Multiplatform Differences - Dare to Compare 2

[@GameSack]

What are some other games with multiplatform releases that you'd dare me to compare in the future?

[@whataboutbob1192]

Mortal Kombat sega vs snes?

[@bernie2237]

Grandia , Saturn vs ps1 .

[@marcelosoares7148]

Ghostbusters. Most versions suck ass but there's some differences across them.

[@whataboutbob1192]

Resident Evil 2 Dreamcast vs ps1 vs n64 vs GameCube

[@grgmj1980]

Any Fighting games, remastered vs original, Resident Evil series, Street Fighter series, Marvel vs Capcom series, Alpha series

[@tonybarnes2920]

Fun fact: the producer of "Road & Track's Need for Speed" and I went back and forth on music (or lackthereof).. He INSISTED that we put no music in stating, "when I drive fast I turn the music off". I said, "well, I street race probably a LOT more than you and it's music on all day, everyday". Needless to say, I stopped working on it and went back to work on my bread and butter, the Strike Series (I think it was Urban Strike or maybe Soviet Strike at that point...)

[@GameSack]

For real? That's interesting. Did the producer change for the PS and Saturn versions?

[@FloatingDogs]

You're a legend sir. 🫡

[@FloatingDogs]

Btw, later console versions are based on the NFS:SE for DOS, correct?

[@tonybarnes2920]

@@GameSack different hardware, different teams, but no he was still on it. I think the difference is he didn't have the bandwidth excuse on the other hardware and people probably complained about no music.

[@Jasonhoods]

Soviet Strike was fun. I had that, desert strike, and jungle strike

[@michaelwalsh3474]

Dare to Compare is my new favorite series from Game Sack. Thank you, Joe! 😄

[@GameSack]

No, thank you!

[@JazGalaxy]

“Gamesack Humor” is its own special thing and I have grown to adore it. Both Joe and Dave. “He’s been terrorizing the tri-county area…” made me laugh out loud.

[@FranklinK232]

An interesting and useful feature in the 3DO version of Need for Speed is that you have 3 types of steering. Normal steering by pressing left and right. Fast/sharp steering with down-left and down-right, and slow steering with up-left and up-right

[@DocSherbert]

Sometimes I let 2-3 weeks of Sack pass me by so I have a longer chunk to binge

[@RetroCore]

Cheers for the mention in the ending skit 👍. Much appreciated 😊 By the way, have you ever played the Japanese version of Saturn Need For Speed featuring only Nissan cars. It's vastly inferior. You can't even crash the cars. I'm guessing because Nissan wasn't in to that.

[@GameSack]

Hell yeah man Retro Core is awesome! I originally did have the Nissan game in the script but then I removed it. I actually don't like it as much because the car selection is boring. But you can use the analog controller, so there's that.

[@RetroCore]

​@@GameSackThanks man! Yeah, the only good thing about the Japanese release is the analogue control option. Everything else sucks even down to the weird ass case the game comes in.

[@vix_in_japan]

That was so rad for Joe to give you a shout out Mark!

[@GameSack]

@@vix_in_japan His channel deserves more love.

[@SakiEndosRubbishHeap]

@@GameSack Sure does! As always a class act :)

[@ericjames19]

That’s it! Are we doin this?!

[@TheRealGladstone]

Beat me to it.

[@romefox]

@@TheRealGladstone lol me too, Im so glad to know there are so many fans.

[@AlexxxPerales]

This is Console waaaaars!! Under rated Chanel.

[@romefox]

@@AlexxxPerales Babes in Sega!

[@WhereThereDude]

@@romefox The old episodes were really good. nowadays the "sketches" are pretty bad.

[@mh-random-numbers]

The Valis comparison gave me an episode idea: CD-rom games with worst music and sound than their cartridge equivalents.

[@azazelleblack]

Yeah, this is a great idea! I would love to see this comparison!

[@opaljk4835]

I think that’s would be hard to find too many examples of

[@Fattydeposit]

Hellfire and R-Type on the PCE-CD instantly come to mind as having inferior music to their Mega Drive / Arcade versions.. but this is probably a bit subjective to dress up as authoritative.

[@retrojoe85]

Neat idea!

[@ZinhoMegaman]

The King of Fighters 94, I almost broke the CD because of the awful arranged soundtrack.

[@TrullTV]

Once again thanks for the content Joe. As soon as you stop so does my will to live; NO PRESSURE! :]

[@joeszymanski3540]

The little frown "Lames" does was great😂😂.

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Lol it got me good

[@ralfvanbogaert3451]

Sure it's nice that Zombies's passwords are only 4 digits, but you really wish they weren't because they don't encode your inventory, which means skipping ahead means you start with nothing but your water spray gun, which makes later levels next to impossible.

[@danielespeziari5545]

Exactly. That's why I always play the game from the very beginning and never use passwords

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Save states certainly help these days...

[@SuperGaknar]

joe doesn't play games enough to realize something like this, and ends up giving a lot of useless takes.

[@bredmaster]

@@SuperGaknar 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Nosaveddata-Games]

​@SuperGaknar when you uploading your gameplay videos?

[@hardtopronounce3948]

I'd just like to thank you for making great videos, and especially a sincere thanks for making quality content without trying to sell your audience some crap products just for easy sponsorate money. Its an admirable trait that has become very rare these days. Wish the best for you going forwards as well.

[@GameSack]

Thanks a ton! I'd thank you by name but I'm guessing it's a bit difficult to pronounce. :) Glad to provide some reliable entertainment.

[@jopezu]

there we go, now i can get to sleep! ❤ please do more of these multiplatform comparisons!! they are my favorite.

[@subtledemisefox]

I laid down in bed to watch this a little before noon and accidentally took a nap lol

[@unrealdevon]

Doesnt matter that there are other channels out there. Your style and personality is unique and i will certainly watch any future comparison videos right here. Gamesack ❤

[@kalvinravn8431]

I was a senior in high school in 1990 when my step Dad bought the Turbo Grafx CD for me and my brother, he spoiled us big time at Christmas. I was fortunate enough to experience Valis 2 and 3 on the Turbo Grafts CD and Valis 3 on the Genesis. As I got older and had my first son in 1995 sacrifices had to be made so owning the latest in technology for a home video game console was put on the back burner. Heck yeah I wanted a 3DO and Saturn when they launched! Great video and it really makes me appreciate my step Dad for going out of his way to make me and my brother happy….

[@snoredizzle]

So jealous, never played either Valis, buddy had it, was awesome just watching him play for hours

[@TonyLikeGames2]

The first, fresh Sack of 2025!

[@METALFACEDOOM441]

Ayooo Pause 😂

[@BackToTheGame.98]

as opposed to the last, gamey sack of 2024

[@Sniper_T_2x]

@@METALFACEDOOM441man he definitely on diddy time

[@terriblecoughing4767]

I have two flights with a long layover in between tomorrow. This and the compilation episodes will help the day pass quickly. Thank you for all you do, Joe.

[@miltonbates6425]

Zombies Ate My Neighbors on the SNES is such a fantastic two-player game. The password level-select system isn't that great because you'll start with base weapons and items if you use it.

[@romefox]

5:20 Thaaats it are we DOIN THIS!!

[@snoredizzle]

😂right, I suppose we are

[@subscreen6527]

At 5:20 - Grass on the Genesis = 3 colours. Grass on the SNES = 4 colours. Player characters arm on Genesis = 3 colours. SNES = 4 colours. Same thing across virtually every cross-platform title; Genesis version has fewer details due to fewer colours. Information that is clearly visible on the SNES version is absent on the Genesis version due to lack of colours. Every time.

[@TalesBarros]

Hey Joe, quick correction: you can actually play with traffic and cops on Need for Speed for Saturn and PS1 if you choose head to head mode and play on the 3 original 3DO tracks (Coastal, Alpine, City). And both Saturn and PS1 version has 3 FMV intros, they are all the same and are played randomly whenever you turn on the game.

[@reynolddelagarza8084]

Thanks to still making videos! I really enjoy them! Greetings from México

[@BrianDavis13]

i have a lot of fond memories with the 3do version of Need For Speed as well. The jerk guy you race against had a certain charm, the graphics were amazing for the time, and it's the only racing game I've ever liked enough to learn manual gears on. I remember it being really neat when you got far enough to drive through the forest on one of the tracks. That was really cool looking back then.

[@mrmaxaxl]

The Clown at 1:37 is an easter egg from another Lucas Arts game on the PC called Day of the Tentacle.

[@anonamatron]

Day of the Testicle

[@2GlitchinAwesome]

Right when I needed it most, trying to relax and fall asleep

[@skywalkerranch]

Happy New Year to you, Joe. Thanks once again for all your efforts in keeping this channel alive.

[@leeg12000]

I always look forward to your videos Joe. Just commenting for the YT algorithm, and to say I've watched all your videos more than once. All the best for the new year Joe.

[@severintw]

I was waiting 13 years for episode two of dare to compare. 😢 A day of joy and what a great way to start the new year.

[@CMc-v7z]

I appreciate the fact that the Ys series is still going strong. I enjoyed the more recent entries and look forward to the new one.

[@sauldiaz-infante8407]

Never thought that Game Sack will beat DF RETRO on their own game!! This Need for Speed comparison is more complete. It has more deep than the one DF RETRO did just a few days ago, covering gameplay modes, and differences between SS and PS1

[@gisone79]

It's no sunday without Gamesack videos

[@MyRetroLife]

Love this episode. You always do such a great comparison. Man... I hadn't played Valis 3 in forever. Had the TurboGrafx version.

[@ToxicCarnageThrash]

Another awesome episode! Happy new year Joe, wish you the best

[@Athesies]

Finally after 13 years of waiting we got a sequel to my favourite game sack series! Nice!

[@SaintCyrX]

It's kind of interesting how one video game straddled the two halves of the 90s with Need for Speed. The 3DO release, pure early 90s. The PSX release, late 90s vibes. Minor changes make them feel an era apart.

[@BakiX]

Love these kind of episodes. Thanks GameSack ❤

[@tjg121389]

I grew up with the Genesis version of Zombies Ate My Neighbors, and loved it. It is pretty much the same game as the SNES version, so either version is great in my book, though the SNES soundtrack is better. I had the 6-button controller, so the controls weren't much of an issue for me. I remember reading about the hidden flamethrower and finding the secret spot, but being really confused to why I couldn't actually find the weapon. Did not know it was only in the SNES version for some reason until much later. This has been the game I've always wanted a modern sequel to. Ghoul Patrol is a sequel, but I heard it wasn't that great, cause it wasn't originally developed as the game's sequel (I have both games on Switch now so I should try it). But there hasn't been anything since. I always thought a sequel would have been great for the DS/3DS as the bottom screen could have the radar and other elements while the top could be the gameplay. It's such a fun and unique game that just hasn't been replicated since.

[@Cellfix]

WHAT!?? ARE WE DOIN' THIS!?!??? Heh, you beat me to the joke/reference with that end skit XD Awesome video as always!

[@fan0000]

First game sack episode of 2025 no better way to spend a late night Saturday night thanks as always for the content Joe long time subscriber

[@dravenlee4473]

I mean it's probably better that games are pretty much the same across platforms but I am definitely nostalgic for when they were different. It was fun to rent the Genesis/SNES versions to see how they differed and in some cases like Mortal Kombat, I owned both versions because they were different enough to warrant it.

[@tonyp9313]

Yeah I liked it when they were different to. I like playing the different versions of Mortal Kombat, especially the Snes where it's sweat & the finishing moves like Johnny Cage are funny as he sticks his foot into you.

[@nitromonkey5076]

Man that intro is incredible. Well done.

[@luckrequired5382]

11:05 -- 'It's Game Sack!' 🥳 Happy New Year, Joe! 🎉

[@evgaming9390]

Thanks for making retro videos. I've been gaming since Atari 2600 to Steam Deck. Yes I'm old but you're channel hits the retro in the right spot.

[@kaelith1060]

There is a much easier way to grind for levels in Ys III. This was done on the SNES version, not sure if it will work on any other versions. The spot is at the end of Tigray Mine 2. Position yourself where the Raddel enemy can't touch you, but you can kill it and it respawns without you moving. Now, place something on the attack button so Adol will keep attacking. I usually do this before I go to bed. When I wake up I have a fully leveled Adol with max ring power and gold as well. A family member discovered this and since then, I have been finding other games I can use this on to level up while I sleep or go to work or whatever. This was my first introduction to AFK grinding or more like AFC. Also regarding Ys: The Oath in Felghana, It was first released for Windows in Japan in June 2005, then for the PSP in Japan in April 2010 and later in North America and Europe. The American PC version was localized by Xseed Games in March 2012 (info from Wikipedia). I have both the PC and PSP versions and I like the PSP version a little more because of the Double Boost and New Game+.

[@SeveredLegs]

One thing about Game Sack, is that I always feel welcomed to it.

[@ninjapirate47]

I thought you were gonna let us all down, Joe by only covering the saturn port of Need for Speed. I am ashamed I doubted you! Great to see the comparison as the PS version was the only one I had played at the time maaaaaany moooooons agooooo. Great episode, love this format and feel free to talk about less popular games. With so many *Cough-inferior-cough* youtubers doing retro stuff it's always good to see something a little more obscure and less known. We generally watch Game Sack for your take specifically so feel free to experiment. And happy new year to you, sir! Still one of my all time favourite youtubers. Keep up the great work!

[@Dojonpachi]

That Statue of Liberty! We used to play NFS on my 3D0 and would always say "A planet where Apes evolved to race men?!" on that track.

[@ChopTheBlockUp]

I only watch this when I'm totally stoned. I'm so ripped right now. It's 7 in the am in Florida on Sunday.

[@videostash413]

never get stoned, life is too short

[@FreakinOutOnAudio]

Genesis Valis iii music is awesome.

[@hanginglow420]

That graveyard stage was pretty rad

[@st1ka]

fun fact, the song at 26:52 was also used on Jim Power. They're so similar that Jim Power's composer was accused of plagiarizing

[@GameSack]

Chris Huelsbeck was inspired by it, but I feel his tune stands on its own.

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Oh cool. I didn't know you watch Game Sack too. I was just watching some of your videos yesterday. 😄👍

[@ajsingh4545]

Oh cool, you are in the Joe nerd club too ?

[@cajampa]

That was a hefty sack you have there Mr Joe. So full after the holidays and now you are all spent.....keep it coming....next week same time for another load.

[@sixtyfps]

I love how your closeup/callout/detail shots feature CRT scanlines, Joe. Very tasteful.

[@Sweet4ooth]

I've created a spreadsheet that displays all common words by Joe in his videos and sorted them by frequency. Number 1: Parallax, 2: Sega, 3: Scrolling. Love ya Joe these videos are amazing 👍👍👍

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Nice one. Happy New Year Mr GameSack. Nobody does this better... well apart from RetroCore obviously 😅 ✌️

[@JaredConnell]

28:22 Joe, I need to know what all those symbols mean on those pages

[@ZinhoMegaman]

Correction, YS The Oath in Felghana was made for the PC in 2005 and later ported to the PSP, you can find it on Steam for a very attractive price and the game runs perfectly, but the Nintendo Switch is due to receive a remaster of it soon so I recommend waiting for its release.

[@chemergency]

It's always fun to compare ports pre-6th gen as they always had pretty significant differences. Hope we see more of these.

[@Nosaveddata-Games]

That Valis move to the edge to jump, I've played too many 90s platformers to not trust like that

[@Derek-mg2le]

I always love a good comparison video! Great work as always, Joe!

[@gregorioliveira]

Game Sack, the only channel that makes feel like playing bad games! Hahaha Jokes apart, congrats for one more great, funny video! Always a pleasure to watch!

[@segasdreamer]

When I saw Oath of Felghana was coming to the Switch I was super happy. Can't wait!

[@lanedj801]

The Road n track game menu looks like the inside of my jr high locker

[@lanedj801]

Gameplay also looks like a boring PlayStation version of Cruisn USA

[@steventechno]

I actually like how NFS1 looks. It's got a charm. It's like in that middle between realism and Pixel-art. It's just nice to look at! I vaguely remember playing the PC version at school once back in the day.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Currently sick in bed as I'm writing so thank you for making this recovery more tolerable, Mr. Joe Sack. 🙏 Edit: I'm finally better. Thank you all for the well wishes and thanks to Game Sack for keeping me entertained.

[@ottomaticallyawesome]

God bless you.

[@wieldylattice3015]

Is that Camille from Zeta Gundam?

[@JomasterTheSecond]

@wieldylattice3015 Absolutely (Kamille's a man's name).

[@Kaim.Argonar]

same bro

[@robertrada4783]

You’re not alone 😂

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Nice, New Year Sack!!

[@616Entertainment]

Sunday night Sack, my favorite.

[@lucyakaluckstat]

Nothing like hearing Joe talk about resolutions at 1am

[@CapcommunicationsHQ]

Game Sack talking about Valis games gives me life 😁

[@jjenk911]

Happy New Year, Joe!

[@Lonewolfz24]

loved the shout out to retrocore

[@newgameaaaa]

Great episode with so much detail in the differences especially Ys 3. I played the Super Nintendo version back in the day. I recently played Ys book 1 and 2 for the turbo CD and it was amazing with the best music in a game ever. I have never played Ys 4 yet, but I would love to learn about the differences. SO YES PLEASE do that episode with Ys 4.

[@Cool-Spot]

Great video! Love these types of comparisons and I get to learn about games.

[@skykid4000]

Yo joe!! Good to see you, I love a comparison. I’ll enjoy this one especially!! Many thanks 🙏

[@mclovin6829]

Let's not forget ZAMNs absolute banger of a soundtrack. That music is a rock concert for a SNES game.

[@b1tmast3r]

Happy New Year Joe. It has to be over 10yrs i watched the Show and its as good now as it was then! Gamesack never gets old

[@jasonhubbard6775]

Feels like a good time for Dave to pop in for an episode. Hearing his enthusiasm for games is always a pleasure.

[@Grind24hours]

You'll never walk alone, Joe! Have a happy New Year, dude!

[@summerlaverdure]

this video was awesome! it was cool to see the comparison of ZAMN (one of my fave SNES games) and also Ys III (my favorite music is the genesis version, even over the CD). thanks for making cool videos like this, definitely wanna see more comparisons like this in the future!

[@donoteatmikezila]

Never misses a chance to talk about Ys and I'm here for it.

[@lanedj801]

The bassy thuds from Genesis when attacking enemies will always be one of my favorite sounds.

[@ChesterfieldSliggums]

Love these videos, love the salt and pepper look, love you Joe! ❤❤❤

[@retrojoe85]

For me the music on the Genesis/Mega Drive version of YS III is the best of the bunch. And the scrolling is so nice to look at!

[@tommydpk]

Keep rocking, Joe. Love the show.

[@davidfitzgerald4748]

Joe, the goatee looks good. Keep it up!

[@wheatballz9059]

Love you mang always putting out quality content!

[@RayPruitt-ji9jx]

33:50 36:18 No, it's not. The fairy necklace keeps Garland from coming back after you defeat him and leave Galbalan's Island, so you don't have to fight him a second time when you re-enter. If you don't believe me, try it.

[@joedirtbag6662]

Dare to Compare is such a great topic on here

[@Soonjai]

21:50 Nope, the 3 Lap based Tracks where designed for the 1995 PC-DOS version of the game (along with a 4th Lap based Track that unlocks once you win all tracks in Tournament Mode), they where just added to the later PS1 and Saturn Ports of the game.

[@noble_wine]

Just what I needed after walking home in the snow. Ty.

[@endymallorn]

I’m always amazed at the way DS versions of multi platform games worked out. Disgaea, Jagged Alliance, EndWar, Front Mission, and Star Trek: Tactical Assault.

[@jparker1935]

Hey Joe, do I smell a collab with Console Wars? If not you should, your humor would pair well with them.

[@stephens4175]

been watching for years, a fan for life

[@vladv5126]

It's called just Zombies in Europe because our neighbors getting eaten would come across ad a good thing to us instead of horror.

[@antster1983]

Couple of other differences, but this time between the NA & PAL editions of _Zombies Ate My Neighbors_ - the PAL version was simply titled _Zombies,_ the chainsaw guys had big axes and were called lumberjacks instead, and the "Game Over" screen dripped in green ooze rather than purple ooze or blood.

[@c1rca23]

My request for a game to see on multiple platforms is - Joe & Mac by Data East. Great game!!! Cartoony caveman adventure platformer type game. I rented and loved that game on snes. Looks like it was in arcades, snes, amiga, nes, gameboy, and mega drive/ genesis. A boy can dream. Thanks for all your hard work and content. I’ve been going back and watching for weeks! The nostalgia is amazing. Peace!

[@LevitatingCups]

like the beard, now you look like a proper dad-gamer

[@notturok7841]

Cool intro! Subbed because of that and because your videos are awesome!! Comparison videos are super cool and I love me Saturn. Have modded nearly all my consoles other than my Wii U.

[@dlinkster]

I had the MS-DOS version of The Need for Speed. I was amazed by the graphics on my crappy video card and the music coming from my Sound Blaster 16 made gave me goosebumps.

[@mathewfallentine6063]

I’d love to see a gamesack video on the contents of that journal with all your dated rentals and other intrigues