love to see if there is another sports episode are NBA Jam, Sensible Soccer, NFL Blitz, RedCard, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the Mutant League games
I never liked the Bases Loaded series, from childhood till now. I really loved Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball for the SNES, played many a season as well as played many All Star games and even the Home Run Derby was fun.
I love the ambulance driving over half the team while coming to the aid of the injured player in John Madden 92. haha
Great video as always. I just started watching your videos and love all of them! Yes I do love sports games so I appreciate this video. I loved NBA Live 95 and NBA Jam most, but I also loved Tecmo Super Bowl and MLBPA Baseball.
You guys truly ROCK!!.. I am 32yr old and love sharing the nostalgia. I don't comment much(on any of my subscriptions) but you guys make for some good entertainment. I am in law enforcement and plenty of my cop buddies have been turned on to your channel. Keep up the good work guys.
Guys, I love that you did a sports video. I actually like looking at the progression of sports games. You can see so much of the history of games whether it is user interface or speech. Plus, my favorite skit of yours is the Craig Stadler skit.
I love that you guys brought up this topic. There are some sports gems out there for sure. I still think Genesis had some of the best sports titles out there. I was blown away when I first heard the speech in the game like Joe Montana's Football. Very entertaining and informative video guys. Nice work.
Thanks! I did record footage from Joe Montana for this episode but left it out until next time for time reasons. That voice in the opening screen floored me back int he day.
@@GameSack unfortunate. Probably would've been better to include, instead of the 8 different versions of Madden
Great episode! You covered some of the most fun and most fun to make fun of sports games! As always, spectacular!
One of the ones i liked that you both mentioned in a past video is mutant league hockey
Not much of a sports game fan, but I always enjoyed Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey. It didn't take itself seriously and was hilarious and fast-paced. Another good episode, guys!
My dad bought me Super Bases Loaded just so we could play a game together. Never EVER did I beat him.
You said if this video got 60,000 views you would do another sports games video. This video is currently sitting at 62,800 views. I'm anxiously awaiting the second one, Joe and Dave!
haha that ambulance hitting everyone...too good
This was one of your best! Definitely do more sports games, and next time have some hockey!
I really don't enjoy sports games that much. That being said; I still watched this video like 8 times. The way you guys do your videos is a new standard for enjoyment, humor and retro-game reviews! I watch it once a day. I must habe re watched the "Saturn" review like 30 times. Your friendship and commentary is awesome and hilarious! Please keep doing what you do. You are my favorite game reviewers! Thank you for kicking so much ass!
The jokes in this video more than compensated for all the sports games! Great writing as always.
Great video. Thank you guys for putting so much effort in showing us your collection. You are awesome!
Thank You.
Some of my favorite sports games, by genre:
Baseball Stars (NES), NBA Jam (GEN), NHL 94 (GEN), Nintendo World Cup (NES), Mario Tennis (N64), Tecmo Bowl (NES), Hot Shots Golf (PSX), Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! (NES).
I dont really play that many sports games but I love NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Mario Golf, and Daley Thomsons Track and field. Great video guys.
Informative as always guys!! I love tennis games of all eras with my fav being the original Top Spin which I played at an arcade. 1 sports game that comes to mind was a winter Olympics on the Mega Drive in where 1 discipline was cross country skiing which you had to shoot targets!! Oh yeah... NBA JAM!!!
Fight Night round 2 on the game cube is my favorite sports game. Nothing is better than winding up a haymaker with the analog stick.
Thank you for another entertaining episode of Game Sack. I love your videos.
Cool I learned a lot this episode. I don't know much about sports games. :)
Great vid guys, love the voice overs and acting. Dry and funny, nice.
Anna Kournikova Smash Court Tennis on the PSOne is a game I still play today. Not many other tennis games came close for me.
Some great games that were left out are NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, Vitua Tennis, Mutant League Football/Hockey, and I also remember having a lot of fun with NBA Street. PS: David Robinson played for the San Antonio Spurs and his nickname was the Admiral because he served in the Navy.
16:35.... they totally stole that song from chip n dale rescue rangers.
Great episode! Some of the best local multiplayer moments have been from playing PS1 football games.
Nice video. I'll have to check some of these games out. Some of my favorite sports games are the virtua tennis, wave racer, and ssx series. They are all great sports series.
Gamesack has slowly become my favortite YT channel, seriously you guys rock!!! Rock like crack cocaine!
Thanks guys, love these really long episodes, I don't even care what the games are!
Aww, thanks. :)
I'm no sports fan and have never played sports video games.
I gotta say though this video was fun to watch regardless and I appreciate all your videos.
Keep'em coming guys great work
This is great! Typically I don't play sports games, but you guys really show off a great range, and a few I might look into now. Time to go crush a beer can on my forehead and grunt. Thanks! :)
Great episode,you guys can even make sports games look good.
Great Episode, Ive never been much of a sport fan, but Ive always enjoyed sports games. today's games are to sim like to be much fun, but there are some genesis/snes games that are a lot of fun still to play
Some of my favorite sports games are: NBA Street on the PS2 and NFL Blitz on the N64! I'd love to see those two talked about in the next one!
WSB for Genesis always looked amazing to me. I also thought Ken Griffey Jrs Winning Run was the best looking SNES game.
World Series Baseball was awesome on Genesis
I really enjoyed this video! It brought me back to my childhood. My brothers owned a Genesis and were obsessed with sports games. We had NBA Live 95, Bill Walsh College Football (like Madden, but with college teams), NBA Jam, and others. Good times with them.
Also, that ending was hilarious. That "chant" will be stuck in my head for days now.
I really enjoy y'all's show! Keep up the good work. I look forward to the next episode! I'd love to see another sports one, but if you do another one, might I suggest an "Over the Top Sports Games" episode, with games like NBA Jam, Super Baseball Simulator 1000, and games like that.
Greatest Heavyweights!! I've held onto that one for a looong time, LOVE it!
I've actually played through the entire career mode, and my character was soo stacked lolol, I wonder if that's still saved?
Great video as always, guys!
My favorite NES sports games were Blades of Steel (which lets you play Gradius during intermission), Baseball Stars, and Punch Out. I had NFL Quarterback Club on SNES which was fun, oh and Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All Stars.
some of my favorites were NFL Quarterback Club '98, Mutant League Hockey, Jammit, and Troy Aikman Football
I actually own madden 92, 94, and 95! 95 is the best by far. It's pretty easy to destroy the computer, but it's fun to play with friends. Also I owned based loaded as a kid, you totally should've shown the scene where the pitcher gets beat up if he beans the batter too much! LOL! Great episode! Even though you forgot hockey (EA's NHL '94 is awesome) and NBA Jam, I'll still say it was a good episode!
Great. Now I'm going to have the bases loaded 2 music stuck in my head all day. Thanks guys.
Like your show. I'm a sports fan and a video game fan so thanks for doing this episode even thought yall didn't seem to enjoy it. I like Madden without the passing windows because you can see what the defense is doing. I still play most of the games you reviewed except bases loaded (I hate that view).
David Robinson is a NBA champion (go Spurs) who served in the NAVY before hence the nickname.
I don't like sports games, but this video was entertaining. Seeing those old games and remembering the button mashing till the veins in my neck popped.
Man, I spent so much time playing Tecmo Super Bowl III on the Genesis when I was a kid, that's probably one of my favorite sports games of all time. I'd be all for another sports episode guys, there's still so much you haven't covered.
I also feel bad for Joe, he used to have friends, and now all he had is Dave. The poor guy...
Emmitt Smith Football on the SNES. I ran the "Sweep Left" play every time and it broke the game. It was perfect. The voiceovers still resound in my mind during every day life.
"Boom! The quarterback's dooown for the count."
No love for the NES Baseball Stars? The game was very customizable, especially for the time. You can change players names, attributes, make your own teams, hire players and fire players. The fire players screen was awesome. Plus the music was awesome. I still find myself humming the song that plays when a runner is in scoring position. So if you ever do another Sports show you have to cover this game.
Awesome episode guys, i am actually not into sports games, but you guys did a wonderful job
Great episode! I loved the Athlete Kings games on Saturn. But you missed out some personal favourites, Pocket Tennis for the NGPC, Track and Field for the PS1, Mario Tennis for GBC and lest wii forget, Wii Sports
Fantastic episode, I really want to try baseball stars!! Neo Geo has some fantastic sports games
Not a big sports fan, but I still found the information interesting. Great job Game Sack!
Thank You.
I hate sports and I don't play sports games, but I always enjoyed watching my brother play sports games, so this was awesome! Thanks guys, I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep it up!
Tons of arcade sports games that cater to the non sports fans out there, Virtua striker, Mario Tennis, Mario Strikers, Power Spikes, Super Volleyball, NBA Jam, Arch Rivals to name a very few.
Kinda got the insinuation that people who like sports games don't play any other types of games. It's just one genre... doesn't have an effect on someone's overall gaming habits.
You know, I almost wasn't going to watch this since I don't usually play sports games. I decided to anyway because I know you guys put a ton of work into your show. I really enjoyed this episode! I remember playing a few of those games when I was a kid. The ending was hilarious! If you guys do another episodes I'd love to see some hockey games in there. NHL 96 had this glitch where if you shot the almost exactly parallel to the net it'd go in almost every time. Once we figured that out my brother and I would end up ridiculous scores that looked more like basketball game scores LOL
Great story.
Love this ep! Would love to see another sports vid, there are so many other good games. Where is Ice Hockey and Track N' Field for the NES!!??
and 10 yard fight is a classic :)
Loved Sports Talk Baseball on the Genesis, & the Bases Loaded series on the NES!
Legitimately loved that outro scene.
Hey Joe, I don't know if somebody has already commented, but the player you control on Lakers vs. Celtics IS indeed marked - he has black sneakers and black socks. It took me a while to figure it out in the nineties. Great game, it was very popular in my native Brazil, where, as you know, SEGA was huge. Keep up the excelent work.
Hope you guys do another one! Would love to see some NBA Jam nostalgia ^^. Thanks for the vids guys!
My favourite sports games are Madden 92, EA Hockey and PGA Tour Golf 2 on the Megadrive. I also loved Fifa 99 on the original Playstation. Virtua Tennis is great fun, and has lots of cool little mini-games when you're training up your character in career mode.
The Tiger Woods golf games were great, and Fight Night Round 3 on the 360 was awesome.
No Extra Innings? Best baseball game ever. No NES Super Tecmo Bowl? Best football game ever.
Sports games aren't always my favorite, but I do have a few memories of having fun with them:
Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (N64)
- Took me a while to get into it, but once I found a few sports that I liked (speed skating, bobsledding), it really managed to click. Even managed to beat a few records.
NBA JAM (SNES)
- I don't think I'll ever see a basketball game like this in real life - mostly because I don't expect players to nail a triple backflip on their way to dunking a ball. But hey, 2 on 2 basketball with wild antics made for a fun with friends. I also enjoyed the 2010 revival a lot.
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
- Madden games usually aren't my thing, but when I played this version on the Wii, it was immensely fun. Using motion control for passes really made me feel like a part of the game, and it probably is one of my better memories of the Wii's launch other than...
Wii Sports (Wii)
- Hey, it may be simple, but you can't deny that Wii Sports was fun at its peak. 5 sports, endless hours of fun with friends, and a lot of bragging rights to be had when you'd get into the game. Wasn't fun straining my elbow playing bowling, though.
FIFA 09 (DS)
- Football games are pretty ace, especially on the go. I used to have a GBA emulator with FIFA games and they were pretty fun. Of course, when the DS came out, I tried my hand at a few games, and it was pretty fun. It also had local and online multiplayer which was quite interesting. I still play it to this day, and I've rarely seen the need to upgrade since I've long abandoned getting sports games on a yearly basis.
NFL Blitz 2000 (PlayStation)
- I remember when my brother had owned a PlayStation, and his friends would be over the house having tons of fun with this. A close friend picked up the game as well, so I did have a hand at it, and it was pretty solid. Never did try the recent EA Sports revival.
Backyard Soccer: MLS Edition (PC)
- This game will always have a place in my heart for being one of the most fun experiences I've had - I kept up an impressive winning streak (only lost once), and I enjoyed the zany nature of the game with powerups. Also, this was made by Humongous Entertainment, well known for games like Pajama Sam and Spy Fox.
awesome vid guys! i enjoy it!.. also tecmo baseball for the nes was really good too!
My favourite sports games are golf games.
Aside that, Kunio Kun no Nekketsu Soccer - I played it a lot on my Pegasus(Famicom clone - very popular here in Poland in 90s).
Bill Lambier's Combat Basketball is a game I used to find fun, once you get past slightly stiff controls and a little learning curve.
NBA Street and NHL Hitz (I have mine on GC) are another two sports series that deffo do not take themselves seriously.
Nice video! One complaint though: When you mentioned Tecmo Super Bowl, actually there is an NES version and the 16-bit ones do not run as fast as the NES one. The NES one runs exactly as fast as the original Tecmo Bowl, so there's that.
That ambulance in Madden '92 is hilarious, they should bring silly stuff like that back
Love sports games! Love this episode!
"Can you overcome your personal struggles and win the race? Well, I can. I don't know about you."
This has somehow become a regularly used phrase of mine. Thanks, Joe. I'm ruined.
Super Spike V'Ball, NFL Blitz, Mario Golf, Track and Field 2, Blades of Steel, Super Tennis(SNES), Virtua Tennis, Double Dribble, NBA Jam, Neo Turf Masters, Super Punch Out, Riddick Bowe Boxing, Bases Loaded, Super/Tecmo Bowl and Beachspikers are some of my favorite sports games. Yeah I like arcade style more than sports sim.