Games with DUMB Names - Game Sack

[@NERIFES88]

That Metal Jesus reference though... lmao

[@kristina80ification]

It's like the third time they've done it though, lol

[@SteveTpenn]

NERIFES88 So what? It's funny.

[@marktubes3419]

I wonder if he knows how much they pick on him though; rofl

[@kristina80ification]

Mark Tubes, They aren't really picking on him, it's a joke.

[@NERIFES88]

Yes it was... that's why I said "lmao"?

[@Wyrdwad]

I bought a game recently because it had a dumb name, and I'm glad I did, as it turned out to be a pretty cool game. It's a badass robot-on-robot arena fighter for the MSX2... called "Girly Block." I have no idea WHY it's called Girly Block, but it totally is, and it likes to remind you of that fact constantly since the game's title is a permanent fixture on the HUD, in big, fancy, angular letters. The game also wins bonus points for its Game Over screen, which reads as follows (word for word, in English): "NO! NO! OH! MY GOD! YOUR MISSION ENDED IN FAILED. WHAT A MISERABLE CHAP!" Game of the Year, all years.

[@recorderdude]

You guys totally missed Revengers of Vengeance on SEGA CD! The ultimate dumb name game. It literally means "Revenge of Revenge"!

[@deadpool3982]

Revenge of Revenge sounds like it could be the tag line for that Kill Bill 3 people keep talking about

[@angelusnielson7135]

despite what metal gear would have you think revengence isn't even a word.

[@Sheevlord]

@@angelusnielson7135 According to the oxford dictionary "revengeance" is a real word, albeit antiquated and rarely used these days. It was common in the 16th century though.

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

There's an arcade game I discovered on MAME. It's a shooter that is really fun to play and it's actually much easier than most shmups because it doesn't bombard you with a million bullets on screen. It has good graphics and a pretty nice intro but the music is the best part. Really awesome music. What is this amazing game? Hot Dog Storm. Why? Because the emblem of the pilots is literally a hot dog in space. A hot dog IN SPACE!!!

[@chrispacheco8590]

Good game I have it on Coin-ops ignite

[@Fr0stbite1801]

Any of you ever heard of a Korean DS game called Touch DIC?

[@Chaos89P]

It's more of an app, but still.

[@yellowblanka6058]

I have a feeling we have a few high-level players around here...

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Another excellent episode from KZbin's most consistent gaming channel.

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

How about "Irritating Stick"? To be fair, that _IS_ an accurate translation of the game's Japanese title, Ira Ira Bo. Then there's puzzle-themed Bubble Bobble spinoff, "Bust A Move"! Really? That sounds like a dance game! Why didn't they call it "Puzzle Bobble"? ...Oh wait. They did in every place _BUT_ the US!

[@FIXTREME]

Bust a Move is a perfectly fine name

[@AnthonyRiddle]

I have fond memories of Tuff Enuff. I first saw it in GameFan and thought the graphics were pretty good. My friend at school used to talk about how much he liked that game, so I finally rented it for a weekend. My friend hyped it up so much that I was really excited to finally play it. It was different then other fighting games and felt unique, and the graphics had that SNES look to them and were crisp and cleanly drawn. There is some good fun to be had playing Tuff Enuff if you give it a chance and look at it as it's own game without comparisons to other fighting games.

[@RolyWestYT]

"Hidden Gems" I just chocked on my lunch laughing hahaha

[@sammymcfone8281]

3 years later and he just got me too. lol

[@MuscarV2]

Choked*

[@watertreatmentsolutions]

Chocked?

[@Highretrogamelord]

Worst video game names? Here ya go! Touch Dic Beyond the Beyond Spanky's Quest Sticky Balls Booby Kids Divine Divinity Psybadek Irritating Stick

[@Justforvisit]

Divine Divinity is an amazing game though and the start of Larian who are now famous for Baldur's Gate 3 ^_^

[@Highretrogamelord]

@@Justforvisit I love Divine Divinity. It is one of the best "Diablo clones".

[@hosebeefstick]

Xexyz was obviously named by the same person that named VVVVVVV; a guy desperately trying to win Scrabble.

[@tetrisdave]

LOL. That's funny.

[@hosebeefstick]

Game Sack Dave Why thank you; I'm glad you liked the joke. I almost didn't post it, thinking it too nerdy and cheesy, but then I quickly remembered that this is a Game Sack video, and that the community around you guys is really awesome. Thanks for making such great videos and for being such cool dudes. I'd laugh until I pulled something if it turned out that this account ( Game Sack Dave) wasn't really Dave, lol.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

Hah, reminds me of an MST3K riff. "That's not a name, that's a bad Scrabble hand."

[@ruuddezwart7917]

That game is pretty Xexyzt

[@MagmaMKII]

Don't forget about Xexex or Zzyzzyxx.

[@JohnRiggs]

No love for Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum for NES? Maybe round 2.

[@TheTartKnight]

"Soul Feces" AVGN: Oh yeah, it's all coming along...

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

When I think of games with dumb names, I think of: Tongue of the Fatman for MS-DOS, Irritating Stick for Playstation and Sticky Balls for the Gizmondo. But that's going into the really dumb category.

[@nachocdbz]

the hidden gem part hahahahaha. well done guys

[@potupchik]

I always thought Slap Fight for Genesis was completely stupid considering the fact that it's a standard space-ship shooter. It's kind of like the box art of Phalanx in that it seems completely random and has nothing to do with the game.

[@todesziege]

Slap Fight is an amazingly awful name.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

My friend had Xexyz when I was a kid! He pronounced it "exes," like, "all my exes live in Texas," and he talked about it so much and sounded so damn stupid when he said it that I never played the game. Now I see I missed out! He got it new at KB Toys for $15 like a year after it came out.

[@tetrisdave]

LoL. Good story.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

Hehe. Thanks, Dave! :D

[@JesseDylanMusic]

PS, good video! And that was seriously the best ending skit ever.

[@redjed100]

Thanks for bringing “Abadox” to my attention, Dave. Great ending sketch, too!

[@HolbeckDesiato1919]

Super Robot Death Machine 2000 kickstarter needs to happen!

[@aussieguy1012]

Even paused my adblock and watched the ENTIRE ads just for you guys..Because you rock.

[@gurrengravion8557]

If you do a second part here is a suggestion: Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late. Yeah, there is a game called Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late

[@AlanLister]

I am one of those rare people with actual fond memories of Xexyz from back in the day. My friend got it back in 1990 when I was 7. We never beat it, but it was entertaining enough we never really stopped trying, at least for a few years.

[@bigduke5902]

Your segment on Hey, Punk! Are You TuffENuff? Master the Moves to Master Me! is what I've been waiting for since I discovered this channel. You even mentioned K's. God bless and thank you, Game Sack, for making us laugh about love again.

[@jasonx1580]

L Drake Tuff-E-Nuff: MTMTMM!! The immortal classic! This video could have legit been like three hours long.

[@bigduke5902]

Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing

[@strain42]

Without a doubt the hardest I have ever laughed at the title of a video. I hope this will not be the only installment in this new series.

[@smoketreez666]

Still hoping for a second installment for this topic. Great job, guys!

[@jeffroberts9693]

I love your unique topics for videos. It keeps me entertained and your show is one of the most looked forward to on KZbin for me. Hopefully you will do another game vs. video like you did for Rad Racer/Outrun. Good stuff! Thanks for your hard work, fellas!

[@Ashura96]

Should have followed Xexyz up with Xexex.

[@elbitxo5945]

awesome game, btw

[@Merrinen]

In Finland and Sweden they should have followed with Xeåäö

[@aikidoboynj]

Ashura96 no thanks but if you have any xanax to spare😀

[@snesfan8935]

Zezex!

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

Neo looks like one of those sticky wall slapper hands attached to a flash drive.

[@EmergencyChannel]

Faxanadu is a great RPG! I find it crazy that I have almost every game in this video and only paid on average $0.50 per game. Metal Storm is selling for $130 and I got it in a lot of 30 games I paid $5 for at a yard sale about 10 years ago. Now I can't even find NES games or when I rarely find some they want $5 for their Mario/Duckhunt at yard sales.

[@subtledemisefox]

6 years later I know, but garage sales have gotten even worse. People see what others are asking for online, and think they can actually get that much, so they either don't put them out for sale, or try to price them at online prices

[@5HlNOBI]

Milton Bradley also distributed the Vectrex in the USA btw. They did dabble in video games.

[@MixMasterLar]

5HINOBI Best Milton Bradley game on the NES hands down is Captain Skyhawk. Game kicks all kinds of ass

[@GTB-yu2be]

The skit at the end was one of the best yet! 🤣

[@TheSwiftFalcon]

Faxanadu is one of my favourite NES games. I love sidescrolling RPG adventures, and this one is a lot of fun. The atmosphere and soundtrack is excellent. I recommend checking out the OC Remix Faxanadu funk medley, which is also awesome.

[@Mystemo]

The dumbest video game name I've ever heard has to be Infinite Undiscovery. And the best name is of course Fat Worm Blows a Sparky

[@SharifSourour]

Dave's on point about the "Faxanadu" name origin. It's true that Japanese love to combine words like that, usually it's to shorten popular phrases. You definitely have learned about their culture through games! LOL

[@16bitfightclub34]

how about ''Magical Flying Hat Turbo'' or ''Decap attack'' as it's known on the Genesis

[@LeoVaderBR]

Woke up at 4am to get my 10 day-old son to my wife when, instead of going back to sleep, I get a Game Sack alert.... GREAT EPISODE! I always wanted to know if ABADOX was a good game but I never had the courage to try it out due it's name. THANX

[@mediaglitch]

Another great video guys, thanks so much for all the hard work you do for our enjoyment.

[@fierybirdything]

Not sure if this is really dumb, or just plain silly, but one of my favourite stupid game titles is 'Bastard!!' (with the two exclamation points). From what I understand, it's actually based on a manga, but received a couple of games on Super Famicom and Playstation. Also, liked the little skit at the end with the messed-up game titles.

[@hotrodney964]

Metal Jesus #hiddengems 😂😂😂😂

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

that fucking killed me XD

[@avideogamemaster]

lol

[@danielnesbitt4765]

Hotrodney prime do you mean Metal Joesis

[@cubecast1]

man, ninja gaiden 3 for the NES is a great hidden gem!

[@Voeris1]

gold

[@FlintFandango]

The fact that you mentioned RUSH makes this episode perfect!

[@FlintFandango]

P.S.: S.C.A.T. is a really stupid name for a game...anything but SCAT.

[@kaitain7595]

Greatest band ever! Neil Peart R.I.P

[@pittsburghmike5962]

Well I was gonna get my life together but Game Sack uploaded

[@74frankee]

17:01 Tuff enuff was named Dead Dance in Japan...big story mode with katakana style balloons and ultimate modes...heavily edited in the u.s.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I'm sure that made it much more fun. For babies ?

[@GamingPlus10]

You should do an episode titled "Games We've Showed in a Montage But Never Looked At Individually"

[@jimmybisk]

One more game with a weird name: Gunbare Ginkun. Possibly forgivable as the game is Japanese. It's an arcade game (which I suspect was left in Japan). If the name is weird, the gameplay is even weirder. I cheated to find this because I have it on MAME (good luck finding the PCB!). It's a series of challenges. The graphics look like the scribbles of a 5 year old. Amongst the challenges are racing on a chicken with wheels (like a motorbike) and trying to finish first & slowing down in time not to fall off of a cliff. Then there is getting your head blown off & trying to re-connect it to your body & finally - pissing on a spark trying to put it out before it makes a bomb go off! If you guys ever do another weird games episode - that one is right up there!

[@XStoneColdFoxX]

"Nipple Tale for the Dreamcast" LMFAO! ooooh I'm so immature...

[@steamyjungleman]

as a person who only collects fun games you guys are the shit. so many channels​ only focus on completion. so sad you all don't have more subs. thank you for everything.

[@seanmyster6]

What would I name these games instead? Well, let's see... Xexyz = Apollo's Quest Faxanadu = Faxanadu (can't improve upon perfection!) Veigues Tactical Gladiator = The Madcap Misadventures of A Mech That Controls Like Ass Super Magnetic Neo = KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Tuff E Nuff = Sidewalk Brawler The Second Abadox = Fantastic Voyage: Giant Space Monster Edition

[@goon5544]

Thanks Joe and Dave. I got a few good tips, a good laugh, and good times watching games with dumb names.

[@Jorgex3000]

The last minute was pure gold! LOL

[@cxxxxxl]

When you mentioned Xexys being a hidden gem on the NES I thought, "You know what else is a hidden gem and probably belongs on this list? Faxanadu!" Seconds later...boom!

[@HopeOrDoom]

I'd call Abodox, "The Adventures of Captain Nazal."

[@mikegreen561]

Another cool episode. does make you wonder what goes (or doesn't go) through the developer's minds when they come up with some this stuff lol.

[@EchtSchwarmi]

Abbadox should be named "The Insider"

[@timhouston8007]

I dunno... S.C.A.T. is kind of a winner.

[@88DreadGT]

Nice vid. What's with the name Hydlide or Qix? How about a list of games that had their names changed for no apparent reason? Like Assault Suit Leynos to Target Earth for the Genesis. Or Thunder Force IV to Lightening Force (sic) when the previous 2 Thunder Force games didn't get their names changed?

[@slacksmore]

I find the lack of Karnaj Rally for the GBA disturbing.... what would I call it? Who knows. Great game though.

[@JohnnyMatherson]

Phalanx-ESPECIALLY the cover-that banjo dude, as a kid i saw this at the store, and always wondered what the hell it was about..

[@zomgxvii]

cant believe that " Marc Echo's Contents under pressure" isnt on here

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

I spoted Green Dog in the background, but I'm honestly surprised that an episode about games with dumb names didn't get one of Joe's trademark "GREENDOG"s.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

Ok, that was the best ending skit ever. Thank you for the much-needed, genuine laughs!

[@TonEboi666]

I thought I was the only one who called it "Residential Evil" just for kicks. You guys are awesome.

[@strawhataddison]

Don't forget Metal Gear Solid: REVENGEANCE!!!

[@SnowTheGoon]

mr.big excuse me but it's actually "metal gear rising : revengeance", and its not making it any better lol

[@Trialwolf]

Really great episode (great Rush reference). Are there any plans to do another publisher episode in the future, really like the few you have done in the past as they really had a nice diverse list of games and genres.

[@tetrisdave]

Yeah I think we would like to do another publisher episode but nothing is set in concrete yet.

[@jeffreysweeney8532]

Game Sack Dave You guys should do a Konami episode.

[@legbert123]

You tube channels with dumb names: Game Sack

[@kestonbailey5304]

legbert123 Yeah, what idiot would name their channel gamesack?

[@takki3942]

KZbin users with dumb names: legbert123

[@OneRealOG]

I always think of Bawl Sack when I hear game sack lol

[@Gojiro7]

at least that name is a pun, Game Sack makes me think of Video game testicles and makes me want to polish my kicking boots.

[@roopertrooperviolencejack6281]

Game shack Nut sack Nut SHACK AAAHHHHHHHH

[@fenrisulvr]

And here I was, thinking you would open with Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja. Great clip as usual, keep it up DUDES. Always a pleasure to see what you come up next.

[@GRChrzak]

I like the quick reference to Airplane in there.

[@TesseractUnfolded]

That got a hearty LOL from me. XD

[@ViniVHSoares1993]

Some that come to mind are Nuts and Milk, Strip Fighter 2, Seaman, S.C.A.T, Bad Dudes, Two Crude Dudes, Revengers of Vengeance, Beyond the Beyond, Ballz 3D, Karnaaj Rally and let's not forget about Ninja Baseball Batman.

[@therealone1288]

always love your videos guys keep it up, cant believe you only have 170k subs!

[@arcaderkid8449]

that's funny you mentioned "Faxanadu" the game not only is a spin off of Dragon Slayer but it is also the Origin of Ys from PC. and yes dammit i have all 3 titles of the games on my shelve.

[@MrOptikNERV]

Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel that's a dumb name for a game.

[@thedoge8651]

nathan cadorette thats a pretty shitty game too lol

[@jimdandy6336]

Rikku Freak I thought it was just average.

[@MrOptikNERV]

I thought was OK.

[@derdingobaron]

Wow, that one takes the cake.

[@querpmuerp]

Some nice games on the NES side I've never seen before. Thanks Game Sack!

[@xXbelmontXx]

You guys are 100% cooler now that i know you like RUSH. Xanadu kicks ass. RUSH is love. RUSH is life.

[@Cyclobomber]

In Veigues, your chest-mounted machine-gun can be aimed up or down with the D-Pad. Although the game is very unfair, a simple cheat unlocks Easy Mode and the game becomes much more fun. The American boxart is awful, but the original Japanese one is fairly cool.

[@POOPIESkillz]

Did you guys record the Dreamcast footage using VGA? It looks incredible!

[@shizukayanagi]

Extra points for that sweet Rush reference, Dave!

[@ivsciguy]

when I saw the dreamcast I thought it would be Seamen

[@egnaroninja]

The game is Seaman, but yeah crazy title and crazy game.

[@ReinaHW]

Gynoug was an unusual name for a game, I guess 'Generic shooter guy with wings' just didn't have the same vibe as Gynoug

[@Jenovi]

Sitting here working on my next review video when I get a Game Sack alert.... What to do.... What to do..... Really, is there any debate about what I need to do? I'm watchin me some Sack!

[@RedArremer]

I always thought the key salesman in Faxanadu looked like "O'Neill" in Platoon. Never thought of the Bill Murray connection though.

[@frankwest6984]

Dave mentioning Rush? Another reason you guys are great!

[@sonicplys64]

Aaron Jessee Mentioning their best album too.

[@Allerdyne]

The first album I ever bought was Rush's "Retrospective I" which had Xanadu on it, and it blew me away.

[@onwardinfortwurth]

It's the first week of January 2024 and this is going to be your first episode of the new year and I believe it's going to be awesome thank you Joe

[@didma]

love gamesack. cheers

[@couchtr26]

Remember Xexyz, grandfather bought it for me back in the 80's days as he found it in a pawnshop for cheap. I remember beating it but not understanding it for a couple months. It felt really confusing at the time.

[@TonyLikeGames2]

Time to open that Sack!

[@christiancorchado2971]

This end sketch was one of the funniest of all time. I'll be keeping an eye out for when it comes out on the sketch channel.

[@mattsterpiecevision]

What's a Redifer? -Fer talkin' about games.

[@JoseAyala19]

Ha

[@DuckAlertBeats]

There's an arcade game called Blomby Car. *Blomby* Car.

[@drubu716]

GREEN DOG!!!!

[@SpiralPegasus]

I expected it the whole damn video.

[@seanmyster6]

Veigues Tactical Gladiator sounds an awful lot like Has-Been Heroes; an auto-scrolling game with a needlessly cumbersome control scheme and too many enemies coming at you at once.

[@elijahmatthews2781]

But some games with dumb names have some of the best gameplay

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

Rudeness! >:0 Oh my goodness, the dad joke montage at the end was just glorious. Please do more of that.

[@ZBR_ProXP]

no... not Faxanadu. that's a great name!

[@monkeyboyjonathan42]

And a great game. Love it. I wish it was on the 3DS virtual console

[@traphousegamer1906]

Nothing ages like fine wine like a game sack episode 💯

[@TheAtariSan]

I can see Semen in here... i mean Seaman on dreamcast, damn autocorrection.

[@sizzxrk]

Yukito Atari You should expect to see semen in the game sack shouldn't you?

[@Chaos89P]

Do it for Nimoy. FOR NIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[@DarkMProductions]

Good news for Xanadu, there's a new one coming out this year for the Vita and PS4, called Tokyo Xanadu. As for games with stupid names; Puyo Puyo, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Exist Archive, Kartia the World of Fate, Drag-on Dragoon, Grudge Warriors, Assault Retribution, Beyond the Beyond, Eggs of Steel, Eternal Eyes, Extreme Go-Kart Racing, Norse by Norsewest, One, Project Horned Owl, Rising Zan the Samurai Gunman, Um Jammer Lammy, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Killer is Dead, and Trinity Souls of Zill O'll.

[@TheRealMerchyBautista]

where's my beer? time for some,game sack!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

All I got is Rum.

[@Morokiin]

Andrew Vrba Fair enough.

[@rkbrillant5265]

Anjel Alcaraz I has some jerkey

[@MartinCaballero77]

I was just wondering if you guys have set a release date criteria (sorry if the wording is not correct. English is not my native language). I mean, do you usually cover games released after, for instance, 1985? I mean, there is a game with a dumb name released in 1982 called Zzyzzyxx (later reamed to Brix) and I thought it would be one of your first choices. Yes, I know you can't and won't cover every game with dumb name (that's impossible) and I don't want to start a "WHERE'S CRASH TEAM RACING? I HATE YOU" kind of thread, so sorry if these kind of comments piss you off. You guys always surprise me. It was a great episode :)

[@Ozbrithian]

Final Fight Guy. It's about a guy who fights, finally...

[@RedArremer]

Not sure if you were joking, but it's named after a character that was missing from the original SNES conversion of the arcade game. The original SNES version had "Cody" and "Haggar", while this later version replaced Cody with Guy. Hence the distinction: Final Fight Guy.

[@Ozbrithian]

I know that. But the name does sound dumb like it's about a Final Fighting Guy.

[@bruceg22000]

For dreamcast, how could they have chosen Super Magnetic Neo when there's the much dumber sounding Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram?

[@g40rc378]

Don't forget that "Cyber Troopers" is part of the title: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram

[@bruceg22000]

Yeah, I remember that part. I was just focusing on the "dumb" sounding part of the full name =)

[@adamball7414]

just when they convince you there is no such thing as religion - a metal jesus appears

[@dmhenderson]

My brother got Xexyz for Christmas one year from that "Grandma that meant well but just randomly picked a game of the wall at Toys R Us". I got "Milon's Secret Castle". It wasn't a great Christmas.