New Games for Old Consoles 5

Episode 399 - New games are still being released for these 30+ year old video game systems, and it's awesome! Some games are pretty simple homebrew affairs, while many are full-fledged properties that would stand above the rest back in the day. Let's check some recent-ish titles out!
Links to get the games:
Astebros:
neofid-studios.com/en-us/coll...
Vax Collection:
gameovervideogames.com/produc...
XenoCrisis:
shop.bitmapbureau.com/collect...
Dinocrisis:
pceworks.wordpress.com/purchase/ (read the page)
Life on Mars Genesis and Life on Earth Reimagined:
kai-magazine-software.fwscart...
Vengeance Hunters:
shop.naluastudio.com/shop/pro...
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[@n0isyturtle]

My 44 year old aunt is having a baby and was feeling old, so I referred her to this episode to show her even old things can pump out new stuff with success. She did not appreciate my pov.

[@skywalkerranch]

Joe knocks it out of the park once again. thanks, Joe, for keeping this channel alive as I am sure many people appreciate it.

[@skidmarks4747]

And here I thought that I was going to bed.

[@theonemouse]

Ditto…

[@Madman-bi5bf]

​@@theonemouse Same

[@jeffandjoshplaytheworld9994]

same lol

[@Seth______]

Love me some Game Sack before bed though

[@ikazuchioni]

fat chance

[@baardbi]

Today is the deadline for this years NESmaker Byte Off competition. There are over 100 contestants. I think it's safe to say that there will be some cool new NES releases this year.

[@GameSack]

I hope to see some!

[@AB0BA_69]

@@GameSackPlease consider making a video talking about some of the top finalists 😊

[@alannaramone3821]

@GAMESACK joe you should totally cover that.

[@Harperlarp]

Joe, I hope you never stop making those skits at the end of your videos. I always stick around to see them and they're always a delight.

[@zg-it]

I'm vacationing on the west coast and this is the first time I've ever caught a game sack episode when it dropped. I feel so important

[@gabrieldias3479]

DAT FEELING

[@David-nm4yc]

How do you forget to put a chip set in a cartridge.....a 100usd cartridge

[@mikematei]

Love XenoCrisis. Didn't know it came out on the N64. Cool video I like this series hope you do some more later.

[@kerras72]

The Sonny Bono joke was dark but funny

[@emailchrismoll]

Just like Dave Chappelle

[@rokucam1958]

I wonder how many people have been watching Game Sack for years and never knew about the skits at the end of every episode...

[@tartrazine5]

Not many? And SponsorBlock skips over the credits automatically... unless you're watching right after the video's released... like now.

[@MrBacchus18]

If anyone then they've been missing out

[@rodrigomolinsky]

Brazil, 3AM. Time for some of Joe’s sack, game sack!

[@88mphs]

Thank you for being honest with the reviews Joe I appreciate it more than anything shows real character and good ethics

[@skins4thewin]

Saying the music is like Gauntlet 4 is HIGH praise indeed!

[@seanmyster6]

If Life On Mars had been released on the Genesis during its heyday, I guarantee that gaming magazines would've hailed it as "Sega's answer to Super Metroid". 😁

[@GameSack]

Yeah probably.

[@MrPoestyle]

Sega PODS is now on my wishlist . 😍 Gonna circle it in the Sears Christmas Wishbook this year .

[@arashnikoubashman6946]

Some of these look really impressive, kudos to the developers.

[@GameSack]

It's amazing how in many ways, "homebrew" developers have surpassed the official releases for the various consoles.

[@arashnikoubashman6946]

Definitely! Especially genesis releases have a high quality, which is probably due to the straight forward architecture. It also helps that memory is much cheaper than 30 years ago

[@MSWMSW1]

To be fair, current "homebrew" developers enjoy massive advantages over the older original game developers. The TOOLS are so much better now, from graphics to sound to music to even coding languages (Now you can program an entire Sega Genesis game in C, back then assembly was the only option). But the biggest advantage is TIME, the older original developers only had months, sometimes weeks, to make a game. Now "homebrew" developers can take years to complete a game.

[@ostiariusalpha]

​@@MSWMSW1Sonic Spinball was programmed in C back in 1993. C was always an option, assembly was simply preferred.

[@GraveUypo]

@@MSWMSW1 also storage. 120meg cartridges were just not a thing back then

[@MustardTigerFan42]

Wooooooo gamesack One of the few retro channels I still look forward too!

[@PapaBPoppin]

Always a good trip ahead at 2am on a Sunday when Joe pops up!

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I love that games are still being made for these old consoles.

[@nicktaylor8032]

First class as always mate. These are definitely my favourite kind of videos from you. Been a subscriber for about 8 or 9 years now, and it's easily one of the best channels on KZbin. Cheers brother.

[@cardfightersclash]

"This is like Slope Dope except that you're in a boat." I love everything about this sentence.

[@Justforvisit]

Yeah, that sentence really was goat!

[@LeoDavidson]

Thank you for making Game Sack.

[@hippaman2435]

These intros are always awesome, hope this channel gets more recognition

[@Mintcar923]

I never really thought about it but I see a lot of parallels between this channel & CGR.. Right down to the fact that both even had co hosts back in the day.. Maybe they should do a collaboration..

[@Godsgood111]

That would be cool to see

[@3dmarth]

Never thought I'd see a "physical" Genesis game with no physical media, and just a download code in the box.

[@istrasci]

I really love this new "Take On Me" intro!

[@brandogg]

The A-ha intro is iconic.

[@dwood78part23]

Nice seeing new games being made for these classic game systems. BTW, the 1st game reminds me of Shovel Knight for some reason.

[@gabrieldias3479]

Yeah, the visuals definitely got some Shovel Knight vibes to it. I had the same impression as well.

[@johnrussell8086]

New Mega Drive/ Genesis games have a certain look to them, I'm not sure if it's the chosen colour pallet or if it's a special Dev kit but they don't have that original Mega Drive/genesis look. Not complaining it's just an observation.

[@medes5597]

They don't use a devkit for modern genesis games, just a step by step emulator and an everdrive type device.

[@arthurrock4979]

Joe, we just saw your game sack again 😮! Only a best friend would show anybody his game sack! You are our best friend, Joe!

[@jmatt781]

Demons Of Asteborg and Aste Bros are also out on a dual cart for the Evercade for only 20 dollars or so.

[@jmatt781]

Hey Joe, I know that you totally know this, just posting in case someone is interested in picking up a physical copy of those games for a great price. Game on! 🤜🤛

[@turnerjmulletboy]

I struggled with the skiier not getting eaten by a yeti

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

That mindrec compilation had the feeling of a bargain bin find and about as much regret.

[@GameSack]

Well it's only $20 so there's that.

[@Marmite101]

I am not sold on most of these modern low budget type releases on old consoles, but I can see how others may enjoy them somehow.

[@thenightstar8312]

Try harder

[@Marmite101]

​@@thenightstar8312oh i am sorry, it seems you dont value other peoples opinions, it is unfortunate but it is also something you will eventually need to learn how to deal with constructively some day

[@SpecialAgentEBunny]

@@Marmite101I agree. Most of these look pretty lame.

[@cliffbogard9546]

Damn and here I had forgotten that those Sega pods were an actual thing. Thanks for digging up memories from 30 years ago

[@MagisterHamid]

That Neo Geo beat em up looks amazing! I’ve always been curious to why Neo Geo had so few beat em ups. Heck it even hade more shmups!

[@callak_9974]

Probably because those weren't as big in the 90's, it was all about the 1-on-1 fighting games, like Fatal Fury, King of Fighters, Samurai Showdown and various other one offs. SF2 blew up in the arcades near the beginning, then there was Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, etc.

[@MagisterHamid]

@@callak_9974 I understand but I have to disagree. Neo Geo came out in 1990. Final fight came out in the arcades in 1989. It spawned loads of beat em ups. Heck even Capcom on their CPS1 and CPS2 arcade hardware and Konami had loads of beat em ups in the arcades. Cadillac & Dinoaurs, Vendetta, Alien vs Predator, Captain Commando, Simpsons the arcade game, The Punisher and many more were released in the 90s. Both Konami and Capcom and a few other developers released loads of them in the 90s. By comparison SNK released very few. The ones from SNK aren’t very good either. Which kind of makes me wonder that they didn’t really put a big effort into the genre. They put a lot more effort into shmups and traditional fighting games.

[@richardfan7157]

TBH most Neo Geo beat em ups sucked. The first two Sengoku games are just boring due to enemies dying in 1 hit, Burning Fight is an average ripoff of Final Fight, Robo Army and Mutation Nation are okay, and Ninja Combat is dreadful due to the unnecessary complex controls. The only good one is Sengoku 3 which came out at the end of Neo Geo's lifespan and even then it's rather repetitive.

[@MagisterHamid]

@@richardfan7157 that is exactly my experience. For an arcade system it had very few decent beat em ups. It’s clear that SNK weren’t playing in the same league as Capcom or Konami.

[@razman1982a]

lovin the new intro joe! thanks for keeping at this man, your content in my comfort viewing when i chill. :)

[@OscarTorresWork]

Its been on for a while but Love the intro with the Aha look to it.

[@WillKeaton]

If you're still looking for more new games for old consoles, there's a game called _Goodboy Galaxy_ that just came out for the Game Boy Advance, about a dog astronaut on a quest across the galaxy.

[@thomasberry4486]

That has fast become my favourite game on the Evercade

[@GYTCommnts]

The 120 Mega Power delivery was underwhelming 😂. And the puns for the N64 were hilarious too! 🤣

[@useruser-tc7xx]

Dude the Dino Force manual page you had open literally showed you how to get a continue! It's Item / Weapon J (Slot 3) @15:42

[@BlueSkyDefender]

Any time I am stressed I love dropping buy and watching some of your episodes. Thank you for making my day better.

[@platypuswhat]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for making great content for all these years. Your videos are interesting and help me sleep. You're the best!

[@Psxpirate1]

Cool intro, reminds me of "Take On Me" by A Ha. but I hope you keep the previous intro. Keep the great content coming!

[@wiedo]

We reviewed Astebros together with St1ka on the New Game Old Flame podcast. I definitely felt that the game was a bit harsh on deaths and really prevented progress, knowledge what’s what and experimentation. I also played only with the sword guy so that could’ve been the problem. After the review I went back playing with the Mage and some use of save states and had a ton of fun to beat it! Maybe after that beat I could play it again without save states but they definitely helped me to learn the game.

[@barbequesque]

life on mars looks like it would do better with the camera perspective zoomed out just a bit. and livelier colors to help better differentiate between the different types of sprites (effects, monsters, environment) but all in all the visual style looks like a dream game i would have had back in the 90's. I'm totally getting Alien Carnage, Abuse and Bio Menace vibes.

[@mjdf122]

Another weekend with Game Sack

[@indieemil]

Perfect video for my hangover. Thanks Joe 😌🙌

[@skins4thewin]

Yup! Agreed. I HATE when devs make a game too tough just for the sake of it. What's challenging for the Devs isn't going to be the same for everyone else, clearly.

[@bubbleboyspot]

Made my day,and I just woke up!! Big love for your sack!

[@rjcgy713]

“Pull a Sonny Bono” lol

[@Ptkeela]

My favorite series of yours, thanks!

[@ianpitkin6324]

Thanks for making this

[@alex64gaming]

Xenocrisis is dope asf

[@UnclePhil73]

Life on Earth = We have Cyberpunk 2077 at home. 😂

[@neo6289]

Thank you Joe!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@cueball981]

Woohoo! Another awesome episode! Thanks, Joe!

[@ImTheMayor]

The Life on Mars ship looks like a BFG

[@allluckyseven]

They look fantastic. Especially that last one, which I was not at all aware of!

[@Major_Kenny]

Great video. Gonna buy on steam that Asterbros and the first game as well. Keep up the great work Joe.

[@ericbarlow6772]

I did end up buying Life on Mars and Life on Earth reimagined. My Genesis is currently in storage so I’d have to get my retron 5 out of the closet to play it them right now. Interesting though is on both games if you preordered for the initial release, they included your name in the manual. Maybe some future archaeologists will find my name in a preserved game manual of Life on Earth Reimagined.

[@GameSack]

I can't imagine them working on a Retron.

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

Astebros looks incredible!

[@Schwefelholger]

I miss some love for "Insane Pain". A rather unusual fighting game, which was released last year on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and impresses with a great soundtrack and an unusual graphic style. Not a game for everyone, but the right one for this topic.

[@CCAtercero]

Xeno Crisis and Astebros catch my attention a lot.

[@bradnimbus4836]

This was a great episode, man!

[@scottpilgrim2]

Just woke up to this.. Thanks Joe

[@albertlevins9191]

Interesting episode. Thanks!

[@jjenk911]

RogueVania. I'll get behind it.

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

Ha u prolly call shooters shmups 2 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jacobreed7959]

Awesome INTRO!!!

[@arboris]

I really need to check out that Life on Mars one. It looked great

[@tveye363]

A Rugrats game just came out on NES

[@JohnCharb87]

I saw the thumbnail had Genesis games. I knew it was going to be a good episode.

[@CherryColaWizard]

I love Game Sack!

[@osgeld]

ah TG 16, decent graphics, decent music, SFX of a colecovision

[@thatJohann]

What a treat and right at bedtime.

[@astrades2601]

As always is interesting to see some new games for old hardware even if they aren't always good games.

[@horsterner7378]

Nice series. Keep it going joe :)

[@50shadesofbeige88]

The sack is back jack!

[@Highretrogamelord]

Hump Ball reminds me so much of Blobby Volley.

[@zwallop]

Nice to see BT Garner's final homebrew reviewed. Sad we'll never see Xymati. RIP BT. Vax and Implode are the games I enjoyed the most from his last release.

[@ilikecurry2345]

He died!?

[@zwallop]

@@ilikecurry2345 Sadly he passed away suddenly about a year ago.

[@ilikecurry2345]

@@zwallop Goodness me, I'm so sorry!

[@videostash413]

Joe and Dave should each get Sega Pods and compete in a Pod race!

[@GameSack]

LOL ouch

[@ramadjones]

Dude who is Savaged Regime? He produces some of the best music on the Mega Drive. His music style is also pretty recognizable. He's kinda like Jesper Kyd.

[@smashpro1]

Next time you do one of these, Shantae: Risky Revolution for GBA is probably gonna be on it.

[@aeonian4560]

We life in such a great time where new Genesis/Megadrive games are released ❤

[@malcolmar]

Agreed.

[@claudiosacchi3720]

I really enjoyed astebros and xeno crisis on the genesis. I'm happy there are still good games coming out for my favorite console

[@VincentVanBro]

I love this channel!!

[@MrPoestyle]

And also AWESOME new games coming out all of the time for the Intellivision , Colecovision and the Atari 2600 .

[@nobots27]

Thank you, Joe!!!

[@shiningphantasy1393]

Good video; never was aware of Dinoforce until watching this and it looks like a solid middle-of-the-road type of PC Engine Hucard shmup. Vengeance Hunters is a great choice for the Neo-Geo as the console had a lack of scrolling beat-em-ups compared to all of the 2D one-on-one fighting games. The platform is so well suited to the beat-em-up genre so glad to see a new one get developed.

[@EmperorEva0001]

When I smoke, I hit the trees harder than Sonny Bono (Oh no!)

[@scottpilgrim2]

9:49 Ha i remember this game, takes me back to the era

[@oss29]

love the old games

[@PapaBPoppin]

Omg hump ball is a recreate of one of those old shareware compilation games (100+ Games!! cds from the early days of cd rom drives), possibly just called Volleyball Wow, played a LOT of that over summers having friends over… Completely forgot about those times until seeing that! Thx redifer!

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

And Slope Dope looks like a dollar store version of SkiFree.

[@dtcharo]

Joe popped me good with the Dr. Faucci line. You're a gem.

[@kaikiske7436]

That was disrespectful AF on his part. Dr Fauci saved millions, possibly billions of lives.

[@GameSack]

@@kaikiske7436I'm sure Fauci himself would laugh at it.

[@ALTDOK667]

Great episode!

[@AHMEDSONICMOE-E.Bravery7]

My suggestion for future episodes: How about Atari inc. after the Jaguar Episode. Just like the Sega after the Dreamcast episode.

[@vidsofyermom]

I have been waiting 2 whole weeks for this!

[@Godsgood111]

Feels like 2 years

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

4:00 Joe doesn't tget enough appreciation for his skills as filmmaker.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Great video!

[@pelham123_7]

Joe, you never fail to make me laugh