"Megumi" is actually a firefighter squad. In Edo-era Japan, there used to be 48 squads, named after each Japanese letter (i-gumi to n-gumi in iroha order, kinda like alpha team and so on). Me-gumi was one of the most infamous of them because of the big fight against sumo wrestlers it started, and its name used the most in fictional works. They are the most popular of all now, but not because they were good at their job, bizarrely.

I was one of the guys that evaluated Devil Hunter Yoko as well as Zero Wing. The games weren't brought to the US simply because no one got up off of it to make the deal.

You know. . I used to hate joe and Dave’s humor in these episodes ... but it’s almost like nerdy dad jokes and it grows on to you , especially the more they get into depth with some of the stuff they review through out the channels catalog . Prolly some of the most legitimate retro gaming youtubers out there

I love how you guys manage to show games I've never heard of, surprising me every time! You're great, keep it up!

The Keio game for the Saturn was actually released in PAL regions as well. ( in English, with terrible voice acting.... ) I have one sitting on my shelf. :P

I just visit back to most of your older videos and like all of them.

Megumi Rescue definitely's got that Master System style music. I love it! ha

Ah, Three Wonders... That game was one of the seemingly endless games that made up my childhood! I remember playing Midnight Wanderers for hours on end, soaking in all the graphics and the simple, but charming story! Also, who knows, but I always cracked up when I blew up a Bomb block near a slime or a crocodile in Don't Pull. It was also VERY FRUSTRATING for me as I was only about 6 years old at the time. Definitely another underrated gem from Capcom.

Three wonders did come out in the arcade here in UK.... I know that much as it was litterally my favourite at the time for many years.

I'm pretty sure the reason a lot of Saturn games didn't make it outside Japan is because of Bernie Stolar and the stupid anti-RPG and anti-2D policies he caused during the 32-bit era in the US market, which stopped a lot of good games from coming out.

I used to play 3 Wonders up in Canada all the time when I was little. I loved the elf art.

I'm not THAT old! I'm usually compared to Stephen Baldwin from Usual Suspects, so this one is new. :)

Keio Flying Squadron 2 actually did see a release outside of Japan, but only in Europe.

Keio Yuugekitai Katsugeki Hen is by far the most astonishing 2D platformers on the Saturn, especially with the true transparencies that prove themselves by going threw both the backgrounds and characters. It even looks better than Psychic Killer Taromaru thanks to its higher resolution. And it is a huge bonus that it is significantly more affordable than said game.

After we finished shooting the episode, Dave remembered that The Ignition Factor existed which, of course, is the second-best time to remember things (the best is actually after the video has been uploaded). We had to look it up really quick and make sure it was a different game so we didn't have to choose a new one and reshoot the opening segment of the episode as well.

Devil Hunter Yohko was an early release for ADV Films when started releasing videos in the 90's.

stellar editing and filming as usual! always something to look forward to on Mondays! you're hard work and skill for videos shines through and improves with every episode.

I saw a copy of Sengoku Blade in a local shop and immediately thought back to this episode. It now sits proudly in my collection, really awesome game.

The Firemen and Double Hunter Yohko look super interesting, thanks for the tips!

I sold my copy of Keio 2 back when I purged out my Saturn collection. Kinda wished I kept it now. Anyway back to binging old Game Sack eps

Thanks! We definitely appreciate that and it makes all of the work worthwhile. :)

Your coverage of import saturn titles is fantastic. Thank you so much!

There is an adapter that you can use that you insert Famicom games onto and then insert that into the NES. For Super Famicom games on the US SNES you need to dremel or file out the two little plastic tabs on the bottom/back of the cartridge slot so the JP carts can fit inside.

Oh my jesus, I just noticed the opening segment music for this episode is an awesome remix of "In the Blue Sky" from Virtual-On! So epic!

that firefighter game looks pretty awesome.

megumi (め組) is Japanese term for firefighter

Sengoku Blade was released as Samurai Aces for the PS2 in the UK. Wonder 3 was also included in one of the Capcom Collections. Keio Flying Squadron 2 was released over here, but is rarer than rocking horse shit.

A very similar game to Megumi Rescue was also released on the Famicom, it was called "Flying Hero". It was going to be released in English and retitled "Blazebusters", but it got cancelled. A ROM still exists of the English version though.

The Saturn games were recorded using s-video. I do have RGB for my Saturn, but unfortunately I have no way to record it.

The Racoons are actually Tanooki. In Japanese lore Tanooki are notorious pranksters and tricksters.

I've been looking to find Midnight Wanders for years!! Ever since I saw it at my local leisure centre when I was a kid! Only I remembered it as Midnight "Runners" and thought it was by SNK for some reason. Thanks guys!!

I hate to say it, but Wonder 3 *was* released outside of Japan in the arcades as Three Wonders. Sengoku Blade was released outside in the arcades as Tengai.

Oh man that last game has some amazing sprite work, really gorgeous.

Love the use of the Shadows of the Empire sound effects. Awesome.

😂 nice backstory about sengoku blade dos, proper melody in the Background too 👍👍👍 but 3 wonders was out here in Europa, i remember playing it in the arcades

"Rescuing a cat is worth more than rescuing a high school student." Yeah, that's about right.

Sweet. Glad you like it and glad we could help.

Keio's Flying Squadron 2 also came out in Europe. So Dave wasn't the only one with a European pick.

Happy to see "Japanese" games are finally making their crack over here in america. Akiba's trip was a surprising release over here and a very good step in the right direction, but then we got a physical release of senran kagura versus and holy crap! We done it, we finally have a market for "Japanese games" over here. I'm not too big into these games, but i bought both of the games for my collection. To me it feels like we hit a milestone. A bit of a momentous occasion.

Great looking games! FYI, Three Wonders can also be found on Capcom Classics Collection 2 (I have it for the PS2 but it might have come out on other systems), along with some other awesome games (Sidearms, Strider, Street Fighter 2 Turbo...). I think I picked my used copy up from GS for for something like $8.

Thanks! It's nice to see import games in action before you spend the money. I know I've bought my fair share of crap import games..

I liked 3 wonders in the arcade. It was especially cool how if you played through the wanderer's game to the end it would transition into the chariot game. Not sure why the dont pull game was thrown in the mix but a little diversity never hurts.

Sengoku Blade came to the US on one of those SNK/Neo Geo multi-game cabinets. I've only ever seen it once and it was right at the end of that hardware's life.

O yeah, you know that episode will be awesome.

The Ignition Factor was released in the US but not in EU and Firemen actually got a Japan only sequel on the PS1. You should look into those. They are great top down run n guns.

Guess what guys, I bought Sengoku Blade because I saw this episode! Thanks a lot for pointing that one out. Beautiful art and a great shooter.

To Note: Wonders 3/ 3 Wonders was released in the USA 1) as an arcade game and 2) in the capcom collections for the Ps2

ah, man that last reviewed game , it looks REALLY good... i d sure like to play that one.

This game was an original game created by students of the Human Game Creation School, for the Super Famicom. But I know games in a similar style often pop up in arcades.

The soundtrack for Kid Dracula comes with the Castlevania collection. I always wondered what the actual game looked like.

You guys should do Lagrange Point for NES, it has a full translation and AMAZING music that required a special chip.

We were definitely going for "offended". Please watch it again until you are. :)

The Firemen and Keio Flying Squadron 2 were released in Europe. Silly old Game Sack! Good thing they're smarter now!

shmups fuckin rule! We can never get enough of this forgotten genre.

I did that with a handy pair of needle-nose pliers! It's pretty good!

I always wondered where the guy from rooster came from. I just call him Loo. That's one of the best assists on marvel vs. capcom 1.

love your show a Lot guys. thank you.

I once sold my saturn shinobi x and keio 2 for a pile of money and it seems that they are getting worth more by the year. I do regret the sale of Shinobi sometimes, but keio 2 is just a very average platformer. I recommend ripping the "in action-in action yeah" sample off the audio tracks and use it as alarm clock tune on your phone because it is hilarious. The European version was entirely translated. Even the counters and all descriptions on boards were now in Latin Alphabet.

nice show and episode guys! greetings from Mexico!

Being a fan of Brave Firefighters by Sega in the arcade, the firmer game looked the most interesting to me. I think I would enjoy that. Keio Flying Squadron. I picked that game up for clearance for like 15 dollars maybe a year after it came out. I didn't even know it was valuable until I checked a year or two ago. It's amazing what kind of stuff you can get just by liking quirky anime games in the 90's. I also remember EGM doing previews of Devil Hunter Yoko back in the day. I think at on

Keio 2 was also released in Europe, it's super rare, but still.

It's been a while since I bought imports but you can try forums at places like Sega-16 or whatnot. Devil Hunter Yoko won't need a Mega Drive and will run perfectly on a US Genesis. Most improts will, but there are a few that have region protection like Rockman and Thunder Force 4 and Monster World 4 and Pulse Man and a few others.

Light headed and amusing episode fellers! Keep up the good work!

Great selection of games featured! ;)

Do you know that......... 1) Kid dracula is one of Konami's mascot 2) Kid dracula is know as "Castlevania" YOUNG VERSION. And in Japan, Catlevania is named "Dracula". 3) It include kid dracula as a battle ship in Parodius series (a parody of Gradius series)

Very nice episode! Looks like Devil Hunter Yokho has some good music tracks, I love that Sega Genesis sound.

PAL's awesome ! we got the Amiga in the 16 bit era (as early as 1985) and it has an incredible game library ! games such as Stardust, Turrican 2, Traps'n treasures and the best versions of great lucasarts games make up for them (well, for me it does ;) ) and later we got PAL60 in the PS2/GC/XBOX era, the smoothness of NTSC with the great picture quality of PAL ! Europe is not so bad, you just have to look further than only consoles ;)

It was also released in western territories on the PS2 port.

It was released in NTSC-J, and all PAL territories.

Keio on the Saturn looks beautiful.

11:06-11:09 You're a mean one Mr.Redifer.

I'm pretty sure i played or at least watched people play Midnight wanderers at the arcades here in Europe!!

Actually Samurai Aces is the name of the first game, Sengoku Ace. Tengai is Sengoku Blade. There was one Sengoku Ace that did stay in Japan: Sengoku Cannon for the PSP, but that one's not so good from what I heard.

Keio 2 is great and came out in Europe. Not a bad PAL conversion too..

Lou from Roosters is an Assist character in Marvel vs. Capcom.

I can't get over it.... Japanese= Moon Language xD

There's also Firemen 2 on PS1, released only in Japan. It's pretty cool, too.

I believe it is tronixweb.

i'm sure somebody already pointed this out, but you got Terranigma!

Megumi rescue reminds me of the Fire Game & Watch

3 Wonders came out here on Capcom Classics Collection Vol 2 on PS2 & Capcom Classics Collection Remixed on PSP,

That 'Don Paul' game looks nice

Hey I really appreciate what u guys r doing, I have a request for future episodes. I have seen u mention certain fighting games, but I have never seen anything on Tekken games...... I would like to see a tournement between all find games. I think that would b cool what do u think?

Hey just wanted to say that i just discovered you guys and am really enjoying the show, I've been collecting games for going on 20 years now and still see stuff from time to time on the show that i never knew about.You guys seemed to enjoy the firemen game a lot so I was curious if you guys had ever played Firefighter F.D 18 by Konami on the PS2? It's basically a 3D version of that game, even has the boss fires and a pretty good story involving a crazed arsonist and a battle scared firefighter.

You guys got Chrono Trigger, Earthbound and Super Mario RPG. And we got...Fireman...Not a good deal! Damn PAL!

That Keio 2 reminds me a lot of Dynamite Headdy, also a "platformer with shooting levels here and there" and "a great sense of humor." Visually, the indoor stages looks like the campy theater set and the factory from DH. The troublesome racoons remind me of Trouble Bruin, the cat bounty hunter who chases DH, and at 16:02 the broken skull looks like DH's evil boss symbol. Are these just coincidences, or is this worth looking further into?

It's called Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collection Box. Look on the Play Asia site or on google. It's an awesome collection but it will cost you over 250 dollars though.

It's not completely forgotten. The Xbox 360 still gets a few along with the DC.

A platffrormer with shooting levels.... Rocket Knight Adventures... ahhh the greatest Mega Drive game ever

great show you guys!

Sengoku Blade was called Tengai in the arcades of english-speaking countries, but I have no idea if it was Statebound.

Thanks, guys. Love the show, and hope to see more! ;)

This is a good show. It's right up my alley:D

In general, in the uk, we got a pretty raw deal in the past, we got games later then usa and japan, had to pay more for them, etc, a lot of games were never released here, including many rpg,s.

Lol well played Joe, well played.

When you mentioned The Firemen, i thought "wait, was there The Ignition Factor for the SNES? Isnt that the same as The FIremen? Just another title name?" I was wrong lol. But I do remember my local gameshop had an import copy of The Firemen 2 for PSX.

Another great show, loved it. The sega Saturn is a fantastic console it's got some stunning games, I'm glad I've got mine. Joe, you have one awesome game collection, is it bigger than Dave's collection.

Strange... The thing that happened with keio flying squadron and keio flying squadron 2 also happened to tempo and super tempo for the 32x and saturn...

I saw a listing on ebay for keio flying squadron 2 as a pal release. Is that just a name thing were they got a later one in the series and called it 2 or is it actaully in english somewhere?

9:33 Well hello, Miko!