Это видео недоступно.
Сожалеем об этом.

Castlevania: The Complete History | RETRO GAMING DOCUMENTARY

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2021
  • It's time to pick up your whip AKA ya NES controller and control Simon Belmont in everything Castlevania! Leading up to the Genesis / MD & SNES games too, Rondo of Blood, and everything in between.
    Check out Quang's new GB Color game bit.ly/2MLTMWt ⬇️SOCIALS BELOW⬇️
    Support the show to see videos early, get exclusive perks & get that warm fuzzy feeling...
    🟠 PATREON: / slopesgameroom
    🔴 RUclips MEMBERS: / @slopesgameroom
    🟢 DONATION LINK: streamlabs.com...
    👕 T-SHIRT STORE: teespring.com/...
    🕹️ PLAY ASIA affiliate link: www.play-asia....
    ---
    Follow me on the socials for up to date / out of date retro stuffs...
    🟣 DISCORD: / discord
    🔵 TWITTER: / slopesgameroom
    🔵 FACEBOOK: / slopesgameroom
    🟡 INSTAGRAM: / slopesgameroom
    ---
    🔴 Subscribe: goo.gl/0cmnO6
    🔴 2nd Channel: goo.gl/MDskmO
    🟣 Twitch: / slopesgameroom
    🎧 SLOPESCAST Podcast: anchor.fm/dani...
    🌐 Website: slopes.site
    📧 Contact me: hello@slopesgameroom.com
    ---
    Castlevania: The Complete History is a 2 part retro gaming documentary series discussing every single game based within the world of Akumajō Dracula
    You probably already know of the 1986 action-platformer created by Konami for the Famicom Disk System (and eventually the Nintendo Entertainment System) But what you may not know is who made the original trilogy of NES games, what inspired them, why they made them, and what they are doing now!
    In today's episode, I plan to answer all of these questions as well as cover every other game too including its follow-ups such as Simon's Revenge and Dracula's Curse on the same system. But also cover the strange Arcade ports such as Haunted Castle and the Playchoice 10 cabinet too.
    We will cover its obscure releases on the original Game Boy such as The Adventure (plus it's Wii remake) & Belmont's Revenge, the even more bizarre Vampire Killer, and Akumajō Dracula on the sharp x68000
    And of course, we will be giving special attention to the Mega Drive / Genesis release of Castlevania Bloodlines AKA the New generation before digging deep with the super Nintendo classic Super Castlevania IV before ending on probably the greatest Castlevania ever for the PC Engine AKA the Turbo Grfx16 game Rondo of Blood!
    The less said about Castlevania Dracula X AKA Vampire Kiss... THE BETTER!
    ---
    Thank you for this video's awesome voiceover peeps...
    ‪@ashens‬ / ashens
    ‪@JohnRiggs‬ / riggstalgic
    ‪@AdamKoralik‬ / adamkoralik
    AKA Timo84 / @akatimo84
    ‪@Larry‬ / larrybundyjr
    ‪@ctrlaltrees‬ / @ctrlaltrees
    ‪@WrestlingWithGaming‬ / hunterusf
    ---
    A list of all music & Footage used can be found here
    docs.google.co...
    Please do support the following artists...
    🎵Dead Author - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough "Outrun" Instrumental • The Goonies 'R' Good E...
    🎵MajinBlue - Beginning • Castlevania (Dracula's...
    🎵Living Illusion - Vampire Killer • Castlevania NES - Vamp...
    🎵Mewmore - Bloody Tears • Mewmore // Bloody Tear...
    🎵Matt Jantzen - Castlevania • Video
    🎵SAMMY BEATS - Simon theme (Hip-Hop Remix) • Simon theme Castlevani...
    🎵Iceferno Pro - • Castlevania: Rondo Of ...
    ---------------
    🧛‍♂️Here is the link to Part 2
    • Castlevania: The Compl...
    ---------------
    ⌛ The Complete History Series…
    goo.gl/CMCMvQ
    The ultimate in-depth documentary look at all your favourite gaming franchises such as... Metroid, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Strider, Metal Slug, Parappa the Rapper, Toejam & Earl, House of The Dead, Earthworm Jim. Space Harrier, Jet Set Radio, Crash Bandicoot, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fight, and many many more
    ---------------
    ⌛ The Kick-Scammer Series...
    goo.gl/BB7DyX
    Join us as we look into some of the very worst Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns ever!
    ---------------
    ⌛ Random Video Games Fact Series…
    goo.gl/eJwsYP
    The Strangest Video Game Facts found on RUclips
    ---------------
    ⌛ Quickshot Series...
    goo.gl/r32WH7
    Random bite-sized gaming facts
    #Castlevania #AkumajōDracula #TheCompleteHistory #Konami #NES #Switch #SlopesGameRoom

Комментарии • 690

  • @slopesgameroom
    @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +26

    Check out Part 2 right now...
    💕 Patreon: bit.ly/37yWxjx
    💞 RUclips Member: bit.ly/313TGg3

    • @johnaraya3761
      @johnaraya3761 3 года назад +1

      Happy new years d.j.

    • @greenhowie
      @greenhowie 3 года назад

      @@dadeleemurphy85 Damn, I thought people preferring "search action game" was a meme.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +3

      @@dadeleemurphy85 Why? In what way is it an inaccurate description of the genre that was pioneered and popularized by Metroid and Castlevania? And what would you replace the term with if "Metroid-vania" was abolished?

    • @Christian_Sandoval
      @Christian_Sandoval 3 года назад +1

      @@Dargonhuman Castleroid

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад

      @@Christian_Sandoval That sounds like a medical condition...

  • @jeffersonia
    @jeffersonia 3 года назад +105

    My favorite part is him casually opening up sealed copies of games to show what was included. Absolute mad man.

    • @sockan85
      @sockan85 2 года назад +1

      Was thinking the same 🤣🤣🤣

    • @gimmethegrass2493
      @gimmethegrass2493 2 года назад +13

      Surely somebody has to open them at some point. Otherwise you just own a brightly coloured piece of cardboard wrapped in cellophane. Then you sell it onto the next person who gets to admire the box for a while. Until you open the box, the cartridge both exists and doesn't exist.

    • @rockmanfan5104
      @rockmanfan5104 Год назад +6

      It's all going to be dust one day. Why not enjoy it

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 Год назад

      Krang or whatever his name is tends to pick up sealed games so he can unbox them.

    • @tripgiannini1892
      @tripgiannini1892 Год назад +3

      Nah bro leave it in the box. Sell that nonsense to someone who appreciates it and buy a loose cart.

  • @mjolnir_swe
    @mjolnir_swe Год назад +11

    I had forgotten how absolutely perfect the NES soundtrack was. Not only the melodies, but the chip sounds themselves really convey whats happening. That is the work of a master artist.

  • @holiggan2008
    @holiggan2008 3 года назад +181

    The fellow Silent Hill fans totally understand your pain, brotherly Castlevania fans...

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +19

      The best thing we can both say at this point is, at least we're getting ports and collections...

    • @cubanref9670
      @cubanref9670 3 года назад +9

      I'm a fan of both. 😔

    • @holiggan2008
      @holiggan2008 3 года назад +7

      @@cubanref9670 same here, I've played the GBA and DS Castlevanias countless times! And I have the original 4 SH games on my pc too...

    • @jimmyju76
      @jimmyju76 3 года назад +1

      FU sSH ppl, the castlevania guy is still making games 😂😂😂😂

    • @straussenei1
      @straussenei1 3 года назад +14

      Having no new entries in a franchise is far better than getting Metal Gear Survive, imho.
      Lets not forget that "Contra Rogue Corps" was a thing

  • @TrexelCat
    @TrexelCat 2 года назад +12

    Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was the first game I ever competed/beat. It's especially memorable for me as my mother helped me beat it by reading the map book and guiding me.

  • @deoglemnaco7025
    @deoglemnaco7025 3 года назад +101

    I have a lot of mixed feelings about this game. When I was a child my parents took me to one of those "trendy" churches. You know the kind, where the pastor tried to "connect" with youth, and "rap" with them.... Ugh it was so embarrassing by proxy. Well this was of course in the 1980s and Nintendo was in full-swing. He had a Nintendo in the basement of the church and used to sit with us while we played games during youth group.
    Well, one day he picked up a copy of Castlevania, and of course we really liked it! David or "Davy" (the pastor) really ran with this. I guess he thought it fit in well with youth group as it was Christian oriented, and you were fighting evil on behalf of God. After a few weeks, he started coming to church dressed as Simon from the video game. Eventually he brought a whip, and started to try to whip stuff around the church. For instance, would try to whip "out" the candles etc. He was never really good.
    One day he was dressed up at Simon and was giving the Sermon (this time in front of all the church, adults etc) and he was trying to make a point... pulled out his whip and tried to whip one of the lights... but on his backswing he caught a child in the eye. That child eventually lost her eye unfortunately. It was real sad, especially considering the insurance the church carried wouldn't cover this; it was considered an individual matter.
    I don't know what happened to the pastor, but the little girl who lost her eye is doing okay now, and certainly cracks a small smile when she sees videos like this :)
    That little girl is me.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +24

      Wow, that sure was quite the history piece. I'm not sure if my video bringing up this memory was a good thing on not... regardless, a huge thank you for your comment and support

    • @StripedAssedApe
      @StripedAssedApe 3 года назад +6

      Marry me.
      If that pastor can officiate.

    • @deoglemnaco7025
      @deoglemnaco7025 3 года назад +3

      @@StripedAssedApe would you be okay with my eye?

    • @angrytheclown801
      @angrytheclown801 3 года назад

      Sorry about your eye. That place seemed like a trip.

    • @deoglemnaco7025
      @deoglemnaco7025 3 года назад +9

      @@angrytheclown801 one of the sermons (lol!) he had recorded about a 2.5 hour clip of him playing the game. He died a lot too, it wasn’t like a master walkthrough or anything. It was on videotape.
      So many adult and old people were uncomfortable and bored. One of the elders tried to stop it and he got really mad and started to yell. Then he rewound the tape so we could all see “this one part” that we missed when the elder spoke up.

  • @Froban
    @Froban 3 года назад +7

    That Vampire Killer footage looked familiar...turns out my hunch was right. Nice to see my scrappy review footage helped with this documentary. Looking forward to part 2.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 3 года назад +94

    "WHAT IS A MAN , A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF SECRETS "

    • @TheBloodswordsman
      @TheBloodswordsman 3 года назад +4

      Shhh.... Wait till Part 2.

    • @fitnessabcvideo
      @fitnessabcvideo 3 года назад +2

      Love it, the cheesy lines was what made it, I really didn't like the "revised script and acting in the later rereleases.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад

      @@fitnessabcvideo Yuri Lowenthal does Alucard justice, but even still, Robert Belgrade will always be my favorite to play him.

    • @ReinaHW
      @ReinaHW 3 года назад

      "What is a to be continued but a miserable little pile of waiting? But enough talk, let's go back to the beginning!"

    • @greenblackswerl
      @greenblackswerl 3 года назад +1

      I feel like this quote, and vampire killer are the only things people talk about from this game. Vampire killer is actually one of my LEAST favorite songs in the entire series. SO much better music that never gets any love.

  • @chowe5379
    @chowe5379 3 года назад +37

    Opening those sealed copies in front of me when I can't afford the used game only copies is torturous... Lol 😂😐😭

    • @philovermyer6166
      @philovermyer6166 3 года назад +1

      I threw up in my mouth a little bit, considering how much factory sealed games can go for. The only reason I could see for opening sealed copies ever is if you sealed them yourself, otherwise you're just setting fire to money to watch it burn and damaging a collectable.

    • @chowe5379
      @chowe5379 3 года назад

      @@philovermyer6166 🤣 right?!

    • @sleepydumbdude
      @sleepydumbdude 3 года назад +2

      Agree 😂😅 I was thinking “you really don’t have to do that”

  • @sludgefactory241
    @sludgefactory241 3 года назад +48

    I'm just gonna bare my soul here and make a confession to the interwebs. When he showed off that immaculate castlevania collection, something happened........
    I got nintendo hard.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +12

      NINTENDOOOOO HARD

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +4

      Bare your soup? I'm sure that's a typo, but it's an absolutely hilarious one.

    • @sludgefactory241
      @sludgefactory241 3 года назад +4

      @@Dargonhuman unfortunately it is a typo. I corrected the mistake. Got nintendo hard as a rock and grammatical mistakes were made.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +2

      @@sludgefactory241 Understandable. I still like the idea of someone baring their soup though.

  • @WrestlingWithGaming
    @WrestlingWithGaming 3 года назад +15

    This is criminally underviewed. It's so good I had to watch it again. Now on to part 2... again.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +6

      Its opened my eyes to make more like this... my latest script says resident evil at the top!

    • @azure5584
      @azure5584 Год назад

      Don't you just hate it when people have a 2-part series but never include the "part 1" in the first part's video title, so you have no fucking idea that the 2nd part exists, lol.

  • @EricVillarreal
    @EricVillarreal 3 года назад +15

    I grew up on Castlevania Bloodlines, love that music.

  • @reagandow850
    @reagandow850 3 года назад +3

    How many people were screeching every time he cut into one of those sealed treasures?? Best Video Ever!

    • @jevansturner
      @jevansturner 3 года назад

      I bet there was a huge miscommunication and the owner did not actually want the sealed items to be opened.

    • @Asobitech
      @Asobitech 3 года назад +3

      @@jevansturner It's all good, I said he can open my collection, how else was he going to play and test them all.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +1

      @@jevansturner He got the games so he could get footage and show them off.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +3

      @@Asobitech Thank you for your contribution. It's one thing to have a bunch of games sitting around in the boxes, it's another to have them playable.

    • @SlackerKite
      @SlackerKite 3 года назад +1

      @@Asobitech you're braver than I am lol. If something stayed sealed for THIS LONG I'm dying with it sealed LOL

  • @patrickduke226
    @patrickduke226 3 года назад +1

    Simon's quest is super underrated in my opinion and one of my favorite Castlevania's of all time. Thank you for the great video and keep up the quality work!

    • @lutherheggs451
      @lutherheggs451 3 года назад

      Kinda like how Super Castlevania is super overrated....The game is another remake of the first game, whipping in 8 directions is just easy baby mode and isn't that great, the sound is terrible I always hated the SNES because of its weak, muffled music and sound effects. Hell the "rotating" level isn't that great either. Bloodlines was better than Super as were Rondo and Symphony

  • @HybridAngelZero
    @HybridAngelZero 3 года назад +30

    A new Complete History
    And its on Castlevania
    It's almost an hour long
    And its only part 1.
    Dang, Slope really be bringing us Christmas presents in January, huh?

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +1

      My birthday is 2 days after this video went live, so it's like a birthday present for me lol. Considering my birthdays are historically terrible to the point that I've learned to hate them, this was a nice thing to look forward to this year.

    • @HybridAngelZero
      @HybridAngelZero 3 года назад +1

      @@Dargonhuman I'm sorry to hear your birthdays have been so rough, but I'm glad this one was at least a little better.
      Here's hoping you can get some good ones in the future, too

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +1

      @@HybridAngelZero Oh no this one was awful too, but being able to watch this made it slightly less awful lol.

    • @HybridAngelZero
      @HybridAngelZero 3 года назад +1

      @@Dargonhuman Damn :(
      Well, here's hoping you have a good birthday one of these years

  • @Shikaku11373
    @Shikaku11373 3 года назад +3

    Video game collectors all around are passing out watching these classic games being opened today.

  • @DrySushi
    @DrySushi 3 года назад +7

    This is probably your best work yet Dan, can't wait for part two.

  • @MugMan
    @MugMan 3 года назад +13

    There are a lot of RUclipsrs I would love to meet, but it would be a huge honour to meet DJ Slope. There are many content creators who put in a lot of work into their channel, but the amount of time and dedication that DJ Slopes puts into these videos is outstanding and invaluable. Thank you so much, Daniel, for all the great content and all the hard work you do for your viewers!

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +4

      Ahhhhhhh dude. You made my day. Hoping to get to plenty more expos when the world gets back to normal.
      Hopefully meet one day

  • @WilliamEndo
    @WilliamEndo 3 года назад +17

    But you haven't looked into Castlevania: The Cereal RPG where every bite gets you closer to Dracula's room.

    • @Pensive_Scarlet
      @Pensive_Scarlet 3 года назад +7

      That sounds like such a genuine product of the 80s that I had to search just to be sure it wasn't a real thing.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +2

      Watch out for the skeleton, medusa head, and flea-man marshmallows!

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад

      Well, this _is_ only Part 1...

    • @cthulhupthagn5771
      @cthulhupthagn5771 3 года назад

      Except Dracula in this case is diabeetus

    • @tactknightgaming2066
      @tactknightgaming2066 3 года назад +4

      Count Chocula was a missed opportunity to promote their game.

  • @orinanime
    @orinanime 3 года назад +35

    I've got an autographed copy of Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles. Signed by Koji Igarashi

  • @GameBoothUK
    @GameBoothUK 3 года назад +6

    I couldn't help flinching when the flap came off the NES

    • @RC-nj1by
      @RC-nj1by 3 года назад

      Meh.... They come off easy enough...snap back on.

    • @jamesb9578
      @jamesb9578 3 года назад

      @@RC-nj1by his didn't look like it snapped back ON :P... that shit is B R O K E N... I was like.. All these years I didn't know you had to rip the flap off to play nes games :P

  • @Flabby555
    @Flabby555 3 года назад +19

    Finally,a new complete history video

  • @franciscocaro9596
    @franciscocaro9596 3 года назад +4

    You have an amazing collection behind you! I’m actually a bit envious but also psyched to see so much Castlevania awesomeness in one location. Way to go!

  • @MellowGaming
    @MellowGaming 3 года назад +13

    I'm outraged by all the unsealing of retro treasures. They should have already been unsealed! Awesome work dude. Such a mammoth undertaking.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +4

      I like your attitude. Keeping things sealed just so they'll be worth money later is a bit antithetical to being a fan of something, innit? "I like Castlevania so much, look at all these games I've never played!"

    • @paxhumana2015
      @paxhumana2015 3 года назад

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio and @Mellow Gaming, people like you ruin humankind more than the Coronavirus.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +4

      @@paxhumana2015 Nah, hobbies are meant to be enjoyed now. If you're more worried about damaging the potential future value of your collection than enjoying it, then you're not a hobbyist, you're an investor and would be better off looking into trading stocks. Toys are meant to be played with and loved, not put on a shelf in their box to collect dust.
      I've got a massive collection of old school Bionicle toys that's worth close to $4,000 in their "used" state - it could have been worth double or triple that but then I wouldn't have had countless hours of fun building them, playing with my nephews and making MOCs with the pieces.

  • @TrainerCTZ
    @TrainerCTZ 3 года назад +3

    Rondo could have single handedly changed the history of the Turbo Grafx in the states

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      It would have made such a difference for sure

    • @sludgefactory241
      @sludgefactory241 3 года назад +1

      Gonna play devil's advocate here and say it probably wouldn't have changed much. Honestly don't think it would've.

  • @VideoHeadMan
    @VideoHeadMan 3 года назад +26

    I hate the whip's perfection in Super Castlevania 4 never stayed as a permanent edition of the series

    • @dsgarland
      @dsgarland 3 года назад

      Yep.

    • @beltube
      @beltube 3 года назад

      @Super Mario nah, the whip needed to be limited. it's an intentional game design choice to incentivise sub-weapons!

    • @Ageleszly
      @Ageleszly 3 года назад +2

      The Whip in SC4 was simply too powerful, made the game too easy.

    • @VideoHeadMan
      @VideoHeadMan 3 года назад

      @@Ageleszly It's cheap without it. It's like releasing all the Resident Evil games without motion controls after RE4. It's laziness meant to prolong a game needlessly.

  • @tripgiannini1892
    @tripgiannini1892 Год назад +2

    The game design on the OG Castlevania is so tight. It’s a joy to play.

  • @Zulthunda
    @Zulthunda 3 года назад +24

    Opening everything felt like sacrilege.

    • @deadseveredheads
      @deadseveredheads 3 года назад +6

      Sacrilege would be not playing them.

    • @handlesarestupid154
      @handlesarestupid154 3 года назад +2

      @@deadseveredheads there's plenty of ways to play Bloodlines, he didn't need to kill the video game equivalent of an endangered species

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 3 года назад

      I _sure_ hope the guy that loaned out his collection knew this would happen for the sake of B-roll footage...

    • @BarronVonSchnoot
      @BarronVonSchnoot 3 года назад +2

      @@handlesarestupid154 collectors that keep stuff in the plastic do not actually appreciate what they have. When a collector item sits on a bookshelf encased in cellophane, it’s just a savings account waiting to be sold.

    • @handlesarestupid154
      @handlesarestupid154 3 года назад

      @@BarronVonSchnoot and that's perfectly valid

  • @martinmiers8227
    @martinmiers8227 3 года назад +2

    Slopes I just want you to know, I discovered you in lockdown and I think you're amazing. I've run a retro game shop for 30 years, you seem to have the same love as myself for games, your passion and enthusiasm glows in your videos.. I want to take this opportunity to thank you so much... Please, please keep up the amazing work...

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      Wow, what an awesome thing to read. Thank you so much... plenty more on the way

    • @martinmiers8227
      @martinmiers8227 3 года назад

      @@slopesgameroom I love the way you're so honest about everything, I had a master system just to play outrun (my parents got me it for xmas, i used to nag and nag for them to take me to the arcade to play my fav game).... Once I saw Super Shinobi for megadrive in import section of mags that was it..

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      @@martinmiers8227 WHAT... A... GAME!!!! Super Shinobi is fucking fantastic :)

    • @martinmiers8227
      @martinmiers8227 3 года назад

      @@slopesgameroom Yuzo Koshiro, super (revenge) of Shinobi... The music will stay with me till the day I die.

  • @petehobson1054
    @petehobson1054 3 года назад +1

    Another amazing video. Never played the games (please don't hit my face!) But your videos are so entertaining and interesting I am gripped everytime! I have watched many Complete History vids numerous times.
    Did you know that Simon Belmont was a character in the great "Captain N: The Game Master" Saturday morning cartoon?
    He was the arrogant comic relief character who, if I remember right, had a chin that put Bananaman's to shame!

  • @lonewolffang
    @lonewolffang 3 года назад +8

    "You're a dude with a whip that has to get to the end of the game."
    Classic Castlevania: Oh sweet child, you have no idea what you've stepped into.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +3

      Never has a simple idea of game taken this long to do a video on

    • @lonewolffang
      @lonewolffang 3 года назад +2

      @@slopesgameroom Castlevania is a long and well beloved franchise, it deserves this live and appreciation unlike how Konami is treating it now. Still one of my favorites and would love it the series to come back badder and better and hopefully not like Contra Rogue Corps. So many great titles and Konami would rather they be pachinko machines.

    • @sludgefactory241
      @sludgefactory241 3 года назад

      Wish they would just sell the videogame rights of their beloved ips off to someone like way forward. 2d CV by way forward? Gettin' nintendo hard just thinking bout it...

    • @paxhumana2015
      @paxhumana2015 3 года назад

      @@lonewolffang , at least Contra Rogue Corps is not Contra: Legacy of War or C: The Contra Adventure.

  • @ArcherBodkin
    @ArcherBodkin 3 года назад +2

    An excellent upload. A whole lot better and enjoyable than others telling the series' history that I've watched in fact.

  • @Sniperbear13
    @Sniperbear13 3 года назад +6

    oh Konami, you were once so great.

    • @paxhumana2015
      @paxhumana2015 3 года назад

      @retro game fan 1 , take out the Yakuza assholes that are running Konami now and you can have greatness back again.

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 3 года назад +2

    first off thanks for the fb message! this was definitely worth the wait to watch... defintely been a longtime fan of the series as far back as the nes original! most of the original games i didn't even get around to finishing until that classic collection konami put out recently! definitely the best way to play those (since they include the vastly superior Japanese versions) also yeah shout-out to dracula x: rondo's god-tier soundtrack (and i had heard johnny 'turbo' brandstetter talk on twitter about trying to get rondo localized to no avail, heard he was really fighting for that one! shame it never arrived but at least konami wised up after the fact and re-released it at least three times after the fact.)
    this was defintely the biggest and best complete history you've done and I can't wait for part 2!

  • @spooky_electric
    @spooky_electric 3 года назад +2

    I'm 1000% in the Bloodlines > Super IV group. That said, that rotating Mode 7 room is really cool.

  • @Pensive_Scarlet
    @Pensive_Scarlet 3 года назад +2

    For what it's worth, Dracula XX/Vampire's Kiss works incredibly well as a complementary experience to Rondo of Blood. If you play it right after mastering Rondo, it feels sort of like a challenge-based DLC or fan game/hack. Personally, I would love to see it remastered, with a playable Maria and maybe a couple more level branches.

  • @douglasbaker1817
    @douglasbaker1817 2 года назад

    It was fantastic to meet you today, Thanks for coming into our store :D

  • @AndrewJShirley
    @AndrewJShirley 3 года назад +1

    When your friend gets mentioned as lending part of his game collection to these guys haha.

  • @BlastProcessing
    @BlastProcessing 3 года назад +2

    Brilliant video mate, as expected! Given the dearth of Castlevania games coming out these days, it's bittersweet to remember how prolific the franchise was in the past. Looking forward to the next part!

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      The next one is seriously information overload lol

  • @gospelx
    @gospelx 3 года назад

    Don't forget that Rondo of Blood was also released on Wii Virtual Console a year after the PSP release. It was a day 1 purchase for me and immediately became my favorite Castlevania title. Still is today.

  • @jkroon8200
    @jkroon8200 3 года назад +1

    Just came across your channel, and I have to tell you, you’re awesome. Thank you for making these vids!

  • @greenhowie
    @greenhowie 3 года назад +2

    It's nice to see someone enjoying the retro games instead of driving up prices (and I'm not mentioning MetalJesusRocks there, did you see? I didn't mention him AT ALL)
    I know I joke around a bit but this video must have taken a lot of effort and it's appreciated.

    • @Asobitech
      @Asobitech 3 года назад +1

      Agreed. Games are meant to be played.

  • @Damarain69
    @Damarain69 3 года назад +12

    Why did they BREAK THE BLOODY PLASTICS!! I cried every time in my soul when I saw them taking off the sealed plastic...

    • @Rountree1985
      @Rountree1985 3 года назад +3

      Games are meant to be fucking played.

    • @Asobitech
      @Asobitech 3 года назад +12

      Because I told him to, it's my collection and I told him to open the games.

    • @DannySchnarre
      @DannySchnarre 3 года назад +2

      @@Asobitech I was really hoping he had your permission to do that, and didn't just go for it to make the video more interesting... that would have been a terrible thing.

  • @JA-re8gi
    @JA-re8gi 2 года назад

    Excellent video my first title was Simons Quest, which I played at a friend's house. My favorite is Super Castlevania 4, part of the the fun is how OP Simon is in that game. That multi direction whip makes the game easy but a blast to play. SOTN, ROB, and Bloodlines follow closely behind.

  • @smallpoly10
    @smallpoly10 3 года назад +1

    Mom: We have Castlevania at home
    Castlevania At Home: 18:23

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha

    • @Asobitech
      @Asobitech 3 года назад

      So many sad kids at home, because their parents didn't get them a GameBoy, but just a Tiger LCD game.

  • @FantasticDizzy1
    @FantasticDizzy1 3 года назад +2

    You have done it again! Absolutely stunning and so detailed. I enjoyed every moment thank you. I loved the bit where you LCD yourself!
    Best wishes.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +3

      Hahahaha I was well chuffd when I worked out that bit

    • @chrisbfreelance
      @chrisbfreelance 3 года назад +1

      Yeah that effect looked top notch!

  • @kitestar
    @kitestar 3 года назад +6

    Sounds like "the complete history of" has just entered it's Konami arc

  • @dnakatomiuk
    @dnakatomiuk 3 года назад +9

    Castlevania symphony of the night is one of the best games ever period the music in that game alone. Shame the PS4 edition is the psp version and it's been redone for talking but least the music is still the same

    • @customsongmaker
      @customsongmaker 3 года назад

      Xbone has the Xbox 360 downloadable version, which is exactly like the ps1 version. Even the sword brothers librarian glitch works.

  • @WhatAboutZoidberg
    @WhatAboutZoidberg 3 года назад +1

    Just wanted to say this is a new high point for the channel, this video was fantastic and cant wait for more content. Well done.

  • @ThePerradox
    @ThePerradox 3 года назад +2

    Really excellent video Dj Slope. Great work.

  • @nopenop1495
    @nopenop1495 3 года назад +1

    50:09 Me, I'm one of those people. It's my personal favorite classic style Castlevania and I consider it a must play not only for action game and Castlevania fans but anyone who owns a Megadrive/Genesis; it's just that good.

  • @jeenkzk5919
    @jeenkzk5919 3 года назад +2

    PatmanQ might prove to be difficult to top his history of Castlevania but I’m still interested to see your take

  • @CoreyDeGrandchamp
    @CoreyDeGrandchamp 3 года назад +1

    This is awesome, and this collection is mindblowing, great video!

  • @zackschilling4376
    @zackschilling4376 3 года назад +1

    Never knew why they dont always stick with the R button(or just a separate button) for the item usage instead of up+whip.

  • @bojackson3073
    @bojackson3073 3 года назад +2

    I've been waiting my entire life for this moment.

  • @Darkdaej
    @Darkdaej 3 года назад +5

    No need for headphones, I have the music committed to memory :)

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +2

      Yes! I can hum the entire OSTs for the first three games in whole from listening to them on my mp3 player so often, and I converted the mp3s myself from the ripped NSF file using the highest quality settings, so they're as close to the original chiptunes from the carts as possible for mp3 compression.

    • @Darkdaej
      @Darkdaej 3 года назад +1

      @@Dargonhuman I used to have a music player that would rip the .nsf files from the roms and play them directly. I wish I remembered what it was called so I could get it again...

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 3 года назад +2

      @@Darkdaej The one I used was Winamp modified with special plugins that allowed it to play NSF and other chiptune formats. That's actually how I converted them into mp3 format back in the day.

  • @defbear
    @defbear 2 года назад

    I love the random breaking of the door on the Nintendo at 10:40

  • @FoxMcCloudFF7
    @FoxMcCloudFF7 3 года назад +6

    Damn Slope, I'd say you sound just like Ashens there in the intro... :P

  • @serginhobb07
    @serginhobb07 3 года назад +2

    Nice content! By the way, this video looks very demanding to create. Research, writing, video capture, audio and video edition, and so on. Man, you really deserve more followers.

  • @kreyz1
    @kreyz1 3 года назад +1

    Headphones as soon as you said I put em on! Good call!! Great videos!!

  • @dupirechristophe7703
    @dupirechristophe7703 3 года назад

    1:50 Dracula looks like he wants you to bring him closer to God x'D

  • @LJAndrews1986
    @LJAndrews1986 3 года назад +2

    I can't be the only one wincing watching all this collector value go up in smoke. Hope whoever this collection belonged to was compensated. Bar that enjoyable vid but I still can't believe you did all that jesus.

  • @OtakuUnitedStudio
    @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +1

    I don't think either Vampire Killer or Castlevania 1 is a sequel. That's like asking if Dracula X or Rondo of Blood is a sequel, when they're two different adaptations of the same concept. They don't play the same way, sure, but they've both got roughly the same story - Vampire Killer and Castlevania 1 are about Simon Belmont hunting down and killing Dracula, Dracula X and Rondo are both about Richter Belmont fighting Dracula. That's how the official timeline treats them.

  • @nathninetyone
    @nathninetyone Год назад

    Dude. This is such a great video.
    Quality work!

  • @bezerker99
    @bezerker99 3 года назад +2

    I still have my Tiger Electronics Simon's Quest handheld lol good times

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      Hahaha I'm sure it was good for back in the day

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад

      @@slopesgameroom As a former and current owner of Tiger Electronics games... not really, lol. They were and are good for a lark or if you've got few other options, but even back then I'd rather play just about anything else. I got a Power Rangers Tiger game back in the day, and while I played it a lot it was usually when my dad was hogging the NES.

  • @mark_spurs
    @mark_spurs 3 года назад +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏 Congrats Dan. This is one hell (no pun intended) of a part one! Great work..

  • @MississippiMike
    @MississippiMike 3 года назад +1

    What a well-timed video for me! I'm currently going through all Castlevania titles, just finished Dracula X (after playing Rondo, loved both) and playing Adventure Rebirth right now on my Wii, loving it as well, it looks and sounds beautiful. Such a great franchise, I look forward to soon play Symphony of the Night on my PS1 for the first time ever. Thank you for the video, and kudos for the impressive collection.

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +2

      Thats awesome... you got a lot of awesome games ahead of you

    • @MississippiMike
      @MississippiMike 3 года назад

      @@slopesgameroom Oh boy, do I! I put the Wii one on hold to play both modes on Chronicles and also Vampire Killer first, as I wanna get through the oldest ones first. Those games are awesome, I was simply testing a sprite swap hack on Dracula X yesterday, but ended up playing the whole game again in one sitting - you can't put 'em down! Thanks for replying and making this awesome video, I learned a lot.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 3 года назад +1

    No matter how large and big the castle was, it still lacks the comfort room every human character needs to go to

  • @RetroSho
    @RetroSho 3 года назад

    10:41 Yeah, break that damn front loader NES! 😂😂😂👀 Excellent video!

  • @Yo_DynamoJoe
    @Yo_DynamoJoe 3 года назад +4

    I don't want to live in a world where Castlevania IV is 29 years old.

    • @retro3188
      @retro3188 Год назад

      Now it’s 31 years.

  • @rodimus580
    @rodimus580 3 года назад +1

    Glad you did this, I’ve been missing castlevania like crazy recently too. I hope it goes back to what it used to and a new game that is reminiscent of that comes out soon. 😔😞

  • @shinjinanahara
    @shinjinanahara 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this. Been looking forward to watching this vid for so long now!

  • @towermoss
    @towermoss 3 года назад +3

    God damn you! I shall watch and like. I'm already subscribed, so you get 2 out of 3.

  • @PKGangsta18
    @PKGangsta18 3 года назад +2

    Castlevania 3 was one of the first games I got bundled with my NES. I watched my grandfather get to the final boss. He never could beat it
    Maybe I should try my hand at it. It has been so many years since I played it. Maybe I should avenge my grandfather lol

  • @WrestlingWithGaming
    @WrestlingWithGaming 3 года назад +1

    You absolutely killed it with this one!

  • @AndrewBell
    @AndrewBell 3 года назад +2

    The production is absolutely incredible. If I could subscribe again I would.
    I hope RUclips gives this the exposure it deserves.

  • @jasonleveck8546
    @jasonleveck8546 2 года назад

    Of all the games and all the consoles my brother and I have had, Super Castlevania is still my favorite. I'm 44 years old now and I can still remember playing that game on cold autumn or winter days and really just getting pulled into the musical score and gothic game design. Absolutely terrific soundtrack! Still waiting for a proper successor and I hear tell that Sony wants to lease or buy Konami's biggest properties? If so, I think that could be a winner.

  • @Mintcar923
    @Mintcar923 2 года назад

    Nuttin like gearing up for Halloween with some classic Castlevania..

  • @DROPTHEBEATSAMWIZE
    @DROPTHEBEATSAMWIZE 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing the beat I made on your video ! Much appreciated 🙏 38:33

  • @shenloken2
    @shenloken2 3 года назад

    The first thing you highlighted about Castlevania is the music!
    Undeniably one of the best things about Castlevania are it’s incredible soundtracks!
    No one can attest to this better than the Smash Bros. Ultimate sound team saying how much fun they had remixing Castlevania music.
    You can tell on what they did with it they had such passion for thr soundtracks as do I!

  • @80s_Gamr
    @80s_Gamr 2 года назад

    This has got to be one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. I also liked actually seeing you ... not just the Avatar.... Hello You!

  • @golions13579
    @golions13579 2 года назад

    Castlevania’s music has always been such a huge factor on where I rank the games. I always knock a game down a few pegs if the OST doesn’t meet the series’ high standards. Looking at you, Harmony of Dissonance.

  • @Cobra_Kumanda
    @Cobra_Kumanda 3 года назад +1

    I feel attacked when he said the help me cheat on C3 was necessary. I did all endings without it. lol

  • @robintst
    @robintst 3 года назад

    Konami's Genesis/MD offerings were more times than not absolute gold and, yes, I do like Bloodlines a lot more than Super Castlevania IV. The option of Eric Lecarde's different gameplay style and the early-20th century locations around Europe were far more interesting to me than another redux of the original game. I still have my copy complete in box from back then, the clamshell release even.

  • @EterniaWolf
    @EterniaWolf 3 года назад

    Ah, my all time favorite game series! While I already pretty much know just about everything about the series, I did not know about some of those obscure Amiga and DOS versions of the original Castlevania. I definitely want to look into those now even if they aren't good. Also, that collection of Castlevania games is so beautiful and makes me jealous lol. Looking forward to part 2, great job on part 1!

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  3 года назад +1

      Hope you enjoyed it... part 2 is very much information overload with all the games I talk about :D

  • @neckbonejones1097
    @neckbonejones1097 3 года назад +1

    Bloody brilliant!

  • @matthagen67
    @matthagen67 3 года назад +1

    A Castlevania documentary on RUclips? I guess I'm interested in this.

  • @mattpurvis927
    @mattpurvis927 3 года назад +1

    "In the eyes of Japan us westerners like 2 types of games - shooters and RPGs."
    Boy were they wrong. Those were some of the least popular genres at the time here in the United States. Rondo of Blood would have been a BIG hit over here - can't believe they made such a bad call.

  • @TomeLopes
    @TomeLopes 3 года назад +1

    Epic video! Random add-on: the name of the character 'Alucard' is Dracula backwards

  • @UKDazarusUK
    @UKDazarusUK 3 года назад +1

    Super Castlevania 4 was golden for its time. Great vid.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 3 года назад

      It is a fantastic game no doubt. But I kinda don't consider it a classic Castlevania game. Not a metroidvania either obviously. But it just plays so so differently to all the other classic CV games. It's a bit like the Mega Man X of the franchise, with the other classic CV games being the classic Mega Man. Similar, but with a lot of major gameplay differences

  • @battlepants5818
    @battlepants5818 3 года назад +2

    I'm one of those weird people that like Bloodlines more than Super Castlevaina IV.

  • @sky6978
    @sky6978 3 года назад +4

    Maybe someone can help me as I’ve been staring at it for however long this video is; What is on his/your shirt and why does it look so familiar?

    • @OmegaDez
      @OmegaDez 3 года назад +2

      I wanna know too!

  • @TheBeird
    @TheBeird 3 года назад +1

    Only got around to the Castlevania series for the first time a couple years ago in my thirties, after ten years of watching RUclips videos about them. And . . . yeah they're great. My favorites probably were Bloodlines or Rondo of Blood. After Symphony of the Night of course

  • @swishpronoob
    @swishpronoob 3 года назад

    I watched this while under the influence, worth it.

  • @mikethegrunty5968
    @mikethegrunty5968 3 года назад +2

    The music on this is fantastic

  • @seanwhitman4365
    @seanwhitman4365 3 года назад +1

    My favorite is simons quest. Love the gameplay and music.

  • @thegreatshamalamadingdong9788
    @thegreatshamalamadingdong9788 3 года назад +1

    As if you stopped there. Right before symphony. Actually shouted " NO" lol. Perfect cliffhanger . Awesome vid. I'd sub again if i could.

    • @Asobitech
      @Asobitech 3 года назад +1

      roll on part 2, hell I may even do the patreon thing and get it early.

    • @thegreatshamalamadingdong9788
      @thegreatshamalamadingdong9788 3 года назад

      @@Asobitech was thinking the same thing lol

  • @kresimirkirasic5721
    @kresimirkirasic5721 3 года назад

    You, Sir, are a king of content! Love your videos.

  • @ElricSowrd
    @ElricSowrd 3 года назад +1

    It's been a longtime.
    Rondo Of Blood is the hardest out of all the games in my opinion.

  • @Sinn0100
    @Sinn0100 2 года назад

    Where was I when this video dropped?! I am a subscriber and have been for years. This is perhaps your greatest video to date. Thank you for making this episode. Have you downloaded (I'm pissed I can't get it physical) the Castlevania Advance Collection yet? These are some of the very few Castlevania games I missed as I'm a console guy. At any rate, I love it so much I purchased it for my Series X and Switch. That way I can play at home in native 4K where the colors pop like fireworks and while I'm on the go like at work. I get at least an hour and a half paid downtime where I'm not only allowed to game it's encouraged with pay! ;)

    • @slopesgameroom
      @slopesgameroom  2 года назад

      Welcome back :D you will see I actually got asked by Konami to look at the new collection.
      Just finished, circle of the moon. Great collection of games