Criminally Overlooked Games 7

[@GameSack]

What are some games you feel or overlooked, underrated, or just need more love?

[@jeremyf9124]

Uno DX on Sega Saturn is a Japan-exclusive game I keep coming back to. NOBODY ever talks about it. It has original anime characters, a high school setting, a story mode, it allows 1 or 2 players against 1 or multiple CPU opponents. There are 11 different characters, each with their own personality. It’s in Japanese, but a little use of a translate app on camera mode & you’re set.

[@JopieHaargel]

- Kickle Cubicle and Solomon's Key on NES (though they also have good arcade originals). - Turtles 3 Radical Rescue on Game Boy. - Space Bomber and Bosconian on arcade (note the Bosconian references in Galaga 88/90!). - Splosion Man / Ms Splosion Man on Xbox 360. - Nex Machina and Huntdown on PS4.

[@MigrantBirdStudio]

- Guardian's Crusade for the PSX - Superman: Man of Steel for the Genesis/Mega Drive - Arc the Lad Collection for the PSX

[@teruienages962]

Kendo Rage

[@moonbilal707]

- Tekken's Nina Williams in: Death by Degrees for PlayStation 2. - Oni for PlayStation 2. - Parasite Eve 1 & 2 for PlayStation and Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday for PlayStation Portable. - Dark Cloud for PlayStation 2. - Shadow Hearts: Covenant for PlayStation 2. - Xenosaga Trilogy for PlayStation 2. - Odin Sphere for PlayStation 2 with Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. - Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter for PlayStation 2. - God Hand for PlayStation 2. - Starblade Alpha for PlayStation. - The Misadventures of Tron Bonne for PlayStation. - The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation. - Legend of Legaia for PlayStation. - Bushido Blade 1 & 2 for PlayStation. - Vagrant Story for PlayStation. - The Mansion of the Hidden Souls for Sega Saturn. - Lunacy aka Torico for Sega Saturn. - Maken X for Dreamcast.

[@joec9958]

I love the ending skit for this one!

[@bobkerr2755]

🌫️ wow!

[@pengwin_]

too this day when it is a foggy day i say "Looks like an N64 game out there!"

[@Andres33AU]

​@@pengwin_I keep referencing Silent Hill, haha

[@Justforvisit]

Huh? There was one? Couldn't see any...only saw fog.

[@OS_SWE]

Oh man, that 8 mega power-song that came out of nowhere really cracked me up. Also, big plus for the phrase "out dicking around like an idiot" lol

[@kadosho02]

Never heard of that song before. But that was epic 🤘 🎵🎶

[@ZILtoid1991]

It's AI generated

[@kadosho02]

@@ZILtoid1991 hm no wonder, shame it's not made by a real artist. DragonForce would definitely make something wild and crazy.

[@EllipsisBoo]

"We LOVE Parallax Scrolling!" Yeah we do! WELCOME BACK!

[@jjenk911]

Then do a video about games with parallax scrolling, dammit!

[@troyshilanski380]

Parallax 1988 ish 18 years old a friend gets an amiga 500 and shadow of the beast. We saw parallax and it blew our minds.

[@RobertSeeJen]

Back.... GROUND!? 😁 I'll see myself out.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

I absolutely love parallax scrolling and animated tile tricks, also sprite scaling. I'm a sucker for sprite scaling

[@dun0790]

What what!? He's never mentioned this before 😅

[@chrisbent5734]

I just have to say that I realy appreciate Joe's consistency in regards to upload-time. I can safely assume that each new episode will be uploaded at the exact same time every other Sunday morning (european time) to the second, without fail. It's these little things that elevate this channel above many others.

[@Stillxxen]

Hello European fellow!

[@MysticRhythms87]

I'm here in the Central US, and new episodes show up around midnight. I'm usually up that late on a Saturday night anyway, so it works out perfectly for me. Nothing like having a drink or five and enjoying the latest episode of Game Sack! 😛

[@sam_bibly]

plus the name is funny

[@chrisbent5734]

​@@StillxxenHello there!

[@RigasK]

"don't overlook it unless you just rather not have fun, and i know some of you don't like fun especially if it's not on your favourite console" You said everything!

[@Simsystwistedmind]

Hybrid Heaven is the strangest game I've ever had the privilege to play. It's almost like the game designer had three ideas (Rpg, fighting game and survival action) and didn't know which one to focus on. Normally this would be a death sentence for a game but somehow they managed to make it work.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Hence Hybrid? 🤷‍♂️

[@Ravenfellblade]

It reminds me a lot of Bioforge. Another criminally overlooked game.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

There should be an extended version of the 8 mega power song, it was really good haha.

[@budsunny]

Master Of Monsters is one of my favorite Genesis games. The soundtrack is beautiful and really fits the game nicely.

[@OllyDee123]

Master of Monsters is absolutely worth playing for the music alone, might even be a top 5 soundtrack on that system. Sakimoto was pumping out some absolute bangers in the 16bit era. And while I'm on the subject of music, I find it interesting that the Bomberman franchise completely embraced Jungle and Drum & Bass for a while.

[@zeemmarax]

That's easily my favorite skit to date. Thanks for another solid video.

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

The Dungeons & Dragons Skit was by far my favorite he's produced.

[@rushnerd]

@@mr.selfimprovement3241 What ep was that? I'm sure I remember it.

[@DDRFaQ]

Bomberman Hero is my favorite in the series. Glad to see it get some recognition.

[@scrub_jay]

Unbelievable soundtrack!

[@gochasingwaterfalls9970]

Did you know he can jump in it?

[@burntyper]

you don't really like Bomberman then, lol

[@NegativeHeadspace]

The N64 skit had me rollin! Always stay til the end. Joe, you rock!

[@HaakonAnderson]

The Sack is Back!

[@nobodycares9579]

"Dave White Forever: The Exasperated But Not Quite Angry Edition" is the black sheep of the series and criminally overlooked.

[@BenderRodriguz]

I heard it's Bob Cornhole's favourite.

[@nobodycares9579]

@@BenderRodriguz No that would be the "Shell To The PS2".

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

@@nobodycares9579 Omg, Shell to The PS2? What a hidden gem!

[@nobodycares9579]

@@tommylakindasorta3068 Well I don't think that's actually a game but that's just fine!

[@deathsceane]

Funny thing I've actually encountered a Cosmo Gang redemption game once. It's basically the same as the bonus levels in Cosmo Gang The Video with the differences being you have a pivoting gun, its two players, and you had to hit a light sensor in their mouths. Still it is fun to see that mechanical wonder.

[@muckfoot]

Came here to say the same thing, hadn’t thought about that arcade game in years until this video jogged my memory

[@CherryColaWizard]

Game Sack is my favorite game reviewer

[@MysticRhythms87]

I love how Joe is basically like "you suck if you don't like these games" and I'm like "I barely knew about most of these in the first place, gimme a break!" and Joe's like "okay" because he's a decent human being. At least, he seems like a decent human being. I could be wrong.

[@skywalkerranch]

Great stuff. Joe is knocking it out of the park once again. Cheers, Joe, for all your hard work as it's greatly appreciated by myself and many others.

[@Chicomite]

I'd say Panzer Bandit for Japanese PS1 is overlooked. And just because it's not as amazing as Guardian Heroes and jam packed with extra features doesn't mean PB isn't a great game. There's enough there, I had so much fun with it, even with the Japanese text, there's not a ton of story like GH(apparently some Treasure devs broke off and made this game as a spiritual successor, or so I'm told).

[@greenmonkeygonenonparielof1718]

Me, seeing new Game Sack: KZbin: We happy? Yeah, we happy.

[@maskharah]

the 80s power metal vocals rock lol

[@BabusGameRoom]

9:37 Master of Monsters looks really cool! Can't believe this was never on my radar!

[@JohnnyProctor9]

I grew up playing it, it's AWESOME both in the single-player campaigns and multi-player with friends...the only downside is that it doesn't have element-based weaknesses like modern strategy games, but it was a VERY early strategy game.

[@SirKibble88]

The soundtrack is absolutely legendary

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@SirKibble88 - I'm playing the campaign mode at work now...LOVE that music!

[@xPandamon]

If you like it the Age of Wonders series is pretty much based on this. Just way more modern ^^

[@3diamonds524]

Everything you do is top-notch, Joe! That skit was fantastic.

[@aaronmarko]

Great video, Joe. 10/10 work. Now that I've commented for the algorithm, time to actually watch the video.

[@moverofobjects]

Starting off with Atomic Runner! Nice. That 8 mega power song was freaking hysterical 😅

[@danielespeziari5545]

I've been playing Atomic Runner a lot these days, and I agree it's awesome in every aspect. It's shocking that everyone seems to ignore it even exists.

[@skins4thewin]

Nice job with the Octopath Traveler music at the end there! Criminally underrated soundtrack that one!

[@Your_Degenerate]

Fog simulator was kinda cool for a while. It reminds me of around 2007 when game developers thought Bloom was all the rage. I couldn't play games with it blurring the screen for it would bother my eyes. In the way it was often implemented it was too constant as if they wanted you to know what it's like to have cloudy vision problems.

[@VBrancoPT]

"And I know some of you don't like fun." Sadly, though, it's true. Nowadays, it's more about being competitive and trying to prove something. Fun has left the building.

[@tribemaster101]

outro tuga? :-D

[@VBrancoPT]

@@tribemaster101 sim, tudo bem? :)

[@tribemaster101]

@@VBrancoPT deparo-me com as cores da nossa linda bandeira e vi PT no nome, só podia ser mais um dos nossos. Os seus videos do LSD dão-me nostalgia. O objectivo é chegar ao dia 356?

[@VBrancoPT]

@@tribemaster101 😁 São 365 dias para completar. Eu acho que ainda vou a meio.

[@tribemaster101]

@@VBrancoPT enganei-me a escrever haha se premir X, ele corre

[@entezami777]

You make my late Saturday nights great ❤

[@GameSack]

Thank you!!

[@flaviokauling1436]

Joe, you should release these sketches as a combined video! This N64 one is amazing! You're a great comedic writer!

[@elusuariodiverso3916]

Great video Joe, glad to have GS episodes during Sunday

[@mdudegamer]

Ah, Galaga '88 is my jam. I played the heck out of it in our Namco Museum collection, but a couple years back I discovered my uncle had it on an arcade machine.

[@Mintcar923]

Still got it myself! All except my OG controllers have long since died and the 3rd party replacements are mediocre at best.. A good alternative is Galaga Arrangement on PSP tho

[@Zoomer.88]

Love your work, Joe! This is just amazing. The amount of effort you put into your videos is just unbelievable! The ending skit was really fun. The day there's a new Gamesack episode is the best day of the week! Also, somehow I thought that the Sega Genesis' version of Atomic Runner is an inferior arcade port. Now I know it's anything but. It's time to play it, thanks!

[@WalrusFPGA]

Some great picks in this one! I hosted score competitions for both Chelnov and Galaga 90 in the past year. Will definitely be revisiting both of them for future challenges on the arcade versions

[@tslodemi]

seriously, thank you so much for making these videos. its interesting to me and i like your opinions. getting me through so extremely hard times right now, keep rockin!!

[@8thLife]

I got so excited when I saw Hybrid Heaven on the screen in the intro; such an incredible game!

[@fretburner89]

Yet another banger video, this time with an '8 Mega Power!' theme song! And that skit at the end.... priceless. Thanks for still making these videos, I've been enjoying them for the past 13 years you've been doing this.

[@somesketchydragon5189]

What better way to start your Sunday, than with a Game Sack episode. I love Atomic Runner, but it's hard as balls.

[@filippoBTV]

It is always a pleasure opening the KZbin app and see a new Game Sack video 😉

[@retroray6836]

8 MEGA POWER! Kind of a lot for a game like this! Love that tune, gonna make it my ringtone from now on.

[@Jumpboots_Jamstrang]

Right off the bat, Atomic Runner is most definitely a gem.

[@colos3284]

Thanks for great list of games🎉. My suggestion for next will be: -Sylvan Tale - Game Gear. Recently played this japan exclusive title with fan english translation and this is BRILLIANT. This game is an top-down Zelda-like action RPG that has transformation mechanic like WonderBoy III and really good SN76489 tunes. -Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water - Sega Mega Drive. Also japan exclusive title with fan translation. This was the game based on anime series but have story difference's because uses some older scripts and released before anime ends. Gameplay is some mix of RPG and Quest genres. -Urusei Yatsura:Dear My Friends - Sega CD. Also japan exclusive but recently was translated. This is really fun point-and-click quest based on very popular anime. And made by GameArts! Despite that, I don't hear people even mention this game. But it really worth it so check it out.

[@GameSack]

Just covered Nadia in the Left in Japan episode two weeks ago! :)

[@colos3284]

@@GameSack Ok. Thanks for answer. Somehow I miss this video xD

[@milesuroshevich8091]

Awesome, straightforward content as always, keep ‘em coming Joe!

[@theconsolekiller7113]

Love the fog coming out of your shirt and the little puff at the end, ha ha.

[@jsr734]

Very realistic i must say.

[@freedomkme]

Criminally overlooked games I like a lot: - Ganbare Goemon 2, 3 and 4 on the Super Famicom - Gundam Wing Endless Duel on Super Famicom - Marvel Superheroes War of the Gems on SNES. - Ghost Sweeper Mikami on Super Famicom.

[@jkemp6791]

Fantastic recommendations. The 3 Goemon sequels on SFC are brilliant.

[@nesX07]

Great list!

[@KBABZ]

24:39 It's true, muddy graphics and colours WERE the future! ...unfortunately.

[@cubeflinger]

bloody hell Joe. Nearly clocked galaga so hard you were almost visited by aliens and dragged into the last Starfighter.

[@tmansdc9]

Always ready for some more sack!

[@sirlancenotalot2765]

Warriors on the the PS2. 100% overlooked and 100% amazing

[@brandonjenkins6381]

New game sack on forth of July weekend is a perfect addition to it.

[@Twenty_Six_Hundred]

I been binge watching Game Sack the past week so it's nice to see a new upload. Cheers

[@CidMemoryLover]

Glad to have another entry in the Overlooked Games series, these are some of my favorites videos of Game Sack.

[@Fattydeposit]

Lord Monarch for the Mega Drive is a knockout game nobody talks about.

[@sproins]

scientists: computing fog simulations is too hard! n64: hold my controller pak

[@jsr734]

I remember actually been impressed back in the day. Most games used a transparet 2d layer to fake the fog, but on the N64 it looked more realistic. I specially loved Wave Race 64 in "Drake´s Lake" how the fog progresively fades out and then the track gets cleaner and brighter.

[@IOwnMyWiiULEGIT]

Ending skit is great, just like the last episode. Always a good watch; thanks Joe!

[@CaudaMiller]

@22:20 theres nothing like shock troopers, on a 0 to 10 scale troopers are 11. even music is on whole new level, amazing wicked tunes

[@ineedspicyfood6427]

I loved Bomberman Hero and 64 growing up. The music in the water/harbor levels specifically in 64 is one of my favorite music tracks of all time. The accordion gives it such an inspirational and uplifting sound.

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

It really is a great game.

[@brimstoneshadow]

wow! the new fog 64 skit might be my new favorite ending skit of all time. i was dying. so true as well!

[@TheVashius]

6:36 Firestorm ThunderHAWK TUAH!

[@deathofkings5633]

Great video Nice job with no spoilers on Hybrid Heaven The Fog in the skit lol Funny thing is I think it helps with the setting and mystery of Turok.

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

Hell yeah, always good to see more love for Bomberman Hero. I'll have to try Thunderstrike with the Mission Stick.

[@nene71286]

Yeah Joe! Hello and Welcome to Game Sack!!!

[@jessragan6714]

Oh damn, the eight meg song is a banger. Crossfire! You'll get caught up in the... crossfire!

[@jrchmgn.]

Thanks Game Sack you've been a part of my bedtime since I sub to your channel. You are my melatonin. Hope to see more video from you for a thousand year. Love listening to oldest to newest videos.

[@AlbertoOrsini]

Finally a shoutout to Bomberman Hero!! I’ve spent so many hours playing this game. The soundtrack is perfection.

[@the_Sleepy_Druid]

Great ending skit, as usual :)

[@dillonandon]

Great, now that 8 mega power song is going to be stuck in my head all week.

[@sojiro856]

Some games that I think are overlooked: Goemon's Great Adventure - N64 Harvest Moon Back to Nature - PS1 Batman Begins - Gamecube Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC - PSP (which now the series seems to be getting more love and is likely getting a remaster) The skit was funny and very true. Thank you for such a great one!

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

I recommend FRAM modding your N64 controller paks to make them more reliable. Most games that save on cartridges actually save on flash chips or EEPROMs. Only a few use batteries, and some of those were converted to use the controller pak in NTSC-U and PAL releases.

[@vampirefrog4277]

Nintendo 64 had realism down and you only realize this as you get older and start seeing foggy and blurry.

[@nikolateslanikolatesla]

Hey look everybody, it's the "internet zoomer funny guy"

[@MrFairhill]

6:45 I had this game on my PlayStation back in the day. It was a fun game. 15:40 The Galatic Dance also features as a loading screen for Ridge Racer on the PlayStation, and if you manage to shoot all ships during that pre-loader you get something special in the main game.

[@kcadventures1454]

Hahaha! That n64 ad at the end was perfect! I felt the same way back when the thing came out!

[@cax1175]

Yo Joe, can you maybe include some underrated Neo Geo games in future episodes of this?

[@QF_Dan72]

Love the 8 Mega Power song, is there any full version?? Would love to download it.

[@AiboRobotDog]

Make you own, pretty sure it's how Joe made it (use of synthetic content really should be disclaimed imo), look up Suno AI and such.

[@nobel11]

Bomberman Hero is great. For the N64, I'd also say the Goemon games are great. And Tetrisphere. But I always talk about Tetrisphere.

[@WalcomS7]

Bomberman Hero is one of my favorite games on the N64. You can't beat sitting in your room under the glow of the CRT trying to find everything before you have to return it to the video rental store. Top tier.

[@carlopton]

Master of Monster, I will check it out. Also, the skit at the end was top-notch. It reminded me of my 3DO, back in the fog-shrouded days of gaming.

[@tobalaz]

Vasteel on the PC Engine/ TG16. It's a great strategy combat hybrid with cinematics. You pick different types of mechs, each with strengths and weaknesses and geared to specific types of terrain. The terrain also offers penalties or bonuses. And when units engage, it becomes a combat/ action game where your unit gains bonuses or penalties from the terrain. The graphics are fairly well done and the gameplay doesn't take a lot to just pick up and learn. I know Military Madness gets all the glory as the best strategy game for the PCE/ TG16 but Vasteel definitely deserves an honorable mention.

[@indieemil]

Perfect chill video for my Sunday morning coffee. Thanks, Joe! 😄

[@JayceR]

Great selection of games.

[@Orpheusftw]

These videos have a tendency to show up at the precise moment I'm in the mood for one.

[@fazares]

Fantastic video...and the final gag was one of the best i ever watched on this channel!

[@tomdavis3783]

At the end when he says wow blowing smoke out is priceless. It's 6 in the morning. I burst out laughing

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Nice Skitt - embrace the Fog 😅

[@dabblerblue]

I really loved Galaga '88/'90 back when I lived in Seoul around then. Super fun and chill to play in the arcade. I'm super happy it's part of the Namco Museum.

[@ifadetogray]

Atomic Runner was at our local rental shop and was one that my friend and I frequently rented working our way through it. I was excited when it showed up on genesis mini 2 as I had forgotten how much I loved that game.

[@cinnamondan4984]

Fog bit at the end is icing on the cake

[@nastybedazzler]

I've been watching the Oldest to Newest Gamesack playlist for like the second or third time now and I'll say Joe looks better as he gets older and more grey. Congrats bro welcome to the club lol. Anyway this is my favorite channel, only 304k subscribers is blasphemy as far as I'm concerned you deserve way more.

[@braddl9442]

Man atomic runner was a game I always forget about even though I played it a ton. Its just there was so much good stuff out.

[@Xodyak]

Galaga '90 is such a fun game. Glad you talked about it here. Always enjoy the PCE/TG16 love! As for a game I don't think gets enough love, definitely Shining the Holy Ark for the Saturn. It's a great dungeon crawler that has a lot of the elements from Golden Sun. I think people who enjoyed Golden Sun would appreciate it quite a bit.

[@notenoughmonkeys]

As a serial jaywalker, I feel I should apologize for overlooking these games.

[@HeinousinAppearance]

Hybrid Heavens combat system is very under-rated, its so weird and fun, all the more if you love martial arts.

[@jotakux7489]

6:25 anyone know what this is from? It’s killing me cuz I just heard it recently.

[@lucianonicolasgarcia7311]

That 8 megas metal bit was gold

[@Aralis97]

Hybrid Heaven is PHENOMENAL!!!! The boss theme "Fight Hard!" is otherworldly!

[@pengwin_]

"We're over that nonsense now, we just want good games!" Amen brother!

[@flygonbreloom]

I'm really glad to see Hybrid Heaven bought up. It came up in MisterRadon's "100% Every Nintendo 64 Game" streaming series, and it turned out to be a mindbogglingly insane (metaphorically and literally) hidden gem.

[@StRoRo]

After rewatching all of game sack I got a couple of ideas. Episode on good and bad bonus stages. This was after seeing an episode which has sonic 2 on the master system I think, and how you just let the timer run out on the bonus level you hate it that much. Another is a sort of update of older videos where new games have been released. For example, i think it was the best and worse of the franchise episode for metroid and dave said they need to bring a new metroid game for the switch... Well they did.