Criminally Overlooked Games 4

[@GameSack]

What are some games you'd consider criminally overlooked?

[@IDHLEB]

Vigilante 8 series

[@kenrickkahn]

Final Fight 3..

[@blake6615]

Volfied

[@tonydunphy4962]

Driver Parallel Lines. It’s a really good game that fixed most of the issues of Driver 3. But, the fact it’s open world with half of the game is set in the 70’s and the other half in present day (in 2006) with all the building and vehicle changes (and this was the PS2 generation) is quite impressive

[@QF_Dan72]

Motorhead

[@aztarot]

congratulations Joe, even though you lost half of your main cast, despite living in pandemic times, game sack is still a quality show. congratulations for not having jumped the fridge or nuked the shark. Game sack forever

[@Rackatiakka]

*the best show

[@charlibiris]

Dude I asked it again. Does the dark haired guy died? Did he just left? I miss them

[@ryeb]

@@charlibiris no no, dave is just busy with family and works full time. it was getting too much doing the show on top, so he chose to step down.

[@charlibiris]

@@ryeb thanks for the reply! Thank god he’s safe and sound!

[@danbolt6003]

@@ryeb Nintendo fanboys are weaker than sega fanboys 🤣💪

[@Jesse__H]

The stop motion looks especially smooth in this one, Joe!

[@prezidenttrump5171]

Well, at least you tried to suck off the Uploader for a heart! NICE TRY!

[@rsmith02]

Totally agree, it looks good here

[@Jesse__H]

@@prezidenttrump5171 Damn dude, what'd I do to you? Do you never pay compliments to your favorite creators? (A quick check of your comment history shows that you do!)

[@DJ-Krimson-Steele]

I'm so appreciative that Joe interpreted those hard to decipher lyrics on Rage Racer. Thanks a million Joe.

[@zeroenth7743]

This was the highlight for me as well.

[@ionmyke]

His version of the Road Avenger theme is one of my favorite things ever.

[@WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo]

@@ionmyke Got stuck in my head for a week. "Have a beer. On the road!"

[@andersdenkend]

Midnight Resistance has one of the most pumping FM tunes on the Genesis. Fittingly called "Flood of Power".

[@andrewharry6967]

same to me.. first stage was absolutely feels im going to play that game again and again..

[@ynotwalk7391]

been playing heavy barrel on mister fpga grinding music

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Lets go to the quality room here in a room for a few days to see the best way out of the future part and I love you.

[@verficationaccount]

Great graphics, gameplay and OST on the C64, too!

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

@@verficationaccount I agree on the French Crepe

[@jessragan6714]

Dude, Spike is a vampire! Well, possibly a Bunnicula, considering the fact that he drinks tomato juice.

[@SeveredLegs]

I really appreciate the time you spent with the stop motion for the skit at the end. Old-school entertainment. Thanks for that.

[@martinevans1206]

Yes, that was excellent!

[@Kinglink]

Love those rage racer billboards that have been changed. Nicely done, JOe.

[@JeremyRiedel]

Joe, you outdid yourself with that stop-motion outro. That was fantastic!

[@PikaStu666]

Joe, your Rage Racer lyrics are spot on 😂

[@Joe-Rad]

Nice Game Sack sign during the Rage Racer section. Very cool touch 🙂

[@BenHeckHacks]

Shadow of the Ninja rocks! I rented that so many times back in the day. I love how there's unique enemies in every stage.

[@zanychelly]

I would reccomend cyber-shadow if you like these types of games.

[@tiger8559]

@@zanychelly Yeah, man. If they ever make a physical cart I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

[@66Anabolic]

These subtitles on the rage racer had me laughing by myself and my wife giving me a weird look. Love it.

[@KommandeurMumm]

I love Rage Racer, and the words "Gentlemen, start your engines and let's get it on." in that seductive anouncer voice will forever be engrained in my memory. XD

[@ShaunRF]

Love the Game Sack billboards inserted in the game at 16:15 and a couple other spots lol.

[@JoshBattin]

I was gonna chide him for sneaking those in, but then he showed the logo builder and I was a little disappointed lol!

[@Xyabra]

It's crazy to think that theses game came out 30 some years ago. I'm still stuck in the 2010s

[@robertryancory]

Shadow of the Ninja was a game I actually grew up with. I played it for 3 years before I realized you could sacrifice some of your life to summon a lightning strike by pressing and holding B for a few seconds. In case you didn’t know Joe since I don’t think it’s in the instruction book. Definitely helps with the bosses.

[@BasementBrothers]

The thing about Shadow of the Ninja is we always knew of its existence from magazines, but it seems every game store and rental place in town refused to carry it. Probably due to a mixture of both the fact that it wasn't that common a title and just bad luck. Didn't get to play it until we picked up a used copy in I think 1998 or 1999. My brother and I had a blast for a few solid days learning the game together and finishing it. Felt like the classic 2-player NES game that we should have grown up with.

[@deftones8717]

Man!! That music at 10:24 in the “Midnight Resistance” game is insanely good! Damn

[@JR-zv2bb]

Reminds me of the Blake's 7 theme at 10:36.

[@ryantkelly]

Sounds a bit like Space Harrier at the end, too. Fantastic.

[@avideogamemaster]

Yeah, Space Harrier

[@moronpoliceHQ]

Certified Slappah

[@ravagingwolverine]

Data East and Opera House worked the same magic with Captain America and the Avengers when they ported it to the Genesis. It has some of the best tunes you'll hear on the system.

[@RetroUnlim]

Now there’s some nice Rage Racer Game Sack roadside advertising 😁

[@ricardod123]

Sneaky sneaky

[@sheepnoisebah]

was that in-game because of the logo you put on your car or was it video editing?

[@danielj3594]

Howw

[@riddleiddle]

My favorite part of the week is enjoying some gamesack while adding to the list of games I want to play on the mister :) I love the part where the music turns up when you adjust the knob on the genesis! So much effort into the editing.

[@skins4thewin]

Love seeing another big Ridge Racer fan. I've been a huge fan of the series since the PS1 first launched & bought every single Ridge Racer game on it's launch day ever since. It's always been my favorite racing series by far & I really wish it would make a comeback!

[@infernal_monkey]

Oh my god, I can't even begin to imagine how long that stop motion skit took, brilliant stuff. :') (Speaking of criminally overlooked, 'Transparent Obstacle' from Gauntlet IV is absolutely one of the best tunes on the Genesis/Mega Drive)

[@thegardner80]

Is there a reason why gauntlet iv was rejected in the skit? It’s not a great game? It’s so good it’s like it’s on the super powerful turbografx?

[@MURD3RWAVE]

Been using Gamesack for almost a decade. In a lame mood or just need a nostalgia hit. Gamesack. Perfect for a Sunday binge. I remember most of the 8 and 16 bit games. Where I was and what year the games came out. Super nostalgia for me. My fav KZbin channel.

[@damageinc.5458]

Who needs Viagra, when you got Midnight Resistance tunes to get you excited. That was funny and I bet Joe wasn't kidding either.

[@weaponlogic]

Really Glad Rage Racer and Spike Mcfang got some love,. All your Gijoe references were well appreciated thanks for that.

[@Yo_DynamoJoe]

Wasn't Spike McFang a vampire? Hence the magic, the cape, the bats, and so many enemies being bunches of garlic. He drank tomato sauce instead of blood, which is why your life bar/health potions are tomatoes.

[@CrankyMoogle]

Spike McFang was also on the SNES and yes, he is a vampire

[@gumbyx84]

Great video and good game recommendations but one thing: Spike McFang is a vampire, now a magician. That's why enemies have cloves of garlic for life and the main character had tomatoes (because tomato juice instead of blood).

[@foxybeatnik]

Well heck, Rage Racer's getting some love! Thanks for that! ♥ Love that game so much.

[@Masterantula]

That might just be my all time favorite Game Sack end-sketch. It was super creative and genuinely fun to watch. Thanks for another great episode!

[@tyleradam4836]

It's always a good evening when we've got a new Game Sack on tap tonight.

[@richardsix4473]

Or morning. It‘s 8:27 am here in germany 😅

[@QF_Dan72]

its 4:30pm here

[@heyits_rj]

@@richardsix4473 same, in France 😁 This is my Sunday mass, always looking forward to watching game sack while I make some pancakes 🥞

[@Write-Stuff]

@@Gatorade69 Maybe they don't like crepes.

[@Write-Stuff]

@@Gatorade69 😂

[@sleepysamurai8625]

Omfg you had me laughing my head off right at the end of the Rage Racer segment.....did not see that one coming. Brilliant!

[@tiger8559]

I’m guessing Joe was joking about Spike McFang’s occupation. He is indeed a vampire and the game is a sequel to Makai Prince Dorabocchan for PC Engine, which is a pretty cool side-scrolling action game.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

explains the tomatoes...

[@erikdominick7404]

@@UltimateGamerCC And the garlic enemies

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@erikdominick7404 true, i didnt get why they were in there at all, but this explains it.

[@licksludgee]

I loved Rage Racer, that was my first racing game on the PlayStation and still to this day my favourite. It has these strange darker tones alongside the Namco magic of that era

[@zigguratjones6458]

Raaaage Racer!

[@TiNRiB]

Criminally under rated... I played it more than all the other ridge racer games. Had so much more depth to it!

[@NeoJ4K3]

I wanna play it, my only experience is it's bangin' ass music. Disco ball is a fav in later ridge racers for me

[@licksludgee]

@@TiNRiB definitely, buying the upgrades....sorry "tune up" or new cars was awesome

[@JazGalaxy]

@@TiNRiB really? R4 was the best racing game of that era by leaps and bounds, to me. I feel like r4 did things that no other racer has topped.

[@JC-cb8oi]

“I don’t have any friends, and I know you don’t.” I felt that.

[@madfinntech]

Glad to see Rage Racer here. The very criminally overlooked game in that series.

[@jasona8396]

I just really enjoy your channel. Thanks for all you and Dave have done over the years.

[@fiatiine____9293]

loved the Game Sack billboard in Rage Racer lol

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Glad someone else noticed 😅

[@Zerroth]

And Rage Racer was the first game I ever played on the PlayStation 1. Although it was on a demo disc. "Racers. Start your engines and let's get it on!"

[@Bt3615]

Interestingly Midnight Resistance was quite popular in Europe thanks to the ports for practically every micro computer available in 1989. Some are very impressive given the capability of the systems, especially the one for the ZX Spectrum.

[@Dumbledork_Prime]

I played the hell out of it on the Amiga 500 back in the day.

[@Monacomaverick]

This is one of the best episodes in a while. Rage Racer is one of my all time favorites, and you can even play the OST in your own car! It's also the only game I've ever known to play a wind rush sound when you get close to the walls at high speeds.

[@vjspectron]

Yeah Joe did a great job on this one in particular!

[@metroidmayhem8463]

"I usually go for the 3 way shooter. I mean who doesnt like a 3 way". Joe my hero

[@wizballcommodore8466]

The quality of this channel hasnt suffered with people leaving.

[@chaospoet]

That music in Midnight Resistance! That is what video game music should sound like. Sounds like it should be in Mega Turrican or something.

[@marcianoacuerda]

“Oh no, say goodbye to freedom”. This gave me a good laugh. I’m going to start using it in real life.

[@RobertSeeJen]

That ending skit was smooth! If that was all stop motion, you did a really good job!

[@IamLegend32]

I gotta say...Aside from everything else that's obviously great about Gamesack, one thing I love and appreciate, is the dry humor - the the jokes that are randomly thrown into the commentary. "Everyone loves a good three way!" Then Joe just continues on like nothing happend.

[@irfanafendi4837]

I'm thinking of singing those Rage Racer songs during karaoke.

[@titantim]

Dude! In shadow of the ninja, it gets MUCH easier if you only pick up ONE type of weapon. You mentioned a slightly longer katana, but you can level ALL main weapons 3 times. Makes the game a lot easier with the extra range.

[@urmie]

Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. Loved it on Dreamcast and then PS2, with Import Tuner Challenge on the 360 being the last.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

Spike mcfang is a vampire. Eats tomatoes instead of drinking blood

[@TheMainCore]

Damn that ending was heartwarming! And suuuuper smooth, must have taken a lot of mega power to make that.

[@rashidisw]

Its also using the in-game music which titled "Sortie", which quite fitting name for the skit theme.

[@zackschilling4376]

16:15 I see what you did there, Joe. Theres a new sponsor in racing, gets to steppin' Marlboro!

[@livefreeprintguns]

I've been waiting for a new Game Sack drop, cheers!

[@MrPoestyle]

I watch this as I am 8 beers deep . I will forget all about these games in the morning , but I love them for now .

[@talideon]

Midnight Resistance is pretty well known in Europe. It was even a pack-in game for the C64 at one point. On that topic, the C64 port has a really good version of the soundtrack, which is worth a listen.

[@miikasuominen3845]

It was also highly rated on Spectrum in Europe.

[@davidscott9257]

a sack a day keeps the depression at bay

[@thoamsthomas4299]

Damn, that line "...I don't have any friends and I know you don't." sounded sinister. But hey, it's true.. 😋😫

[@NewportBox100s]

Same here! I don't have any friends.

[@jparker1935]

Nice GameSack logo around the 16:15 mark!

[@douglasolmi]

The music playing at 10:17 sure sounds like U2 City of Blinding Lights intro! The music is from 2004, so maybe U2 got some inspiration from it.

[@avideogamemaster]

Space Harrier

[@TruthSword7]

Thanks for all the time you put into producing these videos.

[@vallaurianv6024]

Great games Joe and great episode thanks. Midnight Resistance was pretty well known in the UK thanks to some stellar home computer ports - Amiga, C64 even Spectrum. It was one of the first Genesis games I sought out due to this when I started a Genesis collection in 2019.

[@big_ry82]

I loved the speccy version. Great port

[@aryinc]

gotta love the game sack sign in rage racer. Another hit on the ps1. The drifts in the game sound like really intensive wet farts.

[@robintst]

Well, since the end skit involved a Gauntlet game, I'll say Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, that game is simply massive and tons of fun even if you play solo. The Gamecube port is the definitive version so I recommend that being the one to look for. Barring that, the OG Xbox port also works fine, the PS2 version is inferior to both.

[@gnardawgyt]

This video was so well produced! Really really enjoyed it, lots of great games here it looks like

[@dissecta]

The subtitles for Rage Racer are hilarious! Especially the last one, great work.

[@carrito1981]

"Apparently the Twin Towers were rebuilt..." the humor on this channel is underrated.

[@KaijuClub]

I'm surprised no one has yet commented on the fact the Game Sack logo is in Rage Racer lol 16:14 Update: That is a neat feature that you can add you logo in game to that game!

[@terencehill2320]

It was commented on

[@vegaspaul9428]

Saw a Game Sack billboard on Rage Racer! Niceeeeee!!!

[@cjprice6105]

Still waiting for a Gameboy color episode

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

Rage Racer is one of my all time favorite retro racers! such a great game that I played for HOURS!

[@rickydicky5889]

Will Dave ever be back?! The counter balance was so good with him.

[@Ryfael]

No, maybe special appearances.

[@QF_Dan72]

pretty rare now

[@pal-of-pals]

Rage Racer is one of my all time favourite racing games. I still play it to this day.

[@Dac_vak]

I’m so happy Gauntlet IV finally found a home, thank you Turbo 😌

[@shaggysweetness]

18:55 made me spit out my drink 🤣

[@maniaco1231]

Love the episode! BTW, Spike McFang was a vampire and eats tomatoes instead of blood.

[@maniaco1231]

(That's also why the health bar of the enemies is represented with garlics)

[@Rackatiakka]

I actually really like the flame spell sound. It's very much a product of it's time and I love it. One of my favorite things in mystic defender.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Thank you for always making my Sunday

[@Domarius64]

3:38 Yes we are! They really conveyed a lot of form in her body for such a low resolution! That's some impressive artwork...

[@blackprobegt2000]

I never heard of any of these games and now I want to play them all! Great suggestions

[@frankbizzoco1954]

Shadow of the Ninja is a great 8 bit game. It's included with the Switch online app. Or just emulate it.

[@ddddddsssseeee]

Game sack comin thru at 1 am love to see it

[@dark666matter89]

end of video skits always take your videos up to 11! Love your work! Thank you!

[@cooltraineralex9711]

Always glad to see a new Game Sack. hell yea

[@gamingquarterly6353]

That tune in Midnight Resistance sounds a bit like the Space Harrier song. So glad you covered Spike Mcfang. A true hidden Gem.

[@irmaosver]

Didn't know Game Sack was so popular in 1999 to warrant an advertisement spot in-game

[@MrSerpico145]

Isn't Spike McFang a vampire? Hence the garlic, bats, and tomatoes (lol)

[@moot6794]

Mystic Defender’s soundtrack has some of the best Genesis tunes ever imo. The early sound driver just hits so different from how later games would progress.

[@Starscreamlive]

Loved the end skit. One of your best ones yet!

[@rosiethegamingshiba1122]

Great video! I missed a bunch of these ones and can't wait to check them out!

[@teddym2808]

Definitely my favourite episode in the last few months. Loved it Joe, thanks!

[@Savitor]

Thank you for mentioning Cobra Command, this is the game I purchased with my Sega CD on day one. Totally Awesome experience with wonderful memories... I still fire it up often and enjoy! 😄👍🎮

[@chrisvanderhoef9885]

That Gauntlet IV ending is one of the best endings ever. I love it!

[@Ghalheart]

4:20 - Just wanna point out that Spike here is actually a demon prince of the vampire variety - albeit one who loves tomatoes instead of blood. In fact, this game is actually a SEQUEL to a Japan-only PC-Engine game called "Makai Prince Dorabocchan," which is a 2D platformer with a goofy sense of humor. But yeah, I'm glad you covered this game, Joe! I had a lot of fun with Spike McFang years ago, and it somehow continues to be this hidden gem on the SNES to this very day.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Dino Strike for the Wii. A completely overlooked rail shooter in the same vein as Sega's Lost World arcade game. Corridor 7 for MS-DOS. I think it's publisher/developer Capstone is why people mostly turned their nose up at this one, but it's a pretty good Wolfenstein-powered Doom Clone!

[@throttle1990]

Criminally Overlooked Games 4 - It didn't take too long after all to include the great Shadow of the Ninja/Kage in here. I was hopping for you to do it when I watched Part 3...Thank you, Joe. That's the game of my childhood. Literally. And for that alone you can consider you have a new fan and a follower from the far Eastern Europe in a small but beautiful country - Bulgaria. Regards !

[@ArrissJorree]

Great video, Joe! There’s a spreadshot-type ability in the Nintendo DS game Monster Tale called “Resistance of Midnight,” and I always wondered if it was a reference to Midnight Resistance’s, er, three-way.

[@edgarrett295]

Love the subtle Game Sack billboards in that racer.

[@Dudebrush4pwood]

YO JOE! You're a real American hero!

[@brandonginsburg3120]

That ending should be entered into a short film contest. A-triple plus work!

[@americanmeowth3336]

Midnight Resistance and Shadow of the Ninja were both pretty good "dollar store versions" of better games, with just enough of their own twists on the established formulas. The only advertising I really remember for Midnight Resistance was it constantly popping up on the game show version of Video Power, while I also remember Shadow of the Ninja showing up in every video game magazine, usually two pages after ads for Krion Conquest (another "dollar store version" type of game...)

[@gavinguy148]

Hi joe great episode, loved the rage race song lyrics!