Games That Are Better on a Weaker Console 2

[@GameSack]

What are some games you feel are best played on a weaker console?

[@wonderingmonitor1996]

Imho, Castle of Illusion on the Sega Master System is a bit better than the Megadrive/Genesis version (although the latter has better graphics of course).

[@pixhell]

Virtua racing on 32x is way better than the Saturn version.

[@celynjones4958]

EA Hockey / NHL was excellent on the MD/Gen. Not as good on any 32bit systems IMO. Cheers

[@Dac_vak]

They’re fairly different games, so it might not be the best example, but Mario Golf and Mario Tennis were much better on the GBC compared to their N64 counterparts. I love the RPG elements in the GBC versions, and the core gameplay is just as good as the N64 versions.

[@liamh1982]

The Master System version of Global Gladiators is more fun than it is on the Mega Drive. Another "Master System beats Mega Drive IMHO" is Marble Madness - the SMS is more faithful to the arcade in terms of presentation and is easier on the ears than the 16-bit version. And to complete this trilogy, Krusty's Fun House - more animation on the sprites in the 8-bit port, less frustrating to play and it even has better speech samples!

[@Dac_vak]

I wish I had 10% of the passion and dedication Joe has for Game Sack for literally anything in my life. Your work ethic blows my mind, dude. Thanks for keeping the Sack going!

[@Hayseed1976]

Agree 100%

[@albertlevins9191]

Yeah, me too.

[@TheveryracistScoobFan]

Definitely like that no blacks or Asians are allowed on this channel!

[@mattjindrak]

Gotta keep working or face the horror of reality

[@Arcane_Digital]

I have to agree, it really is inspirational. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Mr_Wheez]

Getting up on a Sunday morning over here in Germany and instead of cartoons, my son and I watching GameSack.

[@richardslotboom9250]

I'm also watching Gamesack on sunday morning but in the Nethetmrlands😊

[@Arcane_Digital]

A fine Papa. 🤘🏻

[@Mr_Wheez]

@@Arcane_Digital yeah, can‘t start a proper education too soon.

[@DavidRomanKC]

That's awesome.

[@PhoticSneezeOne]

@@richardslotboom9250 Grettings to Netherrealmlands !!!

[@SENATORPAIN1]

"gigantic poorly drawn batman" is my favourite iteration of batman to date.

[@ViktarTheBarbarian]

That skit is the essence of Public Access TV from the 90s. That's amazing.

[@upyoursenator]

Chrono Trigger on the DS was always my go-to version to play. It includes the fmv cutscenes (though a bit grainy) and no load times.

[@lexluthermiester]

Look up a mod for the SNES version called "Chrono Trigger Plus" by TheGreatBen. Thank Yourself later.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Android release for me. Can play it on the go, or on my tv, and has almost all of the features from the DS.

[@UNOxDExELLOS]

The worse audio in the DS version really throws me off.

[@Infindox]

I switch between the orginal and DS when I want to play Chrono Trigger.

[@lexluthermiester]

@@UNOxDExELLOS The PS 1 version was worse..

[@kpsk8031]

I played "Batman: Return of the Joker" on my brother's NES and was very impressed. A few weeks later I bought the "superior" version for my more powerful Genesis. I still remember the sadness when I played the first stage...

[@todesziege]

The NES version is possibly _the_ best looking game on the system, while the Mega Drive port is among the worst. Such a butcher job.

[@ckingch]

The SNES version was pretty good, too. IMO

[@todesziege]

@@ckingch Do you mean "Batman Returns" for SNES? Because the unreleased/prototype "Return of the Joker" for SNES was terrible, possibly even worse than the Mega Drive version (though the comparison is not entirely fair as it was unfinished).

[@SMole91]

I'm so glad Joe found his recordings from the 90s to use them in end skits.

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Game Sack: it's not a KZbin channel, it's an institution.

[@SandwichGlitch]

Comment section: It's not an option, it's an overstatement 😂

[@Hayseed1976]

Keeps me sane.

[@grumsproduktion4083]

A mental institution.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

From which i am a member

[@PostProteusKitten]

Did you say "tit"?

[@Nintendo85]

"It's 2015! Or at least it was 2015 in 2015" Thank you for watching Game Facts with GameSack

[@NickGoblin]

6:45 the answer is that most of this version of the game is emulated. There's even a rom on the disc that you can copy over to your PC. It's in Japanese, though. Anyways, it's an emulator tailor made for Chrono Trigger that natively uses the Playstation's sound chip. If I recall correctly it bears similarities to the one in the SNES. But that also means the game loads everything in at the same spots the SNES version does. They didn't really touch the source code for the game, just some patching and whatnot, so that was beyond their scope.

[@KopperNeoman]

"it's in Japanese though" Yep, and the hotpatching process uses extra RAM that the PS1 doesn't have! That's why the English PS1 release loads so bloody much.

[@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771]

This feels like it's handpicked to be the single worst way to port a game

[@iami3rian394]

​@@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771it's not the worst, but it's on the "top five worst ways" list.

[@paul.1337]

The DS version is the best of the three.

[@ceticobr]

It's not emulated. "The ROM in the PSX CD is just a very unique way to hold game data; it's NEVER executed. The Chrono Trigger CD does not not contain an emulator, nor is the ROM emulated. Square wrote a whole new kernel for CT which simply opens the ROM to grab the game data, like maps, enemy data, and scripts but doesn't execute the RPOM itself. If you look in the FF6 PSX CD and do a compare with the SNES ROM you will find that that CD contains the ROM too, but in FF6's case, the ROM has been "shattered" and split up into individual data sets. The executable data has been stripped. The CT ROM was actually there as a "secret bonus" for the Japanese market. It was put there on purpose." By the way, the older Steam/Android versions of Final Fantasy VI done before the pixel remasters do something similar. They contain the GBA ROM, but don't execute (emulate) the code inside it. They will only use it to get game data, such as enemy stats and placement, text etc.

[@Pewpewpew182]

Joe never change been listening to you for 10 years now when Dave was still around and you’ve always been nothing but a rockstar thank you!

[@jamessnedeker4799]

Joe is fantastic but I do miss Bob Cornhole.

[@EstradaDuran-sg6co]

joe is the diddy of youtube retro gaming

[@sonicSnap]

@@EstradaDuran-sg6co i sure would hope not!

[@FaustoPego]

the reason why there's loading on chrono trigger is just that in the SNES the game code worked like that because you can load things really fast on flash memory. even minimal things you try to read from disk takes a while because the CD has to spin. if they were to change that they'd have to remake the whole game, probably, which is something they wouldn't wanna do for a cheap port.

[@MagisterHamid]

Rhodea on the Wii is actually a hidden gem. It’s really fun. The final boss however is extreamly tough.

[@Edexote]

I think it looks much better than the Wii U version.

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

0:01 batman the return of the joker 3:56 chronno trigger (better timeloads). 7:53 remake exception: megaman from nes (bad audio). 11:20 ninja gaiden trilogy (it literally is a bad port). 16:39 sonic master system. (I dont agree with this placement). 20:03 castle of mickey for the master system (better mechanics and stages). 23:30 virtua figther for the genesis (no glitches and more options). 26:53 wii game nobody knows because it came out for the wiiu. 32:41 ending

[@SJP176]

I recently started playing _The Wily Wars_ with ROM-hack improvement patches and CPU overclocking in an emulator, which makes it more playable. It's the first time I've ever played any of the _Mega Man_ games, so I can't compare them to their originals, but I plan on playing those as well soon. Mega-fun times await me. 🙂

[@asdfghjkl2261]

How am I just now finding this channel?! This is great, subbed. I had no idea about the Master System version of Sonic. It looks more my pace, honestly. I thought most of the 2D Sonic games were a little too chaotic. Those graphics were great for the time too. Kinda the Sonic equivalent of the Mario is Missing NES games.

[@Tenfey]

3:57 As someone who's first playthrough of Final Fantasy V was through Final Fantasy Anthology on the PlayStation, I feel the loading pain.

[@RinaRetro]

*Yes!! I was looking for something Good to watch as I edit. Thanks Joe!*

[@MenfisRetroSpace]

There is more detail for Sonic for GG vs the MS. In the first stage the sunflower spin, water moves in background and there is a fence in stage 2.

[@maniacalduck3]

Watching this channel has brought back a lot of memories of older games that I completely forgot about. Keep up the great content. Thank you!

[@narcolepticinsomniaproduct8541]

"The Game Master" sounds like he should be hosting a TV quiz show about Video Games and presenting the winner with a speed dash and grab through a game vault for empty boxes.

[@DaveWasThereMan]

I thought it was gay master 🎉

[@cabbusses]

Dang, imagine Game Sack having a cartoon where they work with a third party studio's Nintendo/Sega Hero wannabes to take down bad guys.

[@WillKeaton]

I think this is my new favourite idea for an episode. Its a little counterintuitive in a way, since you'd expect more powerful hardware to allow for a better game, but this shows that isn't always the case. Also, any time _Batman: Return of the Joker_ gets brought up I'm happy. Although, I can't help but notice that at no point in the footage does Batman use the charged weapon. Just a couple weeks ago Matt McMuscles played the same game and he never used the charge either. Do people not know that you can hold down the B button to charge your attack like later _Mega Man_ games? It's kind of an essential element of gameplay, like holding B to run in _Super Mario Bros._

[@skyMcWeeds]

Chrono Trigger such a masterpiece, still puts a tear in my eyes replaying this game every year 😂 SNES and DS versions were my favorites its hard to top the dream team of Sakaguchi, Toriyama and Horii with Uematsu and Mitsuda handling the soundtracks

[@Mintcar923]

I wish I held onto my DS version.. I traded it before I had a chance to play it.. Dumb move I know! I still have my PSX version tho.. I never had the prior version on SNES but I'd think the cutscenes & extras are worth the extra load time

[@KasumiRINA]

Star Wars Jedi Power Battles on Dreamcast is improved in many ways over PS1 version, with better graphics and more modes, but it's also unfinished, in first level you cannot destroy computers and environment, which was a big thing in original. The new character Ki Adi Mundi also a WiP and reuses others animations chaotically.

[@wheelindealin]

I was just telling my friend about this channel and sent him a couple videos to watch. It was while explaining the channel to him that I realized how long I've been watching and how much I appreciate the consistency. Thanks Joe, you have given countless hours of entertainment and also taught me a lot over the years - even though I thought I knew so much before. Not to mention how you helped me appreciate great sound design and game music more than I used to. Keep it up and thanks again!

[@GameSack]

Thanks man!

[@yahoo9957]

Surprisingly, I was never finish first Megaman on NES. It just doesn't clink for me. But when I try first Megaman in Wily Wars compilation I run all game in one evening! It just felt better on the system! But I have to agree that Guts Man Stage theme and some others on NES sounds more pronounced and aggressive.

[@mattjindrak]

I'm awful at Mega Man on any system lol. I've beaten Mega Man 8 and that's all!

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Sonic 1 for Master System had an amazing soundtrack, Even Janet Jackson thought so because the bridge level music was sampled by her for the song Together Again, Yuzo Koshiro is even credited in the album

[@TheSuperuser49]

It's even in Tails theme on Sonic Adventure 1

[@goatbone]

It's not sampled. Are you sure Koshiro was even credited? I always thought it wasn't intentional.

[@TheSuperuser49]

@@goatbone people seem to think it's sampled* because of Michael's involvement in Sonic 3s OST. Personally I think it just sounds similar, has the same chord progression and tempo. It could just be inspired in all honesty *people need to learn what sampling is.

[@robertpeacock894]

The entire Jackson family agreed that Sega was better than Nintendo?!

[@EstradaDuran-sg6co]

@@TheSuperuser49 incel

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Those tips remind me of the tip on how to kill the Cyber Demon in Doom: Shoot it until it dies. The last one about the Gamecube nearly killed me.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

The underwater levels in sonic one on SMS are amazing graphically. I dare say the best on the platform. It has the same color palette swap for submerged sections, all the greens, oranges, pinks and blues. it's all there.

[@EstradaDuran-sg6co]

no

[@Subfightr]

Another month in the hospital, another episode of GameSack to keep me .. well.. waiting for another episode of GameSack... Come onnnn 2 weeks!

[@Subfightr]

Damnit. I saw this already. I just forgot to hit Like,shame on me. Don't make my mistake! Hit Like and Subscribe. Come onnnn 2 more days (Joe doesn't take breaks right? Naw, dudes not human)

[@Beastmode-hk3fj]

Man, I can beat Gwheelie with my eyes closed.

[@ToxicCarnageThrash]

Because of my bands, i have two youtube channels. I always make sure that i give a like on both channels on your videos. You are the best Joe, i watch gamesack since 2012. Regards from Brazil

[@PlasmaSnake369]

The part about the PS1 player being younger than the SNES player is funny because Chrono Trigger was released for SNES after the PS1 came out, even in USA

[@aljongreat1900]

Man, this channel and AVGN were the only remaining channel about retro gaming that were still around. Please keep it up

[@Monk3y_C]

There's also the "behind the code" guy. Pretty fun.

[@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp]

There are others. But with less subscribers. There is one channel that does play through a of arcade games and every computer and system that is before the first PlayStation.

[@Arcane_Digital]

Classic Game Room used to be the jam too but KZbin screwed Mark and his crew. 😥

[@realGilby]

Retrobird is pretty good too, and sharopolis

[@jamessnedeker4799]

Irate Gamer is still around but that's like saying an itchy rash is still around.

[@SomeBlokeOrWhatever]

The -of Illusion trilogy on 8-bit sega was amazing. Especially the second title, Land of Illusion.

[@dschult3]

You've got to make that Mickey Mouse sending enemies to hell into a short!

[@rodmunch69]

Someone needs to do a rom hack that applies that to the game.

[@Deanster101]

The screams of anguish overlaid onto Castle of Illusion hit different

[@GameDevMadeEasy]

We need more episodes of The Game Master!

[@videostash413]

Nah, it's too gay

[@kami_in_the_skye]

@@videostash413*not gay enough

[@MyRetroLife]

Got anything Christmas themed planned for us Joe? Have you ever done a Christmas episode?

[@zekossss]

Sonic SMS is great, love this comparison.

[@knightsabre2k]

As a UK resident, seeing the skit feels very strange since we actually had a TV show called GamesMaster around the same time. circa 1992.

[@GameSack]

I think I might sue 1992 UK.

[@donoteatmikezila]

Chrono Trigger hit me right away. It takes hella talent to add long loading times to an SNES game. It was painful to play.

[@ajsingh4545]

It's a slow disc loading console. .. Not surprised

[@KopperNeoman]

How did this happen, you may ask? Simple. The English version of PS1 Chrono Trigger decided to task the PS1 with hotpatching the Japanese ROM, rather than simply using the English one. The emulator the system used to run the game had a small enough RAM footprint to load the entire game ROM and SRAM into the PS1's memory banks, but just barely. Adding a patch to the mix pushed it over the edge and forced long loading times.

[@NarmyHiiragi]

@@KopperNeoman The Japanese PS1 version has the long load times too.

[@alx4ndr]

​@@NarmyHiiragiI remember it differently. The Japanese release has load times but much more tolerable than the US version.

[@3dmarth]

@@KopperNeoman The bit about hotpatching is interesting to hear! There's no way the entire ROM was loaded into RAM, though. Chrono Trigger came on a 4 MB cartridge, twice as big as the PlayStation's main memory.

[@projectmayhem6898]

Thanks!

[@GameSack]

You are quite welcome. :)

[@mrburns366]

Sending characters to hell makes the Mickey game way cooler than it really is 😂

[@3dmarth]

So much for Mickey's approach to violence being more family-friendly.

[@GarlicMonoxide]

Sunday game sack..this is a god send every week. My chore day goes much better because of it. Thanks bro.

[@TheBlueArcher]

LOOL "gwee-lee"... I learned from the FGC that a lot of people also said "gilly" A lot of usernames/gamertags use that

[@sirbandit170]

Yasss new Game Sack. Please bring Dave back for a new 'Tude Sack. So many modern games, especially in the indie genre, that have so much radical tude.

[@kchrules775]

I found replaying Wily Wars on the NSO that the lag has been mitigated quite well. The NES versions still are better but I found myself enjoying the NSO version quite a bit

[@JSCG12]

I'd love to see the Timesplitters games featured on an episodes someday soon. Next underrated games ep?

[@theharvardyard2356]

Always look forward to a new exciting episode of Gay Sack!

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

🤨

[@videostash413]

gross

[@LordRaptor]

26:25 Hmm...that's interesting, I never knew that since I've never played the Saturn version, they fixed that in the PC port, where they added the tournament mode and the extra camera options, as well as added Watch Mode, where you can see the AI duke it out with...itself, I'd say the definitive way to play VF Remix is the PC port.

[@fanciestofcats7111]

Bob Cornhole would approve of this episode

[@TheAoalec14]

Wily’s tower was a pretty fun mode..playing 1-3 on the NES is better for sure as an overall experience but it’s worth playing Wars just to try out the tower mode. The 8-bit games just sound better with that 8 bit music and effects

[@JoeyJ0J0]

The 32X version of Virtua Fighter is impressive, it actually looks way better than Fight for Life for the Jaguar a 64 bit system

[@huejass79]

But Virtua Fighter doesn’t have that kick ass opening song “oooh yeah! Fight for life” like the Jaguar game. Only the sophisticated 64 bit system could handle that song…

[@matthewnikitas8905]

@@huejass79Right? The wimpy 32X can’t handle the far more superior sound of the 64 bit Jaguar

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

You do realize that "bits" was a completely meaningless and nonsensical marketing speak, right? BTW, Virtua Racing Deluxe looked and ran way better than the Atari clone on the Jaguar too. It doesn't really say much for either system's capabilities though, since vastly different level of talent was involved in developing these games.

[@FlapSmear78]

My apologies, I didn't realize I wasn't already subscribed, kinda weird since I have been watching these videos for forever now. Anyway, I'm a new subscriber now.

[@pixhell]

Yeah!!! Thank you Game-Master™️ !

[@dexter1981]

after completing CT on the PSX DOZENS of time it was a HUGE delight to play it without loading times on the SNES

[@sdf434-pp8jd]

The Wii version of Rodea controls beautifully, you're crazy lol. It's a great example of what the Wii was truly intended for, no need for a nunchuck, just one hand on the remote and you can easily fly anywhere with full freedom, and perform any other action you need. And do you seriously get wrist pain just from wobbling your hand around slightly? You look spry for a 95 year old I must say. Also, the Wii version's graphics are objectively superior in every way except resolution. It's incredible how ugly they made the WiiU port look (compare 30:33, holy crap). I don't know how they even managed. Just goes to show that tech specs barely matter at all, it's 90% art.

[@3dmarth]

Amazing that the Wii U version runs at only 30fps, while looking worse than the 60fps original!

[@sdf434-pp8jd]

@@3dmarth haha you're right, i forgot about that. That's even worse.

[@PowerPandaMods]

I wish nunchuk had been an option though. Moving the camera with the d-pad was tough, and for a game where you need to be able to click on a surface to fly there, you needed to move the camera A LOT! There were so many times I died because I was about 5 feet short of a platform (usually because it took me so long to move the camera), and once you're under a platform, there's basically no way to get on top of it. I would not call these "beautiful controls".

[@sdf434-pp8jd]

@@PowerPandaMods Idunno man I never had a problem with the dpad camera controls. Maybe I just have long thumbs, lol. As for the problem you're describing with the platforms, I've never had that issue even after 100%ing the game, and (copypasting some of this from another comment I made to Joe) I'm wondering if it was made more difficult for you because you didn't know you can control the direction you launch into after locking on a target, by the direction you swing the wiimote? That in combination with the pointer makes these "beautiful" controls to me lol. To clarify a bit more how it works: say for example you're on the ground, and you want to fly to a destination right in front of you. You lock on with the pointer, then swing upward -> first you'll fly straight up, and THEN arc forwards toward your goal. This works in the air too, and in all directions. You can very smoothly navigate around obstacles like this, for example if you want to arc left or right around a pillar to get to a destination behind it. This makes it practically impossible, as far as I remember, to get in a situation like getting stuck under a platform. You'll notice in the video that Joe doesn't do this, he just "waggles" randomly so he smacks into everything constantly. But to be fair, I don't think the game ever explains this mechanic? I'm not sure, it's been a long long time. But yeah, there's just a purity to have all that power just in the wiimote. It totally feels like this is how the Wii was intended to be used (when the console was first revealed they only showed the Wiimote on its own after all), and the nunchuck feels like it was just a concession to traditional game design, like the classic controller.

[@gern0tk]

18:59 On the Game Gear falling off screen in the 2nd jungle level does not kill you instead you free-fall with the screen scrolling back. You might end up on something deadly. The same is true for the Commodore 64 version.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

16:39 I am absolutely one of the people who extol the virtues of 8-bit Sonic over the 16-bit versions.

[@jameslarham5936]

I can get on board for Sonic 1 for sure. It has a vibe all of its own and is a different but equally good game to the Megadrive version. The soundtrack is killer and not as overplayed. But Sonic 2 onwards are a disaster on Master System imo. Forgettable and ugly level design, horrid music and full of slowdown.

[@ghostlordgames5033]

Thanks for another video Joe. I've discovered so many great retro games by watching your videos.

[@MrGregory777]

I can't believe Chrono Trigger got a first time mention on Game Sack

[@thepickles8833]

They talk about it on earlier SNES episodes

[@LHSMeleeClub]

I often forget that the Master System existed thanks for showcasing its games they looked really cool! That wii game also looked really cool. if they simply didn't have the waggle it would have been way better because IR controls were cool and underrated.

[@paul.1337]

@5:15 The definitive version of Chrono Trigger is the DS version.

[@zach3634]

Agreement unlocked

[@Bradley.Calavera]

I absolutely LOVE this channel

[@casmx7300]

The load time issue of Chrono Trigger also exists for the PSX port of Ogre Battle. On the SNES, everything loaded instantly but on the Playstation? It was awful.

[@AndreLuiz-ec3tl]

Always a nice sunday when a new game sack episode is available.

[@ShortStoriesforSpanishStudents]

Star wars the force unleashed wii/ps2 might as well be on this list.

[@zaneseibert]

It says a lot that that version is one that got remastered instead of the PS3/360 version.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@zaneseibert which one is on Steam?

[@zaneseibert]

@KasumiRINA The PS3/360 version. The remaster only came out on Switch.

[@kennethd4958]

Still awake at 3am and see a new GameSack video. Score.

[@rodmunch69]

My mother originally was set to name me Caspian, but thankfully she saw this Gay Master video from 1992 and realized that was a dumb name and changed it.

[@resto4life]

That video sounds hot

[@ZakkHung]

The Game Master reminds me of GamePro TV with a dash of Johnny Arcade from Video Power. Well done, sir. Very well done.

[@Trainy2]

That's so bizarre how a console known for slow down in the NES would have noticeably less slowdown than the console supposed to have blast processing in the Genesis Mega Man ports

[@brendanroberts1310]

It often comes down to the programers and skill with a particular console.

[@jackd6881]

Capcom never tried with their genesis releases.

[@KopperNeoman]

@@brendanroberts1310 Extra graphical effects too. Bowser's Inside Story has framedrops on O3DS that aren't present on the DS original for that reason, despite the fact that even the O3DS ARM11 is leagues above the DS' ARM7.

[@Super_Croptendo]

I guess you never heard of optimization.

[@jackd6881]

@@Super_Croptendo They could optimizee when they wanted Strider on the genesis is a good example of that. But most of their ports to the genesis where sub standard.

[@TheGameModifier]

Always loving your content, crazy I didn’t know of you sooner however I have watched just about all episodes. Pretty addictive maaan

[@BladeBlur]

I love Gweely

[@liveyourdreammedia]

the best thing is that last week I didn't have time to watch the Sack, so now it's a double whammy!

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Whats wrong with being master of the gaze? Sounds awesome.

[@acidpool-ap]

I don't know what happened but this episode is so much funnier than other recent ones!

[@greensun1334]

The Donkey Kong Country games (at least part 1 and 2) exist for SNES and Game Boy Advance (16bit vs 32bit), and they're are better on SNES, in every aspect.

[@greensun1334]

Same thing with Yoshi's Island, better on SNES. And Super Mario 64, the N64 original is better than the Nintendo DS version.

[@videostash413]

DKC is also on Game Boy Color

[@greensun1334]

@@videostash413 I know, but it's even more downgraded. It's still impressive for an 8bit system, but no real competition for SNES and GBA.

[@Mintcar923]

Hmmm I thought they tweaked them for GBA and added a few more things and quality of life improvements.. I'm gonna have to go back to revisit them

[@greensun1334]

@Mintcar923 indeed, they added a few little things like bonus games so far I remember, but I find the SNES originals overall better, mainly in graphics and sound.

[@OzeroCa]

The ct and ff ports onto the psx from snes were torture. Your loading times in ct on psx were lightning fast compared to mine. Even the battle animation in ct and ff6 were noticeably slower. If you’d never played dm on SNES, you might not notice. Maybe. But the rhythms of gameplay in those games are ingrained into me, and the psx versions were sadistic torture- even before factoring in load times.

[@MagisterHamid]

Regarding Chrono Trigger. The best version is actually on Nintendo DS. You get the anime cut scenes but no loading times. My preferred way is playing the DS version on a Wii U hooked up to a CRT.

[@ajsingh4545]

I actually prefer the ps1 version

[@MagisterHamid]

@@ajsingh4545 the loading times are jarring though

[@Vegeta-79]

I think it's better on the Snes hooked up to a crt

[@HadsonGomes]

And the game is complete on the DS, with Beyond Time's Eclipse area and Dream Devourer boss, completing the story of Magus and Schala

[@newgameaaaa]

How do you play a ds game on the wii u?

[@bobbyjr.9559]

Hope you continue to do the game master skit 😂 one of my favorites lol

[@Sut1978]

Batman Returns on Master System is better than the Genesis

[@olly6412]

I love how gamesack upload past midnight.

[@Constellasian]

Chrono Trigger was the first RPG I replayed many times. The game was definitely a turning point for old SquareSoft.

[@PCFix411TechGamer]

Game Sack nails it again with this deep dive into how sometimes weaker consoles can actually offer a better experience! 🎮 It’s crazy to think that nostalgia and quirky technical reasons can make older systems more fun to play on. The PS1 Chrono Trigger version with its emulation magic really stands out as a prime example. 💥 I can’t be the only one who loves the charm of these "less powerful" versions that give a unique twist to classic games!

[@JFD62780]

errrrrmmmmm, have you played the 32X version of Virtua Fighter on _actual_ hardware? As it's the ONLY game I legally, physically, have in my 32X library, I SWEAR the samples are more crystal clear than 'depicted' on this compilation. Apologies for bringing this oversight up, but my experience cringed at your calling the digital sound fuzzy based on this rendering thereof... :/

[@GameSack]

Yes I have it. Compared to the Saturn samples they are a bit fuzzy, especially when you play the games back to back. Certainly not BAD or anything.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

No, sorry...Wily Wars is WAY better!

[@colos3284]

YES! Rearrangement music sounds better (in almost every case) graphics looks fantastic with bright colors and less dithering! And game have additional content and save ram feature as well!

[@GameSack]

@@colos3284 Ew, no. No to both of you! LOL it's all good though. We can all enjoy what we enjoy.

[@Haydawg06]

cover Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. Not only is it completely different on ps2, being just the first game's gameplay with the card system instead of gameplay specifically designed for the cards, but they also made some writing changes that make the story not flow as well which is uber important to that series

[@nintyfan1991]

Oh, the moment I saw "Mega Man", I had a BAD feeling... but sighed seeing it was Wily Wars. I HATE that port. Not even the disliked Anniversary Collection (most especially the GCN version) pissed me off anywhere near as much. I played the Genesis Mini version and when M2 couldn't save that version. To date, I'll never understand why a lot of MM fans online defend Wily Wars. Is it because America initially missed it?

[@colos3284]

🧐😕

[@NearLife4life]

That ending skit was just as I remember the tips from the pros back in the day!

[@YokiBrewster]

Can always count on being entertained on Saturday nights thanks to this channel

[@oddball_the_blue]

Also - Worth noting - The Game Master in the UK is a very different beast (specifically a Cyberpunk Sir Patrick Moor head dishing out advice and British sarcasm)

[@Ragefat]

The whole episode was great but the ending was chef's kiss.

[@WailingNinja]

Great, now I have to follow the universal law that states that when someone mentions Skies of Arcadia, I now have to go play Skies of Arcadia. So there's my next 30-40 hours.

[@SAClassHunterZero]

I would love to see what you think of MegaMan: The Sequel Wars. I love all the new features, playable ProtoMan and Roll being at the top of my list, but the music, man, the MUSIC. Some of the tracks were done by Savaged Regime, and he’s probably the best Genesis composer out there right now.

[@bland9876]

I could see people arguing that the Game Boy Advanced version of a Super Nintendo game is worse just because of the screen crunch even though the Game Boy Advance is supposedly 32-bit and the Super Nintendo was 16-bit.

[@mlodszyczapnik7684]

Mega Man: Wily Wars did have a save feature, but in the US this game was only available through Sega Channel, so each time you turned the power off, the game got wiped off from the console, thus if you wanted to access the Wily Tower, you'd have to beat the three games in one sitting! Also Ninja Gaiden had a Turbografx 16 port, which puts the SNES port to shame

[@SkloniP]

Game master deserves a special episode!

[@dominicrinaldi8241]

Joe's rant about sending enemies to hell in the Master System Mickey Mouse game is hilarious. 🤣