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Time for more kart racing games including one that some REALLY want us to cover.

Due to popular request we bring you some wrestling games on various systems. Which is your favorite wrestling game?

Games don't NEED violence to be good. Let's take a look at some of the ones that accomplish this. What are some of your favorite non-violent games?

Now it's time for some really violent games, so we picked some that definitely deliver. What other violent games do you enjoy?

We take a look at publisher Renovation Products and ALL of the games they ever released... including a couple they were planning to but never did.

We continue taking a look at publisher Renovation Products and ALL of the games they ever released... including a couple they were planning to but never did.

We're back and we bring you an overview of the PS2 and some of it's games. This is not a greatest hits compilation. What are some of your favorite PS2 games? What does the system mean to you?

Once again we take a look at some cool things the gaming community is doing themselves on the retro scene, from modifying existing games to making new ones from the ground up. Retro games will always be alive!

We take a break from our normal formula to make fun of other Youtube gaming channels like AVGN Irate Gamer HappyConsoleGamer Metal Jesus and more! Who should we parody next?

Mmmmm this is a tasty episode that is sure to satisfy your hunger and quench your thirst!

Do some games take perhaps a bit too much inspiration from other, more popular games? Let's find out!

Joe and Dave pick some games that feature some great music. If this episode is well-received we will be sure to cover this topic again (we really, really want to!) What's some of your favorite game music?

Sometimes publishers take a franchise and rebuild it from scratch for whatever reason. Let's check out some of those games and see how they compare with the originals!

It's time to cover one of the greatest consoles in history. We look at the system and a lot of it's more exclusive games. What are your favorite memories of the 16-bit Nintendo console?

Time to check out some more games that do things with the console you might not have originally thought possible! NES - Crisis Force, BattleToads, Metal Storm GameBoy - Toy Story, X Genesis - The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Toy Story SNES - Toy Story Nintendo 64 - World Driver Championship Gamecube - F-Zero GX PlayStation 3 - Grand Theft Auto V *The Pokémon Go ending skit was intended for a later episode but quickly attached to this one before release. We didn't want to be late jumping on the Pokémon Go bandwagon. The ending skit that was originally made for this episode will appear in a later one. *The Pokémon Go ending skit was shot at 24 frames per second for no particular reason. *The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Sega CD) appears briefly in it's own segment. Resident Evil 4 (or is that 4 Resident Evil?) appears in the F-Zero GX segment. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4 version) appears in its own segment.

TurboGrafx-16 - Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, Alien Crush, Dungeon Explorer, Victory Run, Blazing Lazers, R-Type, Vigilante, China Warrior. The Legendary Axe, Power Golf, World Class Baseball GameBoy - Tetris, Tennis, Baseball, Alleyway, Super Mario Land Saturn - Virtua Fighter, Clockwork Knight, Bug!, Daytona USA, Worldwide Soccer Sega International Victory Goal, NHL All Star Hockey, Panzer Dragoon Xbox - Halo, Dead or Alive 3, Project Gotham Racing, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Dreamcast - Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Power Stone, Hydro Thunder, Blue Stinger, The House of the Dead 2 Gamecube - Waverace Blue Storm, Luigi's Mansion, Star Wars Rougue Leader Rougue Squadron II, Super Monkey Ball, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

Sometimes life gets in the way and games sit around unplayed. These are our first time playing the games in this episode. TurboGrafx-16 Super CD - Shape Shifter SNES - Legend Dreamcast - Carrier, Spawn: In the Demon's Hand PlayStation 2 - Gun Xbox - ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth *Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (arcade) appears briefly in the Legend segment. Recorded from the real acrade PCB. *The camera scenes (except the inserts and ending skit) were shot at 24 frames per second for no particular reason. 2 people actually noticed! *The ending skit for this episode was originally shot for episode 173 and the Pokemon Go skit was shot during the production of this one.

Time to talk about more interesting games released only in Japan that YOU missed out on... unless you imported them. Famicom - Getsu Fuma Den Super Famicom - Zenki Battle Raiden, Battle Zeque Den Saturn - Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari PlayStation - Robbit mon Dieu PlayStation 2 - DreamMix TV: World Fighters *Zenki FX (PC-FX) appears briefly during the Zenki Battle Raiden segment. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) appears briefly during the Getsu Fuma Den segment. *There is no Game Sack logo when Joe and Dave first appear. *Ronnit mon Dieu was played on a PlayStation 3 and purchased from the Japanese PS3 online store.

*Insector X (Famicom) and Virtua Racing (Genesis, 32X, PS2) appear briefly. *Virtual Hydlide was fun to do. Not fun to play though. GAMES SHOWN- NES - Athena, Fist of the North Star Genesis - Flicky, The New Zealand Story, Insector X, Traysia SNES - Bebe's Kids, Ninja Gaiden Trilogy Mega CD - Game no Kanzume Vol 1, Game no Kanzume Vol 2 Saturn - Virtua Racing, Battle Monsters, Virtual Hydlide

Like some 2D (ish) gameplay with some 3D (ish) visuals? Well coincidentally we take a look at a few games like this in this very episode. What are some of your favorite 2.5D games? *Clockwork Knight and Mega Man 2 appear briefly in the Napple Tale and Mighty No. 9 segments, respectively. GAMES SHOWN- PlayStation - Pandemonium, G Darius Dreamcast - Napple Tale PSP - Ultimate Ghosts n' Goblins PlayStation 3 - Puppeteer PlayStation 4 - Mighty No. 9 Wii U - Yoshi's Woolly World

We take another exciting look at the Nintendo 64 and some of it's games we find interesting. GAMES SHOWN Nintendo 64 - Mystical Ninja starring Goemon, Goemon's Great Adventure, Castlevania, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, Body Harvest, Quest 64, Ogre Battle 64, Paper Mario, Star Fox 64, Hybrid Heaven, Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Pokemon Snap, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Star Wars Shadow of the Empire, 1080°, Snowboard Kids, Rocket: Robot on Wheels, Wave Race 64, Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, Road Rash 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day

Wanna get rich quick? It's easy!!! Just spend less on videogames and you'll be a high roller in no time! Checkout some games worth considering in this episode if you don't want to spend a lot of money. GAMES SHOWN Genesis - Death Duel, Mickey Mania, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Lotus 2, Skitchin' Neo Geo - Art of Fighting 2 SNES - Top Gear, Top Gear 2 Saturn - Ghen War Xbox - Black

Spiritual sequel, successor, offshoot, etc. These are all terms to describe a game that is... well... a spiritual successor. Not a true follow-up game in the same series. GAMES SHOWN TurboGrafx-16 - Side Arms, Forgotten Worlds SNES - Pocky & Rocky Saturn - Radiant Silvergun Dreamcast - Metropolis Street Racer, Ikaruga Xbox - Project Gotham Racing, Project Gotham Racing 2 Xbox 360 - Project Gotham Racing 3, Project Gotham Racing 4, Forza Horizon, Rez HD, Omega Five Wii - Heavenly Guardian PlayStation 3 - Child of Eden, Limbo PlayStation 4 - Inside

Sometimes games are re-released in HD. Kind of like a Blu-ray version of a movie that was only on VHS or DVD before. But is it just a cash grab??? GAMES SHOWN - PlayStation 3 - Devil May Cry, God of War Origins Colllection, Prince of Persia Trilogy 3D, Silent Hill HD Collection, ICO and Shadow of Collossus Collection Xbox One - Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 2 - Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, Devil May Cry 3, Silent Hill 3, ICO, Shadow of the Collossus GameCube - Resident Evil 4, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Xbox - Silent Hill 2 PSP - God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War: Ghosts of Sparta *Joe really enjoyed doing this episode as it gave him a chance to nitpick differences in different versions. *Greendog!

Let's check out the original Xbox. It was a powerhouse of a console during its time, but not many people talk about this one much any more. They really should. Could this be the best Xbox console that ever was? GAMES SHOWN - Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future, Jade Empire, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space, Soul Calibur 2, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Freedom Fighters, The Warriors, Enter the Matrix, Dragon's Lair 3D, MX vs ATV Unleashed, Crimson Skies, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, Forza Motorsport, Voodoo Vince, Red Dead Revolver, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Mechassault, Mechassault 2: Lone Wolf, Burnout Revenge, Dead Man's Hand, Halo, Halo 2, Cold Fear, Shenmue 2, Spikeout: Battle Street

Sometimes ports of games to other consoles just don't work out as well as they should. GAMES SHOWN - NES - Ninja Gaiden, Rad Racer, The 3D Batles of World Runner, Super Mario Bros. Sega Master System - Shinobi, Out Run, Space Harrier, Alex Kidd in Miracle World Genesis - Thunder Force III, Streets of Rage SNES - Gradius III, Final Fight