This is why I like Game Sack. On so many of their episodes (like this one) they cover games that I never EVER would have heard of otherwise. Best retro gaming show ever!
I'm surprised such an eloborate show like this is publicly free on the Internet, this should be a TV show with all the work you guys put into it. You guys are awesome, keep it up :D
GamingCompass The show is great for people interested in this topic, but it's a tiny special interest group. So on TV it would bomb and not survive the first Episode. That's why all shows on TV more or less look the same, as they try to go for the greatest common divisor. Wat deviates from the mainstream will (financially) not work. Same would be true with a good show about modern developments in quantum mechanics or mathematics ... some things are simply not mainstream compatible, no matter how good they are, which also has it's good sides: no dedicated Brony TV show until now.
There's only about 4 million specialty cable channels out there. Have you seen how horrid some of the shows are that they give airtime to and continue on for season after season... This show could thrive if it found the right channel.
TooBokoo So you really think gamers are preferably just waiting to watch something on TV and don't prefer the internet ? Those specialty channel are primarily targeted at that aging and continuously shrinking target group. TV is in principle in the long run as dead as radio, newspapers, vinyls/CDs, DVD analog books and wrist watches.
nintendoboy17 It only meant: "This is a licensed game, you can sue us for it, but good luck in the courtroom." And because "Face-controlled seal" doesn't sound so good.
HistoricaHungarica Then i am missing the "No Japanese developers were seriously harmed in the production of this game". I'd love to see such a statement on the box.
nintendoboy17 Well... it was meant to turn into "quality indicator" (see Nintendo's policy back then) after a while. And don't forget... Atari had no "seal of approval" and it's market was overrun by shitty games that's covers looked alike the ones Atari produced. At least Sega and Nintendo learned a lesson (and taught us) from 1983 in 1984. :D
Six String I think Capcom has a lot of them with the Street Fighter updates especially Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition. Also there is a Nicktoons game I haven't played (but I heard it is pretty good) that in the german version is known as "Action mit Spongebob Schwammkopf und seinen Freunden" (Action with Spongebob Squarepants and his friends) because Spongebob is the only well known Nickelodeon character in germany.
Dizzy was the star of a series of popular games from the late 80's/ early 90's, mainly on home computers such as the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and C64. The character was created by The Oliver Twins. They were immensely popular with Treasure Island Dizzy probably being the best and most well known.
Amstrad cpc introduced me to dizzy and for me he's up there with sonic and mario as far as nostalgic game characters go, I'm not mad though I'm in the UK and I think code masters had a lot more success over here.
I dont really comment on your videos, as i usually watch them on my xbox on the big screen, but i would like to say that you guys are outstanding entertainment and highly informative. Great work, I always look forward to seeing your videos.
Just recently discovered you guys and I absolutely love the channel. It's like the digital equivalent of going to a friends house, heading over to his game collection and having him say "Hey, you want to see something cool?"
Dave - every bee in the world can sting multiple times and not die. Problem is only when stinging bigger animal (like human) - then sting will stay in flesh of victim and bee when pulling out will lose it's intestence and die.
Another half hour episode already? Given how often you guys upload these videos it's surprising how long they are and how great the quality is... Thanks for the frequent and free half hour installments of entertainment, always get excited when you pop up on my subscription list and have to get some popcorn or something for it lol
Haha wow, Bee 52. I didn't realize that was an unlicensed game. Back in the 90s my best friend's grandmother bought it for him from the Home Shopping Network.
I am legitimately blown away by Bee52's parallax effect, as it's the first instance of true multi-plane scrolling I have seen on NES, and I'm not talking about the games where they fake it, via line-scrolling (like in VICE Project Doom or GI Joe). Also - like dozens of people before me said - Dizzy might deserve another look... though probably NOT Treasure Island, as it's the most sadistic game in the series, giving you just a single life for the entire quest. I'd say, track down Dizzy The Adventurer or Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy on NES for a far better representation. Alternatively, try the more modern takes on the genre, like Spud's Quest, Wizzley Presto, or my own Mystik Belle.
Just wanted to take the time to comment on how a couple months ago I didn't know you guys existed. But now, I am always happy to see a new vid from you guys on my subs list. Keep up the great work, I love the format of background info, commentary, then showing gameplay which let's the game speak for itself. Plus the slight jabs at each other as fanboys never gets old. The fact that you can talk about a game that I've beaten many times before and know inside out and still make it entertaining is amazing. Thanks gamesack!!!!
Even though Game Sack has helped me (immensely) with my collecting over the years, and it is always of the utmost technical quality, I have to say that my FAVORITE part of every single Game Sack episode is the ending short skit. Joe and Dave have such perfectly rigid delivery and timing. I would like to be surprised some day by an extended sketch at the end of a future episode. They always make me laugh.
Game Sack Dave it seems like you guys have been doing videos together well before Game Sack. I won't lie, when you guys did the WTF episode and threw in a joke you two have been doing since the mid 90's I was blown away. "What a f**king dick!" indeed.
Legend of the magic warrior was surprisingly a lot of fun. I gave the english patch a try and quickly found myself sucked in. The music is FANTASTIC! The battle theme is especially great.
agreed, the music is indeed great and I believe the composer (Liao Yishen, sometimes called Liao Hanmin in games and Liao Dasen/Big Sam on stage. He is a radio DJ, singer, and minor celebrity and confirmed he got his start composing for video games in an interview) did SHFYZ and the lion king 2 bootleg, as well as a lot of other Taiwanese games. His stuff on the GBC under Vast Fame is particularly good and very underrated. Take a listen to the OSTs of Zook Hero Z, Shui Hu Shen Shou (a Pokemon clone based on the same novel as SHFYZ, a friend of mine did an english playthough), Shui Hu Shen Shou, and Queen Fighter 2000, available on Handheld underground. They are also very good
I knew Chiller was going to be here. I've had it complete in box since a child, fun memories. It has replay value in finding out what else you could shoot. I also have Fantasy Zone complete.
Shui Hu Feng Yun Shuan not only got an English translation, but also a physical homebrew/semi-unlicensed cartridge release as well, not to mention is known in English language territories as Water Margin - The Tale of Clouds and Winds.
I love these videos. I always learn something new from you guys, and have made many quality purchases based on what I've learned. I learned about Pier Solar from you guys, and I love that game! You guys are informative and entertaining. Game Sack! It's better than TV!
The Ultimate Stuntman for the NES. Loved that game. Incredible soundtrack. Dig up the box art and stand in awe of all the awesome things happening on the front.
One of the best moments in Game Sack history: "I wish I could rise up from behind her." Died! But keep in mind those bubbles are presumably originating from her behind, if you know what I mean. A very unique ability.
The Codemasters games were quite shallow because they were remakes of budget 8 bit computer games. The Dizzy games were released on the C64, Spectrum and Amstrad CPC and only cost £2.99 each. Full price games at the time were £9.99. They became really popular because they were pocket money priced.
Right guys Dizzy is a great game, yes with cheap deaths but you have to work out what do an what not to do. Almost like another world. And it was a game that every British guy around my age remembers very fondly from their childhood. I would suggest you try it again and then say nice things about them.
exactly. i do generally enjoy the game sack videos but looks like they could have done more research, surely these were just ports from either the cpc or commodore or speccy 128.
Loved the show this week guys. By the way, Dizzy the egg was a pretty big mascot for Code Masters in the UK. ZX Spectrum owners loved Dizzy games. He also appeared on the Master System as well as other Euro home computer systems. can't say I'm a fan though. I've got a load of unlicensed Mega Drive cartridges myself. many of which were not featured on this show such as Rockman X3 or another 2D scrolling fighter similar to Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan and let's not forget all the crappy 1 on 1 fighters such as Top Fighter or a really bad Dragon Ball Z game. Then there's a billion crappy platformers such as Bugs Life. You should check out my site, there's loads listed in the Mega Drive section - www.segagagadomain.com/
Tengen Tetris. Oh, did we get robbed by the courts on that one. I strongly prefer this version to the rather droll Nintendo version; the music is better, the stage breaks are enough to give you a breather, and the two-player option is underrated for the time. The Atari arcade game that it was based on always used to get a few tokens from me back then, too. Tengen's unlicensed games were generally at least decent. Vindicators was a lot of fun to play, and the RBI sequels were improvements to the original with better graphics and more teams to pick from. Road Runner and Super Sprint are fair; admittedly, I have a bit of a soft spot for Super Sprint since it was one of the first NES games that I bought after getting the the system. I'm going to keep a look out for Alien Syndrome now, thanks to Joe's Seal of Approval. I really enjoyed this video, guys-- you keep knocking them out of the park. Thanks for the hours of hard work, between capture sessions, script-writing, and filming. The end result always shows how much effort you put in!
While Tengen Tetris has more features, such as 2p mode, the way the blocks rotate is different that from any other version of the game and throws off the feeling so much for me that I don't ever play it.
Bee 52 looks like fun and it also kind of reminds me of, all things, Choplifter, except instead of rescuing fellow bees, you get more honey for your hive by going to all of the different flowers that are on the stage/level/world/area.
Dizzy was really popular over here in UK/Europe on the Amiga and Atari ST systems. I believe he was also on the Comodore 64. They were hard as shit too!
When I was a kid a friend and I had a ton of fun with Alien Syndrome! Also, Codemasters made another game we spent a good deal on for the NES called Micro Machines.
I remember some of the Camerica games (particularly Micro Machines and Bee 52) being sold on the Home Shopping Network back in the day. It's possible they even had infomercials at some point.
Nobody I knew had a Master System growing up, so those Tengen games coloured my view of what its games were about for years. I actually really liked them, especially Fantasy Zone & Alien Syndrome (enough to rent it twice, even), but the low quality programming made me think "This is what Sega people are making such a big deal about? Really?"
+Ghost81 Treasure Island Dizzy was even worse, you only had 1 life IIRC , still both great games though
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I'm not sure if someone already mentioned, but that genesis chinese game in the end, the one that is similar to Golden Axe and Knights of the Round, actually rips off not only the item mechanics from Knights of the Round. The three main characters are visibly a repaint of the original main characters from Knights of the Round (the shirtless guy is Arthur, the girl is Lancelot, the axe dude is Parcival), many of the enemies and a few of the stages are built the same way as far as I could see on the video. They did add a few of their own quirks though (the magic specials stuff), but apparently did away with the level up/armor up system of the original Knights game, which was awesome. Anyway, nice episode! :)
Tengen's RBI Baseball series was the BEST Baseball series during the 8 Bit generation and they were unlicensed. In fact, I had to get my Dad a NES clone (ended up with the FC-3 and it was so good I bought one for myself) so he could play them. He has been playing complete seasons every year since we got the 1st game back in 198whatever and keeping stats. Since my Mom passed away in 2012, it's what has gotten him through the fall and winter months that there isn't baseball on.
Everyone always mentions Bubble Bath Babes but never Wild Ball. As a kid, on my 260-in-1 cartridge, Wild Ball was the game I wasn't allowed to play, but played in secret. XD
How dare you not like V. R Fighter vs. Taken 2! It's even better than the Genesis version of Street Fighter 2. The one games that can come close are Beast Warrior and Shaq Fu. Unsubscribe!!1
*FOR YOUR INFORMATION*: Nintendo only had given developers the limited title production releases, because of the balance shortages on the *CHIP* stock that Nintendo can only have per year. As a developer, it costs money to buy the cartridges from Nintendo in order to get them sold within the retail's. In my opinion, everything should have just went floppy, but Nintendo had needed to use the cartridge based formats in order to stop the piracy of the 80's. *Second of all*; the Nintendo license has to do with the games that'll not to get Nintendo into trouble, due onto the North America's sensitive audience nature. (There weren't any rating system.)
Brave Battle Saga reminded me a lot of a Sega Genesis version of Chronotrigger. I am also disappointed they did not do the NES Tengen Road Runner. I loved that game as a kid.
The Dizzy games were HUGE in the UK and there were a lot of them. Almost all of them were lower price games (about £2-3) and released on cassette (as were most games) for home micro computers such as the Sinclair Spectrum or Commodore 64. I once played one later on on a console, it might have been a Megadrive, but it didn't feel the same for some reason.
I actually enjoyed Bee 52 at the time of release, but apparently not enough to remember it till now. Thanks for bringing back some forgotten memories (no sarcasm).
The "Seal of Quality" is just like those tags you find in your underwear like "Inspected by No. 5", which unfortunately means it's only playable. Not that you'll necessarily have a good time.
TheeMysteryHour Your underwear is inspected by a sentient movie robot for "playability" but isn't guaranteeing you a good time ? This sounds highly disturbing.
I'm pretty sure the reason why the music in the LOTR game is so good is because it's from Final Fantasy 6. That snippet is "Kids run through the city". (^:
I can't remember if I owned toobin on the NES or played the arcade... I'm guessing the latter. Really liked that game as a kid and forgot all about it! Might have to try and find that in eBay.
I've been a subscriber for a little over a year now and I've always enjoyed Game Sack's features. When I heard the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Intro theme, I nearly did a backflip! Great choice, Dave 'n Joe! Have you guys considered dedicating a video just to Japanese racing titles?
The seal of quality doesn't refer to how fun the game is to play. It refers to the manufacturing of the cartridge itself. But everyone should already know that.
Speaking of unlicensed games based on films based on books, there was an unlicensed NES games based on Harry Potter called Harry's Legend, and it's a beat them up.
Hey guys, here in Brazil Tec Toy represented Sega and made some unlicensed games for Master System back in middle of 90´s ... Street Fighter 2 was one of those unlicensed games that they made. This game came out in 1997 when master system was already dead.
One time I invited a friend over to check out "this game I got on eBay," I said it was an unlicensed Castlevania RPG, and the title was misspelled. The game was called "CAS-ilvania," and it was actually something I made with RPG maker on the PS1. My friend was named Cas, and I made him as the main character, just for fun. Ah, good times.
I sure love crazy unlicensed games, the one that really takes the cake for me is Titenic (or titanic to any normal person) for the famicom that is actually a 2D platformer based on the movie where you play as Leonardo Decaprio & Kate Winslet
As a kid, i played a game on my Gameboy, which was on a xx on one cardridge. It was AWESOME but i cant find it anymore :( some sidescroller game where you traverse through hard stages and when you beat a boss you can play as him. I wish i had that game again...
I love how the Lord of the Rings fighting game has that "Kids Run Through The City" song, or whatever it's called from FFVI. Fucking brilliant. Also, it sounds pretty good on the Genesis.
This is why I like Game Sack. On so many of their episodes (like this one) they cover games that I never EVER would have heard of otherwise. Best retro gaming show ever!
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I'm surprised such an eloborate show like this is publicly free on the Internet, this should be a TV show with all the work you guys put into it. You guys are awesome, keep it up :D
GamingCompass
The show is great for people interested in this topic, but it's a tiny special interest group. So on TV it would bomb and not survive the first Episode. That's why all shows on TV more or less look the same, as they try to go for the greatest common divisor. Wat deviates from the mainstream will (financially) not work.
Same would be true with a good show about modern developments in quantum mechanics or mathematics ... some things are simply not mainstream compatible, no matter how good they are, which also has it's good sides: no dedicated Brony TV show until now.
Yeah, that's completely true. I never looked at it from that perspective.
There's only about 4 million specialty cable channels out there. Have you seen how horrid some of the shows are that they give airtime to and continue on for season after season... This show could thrive if it found the right channel.
TooBokoo
So you really think gamers are preferably just waiting to watch something on TV and don't prefer the internet ? Those specialty channel are primarily targeted at that aging and continuously shrinking target group.
TV is in principle in the long run as dead as radio, newspapers, vinyls/CDs, DVD analog books and wrist watches.
I'm not saying that, I'm just saying, I don't think a show like this would necessarily fail, if given the right channel.
Micro Machines for NES was unlicensed and probably on of the greatest unlicensed games on the system. Should have been on the list for sure.
"I don't think those quality seals mean a damn thing" - Joe Redfer
THANK YOU! I can't believe some internet posters believed it ever did.
nintendoboy17
It obviously means "we made money out of this".
nintendoboy17
It only meant:
"This is a licensed game, you can sue us for it, but good luck in the courtroom."
And because "Face-controlled seal" doesn't sound so good.
HistoricaHungarica
Then i am missing the "No Japanese developers were seriously harmed in the production of this game". I'd love to see such a statement on the box.
HistoricaHungarica Oh, I know that. But come on, it didn't mean shit in regards to how good games are/were.
nintendoboy17
Well... it was meant to turn into "quality indicator" (see Nintendo's policy back then) after a while.
And don't forget... Atari had no "seal of approval" and it's market was overrun by shitty games that's covers looked alike the ones Atari produced. At least Sega and Nintendo learned a lesson (and taught us) from 1983 in 1984. :D
You guys should do an episode titled "Great Games With Terrible Names"
Six String Agree, that would be awesome! :D
Six String I think Capcom has a lot of them with the Street Fighter updates especially Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition. Also there is a Nicktoons game I haven't played (but I heard it is pretty good) that in the german version is known as "Action mit Spongebob Schwammkopf und seinen Freunden" (Action with Spongebob Squarepants and his friends) because Spongebob is the only well known Nickelodeon character in germany.
Dizzy was the star of a series of popular games from the late 80's/ early 90's, mainly on home computers such as the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and C64. The character was created by The Oliver Twins.
They were immensely popular with Treasure Island Dizzy probably being the best and most well known.
Yep I loved dizzy on the spectrum
Who wants to guess how many Dizzy fans are mad at them?
behindthelines They are from North America and home computers were not as popular as consoles there, from what I know.
Amstrad cpc introduced me to dizzy and for me he's up there with sonic and mario as far as nostalgic game characters go, I'm not mad though I'm in the UK and I think code masters had a lot more success over here.
Come on Dave!? You don't know Dizzy? Take away his retro gamer card immediately!
I dont really comment on your videos, as i usually watch them on my xbox on the big screen, but i would like to say that you guys are outstanding entertainment and highly informative. Great work, I always look forward to seeing your videos.
kR0B45 Thank you!
kR0B45 Gaming edutainment at its finest!
Just recently discovered you guys and I absolutely love the channel. It's like the digital equivalent of going to a friends house, heading over to his game collection and having him say "Hey, you want to see something cool?"
Apparently the music at 8:14 was ripped from Final Fantasy III/VI. Not a bad rendition on the Genesis.
pheedbaq town music for a fighting game haha
That's hilarious, I noticed it too.
howdareyou66 I bet they totally asked Nobuo Uematsu and Squaresoft for permission to use that song.
Yeah, I thought I recognized that theme
Dave - every bee in the world can sting multiple times and not die. Problem is only when stinging bigger animal (like human) - then sting will stay in flesh of victim and bee when pulling out will lose it's intestence and die.
Another half hour episode already? Given how often you guys upload these videos it's surprising how long they are and how great the quality is... Thanks for the frequent and free half hour installments of entertainment, always get excited when you pop up on my subscription list and have to get some popcorn or something for it lol
Haha wow, Bee 52. I didn't realize that was an unlicensed game. Back in the 90s my best friend's grandmother bought it for him from the Home Shopping Network.
John Smith That's funny. Joe bought his Super Nintendo at a grocery store.
I am legitimately blown away by Bee52's parallax effect, as it's the first instance of true multi-plane scrolling I have seen on NES, and I'm not talking about the games where they fake it, via line-scrolling (like in VICE Project Doom or GI Joe).
Also - like dozens of people before me said - Dizzy might deserve another look... though probably NOT Treasure Island, as it's the most sadistic game in the series, giving you just a single life for the entire quest. I'd say, track down Dizzy The Adventurer or Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy on NES for a far better representation. Alternatively, try the more modern takes on the genre, like Spud's Quest, Wizzley Presto, or my own Mystik Belle.
Just wanted to take the time to comment on how a couple months ago I didn't know you guys existed. But now, I am always happy to see a new vid from you guys on my subs list. Keep up the great work, I love the format of background info, commentary, then showing gameplay which let's the game speak for itself. Plus the slight jabs at each other as fanboys never gets old. The fact that you can talk about a game that I've beaten many times before and know inside out and still make it entertaining is amazing.
Thanks gamesack!!!!
Even though Game Sack has helped me (immensely) with my collecting over the years, and it is always of the utmost technical quality, I have to say that my FAVORITE part of every single Game Sack episode is the ending short skit. Joe and Dave have such perfectly rigid delivery and timing. I would like to be surprised some day by an extended sketch at the end of a future episode. They always make me laugh.
Dave Bladegun Thanks! It's what we like to do.
Game Sack Dave
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WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Game Sack Dave That was Bladegun talk for, "Cool. Thanks man."
Game Sack Dave it seems like you guys have been doing videos together well before Game Sack. I won't lie, when you guys did the WTF episode and threw in a joke you two have been doing since the mid 90's I was blown away. "What a f**king dick!" indeed.
+Ian Gallagher Now I'M playing gameboy!
+30k views in a few hours, I'm proud of you guys and thanks for the show.
Legend of the magic warrior was surprisingly a lot of fun. I gave the english patch a try and quickly found myself sucked in. The music is FANTASTIC! The battle theme is especially great.
That tacky "sports star v.s fighting game star" fighting game title music is ripped from that battle theme.
agreed, the music is indeed great and I believe the composer (Liao Yishen, sometimes called Liao Hanmin in games and Liao Dasen/Big Sam on stage. He is a radio DJ, singer, and minor celebrity and confirmed he got his start composing for video games in an interview) did SHFYZ and the lion king 2 bootleg, as well as a lot of other Taiwanese games. His stuff on the GBC under Vast Fame is particularly good and very underrated. Take a listen to the OSTs of Zook Hero Z, Shui Hu Shen Shou (a Pokemon clone based on the same novel as SHFYZ, a friend of mine did an english playthough), Shui Hu Shen Shou, and Queen Fighter 2000, available on Handheld underground. They are also very good
19:45 I love how Dave almost cracks while talking about how branches are the mortel enemies of toobins
I knew Chiller was going to be here. I've had it complete in box since a child, fun memories. It has replay value in finding out what else you could shoot. I also have Fantasy Zone complete.
Shui Hu Feng Yun Shuan not only got an English translation, but also a physical homebrew/semi-unlicensed cartridge release as well, not to mention is known in English language territories as Water Margin - The Tale of Clouds and Winds.
I love these videos. I always learn something new from you guys, and have made many quality purchases based on what I've learned. I learned about Pier Solar from you guys, and I love that game! You guys are informative and entertaining.
Game Sack! It's better than TV!
nobel 11 Thank you!
The Ultimate Stuntman for the NES. Loved that game. Incredible soundtrack. Dig up the box art and stand in awe of all the awesome things happening on the front.
One of the best moments in Game Sack history: "I wish I could rise up from behind her." Died!
But keep in mind those bubbles are presumably originating from her behind, if you know what I mean. A very unique ability.
Had a pretty terrible weekend, but then I realized it's the week of a new gamesack! Always a nice surprise
The Codemasters games were quite shallow because they were remakes of budget 8 bit computer games. The Dizzy games were released on the C64, Spectrum and Amstrad CPC and only cost £2.99 each. Full price games at the time were £9.99. They became really popular because they were pocket money priced.
corgiGY Good info. Dizzy was never a popular character in the US. Well I don't remember him anyways.
Also bad music? I think the music in them is great for the most part
I can see this being spread out over a few episodes. You guys have a very good show. Very good.
Right guys Dizzy is a great game, yes with cheap deaths but you have to work out what do an what not to do. Almost like another world. And it was a game that every British guy around my age remembers very fondly from their childhood. I would suggest you try it again and then say nice things about them.
I second that.....but we can't stay mad at game sack for long xD
Maybe Game Sack could do a UK episode, it would be interesting to see what the perspective over the pond is.
budbudley Dave would go into meltdown because the NES wasn't a thing and Joe would be loving it! Make it happen Game Sack!
Dizzy rocks. I own the nes and Genesis version. They need to give it another try.
exactly. i do generally enjoy the game sack videos but looks like they could have done more research, surely these were just ports from either the cpc or commodore or speccy 128.
Game sack, you are criminaly overlooked!!
Great episode as always!
Loved the show this week guys. By the way, Dizzy the egg was a pretty big mascot for Code Masters in the UK. ZX Spectrum owners loved Dizzy games. He also appeared on the Master System as well as other Euro home computer systems. can't say I'm a fan though.
I've got a load of unlicensed Mega Drive cartridges myself. many of which were not featured on this show such as Rockman X3 or another 2D scrolling fighter similar to Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan and let's not forget all the crappy 1 on 1 fighters such as Top Fighter or a really bad Dragon Ball Z game. Then there's a billion crappy platformers such as Bugs Life. You should check out my site, there's loads listed in the Mega Drive section - www.segagagadomain.com/
Hi retrocore, nice to see you here. Yes i had a speccy in the 80s in the UK, so all the dizzy games were some of the best games
Great episode as usual. Always makes my Sunday better when I see a new video uploaded from you guys.
V.R. Fighter Vs. Taken 2 would have actually gotten praise had it featured an unlockable Liam Neeson!
I give this video my seal of approval for being another quality Game Sack episode
Tengen Tetris. Oh, did we get robbed by the courts on that one. I strongly prefer this version to the rather droll Nintendo version; the music is better, the stage breaks are enough to give you a breather, and the two-player option is underrated for the time. The Atari arcade game that it was based on always used to get a few tokens from me back then, too.
Tengen's unlicensed games were generally at least decent. Vindicators was a lot of fun to play, and the RBI sequels were improvements to the original with better graphics and more teams to pick from. Road Runner and Super Sprint are fair; admittedly, I have a bit of a soft spot for Super Sprint since it was one of the first NES games that I bought after getting the the system. I'm going to keep a look out for Alien Syndrome now, thanks to Joe's Seal of Approval.
I really enjoyed this video, guys-- you keep knocking them out of the park. Thanks for the hours of hard work, between capture sessions, script-writing, and filming. The end result always shows how much effort you put in!
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While Tengen Tetris has more features, such as 2p mode, the way the blocks rotate is different that from any other version of the game and throws off the feeling so much for me that I don't ever play it.
I'm glad this episode didn't have the Game Sack seal of quality! It doesn't need it!
Another great Episode guy's!
Thank you.
Rolling Thunder for the NES was done by Tengen and is excellent!
You guys were spot-on when it comes to Alien Syndrome. That's such an amazing game. I had no clue that it wasn't licensed.
I will watch this, the moment I'm done being drunk from my birthday. I love you guys, but hammered I am.
GuideToWhatever Happy Birthday!
Game Sack Dave Thanks Dave 😊
GuideToWhatever lol I know how it is to get home being drunk and realize there's a new GameSack episode
YAY I have been hoping you guys would do an episode on unlicensed games. Thank you so much!
Oh, you're going to get shit from the Brits for criticising Dizzy, just wait and see...
My favorite unlicensed game by far, when I was a kid, was Road Runner for NES. I absolutely loved its music, and I was a big fan of the cartoons.
Bee 52 looks like fun and it also kind of reminds me of, all things, Choplifter, except instead of rescuing fellow bees, you get more honey for your hive by going to all of the different flowers that are on the stage/level/world/area.
You guys NEVER heard of Dizzy? - He was a big deal in the 80's on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad
True, but none of those were that popular in the states
jbfarley yes but for some reason the commoodore 64 was most popular in michagan, my dad and most most of his friends had one
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Best video game TH-camrs ever!
amaizeniam Thanks!
Pretty cool that EA responded to you Joe. The day's when they actually cared about their customers thoughts and opinions.
Dizzy was really popular over here in UK/Europe on the Amiga and Atari ST systems. I believe he was also on the Comodore 64. They were hard as shit too!
All the dizzy fans are standing up to be counted in the comments section....I love it!!!
Mongoose On A Unicycle Still looking for the 30th coin!
When I was a kid a friend and I had a ton of fun with Alien Syndrome! Also, Codemasters made another game we spent a good deal on for the NES called Micro Machines.
theres a uncencored frame at 9:48 right in the word magic :P
Justagermannerd :)
Aw great, now this video's gonna be re-uploaded. Thanks.
Justagermannerd Does 8 bit nudity count though
Zeldas Champion fox cencored a 179mill$ piccasso painting for nips , so i dunno
Mors Fangaming... What am I going to do with you? (shrugs)
All these games in the end deserve their Quality Seal. They are just awesome :)
WHAT?!!! No Game Sack seal of approval at the end of the video?!
My son and I love your show!
2:50 Before CJ was a black guy in gta he used to be an elephant!
There was a random bar in West Virginia that had Bubble Bath Babes. It was a shock to see it long after the era it was from.
LOL ! The song playing during that orc fight was the village theme from Final Fantasy 6
I remember some of the Camerica games (particularly Micro Machines and Bee 52) being sold on the Home Shopping Network back in the day. It's possible they even had infomercials at some point.
Nobody I knew had a Master System growing up, so those Tengen games coloured my view of what its games were about for years. I actually really liked them, especially Fantasy Zone & Alien Syndrome (enough to rent it twice, even), but the low quality programming made me think "This is what Sega people are making such a big deal about? Really?"
Dave impacts against the difficulty curve of Fantasy World Dizzy, the Dark Souls of its time
Ghost81 Almost every game was a Dark Souls at that time tho.
HistoricaHungarica Not like this, or should I say: not like Diz
+Ghost81 Treasure Island Dizzy was even worse, you only had 1 life IIRC , still both great games though
I'm not sure if someone already mentioned, but that genesis chinese game in the end, the one that is similar to Golden Axe and Knights of the Round, actually rips off not only the item mechanics from Knights of the Round. The three main characters are visibly a repaint of the original main characters from Knights of the Round (the shirtless guy is Arthur, the girl is Lancelot, the axe dude is Parcival), many of the enemies and a few of the stages are built the same way as far as I could see on the video. They did add a few of their own quirks though (the magic specials stuff), but apparently did away with the level up/armor up system of the original Knights game, which was awesome.
Anyway, nice episode! :)
Thanks for giving me a few laughs after a long day!
Your show is great. I discover games I missed and check out all the time. Keep it up!
Are you still alive?
Tengen's RBI Baseball series was the BEST Baseball series during the 8 Bit generation and they were unlicensed. In fact, I had to get my Dad a NES clone (ended up with the FC-3 and it was so good I bought one for myself) so he could play them. He has been playing complete seasons every year since we got the 1st game back in 198whatever and keeping stats. Since my Mom passed away in 2012, it's what has gotten him through the fall and winter months that there isn't baseball on.
Hello from the future! Codemasters made budget games, when these were released on the CPC 464, Spectrum et al they'd have been no more than £4.99
Everyone always mentions Bubble Bath Babes but never Wild Ball.
As a kid, on my 260-in-1 cartridge, Wild Ball was the game I wasn't allowed to play, but played in secret. XD
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Jared Juarez Hello.
Game Sack Dave Hal: "Hello, Dave."
Shall we play a game?
Whatever game you want senpai
*drops everything and watches new game sack episode*
How dare you not like V. R Fighter vs. Taken 2! It's even better than the Genesis version of Street Fighter 2. The one games that can come close are Beast Warrior and Shaq Fu. Unsubscribe!!1
*FOR YOUR INFORMATION*: Nintendo only had given developers the limited title production releases, because of the balance shortages on the *CHIP* stock that Nintendo can only have per year. As a developer, it costs money to buy the cartridges from Nintendo in order to get them sold within the retail's. In my opinion, everything should have just went floppy, but Nintendo had needed to use the cartridge based formats in order to stop the piracy of the 80's. *Second of all*; the Nintendo license has to do with the games that'll not to get Nintendo into trouble, due onto the North America's sensitive audience nature. (There weren't any rating system.)
Iraq War 2003 - Sega Genesis
This was a really cool video, I didn't expect there to be as many playable games on it.
Brave Battle Saga reminded me a lot of a Sega Genesis version of Chronotrigger. I am also disappointed they did not do the NES Tengen Road Runner. I loved that game as a kid.
The Dizzy games were HUGE in the UK and there were a lot of them. Almost all of them were lower price games (about £2-3) and released on cassette (as were most games) for home micro computers such as the Sinclair Spectrum or Commodore 64. I once played one later on on a console, it might have been a Megadrive, but it didn't feel the same for some reason.
Great video as always guys :) Loved hearing that Wangan Midnight 3 track in the intermission too.
I actually enjoyed Bee 52 at the time of release, but apparently not enough to remember it till now. Thanks for bringing back some forgotten memories (no sarcasm).
The "Seal of Quality" is just like those tags you find in your underwear like "Inspected by No. 5", which unfortunately means it's only playable. Not that you'll necessarily have a good time.
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Your underwear is inspected by a sentient movie robot for "playability" but isn't guaranteeing you a good time ? This sounds highly disturbing.
For reference 'DIZZY' is an egg who 1st Came to life in the video game world way back on the ZX Spectrum.
15:40 actually bees can sting insects mutiple times without dying. It's only when stinging humans is where their stingers go too deep
I love this show, these guys are fun to watch and listen to. I hope to see more come out.
You guys are awesome thank you for the reviews and the laughs Joe & Dave
LOL! I rented Tengen Fantasy Zone & Alien Syndrome from Phar-Mor back in the 80’s, a now defunct super pharmacy chain.
Gotta love some gamesack
I'm pretty sure the reason why the music in the LOTR game is so good is because it's from Final Fantasy 6. That snippet is "Kids run through the city". (^:
I loved playing Alien Syndrome and Tengen Tetris on the NES.
Like always this show has the seal of my approval!!! :)
I can't remember if I owned toobin on the NES or played the arcade... I'm guessing the latter.
Really liked that game as a kid and forgot all about it! Might have to try and find that in eBay.
I've been a subscriber for a little over a year now and I've always enjoyed Game Sack's features. When I heard the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Intro theme, I nearly did a backflip! Great choice, Dave 'n Joe! Have you guys considered dedicating a video just to Japanese racing titles?
EpicAndroid Thanks! And we haven't considered that topic since we really don't own any Japan only racing games. :(
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The seal of quality doesn't refer to how fun the game is to play. It refers to the manufacturing of the cartridge itself. But everyone should already know that.
Another great topic; another great episode! Keep up the fantastic work, guys.
I have to admit that that music for that C.J. game was pretty catchy.
Speaking of unlicensed games based on films based on books, there was an unlicensed NES games based on Harry Potter called Harry's Legend, and it's a beat them up.
I really liked this video, I've always been a bit fascinated by unlicensed games and this was very informative. Thank you for making this video.
Hey guys, here in Brazil Tec Toy represented Sega and made some unlicensed games for Master System back in middle of 90´s ... Street Fighter 2 was one of those unlicensed games that they made. This game came out in 1997 when master system was already dead.
One time I invited a friend over to check out "this game I got on eBay," I said it was an unlicensed Castlevania RPG, and the title was misspelled.
The game was called "CAS-ilvania," and it was actually something I made with RPG maker on the PS1. My friend was named Cas, and I made him as the main character, just for fun.
Ah, good times.
I used to love playing Dizzy as a kid on my ZX Spectrum 128k!!!
Legend of the Magic Warrior looks somewhat similar to Breath of Fire, decent graphics and music, might be a decent game, I'll check it out sometime.
Great episode guys- Toobin' was one of the first NES games I played way back. Gonna have to find myself a copy now
Toobin! loved playing this game with my dad.
I sure love crazy unlicensed games, the one that really takes the cake for me is Titenic (or titanic to any normal person) for the famicom that is actually a 2D platformer based on the movie where you play as Leonardo Decaprio & Kate Winslet
As a kid, i played a game on my Gameboy, which was on a xx on one cardridge. It was AWESOME but i cant find it anymore :( some sidescroller game where you traverse through hard stages and when you beat a boss you can play as him. I wish i had that game again...
I love how the Lord of the Rings fighting game has that "Kids Run Through The City" song, or whatever it's called from FFVI. Fucking brilliant. Also, it sounds pretty good on the Genesis.