Game Sack Explained

Game Sack is a YouTube web show dedicated to documenting retro games[1] [2] [3] and related devices.[4] [5] The channel was started in 2011[6] [7] by Denver residents Joe Redifer and Dave White,[8] who are friends since high school.[9] Currently, Joe produces all videos by himself.[10] [11] He has said he prefers to use his own cartridges instead of emulation.[12] [13]

The 2019 game features a special code to enable a Game Sack weapon.[14] [15]

In 2024, the channel uploaded historic footage of E3,[16] [17] [18] which was once the gaming industry's major event.[19]

Other media

Some Game Sack episodes have been released on blu-ray[20] and Amazon Prime Video.[21] Its original soundtrack is available on Bandcamp.[22]

Reception and legacy

The channel had 248,000 subscribers in 2020.[23] In 2024, it had 305,000 subscribers.[24]

Game Sack has been referenced to by multiple Vice Media articles.[5] [8] [12] Hardcore Gaming 101, a respected retrogaming publication,[25] [26] [27] has mentioned Game Sacks research on plagiarism in video game music.[28] used Game Sack as a source in an article about upscalers.[29]

Scott Wozniak, a successful gaming YouTuber,[30] has mentioned Game Sack as one of his influences.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vito . Mike . Top 6 Retro-Gaming YouTube Channels . Hey Poor Player . 22 May 2016.
  2. Web site: fr. Chaînes jeux vidéo : les divertissants . Jeux.ca . 3 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Console Shock EP101 Game Sack . Console Shock Podcast . 3 August 2024 . 26 July 2022.
  4. Web site: SEGA Genesis Mini pros and cons: laggy audio, but great games . TweakTown . 3 August 2024 . 15 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Deleon . Nicholas . Kevin Horton Is a Cryogenics Engineer Turned Retro Gaming Savior . Vice . 3 August 2024 . en . 4 April 2017.
  6. Web site: EMN Online! . armbarstudios.com . 3 August 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Game Sack . TV Time . 3 August 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Deleon . Nicholas . 'Game Sack' Went On Hiatus Because It’s Hard to Be in YouTube’s Middle Class . Vice . 3 August 2024 . en . 10 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Vito . Mike . An Interview With Game Sack . Hey Poor Player . 29 April 2016.
  10. Web site: Entrevista exclusiva com o Joe do Game Sack . VGDB . Portuguese. 3 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Game Sack - The Retro Hour EP235 . Audioboom . 3 August 2024 . en.
  12. Web site: Rose . Bryan . What Do Retro Gamers Think of the NES Classic? . Vice . 3 August 2024 . en . 2 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Vic's Basement: Episode 258 – Digital Foundry’s John Linneman and Game Sack’s Joe Redifer on Apple Podcasts . Apple Podcasts . December 31, 2020.
  14. Web site: Carter . Chris . Bloodstained already has cheat codes, here's one for its launch . Destructoid . 3 August 2024 . 18 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Cheats List of all cheat codes . GameRevolution . 3 August 2024 . 19 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Extension . Time . Unseen Raw Footage Of E3 2001 Shows Why The Defunct Event Was Such A Huge Deal . Time Extension . 3 August 2024 . 13 June 2024.
  17. Web site: Candido . Junior . Vídeo "bruto" da E3 2001 mostra um pouco dos dias de glória daquele que já foi o maior evento de games do mundo . Arkade . 3 August 2024 . pt . 16 June 2024.
  18. Web site: E3 2001 : SEGA de constructeur à éditeur - Mega Force Magazine . megaforcemagazine.com . 3 August 2024 . fr-FR . 18 June 2024.
  19. Web site: E3, once gaming’s biggest expo, is officially dead . The Washington Post . 3 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Game Sack Volume 2 Blu-ray . 3 August 2024.
  21. Web site: Let's Make a Youtube Show - Game Sack . Amazon Prime . 3 August 2024.
  22. Web site: Game Sack: The Official Theme Song Original Soundtrack, by Brimaxian . Brimaxian . 3 August 2024 . en.
  23. Web site: Daily . The Nerd . Five Gaming YouTubers Who Deserve More Subscribers . The Nerd Daily . 3 August 2024 . en-AU . 9 September 2020.
  24. Web site: Game Sack. . 3 August 2024.
  25. Web site: 2010-04-27. Mega Man: A Transmission from Another World. 2021-07-14. The Escapist. en-US. 2021-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714231204/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/mega-man-a-transmission-from-another-world/. live.
  26. Web site: 2011-12-23. Hardcore Gaming 101 Unveils Top 250 Western Gaming Tunes. 2021-07-14. The Escapist. en-US. 2021-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714231203/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/hardcore-gaming-101-unveils-top-250-western-gaming-tunes/. live.
  27. Web site: 2007-07-06. History of pre-Street Fighter II pugilism sims; wow, the past really sucked. 2021-07-14. Destructoid. en-CA.
  28. Web site: Cease and Desist – Parodies and Infringement in Video Games – Hardcore Gaming 101 . 3 August 2024.
  29. Web site: O que é um Upscaler? . Tecnoblog . 3 August 2024 . pt-br.
  30. Web site: Corliss . Cameron . YouTuber Scott The Woz is Getting an Official Monopoly Set . Game Rant . 3 August 2024 . en . 26 November 2021.
  31. Web site: Elio . Anthony . YouTube’s Scott Wozniak Discusses Creativity and Challenges on the Internet . Innovation & Tech Today . 3 August 2024 . 19 June 2018.

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