Series that Made a Great Transition to 3D

[@GameSack]

What do you feel is a franchise that made a great jump to 3D?

[@martinrc80]

GameSack in 3D

[@drivethrujedi83]

Pokemon

[@basket472]

waverace was developed by pac softnigga

[@vjspectron]

Conker

[@ghost085]

Duke Nukem made a great jump to 3D, even if it went downhill after that

[@kodybuffettwilson]

This episode felt like it ended too soon, but the outro skit really made up for it.

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

The episode was too short, but the outro just kept going!

[@thingsiplay]

The outro was aweseome lol, i had a good laugh.

[@lordsosa9383]

im bigger stronger faster then you boy what you gonna do about it bring it on

[@rashidisw]

Skit does remind me of Dorkly's, which also have SEGA in the theme.

[@lordsosa9383]

@@rashidisw hahahahahahahahahahahahahah nooob

[@SilverShion]

I want to believe Joe learned spanish just to make that El Viento joke.

[@cloudff72000]

Now he needs to learn German to do Herzog Zwei

[@sloppynyuszi]

Rayman did a great transition to 3D and then back to 2D

[@Diskoboy1974]

Rayman 2 on the Dreamcast is still my all-time favorite 3-D platformer.

[@sloppynyuszi]

@@Diskoboy1974 I had it on the PS1, and it was the best 3D platformer for the system. (I could be swayed regard jumping flash) I was quite impressed at the time. Not as good as the Dreamcast, but good in its own right.

[@Mintcar923]

Beat me to it! Still haven't tried the original but I do have it lol

[@hogarthsebastian1360]

The only thing that was terrible about Rayman 2 is that it was never brought over to the OG Xbox!

[@revolvingworld2676]

So did Donkey Kong

[@robintst]

Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast was a respectable jump to 3D. I'll always prefer the original series but playing PSO online was a wild experience when it first came out and I made new friends in other states on it that I eventually met in real life and are still friends of mine to this day.

[@l3rvn0]

Not really a jump to 3D since it's almost a whole new series, just like Megaman Legends

[@poindextertunes]

i imagine theres a lot of stories like that

[@pdraggy]

Oh yeah, PS and FF are MUST mentions... Moreso PS IMO as FF just kinda' followed (if not pioneered) the same formula that basically all JRPGs transitioned with- like Dragon Quest, Star Ocean etc. other than FF12 and 14 I don't think any JRPG franchise ever made an MMO (Grandia online? Sword Art Online went from MMO to 1pl JRPG though,,, I think I never played them ^.^) but PSO was the first (by a few years).

[@pdraggy]

@@l3rvn0 PSO has the same bossguy as Phantasy Star, it's MUCH more related than Final Fantasy is to it's previous incarnations. Don't be confused, Dark Falz and Dark Force are the same entity- it's just a translation error. Anyway if Ninja Gaiden or MGS counts, PSO counts

[@deadsharkisart]

​@@l3rvn0 it is though, you are just trying to be controversial. 👍

[@markula_4040]

Excellent idea for a video. Maybe in the future you could cover 2D games in franchises released after they had already gone 3D or started in 3D.

[@rickylovesyou]

I can't think of any off the top of my head, do you have any examples?

[@friendlyghost75]

@@rickylovesyou Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda are obvious. Sonic is another one. There are lots if you include portable games of course (there are even 2D games based on series that started 3D like Crash, Banjo, and Spyro.) Some of these are polygonal 2D games, but I stil think they count since in this series Joe didn't include any games that only moved to 2D with polygonal graphics. But even if you only include hand drawn games you still have stuff like Bloodrayne.

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

@@rickylovesyou Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

[@ravagingwolverine]

@@rickylovesyou here are some more that come to mind: Metal Gear GB, Splinter Cell, a couple of Tomb Raider portable games, Rainbow 6, Max Payne, Resident Evil, Klonoa, Tekken 3 GBA. There's probably a lot more. The ones I mentioned are all portable games and there's likely where most of those examples would be. It seems like an interesting topic.

[@CoreyHectus]

Good idea. Driver has a 2D port on GBC that's really damn good. Doesn't have all the missions or ability to choose missions but it's got 4 cities and good driving physics. Crash Bandicoot also had some good games on the GBA.

[@TrashPandamonium]

GTA 1 was AMAZING when it came out! An "open world micro machines" game, with weapons, where you could drive any car - it blew me away!

[@pdraggy]

I as well, but Joe is mainly complaining about the PS1 controls. My memories are of the PC original xD.

[@GraveUypo]

yeah, it was an amazing game and honestly every bit as good as gta 3. he played the shitty ps port, that must be the reason he doesn't like it.

[@nunyabusiness896]

@@pdraggy Yeah, the PC used the arrow keys, but instead on the playstation they mapped forward/backward movement to the X and square, most likely so the cars would feel like typical acceleration/brake buttons. Not a graphically impressive game, I honestly thought it looked like Super Nintendo minus the buildings, but the open world aspect was a game changer, I spent HOURS on the demo with a time crack to remove the time limiter.

[@LateNightPerson]

3 words: Duke Nukem 3D Also Wolfenstein 3D, people seem to forget this franchise started in 1981 on the Apple 2 computer

[@PiousMoltar]

It's funny how Duke made such a fantastic transition to 3D, but then completely lost it. Well, I guess those third person games were alright, I never played them, but they didn't seem to wow anybody. And then there was the whole DN Forever debacle...

[@LateNightPerson]

@@PiousMoltar I have Time To Kill on PS1, great game but certainly jank

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

Wolfenstein wasn't actual 3D, it's essentially a 2D game unless you're really stretching the definition of a 3D game, then Mario Kart SNES is a 3D game.

[@piratesephiroth]

but those just went from fake 3D to real 3D

[@Juanknes]

@@piratesephiroth Both, Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein were 2D games (side scrolling and top down view). Wolfenstein 3D was kind of a sequel from iD Software.

[@pda1799]

That ending, pure killing.

[@saymark2]

Kirby finally made it 3D in 2022 with Kirby Discovery, a.k.a. Kirby and the Forgotten Land

[@Aralis97]

El chiste de El viento 😂 eres una leyenda Joe!!!!!

[@jamesduncan6729]

How in the world did you leave out Final Fantasy? The jump from FF6 to FF7 was phenomenal, back in the day

[@LeoStaley]

Ehh, practically all the game plays essentially like it's 2d. Top down navigation over static pre-rendered backgrounds, a world map that you could recreate in 2d without losing anything. The combat has a camera that moves around in 3d to show of visuals, but, again it doesn't really affect game play. You could quite plausibly demake the game onto snes if the cartridges could hold more, and retain practically every game play element.

[@ChaossX77]

You can always make your own video if you're not satisfied with his.

[@josephstewart7256]

I'd agree that FF7 would deserve a spot if he does a 2nd great transition to 3d video

[@vladv5126]

Just those hideous deformed lego puppets were 3d. The backgrounds were flat pre-renders. I thought the character models looked hilarious back in the day.

[@KBABZ]

Way in the future of 2023? Hey would you look at that, GTA VI got announced! In fact it was LEAKED to advertise Bitcoin! Man what a depressing future we live in.

[@powerupmike]

Hey Joe, I'm reaching out to you from 2026 Metroid Prime 4 is an instant classic, I really like the ability to gain powers from enemies, even if the Metroid life gain blast is a little op. Anyway I gotta get back to my timeline so I can play the game.

[@dc9662]

@BocoCorwin Please, take me with you!

[@LockieNZ]

It was really cool how they included english releases of the first 2 MSX Metal Gear games with the Subsistence release of Metal Gear Solid 3!

[@robertdanker6193]

AGREED!! That was a nice bonus. 👍

[@dschult3]

I just survived the robot attack in the year 2084, and I've decided to relax and play some retro games. The Metroid game you're talking about is pretty good, for the time. But man, you've GOT to see what comes out after that! All hail Lord Karnage!

[@Ephesians-yn8ux]

My God I love Waverace. Just the opening tune takes me back to Christmas morning 1996.

[@thingsiplay]

I still play it (on emulators). It's one of my favorite games for N64 or the entire racing genre.

[@Daniel__Nobre]

Yeah, there is just something so relaxing and nostalgic about it.

[@robwaters8848]

Dude, can you take the time to tell me the story of that Christmas for you? I'd love to hear it, I love hearing people's nostalgia stories, especially Christmas 🎄😊

[@KrunchyTheClown78]

Outrun 2 and coast 2 coast are games that I just happen to be playing a TON of lately!

[@SteveBrandon]

I recently got a refurbished Playstation 2 Slim (since the PS2 Slim that I've had since 2005 has only read disks intermittently for years) so OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast is one of those games that I have been able to enjoy again.

[@goemon74]

The legend of the mystical ninja starring goemon (n64)

[@PiousMoltar]

I LOVE that game. I'd never even played the earlier games. But man, the world, the gameplay, the humour, the music, I absolutely adore that game. I think it's the first game I ever actually finished. I kinda suck at games. I was a huge Sonic fan at the time, you'd have thought I'd finished those, but no. I'd finished Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but, I'm pretty sure I took turns with my brother, I didn't do it on my own. I'd seen the end of many games, but mainly due to cheating. No I never finished Sonic 2. I did very nearly finish Sonic 2 & Knuckles but Knuckles' reduced jump height made the final boss near impossible. With Sonic, I'd never even reached the final boss without cheats, although I did beat the final boss with him many times. And with Sonic 1, that's even more true. Final Zone itself is easy but I just can't get that far in the game.

[@nobel11]

That's a great suggestion! That game was hilarious and tons of fun!

[@jeremybowers3181]

I gotta feeling there WON'T be too many sequels to this particular episode.....

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

@@paul.1337 star fox was always 3d...

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@paul.1337 What the hell, Bubsy? That game defines "hitting the polygon ceiling". The first two games were kind of okay, but Bubsy 3D is the worst of the lot.

[@ChaossX77]

@@paul.1337 Bubsy 3d is considered one of the worst games of all time. Lol

[@nobel11]

Another Sacktastic video, Joe! The ending skit had me laughing like a loon. You mentioned F-Zero in the video already, but I think that N64 game is a superb 3D transition. Duke Nukem 3D is pretty good, too, although it changes the gameplay quite a bit. I also really like Tetrisphere, but it's pretty much a different game altogether, so it probably doesn't count, but I'll take any opportunity to talk about Tetrisphere.

[@tsvtsvtsv]

it's really kind of unbelievable how well ocarina holds up. i played the 3ds remake first and it's not a bad version by any means but i honestly prefer the look and feel of the original

[@pixhell]

Rayman make a good transition to 3D, Rayman 2 on the N64 and few week later on the Dreamcast was pretty good. 👍

[@AirknightTails]

I can agree with this. But I grew up with the Inferior Port of TGE (The PS1 version)

[@yuragami3829]

R-Type Delta was a great move to 3D

[@lordsosa9383]

nah r type delta sucks and im the big bad man who here to tell ya what you gonna do about it boy hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha EZ

[@deanandtavonplumb7059]

GTA 1 was amazing, I played it to death, and still have and play it now. I also have number 2 and London on ps1, I loved it that much I also had to buy gta 2 again on dreamcast. I remember it having a huge following when I was at school.

[@Kain5th]

Time to stop everything im doing and watch Game Sack right friggin now!

[@D1490-b1y]

Oh you too hey🍿

[@QF_Dan72]

same, i was watching a movie but gonna pause for this

[@gustavo_vanni]

Nah, I'm too busy, so I had to wait 'til February 9th 2057 to watch this episode, and can say it hold up pretty well to this day.

[@Kain5th]

@@gustavo_vanni oh nice. Did Metroid Prime 4 finally release? Was it good?

[@plushquasar653]

Do you do air guitar during the intro? I mean I would never do such a thing….. but it does seem like a natural reaction.

[@dirtface5923]

David Hayter did an incredible job voicing snake

[@robwaters8848]

I like Queefer Sutherland

[@vladv5126]

Yeah, he's pretty good.

[@ninjapirate47]

I'll tell you what's brilliant... Joe leaving the ad until right at the end so I don't have to endure it! Perhaps if they'd learn from his skits I'd consider watching them!

[@coolen]

Outrun 2006 is one of those games I always have installed on my computer that I can pick up whenever and always have a good time.

[@parazels83]

Idea for a new video: unpopular, but graphically impressive games on Saturn/PSX/N64.

[@itsmatt517]

I’m from the year 2050 and I’d like to confirm Metroid Prime 4 is due for release next Tuesday

[@pigs18]

Thirty years later and I can tell you that it was the game that sunk the Metroid series. I heard Nintendo dumped the rest in a landfill in Kyoto.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

I thought Pong made a great transition to 3D on the original Playstation. No joke, it was pretty fun. Had several game modes, biomes and a single player campaign with bosses too, lol.

[@sebas19722]

It was an awesome game!

[@jfwfreo]

I think getting the actual license from Kawasaki to use the Jet Ski name and look helped make Wave Race even more popular.

[@roystonlodge]

I never liked the 3D mario or zelda games. The only 3D Zelda game I liked was the Legend of Doom mod. I'd say Shining Force III was a pretty good jump to 3D.

[@QF_Dan72]

Rayman first came to my mind.The first Rayman game is a fun 2D platformer ( that also makes me rage a lot ). Then they turned the series into 3D with the sequel, Rayman 2 The Great Escape followed by a third game Hoodlum Havoc, which is really good too ( both which are much forgiving ). Unfortunately, they scrapped Rayman 4 and the series went back to 2D style again.

[@Bleusilences]

Did you ever tried the unofficial Rayman 3D game, Tonic Trouble? That was a great game for the time.

[@nobel11]

That's a great one, I loved that Rayman game, especially on the Dreamcast.

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

Gex 2 Enter the Gecko, Rayman 2, Sonic Adventure (Sonic R doesn't count), Gauntlet Legends, Donkey Kong 64, F-Zero X, Dragon Quest 8, Tales of Series, etc.

[@maxmccoy6]

Bomberman, Sonic, and Rayman made the jump to 3d successfully.

[@sloppynyuszi]

The Sonic one is subjective. I got a Dreamcast and was super excited to get this game. And the thing just wouldn’t shut up and when you finally played it it was on rails mostly, with not much ease to explore like in Sonic 3. It had lovely graphics, but Sonic adventure was a turnoff for me for the franchise. The GBA sonic games of the era was where I could still like Sonic. 😅 To be fair I just don’t think the original Sonic games can translate their flow to a 3D perspective as I haven’t seen any other 3D game capture it. And for story, all you need is Robotnik/Eggman made all the wildlife robots and you need to save your animal friends and then let level design and gameplay do the rest. Sonic adventure ruined this concept 😭

[@kobe1902]

Sonic Adventure is such a fun game and sonics equivalent to Mario 64. No i will not accept any criticism or disagreements. It is fact.

[@GBlastMan]

Legacy of Kain did a very good jump into 3D when they did Soul Reaver, the original Blood Omen is a PSX classic sure, but im not pretty sure that the franchise could had been what it is today without 2 factors the good writting the series has and the deep lore, and the fact that it was one of the most impressive 3D "open world" adventure games out there, the fact that the game loads one time at the very begining and then you dont see a single loading screen the entirety of the game's run it tells you how impressive this game was for that time, also that the quality of the cutscenes even if the characters barely had any kind of complex animation was at the same level or even more than MGS cutscenes. I can talk on and on of why Soul Reaver was a good jump into 3D for the franchise for hours, but keeping it short, if it wasnt because Soul Reaver came to be i dont think Legacy of Kain could had remained all these years in the collective minds of people out there.

[@TheUncleshady]

I'm not 100% familiar with the channel but those 3D transitions between games were dope.

[@robertparker6280]

Oh you should check out the older ones especially when Joe had a co-host. And they were known at the start to be awkward, then they ran with it being intentional awkward.

[@rossvegas7]

Welcome mate it's good here!!

[@ninjapirate47]

So you'll be on the traditional binge watch then? Go back and marvel at Dave's priceless shocked face in the skits. Enjoy!

[@ninjapirate47]

@Boco Corwin Lol I know what you mean, when I first discovered Game Sack I went on an absolute binge fest. Soooo much content.

[@z0m813]

welcome you will enjoy this channel

[@GregsGameRoom]

Joe, I just came back from 2025 to tell you that Metroid Prime 4 is amazing. It cured cancer, brought about world peace and ended hunger! Now we all live in harmony together and it was wonderful. Alright gotta go back now. See you all in a few years…

[@GamerNRetro]

I remember like it was yesterday that me, my brother, and my Dad went into Media Play to get a new N64 game. I wanted Mortal Kombat Trilogy and my dad was like no.. we are getting Wave Race. He was right.

[@Candle_Calmness]

Right about what

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

The dedicated fart and burp buttons are sadly missed in the latter GTA sequels, much for the worse. I would've loved to start loading up the car with farts with Roman in the car in GTA4.

[@randchuck2492]

Man, I can't believe you didn't include Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on the nintendo 64. That game did Ocarina a year before Ocarina even came out except I honestly much prefer Goemon.

[@ImWatchingYou69]

based and goemonpilled

[@ThePatente]

You "refused" to play Metal Gear Solid 2? Because it's not Snake? Man, you totally missed something.

[@cax1175]

Earthworm Jim, Bubsy

[@grongy6122]

just no

[@rickylovesyou]

Just no.

[@jjenk911]

Get out.

[@infinity2z3r07]

bubsy especially good 👍

[@FIXTREME]

Báh! The original GTA isn't that bad. I *will* say however that not only was GTA3 the best transition to 3d, but also the best GTA of them all.

[@BigMacOrange]

Game sack is based.

[@mkmot530]

Hi, I'm writing this comment on the 28th June 2087 I'm sad to say that the 4th metroid prime is still kinda in development hell. However green dog 3 gta advance 9 and pong 6 all turned out pretty good

[@MrJechgo]

How about Kirby? This one is a bit special, because Crystal Shards was the first game using 3D models, but kept the 2d side-scrolling platformer genre. This kept going up to Star Allies, with the 2.5D aesthetic. In 2022, we got Kirby and the Forgoten Land, which is the FIRST Kirby game fully in 3D, and it worked great ^_^

[@DanSutherland]

Isn't Kirby Air Ride 3D

[@ImInAgonyLOL]

@@DanSutherland That's a spin-off racing game. Does that really count?

[@minecraftfan6424]

Super Mario 64 was the one i say the best jump to 3d one of the first game to use the analog stick and also camera controll even the movement was perfect nintendo really nail their game i mean loz oot was also the best one too still play the game now btw

[@Bartycrouch]

Another great episode, I was wondering if Duke Nukem 3D will count for this list. Also Jedi Knight 1 or 2. Lands of Lore did a good job with the 2nd game, Sonic for the Dreamcast, Mario Kart, as you mentioned F-ZERO, Final Fantasy VII, Elder Scroll, there are so many.

[@FastTquick]

I think Duke Nukem 3D is the best example here. I’m not sure if it fully counts, but I would definitely suggest Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for a future video.

[@3dmarth]

Wasn't Jedi Knight always 3D? (Even if Dark Forces 1 technically might've used a 2D renderer like Doom.) I agree that Sonic Adventure was a great transition into 3D, for what it was. It's usually looked back on as a misstep, but that's mostly a result of retroactively judging _a clunky remaster of_ an older game for not meeting modern standards. Considering how well it translated the feel of 2D Sonic into 3D, and how ambitious it was- all this while launching alongside Ocarina of Time in 1998 (in Japan), I'd call it a success that just hasn't stood the test of time especially well. And it's not as if the likes of Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, or even Mario 64 have aged perfectly, either. But this debate will probably go on until the end of time. :P

[@metalsnake2789]

Seems like I played a different GTA back in the days. We all loved it, it was a massive hit. It was such a great game. GTA3 was a great transition to 3D, it was damn impressing back then. But it's quite a different game, and I still love the first 2 GTA games, but the newest games, I don't care much about anymore.

[@IdealIdeas100]

Now we need to go full circle and do a video on series that made an "ok" transition to 3D

[@josephstewart7256]

For me, DK 64 is a prime example of an "ok" transition to 3d. It did a lot of things right but it didn't fully understand what made 3d games fun.

[@MiggyMeista]

Pac-Man World on PS1 was a fun transition to 3D for Pac-Man, the remake on modern consoles is also good as well

[@TheJerseyborn]

Love the show miss dave

[@jamesburchill7522]

I only suffered through the sponsor ad out of the deepest respect.

[@ophidianmind333]

Both Shin Megami Tensei and Ys transitioned to 3D very well.

[@grongy6122]

That's gotta be the longest sketch ever.

[@R3nnan]

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, if it's good enough for a dead man, it's good enough for you.

[@jagergerg9771]

I’m always so happy when game sack launches a new episode.

[@sunderark]

I love that Joe always uses the same photo and background of Hideo Kojima whenever he mentions Hideo Kojima.

[@onendonlysmithy1498]

Great work, Joe! Glad to see Gamesack still alive and kicking!

[@Sataaa]

All of these were indeed great. Gj. BTW I think it would also be cool a next on these series to list games that made a rocky transition to 3D but eventually did join the top ones, for example Prince of Persia, the first 3d prince of Persia sucked, but the sands of time trilogy was a master piece!

[@JohanLejonborn]

The outro skit was great, had me laughing out loud several times.😂

[@GameFactsSpecial]

Outrun 2 is great. But it had to be the easiest series to translate. Sprites aside it was always kinda 3D.

[@Deanster101]

Outrun 2 is incredible and a classic in its own right.

[@mraaronhd]

Hey Joe, are you ever going to do an episode that covers all of Treasures’ games?

[@parallaxspectre]

So many sad stories with 2D to 3D games that never really fully recovered :( Castlevania in 3D never worked unfortunately, neither did Contra. Another fantastic episode Joe - TAAATE MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for always providing wonderful episodes and random humor!

[@TashiroSato]

Not true on the XBOX it looks great

[@ColourShedProductions]

Yeah, Metroid Prime & GTA III were the first games that instantly came to mind when looking at the title of this video. I’m kind of curious to know how many 2D-only franchises would benefit in 3D, even today.

[@nobel11]

Cheers! Love your channel!

[@StElna]

Surprised you didn't talk about Metroid Prime on the Wii. Whilst not a remake, it feels very different. I played Metroid Prime on the Gamecube so many times, but after playing it on the Wii I can't go back. Easily one of my all-time favourite games.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Opposite for me. The Gamecube version is FAR more immersive, because the Wii remote is one of the worst controllers ever made. While the Prime Trilogy had probably the "least shitty" Wii controls, it still uses the Wii controller, so it's meh.

[@ravagingwolverine]

@@StormsparkPegasus I had the same experience. The controls for Prime on the Gamecube felt perfect to me. It felt like I was controlling the game directly with my mind. That's how immersive it was for me as well. Playing the third game with the remote, I was constantly reminded that I was playing a game and fighting with the remote in the process. Having to mime unlocking doors is one of many things that made the game less immersive to me rather than more. I know some people like the motion controls more and, while I don't agree, that's fine, but I really wish Nintendo had at least offered gamepad controls when they released the trilogy. Extremely disappointing that they took that away.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@ravagingwolverine Motion controls are inherently anti-immersion. They take the focus off of the game and being immersed in the world, and move the focus to the controller itself. It's really really dumb. The only relic of motion controls that I am ok with is optional gyroscopic aiming, for fine tuning. I had a Wii when it was current, but I was done with waving my arms around like an idiot instead of pressing a freaking button VERY quickly. I wasn't even able to force myself to finish Twilight Princess, because the gameplay was just so un-immersive. Gave it to a friend and got the Gamecube version.

[@georged7627]

They need to bring GTA5 to Nintendo switch

[@rickylovesyou]

Final Fantasy, Legend of Heroes, Dragon Quest, Street Fighter, and Rockman, although just a spin off Legends made a decent jump to 3D.

[@FreakGeSt]

If you think about it, classic Rockman never jump to 3D but to 2.5D with the remake of the first game, but if you count polygons as 3D then was that or for a fully new game then Rockman 11.

[@rickylovesyou]

@@FreakGeSt Rockman Legends. As mentioned in my first comment bro. 👍

[@PS1Fan1991]

The first 3D Rockman game I think was Battle & Chase which had an awesome soundtrack, fun gameplay and cool visuals.

[@rickylovesyou]

@@PS1Fan1991 unsure if we can call a kart racer spinoff and actual Rockman title transition from 2D but yes if was the first 3D Rockman

[@PS1Fan1991]

@@rickylovesyou I get what you mean, but I only count it as it still felt like a traditional Rockman game in how you have to beat the boss to get their parts, but did it in a racing format.

[@RetroReaktor]

I love two first GTA games. They were a lightyear ahead of everything else those days. Games were designed to be controlled by keyboard and mouse. That's why PS1 controls suck. Without those first two awesome games I would not have been interested in playing GTA3. I agree that that game took the franchise to whole another level.

[@airforcex9412]

This channel is the pinnacle of retro gaming. And I subscribe to them all…Awesome job!

[@dcashley303]

Hi Joe from Game Sack, I'm from the future. Metroid Prime 4 did eventually come out and was mostly okay. The controls were a bit cumbersome and they gave everyone beards (including Samus which was controversial) but the setting and music in particular were amazing.

[@SvenElven]

I remember enjoying the “fake sequel” Snake's Revenge a lot on the NES!

[@burntyper]

It's good

[@FallicIdol]

The music was spot on

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

John Madden Football, if it's good enough for a...

[@bra1nc417d]

Mario Kart 64 was definitely an amazing transition and really made the shortcuts feel even more rewarding, as they're much easier to hide, in a 3D environment.

[@EwaY83]

Mario Kart on SNES was in 3D

[@Godsgood111]

Wrong, Mario kart was 2d pixels on a scaling and rotating 2d back ground, a.k.a. mode 7.

[@jbfarley]

@@EwaY83 incorrect

[@bra1nc417d]

@@EwaY83 No, that was the Mode 7 engine. Not a polygon in sight.

[@MimonJesus67]

Can't believe he shat on the first GTA.

[@videogamemusicrenditionsby7625]

Playing outrun in the arcade was unforgetable. The game, the music...Golden times!

[@GameCubeGalaxy]

A phenomenal topic idea with excellent choices here. Some great GameCube love shown here too 👍. Literally every game shown here I nodded my head in agreement, Ninja Gaiden especially! Superb episode as always, Joe!

[@cax1175]

Majora's Mask is the best Zelda on the N64

[@lukegto]

Second best

[@mbrando4403]

OoT is better in dungeon design. MM has more "heart and soul"

[@cax1175]

@@lukegto Nope lol

[@cax1175]

@@mbrando4403 MM is better in every aspect, aside from dungeons

[@lukegto]

It’s a game on a timer nothing you accomplish is permanent and is more fondly remembered then it ever was received when it was current

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

So glad you did a follow up. I know "worst of" videos get far more hits, but I really like "best of" and "underrated" content more. Having said that, I wonder if a lot of poeple forget about GTAs roots.

[@vallaurianv6024]

Awesome episode with some of my favourite games ever made. Outrun 2, Metroid Prime, Ninja Gaiden, GTA3, Wave Race. All killer no filler!

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

i kinda feel sad when someone talks bad about METROID 2 on GB, it is one of my favorite games of all times.

[@tec5x5]

Wave Race 64 is a VIBE just seeing game being played takes me back to that time and what a time it was

[@DatBeastard]

Dragon Quest made a great first leap to 3D. DQ7 is still good but DQ8 was the first full 3D game and is fantastic. I was also going to say Prince of Persia but I forgot Prince of Persia 3D is a thing and the less said about that the better. Sands of Time though was excellent.

[@CrannyNoko]

This style of videos makes me feel nostalgic and hits those old youtube vibes well.

[@samiam111]

Area 51, Punch-out!!, Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, Planet Harriers, Sub Rebellion, Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, Road Rash 3D, Pac Man World, Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness, Spyhunter, Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr., Excitebike 64, Pilotwings 64, Killer Instinct (Double Helix), Conker's Bad Fur Day, Track & Field 2000, Bottom of the 9th, Sega's Jurassic Park light gun game (The Lost World), Speedball 2100, Nuclear Strike, World Series Baseball (SAT), Lethal Enforcers (as Konami's Police 911), Lots of EA sports games had great first 3D entries (NHL, FIFA, Madden, PGA Tour), Micro Machines 64 Turbo, Altered Beast (PS2), Rayman 2, Bomberman 64 What about games that add another axis to the gameplay of previous entries but lack polygons like Duke Nukem 3D?

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Ninja Gaiden Black is one of the best action games ever. I completely love it.

[@rickylovesyou]

Agree, the original release was one of the best transitions to 3D at the time. Amazing.

[@RobotacularRoBob]

I’m in the other boat; I feel Itagaki ruined Ninja Gaiden by making it a button mashing pseudo beat-em-up. The NES games were a lot better in my opinion.

[@IdleRain]

Fun fact: You can use a custom build of Dolphin to play Metroid using keyboard and rodent.

[@RyanCoomer]

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buffet.

[@rickylovesyou]

Mind blown. Genius.

[@perpetualcollapse]

WARNING This guy is in every comment section and is trying to be a Justin Y of sorts but way less funny with paragraph trolling. Please post this reply under every one of his comments. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO NOT INTERACT

[@kwxjibo]

9:45 At first I thought that Ninja Gaiden was one of the lesser faithful continuation of a 2D series in 3D, but after having finally finished NGB and NGII my opinion changed drastically. Those games share a lot in common with the NES trilogy when it comes to design philosophies, the fast paced action and the difficulty being the most obvious ones, but there is a lot more imo. The rhythm of the combat for example, flying swallow being a go-to technique that makes the game less combo-focused, and often more about landing a good hit at the right moment. Kind of like the jump-and-slash of the originals. There is also a lot of pretty cool platforming sections where Ryu grabs poles, runs on walls and sometimes has to deal with enemies placed more like obstacles than true encounters (usually they're not in great numbers and are easily dispatched once the player closes the gap, but they can still be a pain when navigating the level). The way Ryu jumps is a throwback too of course. Ninja Gaiden II especially feels very much like the originals because of its linearity, the variety of locals Ryu gets to visit, and the sheer insanity of some sections where rockets fly at him while a large number of enemies try to take him down. I must admit though that the games are lacking when it comes to cinematic flare, they had to live up to what the NES titles did at the time and kind of failed in this regard imo. These are still incredible games though!

[@Boss-Bot]

Final Fantasy, Fzero, Pokemon, Duke Nukem, Gauntlet Legends, Goemon, Harvest Moon, Ogre Battle, Persona, Rayman

[@josephstewart7256]

Great episode topic, and solid choices for the games. TBH I think Sonic Adventure deserves more love for jumping the Sonic games into 3d with a solid entry. Most people forget that Sonic Adventure only came out two years after Super Mario 64, and Sonic Adventure was really ambitious. I remember when I played Super Mario Odyssey a couple years ago I kept thinking that "new" ideas in the game reminded me of Sonic Adventure (like Odyssey's speed flower sections, attempts to make the world feel large with varied environments including a city and a jungle, and the Cappy throw 3d combat closely resembled Sonic's homing attack from Sonic Adventure). BTW, we know that Sonic 3d Blast isn't a true 3d game. It was isometric and played fine on the Genesis. Final Fantasy 7 definitely would deserve a mention if you did another episode in this series. It definitely blew a lot of minds back in the day and was highly regarded. Fallout 3 was a very solid jump to 3d, but almost feels like it shouldn't count because the gameplay changed a lot. Rayman 2 is also worth a mention!

[@eddsnake]

Great episode Joe. Wave Race 64 is such a good game, I’ve been playing it again on Switch online and the water effects are indeed incredible for 1996. It’s getting very frustrating that after so long Nintendo still refuses to give us a new Wave Race, F-Zero, Excitebike or 1080 game but is happy to keep pumping out endless new Kirby games.

[@martinrc80]

I’m in 2044 and Metroid Prime 4 is still in development, they just decided to hire a new team to finish it but sounds like they are starting from scratch again. The Nintendo Switch is still selling for $350 for OLED and $299 for OG model. There are rumors of a Switch pro being announced this year. Maybe they will also get the GTAV rererererererelease with PS7

[@FastTquick]

This video needs a Part 2. I have a few nominations for the next video should it happen: Rayman 2: The Great Escape It’s rare for a game to not just make an excellent first jump into 3D, but to have such timeless gameplay it remains fun to this day. Rayman 2 happens to be one of those games. Just don’t play the PS1 version. Final Fantasy VII While not fully a 3D game, it set the standard for the Final Fantasy games on PS1. The characters and items are full 3D models while the levels are represented as pre-rendered still images. Risk of Rain 2 The first Risk of Rain was a 2D action roguelike. Risk of Rain 2 brings the gameplay formula into 3D to incredible success.

[@codyaustin5396]

Love your channel but disagree with your Gta...well mostly Gta2 notes. A Classic/s it's a PC game first and foremost. Controls make sense, in PC, barely touched Gta2... Would be nice to say you were playing the shitty Playstation port. It's not like Gta 3 came out of nowhere, the first 2 were classics! Luv yah!

[@Diskoboy1974]

Phantasy Star made a great leap to 3-D. If the real Phantasy Star Online servers were still online, I'd still be playing it. 2 is alright, but there's just too much going on. I've also gotta throw in Thunder Force 5 on the PSX/Saturn. It made an insanely good 2-D shooter into an insanely good 2.5-D shooter. It was still polygonal, so it's technically 3-D.