SNK Before the NeoGeo

Episode 409 - SNK is best known for their NeoGeo arcade and home systems, but what where they up to before that? Well... that's what this episode is about!

#snk #neogeo

[jrod]

I'm honored to have helped push your patreon above 700 a month, joe. As someone with pretty gnarly (as well as tubular and chronic pain, your show has been a huge part of the things that make up the tapestry of my life towards enduring, and enjoying it as much as I can. God bless you and God bless green dog

[ultimateworldchampion]

That Athena theme really brought me back to a simpler, dare I say more innocent time. No irony, no conflicted anti-heroes, no self-aware winks to the camera.

No, Athena will simply read your mind and render judgment upon you.

[cax]

Thanks for answering my question Joe, 46:50, I saw that at 5am after just briefly waking up. I completely forgot I asked that. The future is now and forever!

[TheSocialGamer]

Man.... Joe, I don't know what I'd do without Game Sack. Through hospital stays and operations I've always watched your show for enjoyment. Thank you

[Psconners]

Glad to see SNK 40th anniversary collection getting love, it's one of the best compilations in recent memory and it has Crystalis!

[nobel]

I'm amazed at how many great ideas for videos you have, even after all these years.

[iCaramba]

It took me so many years to realize that Ikari Warriors is a prequel to Metal Slug. Especially “Gorilla War”: You rescue hostages, you can get into tanks, you can throw grenades. Mind blown 😮

[MelRetro]

*Hey Joe, long time watcher and Fan*

*Just wanted to thank you for giving me something to look forward to every Sunday*

*Appreciate your work and effort.*

[TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

The Ikari Warriors series of games is what I remember SNK for mostly before the NeoGeo.

[handsomedubbledee]

That Psycho Soldier song was awesome. Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldierrr!!!! Lol. SNK was way ahead of their time. Singing music in the background was something that you have marveled at, seeing in an arcade machine

[Pixel-dan]

Sunday mornings are for a nice cup of coffee and Game Sack! Thanks for still giving us such quality content, Joe! I look forward to it every weekend.

[oldmanfailsatgames]

“Anyone remember Kangaroo?” I do, Joe! Loved playing it on my Atari 5200.

[АлександрС-ов]

5:55 and 6:35
The point in Alpha Mission letters (mostly) is to collect same letters because they are different upgrade "paths" to ship attacks (for example L stands for lasers and M is for Misles) and if you collect different letter, your ship attacks reset to different path, but with least amount of power. In Alpha Mission 2 there is also collectible "words" - these are work in same way - collect 3 same words and you will be given stored power up, that when you use it, you will temporaly transform your ship in more powerful form (that can also withstand several hits before revertind to regular ship). You can keep several of these power ups in storage if you complete collecting same words, but collecting different word before finishing collecting current set is reverts progress to different path. Hope i explained these understandble enouth

[Darkbeatdk]

That SNK 40th anniversary collection is great. They changed the rotary joystick to dual joystick so they are really great to play on modern systems.

[GoodMomo]

Baseball Stars 2 IS the best baseball game ever made. It never left the rotation at my local arcade while it remained open until the early 00's.

[RyonTeachesMugen]

Always the best way to spend my Sunday Mornings! Nothing like a box of Game Sack! Now with extra Joe.

[wettuga]

I loved Athena in King of Fighters 96, I could use her spinning attack to roll over entire teams, the other 2 characters just sat there thinking "why did we even bother to come?!?"

[markula_]

I never played Athena but I immediately recognized that song from her theme in various King of Fighters games.

[sevinPackage]

That was incredible for a first stop-motion project, especially as a solo experiment!
Moving the camera along with the subject to simulate tracking is painstaking and ambitious, and it worked great!

[Unquestionable]

SNK has always been one of those companies that I've always enjoyed, especially how weirdly deep the lore goes. Like how it was mentioned Athena is in KoF (with it being the one from Psycho Solider, who is a reincarnation of the one from Althena) but also the main characters of Ikari Warriors are as well. As far as I'm aware of this mismash of weirdness is canon to each other and I adore it.