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The MODE Button

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@putridscene Жыл бұрын

These episodes are getting more and more into the most miniscule subjects and it is wonderful.

@beauleidig8670 Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Ever since Joe ran out of Space Harrier ports to review he's had to get more creative with his video topics.

@dysphunc Жыл бұрын

Rock'n Roll Racing uses the MODE button - your vehicles make sharper turns when you hold it!

@Nandru85 Жыл бұрын

Oooh that's a very good one!!

@Walczyk Жыл бұрын

Whoa cool

@HolgerNestmann Жыл бұрын

So a bit like the SNES version. Very cool. Oh man I miss games like these

@CobraBlade Жыл бұрын

Beat me to it

@LeeONardo Жыл бұрын

Was wondering if someone would mention that.

@Dac_vak Жыл бұрын

A surprise Game Sack episode? What a great way to start July! Thanks Joe!

@careyunknown3449 Жыл бұрын

It's sunday....where's the surprise?

@ScottWozniak Жыл бұрын

@@careyunknown3449 GameSack usually uploads episodes every OTHER week. There was an episode LAST week, so a new video just one week later is somewhat of a surprise.

@4BlueHero Жыл бұрын

My family had the 6 button Sega Genesis controller and I don’t ever remember figuring out what the mode button was for. I thank Game Sack for helping me learn what it was for after all these years! 🤯

@GeomancerHT Жыл бұрын

I was always sure that Mode was the weird way Sega was calling his "Select" button haha, never bothered to read the controllers or the console manual back then.

@jasonvoorhees5640 Жыл бұрын

@@GeomancerHT incel

@GeomancerHT Жыл бұрын

@@jasonvoorhees5640 your brain power is so small that you only reply in single words?

@ukyo6195 Жыл бұрын

Read the ducking manual

@MoonOvIce Жыл бұрын

@@jasonvoorhees5640Wut?

@four-play Жыл бұрын

I actually beat Golden Axe 2 in 6 button mode years ago. I only had a 6 button controller and had no idea you could fix it by holding down the MODE button until now. It was weird to play that way, but you get used to it eventually.

@chrisjones6868 Жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@themadmadcow Жыл бұрын

After Burner III for the Sega CD also supports using the Mode button to switch between the in-cockpit and behind views, but you have to enable it in the options menu first.

@Chicomite Жыл бұрын

Get ready for speed runs of Golden Axe II, the "6-Button Challenge." If they're not already doing it. I love these niche videos, definitely for nerds like us watching.

@hitmangfx7162 Жыл бұрын

This video taught me something really interesting...Hulk Hogan is in the Genesis version of Royal Rumble! He is missing in the SNES version (which is what I had back in the day)

@thedaily30 Жыл бұрын

🎶 Genesis DOES! You can’t be Hulk on Nintendo, Genesis DOES! 🎶 😂

@o-datsingh7296 Жыл бұрын

@@thedaily30hell fukn yeaaaaaahh

@MarcoZ1ITA1 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's kind of weird given that he was already at WCW at the time I'm pretty sure. Wonder how they got away with that one!

@bananonymouslastname5693 Жыл бұрын

There are a few oddball roster differences between the SNES and Genesis versions. Genesis has Hogan, IRS, Papa Shango, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Rick Martel. SNES has The Million Dollar Man, Mr Perfect, Ric Flair, Yokozuna, and Tatanka. The rest (Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, Randy Savage, Crush, and Lex Luger) are on both. It's a shame they didn't have Ted Dibiase and IRS on the same version so we could have some Money, Inc tag team action. At least you can do the Mega Powers on the Genesis version.

@Walkeranz Жыл бұрын

This settles the console wars debate forever more. Genesis Does!

@MIKandJEAN Жыл бұрын

Urban Strike, has an option for 6 buttons however this causes in-game cut-scene screens to auto skip, (acting as if you have pressed the Start Button when you haven't). You can hold the mode button just before the cut-scene pops up to stop this, or set your 6 button pad to use 3 button. Using 6 buttons, X becomes Chopper Strafe if held.

@Nandru85 Жыл бұрын

In International Superstar Soccer Deluxe, mode button acts as a modifier, you hold it and press any of the 6 face buttons to select a team strategy, that you must set up before any match

@sf2zero Жыл бұрын

I have just said that on other commentary. I thought I was the only here who knew it, but I'm wrong. Lol

@nastybedazzler Жыл бұрын

I love bonus Game Sack episodes.

@AAArrrtvvv Жыл бұрын

"MiG-29 Fighter Pilot" uses the MODE button for checking out the pilot's notepad

@KevenLC Жыл бұрын

I owned a 6 buttons controller... almost 30 years ago now and I had no idea what's the use of the mode button.

@JackMaverik Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for a full Library breakdown of the start button.

@AlfaTrion Жыл бұрын

My fav chapter will be the "pause music and sounds"

@roboyle Жыл бұрын

Scrolled through some of the comments to see if Xeno Crisis got a mention - the Mode button allows you to drop any special weapon aquired. Otherwise pressing the fiur directional butttons simultaneously will do the same thing.

@UnclePhil73 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking at first this was a parody episode like the joke Joe and Dave did once where they described what the Select Button does in every game in existence. 😂

@Supersayainpikmin Жыл бұрын

I love weirdly niche topics like this.

@innocenthedgehog8367 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if someone's already mentioned it, but Shinobi 3 has a code utilising the mode button which activates six-button mode, and this makes the game a lot smoother to play

@Tomsonic41 Жыл бұрын

I had a 6-button joystick with a mechanical switch that let you choose 6 or 3 button modes (although it did have a Mode button as well). I also heard there were certain games, such as Jordan vs Bird, that did not work at all with 6-button controllers even if the Mode button was used!

@Raijinald Жыл бұрын

In Dragonball Z. Holding the mode button while moving will make the player character dash forward/backward easily without the need to double tap the left/right dpad.

@alousypeach Жыл бұрын

Love that these are always uploaded as soon as I’m done work

@nay10 Жыл бұрын

Game Sack MODE engaged

@RabiesTheBeagle Жыл бұрын

Tripple mod booster counter activatated...... Game Sack mode queried. Game Sack is wanting. "GameSack mode" is inferior.....

@AlisonFaria Жыл бұрын

Man, you just saved my personal nostalgia with this video since I've been trying to play Forgotten Worlds via Emulator for a while now and every single time ended up with a GAME OVER screen 😅This video is a PUBLIC SERVICE to the whole Sega community! Thanks again 🙏

@joshj88 Жыл бұрын

There are actually some games on the Sega CD that have trouble with a six button. Both wheel of fortune and Jeopardy prevent you from progressing past certain entry screens if the connected controller is in 6 button mode. You have to hold the mode button for both the CD logo AND the in game title sequence until the game name shows up or the C button will refuse to work.

@Fonzermish Жыл бұрын

The only game I was aware of using the mode button was MK3 or maybe only UMK3, it's been a while. In it you transform into Milena while using Shang Tsung by pressing mode.

@nomadicmonkey3186 Жыл бұрын

Dude keeps upping himself every time I think Game Sack has peaked with their post-credit skits😂😂😂

@brianwalker7771 Жыл бұрын

On the subject of the mode button MOST of the games listed as incompatible with the Sega Genesis Nomad are easily fixed by activating 3button mode. X-men you still need to use the level select cheat if you want to play the last level since it's issue is a lack of a reset button rather than 6 button mode.

@Not-Great-at-Gaming Жыл бұрын

I have most of these games but never realized the twitchy menu issues were related to six button controllers.

@AlphaSteam2 Жыл бұрын

What does the "power" button on the console do though? THAT's the real question we should be asking

@nicksokolowski7709 Жыл бұрын

It just turns off the system, short and simple

@gwishart Жыл бұрын

It raises the number of bits to the power of times you press the. button. For example if you press Power three times, you get a 16³ = 4096 bit console.

@SoftOtaku Жыл бұрын

Far from "running out of ideas," this is a fantastic idea! MORE!

@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын

13:27 "And Sinistar!" Sinistar: "Beware, I live!"

@JaredConnell Жыл бұрын

I literally just watched ashens video about the genesis and he was talking about the controller and the mode button and I realized I had never used it and didn't know what it was for. Now I do! Thanks Joe!

@davidscottheath Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you do a video on SNES games that support Dolby Surround. Would be great to get a comprehensive and accurate list!

@HydraSpectre1138 8 ай бұрын

Same with PS1 games. There are also PS2 games with Dolby Digital 5.1 support. And even Dolby Digital Surround EX 6.1. And also QSound in general.

@weeblbob233 Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed that you determine whether its poop or a cookie by eating it. Quality work.

@philberto78 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if Joe actually contemplated it being a cookie 🤮

@Chaos89P Жыл бұрын

I was expecting Greendog to appear, not a literal turd.

@Burning_Typhoon Жыл бұрын

Maximum Carnage and Separation Anxiety both let you cycle through your assist characters with the mode button. Without it, you had to lightly tap the pause button on the 3-button controller to cycle. A hard press on the 3-button controller will pause the game, IIRC... Why it's not related to the mode button itself, the two games make use of the 6-button controller by separating some of the actions onto those different buttons.... IIRC... Again, once I played a with a 6-button in that game for the first time, there was no going back.

@ScottWozniak Жыл бұрын

I remember having these issues with Golden Axe II and Ms. Pac-Man back in 1995 on my Sega Nomad. This was before most people had online access. One of the magazines (I believe it was GamePro) printed the tip for the MODE button startup fix. 🕹

@kicksex Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you’re running out of ideas. This video proves it! It’s a random topic but you really did it justice!

@greenroom1988 Жыл бұрын

Running out of ideas? These super specific episodes are my favorite. I learned a lot today. Thanks!

@HagarDHorrible Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Your production and scripting is top notch. Best video game videos on youtube in my opinion. Thanks.

@TheFLOMAN76 Жыл бұрын

Joe comes along and saves my night. Love me some SACK!! Game...! That is. 😉

@JS_2099 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see an episode on the Lynx’s Option 2 button!

@bangerbangerbro 11 ай бұрын

I guess but I think a fair few Lynx games use option 2 unlike the mode button which seemingly does nothing, and option 2 is on all Lynxes. Actually come to think of it, option 2 might not be used that much. I think steel talons uses it. Does desert strike?

@lilwyvern4 Жыл бұрын

I'm sort of amazed that six-button setups weren't more common. They're perfect for fighters, and pads don't get crowded. Guess Playstation would have to think of two more shapes though, and trapezoid and octagon buttons don't exactly lend themselves to easy discussion.

@Burning_Typhoon Жыл бұрын

You can get 6-button playstation controllers, but if Sony were to officially do 6-button coontrollers, the entire shape would have to change too.

@beauleidig8670 Жыл бұрын

I honestly think it has more to do with companies starting to incorporate ergonomics into controller designs, which is much easier to do when the over all shape is symmetrical. That's also around the same time that the quad shoulder buttons came on the scene, which meant you could assign the two extra buttons up top to have the same functions as the extra face buttons had. Plus, as you stated, they are great for fighting games, however they don't benefit other types of games as much. All of these things together may have been what lead to the six buttons going extinct.

@todesziege 6 ай бұрын

I always missed the two extra buttons on modern controllers.

@rufusray Жыл бұрын

Lets do it, this is an awesome idea for a video.... i love that i regularly learn something i didnt know watching this channel, not simply a rehashing of the same tired content that every retro game channel covers, thanks brother.

@thereviewsbrothers3854 Жыл бұрын

100% agree, and it’s why Game Sack is my favourite gaming channel 🎉

@Dac_vak Жыл бұрын

Lol I didn’t expect that ending of the skit I’m dead 😂

@GameCubeGalaxy Жыл бұрын

This was an awesome topic for an episode. My brother and I had those 6-button controllers, and never understood what the Mode button did. Seeing all the games that used it, it made sense why we never got use out of it lol. Excellent episode as always!

@nicolasjonasson4820 Жыл бұрын

I wonder the technical reason for these menu issues...is it that all the buttons get multiplexed before sending data to the console, and the speed for this has to be increased when more buttons is used?

@RadioTails Жыл бұрын

It's to do with the number of cycles when checking the buttons on the controller. 3 Button Connected - Cycles 2 Times 6 Button Connected - Cycles 8 Times What a lot of games do is check if a 6 button controller is connected, and only cycle twice if this is the case. For whatever reason, cycles 3-4, and 5-6 are mostly repeats of checking the main buttons that a 3 button controller has. So some games that don't have the 6 button check in place would see pressing DOWN once as know you have pressed the button 3 times, hence why the menu cursor moves way to fast. Google "reading 6 button mega drive controller" and check the first two results if you want a better description, along with a table that shows the button inputs it checks. :)

@RedSoul001 Жыл бұрын

This is a topic that I am wholly unknowledgeable in. I've never understood why some games just would not work with a 6 button controller and which games had these issues so this is a very welcome video. Thanks for filling my brain with more blast processing power Joe!

@ewrooney Жыл бұрын

In Eternal Champion: Challengers from the Dark Side for Sega CD the six button controllers mode button is used for the special codes to unlock all the secret characters in the game. To my knowledge there are no alternates codes for the three button pads.

@JJKoester Жыл бұрын

I had the 6-button controller growing up and always wondered what that button was for. This was a great episode. Thanks for making it!

@Godsgood111 Жыл бұрын

Forgotten worlds music to jump things off? Salute to the sack on this proud American holiday!

@PM-xc8oo Жыл бұрын

And now I know what the mode button does. Scratch another one off the list of great questions of our time.

@jbmaru Жыл бұрын

I had no idea, as I don't have most of these games and just use a 3-button controller with Golden Axe II! Thanks for the explanation!

@user-em3tm7rk6e Жыл бұрын

Short note: In Japanese version of Beast Wrestler - Beast Warriors, 6-button controller works normally.

@OctoberRaven Жыл бұрын

if you ever run out of topics you can always bring back Playing With Sacks. starting with Greendoooooog

@bunnybreaker Жыл бұрын

I bought a 3rd party 6 button controller for Mortal Kombat 1 back in the day. Never got the mode button to do anything in any game ever. Thanks for enlightening me.

@Kastigatr Жыл бұрын

Funny how the initial song used is from the first stage of the Capcom shoot-em-up, Forgotten Worlds. I remember trying to play it with the six button genesis pad and getting an instant game over

@jaymaryfred Жыл бұрын

Best intro theme music award goes to 'Game Sack' ...hands down!

@ninjasec Жыл бұрын

Running out of ideas is a real challenge, however I think you have done well to create the content you have all these years

@Yipper64 Жыл бұрын

1:45 something weirdly sensual about these two buff dragons looking into eachothers eyes for an extended period of time with whatever grapple attack that is.

@shinkazama3959 Жыл бұрын

Never matters how you play After Burner 2, that game is STILL that good!

@MIKandJEAN Жыл бұрын

Dungeon Master 2, you can bind some of the game functions like directions or characters ect to the X,Y,Z buttons while holding the mode button over what you wish to bind.

@AquaHedgehog Жыл бұрын

About the A and B buttons in Phantom 2040 - You can change what those do from the inventory screen when you press Start. Also the Z button is a handy shortcut for your grapple beam. 🤓

@NostalgiaRetrogamer Жыл бұрын

Running out of ideas? Man i wait every single episode. You sir are an artist.

@Your_Degenerate Жыл бұрын

That Sinistar scream gets me every time. I wish I had seen those games growing up like the Impossible Mission as well. The voice sample I remember the most was from Altered Beast. It was pretty awesome to hear voices in games.

@trzy Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see Game Sack episodes covering each individual button of the 6-button controller, including *all* games that make use of them. Left, Right, Up, Down, Start, Mode, A, B, C, X, Y, and the oft-overlooked Z.

@startedtech Жыл бұрын

I only just learned about the mode button from the Ashens video today (i've never used a 6 button pad), but now a full video on the mode button! Love it.

@JR-gl1nx Жыл бұрын

So I could have played Decap Attack all along 😢

@Nintendo85 Жыл бұрын

Beyond Oasis is my second favorite game of all time and i had no idea the MODE button did anything. Thanks joe!

@SailorPalutena Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you mentioned Sunsetriders. I remember having this "problem" back then and I thought the cartridge was defective, not allowing me to play co-op.

@TPRErik Жыл бұрын

I immediately thought of Forgotten Worlds with this new video. The music at the start of the video agrees with me.

@RsiX_soundsUK 3 ай бұрын

Wow .. i never once found a use for that button. However that pad was so cool , felt great in hands and the directions / buttons felt perfect

@Rocketknightgeek Жыл бұрын

One you missed was Cosmic Carnage on 32x where mode was used for a cheat that changed the title to the original Cyber Brawl where the guard characters were humans.

@robintst Жыл бұрын

Honestly didn't know about the Mode button's other functions in some games, I never owned the official 6-button pad. I had a Propad6 from Performance, had built-in turbo macroing and L and R buttons that did nothing, they were just button caps and the rubber domes underneath but there was no circuitry wired to them. They used the same plastic mold for Saturn controllers to save money, heh.

@squeter Жыл бұрын

sou de são paulo Brasil! e adoro esse canal! ja assisti todos os videos aqui e do canal de som do gamesack ! minha aula de games e de ingles semanal! muito obrigado pelo conteudo ! ótimo trabalho Joe!

@Thalesperes Жыл бұрын

Legal ver mais fãs BR do GameSack 😄 SP aqui tb, mas sou do Grande ABC

@squeter Жыл бұрын

@@Thalesperes que massa! abc representando ! muita chuva em são bernardo ! apesar que hj só ta frio kkkkkkkk

@Thalesperes Жыл бұрын

@@squeter vc é de são bernardo tambem? que coincidência kkkkk

@squeter Жыл бұрын

@@Thalesperes sou mano! moro na são pedro

@opaljk4835 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for that “every game that uses the select button” video to finally come out

@CatFood81 Жыл бұрын

Never thought you could pull off a sequel for "Games That Use The Reset Button".

@IOwnMyWiiULEGIT Жыл бұрын

I totally love the Sega enthusiast niche content here, especially the challenge to play Golden Axe II in 6 button mode. Next, thank you for mentioning Williams Arcade- I had no idea it existed! Thank you for the deep coverage!

@videostash413 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for your follow-up about the reset switch!

@JustinLeeper Жыл бұрын

I loved the Sega Six-Button, but never knew how to make Mode work. Very informative video!

@joezep Жыл бұрын

I am not 100% sure if it's just my Everdrive being weird or the six button controller but I noticed the menu for The Terminator on Sega CD seemed to be kind of twitchy, or wouldn't let me move my cursor left/right sometimes. I never thought to try the mode button to switch it yet, but I'll have to double check. Fun episode, learned a few things thanks for it. Edit: Oops, forgot I made this comment but I can confirm using my 3 button controller or the mode button on my 6 button fixes the menu issues with this game. Overall gameplay felt fine without this fix, just a twitchy menu if you want to mess with the difficulty/sound test.

@413c18 3 ай бұрын

Shinobi iii has an awesome secret 6 button control mode, and it uses the mode button to switch ninjitsu powers without having to go in the pause menu.

@FusionArmorX Жыл бұрын

On Star Wars Arcade, a 6-button controller also allows you to fire Proton Torpedos _and_ pause the game. With only 3-button controllers, you fire Protons by hitting B+C at the same time, and Start changes your view.

@socialistprofessor3206 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesomely creative topic. I'll always love this channel.

@rngtango810 Жыл бұрын

Vectorman 2's Taxi Mode cheat "ULAZYBUM" and Slow Mo cheat "ALAZYDAY" are the only two cheats that require a six button controller. Activiating Taxi Mode is the only instance where the Mode button is needed.

@bradfordd01 Жыл бұрын

Never thought twice about the mode 6-button controller causing issues with games. You've opened my eyes lol.

@mattg3164 Жыл бұрын

As long as you don't stop I love gamesack!

@towermoss Жыл бұрын

I was going to comment how you were running out of ideas, but you beat me to it. Keep up the good work.

@ksysinf Жыл бұрын

I think the MODE button also used in some popular hacks for games like Dune The Battle For Arrakis and maybe Mortal Kombat

@NathanTZ Жыл бұрын

Thank you! For years I wondered about the Mode button this whole time.

@Protoman85 Жыл бұрын

So it was like I expected, pretty much a Select button for the Genesis

@AlfaTrion Жыл бұрын

Some may say "running out of ideas" but I appreciate your thoroughness. Also that shirt rocks!

@teen_laqueefa Жыл бұрын

That grin at the end, it's perfect

@Enchurito Жыл бұрын

A literal shit-eating grin

@KingOfApoc Жыл бұрын

Loadstar: Legend of Tully Bodine for Sega CD: If you press the Mode button on the main menu , Mort says "SEGA!"

@VRHyoumaru Жыл бұрын

Really wish I knew where Joe gets his awesome Sega-themed shirts. Several times I've tried buying ones I found online and they last maybe two washes before tearing apart.

@forrestredd2706 Жыл бұрын

That's his secret... He just doesn't wash them.

@nostalgiainjection8867 Жыл бұрын

In boogerman the mode button makes him say BOOGER! great video.

@JAMJR84 Жыл бұрын

If I recall correctly, Pigskin Footbrawl also had issues with the 6 button controller in 6 button mode. I think it also messed up the d-pad. The only time I tried it with a 6 button controller was with two players, so I don't know if that is what the issue was or not.

@thumbwarriordx Жыл бұрын

The Mode button exists for the same reason the Genesis pad is compatible with Atari. They didn't run it through a shift register, The buttons are multiplexed on alternating clock cycles and the mode button exists because that has to be taken care of purely within game software. And the six-button was a post-launch addon so years worth of games couldn't have known whether it was gonna cause issues.

@Crowquilll Жыл бұрын

It was also handy back in the day to use with Tyco's Power Plug. It would let you program macros to any button including MODE. In SFII I had a dedicated Shoryuken button until I learned the timing to reliably do it without.

@daisukegori2112 Жыл бұрын

So funny that just as I started finding new Classic Game Room episodes, this video pops up. Rubber feet.

@raccoonzers3947 Жыл бұрын

10-year-old me would sincerely thank you for explaining that weird little button whose purpose I could never figure out. Thanks for the interesting video!