All Famicom Games with Expansion Audio - Game Sack 

"Hey, Joe. What are you listening to? Blues?" "Nah, Greens."

Hands Down, One of Best if not the best End Skits ever! GameSack rules!

Wow that ending was superb! Am impressed to see that Joe has an entire 1950's gospel church at his disposal!

All timer of an end sketch in this one. Absolutely brilliant. The VRC6 rendition of the Game Sack theme was great too.

“Why did they even bother to include the chip if they’re almost never using it?” - good question, and one thing the internet seems to forget is that most of these chips were first *graphics and memory mappers*, with audio as a _secondary capability_. The Namco 163, for example, expands the program ROM space from 32KiB (stock NES) to 512KiB. Some others, like the MMC5, even allow for mid-frame tile swaps and scroll effects that are not possible with a stock NES or Famicom.

Great Episode! Fun fact. Jake Kaufman composed his music using a VRC6 for the Shovel Knight games. It's really great! I have a modded NES and an original Famicom just for the purpose of music.

The song at the end was the best religious experience I’ve ever had on a Sunday

The song at the end is amazing.

Nothing better than getting a fresh game sack on a Sunday!

Oh Lordy, that song at the end was mighty good!

Quickest click I’ve ever done! Thrilled to see Famicom expansion chip stuff finally covered.

I will never not love the Castlevania 3 soundtrack. The NES version actually was great for what it was, but I was blown away the first time I heard the VRC6 version.

The premise of Madara must be a nod to Tezuka's Dororo... one doesn't easily forget the idea of a cursed, limbless caterpillar baby!

That end song was fantastic. Expanded audio really enhances Game Sack.

That ending tho

Man, these technical episodes just keep getting better. Being able to isolate the individual chip contributions and then comparing them makes a real impact. Well done as always and look forward to the next one.

Wow!!! That ending is pure lunacy, even for you!!! And if that was done with AI, it's the single best use of it ive ever seen. And if not? Then how?!?!!!

That was the greatest skit you’ve ever done. That song was amazing.

The look on your face while you sauntered across the room for another game was pretty epic, not gonna lie. Really made my day. Thanks, Joe. Never change.

How has no one mentioned how awesome the fm intro was?

THEY’RE MY SOUNDS, AND I WANT THEM NOW

that transition at the end of the aerobics game was mildly nightmare inducing. I think she got banished to the shadow realm.

You missed the most impressive N163 audio enhanced game. Megami Tensei 2.

I love that you’ve been covering game audio so much recently! Thanks for all the content Joe

These transitions are next level. Always an A+ production at Game Sack. Keep up the good work.

I'm always excited when Joe gets his Sack out.

Namcot was the label that Namco used for home releases in Japan, until early '95.

I just want to say this is the only youtube channel i give a like on every video because Joe isnt an obnoxious like beggar just like every other youtuber. Thank for the quality content all these years.

i have always wondered what akumajou densetsu would sound like if played in a normal NES thank you for finally satisfying that curiosity

The ending skit was amazing.

Joe, this summer marks the 10th year since I started watching Game Sack, but this skit is the absolute religious experience. Thank you so much for perfecting Game Sack for us no matter what!

The music in the sketch is so good. JESUS LOVES GREENDOG 🎶🔥

You didn't cover digital devil monogatari 2. The ethereal sound of that game slaps hard, it also really nailed the sound of smt games as a whole in 8 bit

Please consider making the end skit it's own short. It deserves it.

Actually saw Greendog in a local game shop loose cart, and made me think of Joe 😂

Joe, you really got to run the Japanese titles by Google Translate speech. The way you were saying 'moe' as 'mow' in English, my sides 😂

this should be an upload on Sound Sack

I like the A and B comparisons and then combining the tracks. That made it so much easier to pick up on the additions. Thanks again, Joe!

So there were two separate decisions from Nintendo involved here: 1. No audio pins on the NES cartridge. 2. No third-party chips allowed (games that used a third-party mapper like the VRC6 had to be re-written to use one of Nintendo's chips). Most of the chips that had audio capability were third party, but even Nintendo's own MMC5 had extra audio that unfortunately went unused in the west because there was nowhere for it to go.

They drop videos at 2 am eastern every now and then 😂 I enjoy game sack to fall asleep too sometimes

Godlike that song was godlike. Sounded like i was listening to a 70s ccr song. Seriously whoever did that needs a raise

Dude this was hands-down the very best ending skit in a LONG time.

Its a shame the Esper Dream series and LaGrange point never came out to the US

The GameSack show is like a good wine that you savour and have a good time!

Know what *other* sound we've been robbed of? The OG intro fart sound.

Megami tensei 2. Nice music in that one too!

Remember when Konami made games?

The soundtrack to Lagrange Point is such a surprising experience that it's almost criminal that Konami never officially released the game in the U.S.

You're missing out, Joe. Gimmick is definitely one of the top 10 best games on the NES.

Tell me you're going to print and sell that record from the end skit.

Expansion audio is one of the reasons I had to get an AV Famicom. Hearing some of these sounds coming out of an 8-bit game is a really wild experience.

That outro was amazing dude. Loved the AI composed song, I bet you wrote most of the lyrics though. I want to see full goofy episodes like this.

Your videos can always make a day better. Always such consistent quality, thank you Joe 🙏

I could imagine that some of these sound chips were also implemented as anti piracy devices.

Fun fact about Dream Adventure: There's a rather vulgar easter egg that requires waiting _OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF_ before a code can be entered to show it. After beating the game, just sit there on the final image. Eventually, it turns black and white, then sepia, then after almost an hour later the music stops, press 🅰+🅱+ START + SELECT + ⬅ on controller 1 and 🅰+🅱+➡ on controller 2 to start some music, press 🅱+ SELECT +➡ on controller 1 and 🅱+↘ on controller 2 to play Hidemushi's first message, after the first message, press 🅰+🅱+⬆ for one last message. That's quite a long wait, isn't it? Even sped up in an emulator, it'd probably still take you half an hour waiting depending on how quickly the device you're using is able to fast forward. I've only seen a video of this message in Japanese. I wonder if the translation patch has it too?

I will always miss Dave, but I love Game Sack as it is now. I’d have no problem nagging and saying “make a new channel” if I thought this was no longer “Game Sack”. But it has been since. You’re the man, Joe. Keep the flame burning 🔥

Amazing episode! Congrats for the end skit.

Weirdly powerful songs. Gotta go get Greendog... And a cursed turntable.

Damn, that ending... how did you even...?????

Retro game audio is the wheelhouse that Joe also lives in

I’m gonna rip that last song to hear while gaming.

Video game publishers investing in hardware for the sole purpose of making a game more immersive. What a time to be alive.

If I owned a retro gaming store I’d have all your videos playing endlessly on a vintage TV. Keep up the excellent content. You are dying breed of entertainment and among the best informative retro gaming YT channels. Always look forward to your next episode.

The ending skit was absolutely fantastic. Well done

"Jesus Loves Greendog" had me in stitches.

Damn, we need an album of THIS.

I really love the subtle audio enhancements in famicom disc system ganes especially. Also i am very disappointed we didn't get to see joe playing dance aerobics with the powerpad on camera, that would have been incredible

The ending was supreme

The VRC 7 was also used in Tiny Toon Adventures 2, however it was only the graphics and memory management side of things that was used, not the sound. All those chips allowed the Famicom to do things graphical that were not possible stock standard, from vertical scrolling, angle scrolling, animation in the back grounds, all sorts of things, I know it was sound topical, but I think you could have mentioned that also. Lagrange point is an amazing game, it was doing things graphically and gameplay wise that were unseen on the Famicom prior to its release in 1991, it has weapon building and a pretty deep story, a lot of the enemies were actually designed via readers of Famitsu and chosen via competition, also the MMC 5 is based on the VRC 6, those two Hal games were epic, give them some time and remember that you are playing a Famicom when doing so. Thank you for your video.

This end skit was goated. Everytime I think I've seen it all, you surprise me again and again.

Oh I knew that end scene had a Greendog lurking in there!!! LOLOLOLOLOL

That end number was superb. Hats off for that performance.

Since the companies made their own Famicom carts in Japan there's probably some copy protection aspect with extra chips.

The MMC5 chip really kicks out the jams.

The episode I was truly waiting for. Thank you for all the free content you put out. It’s stellar stuff.

The song at the end needs to become an iTunes single that we can buy. It's so good!

Great episode and topic choice! NES audio (inc. expansions and DPCM) was one of the subjects that cemented my nerdy interest in games and gaming tech (you know, as opposed to just playing the games like a normal person). By the way, SanGokuShi is just the Japanese version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so you don't need fan translations!

Thank you, Dave. Finally, my life has meaning, now that I have heard the beeps and screeches that were missing from it.

I love this musical Gospel ending !! Joe, you're a really talented person. Thanks !

I remember growing up in the early 90s and Id go over to visit my grandparents. I'll never forget walking into my Grandfather's tool shed while he was listening to this old timey jazz song and it really peaked my interest. I asked my grandpa what the guy was singing about and he sat me down and told me about when he was a small boy the number one song was about 16 bit power and Greendog. He told me that naturally, they had no idea what the song was about but they liked it anyway.

Joe, the end skit for this one has to be your best ever. I couldn't stop laughing! Loved it.

Seriously, that end sketch is something else. An instant classic, and in my top 5!

Damn, you just increased SEGA's stock by at least 2% with that absolutely soul-cleansing ending commercial. Credits to whoever did the song too for they've done a beautiful job faithfully capturing the spirit of a 1940s-50s era gospel music.

Greendog forever……..Also long live Truxton

Best end skit EVER! Thanks Joe!

I've been watching since the beginning and the skit at the end of this was, hands down, the best. Joe, well done mate. And while I am here, thank you.

26:59 Okay, say what you want about the game itself, but you have to admit- that is some TENSE music to be playing during a Mahjong game! It sounds like something that would play when a killer is about to be unveiled in a murder mystery.

Nice haircut brother! Keep on keepin' on! Love me some Game Sack

That ending skit is one of my favorites now, I need that song to listen to when I drive.

Great song at the end! Very authentic sounding

Gamesack is a rare gem in a cesspool of gaming shit. How it only has 303k subscribers I'll never understand.

My favorite end skit ever

What an awesome LP!! Thank you kind Sir!! 👏👏👏🍻💥🍻😄

One thing that really surprises me was how some of the games were able to have their audio reworked for the NES version, especially in regards to voice sampling, which you’d think would just outright make the NES explode. Also, damn, really did NOT expect a Blues Sack of a skit, would be totally cool with the occasional return to this theme! 💕

12:42 Nice scanlines and bubble effects. Yeah, we noticed. Thanks for the nice touch.

I like how almost all of those Jaleco baseball games are substantially different from the previous one. None of that "same game as last year" nonsense from them.

Great as every time! Thank you for all those years of Entertainment.

OMG Joe! That was AWESOME 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 Great work on the end skit as always!!!🎶🎶🎶🎵 Music is a key to the heart ❤️

one cool thing about gimmick's soundtrack is some of the most distinctive tones are just clever programming of the 2A03 - the 5B isn't actually doing that much! since they didn't recode the music for the unexpanded release (just removed the 5B tracks and left everything else as is) that version is missing a lot of potential. i believe some people have made new versions of those songs with just the 2A03 to demonstrate just how much more could have been done to make the loss of those extra channels sting less

That ending song was hilarious!