More Obscure 3D Platformers - Game Sack

[@GameSack]

So what are some good Obscure 3D platformers I should check out that weren't in this episode OR in episode 225? Here's that episode for reference - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5-mk6uOfJ1mbac

[@s.i2898]

Game Sack have you ever played glover? Or croc?. Been a fan of the show from like 2012 . Keep it up joe.

[@martinrc80]

Psychonauts even though everyone knows about it from one game 🤷‍♂️

[@akeminakajima449]

Rodea The Sky Soldier, Ratchet and Clank PS4, Pete Sampras Tennis 2

[@martinrc80]

Ape Escape was always my fav. Needs a reboot.

[@moonbilal707]

Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters Taz: Wanted Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider Looney Tunes: Back in Action Here you go!

[@BlackWolfessUSCM]

I always loved that Namco wasn't afraid to try new things with Pacman, and for the most party I enjoyed the little yellow ball's experimental outings.

[@aquamidideluxe5079]

That Legend of Kay game seems like it's aimed squarely at grade schoolers. Jersey Devil makes my eyes hurt from how darkly colored it is.

[@JohnnyMatherson]

Joe's losing his mind without Dave, the Dreamcast 'power on' bit, the ending, lol

[@frankschneider6156]

Pretty sure, he was that way all along.

[@kerbal666]

Yeah one way of padding it out I guess

[@just_gill6113]

Where's Dave?

[@brandonjenkins6381]

@@just_gill6113 I'm wondering the same thing. Noticed Dave is missing in some episodes.

[@zake64]

@@brandonjenkins6381 He left Game Sack a little less than 2 years ago

[@scamazonprime]

No, THANK YOU, for providing Game Sack.

[@bigbossman2810]

The main character from Evil Twin looks like Chucky from Child's Play.

[@e-knockpower7808]

Big Bossman I wasn't paying attention to the video so I randomly looked up during that game's load screen, saw the main character and genuinely thought the game was a licensed 3D platformer from the Chucky franchise. It was very confusing for a moment: what an odd IP and genre combination that would be for a game.

[@reagandow850]

Thanks Joe...I’m so happy you continue to make the most awesome episodes. I honestly don’t know what I would do without new Game Sack episodes every two weeks!

[@retrogameguy1734]

I love how you used a Master System controller on the PS2 🤔👍🤣

[@zackpetrovic3029]

How?

[@Astfgl]

That widescreen mode in Pac-Man World on the PS1 is fascinating. It's not anamorphic widescreen where the TV has to stretch out the image to fill the screen, but instead the game simply seems to be drawing more information in the overscan area of the picture that would normally remain black.

[@s.i2898]

Love this channel

[@CryptoJordanVR]

You really should do a video on *Licensed 3D Platformers* or *Obscure Licensed Games.* I can definitely suggest a few, like Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights, Transformers (2004 PS2), Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and The Thing. Preferably the Xbox version of The Thing, the PC version is a direct port of the PS2 version, and, trust me, the lighting and shadow effects on the Xbox version REALLY add to the atmosphere.

[@gunndlewittlebaum]

Best "end of episode mini skit" ever. I laughed until I cried. Bravo!

[@Flyzoola]

New to the channel Context?

[@TheMainCore]

@@Flyzoola watch until the end, after the credit roll. It's like a Marvel movie!

[@Blueflag04]

@@Flyzoola every episodes have post credits skits

[@prezidenttrump5171]

You didn't laugh, but I'm sure you spend most of your time crying. Shitsucker.

[@adam1984pl]

it was AVGN.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

(Radio Buddy Voice) "Oh No! Pac-Man has a radio buddy! You're gonna want to go find a quarter and an old Arcade cabinet to play if you want to avoid that!" ( Static click)

[@_zoinks2554]

"The butt bounce is what you'll be doing most". We know

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

No twerking please

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

Thrusting it is

[@Lone432345]

I was hoping the ending skit would be about Bouncing Butts. But i guess Joe couldn't hire Kim Kardashian.

[@_zoinks2554]

@@Lone432345 it would have been the perfect Dave cameo

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

@@anthonya.jumelles7103 -telling it like it is, you go Ant!

[@Wourghk]

Evil Twin has vibes of American McGee's Alice.

[@cormano.]

Wourghk yeah, and giana sisters too

[@e-knockpower7808]

Great minds and all that. I immediately thought of Alice too. Now that was a really underappreciated gem of a game.

[@awetistic5295]

That's the only reason I need to check it out.

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

" Asterix and Obelix XXL " fully 3D on The GBA would be nice of you covered it. Cheers, Nice Video.

[@animatedplastic]

I've never seen a game with a built in multi-tap. I feel that was a cool idea. Is that that only game that ever included one? I wonder how much that game cost to include that. I'm only 3 years behind now....

[@zogmorp]

The title sequence and theme music makes this feel like an actual tv show. It has that nice n cozy feel. I can imagine this show being on Tech TV before G4 ruined it.

[@hugo-garcia]

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is a trilogy of plataformers for Ps2, gamecube and xbox , kind good games especially 1 and 2.

[@vagrant1392]

I think one of the reasons I love your channel so much is because I can never tell which one of you is talking. That and your perfect awkwardness, no insult! Thanks for all the hard work, you can’t find another channel that gives as much content spread over systems Most people didn’t even know existed, I’d love to sit down and talk with you guys about obscure games for hours, I haven’t come across any one else with the obscure gaming expertise that you guys have! Thanks!

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Talking of TMNT Turtles in Time, the futuristic level of 'Neon Night Riders' took place a few days ago, 01/01/2020. Feel old yet?

[@WeirdToYourMother]

We need to recognize our failure as a society to produce a reality as radical as Neon Nightriders if we ever expect to heal

[@nickdalia1222]

Sunday Morning + getting stoned + coffee + GameSack is the best combination of things our universe has ever seen. And these stars align almost every week!!! Thank you Joe... thank you..

[@fahriakalin5936]

Game Sack: the gift that keeps on giving (obscure 3-D obscurities)

[@davidmcbride3479]

Jersey devil was underated. I have found memories of this game. Was very challenging at the time

[@kevinwilley4180]

Legend of Kay is one of those games I I keep forgetting about, then remember and complete a few more levels.

[@hugo-garcia]

I like more when you show the disc being inserted with an explosion sound

[@mcfeddz44]

Hugo I like this as well

[@omegaweaponredux]

The japan exclusive ape escape platformer game for the psp Ape Escape: SaruSaru Big Mission. Closest thing to a real Ape Escape 4 not many people know about.

[@Maldroth]

You know what, those PacMan platformers don't look half bad. These were certainly some Obscure 3D platformers I had only heard of Legend of Kay

[@mogo2433]

Still miss me some Dave some-en fierce. As a Sonic fan, those PacMan games looked really cool. Especially liked the 2.5d worlds. I never gave them a second look back in the day!

[@Myaufroto1]

On PC: Super Win the Game, Elliot Quest, and the Messenger. I think the last 2 may be available on console

[@BenjiMordino]

Low key, Pete Sampras tennis is great though.

[@gabrielgoncalves2763]

23:09 This was REALLY inspired by Rayman 2, the art style looks very similar, and the level and sound design as well

[@B33FY2011]

I have The Legend of Kay on the PS4. I bought it on a wim as I'd never heard of the game until I saw it pop on PS Store as part of the PS2 Classics. I actually liked it and I'm in the process of getting that platinum trophy for it.

[@johnf9710]

Best outro in a while... maybe ever

[@martinrc80]

Me: 2am time to go to bed so I can spend the day with my belongings. Joe: here’s a new game sack video sucker!!!!!

[@bshays21]

I thought I was the only one who spent his days with his belongings

[@JMFSpike]

I still need to pick up Jersey Devil one of these days. I remember renting it back in the day and it was fantastic. With the exception of the camera control(which still doesn't sound like it's *that* bad), it looks like it's held up very well over time.

[@toprem4037]

10:51 - Catvatar the Cat Bender

[@niemand7811]

Legend of Kay is nor from Capcom but a german company and only distributed by Capcom in the US. Oh yes, not a Japanese nor an American game title to boost. And it is a really good game.

[@jameshenderson4089]

Thank you for the episode it was great. I was saddened to hear about the loss of your mother. Over my Christmas break from work I binge watched almost every episode while playing dragon quest 11.

[@Craig_Fulk]

I'm not a game completionist by any means, but nothing kicks in that OCD and makes me feel like I just have to collect EVERY single item no matter how insignificant or unneccessary than a 3D platformer.

[@GameSack]

Right??

[@Johnnygrafx]

immediately went and bought a copy of Ruff Trigger. Never heard of it before this! Looks awesome.

[@johndd9140]

Happy New Year, fellow Sackers!

[@humanatees648]

Jersey Devil disserved so much more recognition

[@alx42013]

Happy New Years -2020- Game Sack!

[@AnimeFrankReynolds]

Scaler is a pretty strange 3D platformer, I'd like hear your thoughts on it.

[@BuddyStromboliDrums]

every single freakin episode of this show is great

[@powerrangerofdoom]

You should check out Kya: Dark Lineage, it sure is something.

[@timmer919hep]

Was just about to suggest this

[@GrandJediMaster7860]

Nothing like eating breakfast whilst watching GAAAAAME SAAAAAAACK!

[@nicandknacksandseans]

If you ever do another one of these, I recommend Scooby-doo Unmasked for the GameCube. Very underrated, overlooked, never talked about, but captures the old show so well, and has some of the best control in ever forever!

[@mx3fto]

Getting some serious Sonic Unleashed vibes from Pacman World 3....

[@Craig_Fulk]

Still waiting on a Craig Stadler 3D platformer

[@jkemp6791]

Craig Fulk - Think you can get it inside mine?

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Hopefully the goal is to get it inside his.

[@mrbacchus6127]

As long as it's not sexualized

[@triiistone]

@@jkemp6791 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@posthumanoid]

Big love for this channel. Thanks, Joe. You're the real MVP.

[@chaospoet]

Confirmed: Pac Man has balls of steel!

[@ScatterbrainPete]

Eat your heart out, Duke Nukem.

[@evilubuntu9001]

No, don't ruin Pac-Man for me, please. I still have Pac-Man Fever since 1983.

[@frankschneider6156]

Better Pac-Man has them, than Ms Pac-Man.

[@AltimaNEO]

Pacman IS balls of steel

[@Stinger2578]

1 Giant ball of steel

[@Yordleton]

I thought I was the only person on the planet who played "Jersey Devil." Sony sent it as consolation after having to return a playstation because it was defective. I really enjoyed it alot and I always thought the ambience of the game manages to be cartoonish and eerie at the same time, which is probably the hardest combo to pull off in my opinion.

[@seakermac]

Same! Loved it. I reminded me of the Gex games a bit in some ways. Cool shit

[@Alakazzam09]

I saw Jersey Devil on the cover of a magazine and became obsessed with drawing him, I thought he looked so cool. A few months later the game came out and my dad took me to Funcoland to buy it. I still have my copy. It's a good game but my memories of it are even better.

[@chamoo232]

I knew of it back in the days because it was a playable demo on one of the Jampack compilation.

[@babybuussj4]

I had Pac-Man World 1 and 2 growing up. Could never beat the Galaga/Galaxian boss in the first one, but somehow did beat all of 2. Going back to the second one years later made me wonder how I beat it, it just felt so slippery trying to get everything in the home world. Never played 3 though, looks a bit weird compared to the first two games. The rest of the games? I think I've heard of Legend of Kay, but never seen it, nor did I ever see or hear about the remaining games. So, good job on picking obscure games. The episode title is, in fact, truthful.

[@GrandeGio95]

I'd love to try all this 3d platforms, thanks 💙

[@iwonderifthisislegal]

Man...this is literally the only retro game channel I look forward to watching. I think i just realized that now while cleaning out my subscriptions. I'll always be here👍🏽👈🏽

[@dragon666777]

I see Jersey Devil in the thumbnail, I click immediately

[@CMOJoker]

I mentioned Jersey devil in the comments of the first video, he replied he didn't have it (but thought he did). I'm glad he has fixed that mistake :)

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

Jersey in the house

[@retroboy-fh1ji]

Still playing. One of my favorite PSX games. Cheers from Argentina!

[@danfred7127]

Happy New Year Joe. I'm looking forward to a new decade full of great Sack episodes and games. Hope all is well dude.

[@somesketchydragon5189]

It's interesting to see a good review on Ruff Trigger. Maybe the game would've been way better received if it wasn't released on the same platform as Ratchet & Clank.

[@RickyRicardo135]

Pac-Man World 2 is one of my top favorite 3D platformers. It's just such a simple yet challenging game. The graphics are simple and very smoth.. Plus I LOVE the music in the game. Music is quite catchy and makes me feel all happy. Any game with real actual orchestra music in it is my favorite type of game music, similar to Super Mario Galaxy.

[@stgenerations]

Evil twin with the falling into the pits is like a modern-day ET

[@sketchrfl]

that end bit had me rolling. thank you game sack.

[@xyz360400]

Dude, that tennis game has 2 extra game ports IN THE CARTRIDGE? Brilliant! I had no idea that feature even existed. What a clever solution for expanding the number of players for a cart game. I always liked the idea of expanding the functionality of a console through peripherals, and especially the games themselves (things like the SuperFX chips, the RAMBUS RAM upgrade for the N64, the Gameboy add-ons, the stacking cartridge functionality of Sonic 3/Sonic & Knuckles, the Game Genie/Pro-Action Replay, the SNES CD addon and N64 DD that we sadly never got, the 32X and Sega-CD (if only they had wider dev support and fewer FMV titles (an unfortunate trend of the time that I always despised), and of course the oddball peripherals like the Super Scope 6, Power Pad, Power Glove etc. even though they often kinda sucked and/or had few games that supported them). It always seemed like a neat concept that I could buy something that could vastly alter/upgrade the capabilities of my system (one of the reasons I've been a PC gamer ever since I got my first PC back in 2004 and went nuts doing upgrades and adding peripherals, drives and expansion cards). I've always held out hope that Nintendo, Sony, and/or Microsoft would finally design a console with planned future upgradeability in mind, similar to how AMD plans for future CPU support for their existing chipsets so that owners could potentially upgrade their CPU and/or GPU in the future as new technology becomes available to keep up with the latest enhancements to games and graphics rather than having to wait 5+ years just to buy an entirely new console to replace the existing one (though at least they seem more focused on providing backwards compatibility now, which is a huge step in the right direction, as is allowing for drive upgrades). But if they had a modular console with swappable CPU carts/cards and/or upgradeable graphics (like with an open PCIe/MXM slot that you could just insert a special GPU upgrade card into to replace the functionality of the integrated GPU or augment it through Explicit Multi-Adapter support or Crossfire/SLI) it would make keeping up with PC and the latest graphics/gaming tech much easier and extend the life of each console generation. They could still make new consoles every 5 years or whatever, but if they had an option to upgrade the existing models to match the specs of the new ones for a lower cost, that would be an awesome way to retain their customers and eliminate a lot of e-waste, not to mention cut down massively on manufacturing costs since they wouldn't need to produce nearly as many new consoles each generation, at least for as long as it is viable to upgrade rather than replace the existing console (eventually bus speeds and other tech will outpace what can be accomplished via upgrades, but that usually doesn't happen within 5 years; usually more like 10+, especially these days with Moore's Law slowing down and performance gains becoming harder to come by even with new processes/node shrinks and new architectures).

[@skins4thewin]

Still love the show but I gotta say, my first thought when booting this up was "Man I miss Dave...". I really hope you consider finding another sidekick to bring on to the show one day.

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

25:05 I didn't understand this criticism. You hold one button to aim and lock-on and push the other to shoot. What's so abnormal about that? Every game with shooting mechanics does that.

[@TerrorOfTalos]

They could've at least added some decent auto aim but maybe that was too much for the developers

[@kekeke8988]

Joe just wants to hold down one button and watch the game play itself, I guess. I dunno.

[@ravagingwolverine]

Good stuff as always. This was a stroll through memory lane of a lot of bad gameplay concepts. I remember the shift to 3D driving me back to 2D after a few years. The GBA came at the right time for me. Anyway, I agree with wanting to start having fun in a game early on. That's why Okami made such a terrible first impression on me when I tried it on the PS2. It then made a bunch of terrible follow-up impressions as I played it further. I know people like it, and they may have fixed some of the problems with updated versions, but it wasn't for me, at least on the PS2. Regardless, that intro sequence in Okami is one of the worst things I've experienced in gaming.

[@BiohazardEXTREME]

The music in Pac-Man World 2 was composed by my audio professor from college, David Logan. It's always cool to see his stuff get mentioned. The first Pac-Man World was composed by Tommy Talarico, which is also really cool.

[@wonderingmonitor1996]

Pete Sampras Tennis: it's aaaaaaass!! Edit: I suppose it should have been named Pete Sampr-aasss Tennis

[@avideogamemaster]

The best 16 bit tennis game

[@MrWolfTickets]

Happy 2020!! So far it's exactly like Aldynes

[@lurkerphoenix]

Excellent episode

[@ClexYoshi]

I've actually heard a LOT of good things about Pac Man World and Pac Man World 2. lots of nostalgia with those for those who actually played it.

[@Blueflag04]

The first one is really good even if some of the bosses are brutal

[@CommodoreFan64]

I have all 3 PacMan World games on both PS1/2, and GameCube since I'm a big PacMan fan/collector, and I have to agree the 3rd one while a decent game, just feels odd for a PacMan game like he was shoehorned in at the last minute, and they had to retweek it to be a PacMan game. I had the most fun with the PacMan World 2 on the GameCube due to controller layout, but it has gone up in price in the last few years, so I would go with the PS2 version if you just want to play the game, and save some coin. In fact come to think of it just about all the PacMan games of that era on the N64/GameCube have gone up in price but the PS1/PS2 games for the most part have either stagnated, or dropped in price.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@matt I'm right in the middle where I have no problem with emulation, but there are some things like with PacMan for example where I like to have the real thing, plus the fun of finding stuff on a thrift hunt on the cheap is nice as well.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@matt To each his own ✌️

[@Anradak]

matt that was already stated when you said you prefer emulation.

[@Komagb]

That cartridge with two extra controller ports is actually pretty awesome!

[@TFSyndicate]

Pac-Man World? Obscure? How low did you set the bar? That being said, it DID seem odd that we didn't see you insert the games into their consoles this time around.

[@kaisersoymilk6912]

Yeah, I had no idea that they are considered obscure games (well, the third one maybe).

[@goatlll]

Ug, Evil Twin... I had that game until someone decided they wanted some of my games more than I do. I tried to buy another copy some years later, but man that game costs a small fortune.

[@HardcoreGamer4Ever]

Yet another great Game Sack video! Platformers are my absolute favorite genre, so it's always great to find "new" games I wasn't aware of. Mostly unrelated, but seeing In Utero in this video made me remember that In Utero is the absolute best Nirvana album.

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

It's always funny to me that of all the franchises to make the transition gracefully from 2D to 3D, PAC MAN is one of the best.

[@Estorium]

That Pacman World 3 music sounded frikken amazing. It reminded me of Dead Can Dance.

[@mrbacchus6127]

I suddenly feel the need to acquire Pete Sampras Tennis on the Sega

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Bless your heart Joe for not letting the Game Sack ip die.

[@DUB_87]

I remember that Jersey Devil game. I played it on one of those PS1 demo discs around 97-98. I remember if you die in that game you end up in this dark abyss. I never knew how to get out of it though.

[@Milkthief]

I don't know if these are obscure enough but, Tail Concerto and Bomberman Hero are both games I loved back in the day.

[@williammoore1030]

As I get older I think I like 2D platformers more.

[@verygreedy100]

Joe, you'll be happy to know that the ending of this video made my 4 year old laugh until he was in tears. We both approved.

[@emarskineel]

This channel deserves 10 times the subs and views

[@crshovveride]

It’d be cool to see you cover “The Bouncer” on ps2 I’m some form. Love the videos!

[@malik87breaker]

crshovveride it's something. I played it back then. But i don't remember what it was about. How was the voice acting?

[@crshovveride]

Malik Josenius can’t remember lol.

[@gurriato]

Why do you want him to suffer?

[@MrZarewna]

Pacman world really brings great memories. God I love that game so freaking much. Oh and the Bucaneer Beach soundtrack makes me always get goosebumps and really emotional. It's seriously one of the best soundtracks ever made.

[@Mooknudsen]

OMG the Master System controller on the PS2 😂

[@The_Wandering_Nerd]

Pac-Man World 3 is like Pac-Man Shadow the Hedgehog. In 2005 every video game character had to be dark and edgy.

[@BigFamilyGaming]

Ah when the first 10 min of a Game Sack Episode is about Pac-Man you know its a good nite!

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Metal Jesus listed Legend of Kay as a PS2 hidden gem btw.

[@TenchiJeff]

At 9:58 we see a Sega Master System controller hooked up to a PS2. That's sweet. How good does it work, and what games is it good for?

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

Jersey Devil is one of the best games I've ever played.

[@ryanrank3070]

I love how you had the Master System controller on the PS2 for Legend of Kay! LOL!!!

[@TheTrueAdept]

... I remember this one 3d platformer game that came with a demo disc a long time ago. It had Revenge in its name, but I distinctly remember a lot of lava levels in it...

[@ronindebeatrice]

I was just about to walk out the seventh floor window. Saved by the Sack.

[@GameSack]

12th floor really is best. Glad I could help.

[@gveltaine]

I was always wondering where my name backwards could have been used, now I know Jersey Devil took that honor. Great episode as usual Joe!

[@ratix98]

the jersey devil is actually bubsy in disguise.

[@Blueflag04]

But without any bad sequels

[@steamyjungleman]

Always happy to see a new episode. Keep trucking man

[@TheSefirosu200x]

I remember playing the demo of Jersey Devil on a PS1 demo disc, and I loved it so much! The atmosphere of the game was amazing, like MediEvil almost, with the music and sound design and graphics, I wish I'd played the full version.