Game Sack

[SuperPlay]

Congratulations on the 100th episode of Game Sack.  Looking forward to the next 100 and beyond!

[esteban]

Congratulations on the 100th episode of Game Sack.  Looking forward to the next 100 and beyond!

Yup, the next 100 can only get better 

[BigusSchmuck]

Awesome episode and even better you guys gave the pce a nod.

[SmaMan]

Congrats dude. From one TV/Video producer to another, 100 episodes is an amazing accomplishment. Mega props.

And you're right Joe, this is probably the first Top 10 16-bit games list where Super Metroid isn't on it... and I have to agree with that. Just never been able to get into that game. I always get to the part where you have to wall jump and I can never pull the damn thing off!

[Sadler]

SCIV better than Rondo?!

NOW YOU FUCKED UP

Seriously though, I enjoyed it as always, congrats on 100 episodes.

[Joe Redifer]

I was expecting a bigger shitstorm from you guys.

So far, like before, we've only had one comment along the lines of "You can't have a Turbo game on a 16-bit list because it's CPU is 8-bit blah blah blah". Glad to see that the vast majority have no issues of the Turbo/PCE being included whenever we talk about 16-bit stuff.

[HailingTheThings]

Congrats! Your show is great!

[Mzo]

Amazing looking episode!

Tell Dave all his game picks were really boring!  And Rondo is roughly a million times better than SCIV.

[bishopcruz]

I was expecting a bigger shitstorm from you guys.

So far, like before, we've only had one comment along the lines of "You can't have a Turbo game on a 16-bit list because it's CPU is 8-bit blah blah blah". Glad to see that the vast majority have no issues of the Turbo/PCE being included whenever we talk about 16-bit stuff.

Well, the biggest issue I have is Super Ghouls and Ghosts over straight Ghouls and Ghosts, and the 2nd worst Castlevania of the generation as #1. I just cannot understand that one, Rondo and Bloodlines are just so much better, as good as SC4 is, it just doesn't compare to those two.

[Mzo]

I just cannot understand that one, Rondo and Bloodlines are just so much better, as good as SC4 is, it just doesn't compare to those two.

Pretty much.  Opinions and all that but this is kind of baffling.

[HailingTheThings]

I just cannot understand that one, Rondo and Bloodlines are just so much better, as good as SC4 is, it just doesn't compare to those two.

Pretty much.  Opinions and all that but this is kind of baffling.

Morris got too much shoulder.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

OMG!?!?!  No Ys Book I&II mention?  Who cares about Super Metroid, that POS wouldn't be in my top thousand!!

LOL, I really enjoyed this episode.  Great job on editing Joe.

[esadajr]

  Congrats on the 100th ep. A somewhat surprising one I must add.

You should make more top lists episodes, many of us are curious as to what your picks for every system are.

[Tatsujin]

great episode and congrats for the 100st

also that Cast IV had a great joke, which I respect..no I didn't mean the altered beast dude in there, I mean the whole game in there as the #1

[munchiaz]

congrats on the 100th episode. I think you guys should do a top 10 32 bit games.

[SmaMan]

I'm going to join the vocal minority here and say I do like SC4 more than Rondo. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I could never seem to get past the 2nd stage of Rondo. It seems like it's just a touch too hard, and I get sick of playing the same level again and again.

In SC4 I've almost gotten to the end, and I really enjoy it. The atmosphere, the music, (same guy who did Axelay and then vanished off the face of the Earth) the experience as a whole, really.

That's not to say I don't like Rondo. What little I've experienced so far I have greatly enjoyed, and I acknowledge that I probably need to just give it another good try. But yeah, at the present, I'd rank SC4 above Rondo.

[ClodBusted]

Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I could never seem to get past the 2nd stage of Rondo. It seems like it's just a touch too hard, and I get sick of playing the same level again and again.

Rondo can be a bitch to play if you doesn't master using the secondary weapons. Try the stopwatch at the 2nd boss, this will give you a much better chance beating him.

As soon as you gain access to Maria as a playable character, Rondo will turn into a whole new experience for you.



I like both Rondo and SCIV.

[CGQuarterly]

Fucking great 100th episode.  You guys really are a cut above.  Game Sack could easily be plucked off of YouTube and put on a cable network as a weekly show.

[Mzo]

I'm going to join the vocal minority here and say I do like SC4 more than Rondo. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I could never seem to get past the 2nd stage of Rondo. It seems like it's just a touch too hard, and I get sick of playing the same level again and again.

Something is horribly wrong, Rondo is one of the easier of the classic Castlevanias by far.

I'd understand having trouble with the original CV bosses boss rush + Shaft, though.  That's easily the hardest part of the game and still isn't that bad.

[CGQuarterly]

I think Rondo is a pretty challenging game.  Super Castlevania, on the other hand, is quite easy.  The only thing that kills me in that game is falling off of platforms and whatnot.  The enemies, including the bosses, are quite easy.

[Bernie]

I think Rondo is a pretty challenging game.  Super Castlevania, on the other hand, is quite easy.  The only thing that kills me in that game is falling off of platforms and whatnot.  The enemies, including the bosses, are quite easy.

I too found it a little too easy, and much easier than the NES versions.  I believe I beat it the first day I had it.  I cannot say that for Castlevania I at all..  That bitch ate me alive...

[SuperDeadite]

Castlevania 4's bosses are truly pathetic, most of them you can stand in one spot and whip and the boss will die before you do.  You really need to force yourself to go for a no-damage run if you want to have any real fun with that turd.

[TR0N]

Game Sack - The Forgotten Mascots

[esteban]

Game Sack - The Forgotten Mascots

I'm about to watch this, but the concept alone has stolen my heart.

This is the sort of topic that I simply love.

UPDATE: pending...

[IrishNinja]

i wanna watch, but ive been boycotting since Joe said Taito doesn't make good games

you heard



...watching later tonight

[Joe Redifer]

wut

[Dicer]

Both hating on Chibi-robo, respect points lost...

[Joe Redifer]

Jeez, some people. I apologize for hurting your feelings with a friggin' game review.

[Psycho Punch]

Ahh Croc 2, one of the finest 3D platformers I had the pleasure to play.

[Dicer]

Jeez, some people. I apologize for hurting your feelings with a friggin' game review.

Sorry sarcasm detector would have worked better if I remembered to add a ;)

Nice stuff overall, just a bit SNES/GENNY heavy but I get that...maybe you guys need a TG-16/PCE nut to break in once in a while.

[IrishNinja]

wut

you know what you did

heh, i was burning through your old eps while cleaning out my cartridges, and i wanna say a couple from the 8-bit era (?) had you taking shots on Taito's games, which to be fair wasn't their best time, outside of Rastan for the SMS & a few others.  i just have to bring these things up when given the opportunity, mr.  Fatal-Labyrinth-isn't-good

[SmaMan]

Nice stuff overall, just a bit SNES/GENNY heavy but I get that...maybe you guys need a TG-16/PCE nut to break in once in a while.

I hear there's this great PCE nut around these parts named Joe Redifer. Maybe he's available...

[Tatsujin]

I think Rondo is a pretty challenging game.  Super Castlevania, on the other hand, is quite easy.  The only thing that kills me in that game is falling off of platforms and whatnot.  The enemies, including the bosses, are quite easy.

happened: in the SCV4s first 35 levels it happens ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

[Tatsujin]

I'm going to join the vocal minority here and say I do like SC4 more than Rondo. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I could never seem to get past the 2nd stage of Rondo. It seems like it's just a touch too hard, and I get sick of playing the same level again and again.

In SC4 I've almost gotten to the end, and I really enjoy it. The atmosphere, the music, (same guy who did Axelay and then vanished off the face of the Earth) the experience as a whole, really.

That's not to say I don't like Rondo. What little I've experienced so far I have greatly enjoyed, and I acknowledge that I probably need to just give it another good try. But yeah, at the present, I'd rank SC4 above Rondo.

yeah you better do that. if it helps, you can rescue/unlock "maria" in the 2nd stage, which makes the game unbelievable more easy.

and lol @ judging such an ubergreat game by its moderate difficulty level just because you suck at it

protip: there ain't much very easy games on the pce. so maybe you have to take it into condsierations to change the system as well? ;)

[EvilEvoIX]

Another great episode guys, keep them coming.

[Joe Redifer]

happened: in the SCV4s first 35 levels it happens ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

True but in the last 6,336 levels stuff happens. 1 level = 2 columns of BG tiles BTW.

[munchiaz]

Yet another entertaining ep. Keep up the good work

[esadajr]

Good ep. How convenient of you to forget about that mascot

[SmaMan]

I'm going to join the vocal minority here and say I do like SC4 more than Rondo. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I could never seem to get past the 2nd stage of Rondo. It seems like it's just a touch too hard, and I get sick of playing the same level again and again.

In SC4 I've almost gotten to the end, and I really enjoy it. The atmosphere, the music, (same guy who did Axelay and then vanished off the face of the Earth) the experience as a whole, really.

That's not to say I don't like Rondo. What little I've experienced so far I have greatly enjoyed, and I acknowledge that I probably need to just give it another good try. But yeah, at the present, I'd rank SC4 above Rondo.

yeah you better do that. if it helps, you can rescue/unlock "maria" in the 2nd stage, which makes the game unbelievable more easy.

and lol @ judging such an ubergreat game by its moderate difficulty level just because you suck at it

protip: there ain't much very easy games on the pce. so maybe you have to take it into condsierations to change the system as well? ;)

Whatever you say, dude. I recognize and bow before your insane mastery. Me, I play for the fun, only really going into completionism unless I really, REALLY enjoy the game. Blame it on my aspergers.

[turboswimbz]

protip: The Swissler is angry at your in-completion - You must obey harder. 

[Tatsujin]

btw. I blame nobody on nothing here

[TR0N]

Game Sack - The Sony Playstation

[munchiaz]

Great Ep. I love the Playstation. It has a special place in my heart, as it was the console that stopped me from going outside and playing football, to sitting in my room playing RPGs

[BigusSchmuck]

Curious,  how different is the Saturn version of Herc's Adventure than the ps1 version?

[HailingTheThings]

Still remember having so much fun watching my big bro playing Metal Gear Solid. When the Playstation came out, I remember wanting to play it so desperately and constantly getting rejected, cuz bro is a butt. lol

[TR0N]

Great Ep. I love the Playstation. It has a special place in my heart, as it was the console that stopped me from going outside and playing football, to sitting in my room playing RPGs

I could see why the PS1 was the jrpg golden era before that it was a niche market in the u.s.

[Tatsujin]

it was a cool machine for 3D racer (especially the ridge racer serie) and all sort of great arcade and exclusive 2D ware. never could get into any other 3D except racers and yeah eventually silent hill and MGS.

[majors]

especially the ridge racer serie(s)

I only still own a handful of PS1 games: the Wipeouts, R-types and the godly Rage Racer. Tight control, kick-ass tunes...total arcade driver (my top fav next to Outrun Online)

[jeffhlewis]

The PS1 is what kept me in gaming after I jumped on the day-one N64 then bailed on it a year later (that thing has been banished to my storage closet for eternity).

Around '97 or '98 was a golden time for PS1 game buying - a lot of the good JRPG's were discounted to the $20 or so range and you could load up on 2 or 3 classic JRPGs, fighters or racers for the price of a normal new game. I remember getting Suikoden, WipeOut XL and Street Fighter Alpha 2 for like $50 together new.

Castlevania: SOTN and MGS 1 are the only games I've beaten 3+ times each. I kept going back to them every year.

[NightWolve]

The PS1 is what kept me in gaming after I jumped on the day-one N64 then bailed on it a year later (that thing has been banished to my storage closet for eternity).

Nintendo lost my loyalty from my SNES days with the N64 by sticking with expensive carts and losing Squaresoft which jumped ship to Sony. I had read all the articles about how a CD-Rom cost 3 cents to press, plus $3-$5 for the manual and case, while Nintendo carts cost $25 to manufacture given the PCB, the chips, the caps, etc. and that the CD with its 650 MB of space (versus cart max 64 MB) provided developers all this new opportunity, etc. I had also experienced the Turbo Duo with Ys Book I & II, so put it all together, I really thought that it was a terrible decision to stick with carts and I never made the mistake of even thinking of buying the N64 - I said bye bye to the big N. *sniff* Sometimes I did think I'd like to try Super Mario 64 and then Zelda 64, but that interest waned over the years as I enjoyed my PS1 with FF 7-8, FF:Tactics, MGS, Resident Evil, Xenogears, etc. ;)