Castlevania (NES) Mike & Ryan - Complete Playthrough
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Mike and Ryan beat Castlevania on NES! One of the most difficult NES games! Happy 30th Anniversary to Castlevania! Also this is our first 4k 60fps video! Gameplay was recorded on a Retron 5.
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Ok so I speed run this game and you probably don't even know this, but at 12:49 you performed a frame perfect critical hit on Dracula which hits him for massive damage. It is used to kill Dracula form 1 as quick as possible. To do it you have to take damage from drac's fireball and hit his head on the exact same frame. That means that you had 1/60th of a second to land the hit since the game runs at 60 fps. I was shocked to see that you randomly pulled that off, but that will explain why sometimes you see drac take more damage than just 1 bar. Nice work lol.
I was just playing this and wondering why every now and then that would happen
One of the best games of all time.
Yep. I play this daily xD
40 likes on both your comments!
Awesome game for sure. But the best game ever is Super Castlevania 4.
If theres ever a movie made about Ryan, he should be played by Jonah Hill
And mike should be played by modern Tim Curry.
lmao
Damn Daniel
No. Jon Voight is the only actor with the talent to play Ryan with Dustin Hoffman as Mike.
lmao
Simon Belmont should be in Super Smash Bros.
But we need more Fire Emblem characters ... Sarcasm
You could easily pull a Koopalings and have multiple Belmonts as costumes for one character, from Simon, Trevor, and Richter to Julius, Leon, and Christopher.
the captain N version !
Classic Belmont, not that pussy lady-man version from Castlevania Judgement
Konmai wouldn't allow it. Keither Sutherland would apologize to everyone about it.
good times. always enjoyable to see ryan playing games with you mike
philly deez cheesesteak nuts
Eric I swear I see you on every video I watch........ Been happening for a few years now
+zshrugs123 yeah suck him eric
update: Eric has yet to suck me
he will, just give him time.
dude, holy water for death. easiest boss in the game with holy water
How is that? He is flying in the air, how you supposed to hit him? I always use boomerangs for the reaper, seems to work just fine.
Just jump and keep throwing holy water right where he spawns until he dies.
Holy water in almost every boss
The Reaper always spawns at the exact same spot at the beginning of his boss fight. Just walk into the center of the room to trigger the fight, then quickly turn right and start spamming holy water at the spawn spot and three seconds later you've beaten the stage. Holy water makes the rest of the stage a lot easier as well since the Axe Armour enemies are programmed to stay at a fixed distance from you. Throw down some water in front of an Axe Armour, walk a few steps back and they'll walk towards you into the flames and die. It destroys their thrown axes as well.
Holy Water is also really good against Death in Castlevania 3. :D
hey guys ... gave you a shoutout in our latest video ... Thanks for all the years of great vids :-)
I remember dying so many times against Dracula, and I even did the extra hearts trick. Holy Water is by far the best weapon in the game by the way.
It's a Pork Chop, so says the booklet. I still call it a Turkey Leg though. And yay a Simon's Quest fan! It's underrated. Symphony of the Night is my favorite Castlevania though.
It's not underrated, if it was underrated nobody would talk about it, everyone talks about Simon's Quest whenever Castlevania is mentioned.
I mean underrated in the sense that other games like Castlevania 1 and the like are looked much more highly upon.
I think "under appreciated" would be the term then.
Andrew McCaughey those two words mean the same thing.
It's Just Milk I Swear No it isn't.
When we say, 'X is under-appreciated', we imply its value, talent, ability has been underestimated. However, when we say 'Y is underrated, we mean its popularity is lesser than what it deserves.
Who else thinks ryan looks like penguin out of gotham tv series
He even sounds kind of similar.
Ismael Moncada i did not want to say that he sounds like him because I wanted someone else to say it 😄
Or Jonah Hill
Oh wow, now I can't unsee that!
Nice channel name you got there hehe
Punching walls for turkey's...sounds like my kind of night. *puts on sunglasses*
punch wall for salmonella
Thats actually pretty cool that its specifically Werewolf meat! I love that. Its interesting.
***** Yes, I know. But it's mainly called a porkchop in most of the games! :)
Idk who Ryan is but I like him and Mike as a lets play duo.
Clay Sismour glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! - Mike
Cinemassacre can you do a Kong Skull Island trailer review?
I have watched a few videos with Ryan appearing and understand the criticism. I will say that this was Ryan's best video to date for me. He really felt relatable and enduring. Great story about him and his Dad. I enjoyed having him in this.
who d fuck is Ryan?
you must be new to cinemassacre
Yay! Finally no bs comments about Ryan.....not yet anyway.
I fucking love all of you! 😃
That is crazy. Me and my dad used to play NES Golf all the time when I was young. When he got sick, I played with him for the last time. Good memories though.
Mike is desperately trying to get the audience to like Ryan. I don't get all the hate btw
I like Ryan. He's a good video game nerd.
Because he's condescending and trashes the audience for not liking what he likes.
It took a long time for AVGN fans to accept Mike so I guess he knows what it's like for Ryan. I think Ryan is great.
Ryan seems fine to me...
Ryan is cool and is a real walking encyclopedia of older games
I was surprised to see that the boa in Mike's pants was not the final boss
9:39 Mike fisting the wall
Guys, you really should've used the holy water on Level 5.
It kills the axe-throwing knights in one hit, and stuns the Grim Reaper in place for the entire fight (leaving him unable to attack).
Ryan is the nicest guy around.
MONSTER FUCKING MADNESS! I'm psyched for it.
The holy water is a must for most of the boss fights. Sure it could be considered spamming the bosses but the holy water is way op.
Cross/Boomerang on the Mummies and Medusa is about the only non Holy Water time in the game for me. Even if both can be done easy enough with just the whip and holy water would be my second choice ... oh yeah Axe on the bat of course damn flying bugger.
If done correctly you can quick kill the Mummies by spamming Holy Water. The trick is to wait until they are on top of each other and then spam it. They'll be dead in seconds from damage and the stun will hold them in place, though I think you can do the same trick with the boomerang too.
Aaron Weddington yes but I find it easier with the boomerang.
Aaron Weddington
There is a trick that, if the condition is correct, you can kill both mummies with one boomerang.
Its the same trick with Holy water. Wait till both Mummies appear as one and you can quickly take both out. Works best with Double and Triple Shot.
I'd forgive Konami for all the BS they did in the last few years if they just made another old school Castlevania game with today's HD retro style graphics. No 3D, no 3D on a 2D plane, just another game like this...
Also, obviously it's a requirement that the game works properly and the game, is in fact, as fun as the old ones.
If only the guys who did Shovel Knight could get their hands on the Castlevania licence...
I don't mind 3D on 2D plane. I mind the grinding backtracking and rpg elements. I mind a game that rewards you for your time and not your skill. It is fine if your just watching a story like an RPG but there really is not much story developing in a Castlevania and it is not the maze that a Metroid game is either. It just feels like busy work that pads out a game. I feel that is what killed the series for me. I actually did not mind LoS 1 either. I like the Germanic 3D beatem up action game with a decent story and interesting places and creatures. Not really what I look for in Castlevania but still interesting.
Craplatte
TheFettuck Let's combine these two posts and get a game we would all happily pay for
Aberran Fox
well, obviously certain things would need to be updated so that it would work in today's environment. Maybe more stages and bosses, more playable character, maybe even some new gameplay elements. Honestly, with a bit of effort, it could be done.
Personally, I just wish the presentation and the main gameplay features would return. I loved SotN (never played the LoS games, I'm not a huge fan of the gameplay in general), but I'd still prefer a modern, yet still retro Castlevania games
Alex Ponekker I felt SotN was the end of what I loved it was a good game but it became the standard of the series and it was not what I loved about the series. It is an unpopular opinion I realize but it is mine. I feel if they went retro that is just how retro they would go. I am sure I will lose out. I did enjoy playing rebirth and still do a bit on the Wii. I am ok with that more of that would be fine for me.
When I was about 16 I actually did a no-death run on this game. It took me about 40 attempts. I had it recorded on VHS but the tape got lost years ago.
Kids watching don't have the balls to try, old dudes like me watching have done our time.
Castlevania (NES) was a difficult game.
But since you've played it so many times ... it's pretty easy to manage.
it's great but Dracula's Curse is my favorite of the Nintendo Castlevania games.
after you beat the game dont turn your console off wait till the credits are over and it will start you from the beginning but this time the game is much harder.
A classic. Just ran through this ourselves and had a blast! I think everyone has the same reaction to killing Dracula! PURE JOY!!
This is awesome!!!! Great idea for a video guys because of the anniversary
Is it just my imagination or is Ryan slowly turning into Uncle Fester?
Play Metroid, Kid Icarus and Wrecking Crew on NES.
I thought that was James's dad that only played golf and top gun. He said that himself.
Maybe we're in for a real soap opera twist in the future.
Lasse Pee lol
Duuuuude I was thinking the same fucking thing. I just watched the James and Mike Mondays were James said that himself. I got so pissed when Mike said that....wtf man, tell ur own fucking stories.
***** But those same two games? Plus James told Mike about this! did he agree? No! they just continued talking.
The ending sucks, even aliens don't find that funny.
Am I the only one that loved and remembers Castlevania Bloodlines for Sega?!?!?!?
Chad Karruer that game fucking rules! Mike and James played in on James and Mike Monday's.👍🏻
Ohhh nice ill have to check it out! Yeah man the music in that game was so memorable Castlevania music is one of my favs! And the spear push move was awesome!!
my first castlevania game was Super Castlevania 4.
Super Castlevania 4 is PERFECT. 💖😍
Great game, but when I was like 8-10 years old, the game was just too hard for me to complete (stuck on lvl 5 and I didn't own a NES back then). Twenty years later and with all the knowledge nowadays, I finally have beaten it a couple of times on an original console (of course). Still, it's one of the harder games on the NES.
Play Castlevania Chronicles someday pls.
Not sure if you knew this, but at 8:45 you mentioned "finding the three things" (the II and III repeater items)
IIRC you don't need to "find" them, you just have to use your sub-item 10x; the 10th time you hit something with it (whether it's a candle or an enemy) it will drop the next level repeater.
This game is one of the most nostalgic games for me. I don't know why. The cover, specifically, has a magic aura about it that takes me back. And any little part of the game, the box, the music, or a screenshot, makes me want to play the game.
Is it just me or are the colours looking VERY saturated on this playthrough footage of Castlevania?
I swore it looked a lot paler when I played it on GBA and 3DS.
Glad to see them using a Retron5. Gamers who think classic games are these sacred artifacts that must be played on original hardware are ridiculous. It's an experience for yourself, fuck the rest.
i went trough an entire boss rush playtrough with no Subweapons and no Whip upgrades, i know theres people who done "No-Hit" runs but i was pretty proud to complete NES Castlevania with that challenge, its hard, but once you learn the patterns its really fun :D!
My first experience with Casltevania was SOTN and I loved that game. Later Aria of Sorrow, 3 DS games. I never like the original but i didnt play much.
This might be my favorite video from both Mike and Ryan. They are both so into this game play and I've learned a lot about this game. :)
Castlevania isn't really a hard game tbh. It's easy to beat without dying. Also, holy water> everything else in this game. :D
i beat the grim reaper twice with no powerups. once i beat it, 3 sickles came and i got trapped and died. second time i made sure to destroy the sickles first, then i got the orb :)
4:47 Plays a man's game , uses cheapshots.
Nice profile pic bro
I agree nice profile pic!
The Retron 5 has a hella wrong colour pallet for the NES games. Only FirebrandX's palette is correct :/
Lol I love these guys with all of my heart but this play though was pretty much a summary of the Castlevania Nerd Episodes.
The greatest Castlevania game will always be Super Castlevania 4 - The control, the music, the graphics - It's truly a beautiful game.
Complete playthrough on an emulator doesn't count. The Retron 5 is an affront to the NES and retrogaming in general.
Why did you take the long way in stage 5? you should have used the medusa head to bounce you to the top platform and just walked left, bypassing most of the level.
Great video, you guys should do "Demon Sword" for the NES or maybe have the angry nerd review it.
I've spent the last 30 years thinking that was a score multiplier. 30 years! and I've played it recently!
Not to complain or anything, but it's not really a "complete playthrough" if you edit parts of it out...
Cannot wait for Monster Madness. Makes every day in October memorable and fun.
It doesn't look authentic if you play with Retron...
Yes it does.
Keywords on "LOOK authentic", he's right, it basically look like an emulator.
Retron 5 is basically an emulator, which is kind of hypocritical when Mike bashes the use of emulators all of time.
What do you think those are, when he plays those collections on Xbox?
El Gato Negro [Louis83] There emulators obviously, doesn't stray from my point.
Good call on the Halloween season. We'll be wrecking through Super Castlevania IV and plenty more this month too. Since Chris kicks so much ass on it.
IV was easy but fuck was it close to perfect, especially for such an early release on the SNES.
Nice to know someone else likes Simon's Quest.
I do too.
i played this game all the way through without dying once.
Almost there myself, but fuck that hallway before the reaper.
It's Castlevanias 30th anniversary! And Konami don't give a damn. But the fans do!
Before Dracula, i go up an down the stairs a few times and farm hearts. Then at Dracula I keep walking and do this like back and forth thing so that he doesnt spawn on top of me. Then at the blue beast, I have like 50 holy waters so i keep him stunned the whole time and I dont even get once. Having all those hearts and holy water makes the blue beast a piece of cake.
Easily my favorite NES game
the furthest I ever got was the grim reaper. little did I know that Dracula was way harder.
Definitely need to see more retro games with Mike and Ryan. Great video guys!
I wanna see you guys play through Gremlins on nes.
I only had Simons Quest as a kid, so yah, as far as Castlevania, it was foreign to me.
30 years!!! Sept. 26th 1986, and still awesome, incredible and amazing. The fans will keep Castlevania alive even with the uncertain future of the series.
wow, this looks really good in 60fps, i didnt realize these old games were 60fps
Yeah they are, and that's a huge reason they felt so responsive. Old ass Mario Bros was responsive as fuck. Modern console publishers/devs have gone so far backwards by putting out 30FPS games it's not even funny.
that is also to hide/mask how inferior their console hardware is compared to...umm dont know, what could possibly calculate stuff really really fast so fast moving 3d images and or 2d images in high quality/definition/resolution could be rendered in real time...........?
i must have a milkball somewhere....
Not every modern game is really putting out 30fps, some "critics" are testing a game and get 59fps once and freak out on a nazi rampage for it. Half the time, on consoles, and half the time not one console or the other but rather both. What you get for expecting 20gb games to play on 1gb gpu and dual core with 4g ram. Something has to sacrifice.
Remember when everyone hated mike? Now everyone hates Ryan. I wonder if someone else new gets added to the group that people might hate them?
I don't hate Ryan. But I do hate his couch. Buy a new couch, Ryan.
frozenaorta
retro couches are the best to play retro games on
***** How about that retro lamp behind them? And the fucking wood paneling. These guys are literally in a living room that you might have been sitting in during the mid 80's. That television better be a giant wooden CRT that sits on the floor! Now that I've said all that...I have to kinda agree with you. Lol.
***** People do hate Ryan. The abuse I've seen him get on live streams is beyond just joking.
+frozenaorta It's Ryan's basement. Sometimes they will spin the camera around during a live stream, and you can see that for some reason they rebuilt part of Ryan's basement to make it look like an office space :P
Love this duo!
Glad you enjoyed the episode! Thanks for watching!
This game actually has a Hard Mode in one way, because the game gets harder after you have beaten it once.
8-bit Isaac
What?
"What's your secret to beating him?"
"Whip him an avoid getting hit."
Expert tip right there
Mike what do you think of the spiritual successor to castlevania, Bloodtained: Ritual of the Night ?
Please play Solstice. incredible soundtrack and hard game
They gonna do it cheap Ryan say, but this vid is alot more classier than DR3. well done guys
I'd like to see you guys play this game on it's 2nd run after you finish the game. It gets insanely difficult the second time around, and makes you feel that it's an entirely different experience. I could foresee both of you swearing more than you usually do when you try it. :P
i think the N64 version is the best one and its also my favorite one
Wow, 4k@60FPS improves the video quality a lot. I love using 4k as well for my vids. Hope you guys use 4k more often in your vids.
Holy water with at least the II. All bosses are just fodder.
Play Fur Fighters on Ps2. It is absolutely horrible
Yo! Love you guys!!!!
Even though Castlevania III has a lot more to offer, and introduced a lot of new things, i still think the first one is superior. Just a timeless classic.
Mhhh the joy of beating a game together with a friend. Doesn't happen to often with modern games anymore. :3
That’s because you grew up.
Ghouls and ghosts??? Ryan do you mean Ghouls and Goblins??
If there was a pork chop in this wall I would so eat it.
Why use a retron5 when you have a nes?! The game just looks horrible like this.
On the other hand, Toshiro Mifune is easily one of the best 5 actors of all time.
alejorag You'll find no argument from me with that statement.
@Raskolnikov32 No it doesn't, it looks fine
Well done gents! This game still beats me to this day :P
Using three crosses against Death at the same time crashes the game. Holy Water works much better on him.
AzureSymbiote I've never had it crash. And holy water only works if he's on top of a platform so the flame can hit him. Otherwise the bottle just goes thru him.
4k gaming lol i am playing ff 6 i am like mode 7 graphics
baseball on the nes my dad would alway steal bases haha
IIRC the manual calls the food a "pork chop",
Yeah, a pork chop with a bone sticking out of it, too. wut.
then is probably a pork shank^^
a pork chop with a bone sticking out is a tomahawk chop, no?
Holy water is the best weapon to use in the game
Finally I beated it. The game with practice it can be managed. But the final boss is brutal. A really nightmare. I have to fight him forever! Its a badass!
I'm on the last stage myself. Also great thing about Cinemassacre is, since they're legit guys, they are not showing you or telling you the cheapest imaginable way to beat it as they've read it from the internet. Everything they do, a gamer with half a sense will also think of. For example, they are using the cross on the Death unlike most of these cheesing boys on the comments section who are looking it up on the internet and using holy water. Seriously folks, if you want to keep your NES experience genuine and real, NEVER look anything up from the internet. Either ask a friend or try harder.
Inaluogh That's the attitude that any Nes hard gamer should have. Enjoy the challenge and never surrender! old school rocks
I grew up with a Game Gear and Mega Drive. I've never played a Castlevania, never even really heard of it until retro gaming became more popular with the advent of youtube. Hell, I played my first ever Mega Man game a couple of years ago at the age of 30. That game was fun but it defeated me.
Jojevis McLain Most indeededly.
Really megadrive had one with castlevania bloodlines.
Hmm it was 94 but i remember not going saturn&playstation until much later on.Bought bloodlines right after it's release to and enjoyed what it offer.
Had a good run in the u.s it even had a reprint by majesco.Though the japanese version that was different,small run and it became a collectors item it's very expensive now.Funny you mention the 3DO and Jaguar i didn't pay attention to either of those.
Brings back a lot of good memories :)
Do *Leisure Suit Larry*!!!! :D
Castlevania is easy.
There, now somebody's said it.
holy water is key of beating this game
My favourite Castlevania is Portrait of Ruin, what's yours?
Dragorosso95 too many, all gba and ds ones.
Yeah I agree, I can't decide which is the best. And yeah all the portable metroidvania ones are very good. Better than SOTN mechanically. But I still love Super Castlevania IV. It's so ambiant and so beautiful.
Dragorosso95 CV4, but 3 is so close to topping it. CV64 and LoD are next- they're awesome horror themed action adventure games, despite all the haters who haven't even played the game. COTM is also amazing but I need to play it more (could never beat Drac)
Dracula's Curse
Aria of Sorrow followed closely by Dracula's Curse and Circle of the Moon.
It's cool to see Ryan playing a retro game - it's a very nice switch up from the norm. Mike, as always, is great at casually asking questions facilitating great conversation about the game. Good job!