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This time we talk about the popular jet fighter game! Games Shown: Arcade - After Burner, After Burner II NES - After Burner (Tengen & Sunsoft) SMS - After Burner Genesis - After Burner II PC Engine - After Burner II Sega CD - After Burner III 32X - After Burner II Complete GameBoy Advance - Sega Arcade Gallery - After Burner Saturn - Sega Ages After Burner Dreamcast - Shenmue 2, Yu Suzuki Gameworks PS2 - 3D Ages - After Burner II PSP - After Burner Black Falcon PS3 - After Burner Climax

This time around we look at one of the most influential racing games ever... Sega's Out Run! Games Shown: Arcade - Out Run, Turbo Out Run, Outrunners SMS - Out Run, Out Run 3D, Battle Out Run, Out Run Europa Genesis - Out Run, Turbo Out Run, Out Run 2019, Outrunners PC Engine - Out Run Game Gear - Out Run GameBoy Advance - Sega Arcade Gallery - Out Run Saturn - Sega Ages Out Run Dreamcast - Shenmue 2, Yu Suzuki Gameworks PS2 - Sega Classics Collection - Out Run Xbox - Out Run 2, Out Run 2006: Coast 2 Coast Xbox 360 - Outrun Online Arcade

How about some rail shooters (or shoot-em-ups)? While obviously we can't cover ALL rail shooters in a single episode, we look at a few notable and worthy ones. Ahh, so many rails, so little time. Games Shown: SNES - Starfox Sega CD - Silpheed N64 - Starfox 64, Sin and Punishment Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta Dreamcast - Rez PS2 - Rez, Silpheed The Lost Planet Xbox 360 - Rez HD Wii - Sin and Punishment Star Successor

When Game Sack was exactly half as old as it is now, we covered side-scrolling run and gun games. So naturally now it's time to cover the overhead variety. Games must meet all 3 criteria: 1: Overhead (ish), 2: running around on foot (either real feet or robo-feet) and 3: shooting things. Games Shown: Arcade - Ikari Warriors Saturn - Commando, MERCS, Gun.Smoke NES - Commando, Gun.Smoke, Ikari Warriors, Ikari Warrirors 2 Victory Road SMS - MERCS Genesis - MERCS TurboGrafx CD - Last Alert Neo Geo - Shock Troopers, Shock Troopers 2nd Squad Xbox 360 - Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

A LaserDisc player that plays Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 games as well as giant, LaserDisc-based games? Yup. Games Shown: LaserActive Mega LD - Space Berzerker, Pyramid Patrol, Hyperion, Triad Stone, Road Blaster/Prosecutor, 3D Museum, I Will: The Story of London, Rocket Coaster, Virtual Cameraman, Virtual Cameraman 2, The Great Pyramid. LaserActive LD-ROM2 - Vajra, Manhattan Requiem, Quiz Econosaurus, Angel Mate Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog TurboGrafx-16 - Legendary Axe Sega CD - Road Avenger iOS - Manhattan Requiem

Everything from games for the casual gamer or games that are themselves casual that are meant to be played at your leisure. Not every casual game is meant for grandma. Do you have any favorite casual games or do you hate the concept altogether? Games Shown: Wii - Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing City Folk SNES - Mario Paint Genesis - Art Alive! N64 - Animal Crossing Gamecube - Animal Crossing DS - Animal Crossing Wild World Xbox 360 - Test Drive: Unlimited

Here we talk about games that didn't get a western release and were on sale only in Japan (and other parts of Asia). These games should have had a wider audience in their time. What games do you think were unjustly left in Japan? Games Shown: Genesis - Golden Axe III, Gleylancer SNES - Cosmo Game: The Video Playstation - Hermie Hopperhead Saturn - Bulk Slash, Battle Garegga Arcade - Cosmo Gang: The Video

We're back and this time we're looking specifically at platforming games on 8-bit systems. Dave chooses three for his dear NES and Joe chooses 3 for the venerable Master System. Will we choose exactly what most people first think of? Games Shown: NES - Wizards and Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania SMS - Kenseiden, Ninja Gaiden, Masters of Darkness

We're revisiting an old topic this week and dishing out some more underrated games. These games need more love. Games Shown: SNES - Batman Returns NES - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu, Bucky O' Hare TurboGrafx-16 - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu Genesis - Sonic Crackers 32X - Knuckles' Chaotix PlayStation - Jumping Flash! Xbox - Gunvalkyrie

That's right, another episode dedicated entirely to the TurboGrafx-16 system! But this time we're focusing strictly on the shoot-em-up genre. And this system has TONS of shooters, most of which never left Japan. Games Shown: TurboGrafx-16 - Air Zonk, Side Arms TurboGrafx CD/Duo - Super Air Zonk, L-Dis, Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, Side Arms Special, Forgotten Worlds, Rayxanber II, Rayxanber III, Spriggan, Spriggan Mark 2 Genesis - Forgotten Worlds Sega CD - Lords of Thunder Montage: Blazing Lazers, Sinistron, R-Type, Gradius II, Soldier Blade, Super Raiden, Zero Wing, Metamor Jupiter, Psychic Storm, Image Fight II, Dragon Spirit, Fantasy Zone, Download 2, Galaga '88/'90, Super Darius, Super Darius 2, Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Magical Chase, Ai Cho Aniki, God Panic, Sylphia, Ordyne, Psychosis, Avenger, Aero Blasters, Star Parodia

Two once-promising series abruptly came to a grinding halt. We look at all of the games and possible reasons for their discontinuance. Games Shown: SNES - ActRaiser, ActRaiser 2. SMS - Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd The Lost Stars, Alex Kidd High Tech World, Alex Kidd BMX Trial, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Anmitsu Hime. Genesis - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. Arcade - Alex Kidd The Lost Stars. Saturn - The Yakyuken Special

We're taking a look at even more fine import games for retro consoles this time! Games Shown: SNES - The Firemen Genesis - Devil Hunter Yohko Sega CD - Keio Flying Squadron SMS - Megumi Rescue NES - Kid Dracula GameBoy - Kid Dracula Saturn - Keio Yuugekitai, Sengoku Blade, Burning Rangers Playstation - Wonder 3 Arcade Gears

The GameCube as a system was a really overlooked and under-regarded by the mass gaming public in its time. Here we take a look at some of the exclusives you may have missed. NOTE: We should have had Super Mario Sunshine in this video, at least in the montage. We had covered it a couple of times before so that's why it's not in here. But still, it should be. So know you know why. :) Games Shown GameCube - Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metroid Prime, Rougue Leader, Wave Race Blue Storm, F-Zero GX, Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2 Nintendo 64 - Wave Race 64 Xbox - Super Monkey Ball Deluxe

We decided to take a closer look at two unrelated series and this time it's all about Donkey Kong Country and the lesser-known Valis series. 16-Bit platforming action! Games Shown: SNES - Donkey Kong Country, Dounkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, Super Valis IV Genesis - Valis, Syd of Valis, Valis III NES - Valis TurboGrafx CD - Valis, Valis II, Valis III, Valis IV

We've covered games that were wrongfully left in Japan before, but what about games that should have stayed in Japan? Everything from Japan can't be awesome and some of it can be downright horrible. This time we focus on the Genesis because despite there being tons of awesome games for the system, there were plenty of bad games that were brought over. Games Shown: Genesis - Pac Man 2: The New Adventures, Jewel Master, Toki: Going Ape Spit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, Beast Wrestler, Heavy Nova, Earnest Evans. Sega CD - Heavy Nova, Black Hole Assault, Earnest Evans 32X - Cosmic Carnage

This is all about the Sega Dreamcast! The Dreamcast rules! Games Shown: Dreamcast - Samba de Amigo, Soul Calibur, Jet Grind Radio, Ikaruga, Power Stone, Dead or Alive 2, Confidential Mission, Virtua Tennis, Outtrigger, The Typing of the Dead, Toy Commander Wii - Samba de Amigo

Ever play a game that made you want to break the controller into pieces? Unless you have an amazingly calm personality, then you likely have. Here we talk about some games that are, for some reason or another, frustrating to us. Games Shown: Saturn - Steamgear Mash, Shining Wisdom, Rayman PlayStation - Rayman NES - Solstice, Battletoads, Ghosts 'n Goblins SNES - Equinox Genesis - Mutant League Hockey, Mutant League Football Master System - Power Strike Sega CD - Batman Returns, The Adventures of Batman & Robin TurboGrafx-CD - Exile, Exile Wicked Phenomenon 32X - Star Wars Arcade

Let's take a close look at some lesser-seen consoles and many of their games, the SuperGrafx by NEC and the Jaguar by the now-defunct Atari Corp. Games Shown: SuperGrafx - 1941 Counter Attack, Aldynes, Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Daimakaimura), Granzort Jaguar - Alien vs Predator, Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Cybermorph, Fight for Life, Flashback, Iron Soldier, Kasumi Ninja, Raiden, Tempest 2000, Ultra Vortek, Wolfenstein 3D Genesis - Flaskback, Ghouls n' Ghosts, Virtua Racing 32X - Virtua Racing Deluxe, Virtua Fighter, Metal Head TurboGrafx-16 - Keith Courage in Alpha Zones

Once again we take a look to see what awesome games they never released in our neck of the woods. Games Shown: Genesis - Dangerous Seed, Dahna, Rent-a-Hero, Pulseman Saturn - Blast Wind, Hyper Duel, Princess Crown, Dungeons & Dragons Collections: Tower of Doom & Shadow Over Mystara NES - Mr. Gimmick, Splatterhouse Grafitti Wakpun SNES - Ghost Sweeper Mikami PS2 - Odin's Sphere PS3 - Splatterhouse

This time were focusing on games made in the UK, Canada, US and all other western regions. Get comfy. Games Shown: NES - Marble Madness Master System - Strider II, Marble Madness, Earthworm Jim Genesis - Awesome Possum Kicks Dr Machino's Butt, Batman Forever, Dark Castle, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Normy's Beach Babe-o-Rama, Marble Madness, Strider, Strider Returns, Sword of Sodan, Dave White Forever Sega CD - Flink, Earthworm Jim Special Edition 32X - Motocross Championship SNES - Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2 Saturn - Earthworm Jim 2, PowerSlave PlayStation - The Adventures of Lomax, Bubsy 3D, Crash Bandicoot Arcade - Marble Madness PlayStation 3 - Burnout Paradise, Earthworm Jim HD 3DO - Way of the Warrior

Some games just never got a chance to be brought home. Games Shown: Arcade - Gang Busters, Devastators, GI Joe, Psycho NICS Oscar, Superman, Dynamite Duke, Tecmo Knight, Macross Plus, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Gate of Doom, Spiderman the Video Game, Willow, Metamorphic Force, R-Type Leo, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder NES - GI Joe, GI Joe - The Atlantis Factor Sega CD - Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

What did we get with CD-ROM systems? That's right, Full Motion Video. Let's take a look at some of these FMV games that we love to hate. Games Shown: TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume 2 Sega CD - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume 1, Night Trap, Sewer Shark, Double Switch, Tomcat Alley, Midnight Raiders, Ground Zero Texas, NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs Dallas, Prize Fighter, Slam City with Scottie Pippin, Marky Mark Make My Video, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, Cobra Command, Road Avenger, Time Gal, Revenge of the Ninja Montage: The Masked Rider Kamen Rider Zo, Microcosm, Mansion of the Hidden Souls, Fahrenheit (32X), Mad Dog McCree, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Who Shot Johnny Rock?, Corpse Killer (32X), The Exterminators, Megarace, Wirehead, Surgical Strike

We take a look at some weird games this time. PlayStation - Incredible Crisis Saturn - Cho Aniki Sega CD - Wild Woody, Panic! PlayStation 2 - Katamari Damacy, Stretch Panic TurboGrafx 16 CD-ROM - It Came From the Desert 32X - Kolibri

So let's look at the shoot-em-up games for the Genesis, Sega CD and even the 32X. Yes, all of them! Games Shown: Genesis - Super Fantasy Zone, Adventurous Boy, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Gaiares, Trouble Shooter, Battlemania 2, Fire Shark, Wings of Wor, Eliminate Down, Sagaia, Slap Fight MD, Thunder Force 2, Thunder Force 3, Thunder Force 4/Lightening Force Sega CD - Android Assault PC Engine Super CD-ROM - Super Darius II Sega Master System - Sagaia NES - S.C.A.T. Arcade - Darius 2

Let's take a look at the N64 and a bunch of its games. Maybe it'll even impress Joe as he really likes racing games. NOTE: This is not one of our best episodes. If this is your first time watching Game Sack, it might leave a bad first impression. Also neither of us are huge N64 fans so take everything with a grain of salt. Games Shown: Nintendo 64 - Beetle Adventure Racing, F-Zero X, Blast Corps, MRC: Multi-Racing Championhip, Diddy Kong Racing, Wave Race 64, Star Soldier Vanishing Earth, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Banjoe Kazooie, Super Mario World, The Ledgend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Let's look at some more arcade games that unfortunately never got ported to home consoles. Games Shown: Arcade - Osman, Strider, Aliens, Dead Connection, Aliens vs Predator, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Gun Force 2, Gun Force, Ninja Baseball Bat Man, The Cliffhanger Edward Randy, The Outfoxies, Wild West C.O.W.boys of Moo Mesa, Sunset Riders Genesis - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse TurboGrafx-16 - Air Zonk

Ever have a game not live up to your expectations? Or how about games that exceeded them? Here we talk about some of our experiences with such games. How about you? Games Shown: Genesis - Super Monaco GP, Last Battle, Altered Beast, Stormlord, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Road Rash, Herzog Zwei SNES - Final Fight, Contra III, Castlevania Dracula X TurboGrafx-16 - Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X: Rondo of Blood NES - Mighty Final Fight, Super C Master System - World Grand Prix, Road Rash Neo Geo - Neo Turf Masters Neo Geo Pocket Color - Neo Turf Masters PlayStation - Motor Toon Grand Prix PlayStation 3 - Gran Turismo 5 3DS - Mario Kart 7 MSX - Herzog

It's Halloween time again and that means more games that fit perfectly in the season. Games Shown: Genesis - Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Devilish SNES - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts TurboGrafx-16 - Ghost Manor Game Boy - Super Marioland 2: 6 Golden Coins Game Boy Advance - The Pinball of the Dead PlayStation - Castlevania Chronicles, Darkstalkers, Darkstalkers 3 Saturn - Night Warriors, Vampire Savior Dreamcast - Vampire Cronicles For Matching Service Xbox 360 - Alan Wake Mac - Amnesia: The Dark Descent

The world would be a better place if these games had never been made. But they were, so we made this episode. Games Shown: Genesis - Pit Fighter, Shaq-Fu, Slaughter Sport, Stormlord, Back to the Future Part 3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nightmare Circus, Wayne's World SNES - The Lord of the Rings Volume One TurboGrafx-16 - Impossamole, Darkwing Duck Arcade - Pit Fighter

Double Dragon was one of the most influential games of the mid to late 80's. So let's look at the series! Games Shown: Arcade - Renegade, Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3 NES - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3 Sega Master System - Double Dragon Genesis - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3, Double Dragon 5, Battletoads and Double Dragon SNES - Super Double Dragon GameBoy - Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Double Dragon 3 Game Gear - Double Dragon Lynx - Double Dragon GameBoy Advance - Double Dragon Advance Atari 2600 - Double Dragon Atari 7800 - Double Dragon Neo Geo - Double Dragon PlayStation 3 - Double Dragon Neon

Here are some games that can't really be wedged into certain classifications or game types. Let us know if you know of any games which are hard to categorize. Games Shown: NES - Balloon Fight Genesis - Ranger X TurboGrafx-16 - Somer Assault SNES - Kirby's Dream Course Saturn - Nights, Christmas Nights Wii - Boom Blox, Nights: Jouney of Dreams, Kororinpa Marble Mania, Marble Saga Kororinpa PS3 - Flower, Heavy Rain Wii U - Nintendo Land/Balloon Trip Breeze

Nothing like an extra brand attached to your game to help make it sell. But not all games rely on their license, many also rely on good gameplay! Games Shown: NES - Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off-Road, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Goonies, The Goonies 2, Rambo Sega Master System - Rambo: First Blood Part 2, Rambo III, Super Off Road Genesis - Rambo III, Super Off Road SNES - Super Off Road, Super Off Road: The Baja Saturn - Daytona USA, Daytona USA Circuit Edition Dreamcast - Daytona USA Arcade - Super Off Road, Daytona USA 2

The Sega Saturn may have lost the retail battle, but that doesn't mean it wasn't insanely awesome! Games Shown: Saturn - Clockwork Knight, Clockwork Knight 2, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Pebble Beach Golf Links, The King of Fighters '95, The King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '97, Metal Slug, Cotton 2, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Vampire Savior, Street Fighter Zero 3, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Saturn Bomberman, Radiant Silvergun, Die Hard Arcade, Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, The House of the Dead, Guardian Heroes, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix, Fighting Vipers, Virtua Fighter Kids, Last Bronx, Fighters Megamix, Solar Eclipse