Left in North America 3 - Game Sack

[@GameSack]

Any thoughts of games that didn't leave Europe that I should talk about in the future? We talked about the following games already in the previous episode: NES - Noah's Ark Sega Master System - Asterix, Running Battle Mega Drive - The Second Samurai SNES - Asterix, Hanna-Barbera Turbo Toons, Jelly Boy, Super Dany Nintendo 64 - Taz Express Playstation 2 - Masters of the Universe: He-Man Defender of Grayskull Here's the episode if you haven't seen it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZa6h4GZoq6plZI

[@JonathanAHorrocks]

There are lots of terrible licensed ps2 games published by blast entertainment such as Home Alone and Beverly Hills Cop; neither of which have the likenesses of the main character

[@lumorowenamooncaller9811]

Some of my favorite gameboy color games were only ever released in European regions; Merlin, Dinosaur'us, Robin Hood (different from the original gameboy game released in the states) and Halloween Racer

[@cabbagehead2952]

For left in Europe try out the ottifants on the master system and mega drive. Also Ottifants Commando Störtebecker on the GBC is pretty good.

[@hugobombok9391]

2 excellent French games; - Asterix & Obelix on SNES ; way better than Asterix. Music & graphics are here legendary and the 2 player coop makes it a childhood classic (best infogramme game ever) - Legend on SNES by Arcade 7 (literally 2 French dudes in a cave who made better looking Beat'em up than SEGA's Golden Axe, and Imo better playing, there I said it) Dunno if they really never left Europe tho

[@TwoBlackMarks]

Man Overboard - Mega Drive Spirou - Mega Drive + others Micro Machines Military - Mega Drive Micro Machines 96 - Mega Drive, but I guess mostly MM2 with an track editor. Tintin in Tibet - Mega Drive and SNES, not sure if PAL exclusive Probotector? it is the same game, but it is different/"exclusive" for PAL There are some that is exclusive for PAL on a certain console, but is on Nintendo in NTSC etc.? Cannon Fodder is only on PAL Mega Drive, but is of course on a lot of platforms everywhere.

[@Jinx_Skeel]

make a left in brazil episode, you'd be surprised with the games you'll find

[@birdqueer7231]

Gotta love Duke Nukem for sega genesis

[@viniguazzelli807]

True!!!

[@pikabluebear9941]

Ronaldino Soccer on the N64?

[@KingXOreo]

Mostly bootlegs, I'm sure

[@birdqueer7231]

Well, not really. Since the Sega Master System and Genesis had much longer lifespan in Brazil, they got some strang ports. Like SSF2 for SMS.

[@HesarealNoWhereMan]

How about a "left in the refrigerator" episode. I had leftovers from two months ago left in my fridge, and let me tell ya...it was pretty interesting.

[@SuryaBudimansyah]

A year later, how is your refrigerator?

[@Hoelenforscher300]

*Xyanide* was a North America exclusive and the sequel *Xyanide: Resurrection* has been released everywhere but North America

[@BladeBlur]

I was about to say that. How ironic.

[@subtledemisefox]

@@BladeBlur have you heard the tragedy of Darth Plageuis the Wise?

[@f1reb4ll77]

Xyanide also had a version for s60 symbian smartphones and it was released worldwide, IIRC.

[@andreimina7494]

On an american console as well

[@urmie]

Joe does it again! I swear every-time I got nothing to watch, hit refresh 1 last time, boom! Freakin’ love Joe. Thank YOU for creating Game Sack. 👍🏻🔥

[@canag0d]

urmie We all love Joe and GameSack but come on dude stop trying so hard...

[@cptnoremac]

@@canag0d Have you ever tried hard at anything?

[@Albert8044]

Do another episode of left in the arcades, there are still arcades games even today to not have any home console release of any generation. I toss one in there, Survival Arts by developers Sammy Studios.

[@ReaverPrime]

12:18 A game that looks huge but feels empty, and is very repetitive? Are we sure Aquaman isn't a Ubisoft game?

[@PAINNN666]

Nah. Ubi games kinda like that but everything is better.

[@SonicMrSumo]

"rotates you counter clockwise or maybe even anti-clockwise"...haha...love it!

[@denNESdanMAKU]

The Ottifants was one of my first Mega Drive Game. It was only released in Europe and Brasil. The Ottifant is a creation of German comedian and actor Otto Waalkes. The name is a portmanteau of Waalkes' nickname Otti and the German word for elephant. There is also a Game Gear and Master System Version. I like this game quit a bit and even made a review of it.

[@littleman7514]

Pretty sure it came out in America, just under a different name.

[@wickeduploads]

STILL WAITING TO SEE DAVE AGAIN - TELL DAVE I SAID HEY DAVE

[@canag0d]

wickeduploads Dave’s not here man....

[@Casanuda]

RIP in Peace Dave White. Always glad Other Guy is here to memorialize you.

[@cptnoremac]

@@Casanuda He's RIPing in Peace inside an ATM Machine. Or at least he will be ASAP as Possible.

[@subtledemisefox]

I actually kind of forget this used to be a two person channel

[@GZbroadcast]

I think I enjoy watching videos about videogames more than actually playing them nowadays... I also enjoy collecting but, it will never be the same for me

[@albertg7297]

You should do a franchise exclusive episode of looney toons games. (Looney tunes collector alert) on gameboy color needs to get some exposure, its literally one of my favorite games ever, yet gets no recognition. Its basically an open world game where you unlock tons of characters, they each come with a special ability and attack. These abilitys function as manual triggers and progress the story when used in the right place. For example bugs can go through rabbit holes, daffy can swim, the old witch can fly, Marvin can shoot, taz can spin and destroy, ect.. once a character is unlocked they can be switched to at any time in the game. There are secret characters that arent even needed to collect to progress yet still come with a function to interact with the world. There must be 30+ chracters to collect and play as, and the environments give you the opportunity to explore your favorite locations and see how all the characters interact and co-exist with eachother. Theres no arcade elements or forced linear level progression, you can go where you want and do what you want, kind of like link to the past.

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

After remembering the old X-Play punching-bag which was Aquaman, I was surprised to hear the rather tame discussion of it here.

[@maxpower10k]

Ah X-Play. Such simpler times. *sighs in nostalgia*

[@DrGamelove]

Mr. Vidja Gamez remember Splinter Cell Co-Op Theater? Man, I miss Adam and Morgan.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@DrGamelove Same, and it was one of the few good things about G4 beside Electric Playground, and their game documentaries, the rest was trash like cops, and cheaters reruns, along with stupid stunts to get 12 year old boys to watch Olivia Munn jiggle around on a Hawaii chair, and suck on a hot dog, and those last things killed that network dead!!

[@DrGamelove]

Commodorefan64 I loved Tech TV too and I’ll never forgive them for turning one of the coolest shows of all time, the screen savers into that travesty attack of the show.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@DrGamelove Agreed 100%, Screensavers was indeed awesome, and informative.

[@timsato8412]

Asterix Titels. Very populär in Germany and France. Every console has at least ohne Title

[@rodrigomolinsky]

Joe, I just want to thank you for keeping putting out great content.

[@611_hornet5]

Just wait until you try Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3rd Impression.

[@pikabluebear9941]

or maybe the 4th impression

[@panagiotiszavantis]

Oh and thank you joe that you continue to make those episodes i really enjoy game sacks.

[@25hztolife86]

Wonderful way to begin my Sunday.

[@JoePro]

Yay! A wonderful way to end my day. Thanks Joe!

[@danzig3764]

Why is your sack only left in North America?!

[@froedlmetallmann4643]

Joe Pro And to start mine. :-D

[@JoePro]

@@danzig3764 The sack should never be left in any one country!

[@danzig3764]

Joe Pro it says North America!!

[@danzig3764]

Joe Pro you’re right but that’s not always a good thing!!

[@falagarius]

Which option was "Get in the damn robot Shinji" at the end?

[@pcachu]

I think that's right after the "Shinji, you suck" option.

[@lifeonleo1074]

Most, but not all, watching you all the way from Nigeria,🇳🇬😊😊

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

Xyanide is easily one of my least favorite games ever. I was really hoping for a good arcade-style shooting game to arrive on the Xbox. When this came out, I picked it up from GameStop, popped it into my friend’s system, played for 5 minutes, and returned it the next morning. It was one of the most boring shooting games I ever played, and seeing it again here reminded me of exactly why I wanted a refund. Xyanide blows.

[@linkhale2306]

Game Sack. The last bastion of normalcy in a hectic world. May you release videos forever and one year more.

[@gstein86]

Great video as always. thank you for making these.

[@JolliAllGenGamer]

Coolboarders was a fun series it’s too bad that none of the games haven’t been re-released or remastered.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

I remember the loading screen music to this day.

[@z.c7741]

I think the second one was my favorite...rippin riders on dreamcast was good too which was made by the same team I believe

[@ilikecurry2345]

None of the games haven't? That would imply that there's a Cool Boarders Remastered collection somewhere.

[@Casanuda]

Always good to see the descent to madness continue, playing games with the controller unplugged.

[@MrWolfTickets]

LOL I was in line to watch last night, fell asleep, and 21 thousand people walked past me without waking me up, THANKS A LOT GUYS!

[@jkajmo]

So glad this channel exists

[@Soulintent95]

That aqua man game seems like it probably would have blown my mind at the time if i played it. One of those games that sucks, but you have nostalgia for it.

[@sdragon21]

14:03 Hey, it's MetalJesusRocks!!!

[@Eugenes84]

Thanks for all the entertaining content.

[@JazGalaxy]

I winced as soon as I saw Jet Moto. That's my favorite game and I couldn't bear it if you said something bad about it. But you were talking about Jet Moto 3, which is garbage, so please go ahead. Thanks as always, Joe!

[@JazGalaxy]

Also, fun fact, I used to be on a message board that was sometimes frequented by developers who worked on the Jet Moto series. They were working on a new Jet Moto that was progressing well until Sony came in to check on it's development. They played the game and were frustrated by how difficult it was. The developers explained that they were trying to make a game that played like Jet Moto 1, and that the challenging controls was part of the appeal. Apparently Sony informed them that people didn't want challenge, they wanted to win. Then they left and a short while later the project was canceled.

[@GameSack]

@@JazGalaxy I do remember Jet Moto 1 being rather challenging though it's been quite a while since I played. But that explains a lot about part 3.

[@zack183]

Ironically enough, I really enjoy Jet Moto 3, and actually played it again the other day. :)

[@Septer_Sever]

I'm going cross-eyed watching the Jet Moto 3 footage. Thanks, Joe.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I love these type of episodes, so interesting

[@kadosho02]

Never heard of these titles before. Fascinating stuff 😎

[@eddiemanuk1983]

I have been binge watching this channel. Why hasn't it got millions of subs?

[@Dreaded4Saken]

im busy developing a game in unreal and i just have your video playing in the backround but when you said "When they are not billing you, they are making the sickest games!" i cracked up.

[@jasongillson6563]

I used to play Caliber .50 in the arcades quite frequently. The spindle joystick worked quite well with it and it tyook me a long time to get used to the Genesis controls

[@colinbaldwin3278]

HAHA the last few episodes... going in to the grim details of the repercussions of mindlessly killing enemies, is genius!!

[@Moonwalker86]

Thank you so much for another awesome video ❤️

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

this guy just makes my sundays a little bit brighter.

[@Bartycrouch]

Hi! As usual what an amazing video, thanks for so many years of good entertainment! As a suggestion, I remember you mentioned on the Franchise Killers (episode 3) to consider the idea of a "Franchise Resurrect Games" video starting with Streets of Rage 4. That might be a good idea for a new video/series.

[@MobCat_]

I like the original xbox and i'm leaving a comment.

[@GameSack]

Good! There is much to like!

[@Invidente7]

@@GameSack the OG XBOX was the first great retro system. NES, GBA, Genesis, 32X, Sega CD, TG-16, TG-CD, MAME, FBA, GB, GBC, PS1 and a lot of homebrew games. And what do you mean aquaman was never interesting? The movie made one billion! There's been many great aquaman moments both in comics and in animated series.

[@Fuggettabouttitt]

I knew you guys were out there somewhere

[@AndyJay1985]

One of my weekly (bi-weekly) highlights!

[@THE_GIN_MASTER_]

*Watches End Skit* God DAMNIT! *Punches Wall* *Anger turns to remorse* ...he even WARNED ME

[@scottkeane5946]

Great video as per usual

[@KyussTheWalkingWorm]

A left in Europe episode will probably need to feature home computers, since many interesting exclusives are from before consoles really took off.

[@BennysGamingLounge]

Planes, especially fighter planes regularly are in use by the military anywhere from a few months to years before they are officially adopted into it this applies to most military equipment in general sometimes it's field tests and others it's just that they actually use them before they officially announce it Please make game sack forever 😅

[@Jesse__H]

I'm gonna say something so controversial and so brave. I think Gamesack has actually improved since Dave left (gasp!). Please don't misunderstand, I don't think Dave was holding the show back or anything - I freakin love Dave, and I miss seeing him, especially in the skits. I just think Joe has really stepped up production quality post-Dave; the videos are snappier and a bit more streamlined ... I just feel the show has really found its groove these days! 💙

[@maxpower10k]

It’s not controversial or brave and who’s to say the show wouldn’t eventually get better in those aspects anyway. The show definitely isn’t as fun without Dave or a counterpart. It’s not even debatable.

[@Jesse__H]

@@maxpower10k That first part is just a dumb meme I was quoting. And it's exactly debatable. Let's not tho.

[@LuisAndion]

What about a "left in Brazil" episode? We do have a lot of games and different versions of games made exclusively for our Master System and Mega Drive (yes- MEGA DRIVE) market

[@Projectwolfie21]

From what I've seen, even a "Brazillian Master System" episode would have enough for multiple runs.

[@c7po457]

I'm a somewhat new viewer/subscriber. I love your channel. I hope you're doing well and wish you the best!

[@killab138]

Episode Ideas: Hope you see this Joe

[@Locomamonk]

I love the T.M.N.T. idea!

[@Harperlarp]

I'm from the UK. Keep this kind of thing coming!

[@IkesDaddelbox]

One of my favourite games that never made it to Europe is Scooby Doo Mystery for the Genesis. I'm upset I can't call this one a game from my childhood because I loved Lucas Arts styled games, still do. And the Gems sound driver isn't really terrible. Both Earthworm Jim games used Gems, and EWJ2 even has some vocals in the music. I guess it depends on how well composers used it.

[@BigBroeyJoey]

I never knew Blender Bros was NA only. I got that game for my birthday at some point when I was young and absolutely loved playing it. I now wonder where my mom even got it from here in the Netherlands.

[@daronofennell3474]

Man i am going to have to start collecting for GBA again

[@kaitain7595]

Great content. Thank you!

[@iCach0]

This episode sure left an impression on me.

[@BenjiMordino]

"What's weird about it I hear you ask? Fear not dear viewer, I'll tell you, you dunce." This non-North American dunce appreciates it. Cheers Joe.

[@shoked99]

Thanks for the nice video, keep up the good work.

[@nukedoom]

It's 3am here. Tks for the amazing video.

[@nmbr4lizard524]

This man works too hard and consistently Underrated Joe thanks for supporting us retro fans.

[@Monacomaverick]

Jet Moto 3 is an awesome game. It feels like it was made for the dual analog sticks this time whereas the previous games felt awkward or stiff to control. Single Trac did make an unofficial Jet Moto 3 called STREAK, which handles and sounds just like what you'd expect from their earlier games. It even has a jump button like the real Jet Moto 3.

[@Scott-fj9uf]

Like a diamond tipped arrow shot, exploding into a pixelated firework of a new Game Sack episode to conclude a day otherwise clouded with banality. Thank you Joe! Game Sack forever!! ✨💥💫💥✨

[@WoddCar]

When it’s 11:00 PM and i see that little red thing next to the subscriber tab, I know who uploaded

[@TheCollin]

I was excited to see you talk about Xyanide, certainly an odd game. You didn't talk about the amazing movie intro though, my favorite part about the game.

[@akalyx]

i really miss gamesack's hyper real dare-to-compare turbo comparison screen™

[@oscarzxn4067]

Not sure if it was already covered, but a game that didn't left NA was the the GBC version of Crystalis, the one that was made by Nintendo Software Technology

[@Sナツ]

finally a show for all us gamers here in Japan....これはめちゃ面白かった

[@Rosscotas]

Best video game console channel videos on the KZbin

[@txcforever]

Well if we are talking about SNES and Mega Driver and the lot, there aren't really that many. Looking around there's a game called Dirt Racers for the SNES that even uses the FX chip. Discworld Noir is a pretty major title never released for NA, but it got a PC and Playstation release in Europe. There was a Flinstones game for the Master System that wasn't released outside Europe. Hanna Barbera's Super Toons for the SNES. Inspector Gadget for the PS2. Ninja Gaiden for the Master System. That's the few I know, but if you want a more in depth guide there is a wikipedia article just for this subject.

[@brocklegomaster]

Good mention on Discworld Noir too!

[@vinodtewari951]

Hi, great video, will be jumping on eBay for 2-3 of those games. Firebugs ps1 (my favourite game at the time) Europe release only. Great single player and multiplayer fun. I still love the soundtrack. You might like it.

[@bradmack7432]

It's about time!!! Lol seems like it's been forever since your last video😄

[@jasonhubbard6775]

Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis--only slight better than Superman 64.

[@edbeasant9494]

Thats like saying having diareahea is better than being constipated.

[@vilebreed_alien7227]

I thought the same thing

[@josephrowe2202]

What about a left in the west episode? Sub-Terrania is one of the best genesis games and also has an awesome soundtrack. Never released in Japan

[@Monacomaverick]

Mille Miglia and Fire Bugs always intrigued me, but they were left in Europe. Fire Bugs is a spiritual sequel to Rollcage stage II and has a pretty cool soundtrack.

[@MizfitZer0]

I am a simple man. I see a gamesack video, i select it, i click the like button and then i watch it :)

[@SimianScience]

i playued that cal 50 game in the early 90's and spent years trying to find the game

[@jjkehrley]

Dude, how have you never seen "We're Back"!? That was a great movie!

[@GameSack]

I wasn't a child when it came out. I did work in a theater when it was playing though and we had it.

[@jjkehrley]

Ah, got ya@@GameSack

[@captaincommando2602]

I'll be waiting for that 'Left in Japan 13'. Games that I would like to see: Nekketsu Oyako, Night Striker, Panzer Bandit, Wolf Fang Kuuga 2001, among others.

[@bashcrash9148]

The best part of that post credits skit was the fart noise.

[@MrPoestyle]

Well , I thought that it was a fine little skit . Especially the glasses and the fart .

[@DemomanX614]

Joe how about that Xmen for Sega Genesis, awesome game. Just saying, I love that game.

[@vicchopin]

You should do a left in Brazil episode Joe . No joke. Lots of games.

[@Fuggettabouttitt]

Come to Brazil

[@chriswy697]

Joe's sarcasm was top notch in this episode

[@qualli13]

Hi Joe, this is Oliver from Germany. Good to see, that you alreadey covered Turbo Toons and Noah‘s Arc. Would have been inmidst my suggestions. There Are more NES Titles left in Europe: like... 1. Banana Prince 2. Crackout 3. Dropzone (technical Masterpiece) 4. Elite (technical Masterpiece) 5. Hammerin‘ Harry 6. New Ghotsbusters II 7. Over Horizon 8. Konami Hyper Soccer But you should definitely do SUPER TURRICAN, as it was created by only one Human alone (ok, there was this guy from Danmark who helped with music or so). This was Manfred Trenz, the creator of orig. Turrican on the c64 (where is was already a design Masterpiece). He did the NES port and the game is unbelievably good. But be sure to run it in 50 Hz, as it runs waaaay too fast on a US NES.

[@bawitback]

I see blender bros in the video screenshot! great gba game, one of the few I bought around original release date.

[@CamelliaSinensis]

08.00 in Sweden a great start of a weekend off 😍

[@weirdproq]

Judging by the physics in that Dinosaur's Tale game, and the fact that it's made by Funcom, I think it's the same game engine that was used for Daze Before Christmas, which oddly is a Australian/European exclusive.

[@Wyrdwad]

For Left in Europe 2, how about Monster Max on Game Boy? I seem to recall you're not a fan of isometric platformers, but to Monster Max's credit, it seems to be one of the best ones ever made, from the same team responsible for all-time classics like Batman and Head Over Heels, and it has an absolutely BANGIN' soundtrack. I believe there are a number of Asterix (and/or Obelix) games that never left Europe, too, and pretty much all of those are supposed to be quite good -- and I think every single one of them (for the lower-bit consoles, anyway) has a soundtrack by the incredible (and highly underrated) Alberto Jose Gonzalez, who may be one of the best chiptune composers of all time. Seriously, if you've never heard of him, look him up -- you'll be glad you did. He's basically a self-studied chiptune prodigy who was heavily influenced by the works of Tim Follin, which should tell you everything you need to know to know that he's frigging amazing. (He also sometimes goes by the pseudonym "Joe McAlby," so if you see that name in the credits, that's him.)

[@Wyrdwad]

Whoops! I just realized you covered a bunch of the Asterix games in your first Left in Europe episode. Sorry for the repeat recommendation! Still, there are a bunch more you could potentially cover (there were SO MANY Asterix games!), so... I guess the recommendation still stands, kinda? ;) Monster Max definitely still stands, though! As someone who LOVES isometric platformers, but only discovered this one even existed like a year ago, I gotta say it looks absolutely outstanding. I'd love to see it covered in more detail.

[@Wolfdragon92584]

The arbitrary "failure-and-restarting" on a TUTORIAL stage reminds me of the first Driver game. Also, who's the narrator there? Daria???

[@Fuggettabouttitt]

YO, YOU USED THE PERSONA 2 MAP THEME, I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HEAR THAT HERE!!!

[@grayfox6187]

Games from all 3 main regions that are the same but that have completely different name/titles that’d be a good series to cover.

[@Locomamonk]

no matter how hard you try not to be funny, your skits always are!

[@ararattempest-lingua]

wow, a new episode! but it also means, about half a month just flew away...

[@ToxicCarnageThrash]

Another Great episode! Regards fom Brazil Joe!

[@JamesSkemp]

Has Game Sack done a 'games that got a second chance after being remastered?' Early Yakuza games, (not out yet but) Nier, etcetera. I feel like with this generation there's been a lot of remasters after sequels gave people interest in early games that didn't do that well.

[@CutBackDropTurn]

I can’t be the only one who felt the skit was completely justified thanks to that fart sound at the end.

[@Wyrdwad]

I'm wondering if that was meant to be a Mister Yabatan reference, or just a random fart sound for the hell of it. ;)

[@UnderTheSkin13]

I am SICK AND TIRED of everyone saying that the Amstrad GX-4000 isn't a "main console". It was REVOLUTIONARY for its time and this lack of respect is INSULTING!

[@jbfarley]

It isn't insulting

[@SelfIndulgentGamer]

I think the fart noise was my favourite bit :D