Every TurboGrafx-16 Game REVIEWED! - Card and CD

[@GameSack]

What's your favorite game on the Turbo? How about least favorite?

[@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords]

@@hemphog4570 not at all my guy......game boy on the other hand...

[@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords]

Lords Of Thunder ....Sound track,Gfx...100%

[@MizfitZer0]

Favourites are devils crush, blazing lazers, bonks revenge, airzonk and legendary axe. My least favourite are china warrior and darkwing duck

[@owenfulcher56]

I actually enjoy Gambarri Golf Boys it's a simple..relaxing well made golf game that...well it's just fun for me..and i don't even like golf.

[@jamesmacintosh4009]

I don’t know why but I think bomber-man is amazing on the TG. I know the Saturn version has the larger number of multiplayer but still

[@OSW]

The production of this video is INSANE. Just think of the capturing, cataloging and editing in sync'd footage + music for ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT GAMES! And 1:56 shout-out to the high quality 3D custom transition! A winner is you 💚

[@doctorskelestein6068]

A can of Coke to Joe.

[@chriswidnes5315]

What bar is game sack?

[@NostalgiaRoadTripChannel]

OH ME MEOW!! Cans of coke to all

[@thesundrinker]

@AfterBurnett Don't give up, it takes time to learn the ins and outs. Be patient and have fun.

[@caseyhayes4590]

The Sack has always been the gold standard of retro gaming channels.

[@Jesse__H]

Dang, Joe, what a project this must've been! Your dedication to post-Dave Gamesack is seriously impressive.

[@SandwichGlitch]

Post-Dave.... 😒 Still hurts but you're right hes doing good

[@montefisto]

Now I picture Dave as a rapper with bad face tattoos all over him.

[@SandwichGlitch]

@@montefisto omg if that would be the case for leaving... how epic. A middle-aged man abandoning his youtube career for his never taking off rap thing...

[@brady9592]

It's an impressive sack of games.

[@Poolzclosed]

hate to say it but i think the channel has become more refined and production value has increased since Dave. Joe might have a more streamlined workflow now. Though I will always miss they're extremely awkward inability to interact naturally in front of a camera

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm so stoked you're still giving the Turbo love as you have from the start, and still bringing attention to it after all these years. Can't imagine the gargantuan task of doing every game for this video, mad props on making that happen. You've seriously made me consider doing something like it, only for all PC Engine Shooters reviewed. Not too far off from the total amount of Turbo games 😂 If I do I'll definitely give your video here a shout out as inspiration for the idea.

[@roberto1519]

You did that and more, turned out great, I must say.

[@OSW]

32:00 Joe you seem to be under the impression we're getting tired - quite the opposite man, we'd love (and prefer) if the video was twice as long!

[@jbfarley]

Don't pretend to speak for everyone, you're speaking for yourself

[@obligatoryfate6849]

I’d like more time with each game, music sampling, and just a bit more info.

[@waverazor]

@@jbfarley hes speaking for me, i loved the video throughout

[@Kain5th]

@@jbfarley hes speaking for me too

[@FallicIdol]

Agreed

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"I'm not sure what the W stands for." W is shorthand for Double in Japanese, seeing as they both use the same spelling in katakana. :P

[@R1SKbreaker]

The W-Item materia in FF7 makes sense now. Thanks for the elaboration.

[@Ganjabeard5000]

GAME SACK IS THE PINNACLE OF TURBO-CHARGED INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT

[@OhMyPoBoy]

No truer words have been spoken…

[@Boogie_the_cat]

OH, YEAH, I ALMOST FORGOT, MY GANJA SMOKING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING ORIGINAL PART OF MY PERSONALITY. ALSO I HAVE A BEARD SO I AM A BEAR. ROAR! WHO WANTS TO WRESTLE ?!

[@GuestZer0]

I love the transitions from game to game. 😎

[@videogameobsession]

13:14 Haha.. A wild Johnny Millennium APPEARS!!

[@jameswalt1]

Unbelievable content lately Joe. Looking forward to this 🔥

[@KyosBlog]

I think the W in Double Dungeons is for "What the hell is Joe doing there?"

[@nastyvandal]

TurboGrafx 16 episode 3 complete collection.

[@jaymzfilkoski223]

Great video, Joe. The hard work put into it is obvious. Game Sack and Sega Lord X have to be my two favorite gaming channels. Thanks for being awesome, man.

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

A fun bit of trivia is that the TurboGrafix-16's prototype name was the C62 (which is the name of the development kit and the reason for the Hu-62 chip.) The C62 is a Japanese steam locomotive class. In fact, the C62's wheel arrangement (4-6-4 "Hudson type") is the namesake of Hudson Soft. The founders of Hudson liked trains.

[@Therealmadkong]

13:10 Joe what have you done! Its too late in the night for me to see that in your game footage.

[@Thalesperes]

I saw it too, I thought no one was gonna comment about it 😂

[@karadanianoI]

nice to see the TG 16 getting some love!!

[@thelegendof420]

I literally just watched the 1st episode where you originally reviewed the turbo which also happened to be the 1st time you reviewed a console literally like 3 minutes ago and now this wow. Joe you're amazing you deserve 100 million subs for all your hard work.

[@biohazard68]

“This one is good until you get past the title screen”. One of the best reviews I’ve ever heard

[@WalrusFPGA]

Hell yeah, been looking forward to more TGFX/PCE coverage here. I recently first played it a couple years back when I got my MiSTer setup initially. Was the first core I loaded, into a library almost completely alien to me.. and damn I was blown away. Perhaps the most underrated console in the west.

[@jaymorrison8419]

if you had access to imports, it would have been killer

[@WalrusFPGA]

@@jaymorrison8419 definitely. without the imports its a rather lackluster library.

[@urmie]

Joe putting in the work! Wow! Imagine if Joe did this for other consoles? Atari 5200 and 7800 are small libraries, doable I think. 🔥

[@ChaoticHoly]

And then there's the NES library...

[@petera7745]

He should go all out and do the Wii and Gameboy advance library 😂

[@EmergencyChannel]

Do every game on Steam, it's about 60,000 and increases by about 10,000 every year.

[@jaymorrison8419]

now do famicom

[@rainbowagenda6261]

Atari, oh no no no. N64 though.

[@allenthinkingpositively6271]

Every single Turbografx game reviewed?!?! Awesome!!!! Thanks, Joe!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Zvasra]

I'm stuck in the hospital after surgery and binging game sack has kept my mind off the pain. Thanks!

[@ArgusArray]

Game Sack is really on fire in 2021! The Master System episode was one of the best ever and now this! You should do the Saturn and the Genesis too, Joe.

[@muffinboymcgee7411]

There were over 700 Genesis games and around 250 Saturn games released in North America. Those'd be a really, REALLY long episodes.

[@ArgusArray]

@@muffinboymcgee7411 The Genesis is maybe too crazy an idea, but the Saturn might be doable (in a 2-parter, maybe?)

[@the.internet]

I'm in the UK so don't really know a whole lot about the Turbo but your vids have really gotten me interested. I decided to go back 10 years and watch your first vid on the subject to give me some ideas, then back 6 years to your second... Now I see just a matter of months ago you've gone and rolled out the entire catalogue. Wow! You've given me a lot of inspiration for games and gotten me really interested in this system. Hats off to you Joe, GameSack has been an amazing watch for over a decade. Been watching you from the start and you've never failed to bring an entertaining, interesting and fun video our way.

[@damienlejeune7840]

An idea for an episode: Titles that contain "Boy"... or "Man"... There are a lot on every consoles.

[@thewingedavenger1007]

According to a Nintendo Life article published this year, the reason Street Fighter was named Fighting Street on the TG16 is that Namco owns the trademark for the phrase "Street Fighter". They provide evidence for this, and say that Capcom had to pay Namco for the right to use the name.

[@TheSwede321]

Damn Joe, this is awesome! Thank you for your excellent content through out the years!

[@TheFireRed]

Finally!! Turbografx games that use the Select button part 2!!

[@RyonMugen]

This was a multi day episode for me, and that ending song just hits so different. Such a nostalgic trip. Thanks Joe!

[@shows4learning]

Loved my TG16, but wow, it had a lot of lame games.

[@GrayHairedGamer]

Yeah, I’m kinda shocked by how many terrible ones there are. I guess I’m more familiar with the library when taking into consideration the PCE titles. Still love the TG16 though!

[@kekeke8988]

I almost wanted to get TG16 back in the day because of Bonk. Glad I didn't. I dodged a bullet.

[@MarsofAritia]

it has saturn syndrome, where a lot of the good games are JP only

[@RonaldBradycptgmpy]

Joe, this was a Herculean effort! Thanks for evon more TG-16 love

[@loki.odinson]

This was great! Can you do a follow-up episode for every PC Engine game only released in Japan? Would love to hear your thoughts on Rondo of Blood.

[@retrogaminginsanity7585]

he prolly hate it cause its not his precious super castlevania 4 bleh game is so fuckin dumb and over rated now rondo of blood and bloodlines and symphony of the night theres some real castlevania games

[@devonwilliams5738]

That would probably be like four hours long if this is any indication.

[@jessragan6714]

@@devonwilliams5738 Seriously! You tryin' to kill the poor guy or something?

[@sonicmania9993]

That's around 660 games. I've played at least a bit of all of them, and it would be way more work than its worth. There are about 200 JP-only PCE games worth playing for non-Japanese speakers. Many more if you read JP, including many of the close to 100 jrpgs that never got an official translation.

[@key099able]

Rondo actually getting an official release in English on TurboGrafx thanks to LRG.

[@mcbaby]

Dedication to the craft is always there, you rock Joe. Great video.

[@JDay19]

You upload this just as I discovered and started playing turbografx games. Perfect timing

[@chaseman94]

This is why I love starting my Sunday morning with Game Sack. Thanks Joe.

[@revy1063]

Fantastic video, always surprises me that you dont have more subs. Keep it up dude!

[@JazGalaxy]

Hardest working man in KZbin. Thank you Joe. I appreciate all your hard work and great content.

[@chichocooks]

I honestly find that console to be great for it's time. I rarely saw any sprite flicker in the review, and something about the colors make it stand out. I need to grab one now. Keep up the great work Joe!

[@jaymorrison8419]

it does flicker a lot though if you own and play one

[@josephcampbell9298]

Another Sackurday night! Thanks for keeping them coming Joe!

[@oni7488]

22:16 Oh wow what a nostalgia trip. My family had that golf game for MS-DOS.

[@recorderdude]

Really solid series of reviews! Though I will disagree on Parasol stars only being fun for a few minutes, I only got my copy a few months ago and I've plugged more time into it than anything else on turbo. Finding hidden items for extra continues and the puzzle solving elements in later worlds make it super addictive, and there's the whole miracle system to figure out in order to unlock the hidden worlds. It's also one of the only games Working Designs didn't do anything to localizing it, so it's just as fun on a US copy as a Japanese one!

[@rickylovesyou]

I feel thats on of the beauties of this media and art form we all appreciate. One person's boredom is another person's treasure and that is perfectly ok! 👌

[@paultaylor9477]

@@rickylovesyou Perhaps. I think the simpler explanation is "didn't bother playing for more than two or three minutes". Parasol Stars exudes quality from the moment you turn it on.

[@ratspike8017]

I am a fan of Parasol Stars, lovely game - but oddly only released on the PC Engine and the Amiga. Go figure. (Amiga version is also lovely).

[@johndd9140]

@@ratspike8017 Parasol Stars was also released on the Atari ST, which is what I had. And though the scrolling was more like a flip book, it was still completely playable and lovely! I'm also a big fan! 💖

[@kekeke8988]

Joe is a notorious puzzle hater.

[@cjenrun7252]

fantastic video!! something so thorough as this is a masterwork. a fantastic starting point for those looking for a complete log of the tg16s titles. thank you so much for all the work youve put in!! (P.S. lovin the tiny jo at 13:14 )

[@torloni13]

I can't wait for the 7 hour Every SNES Game Special!!

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

It didn't feel like there were all that many SNES games. I owned well over 100 NES games but didn't even surpass 30 on its successor. A $60 price point in the early 90's was prohibitive so maybe that's why.

[@PickleRick91x]

@@palaceofwisdom9448 there is about 600 something SNES games bro....

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

@@PickleRick91x It's so odd, because I don't recall seeing that many offerings at stores. It was all about some key titles like Street Fighter 2, Pilot Wings, F-Zero etc.

[@PickleRick91x]

@@palaceofwisdom9448 oh I know allot were shit games lol but they def had hundreds

[@TheSuckoShow]

Actually all Turbografx games reset if you hold down the start and select button at the same time, but we gotta cover'em all.

[@sawdatstyle]

The transition between games is sick

[@Blueflag04]

much better than the quick zoom in/out transition , i really dont like that one

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Dude, you scratched such a nostalgia itch for me, I've been looking for the names of some of these games for literally YEARS!

[@thesteammachinepodcast]

That HCG easter egg though!

[@AlbertoCasanova]

LoL the ghostly flying NES in the Adams family game!

[@Naedlus]

Interesting thing about Crater Maze, it's effectively an adaptation of the Japanese game "Heiankyo Alien," one of the first Japanese arcade games, and possibly the game to inspire the digging mechanic in games like Lode Runner

[@MatSpeedle]

49 mins of Sack! It's like my birthday! Awesome! What a project this must have been! Amazing job Joe!

[@miketate3445]

Dang, Joe. You did a speed run of Spida1a's channel!

[@EvaFull]

A nice little appetizer before the main course. Definitely adding it to my TurboGrafx16/PC Engine Playlist

[@ZimLuvGigan]

My thoughts exactly

[@skins4thewin]

For sure one of the smartest things you can do when getting into this system is to just import a PC Engine & buy the Japanese versions of these games. Most of them don't hardly have any Japanese text if any at all, and the game library over there was indeed much better. Or just get yourself a Turbo Everdrive which works on any region system and plays games from any region!

[@bwoeYT]

If you made a Neo Geo game review episode you'd really make my day!

[@TheBucket86]

Loved that ending skit, unfortunately never even seen this console in real life. Maybe one day.

[@aztarot]

I'm starting to fear for Joe's healt. I hope he doesn't try to do an episode where he reviews game boy and all of it's games

[@Gohan1138]

for a hue card to have 6mb was a real big deal at the time- very impressive

[@dantediss1]

Ok... the Double Dungeons thing got me hahahaha. You win the internet today

[@Retrolock]

This dedication deserves a statue, which somebody should post here using characters, 16 bits!

[@leokeo6871]

Just about to sleep and this pops up. Guess I'll sleep after this. I hope there's more like the fm towns Marty, PS1 and PS3 lmao 🤣🤣 that's a huge library though

[@SeveredLegs]

The tone shift in your voice when Jack Nicklaus showed up will not be forgotten.

[@ChaoticHoly]

Level 16 by the beginning of Eldam Mountains? Yep, you love Ys III 💖💖💖

[@WalrusFPGA]

Love seeing the original PC Engine composite palette in action. In a way you were better off holding off on going through a library deep-dive for so long, so you could show off these games with their original look. It's very rare I find a game that looks better with the RAW RGB values. Street Fighter II CE is the only one I like that comes to mind.

[@gametourny4ever627]

The Happy Console Gamer was still lost in Double Dungeons! Lol. Funny Easter Egg!

[@gametourny4ever627]

Wow! I have followed and watched Spida1a ‘s Turbografix 16 full collection reviews and loved them. It is crazy to see his 14 year project be done in one video. Great video Joe! I do recommend anyone who hasn’t seen Spida1a reviews to check them out as well! They are great little fun videos and he reviews every game in the set along with some PC Engine stuff.

[@MrDflego]

Good job lining up your commercials with the ending of the story just before it, looks and feels very professional.

[@Nintendo85]

Got a TurboGrafx back in like 2005 from a guy at work for $100. Had a few games. I didn't start to collect and appreciate this console until I started watching Game Sack a few years ago. Thanks Joe! And to a lesser extent, Dave.

[@fandabidozi3191]

With these Game Sack reviews you’re really spoiling us.

[@GregsGameRoom]

22:19 - Hmm... I dunno, I get the impression that Joe doesn't like Jack Nicklaus's Turbo Golf. Maybe he needs a beatin' by Craig Stadler?

[@dwood78part23]

This is going to be good. We're in for the long run here at nearly 50 years!

[@chriswidnes5315]

I've been watching your show for years and this was among the best ever episodes. I knew I would love it going in - I've always been fascinated by the turbo because we didn't get it in the UK, and the 16 bit gen was the one I really got involved in back in the day. Your production values are A+ and the effort you have put in on this and the previous Master System episode shines through. Thank you for this and putting it out Sunday morning when I'm looking for something just like this to watch.

[@prosfilaes]

So is New Super Mario Bros cribbing from Bonk 3 for growing huge and tiny? Or was it just such an obvious idea that they came up with it themselves?

[@alexandershmaev1392]

Awesome compilation. Also: huge bonus points for including Shannon Tweed at 3:10

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

I always love Joe's weird gaming commercials.

[@valoricintake]

13:04 W is used as shorthand for double sometimes by Japanese speakers

[@maris4137]

I was about to comment this. I learned this trivia when "Kamen Rider W" was being promoted.

[@SuperSZ]

I watch all your videos and still can't believe you don't have a million subscribers. The dedication you show in your videos is OUTSTANDING

[@thefroyukenfiles3641]

I must say, awesome transition work!

[@pal-of-pals]

1:09 Gotta love the floating NES as an enemy.

[@Andrewz21]

What an amazing project this was. I can only imagine the countless hours it took to play, record, dub, and edit this monster video. I was thoroughly entertained and now wanna check out a few of the shooters for myself. Hats off to you Joe!

[@jonsin9264]

Man, I keep forgetting that Joe started his career as a mini-boss in Double Dungeons

[@Vectrex4Life]

Shoutout to the majestic HappyConsoleGamer at 13:15!

[@Marc_Araujo]

That's video from Spida1a's Turboviews ep reviewing Double Dungeons...maybe a "whoops" is in order?

[@stellarkym]

That ending self included commercial is golden.

[@supersnappahead]

Damn, this is impressive. This might be your craziest video so far and that's really saying something. Just missing a stop motion segment. Loved this so much!

[@doug8171]

tricky kick is very fun if you play it with a friend who’s into puzzles. you take a turn, they take a turn, etc. and collaborate on ideas to solve the level. it’s such a feeling of accomplishment to be the one to finally solve a level after 40 minutes of trying. it can be very fun played this way!

[@toromei]

“w” is often used in Japan as shorthand for “double”, e.g. extra large bags of chips. It’s also used in Final Fantasy VII for W-Item, W-Summon materia, etc. Finally, on an unrelated note, “w” is also used as a shorthand for laughter in messages, similar to “lol”. Thanks for the great videos! Cheers! :)

[@McRcFly]

Thanks for all the years of great content.

[@oxwah]

Bloody Wolf death animations always crack me up

[@bonnome2]

45:10 World court tennis is my favourite tennis game. The high difficulty makes it a lot more fun

[@3dmarth]

Dragon Slayer looks great! How come Falcom, circa 1990, already knew how to make fast, tight JRPGs without the bloat, but so many other companies kept struggling to get the same stuff right? I want to play the game, not walk around in slow motion, or watch incredibly slow animations and text, or any other nonsense. Looks like these guys get it!

[@MarsofAritia]

you can thank final fantasy for all that bloat

[@sbojan83]

For the game Cotton, that sentence can be taken out of context. "This is a seedy shooter where you play as a witch", just sounds wrong. :)

[@remka2000]

“Zero fun to be had here” is a perfect description of this review.

[@TEXTMANNEN]

20:42 Impossamole is very reminiscent of Ducktales. From the title screen to the graphics on stages and how he kicks the different characters.

[@67Balthier]

Jackie Chan’s soundtrack is nothing less than legendary, both this version or the NES one.

[@CassiDS]

48:24 I love that disclaimer. "Includes Keith Courage in Alpha Zones for some reason. Good games and accessories sold separately."

[@IrieIslandGaming]

I did not experience a TG-16 growing up..my first experience is with the mini console they put out which has been a great time! Ys 1&2 and the shooters are my favorites! Dungeon Explorer has been a good time too!

[@dowingba]

This and the Master System one are two of your greatest videos!

[@skubeeraw]

An hour long?!! Good!! I can clean out the garage and have this playing in the background.

[@JMFSpike]

Although these are all mini-reviews, they are so very well done that I don't think anyone could possibly complain. Besides, if they were too much longer the video would be ridiculously long. Quite frankly, I'm impressed by what you accomplished here. Great job, Joe! It's a shame that we only got such a small fraction of the games Japan got, but at least we still managed to get a decent number of great games. It would have been extremely interesting to see the TurboGrafx-16 on equal footing with the SNES and Genesis in a 3-way console war. It was intense enough just between Nintendo & Sega, so just imagine how crazy that would have been with NEC in the mix as well!

[@themollymachine]

I just started playing PC engine CD-ROM games on my phone! Omg!!!! So much fun!!! It's like 16-bit games with CD quality audio and cut scenes!!! It's blowing my mind! I would have loved to own a PC engine cd back 1990! By the original or emulated either way you're going to have a great time

[@BURRITO44]

This console failed in USA because NEC did not bring over the top Titles from Japan. There were lots of games released in Japan that never made it to the USA

[@festerblatz82]

I highly disagree about MotoRoader. Playing with friends (switch handling to B!!) after you get upgraded is fun as hell. Many great memories with my bros and late non-gamer father.