2025-2026 Episodes

The Battles:
NBJ Jam vs Charles Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
101 Dalmatians vs 102 Dalmatians
Daytona USA vs Ridge Racer
Paperyboy vs Paper Mario
Rolling Thunder vs Code Name: Viper
Albert Odyssey vs Oddworld Abe's Oddysee
Virtua Cop vs Time Crisis
Tetris vs Columns
Ghouls 'n Ghosts vs Shelly Duvall's It's a Bird's Life

*End sketch is simply another battle - Gaiares vs Veigues Tactical Gladiator - Which game has the dumbest name?

Arcade - Phelios, Run and Gun, Captain America and the Avengers, Darius 2
NES - Captain America and the Avengers
Master System - Sagaia
Genesis - Phelios, Captain America and the Avengers, Sagaia
PC Engine Duo - Super Darius 2
Game Boy - Captain America and the Avengers, Sagaia
Game Gear - Captain America and the Avengers
Super NES - NBA Give 'n Go, Captain America and the Avengers
Saturn - Darius 2

*Thanks to the viewer who suggested Run and Gun vs NBA Give 'n Go. I had a lot of fun with those and had no idea either existed!

3DS - The Binding of Isaac Rebirth, Block Form, Brick Race, Dragon Fang Z The Rose and Dungeon of Time, Fire Emblem Warriors, Futuridium, Lifespeed, Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS Edition, Pirate Pop Plus, Pixel Hunter, Runbow Pocket, Silver Falls 3 Down Stars, Wind-up Knight 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, SNES Virtual Console games, Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy +, Azure Striker Gunvolt, Code Name STEAM, Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX, Hyrule Warriors Legends, Monster Hunter Generations, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon, Poochy & Yoshi's Wooly World, Retro City Rampage DX, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, SteamWorld Heist, Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS

*I don't know why I dressed up the way I did for the end sketch, but... no regrets!

*Pinball Hall of Fame was originally in this episode, but that was a mistake as it works fine on the OLD 3DS. I cut it out of the published episode so there's a small jump in the transition after the Minecraft segment.

NES - Batman Returns, Wayne's World, Joe & Mac, Smash TV
Master System - Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Smash TV
Game Boy - Wayne's World, Super Return of the Jedi
Game Gear - Super Smash TV, Super Return of the Jedi
PC Engine Duo - Snatcher
Saturn - Snatcher

*This episode is responsible for restoring many memories.

PlayStation 5 - Shinobi - Art of Vengeance, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Rita's Rewind
Switch - Tiny Barbarian DX, The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit, Deathwish Enforcers
Steam - Neon Inferno, Deathwish Enforcers

*Tried to get the T2 2D No Fate game for this episode, but the publisher wasn't willing to play ball.

Genesis - Gunstar Heroes, McDonald's Treasureland Adventure, Dynamite Headdy, Yu Yu Hakusho Makyou Toitsusen, Alien Soldier, Light Crusader
Saturn - Guardian Heroes, Silhouette Mirage, Radiant Silvergun
PlayStation - Rakugaki Showtime
Nintendo 64 - Mischief Makers, Bangai-O, Sin and Punishment
Dreamcast - Ikaruga
PlayStation 2 - Silpheed The Lost Planet, Stretch Panic, Tiny Toon Adventures Defenders of the Universe, Gradius V
Game Boy Advance - Tiny Toon Adventures Scary Dreams, Hajime no Ippo, Astro Boy Omega Factor, Guardian Heroes Advance, Gunstar Super Heroes
Gamecube - Warioworld, Dragon Drive D-Masters Shot
DS - Bleach - Blade of Fate, Bleach - Dark Souls, Bangai-O Spirits
Wii - Bleach - Versus Crusade, Sin and Punishment Star Successor
Xbox 360 - Bangai-O HD Missile Fury
3DS - Gaist Crusher, Gaist Crusher God

*Been wanting to make this one for a long while. Finally did!

Nintendo 64 - Various titles to demonstrate the product.

*Bonus episode. Released on a Tuesday morning as that's when the embargo was lifted.

*Has RGT 85 popping in a few times in the episode, which some people enjoyed and others hated. LOL.

PC Engine - Dragon Egg!
Mega Drive - Megapanel, Verytex
Super Famicom - Lady Stalker, Super Dimension Force Macross Scrambled Valkyrie
PlayStation - Deadly Skies, Crime Crackers, Crime Crackers 2, PopoRogue

*Shout out to SNES Drunk, who is parodied in the end skit.

MSX - XZR II
Master System - Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap
Genesis - Deadly Moves, Last Battle, Exile
TurboGrafx-16 - Dragon's Curse
TurboGrafx CD - Exile
Game Gear - WonderBoy The Dragon's Trap
SNES - Power Moves
Commodore 64 - Last Battle
Amiga - Last Battle
PlayStation 4 - Wonder Boy The Dragon's Trap

*I've always wanted to make fun of the Last Battle dialog.

*Released while I was in Texas attending the memorial for Billy from The Game Chasers who had passed away the previous month, which is why the web site update here was delayed.

Arcade - Major League, Fantasy Zone, Quartet, Body Slam, Action Fighter, Alex Kidd The Lost Stars, Dunk Shot, Time Scanner, SDI, Bullet, Super League, Alien Syndrome, Shinobi, Heavyweight Champ, Sonic Boom, Altered Beast, Passing Shot, Excite League, Wonder Boy III Monster Lair, Dynamite Dux, Tetris, Sukeban Jansi Ryuko, Tough Turf, Wrestle War, Bay Route, Golden Axe, Flash Point, ESWAT, MVP, Aurial, Ryu Kyu, Cotton, Riot City, The Destroyer from Jail, Touryuumon, Fantasy Zone 2

*My favorite part in this episode are the voices and overall wackiness in "The Destroyer From Jail".

NES - The Guardian Legend
Genesis - Predator 2, Wings of Wor
Neo Geo - Ninja Commando
PlayStation - Threads of Fate
Nintendo 64 - Pilotwings 64
Dreamcast - Maken X
PlayStation 2 - Maken Shao
Xbox 360 - Bloodrayne Betrayal

*Q&A #4 appears at the end of this episode.

3DS - Pilotwings Resort, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Ridge Racer 3D, Starfox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D, Shinobi, Yoshi's New Island, Mario Golf World Tour, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros 2, Mario Kart 7, Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds, Fire Emblem Awakening, Fire Emblem Fates, Fire Emblem Warriors, Fragrant Story, Hey! Pikmin, 3D Classics Excitebike, Kid Icarus, Kid Icarus Uprising, Xevious, Urban Champion, Twin Bee, Kirby's Adventure, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, Adventure Time

*Borrowed many games from Dave for this episode, though I didn't include a lot of them because the episode was already running long and some of them were pretty average or already existed on other consoles, like Yoshi's Wooly World.

*The lame end sketch calls back to Game Sack's second episode.

NES - 1942, Ghost 'n Goblins, Ikari Warriors, Commando
Genesis - Crackdown, The Faery Tale Adventure, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Zany Golf
SNES - RPM Racing
3DO - Gex
Saturn - Cyber Speedway
PlayStation - Extreme Pinball, Cosmic Race

*I had tons of fun making the third David Lynch-style end sketch. I had been planning it for a while and finally got around to doing it. As always the audio is half the story. Can you figure out the meaning?

Genesis - 6-Pak, Mega Games I, Mega Games II
PlayStation - Sunsoft Memorial Series Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Gamecube Midway Arcade Treasures 1, 2, 3, Sonic Gems Collection
PlayStation 4 - SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
Switch - Castlevania Collection, Capcom Arcade Stadium, Capcom Arcade Stadium 2
PlayStation 5 - Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration

*I can't think of anything notable about making this episode as I'm sitting here trying to remember nearly 7 or 8 weeks ago when I made it. I just hope that people like it.

NES - Double Dragon II, Ninja Gaiden, Marble Madness, Darkwing Duck
TurboGrafx-16 Ninja Gaiden, Darkwing Duck
Genesis - Double Dragon II, Viewpoint, Marble Madness
Game Boy - Battle Arena Toshinden
32X - Doom
3DO - Doom
Saturn - Doom
PlayStation - Battle Arena Toshinden, Viewpoint
PlayStation 2 - The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Xbox - The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Gamecube - The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2

*This episode was completed well before I ever received the SNES Doom cart used in Episode 438, otherwise I probably wouldn't have put Doom in this episode.

*First episode since #437 to be pushed out as scheduled and not moved up for timeliness.

*The music for the Lord of the Sword end sketch was arranged by me... over a period of nearly 30 years! It started by just converting the house theme to MIDI. The a few years later I arranged it into something better. Several years later I made it even more complex. Then recently turned it into what you hear in the video. What a dumb game to spend so much time on.

Genesis (via Steam) - Earthion

*I have never made a Game Sack video this fast. It was live less than 30 hours after I got the game and less than 20 hours after the game was released to the public.

*This was a special Thursday upload as I wanted to be timely.

Genesis - ZPF, Daemon Claw
SNES - Doom
Game Boy Advance - Shantae Advance, XenoCrisis

*There is a brief comparison of the new SNES Doom to the 32X Doom, Genesis Doom via Mega Everdrive, and Doom Resurrection for the 32X.

*Made during the production of the yet unreleased 3DS episode, but pushed out when it was done to be timely.

NES - Super Mario Bros 2
TurboGrafx-16 - R-Type
Genesis - Strider, Rocket Knight Adventures, Streets of Rage 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3, Sonic 3
SNES - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Donkey Kong Country, Sparkster, StarFox, R-Type 3, The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past, Super Metroid
PlayStation - Final Fantasy 7
Nintendo 64 - StarFox 64
PlayStation 2 - Metal Gear Solid 2
PlayStation 3 - God of War 3

*I couldn't wait to do another one of these episodes, these are always super fun to do.

*I originally had all 3 Donkey Kong Countries in this, but I removed parts 2 and 3. Not that they're bad first stages, but they don't approach part 1 in that regard.

Genesis - Gauntlet IV
Game Gear - Gunstar Heroes, Game Gear Micro
PlayStation 2 - Space Harrier Complete Collection, Last Bronx, Virtual On, Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box, Phantasy Star Complete Collection, Galaxy Force 2 Special Extended Edition, Fantasy Zone 2
Wii - Gradius ReBirth, Contra ReBirth, Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth
Nintendo DS - Konami Classics Series Arcade Hits, Namco Museum DS
Xbox 360 - Otomedius Gorgeous
PlayStation 3 - Sega Vintage Collection, Neo Geo Station
Nintendo 3DS - Sega 3D Ages
PlayStation 4 - Battle Garegga, DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re: Incarnation, Aleste Collection
Switch - V.R. Virtua Racing, Collection of Mana, Zero Fire, Darius Cozmic Collection, Sega Ages, Haunted Castle Revisited

*It's been a while since I did a developer-focused episode. I chose a super-niche one for this video and I hope people don't skip over the video because they have no idea who M2 is.

*First time showing a 3DS game directly captured from a real 3DS. Also captured the DS games in this episode using this method.

*Thanks to My Life in Gaming for letting me use all of the M2 video footage they shot, and to Artemio for the Otomedius Gorgeous gameplay.

*The Game Master returns! This time he goes on a time-traveling adventure.

Gamecube - Starfox Adventures, Starfox Assault, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Mario Golf Toadstool Tour, 1080° Avalanche, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Battalion Wars, Kirby Air Ride, GT Cube, Wario World, Tales of Symphonia, P.N. 03, Cubivore, Mario Kart Double Dash, Lost Kingdoms, Lost Kingdoms 2, Baten Kaitos, Baten Kaitos Origins

*I knew people wanted to see me cover Chibi Robo, so I felt it would make for a funny commercial at the end. I ended up playing Chibi Robo longer than any other game for this episode just to capture footage I could use for funny scenarios.

Arcade - The Punisher, Sunset Riders, Cadash, Golden Axe
Amstrad CPC - Golden Axe
ZX Spectrum - Golden Axe
Commodore 64 - Golden Axe
Amiga - Golden Axe
Atari ST - Golden Axe
DOS - Golden Axe
Sega Master System - Golden Axe
TurboGrafx-16 - Cadash
PC Engine CD-ROM - Golden Axe
Genesis - The Punisher, Sunset Riders, Cadash, Golden Axe
SNES - Sunset Riders

*I was practically overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Golden Axe ports. I hadn't planned on there being that many and I usually try to choose games that don't have a quadrillion ports. But since it was just a single game in the episode I decided to just do it. Now if more than one game in a single episode had this many ports... forget it! I feel the Golden Axe segment is too long already!

*I originally recorded the word "indigenous" but after the episode was completed I thought it sounded dumb. It was my intent to go back and change it to "natives" before the episode released but I kept forgetting. I was reminded when I heard the word immediately after I released the episode. Oops.

Nintendo DS - Metroid Prime Hunters, Feel the Magic, Rub Rabbits, Nintendogs, Sonic Rush, The Legend of Kage 2, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword, New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart DS, Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney Justice For All, Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, Ace Attorney Apollo Justice, Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations, Hotel Dusk Room 215, Last Window, Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure, Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Mass Attack, True Swing Golf, Thor God of Thunder, Retro Game Challenge, WarioWare Touched!, Metroid Prime Pinball, Super Princess Peach, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Legacy of Ys Books I & II, The Legend of Zelda The Phantom Hourglass, Tingle's Balloon Fight DS, Mario & Luigi Partners in Time

*Thanks to Try from My Life in Gaming for loaning the modded DS to make this episode! I was so impressed I had my New 3DS modded which I can also use to play DS games and record them in this same manner.

Arcade - Shadow Dancer
Genesis - Blaster Master 2
SNES - ActRaiser 2
Sega CD - After Burner 3
PlayStation - Chrono Cross
PlayStation 2 - Thunder Force 6
PlayStation 3 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2
PlayStation 4 - Shenmue 3

*This episodes marks the farthest I've ever gotten into Blaster Master 2. I could feel myself decomposing as I played.

NES - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
TurboGrafx-16 - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
PC Engine Super CD - Ys 4 The Dawn of Ys
SNES - Ys 4 Mask of the Sun
Sega CD - Road Rash
3DO - Return Fire, Road Rash
Saturn - Return Fire, Road Rash
PlayStation - Return Fire, Road Rash
PC - Return Fire, Road Rash
PlayStation 2 - Ys 4 Mask of the Sun
PlayStation 4 - Ys Memories of Celceta

*Getting those old PC games to run was frustrating and fun at the same time. Not something I want to repeat, but I'm sure it will happen again.

Arcade - Ghouls 'n Ghosts
NES - Contra, Super C
PC Engine Super CD - Castlevania Rondo of Blood
Genesis - Contra Hardcorps, ESWAT
Neo Geo - Magician Lord
SNES - Mega Man X, Contra 3, Super Castlevania 4, ActRaiser
Sega CD - Road Avenger, Batman Returns
Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Astal, Radiant Silvergun
PlayStation - Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Dreamcast - Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2

*Yet another Q&A answering real submitted questions.

Various games for illustrative purposes.

*The end skit probably won't land for most people. That's fine.

PC Engine - Shinobi
Genesis - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Awesome Possum, Traysia
SNES - Jim Lee's WILDC.A.T.S.
32X - Toughman Contest, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure
Saturn - Hi-Octane, Planet Joker, Death Crimson
PlayStation - Hi-Octane
Dreamcast - Blue Stinger
Xbox 360 - Deadly Premonition

*The light gun flashes in Death Crimson were removed and replaced with fart noises every time I pull the trigger.

*All of the end sketch dialog is taken directly from the box of the Arcade Power Stick.

NES - Former Dawn
TurboGrafx-16 - Special Ninja Squad, The Invasion of the Stasta Star People
Genesis - Batman Returns, Shinobi, Hayato's Journey, Mega Splatterhouse, Mega R-Type, Windjammers, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Road Rash, Ghostbusters Special Edition
Neo Geo - Shinobi, Double Dragon
SNES - Find Luigi, Super Boss Gaiden
Sega CD - Road Rash
32X - Sonic Robo Blast 2, Open Lara, Golden Axe
Saturn - Cube Cat, Hellslave, Dracula X Nocturne in the Moonlight
Dreamcast - Grand Thefft Auto 3, Doom 64, Duke Nukem 3D

*I kept feeling the need to add games to this episode as new stuff changed or was released, thus the long run time.

NES - The Adventures of Rad Gravity, Dirty Harry
Master System - Phantasy Star
PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X Rondo of Blood
Genesis - EXO Squad, Vectorman, Vectorman 2
SNES - Space Megaforce
Saturn - Burning Rangers
Game Boy Color - Toy Story Racer, Cannon Fodder

*Man, playing through Dirty Harry to get that final voice clip SUUUCCKKED!!!

PlayStation - Bugs & Taz: Time Busters
Dreamcast - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Xbox - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3, SpongeBob Squarepants in Battle for Bikini Bottom, Ratatouille
PlayStation 4 - A Hat in Time
Switch - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4
PC - Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
PlayStation 5 - Astro Bot

*I wanted to include the remake of Croc in this episode, but I couldn't get a build in time. I waited and waited but time was running out. So I included Astro Bot to take its place. The very next day Argonaut messages with a Croc build. Rather than remove Astro Bot, I left it in there so the episode now features both games... though theCroc segment is shortened due to lack of time.

Arcade - Prop Cycle, Gaia Crusaders, Thunder Heroes, Dirtfox, Dirt Dash, Guardians of the 'Hood, Big Fight: Big Trouble in the Atlantic Ocean, Vandyke, Virtua Cop 3

*The Awkward Gamer sketch was originally made for episode 422, but it was moved to this one so I could put a Christmas sketch on that episode.

TurboGrafx-CD - Valis 3, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
Genesis - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Valis 3, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
SNES - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
3DO - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed
Saturn - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed
PlayStation - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed

*It's been a long time since I've done anything seasonal in an episode, so consider the Christmas-themed end sketch something that happens VERY rarely.