2023-2024 Episodes

Ep. 401 - Widescreen Games on the PlayStation

Release Date: 4/14/24 Runtime: 27:13

Games Shown:

PlayStation - Aqua GT, Bloody Roar 2, Codename Tenka, Colin McRea Rally, F1 2000, F1 Championship Season 2000, Formula 1, Formula 1 98, Ghost in the Shell, J. League Winning Eleven 2000, J's Racin', JGTC, Moto Racer World Tour, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed, Need for Speed V-Rally 2, Pac-Man World, RacinGroovy, Rush Hour, Snow Racer 98, This is Football, This is Football 2, TNN Motorsports Hardcore TR, C3 Racing, Max Power Racing, TOCA Touring Car Championship, Togue Max Saisoku Driver Master, Triple Play Baseball, Wipeout 3, Worms Armageddon, Yarudora

Notes:

*I really enjoy covering technical stuff like this, it feels nobody ever gives games that do this their due.

Ep. 400 - The Polymega

Release Date: 3/31/24 Runtime: 32:14

Games Shown:

Polymega - Various games for NES, Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Sega CD, Mega CD, 32X, 32X CD, PlayStation, Saturn, Neo Geo CD, SNES, N64, TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, TurboGrafx-CD, and Turbo Duo are shown for various purposes.

Notes:

*Released only a couple of days after I finished making the episode, which is unusual for me. Just wanted to be timely since the firmware would obviously advance.

*I always love making ridiculous sketches like the tower of power one included here.

Ep. 399 - New Games for Old Consoles 5

Release Date: 3/17/24 Runtime: 29:06

Games Shown:

TurboGrafx-16 - Dino Force
TurboGrafx CD - Vax Collection
Genesis - Astebros, Life on Mars Genesis, Life on Earth Reimagined
Neo Geo - Vengeance Hunters (preview look)
Nintendo 64 - XenoCrisis

Notes:

*Sega Pods acquired from The Gaming Historian. I've been hanging on to them for years, I actually forgot about them. Finally put them to use.

Ep. 398 - 3D Franchises that Went 2D

Release Date: 3/3/24 Runtime: 32:04

Games Shown:

Arcade - Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2
Master System - Virtua Fighter Animation
Genesis - Virtua Fighter 2
Game Gear - Panzer Dragoon Mini, Virtua Fighter Animation
Game Boy Color - Croc, Croc 2, Airforce Delta, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider Curse of the Sword
Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Tomb Raider
PlayStation - Crash Bandicoot, Croc, Croc 2,
Game Boy Advance - Crash Bandicoot The Huge Adventure, Crash Bandicoot N-Tranced, Crash Bandicoot Purple - Ripto's Rampage, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash of the Titans, Airforce Delta Storm, Lara Croft Tomb Raider Advance, Lara Croft Tomb Raider Legend
Dreamcast - Airforce Delta
Xbox - Airforce Delta Storm

Notes:

*It was fun doing an episode which is basically the opposite of the usual 2D to 3D jumps.

Ep. 397 - Arcade vs Console 5

Release Date: 2/18/24 Runtime: 30:43

Games Shown:

Arcade - Rampage, BlaZeon, Alien Storm, Time Soldiers, Vigilante
Atari 2600 - Rampage Atari 7800 - Rampage NES - Rampage Master System - Rampage, Alien Storm, Time Soldiers, Vigilante Amiga - Rampage, Alien Storm, Time Soldier, Vigilante TurboGrafx-16 - Vigilante Genesis - Alien Storm Lynx - Rampage SNES - BlaZeon

Notes:

*I love doing these episodes, as arcade games have always been extremely interesting to me. I do wish the SNES had more arcade ports though as these episodes can start to feel a little anti-Nintendo at times.

Ep. 396 - Analog Games on the Sega Saturn

Release Date: 2/4/24 Runtime: 41:03

Games Shown:

Saturn - Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Loubou, Andretti Racing, Baroque, Battle Garegga, Black Dawn, Black Fire, Burning Rangers, Can Can Bunny Extra, Can Can Bunny Premiere 2, Choro Q Park, Code R, Congo, Crimewave, Croc, Crypt Killer, Cyber Speedway, Daisenryaku Strong Style, Daisuki, Dark Savior, Darklight Conflict, Daytona USA, Daytona Championship Circuit Edition, Daytona Circuit Edition, Deep Fear, Destruction Derby, Die Hard Trilogy, Duke Nukem 3D, Enemy Zero, F1 Challenge, Fantastep, Fuusui Sensei, G Vector, Gale Racer, Ghen War, GT24, Hang-On GP, Hardcore 4x4, High Velocity, Highway 2000, The House of the Dead, Initial D Koudou Saisoku Densetsu, J League Go Go Goal!, Jungle Park: Saturn Jima, Kiss Yori, Kuro no Danshou: The Literary Fragment, The Lost Word: Jurassic Park, Manx TT Super Bike, MechWarrior 2, Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits, Nascar 98, The Need for Speed, Night Striker S, Nights, Christmas Nights, Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R, OoEdo Renaissance, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Pia Carrot e Youkoso, Planet Joker, Powerslave, Quake, Sega Ages, After Burner 2, Galaxy Force 2, Out Run, Power Drift, Space Harrier, Sega Rally Championship, Sega Rally Championship Plus, Sega Rally Championship Plus Netlink Edition, Sega Touring Car Championship, Shining Force 3, Shockwave Assault, Shutokou Battle '97, Sky Target, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Jam, Sonic R, Soukyugurentai, Soviet Strike, StarFighter 3000, Taito Chase HQ plus SCI, Thunder Force V, Thunder Hawk/Strike 2, Touge King of the Spirits 2, Vatlva, Virtua Cop 2, Virtuacall S, Virtua Racing, Virtual Kyotei, Virtual Kyotei 2, Wangan Trial Love, Wingarms, Wipeout, Wipeout 2097,World Cup 98 France Road to Win

Notes:

*There were a lot more games in this episode than I thought there'd be.

*I've always wanted to do something that focuses on how the cable bizarrely disconnects from the Saturn analog controller, and the end sketch let me do that.

Ep. 395 - Left in North America 4

Release Date: 1/21/24 Runtime: 27:37

Games Shown:

NES - Mad Max, Contra Force
Genesis - Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
SNES - Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
Sega CD - Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
PlayStation - NASCAR Rumble, Fox Hunt
Nintendo DS - Monster Tale

Notes:

*I probably enjoyed making the Fox Hunt end sketch parody look like PlayStation video a bit too much. Content-wise, it's just as nonsensical as the actual game.

*I did contact Andrew Bowen and glean a little bit of info about Fox Hunt which I used in the video. He suggested I interview him. At first I was reluctant because I suck at interviewing, or at least I feel that I do. I eventually came up with some fun questions that I thought people would enjoy which also would've looked more at Andrew's career, and he agreed to the interview. He was pretty noncommittal over the next two months so I gave up. I think the segment is still pretty good without it.

Ep. 394 - Left in the Arcade 10

Release Date: 1/07/24 Runtime: 29:59

Games Shown:

Arcade - Silent Dragon, Radar Scope, Funky Jet, Air Combat 22, Spikeout, Spikeout Final Edition, Slashout, Spikers Battle, 64th Street A Detective's Story, Sega Super GT / SCUD Race, Sega Super GT Plus / SCUD Race Plus, Desert Breaker, Planet Harriers
Xbox - Spikeout Battle Street

Notes:

*Brand new intro! I spent 5 days nonstop in Photoshop which was mirrored to my iPad drawing (tracing) the frames with an Apple Pencil.

*Both the intro and outro music has been refreshed by Brimaxian!

Ep. 393 - 2D Games on the Sega Saturn

Release Date: 12/24/23 Runtime: 18:06

Games Shown:

Saturn - Assault Suit Leynos 2, Astal, Batsugun, Battle Garegga, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Cotton 2, Darius Gaiden, Dodonpachi, Dragon Force, Dungeons & Dragons Shadow Over Mystara, Elevator Action Returns, Earthworm Jim 2, Galactic Attack, The Game Paradise, Gex, Golden Axe The Duel, Guardian Heroes, Herc's Adventures, Hyper Duel, Keio Flying Squadron 2, The King of Fighters 97, The Legend of Oasis, Magic Knight Rayearth, Mega Man X 4, Metal Slug, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Nekketsu Oyako, Policenauts, Princess Crown, Purikura Daisakusen, Rayman, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Sakura Wars, Saturn Bomberman, Scud, Sengoku Blade, Sexy Parodius, Shinobi Legions, Silhouette Mirage, Sonic 3D Blast, Steamgear Mash, Street Fighter Alpha, Super Tempo, Three Dirty Dwarves, Tryrush Deppy, Vampire Savior, X-Men vs Street Fighter

Notes:

*I had fun revisiting the EXTREME commercial style used in the end sketch. I should do more because they are dumb and fun and I love them.

Ep. 392 - The Analogue Duo

Release Date: 12/11/23 Runtime: 18:06

Games Shown:

TurboGrafx-16, PC-Engine Turbo Duo, etc - Various games for demonstrative purposes.

Notes:

*Made smack-dab in the middle of episode 396's production.

Ep. 391 - Criminally Overlooked Games 6

Release Date: 12/03/23 Runtime: 23:32

Games Shown:

Genesis - Saint Sword, High Seas Havoc
SNES - Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma
PlayStation - Ghost in the Shell
Dreamcast - 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker
PlayStation 2 - The King of Route 66
Gamecube - 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker

Notes:

*Released a week early because the next episode (Analogue Duo review) is embargoed until December 11, so that episode comes out that morning. I didn't wanna have two episodes released so close together. I wanted this one to have at least a little life of its own.

Ep. 390 - 60 FPS Games on the PlayStation

Release Date: 11/26/23 Runtime: 45:23

Games Shown:

PlayStation - 1 on 1, Agent Armstrong, Battle Arena Toshinden 3, Blockids, Bloody Roar, Bloody Roar 2, Boxing, Contra: Legacy of War, Crime Killer, Critical Blow, Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix, Dead or Alive, Devil Dice, Doraemon, Dynasty Warriors, Ehrgeiz, Einhander, Elemental Gearbolt, Fatal Fury Wild Ambition, Fighters' Impact, K-1 Grand Prix, Final Fantasy Tactics, Floating Runner, Forsaken, Funky Boxers, G Darius, Gauntlet Legends, Gen'ei Tougi Shadow Struggle, Geom Cube, Goiken Muyou II, Gran Turismo, The Granstream Saga, Hard Blow, Hyper Final Match Tennis, I.Q., Invasion From Beyond, is Internal Section, Kamen Rider, Kensei Sacred Fist, Kick Boxing, Klonoa, Kula Quest, Lattice 200EC7, Micro Machines V3, Mortal Kombat 4, Motor Toon Grand Prix, Motorhead, N2O Nitrous Oxide, Night Raid, Philosoma, Pong The Next Level, Power Serve 3D Tennis, Project Horned Owl, R-Type Delta, Rascal, Raystorm, Raycrisis, RC De Go!, RC Helicopter, Ridge Racer Turbo, Rival Schools, Running Wild, Shake Kids, Shiritsu Justice Gakuen Nekketsu Seishun Niki 2, Skeleton Warriors, Slamscape, Slap Happy Rhythm Busters, Sanvein, Street Fighter EX plus Alpha, Street Fighter EX 2 Plus, Street Racer, Striker, Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tempest X3, Thunder Force V, Tobal No 1, Tobal 2, Tomba!, Turbo Prop Racing, Umihara Kawase Shun, Victory Boxing, Virtual Hyruu no Ken, Vs., Xevious 3D/G+, Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling, Zero Divide 2

Notes:

*I've gotta stop making these all-encompassing episodes like this! It's exhausting! But they're fun to do and I like making something that could be used almost as an encyclopedia by others in the future.

Ep. 389 - Franchises That Got a Second Chance 2

Release Date: 11/12/23 Runtime: 35:18

Games Shown:

Arcade - Strider, Contra
NES - Strider
Genesis - ToeJam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl Panic on Funkotron, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 3, Strider Returns
PlayStation - Tomb Raider, Strider 2
Dreamcast - Shenmue, Shenmue 2
PlayStation 2 - Tomb Raider Underworld
Xbox - ToeJam & Earl 3, Shenmue 2
PlayStation 3 - Tomb Raider, Hard Corps Uprising
Switch - ToeJam & Earl Back in the Groove
PlayStation 4 - Streets of Rage 4, Shenmue 1 & 2 HD, Shenmue 3, Strider, Contra Rogue Corps
Xbox Series X - Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Notes:

*I always enjoy making Radio Buddy™ end skits. This one was a little tougher as I had to subtitle each line like it is in the actual game.

Ep. 388 - 2D Games on the Nintendo 64

Release Date: 10/29/23 Runtime: 40:29

Games Shown:

Nintendo 64 - Bangai-o, Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition, Bust-A-Move '99, Dr. Mario 64, Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku, Magical Tetris Challenge, Mario's Photo Studio (Mario no Photopi), Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1, Mischief Makers, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Namco Museum 64, NBA Hangtime, The New Tetris, Nintama Rantarou 64 Game Gallery, Pokemon Puzzle League, Puyo Puyo Sun 64, Puyo Puyo 4 - Puyo Puyo ~n Party, Rampage World Tour, Rampage 2 Universal Tour, South Park Chef's Luv Shack, StarCraft 64, Susume! Taisen Puzzle Drama, Tetris 64, Wonder Project J2, Worms Armageddon, Yoshi's Story

Notes:

*I can't recall anything noteworthy about making this episode, other than it was fun. I've already completed the Saturn version of the episode which will be released on December 24th of this year.

Ep. 387 - The Game Boy Color

Release Date: 10/15/23 Runtime: 40:05

Games Shown:

Game Boy Color - Super Mario Bros Deluxe, Conker's Pocket Tales, Return of the Ninja, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Chase HQ Secret Police, Motocross Maniacs 2, Elevator Action EX, The Legenda of Zelda - Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages, Street Fighter Alpha, Power Quest, Duke Nukem, Daikatana, Bionic Commando Elite Forces, Wendy Every Witch Way, Metal Gear Solid, Hunter X Hunter, Megaman Xtreme, Megaman Xtreme 2, Cruis'n Exotica, Bomberman Max Blue Champion, Bomberman Max Red Challenger, Bomberman Max Ain Version, Bomberman Quest, Mickey's Racing Adventure, Mickey's Speedway USA, Shantae

Notes:

*The Analogue Pocket console was used to capture gameplay for this episode.

Ep. 386 - 3DO vs Jaguar vs 32X

Release Date: 10/01/23 Runtime: 50:37

Games Shown:

3DO - Crash 'n Burn, Gex, Johnny Bazookatone, Soccer Kid, Way of the Warrior, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Samurai Shodown, Shadow War of Succession, Primal Rage, Burning Soldier, Total Eclipse, Shockwave, Doom, Escape from Monster Manor, Killing Time, Space Hulk, Wolfenstein 3D, BC Racers, The Need for Speed, Road Rash, Virtuoso, Return Fire, Lucienne's Quest, Guardian War, Star Control 2, Demolition Man, John Madden Football, Pebble Beach Golf Links
Jaguar - Cybermorph, Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure, Rayman, Kasumi Ninja, Ultra Vortek, Primal Rage, Fight for Life, Raiden, Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy, Defender 2000, Blue Lightning, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Alien vs Predator, Atari Karts, Checkered Flag, Super Burnout, Supercross 3D, World Tour Racing, Club Drive, Tempest 2000, Iron Soldier, Iron Soldier 2, NBA Jam, Battle Morph
32X - Knuckles' Chaotix, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure, Tempo, Cosmic Carnage, Mortal Kombat 2, Primal Rage, Virtua Fighter, WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game, After Burner 2 Complete, Space Harrier, Shadow Squadron, Kolibri, Darxide, Doom, BC Racers, Motocross Championship, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Blackthorne, Metalhead, Star Trek Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator, NBA Jam, T-Mek, Star Wars Arcade, Zaxxon Motherbase 2000

Notes:

*There was originally a sections dedicated to sports games and also FMV games, but the show was running too long as it was. So I removed a bunch of sports games and tossed the noteworthy ones into the miscellaneous section.

Ep. 385 - 60 FPS Nintendo 64 and Saturn Games

Release Date: 09/17/23 Runtime: 27:11

Games Shown:

Nintendo 64 - Dark Rift, F-Zero X, Killer Instinct Gold, Mortal Kombat 4, Super Smash Bros.
Saturn - All Japan Pro Wrestling featuring Virtua, Bases Loaded '96 Double Header, Clockwork Knight, Clockwork Knight 2, Contra Legacy of War, Dead or Alive, Decathlete, Digital Dance Mix, Fighting Vipers, Fighters Megamix, Final Fight Revenge, Goiken Muyou Anarchy in the Nippon, Guardian Heroes, Go Go Goal!, Jonah Lomu Rugby, Last Bronx, Mass Destruction, Radiant Silvergun, Savaki, Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru, Skeleton Warriors, Street Racer, Striker 96, Tempest 2000, Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Fighter Kids, Worldwide Soccer, Zero Divide

Notes:

*I originally started this episode as entirely PlayStation-focused, but switched to Saturn when it became too overwhemling. I decided to throw Nintendo 64 in there because why not... it has to go somewhere.

Ep. 384 - The RetroTINK 4K Video Scaler

Release Date: 09/10/23 Runtime: 27:11

Games Shown:

Lots of random games shown for illustrative purposes.

Notes:

*This is a bonus episode released on an off-week.

Ep. 383 - Piss Poor Ports 4

Release Date: 09/03/23 Runtime: 27:28

Games Shown:

Master System - Street Fighter II, Alien Syndrome, Mercs
Game Boy - Street Fighter II
Amiga - Street Fighter II
PC - Street Fighter II
SNES - Thunder Spirits, John Madden Football

Notes:

*Also includes footage from the original versions of all these games for comparison's sake.

Ep. 382 - All SEGA Model 1 and Model 2 Arcade Games

Release Date: 08/20/23 Runtime: 32:36

Games Shown:

Arcade - Star Wars Arcade, Wing War, Virtua Racing, Virtua Racing, Virtua Formula, Behind Enemy Lines, Daytona USA, Dead or Alive, Desert Tank, Dynamite Baseball '97, Dynamite Cop, Fighting Vipers, Gunblade NY, The House of the Dead, Indy 500, Last Bronx, Manx TT Superbike, Motor Raid, OverRev, Pilot Kids, Rail Chase 2, Sega Rally Championship, Sega Ski Super G, Sega Touring Car Championship, Sega Water Ski, Sky Target, Sonic The Fighters, Super GT 24, Top Skater Sega Skateboarding, Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Striker, Virtual On, Waverunner, Zero Gunner

Notes:

*Pat Kilbane helped out behind the scenes focusing and running the camera for the end sketch. He was in town as we were working on another non-videogame related project.

Ep. 381 - Franchises That Got a Second Chance

Release Date: 08/06/23 Runtime: 36:41

Franchises Shown:

Splatterhouse
Mega Man (mainline)
Doom
Blaster Master
Sega Rally
Samurai Shodown

Notes:

*The end skit here was originally on episode 376, but moved to this episode before that one was released. Exciting!

Ep. 380 - Room and Collection Tour 2023

Release Date: 07/30/23 Runtime: 21:19

Games Shown:

No gameplay... just a bunch of games, game boxes, shelves, and the such.

Notes:

*The second bonus episode in a single month! This is the first time there have been 4 new episodes in a single month in a very long while. There were 5 potential Sundays in this July.

*First episode to feature the new Panasonic GH6 camera. It was only used for a few shots in the tour, all of the talking head shots, and the end skit. The rest was done with the Panasonic GH5S as usual.

Ep. 379 - Left in the Arcade 9

Release Date: 07/23/23 Runtime: 29:17

Games Shown:

Arcade - Wing War, Hachoo!, Toy Fighter, Dancing Eyes, WaveRunner, WaveRunner GP, Extermination, Aqua Jack, Solar Assault, Hippodrome, Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, Daytona USA 2

Notes:

*I was really able to step up my emulation game thanks to a new Windows PC dedicated to doing nonsense like that, which allows me to show more complex games. Don't get me wrong, I don't use it for day to day stuff. Blech!

Ep. 378 - Fan Translations 3

Release Date: 07/09/23 Runtime: 32:50

Games Shown:

SNES - Live-A-Live
Saturn - Grandia, Stellar Assault SS, Valhollian, Tokyo Highway Battle '97
PlayStation - Aconcagua, Planet Laika, Dr Slump
Dreamcast - Rent-A-Hero No 1

Notes:

*Usually when I do these types of end skits where it's amateur-ish like this one, it's because I couldn't think of anything else. They usually come out pretty good though I think.

Ep. 377 - The MODE Button

Release Date: 07/02/23 Runtime: 15:54

Games Shown:

Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X - Various games for demonstrative purposes.

Notes:

*This episode was suggested by a fan and I felt it was a good idea for a short bonus episode, so, here we are!

*Shot and edited simultaneously with episode 381.

Ep. 376 - Every Arcade Card Game for the PC Engine CD

Release Date: 06/11/23 Runtime: 48:47

Games Shown:

PC Engine Arcade Card CD - 3x3 Eyes, Asuka Burning Fest 120% Maxima, The Atlas, Brandish, Eikan Wa Kimini, Emerald Dragon, Flash Hiders, Formation Soccer 95, Garou Densetsu 2, Fatal Fury 2, Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special, Gina Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, Gulliver Boy, J. League Tremendous Soccer 94, Kabuki Itoryodan, Linda3, Mad Stalker, Madou Monogatari I, Mahjong Sword, Popful Mail, Princess Maker 2, Private Eye Dol, Quest of Jongmaster, Ryuko no Ken, Art of Fighting, Sexy Idol Mahjong Monogatari, Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling '94 Battlefield in Tokyo Dome, Sotsugyo, Space Ava 201, Strider Hiryu, Super Real, Mahjong PII & PIII Custom, Super Real Mahjong PV Custom, Tajou Debut, Vasteel 2, World Heroes 2, Wrestle Angels Double Impact, Wrestling Universe Fire Pro Women

Notes:

*Another super long episode.

*The end skit is a parody of the Youtube channel called Console Wars. It was actually shot for episode 380 but moved here as it was more appropriate for this episode since it deals with the Arcade Card version of Art of Fighting. The end skit that was originally attached to this episode was moved and will appear on episode 380.

Ep. 375 - Spiritual Followups 2

Release Date: 06/11/23 Runtime: 45:52

Games Shown:

Arcade - Strider, Osman
TurboGrafx-16 - Devil's Crush
Genesis - Road Rash, Dragon's Fury, Dragon's Revenge
Super Nintendo - Jaki Crush, F-Zero
3DO - Road Rash
Saturn - Virtua Cop, Virtua Cop 2, Panzer Dragoon
PlayStation Wipeout, Wipeout 3
Dreamcast- Confidential Mission, Guilty Gear X
Xbox - Panzer Dragoon Orta
Xbox 360 - Moon Diver
PlayStation 3 - BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
PSVR - Rez
Xbox One - Crimson Dragon, Redout
Switch - Road Redemption, Demon's Tilt
PlayStation 5 - Redout 2

Notes:

*This episode is probably a bit too long for what it is. Should've saved some for another time. Oh well.

*The end skit was inspired by episode 5, Naxat Video Pinball Games.

Ep. 374 - Arcade vs Console 4

Release Date: 05/28/23 Runtime: 39:54

Games Shown:

Arcade - Air Buster, Undercover Cops, Air Rescue, Forgotten Worlds, 2020 Super Baseball, G-Loc Air Battle
Master System - Air Rescue, G-LOC Air Battle
Genesis - Air Buster, Forgotten Worlds, 2020 Super Baseball, G-LOC Air Battle
Game Gear - G-LOC Air Battle
TurboGrafx-16 - Aero Blasters, Forgotten Worlds
Super Famicom - Undercover Cops

Notes:

*The end skit was originally on episode 370, as was me pointing out the Monkey Ball shirt. Those were changed to Polygon Joe after the episode was shot so that stuff was moved here.

Ep. 373 - Left in Japan 16

Release Date: 05/14/23 Runtime: 27:27

Games Shown:

PC Engine Duo - Renny Blaster
Super Famicom - Gunman's Proof, Pretty Fighter, Fist
Saturn - Pretty Fighter X, Fist, Ninpen Manmaru
PlayStation - GeGeGe no Kitarou
PlayStation 2 - Initial D Special Stage
Dreamcast - Frame Gride

Notes:

*I enjoyed doing the skeleton skit in this one. It's so incredibly dumb.

Ep. 372 - The Sega Channel

Release Date: 04/23/23 Runtime: 29:50

Games Shown:

Genesis - Alien Soldier, Battle Frenzy, Body Count, Dyna Brothers 2, Golden Axe 3, Klondike Solitaire, Mega Man The Wiley Wars, Mr. Nutz, Nightmare Circus, Power Drive, Pulseman

Notes:

*Craig Stadler?

Ep. 371 - Turbo EverDrive Pro Review

Release Date: 04/23/23 Runtime: 14:17

Games Shown:

TurboGrafx-16 - Various games on card and CD to illustrate the Turbo EverDrive Pro in action.

Notes:

*The end skit is more "edutainment" than anything. I really hope it helps people learn how to spell TurboGrafx properly... because they rarely do.

*Bonus episode.

Ep. 370 - Games that Push Hardware Limits 10

Release Date: 04/02/23 Runtime: 31:58

Games Shown:

Genesis - Star Cruiser, Hard Drivin', Race Drivin', Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing, Mig-29 Fighter Pilot, ResQ, Virtua Racing, Out of this World, Flashback, F-15 Strike Eagle II, F-22 Interceptor, F-117 Night Storm, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker, Steel Talons, LHX Attack Chopper
TurboGrafx-16 - Falcon, Gunboat
SNES - Race Drivin', StarFox, StarFox 2, Stunt Race FX, Dirt Trax FX, Vortex, Dirt Racer, Doom, Out of this World, Flashback, Steel Talons, Drakken, Dragon View

Notes:

*This episode focuses on 3D polygons on consoles in the 16-bit era.

*No humans appear on camera in this episode. Well except for the couple in the end sketch and my hands when showing the SuperFX and SVP chips.

*I originally had a normal intro, appeared on camera between segments and had a completely different end sketch. Yoshi Vu asked if he could help. I gave him some ideas for an end sketch. He sent me some low-poly renders so I replaced the talking head segments with those. Then for no reason he sent a dancing low poly Joe over. So I picked some good dance moves and created the first part of the end sketch, though Yoshi rendered them. Yoshi created the second part of the end sketch based on a music video he likes. Then we kept talking and replaced the intro.

Ep. 369 - Every Game for the SNES Superscope and SEGA Menacer

Release Date: 04/02/23 Runtime: 38:20

Games Shown:

Genesis - Menacer 6-in-1, T2: The Arcade Game, Body Count
SNES - SuperScope 6, Battleclash, Metal Combat, The Hunt for Red October, Lamborghini American Challenge, Lemmings 2 The Tribes, Sugoroku Ginga Senki, Bazooka Blitzkrieg, Operation Thunderbolt, Xzone, T2 The Arcade Game, Yoshi's Safari, Tinstar
Sega CD - Corpse Killer, Crime Patrol, Mad Dog McCree, Mad Dog 2, Who Shot Johnny Rock?
32X CD - Corpse Killer

Notes:

*12th Anniversary episode! The first episode of Game Sack was released 2 days shy of 12 years ago to this one.

*The end skit was thought up on the spot. The only thing we knew going into it is that it would be an "Impress Your Friends" entry.

*Getting the Menacer to work was a huge pain. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't. Had to buy another Menacer from eBay. Getting the SuperScope to work was also a chore as it had to be captured with RGB, but Dave doesn't have an RGB-capable CRT monitor. SuperScope games must be played on a CRT for them to work, obviously. So we just used the luma cable connected to the composite input of his TV, split that and then that went into a RetroTink 5x. That's right, Dave had to play these games in black and white while capturing.

Ep. 368 - The Nintendo 64DD

Release Date: 03/19/23 Runtime: 32:29

Games Shown:

Nintendo 64DD - Randnet Disk, Sim City 64, Doshin the Giant 1, Doshin the Giant Tinkling Toddler Liberation Front! Assemble!, Mario Artist - Paint Studio, Mario Artist - Talent Studio, Mario Artist - Polygon Studio, Mario Artist - Commnications Kit, Japan Pro Tour Golf 64, F-Zero X Expansion Kit
Gamecube - Doshin the Giant

Notes:

*This was a fun episode to do, much more so than I thought it would be. I had to replace a ribbon cable on the 64DD after disassembling it for the stop motion animation. Now I have 6 spare ribbon cables.

Ep. 367 - Games that Make the Console Look Weak 4

Release Date: 03/5/23 Runtime: 28:47

Games Shown:

PC Engine - Batman
Genesis - Curse, Super Thunder Blade, Battlemaster, Chase HQ 2, Turbo Out Run
SNES - Rapjam Volume 1, Bronkie the Brontosaurus
Game Boy Color - Test Drive Off-Road 3
PlayStation 2 - London Cab Challenge

Notes:

*After I had edited the Bronkie the Brontosaurus segment, I redid it with the Monster Truck yelling voice (whatever you wanna call it) in a similar fashion to how I did F-16 Fighting Falcon in a previous episode about weak games. But it ended up not being that funny, so I left the segment as it currently is.

Ep. 366 - Same Name, Different Game 3

Release Date: 02/19/23 Runtime: 43:51

Games Shown:

Arcade - Jurassic Park, Ninja Gaiden
NES - Jurassic Park, RoboCop vs The Terminator, Ninja Gaiden
Master System - Jurassic Park, Ninja Gaiden, Taz-Mania, Castle of Illusion
Genesis - Jurassic Park, RoboCop vs The Terminator, Ninja Gaiden, Taz-Mania, Sparkster, Castle of Illusion
Game Boy - RoboCop vs The Terminator, Taz-Mania (Sunsoft), Taz-Mania (THQ)
Game Gear - Ninja Gaiden, Taz-Mania
SNES - Jurassic Park, RoboCop vs The Terminator, Taz-Mania, Sparkster
Sega CD - Jurassic Park
Xbox - Ninja Gaiden
PlayStation 3 - Castle of Illusion

Notes:

*I had lots of fun doing the skeleton end skit, mainly because it's so absurd.

*There is an editing error around 5 minutes and 20 seconds in, during the Jurassic Park arcade part. The sound repeats/plays lower and there is a black screen. I remember going back a few weeks after I had completed the epsiode to update the Jurassic Park arcade section. I don't recall the information that I was changing/updating, but apparently in the process a few things got shifted and the minor glitch now exists on Youtube forever!

Ep. 365 - Criminally Overlooked Games 5

Release Date: 02/05/23 Runtime: 26:41

Games Shown:

NES - WURM
Master System - Cyborg Hunter
Genesis - Beyond Oasis
SNES - Skyblazer, Final Fight 3
Saturn - Legend of Oasis
PlayStation - Dragon Valor

Notes:

*I had to play through Cyborg Hunter twice because of the bug mentioned in the episode, but that gave me a good opportunity to capture it being played in both PSG and FM sound. No regrets!

Ep. 364 - Series That Made a Great Transition to 3D

Release Date: 01/22/23 Runtime: 27:03

Games Shown:

PlayStation - Metal Gear Solid
Nintendo 64 - Wave Race 64
PlayStation 2 - Grand Theft Auto 3
Xbox - Ninja Gaiden, Out Run 2, Out Run 2006: Coast 2 Coast, Grand Theft Auto 3
Gamecube - Metroid Prime

Notes:

*Several games from each series listed above are also shown briefly.

*Out Run 2's gameplay footage was upscaled to 4K with Topaz Video AI as an experiment. The Xbox Ninja Gaiden footage was scaled the same way but to 1080p.

Ep. 363 - Every Cartridge-Enhanced Saturn Game

Release Date: 01/8/23 Runtime: 40:53

Games Shown:

Saturn - Astra Superstars, Cotton 2, Cyberbots, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara, Fighter's History Dynamite, Final Fight Revenge, Friends: Seishun no Kagayaki, Groove On Fight, King of Fighters '95, King of Fighters '96, King of Fighters '97, Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Metal Slug, Noel 3, Pia Carrot 2, Pocket Fighter, Real Bout Garou Densetsu, Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special, Samurai Shodown III, Samurai Shodown IV, Street Fighter Zero 3, Super Real Mahjong P7, Ultraman, Vampire Savior, Waku Waku 7, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Falcom Classics, Gungriffon, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, Moon Cradle, Sentimental Graffiti, Vatlva, Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange

Notes:

*I've been wanting to do this since I did the Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak episode. I originally intended to wait a bit longer, but I couldn't wait and just went ahead and made the episode.