Games that Time Forgot - Game Sack

[@tysontomko]

Stunt Race FX owned so much. Hearing the sound effects is so nostalgic. Thanks for another great episode Game Sack dudes

[@GameSack]

Thanks for the kind words. People like you definitely help the show more than you realize. The next episode is gonna be longer.

[@MaxOakland]

Ristar looks amazing. Those graphics! Gonna have to play that one

[@photoc]

This is one of the channels I look forward to watching most. Your stuff is just amazing!

[@ralfonzo83]

I loved Ristar back then and was so hoping for a sequel. The voice samples never bothered me.

[@Ninjamohawk]

I thought the game gear version was better personally. It had all the charm of the console version but seemed to fit better on a small screen and no voices!

[@dups1822]

keep up the great work guys, always love tuning in to GameSack for a new episode!

[@GameSack]

You should watch the episode where we don't break eye contact with each other or blink at all for the entire show. That's our sexiest episode. :blush: :)

[@TheILLTechnics]

🥵

[@deftones8717]

Dave lost the staring contest when he left the show. So Joe wins!!! I could stare into Joe’s dreamy eyes all day long without averting my gaze. Thank you Joe, for staying faithful to us and letting us look into your eyes. 😆 on a serious note, you guys are the best! It always brightens my day a lot when you drop new videos. Thanks for all you do! Also, Dave is SO WRONG about Uniracers. It is kinda boring playing it alone, but if you play against a friend, it is SO MUCH f’ing fun! My brother and I played it a whole lot. I’m sure if I tried it out now, like 20 years later, it would probably suck lol but how dare Dave fog up my nostalgia glasses!

[@easyparts-fj7mm]

I'm glad ristar got forgotten because that was a boring game

[@grdybstrd247]

im going to be very blunt with you guys. out of every video game review channel youtube has to be offer i must say, your channel is probably the very best out of all my subscriptions. idk something about your channel just have a good charm to it...and to me its better than all of the major video game review channels like ign, machinima,and other underground channels. sometimes you guys can be corny as hell tho, but something about your style that makes it feel right. you guys are awesome.

[@scunnyboybenji]

This show should be up to a million subs it's so good!!!

[@GameSack]

We always find it amusing that some people resort to personal insults when we don't like certain games as much as they do. Stay classy!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I've played Jade Empire twice now... It's definitely a forgotten Bioware classic!

[@maxpower10k]

Man I had completely forgotten about that game but I remember it being pretty hyped when it came out. I may have to dig this one back up! Haha 🍻

[@TheTjoconnor]

I think that has something to do with it being an XBox exclusive

[@Justforvisit]

@@TheTjoconnor It has a PC version as well.

[@NightshadowZX]

You mean... a hidden gem!?

[@BfDelano]

Nightshade on the NES is pretty well forgotten. The game was even labeled as an "Episode 1" making it sound like they could have more games in the series. It's a hilarious but difficult game that's certainly worth a look.

[@WaffleIronSunday]

Not enough people know of Medievil. Sir Dan deserves respect!

[@WaffleIronSunday]

I would actually buy a console to play another Medievil

[@PikaLink91]

SGBlikestoplay Medievil, go watch.

[@DankRedditMemes]

"hmm un hmph un hn ummm"

[@FreezeInfinite]

Sir Daniel Fortesque, back from the dead once again.

[@gaminggod5249]

Agreed I liked those games

[@RottenRroses]

I loved SolarStriker. I still remember the excitement I felt, when I got it for Christmas from my aunt. That box art alone just mesmerized me.

[@Goshujinsama17]

Ristar was yet another one of those games that after five minutes I found myself wondering, WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS SOONER?! It's so damned good. >_

[@Ristarite]

Saikyo Style *grabs popcorn*

[@BoxiesAU]

Freedom Fighters. I loved this game and it's completely forgotten and never got a sequel

[@Descalabro]

Ristar and Dynamite Headdy, two great games. I never minded the voices in Ristar. Some of the singing levels even have a really otherworldly vibe. Also, the level mechanics design on Ristar deserved at least a mention.

[@glennwwicks]

Yeah I agree. I really like the voices, they're super trippy and make me feel like Ive been transported to a bizarre colorful world far across the galaxy. Also, the music is funky as heck. I love the way the "Du-Di-Da!" level's music slowly extends as you complete more parts of the level. Really atmospheric game, one of the best graphical and sound presentations of any game on the Genesis.

[@Serros13]

Another awesome episode. High production values as always guys. Instead of getting worse after all these episodes (like many others), you're getting better and better. Inspired episodes, good reviews, informative game selection, nice music and you find time to reply to your fans. As I said, excellent show, totally underated.

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

I feel like Ristar had great potential. It's sad to see it go forgotten.

[@IWILLSTINGI]

My day instantly gets better when I see that you guys put up a new video, it really stabs my monotonous life right in the heart. Thank you, and keep up the good work!

[@Miumiu0404]

Anyone remember Brave Fencer Musashi for ps1? I played that a lot back then.

[@manuhendriks4302]

I played the crap out of Musashi Samurai Legends on ps2 😉

[@aaronmarko]

No. Nobody remembers a semi popular game from the world's biggest games company

[@thedaily30]

@@aaronmarko You’re a mean man, Aaron Marko. A mean, mean man.

[@lilyphilia84]

Great job guys! I always enjoy your videos.

[@moviemetalhead]

Mark of Kri, Astal and Ristar were actually really fun games. It's just a shame they didn't catch on.

[@settingbros]

Thank you guys for making GameSack! The absolute best show in the world.

[@Estaran]

Beyond Oasis (called "The Story of Thor" in Europe).

[@tristanuki1975]

There's so many games that never quite made you could do many episodes on it. It's more interesting hearing your impressions of games I'm not familiar with as well. Thanks for another great show!

[@gigidyyy]

Ristar is one of my ALL-TIME FAVOURITES!!! The fact that they never released a sequel is a sin! I always imagined a tie-in with Sonic of some sort.

[@kabutops87]

Nice to see Solar Striker get some attention i enjoy playing through it on occasion and i love the soundtrack to it. I kinda wished Nintendo made a sequel to it.

[@RichieP1995]

I never heard of Ristar until I got Mega Drive Collection for PS2. It looked interesting and was by the same people who made Sonic and I really enjoyed it. The arm mechanics are such a great concept, decent music (despite that voice thing) and it was a very gorgeous game with nice colours, especially for a Mega Drive (Genesis) game. Not sure if it's on PSN or XBLA but if it is, go for it. It's a good game.

[@TheEsEmDee]

You're darn right it is! :)

[@frankcreal9377]

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[@evilmidget]

It was kind of similar with me. In my case, I discovered it through Sonic Mega Collection of all things. Seriously wish they would make him into a franchise.

[@malik87breaker]

evilmidget lets all sign xD "Sega we all want to play it's sequel. + We want a re-release of Snatcher for the sega cd." :)

[@xenotypos]

RichieP1995 They did a good job mentioning Ristar, but damn i'd wish they mention Rocket Knight Adventure, the best Genesis game imho (though i actually love Sonic3&Knuckles as much). I can't believe how so few people know about this game, even if each time this soft is being loved. A fast paced game, with a lot de bosses and inventive gameplay. Each level have its share of new ideas and the second half on the game is simply awesome.

[@GunstarHer0X]

Fantastic work as usual, guys. Incredibly informative and expertly produced. As I've said before, this show is not only my favourite on KZbin, but one of my favourites period. Nice to see Astal covered, I always wanted to play it because colourful platformers have always appealed to me, but it was never released in Europe :(

[@kablooey2369]

LOL the virtual boys failure was the CEO's fault. The guy wanted to wait till it could be done in color, but the CEO wanted something to fill the gap in between the snes and the n64. Then the CEO blamed the guy and fired him.

[@MalWave]

STUNT RACE FX OH SHIT :D I love that game so much

[@100sonicdash]

how dare you guys spend tons of your time creating something for other people to enjoy and not always agree with me?! keep up the great work guys. game sack is the only web show i've seen every episode of, most of which more than once. it's clear you guys know what you're talking about, put a lot of work into it, and love games. keep on keeping on. for every one whiny moron there are 10 of us who really love the show.

[@LunarRaevyn]

I want to go play Ristar, now!

[@ackmacy1898]

SEGA ' s Ristar . Nintendo ' Kirby .

[@gavinisdie]

@@ackmacy1898 I was thinking the same thing

[@stepheng8061]

You guys are seriously the best this show has rewatch value out the ass

[@LifeOnWelfareIsGreat]

Ristar being a game that 'time forgot' is a bit debatable since it was includedin the Genesis Collection for PS3 and XBox.

[@maxpower10k]

Maybe but nobody is buying those collections to play Ristar lol. I never even heard of this game until I saw some videos on KZbin. And I had the Sega collection that this is one lol. Just scrolled right by it on my way to play sonic or altered beast haha 🍻

[@dave4shmups]

Nice episode as always guys! I really wish game developers would try new things once and while, these days, but they don't. The argument is that game development costs are so expensive now, that it limits innovation. There were some great games in this video that were new IPs in their day. Not all of them were successful, but at least someone tried!

[@MagmaMKII]

U NO TALK SHIT ABOUT THE AMIGA! Seriously though, you guys should really get yourselves an Amiga and do an episode on it, it has a lot of cool games!

[@GameSack]

Magma Dragoon How about a CD32 instead?

[@MagmaMKII]

Sure, why not? Most of the good Amiga games were ported to it anyway, except for the Turrican games, which sucks.

[@mellul1701]

Game Sack Amiga CD32 is not bad , I still use it occasionally, (mostly I use the 500/600) however most of the games are ports from the Amiga 500 with some additional FMV prior the games. Also if my memory serves me well the CD32 didn't hit the U.S market due to some copyright issues commodore had the time. I believe the only NTSC versions were available in Canada which kinda makes them rare in terms ntsc hardware and ntsc games. I would nearly suggest you go for either either an PAL amiga 500 with a gotek drive or hxc floppy emulator (basically launch adf files through sdcard) or a pal cd32 . I'm sure you retro gurus can figure out how to solve the pal to ntsc issues ;) .. As for the Amiga CD32 there is still an active community constantly porting amiga 500/600 games to the cd 32 format enhancing the button layout and so on. Recently they released a 160 in 1 cd as well with all the games they ported to that day. Another thing to keep in mind about the cd32 is that quality isn't the best. Typically they need recapping due to cheap caps they used to cut costs and well the cdrom is known to have issues . that being said both my cd32s still work but they both needed a recapping.

[@caligoclarus]

+Magma MK-II Because the show is about console games and gaming. However, they did do your episode about the Amgia CD32 since it's a console.

[@Hellwyck]

+Brad Tyler The Amiga has a ton of great games but in America it wasn't understood so didn't get a lot of recognition.

[@TheStrategist314]

Uniracers was REALLY fun once you got the hang of it. I wish sometimes...there was more of a chance given before a review. Not that that much time is devoted before these old games and I'll always be a HUGE fan of the show but I've noticed a couple games that a chance or research into moves or experts playing would change some of the script.

[@DevilSurvivor69]

About Wonder Dog, when AVGN covered it in his Sega CD episode all those years ago, the story he made up for it about a pedophile kidnapping the kid made a hell of lot more sense than the actual story :P.

[@sparf1]

Always fun listening to you guys. Thanks!

[@Craft2299]

you mentioned awesome forgotten games. More forgotten than most people mention. Some games that i played as a child even but forgot, and now remembered because of you. BUT EVEN YOU GUYS who mentioned long forgotten games more forgotten than what most people mention still didnt have ALUNDRA (ps1) on the list. Seriously! Go and check it out. It is basically Legend of Zelda for hardcore people. Long, difficult and very good. It got such good scores and everything. But no one talked about it, then Alundra 2 came out which had nothing to do with Alundra just alittle on the gameplay aspect and wasnt as good. Not bad, but does not live up to the original. Check Alundra out. I first played that game when i was 11, couldnt get past 15% of the game. Then again as 15. 40%. Then 18. 80% and when i turned 20. I took the strength to painstakingly finish the damn game and the hardcore no actual save point last dungeon, holy shit did i feel acomplished.

[@ShortFuseFighting]

wow...astal looks amazing....the animation is so smooth

[@ubermenschmexa]

Wasn't that unicycle game the one where if you named your character "Sonic"it would give you a message that said "Not cool enough"?

[@sonicmario64]

Yes, that is correct, and I actually forgot that the game was also released during the time in which Nintendo and Sega were rivals in the gaming business. ;)

[@sonicmario64]

@matt What do you mean "nope"? Did you not grow up in the 1990s like I did or something? :P

[@dadabubz2674]

the happy console gamer recommended you guys and after watching this vid i'm blown away! Your reviewing is very reminiscent to oldschool gamefan magazine reviews! i'm gonna continue to watch your videos and my personal game that time forgot is The Legend of Dragoon an awesome game.

[@realGilby]

what? CTR is hardly forgotten

[@cheezewheel]

it's forgotten because there's no sequel, or any plans for a sequel, at least that's how I take this episode. love CTR :D

[@aguchamp7766]

CTR got lots of sequels. I don't know why everyone forgot them all of a sudden.

[@cheezewheel]

crash team racing has a sequel?

[@aguchamp7766]

It May not be direct CTR2, but Nitro Kart, Tag Team Racing, and even Nitro Kart 2 and I believe a CTR like ios game count as sequels.

[@cheezewheel]

oh cool never saw these games before.

[@AIO13101980]

Hey guys! You're in great shape in these last episodes. Many compliments, as usual! The final sketch in this episode really made me laugh!! :D

[@FAUXHOUND1]

Landstalker on the Sega Genesis

[@timsohn7057]

Oh man I totally forgot about this one

[@MaxSpender]

Don't forget Light Crusader, too.

[@harperslim]

Hey guys, great show! Thank you for talking about CTR, has to be one of my all-time favorite games!

[@imafriggenbeastson]

you know. i actually love uniracer. it doesnt suck.

[@imafriggenbeastson]

William Sparks it is.

[@richardshort2001]

+imafriggenbeastson It sure looked a hell of a lot better than he was describing it.

[@riddleiddle]

It is great! The game play is addictive, and the patterns on the track are actually a clue for what's ahead, which is why you don't need to see too far ahead of you.

[@PepperGaming]

Im your biggest fan :D im from portugal..u guys inspired me...so i started my own collection...till now have 243 games...not much...but it´s a start...keep the good work!

[@Real1Gaming]

Despite being a huge Nintendo fan, my favorite game series of all time is actually Shenmue. It didn't catch on as much as SEGA hoped and I doubt we'll ever see part 3 in that epic story. ;_;

[@TenshiCat]

I've got good news for you, friend~

[@RaposaCadela]

+Tenshi Cat Oh, it's you again. I see you everywhere I go, heheh!

[@TenshiCat]

Hello there, fellow furry friend~

[@RaposaCadela]

You actually noticed me..!! Q∇Q Why, hello there, fellow furry friend! ewe

[@TenshiCat]

Hehe, well, absolutely! I check all of my KZbin comment replies, unless I posted in a thread of comments that keeps getting replies irrelevant to my own so I mute it! You can find me on Inkbunny under the username TenshiCat, if you'd like~

[@loubilly]

loved Uniracers (Unirally in Australia) back in the day & still enjoy playing it from time to time. Even if you guys aren't into the game, it makes me happy. Great episode though

[@sgtpepper91]

wait, isn't crash team racing very well known and loved?

[@robertbarker5802]

+Sgt. Pepper - and there were several more of them.

[@sergio_trindade]

from what I understand, you guys are nowhere as popular as I think you should be. and I wanna say this. please never stop putting out these videos. this has easily become one of my favourite channels on youtube. I think the best things about the show are -two people talking about all the different games is enough to get a different perspective on each of them -the show is almost entirely gameplay footage, with actual interesting commentary -20 min videos -a new topic every time good job.

[@sammylane21]

Hmm...NO...Uniracers was actually fun and got more and more intense.It would (if Blockbuster existed today) be a worthy rental,Uniracers was also one on my first games I ever owned.I loved it then and still do now.

[@jarofyellow2408]

do you know that other people have different opinions

[@sammylane21]

Are you telling me or asking me??Because you forgot to use a "?" at the end.Just saying is all.

[@maurih1games]

Sammy Lane Uniracers is amazing, my favorite racing game in Snes by far.

[@patchouli3422]

Sammy Lane Uniracers was pretty sick.

[@TheFreeToaster]

Whoa whoa!, these guys disappoint me.... Uniracers was fantastic and great fun to 100% or just to play with friends.

[@pdraggy]

these videos are soooooo crisp and clear!

[@GoldenSirius]

It's like Joe didn't understand the theme of this episode. Don't ask yourself why those games were forgotten if they were crap! :P Also, Solar Striker has great music, but as per usual you guys show a weak part of the soundtrack when there is no narration. I've noticed that since your first episodes, it's like every single time you guys say "great music!" then stop talking, you do it on purpose to show the worst part of the soundtrack. Check the part from 20:58 to 21:08. Really? Haha, anyway, still love you guys.

[@GameSack]

GoldenSirius That part you cited wasn't meant to show off the music as I didn't cut to music after he talked about it, just after he was done the segment. I couldn't really find any music that I liked when reviewing Dave's footage of that game so I just put something there that I hadn't already showed. But we always try to show awesome parts of the music and I think we do. Maybe you just don't like the awesome parts? :)

[@GoldenSirius]

;) Maybe. Next time I notice it, I'll make sure to comment again. We'll see. :)

[@xenotypos]

GoldenSirius Ristar is crap? really?

[@Norrbottning]

Another high quality episode. Keep up the good work guys.

[@arthurbrax6561]

1:30 pause it DUDE!

[@hard4games]

Absolutely love Astal, thanks for sharing!

[@pridakfan253]

I love Crash Team Racing! Me and my mom would play it all the time when I was a kid. I actually prefer it over Mario Kart to be honest.

[@yandman26]

I'm starting to make the same emotional attachment to game sack Sundays as I did to Saturday morning cartoons , don't you guys ever stop doing this ever as I can't take another break up

[@shibitobans]

Nights. He's only ever had 2 games, both of those stories being extremely lackluster, but the game series really does have good potential.

[@keipaglows]

Ristar's voice is ok. Nothing to get upset about :/

[@TheRealAkuma632]

Great eps guys! Always enjoy your stuff, half the time I forgot this stuff ever came out on Saturn because all I was playing was fighters

[@wariodude128]

The game Bug had some control and performance problems? I guess you could say the game was *Puts on sunglasses* a little buggy.

[@Ristarite]

You've earned a dislike for bad jokes

[@Ragesauce]

Thank you for showing off these games.

[@patricioandres1032]

uniracer dont suck.

[@MuttMondo]

Awesome video as always, you guys picked some games I would have never thought to pick. You guys should really consider making this a regular thing, maybe even dedicating a spot every year for it. But hey, any Game Sack is good Game Sack.

[@SpiralPegasus]

Wow! Someone else played Trax? Yes, indeed, it's a truly superb game in all fronts - it's fun, looks good, sounds good. The problem is that it's very short - only 4 or 5 stages.

[@GameSack]

You're right. I don't even recall seeing a magazine ad. There might have been one but if there was it certainly wasn't very memorable.

[@zackschilling4376]

U guys should do a "Launch Titles - best and worst" episode. I dont remember ever seeing a video on that. I think that could be a great episode

[@GameSack]

Which version did you get? I'd like to compare them someday as the Saturn and PS versions run more smoothly than the 3DO version, but it'd be impossible to tell on KZbin since it only runs at 30fps.

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

I just remember bug for the novelty that there was a TV show where you play it thru the dialpad on you old cord phone from your home (like Hugo)

[@prozakpete192]

ahhhh, Gamesack, like a warm bath. I have missed you guys.

[@mastersword51able]

When there's gameplay of a game on the TV in the background while they're talking I like to imagine they pay some guy to sit on the floor and play something

[@josuegarduno7154]

Smelling their stinky shoeless feet lmao

[@MoonSarito]

Double Dragon for Zeebo is a game worth mentioning. It is a complete remake of Double Dragon (but in 2D and with the gameplay faithful to the original for Arcade other than Double Dragon Neon which is quite average), it has improvements from other games in the series like Double Dragon Advance and is considered one of the best if not the best remake in the series. The problem is that it was launched exclusively for a console called Zeebo that was made by TecToy in 2008 and was only launched in Brazil, Mexico, China and India, it had the proposal to be a fully digital console without the need for physical media, because of that, after the Zeebo servers were closed in 2011 it became impossible to download new games to the console and nowadays it is extremely difficult to find a Zeebo that has this remake of Double Dragon in its internal memory.

[@TheULTIMATE450]

You should do another of these videos later highlighting more games, I found it interesting to see games I haven't played and have played. Also I liked rise of the kasai a lot

[@THEGREATMAX]

I'm glad that you guys got that it's"WRIST-STAR". You're the only other people I've heard pronounce it correctly

[@GameSack]

Which places?

[@woogha]

I got MY copy of Solar Striker when we went on vacation in Florida too! I thought I was the only person who knew that game.

[@mrsolecrab]

Good job guys that was awesome especially the end short I love those

[@Launchpad05]

19:38 Actually, Nintendo did make a shooter before 'Solar Striker'. It was an arcade game called 'Radarscope', and it was a huge bomb. After that, Nintendo brought in Shigeru Miyamoto to make a new game with the same hardware. That game was 'Donkey Kong'.

[@ugzz]

This is the loudest i've laughed at the post credits scene. Fantastic! Epic timing and Dave's face is priceless

[@porkboy23]

I always had a soft spot for Viewpoint on the Genesis. It was a port of an arcade game. Suffered from slowdown but it was pretty fun with some of my favorite music on the system.

[@bryanthomas4549]

i just subscribed hope to see some videos of the good old days of gaming joe you and dave should make an episode of all of your favorite games of the 80s and the 90s and the games of today hope to see it soon thanks

[@GloKat]

Conquest of the Crystal Palace should have more attention, and sequels. That game is definitely not only a hidden gem, but a game that time has completely forgotten about.

[@noaht2005]

These episodes were so well made for their time th it was a genuine shock when they said Mark of Kri was barely 10 years old

[@xenomorpher]

I remember play the heck out of the OPM demo for Mark of Kri. I saw a teenager play it on a tv show too. I forget which, but the teenager just lived with his dad and they had trouble getting along.

[@MadPanicGaming]

When I think of forgotten games, I think Fear Effect. True it had a sequel, but the third game was canceled very close to completion, the planned film was canceled, and the series was never heard from again. It's a real shame.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Ristar is an awesome game...one of the best on the Genesis.

[@Viehzerrer]

Out of the blue, I decided to watch a Game Sack video I haven't seen yet and it just so happens to be one, that has the first Game Boy game, my brother had (I think it was packaged with his GB) in it. I didn't even remember its name and never thought that I'd recognize it, as it would look too similar to other shooters on the Game Boy, but for some reason I recognized it nearly immediately (and was absolutely sure when I saw the game over screen. I remember that crashing ship oddly well.). Talk about coincidences.

[@jonspreadthedread]

I loved BUG so much! That was the first Saturn game I ever played. So fun. Played it tons.

[@-DeScruff]

Warlocked! It's a RTS game on the Gameboy Color, with some catchy music, and pretty good digitized voices (for the GBC). They were making a sequel "Wizards" on the GBA, but the higher ups wanted them to rewrite the thing into Harry Potter or LOTR, and so we never got it.

[@GameSack]

It was released before the Saturn's surprise launch and waaaay before the Playstation launch (in the US at least). It came after the 3DO and Jaguar, though.

[@MrThunderwing]

I'd add the Clockwork Knight series on The Saturn to the list of games that time forgot. I had the second one and really enjoyed it. It looked great as well.

[@MrTechnoSqueek]

Great episode guys I really need to get my hands on Astral. And Great ending skit!

[@Submissive421]

I really wanted another Mischief Makers. Loved it as a kid. Also I want another Skies of Arcadia

[@HarmonixJourney]

Uniracers was AWESOME! Me and my brother put a lot of hours into that game!