The Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis / Mega Drive - Playing with Sacks

[@CL-pp5kk]

Musashi killing Rambo, Batman, Spider man, the Terminator and Godzilla is the reason i played this game.

[@PAINNN666]

You forgot about Bruce Lee.

[@jbmaru]

And The Hulk.

[@tonyrodrigues9425]

And the music?

[@KewieCRC420]

Really appreciate these let’s play videos lately and especially this one because this is my favorite Genesis game. My dad bought us the Genesis around the ‘89 launch I believe around Christmas? He got us Revenge of Shinobi, Last Battle and Golden Axe. Those 3 games alone held us down for months. Almost forgot we had Rambo 3 also lol. Great times. I don’t want to go on a nostalgia rant so I’m just going to enjoy your video and keep it to myself. Thanks again for all the great content. You two are chill to watch. Looking forward to the next one. Maybe some Ranger X or Bloodlines if you can.

[@Nate1979]

Christ, that Chinatown theme is the best. I had the second version with the modified Batman but the original Godzilla. Nice to see the full original. You edit these so well...the effort is appreciated.

[@werdna_sir]

Legendary music. It's currently on cycle in my car playlist.

[@horrorwhore7946]

Same

[@dapharoah2290]

Well I just beat this game for the first time in my life, last year. I'm 36 years old and back in the day I borrowed from from a friend for a few days but never have beaten it until I got it for my self.

[@random_gamer_guy82]

I'm 36 aswell and once I get to the seaside/shipyard level I give up, it's definitely on my bucket list on ps4. 👍👍👍The jumping always does me in hahahah 😂😂😂

[@unitedtillidie1799]

The labyrinth final stage was the reason it took me years to finish wen I was a kid, I gave up for so long till I found a guide online and then I finally beat it about 5 years ago 😁😁😁 Am 35 now and have a modded Sega megadrive/Genesis that has the 50hz 60hz switches for different regions and the widened cartridge slot to play Japanese games... Still one of my favorite Sega games ever...

[@temujin1234]

@@unitedtillidie1799 The hardest part to me was a single pixel perfect jump you had to do in the harbor level.

[@unitedtillidie1799]

@@temujin1234 The level is called Over the bay if I remember? The magic high jump is a cert for that level and good Number of jumps require alot of practice...

[@Alex-mb2cy]

I beat it a few years ago on my PS3, but since I used the save feature it was basically cheating. I find this game much harder than Shinobi 3, where I didn't need it.

[@Guns7469]

One of my favorite soundtracks of all time!

[@RabiesTheBeagle]

The soundtrack here is awsome......I would prove it but neighbors would call the cops... ......

[@psychopoison]

Yuzo Koshiro is the best

[@unitedtillidie1799]

Boss theme... Terrible beat is my favorite, but I agree the whole soundtrack is excellent 😀😀😀

[@PeteC75]

blake bishop Being honest doesn’t matter when everyone realizes you just have bad taste.

[@RabiesTheBeagle]

@blake Obviously u never heard this game via a real genesis wit a crankin sound system. Go play more pokemon yo.

[@Dorelaxen]

Fun fact. There's a little known copy of this game with Green Dawg as the final boss. Really real true story, no foolin'.

[@Dorelaxen]

I'm tellin' my dad!

[@Dorelaxen]

He said I'm adopted.

[@videogameobsession]

Happy Thanksgiving guys. Joe & Dave are probably thankful they still have a good friend to play games with. Playing local co-op gaming (not online, but in the same room) with a long time friend is something many of us take for granted, but then lose as we get older. We often move apart from one another, or we become too busy to hang out.

[@BlownMacTruck]

"I would've made it if I hadn't failed." - Joe.

[@empunk]

Bailed*

[@empunk]

as in he bailed out of the jump he was attempting

[@CanadaBud23]

Here I am de-pinning a harness for my stand alone ECU and building a harness afterwards AAAND watching/listening to Playing With Sacks. What a time we live in. :D

[@Des_Zee]

My favorite Genesis game.

[@Des_Zee]

@blake bishop My favorite Genesis game.

[@merchius]

Love it guys, my weekly fix of childhood nostalgia!

[@webjayce]

Wow! This is such a great game and great memories! We used to play this all the time in our living room. Great music, graphics, etc.

[@videogameobsession]

11:00 Woohoo.. It's REV00. Gotta have my Rambo, Godzilla, Spider-Man, Batman, and ungimped title screen version of Shinobi!

[@78razors]

Love the "Playing with Sacks" episodes! Keep 'em coming! Great game btw! One of the best on the Mega Drive!

[@78razors]

@Classic video game bookcase balls? please explain!

[@random_gamer_guy82]

I still remember the unlimited shuriken cheat to this day.

[@tonyrodrigues9425]

Me too

[@K3zster]

I used to use the shuriken spam to beat the first boss, but I recently discovered you can sorta jump towards him and back off midair to lure out a sword strike, then throw a shuriken at his head from the air. Once you get the timing down it's effective.

[@lunitaproductions8290]

Play Shinobi 3 next!

[@AnarickTheDevil]

Yes!

[@epicon6]

2:17 MIND BLOWN! I didn’t know you can jump and kill and then jump straight to upstars and then jump back down!

[@bsimpson2288]

This was my favorite game for a while back in the day. Recently I was playing it on Dreamcast on the Sega Smash Pack vol.1 using a arcade stick.

[@DrRockso79]

Oh shit. I forgot it's Wednesday then I see a new Gaming with Sacks notification and it's a nice little surprise. :P

[@GameSack]

Its OK we always forget, too! Thank goodness for scheduled releases!

[@Razzy194]

Shut up.@@GameSack

[@videogameobsession]

Best Shinobi hands down! It has superior music and less dithered graphics than Shinobi III, though of course I love Shinobi III as well. I also love the original arcade Shinobi (looking forward to the Genesis homebrew port), Shadow Dancer arcade version, and the 2 GG Shinobi games.

[@ColonyWarrior]

Less dithering? Oook.

[@dazrael5658]

No love for MD Shadow Dancer? It’s the best 16-bit Shinobi, even better than the arcade Shadow Dancer.

[@videogameobsession]

"Oook"?

[@videogameobsession]

@Dazrael: It's fine, and it plays well, but it's just not one of my favorites. I used to play the arcade version before the Genesis version was released, and like other Sega System 18 games (Moonwalker and Alien Storm) it had to be scaled way back, or completely changed to work on a scaled down system. The arcade version had extremely impressive visuals, large character sprites, great sound effects, and I enjoyed it. It felt right in line with the original Shinobi (which I also used to play all the time in the arcade), and Revenge/Super Shinobi. So I was a bit let down to get something completely different. Strangely, the SMS would see an arcade port, which wasn't bad, but it just wasn't powerful enough to handle it.

[@gk4185]

I loved (and still do) Shinobi 3 more then The Revenge of Shinobi. Probably Shinobi 3 is the best 16bit video game ever.

[@TurboNutterBastard]

Great game but it's a shame that its soundtrack is so forgetable.

[@thehumbleone1983]

One of the best Sega Mega drive / Genesis games love it

[@MasterJim87]

I remember this being one of my first Megadrive games I owned as a kid. I got to that ocean stage and it kicked my ass so hard :p Loved the video keep it up guys :3

[@evilash570]

Love this game, my brother and i used to be able to beat it without shurikens back in the day...not so much now days

[@Guernicaman]

Thanks not Peter Parker. It's the Turkish Spider-man.

[@HickoryHill1977]

This game was just released here in Canada last friday, we get everything late. Can't wait for the release of the ps1 next year...

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Joe has the most North American face of all times

[@GameSack]

I am the amalgamation of my peoples.

[@txcforever]

Where can I find that sweet Outrun T-Shirt?

[@stutterin_stick239]

You guys are awesome! Love your content I also find it funny how enemies explode after they die lol

[@jamesw242]

@blake bishop 1v1 me

[@jamesw242]

@blake bishop ah, a chav. Explains it.

[@jamesw242]

​@blake bishop What gave it away? .. The fact i follow game sack? Hm, must make two of us. Own what you are brother, it'll set you free.

[@jamesw242]

@blake bishop What is a chav? A miserable little pile of secrets.

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

Awesome game. Would love to see the Saturn version play through

[@gnussyflarkin]

Am I the only one who likes the bad ending of this game better? I feel so bad because I played through this game so many times and think only saved the girl once or twice because I just liked how everything looked on the bad ending so much better. I guess that's why I'm still single...

[@wojiaobill]

oh man, i sure hate it when my brain sticks out and makes me vulnerable

[@zacharygirgenti3790]

It looks gorgeous through your setup man.

[@videogameobsession]

14:52 the brain is my least favorite boss in this. It takes forever with shurikens, but 2 self-explosions kills it instantly.. and it's worth it. Can easily get them back back with the hidden 2-UPs at 17:16. Just shoot, grab, die, repeat.. to stock up a few extra lives.

[@BigKingBacon]

Fantastic as always, gonna go play this

[@RodrigoAlvesMoura]

Por coincidência estava procurando este jogo no KZbin e descobri que esse canal fez uma live horas atrás jogando ele... Muito bom! Parabéns pelo conteúdo!

[@plezurhounds]

For sure!!!

[@sega94486]

Best Genesis game ever.

[@AHK-D]

No green dog today?

[@karaslam]

"Multiple Bruce Lees? You're suppose to be dead please" - man out here spitting two-two bars yeah. Fire in the booth!

[@retrosoul8770]

Imo this is easily the killer app for the Gen's first year in 89. One of the best 16-bit action platformers. Eats Castlevania 4 alive with more fluid, challenging and intricate gameplay. Once you get skilled enough to beat most of the game without losing your power-up even against bosses, it's a really rewarding game. Yet because it's not from Konami, Capcom or Ninty, this series is ignored.

[@retrosoul8770]

The mistake that ppl make when playing Shinobi 3 is that they play it the same way you would play Revenge, carefully and tactfully. But S3 is designed differently, you should be running constantly, performing the air kick, frequently doing the running slash (which has some invincibility frames) and the double jump 90 degree knife throw. It's very speedrun friendly, play the game fast, it's mechanically more advanced than Revenge, but both are all-time classics that are woefully unappreciated.

[@dazrael5658]

I never really liked Super Shinobi. I think the game suffers from its slowness, especially coming from the fast movement of the ‘87 arcade game. Shadow Dancer feels a lot more like a proper Shinobi game to me.

[@retrosoul8770]

You're entitled to whatever opinion. Sure the arcade games are fast but they lack the added depth that Revenge of and 3 deliver. Having entire levels with 2 movement planes, double jump with the added 90 degree knife attack, a low kick, the ninjitsu, the power-up which triples your attack power and gives you a block mechanic. It's a more intricate and well-rounded experience imo. Whereas the arcade Shinobi plays alot like the Rolling Thunder games, alot more simplistic which isn't a bad thing as I like those games too but...yeah. Also, Revenge of (or Super Shinobi) plays much faster than say, Castlevania (esp IV) which everyone annoyingly praises. If any game suffers from slowness, it's that one (it also literally suffers from technical slowdown)

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Joe use your ninja magic to transform into the really pissed off nerd

[@jasonhubbard6775]

Damn, this game is tougher than I thought.

[@Trainy2]

My favorite Shinobi game is actually Shinobi 2 on the Game Gear.

[@mljh11]

I always preferred GG Shinobi 1, it was smaller but just a tighter experience overall. Plus it has the better soundtrack imo.

[@Ichigo111293]

Holy crap. I JUST finished playing this game today! Freaky. O_O This game is hard as balls!! 😭 But fun.

[@raze2theground]

When I was a kid I always played with infinite shurikens. I didn't consider it a cheat at the time since I was so used to the arcade Shinobi. These days I have beaten it without the code. It is a hell of a lot harder that way. Just a week or two ago I finally tracked down the original version of this game with Batman and Rambo. I always had the "REV01" version until then with the bald flamethrower guy and Devilman.

[@MajestX23]

My best friends i've never met. Greetings from the PAL Region

[@buzzardsinuses4780]

I have Shinobi 3, out of the small collection I have, it’s my favorite genesis game.

[@mediaglitch]

This is the best game ever made. Just so you all know.

[@Hellwyck]

Nice opinion.

[@Manatarms25]

Agreed !

[@hikmori7]

Huh, Shinobi 3 is best

[@JenGM24]

I need to tune back with you guys, That's it as of today I'm sticking with you guys😢😢😢

[@b0rg1010]

I actually finished that on the original Sega Mega Drive without cheats back in the day. Awesome game and great memories. 👍😊 The version I had, had spiderman in it which I think was taken out in later versions. Wish I still had it. 😢

[@91Turles]

Shinobi 3 is one of my favorite games of all time, gameplay is spot on, visuals are beautiful and music is freaking awesome, so I was really interested in what his exact reasons would be to say that this one is better...oh well

[@micThurrr]

WELL COME NEO ZEED

[@notthesameman]

One of the greatest games until today

[@SonicOrochi]

Ending music is the same I've used for my no shuriken/magic boss run video which I made almost.. holy crap, TEN YEARS AGO! Okay, I really did not need that kind of trip down memory lane..

[@The_Vanished]

In about 20 years the name of your live stream will be: Playing with old wrinkly sacks!

[@note2owns]

You should try a more close up attack approach and stand closer to the power up boxes and hit them to save on shurikens. Of course you could always do the infinite shuriken trick but then that kills your chance of the bonus at the end of each level.

[@rastapopolus7001]

If Lord Karnage was here he would have approved this video.

[@BugbearMadness]

That waterfall make me want to have a seizure 😵

[@justinlink1616]

Truly a masterpiece.

[@michaelgeorgiou4730]

Awesome way to start a day Have you ever tried speedrunning a game?

[@wrathofvaughn9309]

Is Joe Musashi who the Brave Fencer grew up to be? If not, are they both descendants of Miyamoto Musashi, or just namesakes? Welcome to an obscure episode of Game Theory!

[@jimmybisk]

Great series of games. Shadow Dancer was my personal favourite - even if I was rubbish at them! I would speculate he was getting revenge for the fact that I completely sucked at the previous installments!

[@GrayHairedGamer]

Amazing game, although even with multiple endings, they were so short and such letdowns! Still, one of my favorites on the Genesis. Love these videos, guys -- keep 'em coming!

[@patrikfernstrom7607]

Regarding Joe's comment on 26:11. Neo geo had a ninja side scroller called Ganryu which I think to some degree was inspired by Shinobi (along with ninja gaiden and strider).

[@dazrael5658]

That’s exactly the game I thought of when he said it 👍

[@mrflange95]

Music on this release seems slower to what I'm used to, perhaps difference between regions? I'm in a pal region and I'm guessing you're using an NTSC genesis?

[@caspice]

The Revenge of Assnobi. Playing with Socks, Bags and Macs.

[@merlingt1]

Gotta love classic Sega.

[@n_n_n_n_n_n]

You can make the jump at the end without the magic.

[@GameSack]

Yeah I vaguely remember doing it before. Not really sure what our issue was.

[@3PilaresDeOz]

goddamn radio

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@videogameobsession]

I was hoping we'd get to see the confusing final labyrinth level. :P I think the last time I played it I was stuck on it for about 45 minutes!

[@GameSack]

I used to have that level memorized!

[@zombiejlt1]

Great run guys, I hope you revist this and defeat the final.boss AND save the girl. Add to that playing the rest of the games including SHINOBI LEGION. That slow motion edit of the "third time" had me laughing to tears. Also the "STOP THAT" when fighting Batman. Can't wait for the next episode guys. How do we determine if the copy we have has all the cameos?

[@Bt3615]

I also like Revenge of Shinobi mor than 3. Maybe the problem with 3 is the bloated arsenal of moves that makes the gameplay less tight than it should.

[@Cafeman_2D]

I also have a Rev00 copy, love seeing big G. Are you playing on an original Genesis? Is it an S-video Connection? Looks crisp.

[@GameSack]

RGB. I honestly can't remember if we used a model 1 or model 2 for this video, but I'm thinking it was probably a model 2.

[@rufnek3124]

For me Shadow Dancer on the Genesis is the best Shinobi games of the 3. Eventhough its short and challenging, but the replayabiltiy is high

[@dualthreat74]

That was awesome! I’d love to see you play Shinobi Legions on the Saturn!

[@foxtrot801]

Next Shadow Dancer

[@teknokrat1]

Are you playing the pal version?? The music is higher pitched!

[@GameSack]

No. US version on a US Genesis. Can't recall if we played on a model 1 or 2 though. The music that comes from them is not identical in speed.

[@teknokrat1]

@@GameSack that would bug me to no end. I clearly remember the music being lower pitched. Sounds very suspiciously like the whole 60hz 50hz issue.

[@teknokrat1]

@@GameSack well, fired up my copy and it sounds the same as yours. Guess i just remembered it wrong, weird.

[@KenMabie]

so which one of you two was i talking to on Twitch?

[@GameSack]

Probably me but I'm rarely on twitch. That site gives me eye cancer.

[@MrSerpico145]

That enemy looks more like Jackie Chan.

[@JBird401]

I wish the same team that made Sonic Mania would make a new 16bit Shinobi game for current gen consoles

[@avideogamemaster]

Amazing game :D

[@Hyde209]

Man I love this game 😃 I agree with Joe, Shinobi 3 is great, but this just better. Call it nostagia, good music, cool vibe or whatever. It's just a fantastic game 😊

[@CiroGalli]

Jeez. I'd love to earn my living playing retro videogames and drinking beer. Or bourbon.

[@segagamer8623]

Great game but still prefer shadow dancer the secret of Shinobi.

[@JBird401]

I love Shadow Dancer but that final boss is brutal. All those tumbling ninjas are a pain in the ass to beat

[@obiiWan7]

GG Shinobi 1 is the best

[@Rdly75]

Nice

[@serbonkers4130]

Ya guys really like shinobi games

[@concujak]

*WTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH* !!!!! I WAS JUST THIKING OF THIS GAME AND IT JUST POPPED UP IN MY FEED !!!

[@justinlaboy6837]

Since this game launched i still cant beat it without cheat codes

[@avideogamemaster]

It is possible to do the China Town jump. Probably a frame perfect though lol

[@avideogamemaster]

@blake bishop :(

[@GameSack]

Yeah I'm pretty sure I've done it but you're right it's super-precise.

[@lancelindqvist8848]

Awesome

[@HickoryHill1977]

I notice 2 different box art's one that says "revenge of shinobi" and the other says "the super shinobi" WTF

[@LaatiMafia]

I have never managed to beat the game due to the iffy double-jump timing :/

[@treedeblue]

Mr. White. Beer is healthier den Red Bull.

[@MrCalverino]

PLAYING WITH SACKS🤔 ARE THEY FULL OF......🥜

[@rivas9999]

This game is TOUGH, I grew up in the 16 bit era but never had a Genesis but finally tried this on the Genesis PS4 collection and could only beat this with the rewind feature