Spiritual Followups 2 

Joe deserves a thumbs up. He never asks for it...

Joe, I just discovered yesterday that you're responsible for some excellent OCRemixes that I downloaded back in college. So thanks for that.

It's really impressive how you manage to produce content of this quality (and quantity). Always something to look forward to. Thx!

The "did you just say tits" bit gets me every time.

Joe taking to Japanese demon at the end is pure gold 🤣

A "Games With Dumb Names" episode would be great! Also, the pacing of that last sketch was spot on. The demon blinking was hilarious.

Now I finally understand the name Road Rash. Thank you, Joe-sensei.

The composer of the original Panzer Dragoon, Yoshitaka Azuma, died in the early 2000s. It would be pretty difficult for him to come back to compose a game ten years later.

You're one of the few RU-vidrs who delivers every time!

Osman has recently been ported to the PS4/PS5, Xbox Series and Switch as Cannon Dancer.

Regarding Spiritual followups what comes to my mind immediately is lanstalker -> alundra -> dark savior -> steal princess

Ending to this episode cracked me up more than any other. Classic😂

Gamesack is one of the very few channels which I actually and genuinely grew up with, I have been watching for like 7 years and I never stopped, this is truly my favorite channel ever and I wish Joe never stops making these spectacular videos.

Im happy that Osman has since come to Switch and PS4 and it is a great game

Wipeout 3 was a huge jump in quality for PS1.

Wipeout had 2 other direct spiritual successors also BallisticNG and Pacer Rollcage was a spiritual successor to Wipeout which now has it's own spiritual successor Grip Another Wipeout like game was Extreme G on the N64 which has it's own spiritual successor phaseshift Another Wipeout / Fzero type game was Fast Racing RMX Maybe in an episode called futuristic racers?

That outro got some genuine laughs from me. 😆 Nicely done.

No one could ever be Joe's spiritual follow-up, he's just too damn original.

I think in Demon's Tilt you can go into the options menu and adjust the zoom on the ball.

"Oh. Streaming... No, thank you! 😅" That was the best thing ever said. You're doing the Lord's work.

A channel that you can literally pick any video at random and know you will be entertained either in the living room, the bath or falling asleep is very rare.. thanks Joe and Dave for 12 or more years of amazing content.. much love.

That end skit was superb, thanks for the laugh (and yet another great video)!

So happy when I see a new Game Sack episode!

Ive watched every episode but that "did you just say tits?"really caught me off guard this time lmfao 😂

I always love me some Game Sack before the end of a productive Saturday

Thanks for all you do Joe!

You’re the best, Joe. Thanks for all you do!

Sometimes a dry sense of humor is the greatest sense of humor you 🦵🏻ends!

GameSack, making life worth living since 2011. Thank you Joe. Great work as alwaya

I love that you're still on the grind. I spent countless times falling asleep to your multi-hour compilations... perfect for unwinding at night!

It's just great to see you going strong, Joe, like 10 years or so after I first came across your channel. Lovely 🌹

PS3 and 360 in 2001? Moon diver devs getting ahead of the industry there. 😂

So much for getting some sleep. Thanks for the late night video.

Osman deserves exposure... it's so weird.

Joe "gacha" is not an umbrella term for anything with login rewards, pay to win, micro transactions or other free to play traits etc. It's a specific mechanic from Japan called Gachapon. Think the toys in shenmue. It's like early loot boxes, a physical random drop from a machine with the aim being to collect em all.

X-Games for the PS1 is also a spiritual successor to the initial 3D0/PS1 Road Rash. It plays almost exactly the same, uses some of the same sound effects, and uses FMVs in a similar way.

You're a national treasure bro. I really enjoy falling asleep watching your videos. Its 0230 here and I'm about to do that. Thank you for what you do.

I usually find the post-credits skits to be humorous, but this one actually gave me a chuckle. Well done!

The best retro gaming channel on RU-vid just keeps on getting better.

I can’t explain, I simply watch and like your videos every week. I no longer play video games (adult life definitely caught up), but I really love getting high and watching video reviews of them, and @gamesack just happens to be the best out there. 🙏

The funny thing, the "ninja" outfit has nothing to do with martial arts. It's the uniform of a stagehand in Japanese theater. Real ninjas often dressed as commoners to blend in, so they'd look like normal people.

Blazing Chrome! A better contra game than a real Contra (at least the most recent one from the same year)

Jesus Joe, all you had to do was turn ball tracer on to see the ball better in Demon's Tilt. Plus the game was designed with tate in mind, not horizontal. Man, the one game on the list that was actually a really good spiritual sequel too!

Great episode as always Joe, waking up to new episodes to watch on a Sunday morning in southern Europe is always a treat. By the way, you can zoom in the action in Demon’s Tilt, but it’s behind the pause menu under “Standard zoom” and “Multiball zoom”. Slide it to tighter and it really makes the difference. I’m playing on PC. It was thanks to you that I found Devil’s Crush and loved it, and the reason that I bought Demon’s Tilt. ☺️

Streets of Rage + Mighty Final Fight = Fight'n'Rage. The most crazy and adrenaline beat 'em up. Also with tons of characters references from other beat' em up and fighting games.

Loved the skit at the end this time. Very well done. Something about that demon's face just got me good.

I can't believe he didn't mention Human Killing Machine, the *best* spiritual sequel ever.

I always felt like Numan Athletics in the arcade was like a spiritual successor to Track n Field et al.

15:35 - First time I've ever heard someone pronounce accoutrements correctly. Nice. Love the videos.

Always a nice evening when I see a new GameSack episode in my feed.

Another fantastic episode. I find myself rewatching many episodes. Thanks a lot!

“Some Shenanigans Going Down at the Dock” would be an amazing title for an unofficial sequel to Virtua Cop.

I always felt that the 2d games where better on the 90s than today, more like they put their heart and soul to it. By the way Joe as always a very good video.

Can't sleep and behold, new episode of game sack👍

The spiritual sequence for jaki crush will be called Jack crush. 😂😂😂. Another great video Joe!!!!

Joe where did you get that Ikaruga shirt? It’s sick!

The skit at the end was one of the funniest skits I've seen.

Again, forgets to mention the most anticipated spiritual sequel of the retro era: Perfect Dark!

Assigning a monetary value to words is pretty straightforward. I use this simple formula: Number of syllables + the number of times you've heard people you ACTUALLY know use the word commonly +2 or -2 for correct/incorrect contextual usage = value in local currency. The exchange rate is calculated by how many expletives/colourful metaphors you can use INSTEAD of the word in question, whilst still making sense to the people you are talking to. Bonus value is added if you can use a non-expletive instead and still make it sound like an expletive - I use nadgers instead of balls (not going to put the actual expletive here), for example. Finally an additional bonus is available if you can use a non-contextual, totally surreal alternative and still be understood - for example "I went to the bar last night, had a few too many drinks and was totally kettled!" I had to learn this as I have the world's worst thesaurus - it's appalling and also it's appalling.

As time goes on Virtua Cop has possibly become my favorite light gun game. I really like the whole timing system of the enemy rings

Thank you for the great addition, Joe!

I like how Joe says "2001" and even marks the year on the screen just to make sure we know the game was indeed made in the year two thousand AND one. It's those attention to details that matter in the end of the day.

40:31 The real successor to Wipeout is not Redout, but BallisticNG instead

Good job man, been following for so many years now and I still love it.

WipeOut 3 had some of the best electronic music. That clip you put in of Xpander took me back.

Good quality programing I can watch any time. Thank you, sir.

Yay, my favorite show for breakfast, greetings from Berlin, Germany!

That skit was so stupid, and yet so absolutely perfect. Like a surrealist film. Two thumbs up!

Enjoyed the movie at the end "The Jack's Speech"

I love Game Sack videos….thanks for all you do !

I never knew Strider was based on a manga! It's crazy how many Japanese games have influence in manga and anime, even if they're not direct adaptations

The skit was gold. Jaki just blinking at Joe was funny.

This channel keeps my love of retro Gaming alive 😊

Can't wait for "Games With Dumb Names," 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and then the 3 hour long marathon episode.

Your videos have the right amount of comedy in them. Not too much, but still there 👍

A great topic indeed! Let's get it on!

I'll go with: 1) Valkyrie Profile 1 & 2 (PSX, PSP & PS2) = Spiritual: Indivisible (PS4, Switch & Xbox 1) 2) Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii & PS Vita) = Spiritual: Bladed Fury & Sword of the Vagrant (PS4, Switch & Xbox 1) 3) Wonder Boy In Monster Land series = Spiritual: Aggelos, Odallus: The Dark Call & Cathedral (PS4, Switch & Xbox 1) 4) Mickey Mouse Illusion series = Spiritual: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (3DS) 5) Contra series = Spiritual: Blazing Chrome (PS4, Switch & Xbox 1) 6) Ghost N' Goblin series = Spiritual: Cursed Castilla (PS4, Switch & Xbox 1)

Pretty funny, you shooting those innocent Ladies Joe!!!😂

Always excited to see what's in your sack.

5:42 "you can only move your dude with the analog stick and honestly this is not the best way to play a 2D game". EXACTLY.

Excellent work as always, Joe.

Flashing lights segment starts at 8:49: skip to 13:45 to avoid it completely. My old ass eyes can't handle that stuff anymore....😵

@Game Sack How could you miss "Sketchin'" under spiritual successors to Road Rash? Also ESPN Extreme Games and 2Xtreme for Playstation.

⁠Great episode Joe, really enjoyed it! For a follow up episode, as I watched Virtua Cop, I instantly remembered wii’s Ghost Squad or the high-octane LA machineguns and Gunblade NY. They’re great fun and surely do have that Virtua Cop pedigree/dna. Keep it up 😊

Great as usual but Strider has an _amazing_ soundtrack! I revisit it all the time! Junko Tamiya is a brilliant composer.

Another fantastic episode. I find myself rewatching many episodes. So a super thanks for that! :-)

Always love a new game sack episode love the content Joe

33:51 - As your worst enemy, I appreciate your concerns regarding the controls.

Once again, a flawless video! 🎯

This ending was above and beyond . Hilarious 😂

My thumbs up for this episode and Joe, a good friend to me (?). Never thought or believed some of the games were kinda "successors" to many of this games. Really good. I might try a few of em if I get the chance. Thanks as always, Joe! A big hug from Argentina!

Another spiritual followup to Panzer Dragoon is Air Twister for the Apple Arcade, made by Ys Net and produced by Yu Suzuki. Also, another spiritual successor to Wipeout is Pacer by R8 Games for PS4, XBone and PC.

Thanks, I found 2 on this that I never played and got my watch lists setup so I can grab them at a good price ! Thanks

Also Perfect Dark as a spiritual follow up to Golden Eye? Idk, I never played these games.

The follow up for Stryder should be Run Saber on SNES, way before Osman and also a great game

When talking about Wipeout, I thought you were gonna mention Quantum Redshift, as it's the literal spiritual followup of Wipeout, since it was developed by several former Psygnosis' staff. Or maybe even Pacer, which is also a spiritual successor to Wipeout with some of the staff having worked on Wipeout 3 for Psygnosis.

Such a great idea for a video! Love it Joe!

I cannot for the life of me understand how you, GVMERS and Rerez aren't all three over a million subs. I can't think of any other gaming channels that always put out good content.

This reminded me I need to download the Anton Blast demo, which is a spiritual successor to Wario Land 4. I'd say give it a go for the next episode, along with PIzza Tower, which might be more of a spirital successor to Wario Land Shake Dimension? I don't know, they both look good

You were SO thinking of including Fast RMX as a spiritual followup to F-Zero :)