Left in Japan 7 - Game Sack

[@mickael486]

Game Sack, you guys have been talking in a more candid and organic way in the last few episodes. Always love that back and forth banter in between reviews. kudos.

[@tetrisdave]

+Mickael Mc Thanks!

[@asainmrhatfield]

+Mickael Mc totally agree

[@Dorelaxen]

Game Sack being back on a weekly schedule = FUCKING AWESOME.

[@redpandacoding]

I love how every Sunday morning when I wake up, there's a new episode for me to brighten my morning. Episode idea: Games That Are Boring. Not bad, not frustrating, just plain boring and not fun. To me, that's any sports title, FIFA foremost.

[@JazGalaxy]

+Tom S. I wonder if that would make for an episode that was boring... For me that would be games that have overly long introductions. Movie-games tend to fall into that category for me. The developers want to "build the story" with half an hour's worth of exposition before the game even starts, and I just want to play. The rule for storytelling is "start at the most interesting point". Games tend to ignore this, thinking that they are movies. The most interesting point in a movie is not the same as the most interesting point in a game.

[@kodoyama]

The Ganbare Goemon series is my absolute favourite. RIP Konami.

[@jewjitsu712]

Game Sack happening weekly is the best thing that has ever happened. Kudos.

[@RGT85]

Yessss love Left in Japan.

[@ProtoMario]

I have played the Gale Racer and the Rad Arcade game in an arcade at my Local theme Park called Cedar Point Ohio, it actually is shaped like a miniature car, you sit inside it, it has a massive old CRT and you have a wheel and gas with brake. The coolest thing about it is it moves with you when you go up on those curves or down the car moves. On top of that when it rains there are fans blowing to simulate air and the storm. It's one of the most awesome games I ever played.

[@davebladegun3009]

Holy crap. When Dave opened the CD wallet and it was full of Genesis carts, I nearly soiled my pantaloons. I know you guys are really cranking out the episodes lately, but the show is just as good as ever. Bravo.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

I was just watching Sonic the Hedgehog during that whole racing game. Him swinging back and forth is trance-inducing. Great episode as always!

[@GMTK]

If you didn't know, there was a Kururin game for GBA called Kuru Kuru Kururin - but it only came out in Japan and Europe. Maybe you could do a "Games that skipped America" video ;)

[@GameSack]

+Mark Brown That's not a bad idea.

[@setokonowa6078]

+Mark Brown Actually there's TWO Kururin games for the GBA, the other one is called Kururin Paradise and is just as good as the first one! (or so I hear) Unfortunately it never left Japan this time. I also second the Games that skipped America opinion!

[@boatcaptain6288]

Game that skipped America: Terranigma. =(

[@Tholor463]

+Mark Brown Saw your comment earlier today, then went to a flea market, saw Kuru Kuru Kururin and immediatly bought it, enjoying it so far. Thanks, without your comment I wouldn't have bought it ;)

[@GMTK]

+Tholor463 nice! Have fun :)

[@Mar-O899]

I love the Goemon games that were released here, I need to check some of the ones that passed the west over.

[@souio]

Ganbare Goemon 2 is one of my all time favorite action platformers. You guys should possibly do a Left in Japan Goemon special since only 3 of like 10 games were released in the west

[@JoLiKMC]

10:53 - Oh. My. God. The secret origin of _Roundabout_ revealed! My mind is blown! Also, I'm really sad _Ganbare Goemon 2_ didn't come out over here. It is a *vast* improvement over the first game in the (side-)series. It's really brilliant, as are the next two games in the series.

[@Cosmo-1977]

Joe and Dave are indeed looking more at ease. A very funny episode i watched and thought to myself.It wasn't just the games I was interested in , but also the humor. Game Sack is the premiere game review show for collectors who need to know if a game is fun or not and worth the price.

[@AmberShort]

With all these cute games reviewed, Game Sack will now be known as "Cute Sack." Nothing but cute games from here on out. Cute video as always Cute Joe and Cute Dave.

[@RetroCheater81]

+Amber Short As a woman you should never use the term Cute Sack. Its impolite to us men.

[@JayDee284]

+Amber Short Great now I got images of Joe & Dave as Lucky Star characters lol

[@SuperHns]

+Amber Short Cute sack rofl

[@THE_GIN_MASTER_]

+Amber Short OHH OHH ME NOW! Hey Amber Short, I'm eating soup

[@fy8798]

+Chris Roseberry Cute Sack cute sack.

[@interestedparty7863]

The joy I get when Game Sack uploads at 2:30 in the morning is akin to when my mom would have a Jimmy Dean microwave sausage biscuit ready for me, wrapped in a paper towel, as I walked out the door on my way to the bus stop. You guys rule!

[@mongooseonaunicycle2056]

Sunday mornings watching game sack with a cuppa and bowl of cereal, Feel like a kid watching Sunday morning cartoons, Cheers joe and Dave made my day.

[@tetrisdave]

+Mongoose On A Unicycle Thanks!

[@noahdusty]

Game sack is my favorite show period. Keep it up guys~!

[@tuggbakk]

Best retro game show on YT, hands down! Thanks guys for a weekly nice time in the sofa! :)

[@tetrisdave]

+Super Marpe Thank You!

[@mrowiasty]

Always learn about some good games, when watching you. Thanks, guys!

[@YaYousef5]

Wow. There was this GameBoy game I used to play when I was a child that was a Japanese adventure game but I never knew what the name was because it was in Japanese, but while I was watching this video I recognized the characters at 17:14 from that game I used to play. I googled Goemon games on the Gameboy and lo and behold, it's the game! The one I played is called Ganbare Goemon: Kurofune Tou no Nazo. Damn that's crazy. Nostalgia roller coaster yo.

[@RetroCore]

Really liked today's show. A little on Gale Racer. It was originally intended to be ported to the Mega CD hence the low colour video sections. Also, the arcade version has a much longer draw distance than the Saturn and uses sprites for its cars while the cars in the Saturn port are textured polygons. Gale Racer was the very first game I played on my Saturn in 1994 and I still have that original mint copy now. Played it to death is an understatement.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

I absolutely love rad mobile. Shame it runs so bad on mame...or at least my mobile version of...

[@youareababoonandiamnot4317]

Did you just call me a "textured polygon?!?!"

[@nattdal4985]

Oh man that Ganbare Goemon 2 game looks amazing! so picking that up! it reminds me of Pocky & Rocky with the artstyle and music, thanks game sack!

[@FinalBaton]

Very nice selection of games and great episode. I want to give a mention to the high video quality of game footage you guys show. We fans are obviously treated to RGB signals from each console coupled with a good capture card, and it is EXTREMELY appreciated.

[@83Chrisaaron]

Goemon 2 indeed kicks ass. I completed it a few months ago. Definitely track down a copy if you're a fan of the US versions. There's some secrets hidden behind the language barrier but you can always use a faq.

[@garfunkle187]

Dear GameSack: I'm a long time subscriber and fan and the more frequent uploads are making me happy :) I really enjoy your style (wooden delivery and all) but besides that, your content is second to none. Thanks much.

[@GameSack]

+garfunkle187 Thanks!

[@michaelsierra7620]

+Game Sack Lmfao at the end guys. Good way of destroying your disks and disk case, ha4

[@ryanamberger]

I'm glad Sunday is my one day off. Get to stay up until 2AM for a new episode of Gamesack.

[@ryantate64]

Just ordered Ganbare Goemon 2. Can't wait to play it!

[@tetrisdave]

+Ryan Tate Sweet! I think you will like it..

[@oddpodretro]

love the left in japan videos, great vid guys :)

[@Nate1979]

Another great epusode. seeing that Snatcher cover in the trash at the end...well done. I actually got goosebumps.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] Great episode! I love that the reviews are getting a bit longer with the weekly release schedule, since you're covering less games per episode.

[@tetrisdave]

+My Life in Gaming Yeah it's working out well so far. The reviews are a bit more informative then before.

[@vinnie830]

+Game Sack Dave Keep up the awesome work!

[@SuperHamsterGaming]

I want to say I've seen the characters from Ganbare Goemon 2 in a game that was available in the US. I remember playing it years ago because I rented it from blockbuster.

[@atomicskull6405]

The birds at 3:08 are from Exerion which was a 1983 shoot em up released by Jaleco. It was one of my favorite arcade games back in the day and had graphics that were years ahead of it's time.

[@KWKBOX]

I ask about shooter games and you guys deliver some more. Thanks for never disappointing guys.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Fantastic episode as always. You guys are pumping out quality episodes like machines!

[@mylifeingaming]

[Try4ce] I'm a HUGE fan of the Goemon series, and Ganbare Goemon 2 for the Super Famicom is possibly the best. The bunny-men generals from the west may very well be the most bizarre premise in the whole series, which definitely elevates it in my book. The other games Dave played looked amazing too, I wonder if that Game Boy game is affordable...

[@tetrisdave]

+My Life in Gaming Oh it's affordable if you make 6 figures a year. $100 is just pocket change. :)

[@awnnerd]

What I like about Gamesack:- High production quality Nintendo Vs Sega, in a friendly way Thorough and comprehensive analysis of games and systems I never even knew about Dave's beard (Sorry Joe, it's a close second)

[@tetrisdave]

+awnnerd I win!!! Thanks.

[@awnnerd]

We all win Dave :-)

[@Ruko]

This Left in Japan episodes are my favorite, thanks!

[@Gladson]

I really like these "left in Japan" episode because back then, without the internet, the only way to know what was being released in Japan was hoping for magazines to tal about them, and this way we missed a lot of great games that we never heard about. I hope you guys do more episodes like this.

[@MorrisChannel4]

lol, the skit at the end was exactly i had in mind when i took all my games and put them in case logic. But i always kept the manuals and box art work so i scan them to PC and blow them up to make posters out of them! totally sick looking ones too

[@Tempora158]

2:14 Wow, Jaleco actually acknowledged the existence of Tuff E Nuff in a Japan-only game rather than Dead Dance.

[@nuness1988]

Another great episode. Very informative and interesting.

[@blzr2bull]

You guys are awesome! I love that you are doing weekly shows. Keep the great work!!!!

[@louiei.1552]

You guys have been uploading a lot in the past few weeks, but honestly, it makes me happy. Love seeing your vids, theyre hilarious and informative. Keep up the great work guys!

[@dadabubz2674]

Who the hell keeps leaving these games in Japan?! Another great episode guys.

[@LeviathanRX]

I love how the Gameboy Player startup disc also came in the JP case with the slip cover. I have that and one import GC game as oddballs on my shelf(not to mention some JP PS1 "thick case" games)

[@luismartins3785]

You guys are great ! keep it up....I make sure the add play all the way through so you guys can have all the support you need to keep enjoying doing your great show. thank you !

[@povertygamer]

Goemon uses bunnies because rabbit in japanese is Usagi..or if you look at it another way USA GI

[@GameSack]

+Paul Lizzi They love their puns over there.

[@tetrisdave]

+Paul Lizzi Oooh that's interesting.

[@nobel11]

Great episode, guys! I'm always ready for a Sack Attack!!

[@dirkleon99]

Quest Crew won ABDC tonight and I GOT GAMESACKED!!! My life became more awesome tonight!!! Great episode guys, I bought a couple of imports thanks to you guys. :)

[@thecliffracer]

Love your work guys, always happy to see a new upload.

[@KmockRepairs]

I just had a back fusion and lamenctomy/discetomy on thirsday and i can barely get out of bed to walk with a walker. They only bright side is that the hospital has awesome wifi so i finally get to see all my subs in hd! Thanks for making the vidoed gys Game Sack

[@tetrisdave]

+Kennon Mock Thanks and get well soon!!

[@eddsnake]

Loved the Ganbare Goemon 2 review Dave. A real shame that they never released it outside of Japan, i remember reading the glowing review in 'Super Play' here in the UK. Great to see the game in action after all these years. The 'Legend of the Mystical Ninja' was great and the first N64 game was fun too, even if it was basically a poor man's Super Mario 64. Would be perfect if Konami brought all of the Goemon games to the virtual console. Great episode guys.

[@tetrisdave]

+eddsnake Thanks! It's a great game and like I said it's not too expensive. I got mine for $27 shipping included. It's cart only but still it's worth it. I need to try the N64 game again. I remember back in the day that I didn't like it much because as you said it's a poor mans Mario 64.

[@enp82003]

You guys are the best! Thank you so much for your videos!

[@caseyhayes4590]

CD wallet at the end is probably the best humorous ending so far. I'm convinced!

[@LuizMGRamos]

You are the first that i actually see talking good things about The Gale Racer for the Saturn. We had an arcade with the one moving car machine here in my city (Belo Horizonte/Brazil) and it was awesome to play.

[@josphok4142]

thank you soo much , game sack for this amazing video , you are still NO 1 in retro gaming...please keep up

[@THEONLYGORE]

excellent blooper outro :D keep up the amazing work guys !!

[@ryogo666]

Ah Ganbare Goemon 2... been waiting for a fan translation for about 17 years now...

[@Grimsie42]

That Goemon game looks really cool!

[@TonyLikeGames2]

It's fantastic!

[@cityrogueslicker]

yeah I would love to play that one day.

[@Mchenrygames]

Thanks for another great episode. So many games I didn't know they existed. Definitely getting game tengoku for less than fifty bucks.

[@SaintCyrX]

I LOVE the look of that racing game for the Saturn. There is something charming about that last ditch effort to use sprites on the 3d systems (like the early sports games with 3d fields but 2d players).

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

I want to paint the rest of Daves beard white! But I would probably fuck it up....

[@tetrisdave]

+HappyConsoleGamer I would let you. :)

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

But I would let you done emotionally....

[@Polecat666]

Craig Stadler needs to chime in on these comments.

[@arcaderkid8449]

WHAT????!!! White Beard!!! Dude Paint it GOLD and SILVER It'll stand out as Ghost n Goblins :)

[@RarefoilB]

+HappyConsoleGamer +Polecat666 You can count on me because you *know* I can make it.

[@timlarsson]

Ahh, Ganbare Goemon. That's a game franchise I sorely miss :'(

[@ShadowSumac]

Looking at Ganbare Goemon made me weep for what Konami ones was.

[@fatenabu1]

Goemon looks amazing, loved Mystical Ninja :)

[@DaditudeEra]

FINALLY some love for GOEMON. I LOVE those games!

[@jreddtrex1618]

Ahhh, it's weird o'clock in the morning. Time to not go to sleep and open up a hard apple cider and watch some Game Sack :). Enjoyable as always guys, thanks :).

[@dest151]

love the left in japan episodes.

[@ShanetheFreestyler]

I _LOVE_ these episodes! You could pretty much make an entire series on games that never were released outside Japan, and so many of them I wish did! It's no surprise why everyone likes to say Japan keeps the best games for themselves! Oh, and Dave, you got a little hole in your shirt... that I can see the background through! :V

[@DennisForstner]

Loving these left in Japan episodes, I can get ideas of what to collect instead of just collecting blindly for the Japanese stuff.

[@OdinsDenYT]

you guys have the best youtube channel by far i re watch all ur old videos you should put them on a dvd i would buy it

[@ricardobiswalt5866]

Love the left in Japan series

[@PepsiMan666]

Kururin Smash is probably best known for being a trophy in Smash Bros.

[@MungkaeX]

+Pepsi Man It's an Assist Trophy in Brawl as well.

[@RetroClash95]

Hilarious ending bit guys, loved it!

[@Y0cke]

Love the Left in Japan series.

[@kalecser]

Nice to see Rad Mobile in here, I remember playing it when I was a child more than 20 years ago :p. on the arcades, here in Brazil. I remember recognizing Sonic form the Megadrive. It was really cool back in the day. Great episode, keep up the good work guys! Again I must say I am really pleased you are weekly now. I miss the blog posts on Patreon Joe!

[@BlueWizardMustDie]

FUN FACT: Most Genesis game cartridges are roughly the same shape & size of an audio cassette tape. So you can store them in any storage device that can specifically hold cassettes. Currently, I'm holding all my missing box Genesis carts in an 80's era 3-drawer cassette box with glorious faux-wood paneling. So secure, so space saving, and yet so kitschy!

[@Michirin9801]

Awesome episode guys! Those are more Saturn games that I gotta keep in mind when I get my own Saturn someday ;3

[@retroNES2600]

Finally you get around to covering Flying Hero Bugyuru! I've been singing this games wacky praises for years!

[@strocat25]

I loved legend of the mystical ninja on SNES... it is one of my all time favorite snes games.

[@AceOfROMs]

Why is Link's butt flashing black on the "Dungeons & Ganon" shirt?

[@messiahrp]

+AceOfROMs I assume it's chromakey related since they use a green screen?

[@DrunkenCoward1]

+AceOfROMs Link has a green butt. I think.

[@TheDecatonkeil]

+AceOfROMs That's Navi tossing his salad.

[@deepfriedchocobo]

AceOfROMs someone sounds repressed.

[@BakiX]

Great episode as always! Anytime someone mentions Goemon games my heart lights up with such joy, I'm glad you liked it =3. Also thanks for that Noobow mention Dave, I dunno what it was but as soon as I saw the game and its little animations I fell in love lol, ill def be trying to find a copy of it sometime in the near future! Also your not alone Joe, I love those Sega arcade racers as well, even with Gale Racers cruddy graphics =p. PS:Here are some recommendations for the both of you if you havn't had a chance to try these yet: Dave: Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake (Goemon 4) (Super Famicom) Ganbare Goemon: Ōedo Daikaiten (Playstation 1) Both of those games are similar too Goemon 2's style of gameplay. Joe: Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden (Samurai Showdown RPG) (Playstation/Saturn/NeoGeoCD) Its a really pretty game if you like shrunken down sprite work, it even has a cool gimmick to let you input the super moves in the battle screen lol.

[@tetrisdave]

+The Shadowgate Keeper Thanks and I will have to check out the other Goemon games on Super Famicom that didn't make it out here.

[@genisug22]

Thank you Guys

[@Ashamaxa]

the third way Dave pronounce XeXeX is the way i pronounce it too... Glad to know im not the only one :D great episode again guys :)

[@MadPanicGaming]

Game Tengoku, Kururin Squash and Flying Hero all look amazing, I'll be keeping an eye out for those. Thanks guys!

[@chal1821]

I lost 800 dollars at the casino tonight but now i have some Game Sack so i'm not even mad. I love you guys

[@tetrisdave]

+Chal Izor Sorry to hear that! Think of all the cool import games you could have bought with that $800. LoL!!

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Goemon saw a western release under 'The Legend of the Mystical Ninja'. Bloody love that game!

[@blackblob500]

I think Kururin Squash uses the Gamecube's internal font. The font is different between regions, and as a result, it throws up gibberish when you are running it on a non-japanese console.

[@_chipchip]

Radmobile in the arcade was awesome! The cockpit had cool buttons for your wipers and lights etc. Graphics were a lot better than the saturn version from memory (as expected).

[@danzigrulze5211]

I had a Super Famicom and a Red Japanese PS2, so many games I couldn't read but most of my games were fighters so they were easy to figure out. Plus on Fist of the North Star made by Arc System they always say the name of the attack they just did on you with crazy ass pressure points. Got to love Japanese imports.

[@BladeBlur]

Yay! Another game sack! Next week is my birthday, I sure hope you got a REALLY awesome episode then ;)

[@efreeteater2270]

Damn Legend of the Mystical Ninja 2 looks killer! I'd love to play more Impact levels like in the N64 game.

[@moviemetalhead]

Another great Japanese only game releases episode. Some of these look pretty cool. Hilarious ending too guys. Great work. \,,/

[@Justforvisit]

Oh my god that arranged world map theme from Bravely Default is just sooo heavenly beautiful! As if the original wouldn't be awesome enough already!

[@scrustle]

After that "comedy coach" episode you guys did I actually think your show has gotten pretty good when it comes to the humour and skits. That episode wasn't great when it came to the comedy, but the little jokes and skits you've been doing since then have actually been quite amusing. Keep it up!

[@awnnerd]

V Cool (as always) You guys really do set the standard.

[@AgentMoler]

Gotta love that weekly Sack.

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

I don't know if it's just me, but at the beginning, does anyone notice the little pixelated block glitch that's on Dave's Shirt?

[@FlackoWeasel]

+HamtaroSonicHedgehog i noticed it too and My eye was glued on it most of the time :D

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

FlackoWeasel Lol Seriously? XDD

[@FlackoWeasel]

+HamtaroSonicHedgehog lol yeah. I kept wondering what the hell it is lol. It was like when you notice it, then you can't unsee it anymore and see it everytime now lol

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

+FlackoWeasel Haha I'd agree there XDD

[@MiguelVergaraK]

Great video, loved that ending XD