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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 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 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

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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

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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 Sack's research on plagiarism in video game music.[28] Tecnoblog [pt] 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]

References

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