Cinemassacre I like castlevania 64 I even beat it multiple times with both Carrie and Reinhardt and the real final boss battle is awesome Dracula turns into a centipede like dragon and you fight him in the desert of hell it's pretty cool
9:18 This actually has an explanation. These candles are the work of Death. When he takes a soul, he traps it in a candle to light Dracula's castle. When the hunter breaks the candle, the soul gives him a gift - in this case, Hearts to power the hunter's weapons.
John Edelmann Yeah. I had heard about Roddy Piper dying while checking YT for some old WWF entrance themes. So I checked a Celeb Death site to see if it was true. Then I came across Christopher Lee's name, and was like, "Aw, balls!"
The lightning striking the grave in the intro made my old crappy TV turn off automatically because it overloaded it. Sure burned it into my memory having the room plunged into darkness when it happened at night. Same for the T2 movie intro where the endoskeleton turns and fires at the screen and other flashing lights.
Old tvs did wild stuff, I remember a console type that would leave a round lit orb in the center of the screen when you turned it off and I would have all the lights off and touch the screen and sometimes it would static shock you or just follow your finger around the outside of it..... ☻
Have you ever watched the original remake by Hammer movies, where Christopher Lee is Dracula? It had a dark atmosphere, and changed the original story around, but I think Lee is superior to Bela Lugosi, except for the one line about the wolves; "Listen to them, the Children of the Night. Such sweet music they make." His Hungarian accent was awesome!!
I'm sorry, but if I would've met Sir Christopher Lee when he was alive, I would've talked Tolkien with him. He was a renowned Tolkien scholar, actually personally knew Professor Tolkien, and was the only person who had the Professors permission to play a character from the books, if it was ever adapted. Tolkien wanted him to be Gandalf, but Sir Lee thought Ian McKellen was better, so he played Sauroman.
The moment I beat Dracula in this game after hours of trying to beat him (same with grim reaper) it gave me just the greatest sense of satisfaction I've ever felt from a game. Love this game
***** Yeah, it's fucking difficult, but I never.found it shitty (still don't). It may be a bad Turtles-game (a lot of the enemies are like WTF?), but it's an awesome action-platformer that really put your skills to a test. I had it for more than a year before I beat it, but when I did it was the greatest fucking feeling I ever had (at least for the 11year old me ;) ) :D
Super Castlevania IV is not only one of the best Castlevania games (Dracula X on the Turbo/PC Engine CD gives it a run for its money and I don't like calling it "Rondo", I've always just called it Dracula X) it's also one of the best 16-bit games in existence. And there are a crap-ton of awesome 16-bit games. Damn that was a fine time to enjoy videogames. I'm glad I can still enjoy them today and that the game systems still work perfectly well. It makes me wonder if stuff like Xbox 360 or PS3 will ever be looked at with the same kind of nostalgia. "Holy crap dude. Remember all o' them Call of Duties? That was a hell of a time 2 be a gamer. Thems were teh dayz." I guess we'll have to wait and see.
If you call it Dracula x people think you mean that mediocre snes "port" though. Castlevania iv might be a more fair platforming experience but rondo of blood captures the castlevania experience better, while not being quite as unfair as the nes games. Some of the Rondo Dracula x of blood sound effects really suck though which is odd, Dracula x on snes actually had better sound effects. It's a moot point though because gran turismo 6 is the best castlevania game.
I love Super Castlevania 4, but I think the things I dislike about it the most are: 1) an abundance of boss fights that are easy or do not require critical thinking (There are exceptions). 2) THE BUZZSAW LEVEL (Screw that!). 3) some stiffness with the controls (minuet but noticeable). 4) lack of checkpoints in suitable areas. 5) sometimes the background palettes seemed too vibrant. These are just opinions, still love the game and is actually my 2nd favorite SNES title (after Super Metroid), but had some complaints, and wanted to see if anyone agreed with me. This seemed like the appropriate forum.
They skipped on cool weapons, bosses etc. For cheap shitty enemies and ridiculous jumps and situational frustration. That is the only difficulty in this fucking game. I hate this game. Love Castlevania but... This game is driving me insane. Fuck those books in the library!
It's because the British press was ALWAYS tying him to Dracula. They couldn't just call him "Christopher Lee" or "film actor Christopher Lee." They always thought they'd be cute and do some Dracula gag and he really got tired of it. The British press is really appallingly bad and they will do shit to you out of spite. If you think the U.S. press is bad, they're nothing compared to how to do over in the U.K.
What I love about Super Castlevania 4 is being able to use the whip in several different directions. I could never understand why the other newer Castlevania games never added multi purpose direction of using the whip.
Castlevania 1 and 4 will ALWAYS be my favorite games in the series. 1 because the level design is as close to perfect as it gets, and 4 because the whip controls are amazing.
I wish they kept whipping at multiple directions in all of the Castlevania games. I understand that in the old NES days it wasn't possible due to hardware limitations. However, from the super NES 16 bit and in the newer consoles they should have kept this whipping in all directions in all of the other versions of Castlevania.
I wonder if James has ever heard of Order of Ecclesia on the DS. That one had multiple areas that you could explore outside the castle so it was Simon's Quest revamped greatly. Also if you managed to get the right path the castle emerges,being a very huge area, creating the hype of confronting Dracula.
i've never liked the castlevania games myself, but to watch them do them is alot of fun to me i have that with alot of games, like FF7 and 9, i do like to watch em, but they're nothing for me to play some games are too hard for me due to some brain damages, but i love to watch em on youtube, like final fight series, streets of rage, golden axe 2 and many more.... mostly platformers and beat em ups although i do like to play beat em ups, as even when i dont get through, i still can beat up people, which is the goal of those games..... to me i cant wait for part 2 :) then again, if they'd do it all in 1 week, we'd be done watching them way earlier
Sorry to hear about your damage, but it's really cool that you still like to watch beat em up and platformers. :) This is also so far my favorite Mike and James video. I'm so looking forward to part 2.
This in my opinion is one of their best two part videos. Definitely in the top 5. Great game, great mood, great horror legacy discussion. Make more like this one guys.
Or even someone as intelligent and well-versed in many topics, especially films, games, etc. He knows about so many obscure things in varying domains. Maybe he just meant he's heard of it, but didn't know _exactly_ what it was.
I feel like I'm alone in saying this, but I think CV64 should get more credit than it does. The controls are the biggest stumbling block (people get really caught off guard by the need to press and hold to climb ledges) but I honestly think it does *a lot* to give you a really cool atmosphere. The bits just outside and then in the castle really make you feel like there's a very foreboding air about the place, from the sewers to the hedge maze and so on. CV64 isn't CV4 and it isn't SOTN but I still think it's enjoyable in its own right.
Ivan orozco Glad to know there's someone else out there who loves those ones enough to keep playing. In fact, if i had my N64 still I would most likely have played them again very recently.
James & Mike ... You all should do "Kid Chameleon" on sega genesis.. There is a shit load of levels to that game .. and when you lose a life the game literally yells "Die!" at you :P
Probably some late 90s kids who got to play one when their older sibling(s) went to university or move out. I can picture it now: "Hmmm...SNES, eh? I guess I'll give it a try".
I honestly dislike this game. Simon´s walking is so awkard and I keep miscalculating my jumps because he never spreads his damn legs. I´ll stick with Bloodlines in the genesis.
lol so your complaint is about men not spreading their legs open enough, obvious gay jokes aside, what a idiotic knit piick to dismiss a game over Now, onto the gay jokes!
This is a game that could have benefited from a DSP chip. Has anyone tried playing this on an overclocked SNES? I think Nintendo should offer an option on SNES virtual console games to eliminate slowdown. Much like M2 does with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo-Geo Station release. It would really make a big difference with games like this, Gradius III, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts, where the slowdown is severe.
DSP chip would be useless. if you OC the SNES the game would run faster the higher you set the CPU, but it will still lag due to the limits on sprites per scan line. coding back then there was no real time it cpu's didnt need delta time since they were so slow. coding then was not standardized, but now they have standard game engine, and coding languages are managed.
SuperDeluxe80 Why would a DSP chip be useless in speeding up mode7 type effects? Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip.FX chip, it would help. The FX2 chip allows large sprites to be moved very quickly in Yoshi's Island.There were attempts at overclocking the SNES, but they always resulted in gfx glitching.The Motorola 68k was successfully overclocked in both the Neo-Geo and Genesis. They definitely do improve with games such as Sonic The Hedgehog (no more slowdown when losing rings) and with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo.. it removes nearly all of the horrendous slowdown.
videogameobsession just tossing a chip into the game wont do anything they would have to reprogram the game. you cant just add a chip then magic happens. it wont happen though snes has long been dead. emulated games dont run the same as there console counterparts the timing is different. and somethings wont work the same. OC'ing a old game system in this era speeds up the game not make it run better. its like hitting fast foward. it just speeds up the game
I wasn't talking about just tossing a chip into it, which is why I said this " Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip." I'm also not talking about emulation overclocking. I am talking about replacing the timing crystal on real hardware. My friend OC'd his Genesis and it makes a difference with many games. Same thing with the Neo-Geo.
videogameobsession i like the slow down effect i think its cool even though it is a glitch the developers knew they were pushing the limits of the console and still chose not to dull down the game to improve frame rate and it doesnt hurt the game at all it also holds a level of nostalgia for the original consoles
Yeah I recent played through castlevania 4 and Rondo back to back, rondo is just a much better game. The problem is we never got it in the us until 2009 or something. I wish I was aware of that game as a kid, I would have found some way to get an import copy lol.
***** I personally don't think that it's better than Castlevania IV. Castlevania IV's atmosphere can't be surpassed in my opinion by any other Castlevania game. You definitely should check Rondo of Blood though, it's the direct prequel of Symphony of the Night. If you don't own a PC Engine with the CD-ROM add-on and you don't speak Japanese, I recommend you to play it on PSP. The Castlevania-Dracula X Chronicles for PSP includes also Syphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood (translated) and it's much cheaper.
You really don't need to know Japanese to play Chi no Rondo. You'll miss a small bit of dialog though you can probably look up a translation easily. The menus are in English. I'm not recommending people go out and buy a Duo just for this game, but if you already have one and don't mind spending the dollars for a great game, this one won't disappoint.
I remember when the first Devil May Cry game came out, I went to this local comic book shop and these guys were playing it on a monitor. It was such a bad-ass game, everyone in the store said the same thing- "This is how Castlevania 64 should've been like."
Ozterkvlt I didn't see the viewer comment you're responding to, but video games and tattoos are two totally different things! I don't how you lump electronic entertainment with something that many people see as a defacing of the body...
There comes a point at which you have to stop taking Simon Belmont seriously, and it is the point at which you find a perfectly edible pot roast in the wall.
That movie was alright. BUT, they got the wrong person to play Dracula. The new Dracula Untold reminds me a lot of Castlevania, from what I've seen of the trailers. haven't watch it yet though. Still waiting for the DVD release.
Agreed. A little on the easier side compared to the NES games but I guess that’s what the Other Castle rom hack is for, if you want that increased difficulty. Definitely my favorite Castlevania in terms of music, gameplay and atmosphere.
***** I always called it the Super Nintendo or "Mario" when I was younger. Once people started talking about it on the internet I started calling it SNES. I'm from Ireland.
I remember seeing a fan video of pics James had taken in England and it made me think that he probably loves it for the whole castles/monsters thing. Not forgetting the great metal heritage
I really don't get why you two don't like Castlevania 64 at all! It's a really good transition from 2d to 3d, since it successfully maintains the atmosphere and the gameplay abilities of Castlevania; the soundtrack is a little more creepy and suspenseful, but amazing, nevertheless; the enemies in 3d and their models are really good, some of them are even new and cool (like the skeletons on the motorcycles); the game can be really frustrating at times, but after all, the difficulty is one thing Castlevania is known for (and no, it's not because the controls are clunky)! It does have some flaws, but overall it's a really good game and that's why I can't understand why guys like you two don't like it!
Oh my god, I can just picture the trailer. The tagline of the movie fades in from black, as inspirational music orchestral music plays in the background: "Sometimes we all just want to fit in." We are introduced to our main character, a Z-Block, being bullied in elementary school by the other blocks. "You cost us the game today, misfit." Cut to the Z-Block's dad sitting next to his son's bed before he goes to sleep. "Dad, I hate being a Z-Block." "Now you listen to me, son! There's nothing wrong with being special. You are made out of four blocks, just like everyone else. Don't ever let the lines and the squares hold you back! You are destined for greatness, I know it." Cut to the Z-Block as a young adult, as he's meeting the love of his life, the L-Block. "I don't care if you're twisted and jagged. You complete me more than any straight line ever could." A collection of various scenes with the I-Blocks and Square Blocks bullying the protagonist and sexually harassing the L-Block follows, as the music becomes more dramatic. We are told that a big game of Tetris is coming up. One day at work, the Z-Block receives some harsh words. "Your father is dying, Z." The music becomes much more somber as we cut to the Z-Block standing next to his father's deathbed. "I know life hasn't treated you as well as it should have, son. But one day, I promise, you will have your day in the sun. For you have something that others could never dream of: adaptability. Now go show them how it's done!" The music explodes in a crescendo of triumphant orchestral strings. Cut to the big game of Tetris playing out, as we see our hero standing at the sidelines, watching as the other blocks are being stacked higher and higher. They are lining up so the I-Block can take out four lines in one drop, but something goes wrong. The I-Block accidentally twists and blocks the hole, and a game-over is imminent. Brief hysteria and shouting arises. "Emergency! We need a Z-Block. Are there any Z-Blocks here?" The Z-Block rises from the bench in slow-motion as the image fades out, leaving the resolution of the plot ambiguous for the audience. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Z-Block. Carey Mulligan as the L-Block. Bradley Cooper as the I-Block. Tom Hardy as the Square Block. And featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis as the Z-Block's father. TETRIS Coming soon to a theater near you.
For me, Super Castlevania IV will always be a remarkable game! It's not only my fav game in the series, but also one of my top-fav games of all time, period! The graphics are appealing and beautiful, the gameplay is fluid and responsive, the enemies are great, the soundtrack is fantastic (I listen to it quite often) - everything about it is just awesome! It holds up excellently, and I still play it at least a couple times every year... The ONLY negative I can think about is the framerate drops when there's too much for the console to handle on-screen at once; besides that, it's like a perfect game to me. What's also impressive is it came out during the very early days of the SNES, and it's still one of the best experiences on the console.
Such a classic. One of the earliest games for the SNES, and was better than many of the later games for the system. The playcontrol, graphics, sound, and level design were all top notch. Also, did you know the game is in stereo? The SNES component cable (yellow for video, red for right audio, white for left audio) could be hooked into a stereo system pretty easily. Those gigantic chandeliers you walk on had separate sound effects for swinging left and right; they sounded the same in mono-audio, but in stereo you'd hear them swinging side to side. Game was years ahead of its time.
Konami ought to hire TREASURE to make Castlevania V and Contra V. The top talent involved in this Castlevania and Contra 3, left Konami and work at Treasure now. Konami already hired Treasure for Gradius V, so it would be sick if a they made "V" for all 3 Franchises. Super Castlevania 4 is the most proper Castlevania game to date.
***** If I were a greater man, I would accept that no further internet searching, entertainment or reading needs to exist for me. This comment should be the magnificent quietus to my life of seeking amusement. Nothing will ever be quite as perfect.
Yeah, This one is my favorite too, then Symphony of the night. Also Aria of Sorrow on GBA was pretty fun. I picked this one up at a local game shop a few years back for like 14 bucks, and I had actually never played played it before. I quickly fell in love with though. Its such a damn fine game!
Would love you guys do a playthrough or a nerd episode of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (N64) - I think that showed you CAN do Castlevania in 3D (well or well enough) and that should have been the game to come out originally, not the heavily flawed original (which LoD is basically the fix of).
Man, I wish I still felt so passionately about games as James does about this one. I’m so old now that I can’t remember any game I loved so much. Maybe Chrono Trigger
This is my favorite snes game of all time, thanks for reviewing it this way, it reminds me of my childhood, beautiful old times when playing it with my brother,
I took a moment to think about what you guys have said in the beginning, about the sidescrolling Castlevania games being better than the RPG-like Castlevania ones. Honestly, while I prefer the latter (which doesn't mean the former are bad, far from it), I honestly find it pointless to compare the two types. It's like fanbase says "There's Castlevania and Metroidvania" - they're just too diverse. Like, for example, I don't think anyone would compare Super Mario games with Mario Kart games. I the end, it's a matter of what genre fits one better.
ShiroiLuke Oh, and by the way, I forgot to add there are also 3D Castlevania (which I also like very much), which I found to have most divided critical reception among gamers. I'm not mentioning Lords of Darkness series, because they don't feel like Castlevania anymore (They're all very good games, heaven forbid I deny that, but they could have also been good under a different title).
***** lol, do they have to beat the whole thing? you can probably skip a good 70% of the footage for the purpose of a video too. also, this is probably 100% never going to happen although it should.
Watching this again in October 2020 and it’s so cool to hear them talk about a Castlevania movie, and now we have the most awesome animated Castlevania show we could ever wish for :D
I picked this up last week at the used video game store on your recommendation. There are more cheap deaths than you like to admit and beating the game relies heavily on stage memorization but its definitely an instant classic.
Probably sounds odd, but I can honestly say I look forward to October because of James's Halloween horror based vids. You can tell he just really loves this stuff and it comes through well.
I speedrun CV4 and can say it is one great game! It is such an in-depth skill game, more so than the other 3 classic NES castlevania's. My favorite castlevania for sure!
Super Castlevania 4 is all about fast movements and quick reflexes. The NES trilogy is all about strategic movements and well-calculated accuracy. In the end, it's up to the player about what challenge he prefers. Personally, I can manage both SCIV and the original, without much trouble.
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James just described Castlevania by Ed Wood
God... Castlevania 64... hurts just thinkin' about it... just talkin' about it, I could swear I smell shit.... Jesus...
Cinemassacre I like castlevania 64 I even beat it multiple times with both Carrie and Reinhardt and the real final boss battle is awesome Dracula turns into a centipede like dragon and you fight him in the desert of hell it's pretty cool
Castlevania Netflix series review?
James you should do a review of the Netflix Castlevania series
9:18
This actually has an explanation.
These candles are the work of Death. When he takes a soul, he traps it in a candle to light Dracula's castle. When the hunter breaks the candle, the soul gives him a gift - in this case, Hearts to power the hunter's weapons.
Wow that's actually pretty cool
@@pandavelli8176 seems factual
@@smhoneyjuarez2928 its based on a true story
Makes sense 🤔💡.
Thats so cool
RIP Christopher Lee.
John Edelmann I was about to mention that.
ackbarfan5556 nah man, didnt you hear Mike? He's still alive
Yeah it sucks Christopher Lee is dead.... He was in a lot of great things, but he will be remembered
Christopher Bee*
John Edelmann Yeah. I had heard about Roddy Piper dying while checking YT for some old WWF entrance themes. So I checked a Celeb Death site to see if it was true. Then I came across Christopher Lee's name, and was like, "Aw, balls!"
"Christopher Lee is still alive!" Right in the feels. I forgot this video is from 2014 :(
Yeah I was like whuut?
I just died when i heard that.
@Dr. Phil's creampie lounge wank session? what the fuck bro?
"In the feels" ugh. Your a cool guy huh?
Yeah, RIP Christopher Lee. He lived to a very old age and was healthy up until the end though, so there's that.
I want Castlefuckingvania to happen.
The lightning striking the grave in the intro made my old crappy TV turn off automatically because it overloaded it. Sure burned it into my memory having the room plunged into darkness when it happened at night. Same for the T2 movie intro where the endoskeleton turns and fires at the screen and other flashing lights.
Old tvs did wild stuff, I remember a console type that would leave a round lit orb in the center of the screen when you turned it off and I would have all the lights off and touch the screen and sometimes it would static shock you or just follow your finger around the outside of it.....
☻
This game was so creative for its time. Especially that spiny tube level!
Creeps should read the intro (//w0)
You rule creepsmcpasta!
Yo, Creeps, your third weeks theme in October should be about creepypastas about doodoo
Konami used to be innovative and cutting edge.
How the times have changed.
Turns out the "Creep" in his name was true
"Dracula turns around and he's fucking Christopher Lee!"
Now _that_ is a horrible mental image.
No wonder Christopher Lee doesn't want to talk about it...
... And Christopher Lee takes off his mask, and he's fucking Nicholas Cage !!
Have you ever watched the original remake by Hammer movies, where Christopher Lee is Dracula? It had a dark atmosphere, and changed the original story around, but I think Lee is superior to Bela Lugosi, except for the one line about the wolves; "Listen to them, the Children of the Night. Such sweet music they make." His Hungarian accent was awesome!!
Norman G. That's an epic horror movie idea right there.
took me like 20 seconds to get that
Those clacking and creaking sounds of the Snes controller, ahh the memories.
GamerHats most comfortable controller of all time my friend. I bought an Ibuffalo usb one for my PC and it feels exactly like the real thing.
Music to my hears.
One Of the best controllers.
Only thing that might be better is the PS2 controller
"How has there not been a Castlevania movie"
*I suddenly appear from the future.* Don't worry. Netflix has you covered.
Well it's a series, not a movie. Can't wait for season 4.
@@nathancrossen2224 Definitetly.
I'm sorry, but if I would've met Sir Christopher Lee when he was alive, I would've talked Tolkien with him. He was a renowned Tolkien scholar, actually personally knew Professor Tolkien, and was the only person who had the Professors permission to play a character from the books, if it was ever adapted. Tolkien wanted him to be Gandalf, but Sir Lee thought Ian McKellen was better, so he played Sauroman.
no one is mentioning this but really? James had never heard of harpies? Like one of the standout mythical creatures
shadowshinobi06 its honestly not even just SOTN. I knew of harpies long before I ever played a castlevania game.
I expected at least someone mentioning the goddamn Odissey by Homer, it's not like SOTN invented the harpies, guys...
Didn't Jason & the Argonauts have harpies?
SUPERMATT5546 Correct.
MermDaddy I knew about em through schoolastic books growing up lol
The moment I beat Dracula in this game after hours of trying to beat him (same with grim reaper) it gave me just the greatest sense of satisfaction I've ever felt from a game. Love this game
I love that feeling most games are to easy and I never get it lol
Yea best feeling ever for me
The greatest satisfaction I ever had from beating a game was probably beating Turtles 1 on the original Nintendo :)
***** Yeah, it's fucking difficult, but I never.found it shitty (still don't). It may be a bad Turtles-game (a lot of the enemies are like WTF?), but it's an awesome action-platformer that really put your skills to a test. I had it for more than a year before I beat it, but when I did it was the greatest fucking feeling I ever had (at least for the 11year old me ;) ) :D
Mike looks so much healthier now than in earlier videos
***** I did not have a kidney issue. People on the internet like to make shit up.
*****
The internet is full of trolls and idiots. Everyone is stupid except for me.
-Albert Einstein
Cinemassacre totally read "I did not have a kidney issue" as you saying it as arnold in kindergarten cop
Yes he does look healthy. He is back from rehab 😺
It's because of his shirt.
The fact that James didn't know the name for Harpies blew my mind.
@@diffusewings4937 Knowing what harpies are makes you a nerd? And if you're a nerd you can't be the man?? Huh
@@Brittshow_AK - Things are extremely simple and one-dimensional to people these days :l
Super Castlevania IV is not only one of the best Castlevania games (Dracula X on the Turbo/PC Engine CD gives it a run for its money and I don't like calling it "Rondo", I've always just called it Dracula X) it's also one of the best 16-bit games in existence. And there are a crap-ton of awesome 16-bit games. Damn that was a fine time to enjoy videogames. I'm glad I can still enjoy them today and that the game systems still work perfectly well. It makes me wonder if stuff like Xbox 360 or PS3 will ever be looked at with the same kind of nostalgia. "Holy crap dude. Remember all o' them Call of Duties? That was a hell of a time 2 be a gamer. Thems were teh dayz." I guess we'll have to wait and see.
yea yea ball sacks
Well said Joe.
You guys should do a video of the new Alien game. It'd be fun to watch.
Dracula X? I thought that the two top dogs were Super Castlevania IV and Symphony of the Night.
If you call it Dracula x people think you mean that mediocre snes "port" though. Castlevania iv might be a more fair platforming experience but rondo of blood captures the castlevania experience better, while not being quite as unfair as the nes games. Some of the Rondo Dracula x of blood sound effects really suck though which is odd, Dracula x on snes actually had better sound effects. It's a moot point though because gran turismo 6 is the best castlevania game.
Start this series again goddamit
Mike is usually a better player than James but James is on point in this game.
It's his favorite castlevania game.
@@tedizjeff7846 it's his favorite game period
@@stevebanning902 I think that's actually A Link to the Past.
Even Mike admits in a different episode that James is way better than him at Super Castlevania
I love Super Castlevania 4, but I think the things I dislike about it the most are: 1) an abundance of boss fights that are easy or do not require critical thinking (There are exceptions). 2) THE BUZZSAW LEVEL (Screw that!). 3) some stiffness with the controls (minuet but noticeable). 4) lack of checkpoints in suitable areas. 5) sometimes the background palettes seemed too vibrant.
These are just opinions, still love the game and is actually my 2nd favorite SNES title (after Super Metroid), but had some complaints, and wanted to see if anyone agreed with me. This seemed like the appropriate forum.
They skipped on cool weapons, bosses etc. For cheap shitty enemies and ridiculous jumps and situational frustration. That is the only difficulty in this fucking game. I hate this game. Love Castlevania but... This game is driving me insane. Fuck those books in the library!
I agree with you in 3 and 4. I feel like many of my deaths were due to ms delays in control/reaction
Well, now that he's passed away, I guess you'll never find out why you can't discuss Dracula with Christopher Lee.
It's because the British press was ALWAYS tying him to Dracula. They couldn't just call him "Christopher Lee" or "film actor Christopher Lee." They always thought they'd be cute and do some Dracula gag and he really got tired of it.
The British press is really appallingly bad and they will do shit to you out of spite. If you think the U.S. press is bad, they're nothing compared to how to do over in the U.K.
What I love about Super Castlevania 4 is being able to use the whip in several different directions. I could never understand why the other newer Castlevania games never added multi purpose direction of using the whip.
Castlevania 1 and 4 will ALWAYS be my favorite games in the series. 1 because the level design is as close to perfect as it gets, and 4 because the whip controls are amazing.
I wish they kept whipping at multiple directions in all of the Castlevania games. I understand that in the old NES days it wasn't possible due to hardware limitations. However, from the super NES 16 bit and in the newer consoles they should have kept this whipping in all directions in all of the other versions of Castlevania.
"Christopher Lee's still alive" :( RIP
James doesn't know what a Harpy is? WTF?
How in the world is that possible. O.o
I mean, he's played Symphony of the Night which I'm damn sure CALLS THEM Harpies, how the hell did he not know that? XD
I thought you were dead?
he needs to go play god of war.
***** exactly,i've known since like i was in elementary school,middle school at the latest
I wonder if James has ever heard of Order of Ecclesia on the DS. That one had multiple areas that you could explore outside the castle so it was Simon's Quest revamped greatly. Also if you managed to get the right path the castle emerges,being a very huge area, creating the hype of confronting Dracula.
i've never liked the castlevania games myself, but to watch them do them is alot of fun to me
i have that with alot of games, like FF7 and 9, i do like to watch em, but they're nothing for me to play
some games are too hard for me due to some brain damages, but i love to watch em on youtube, like final fight series, streets of rage, golden axe 2 and many more.... mostly platformers and beat em ups
although i do like to play beat em ups, as even when i dont get through, i still can beat up people, which is the goal of those games..... to me
i cant wait for part 2 :) then again, if they'd do it all in 1 week, we'd be done watching them way earlier
Sorry to hear about your damage, but it's really cool that you still like to watch beat em up and platformers. :)
This is also so far my favorite Mike and James video. I'm so looking forward to part 2.
This in my opinion is one of their best two part videos. Definitely in the top 5. Great game, great mood, great horror legacy discussion. Make more like this one guys.
I have no idea how a gamer would not know what a harpy is
Or even someone as intelligent and well-versed in many topics, especially films, games, etc. He knows about so many obscure things in varying domains. Maybe he just meant he's heard of it, but didn't know _exactly_ what it was.
It's almost like harpies aren't in every fucking movie or game
@@mikeisapro He must have never seen Jason and the Argonauts.
I just heard this part and thought the same exact thing
I feel like I'm alone in saying this, but I think CV64 should get more credit than it does. The controls are the biggest stumbling block (people get really caught off guard by the need to press and hold to climb ledges) but I honestly think it does *a lot* to give you a really cool atmosphere. The bits just outside and then in the castle really make you feel like there's a very foreboding air about the place, from the sewers to the hedge maze and so on.
CV64 isn't CV4 and it isn't SOTN but I still think it's enjoyable in its own right.
i agree
Well said. I too, like those ones. Enough to the point where I have played them several times in one day on several occasions.
same here
Ivan orozco Glad to know there's someone else out there who loves those ones enough to keep playing. In fact, if i had my N64 still I would most likely have played them again very recently.
Legacy of Darkness was the better version of the game, though.
Mike just get back from church?
LOL!
He decided to dress up for work.
i like his hair .. variation is good
Gurpreet Chaggar shop smart shop E smart
When did he say that?
Gotta be honest, I'm starting to like these James & Mike videos more than the old reviews. I like all the digressions...
Hey James your a filmmaker why don't you make a Castlevania movie?
This game just deserves it! Phenomenal game, that's the spirit.
This was filmed right before mike left for the 8th grade Halloween dance.
James & Mike ... You all should do "Kid Chameleon" on sega genesis.. There is a shit load of levels to that game .. and when you lose a life the game literally yells "Die!" at you :P
kinda surprised James doesnt know what a harpy is, is he obsessed with monsters and horror and that sort of thing?
@@gurvmlk - I for one would have no idea what a harpy was, if I hadn't played Heroes IV.
@@VelkanAngels Same here, learned more about Harpies from playing Serious Sam.
"Christopher Lee's still alive!"
Aww...
Im from Europe, never ever heared somebody saying SNES, only Super Nintendo.
I think calling it SNES started with the upcoming of the Internet.
Probably some late 90s kids who got to play one when their older sibling(s) went to university or move out. I can picture it now: "Hmmm...SNES, eh? I guess I'll give it a try".
I honestly dislike this game. Simon´s walking is so awkard and I keep miscalculating my jumps because he never spreads his damn legs. I´ll stick with Bloodlines in the genesis.
You're a brony,how could you like this masterpeice of a game ?
I think that the castlevania games are boring. I dont know why, but i hate it. I looooove another Nintendo games, as megaman, or any games of Mario
This comment section is another perfect example of why you shouldnt express your opinions on youtube.
Grammar Nazi D.C. I laughed my ass off...
lol so your complaint is about men not spreading their legs open enough, obvious gay jokes aside, what a idiotic knit piick to dismiss a game over
Now, onto the gay jokes!
lol I really wanna meet William Shatner and ask him what's his favorite Boston Legal episode. He'd probably just respond with "Denny Crane."
This is a game that could have benefited from a DSP chip. Has anyone tried playing this on an overclocked SNES? I think Nintendo should offer an option on SNES virtual console games to eliminate slowdown. Much like M2 does with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo-Geo Station release. It would really make a big difference with games like this, Gradius III, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts, where the slowdown is severe.
DSP chip would be useless.
if you OC the SNES the game would run faster the higher you set the CPU, but it will still lag due to the limits on sprites per scan line.
coding back then there was no real time it cpu's didnt need delta time since they were so slow. coding then was not standardized, but now they have standard game engine, and coding languages are managed.
SuperDeluxe80 Why would a DSP chip be useless in speeding up mode7 type effects? Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip.FX chip, it would help. The FX2 chip allows large sprites to be moved very quickly in Yoshi's Island.There were attempts at overclocking the SNES, but they always resulted in gfx glitching.The Motorola 68k was successfully overclocked in both the Neo-Geo and Genesis. They definitely do improve with games such as Sonic The Hedgehog (no more slowdown when losing rings) and with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo.. it removes nearly all of the horrendous slowdown.
videogameobsession
just tossing a chip into the game wont do anything they would have to reprogram the game. you cant just add a chip then magic happens. it wont happen though snes has long been dead.
emulated games dont run the same as there console counterparts the timing is different. and somethings wont work the same.
OC'ing a old game system in this era speeds up the game not make it run better. its like hitting fast foward. it just speeds up the game
I wasn't talking about just tossing a chip into it, which is why I said this " Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip."
I'm also not talking about emulation overclocking. I am talking about replacing the timing crystal on real hardware. My friend OC'd his Genesis and it makes a difference with many games. Same thing with the Neo-Geo.
videogameobsession i like the slow down effect i think its cool even though it is a glitch the developers knew they were pushing the limits of the console and still chose not to dull down the game to improve frame rate and it doesnt hurt the game at all it also holds a level of nostalgia for the original consoles
This game has an awesome soundtrack.
I'm a little disappointed in James' mythological knowledge in this one
I love the game, but Rondo of Blood (PC Engine) is even more epic!
Yeah I recent played through castlevania 4 and Rondo back to back, rondo is just a much better game. The problem is we never got it in the us until 2009 or something. I wish I was aware of that game as a kid, I would have found some way to get an import copy lol.
It is perhaps the crown gem of my game collection.
***** I personally don't think that it's better than Castlevania IV.
Castlevania IV's atmosphere can't be surpassed in my opinion by any other Castlevania game.
You definitely should check Rondo of Blood though, it's the direct prequel of Symphony of the Night.
If you don't own a PC Engine with the CD-ROM add-on and you don't speak Japanese, I recommend you to play it on PSP. The Castlevania-Dracula X Chronicles for PSP includes also Syphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood (translated) and it's much cheaper.
You really don't need to know Japanese to play Chi no Rondo. You'll miss a small bit of dialog though you can probably look up a translation easily. The menus are in English. I'm not recommending people go out and buy a Duo just for this game, but if you already have one and don't mind spending the dollars for a great game, this one won't disappoint.
***** Agreed, but it's nice to understand what they saying during the cutscenes.
I remember when the first Devil May Cry game came out, I went to this local comic book shop and these guys were playing it on a monitor. It was such a bad-ass game, everyone in the store said the same thing- "This is how Castlevania 64 should've been like."
Just saw AVGN the movie, it was fuckin awesome good job james
Well, now there's a Castlevania series on Netflix. How times have changed!
Is it worth a watch?
@@hotcoffeebreath absolutely
James' Castlevania movie sounds awesome!!
Frank Langella and Gary Oldman have both played Dracula as well. They weren't as iconic in the role as Christopher Lee, unfortunately.
You don't know what a harpie is, James? o.O Now you gotta tattoo one on the other arm ^-^ You'll never forget
Tattoos are gross.
miniboss30 People tattoo whatever they want, stupid or not, deal with it, kid...
bleh
Archdevilneverfails Baggins Gross? Are you 5? What about yakuza tattoos, full body japanese artwork. You like video games but not art like that?
Ozterkvlt I didn't see the viewer comment you're responding to, but video games and tattoos are two totally different things! I don't how you lump electronic entertainment with something that many people see as a defacing of the body...
The Hugh Jackman Van Helsing movie basically WAS Castlevania the Movie.
Except it was campy as heck!
There comes a point at which you have to stop taking Simon Belmont seriously, and it is the point at which you find a perfectly edible pot roast in the wall.
That movie was alright. BUT, they got the wrong person to play Dracula. The new Dracula Untold reminds me a lot of Castlevania, from what I've seen of the trailers. haven't watch it yet though. Still waiting for the DVD release.
I thought he did OK, actually. Not easy shoes to try and fill.
TheTurnipKing Yeah, but for a big-budget picture, they need to try harder. Much, MUCH harder.
Who would I like to read the crawl? Vincent Price! No one else is more perfect.
He's been ever so slightly dead for 11 years.
qawamity
I thought it was one of those dead or alive things...
Alice Cooper or Ian McKelken
My favorite Castlevania too brother. Still have it, still love it.
R.I.P Christopher Lee
You can tell so much love went into making this game.
I would love for the old Castlevania games to be re-released with graphical updates. But then I remembered the state of Konami now. :(
chuckobscure
I would love to, but I don't have a Wii or Wii U.
chuckobscure
They must have. It was those early years of Wii. :(
chuckobscure
No problem. Hopefully Nintendo would make it available for WiiU in the future. That would be awesome. :)
+chuckobscure The license that Ubisoft had for TMNT expired, so they had to stop selling it :(
It's that kind of attitude that keeps ruining movie and game franchises. They look perfectly fine how they are.
Mike looks like John Leguizamo
Garrick Groover lol he does
Garrick Groover can’t unsee
Just under a year ago Mike and James play this one. Yesterday Mike and Ryan play the original. Keeping it strangely consistent for Halloween.
I agree with James. Castlevania 4 is a great game that aged very well.
Yeah. It has Challenging but fair gameplay and great music.
I'm currently doing the second quest and it is the perfect challenge. And the art style is top-notch. Probably my favorite Castlevania.
Agreed. A little on the easier side compared to the NES games but I guess that’s what the Other Castle rom hack is for, if you want that increased difficulty. Definitely my favorite Castlevania in terms of music, gameplay and atmosphere.
One of the trademarks of an old school Konami game is the sound effect it makes when you press the pause button one of my favorite sounds as a kid
Actually this console was called Super Nintendo in Europe, not SNES.
***** I always called it the Super Nintendo or "Mario" when I was younger. Once people started talking about it on the internet I started calling it SNES. I'm from Ireland.
***** I as a persons of English origin, can verify said statement.
ive always called it " ES-EN-EE-ES"
locustkllr Well sir you are obviously of a very strange breed indeed!
locustkllr
cause you are from germany, am i right? everyone here called it that way
"I've never heard of harpies"
I don't believe you.
I remember seeing a fan video of pics James had taken in England and it made me think that he probably loves it for the whole castles/monsters thing. Not forgetting the great metal heritage
I really don't get why you two don't like Castlevania 64 at all!
It's a really good transition from 2d to 3d, since it successfully maintains the atmosphere and the gameplay abilities of Castlevania; the soundtrack is a little more creepy and suspenseful, but amazing, nevertheless; the enemies in 3d and their models are really good, some of them are even new and cool (like the skeletons on the motorcycles); the game can be really frustrating at times, but after all, the difficulty is one thing Castlevania is known for (and no, it's not because the controls are clunky)!
It does have some flaws, but overall it's a really good game and that's why I can't understand why guys like you two don't like it!
One of my favorite N64 games!
Please play a Metroid game for James & Mike Mondays!!
No Castlevania movie but they are making a Tetris movie... No logic!
How does one make a movie about Tetris?? ... ???
Screw that. They need to make a Goat Simulator movie.
Seriously?!
Oh my god, I can just picture the trailer.
The tagline of the movie fades in from black, as inspirational music orchestral music plays in the background:
"Sometimes we all just want to fit in."
We are introduced to our main character, a Z-Block, being bullied in elementary school by the other blocks.
"You cost us the game today, misfit."
Cut to the Z-Block's dad sitting next to his son's bed before he goes to sleep.
"Dad, I hate being a Z-Block."
"Now you listen to me, son! There's nothing wrong with being special. You are made out of four blocks, just like everyone else. Don't ever let the lines and the squares hold you back! You are destined for greatness, I know it."
Cut to the Z-Block as a young adult, as he's meeting the love of his life, the L-Block.
"I don't care if you're twisted and jagged. You complete me more than any straight line ever could."
A collection of various scenes with the I-Blocks and Square Blocks bullying the protagonist and sexually harassing the L-Block follows, as the music becomes more dramatic. We are told that a big game of Tetris is coming up. One day at work, the Z-Block receives some harsh words.
"Your father is dying, Z."
The music becomes much more somber as we cut to the Z-Block standing next to his father's deathbed.
"I know life hasn't treated you as well as it should have, son. But one day, I promise, you will have your day in the sun. For you have something that others could never dream of: adaptability. Now go show them how it's done!"
The music explodes in a crescendo of triumphant orchestral strings. Cut to the big game of Tetris playing out, as we see our hero standing at the sidelines, watching as the other blocks are being stacked higher and higher. They are lining up so the I-Block can take out four lines in one drop, but something goes wrong. The I-Block accidentally twists and blocks the hole, and a game-over is imminent. Brief hysteria and shouting arises.
"Emergency! We need a Z-Block. Are there any Z-Blocks here?"
The Z-Block rises from the bench in slow-motion as the image fades out, leaving the resolution of the plot ambiguous for the audience.
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Z-Block.
Carey Mulligan as the L-Block.
Bradley Cooper as the I-Block.
Tom Hardy as the Square Block.
And featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis as the Z-Block's father.
TETRIS
Coming soon to a theater near you.
Zachary Erickson That's what I was getting at. Read the whole comment thread before assuming I support this Tetris as a movie idea.
For me, Super Castlevania IV will always be a remarkable game! It's not only my fav game in the series, but also one of my top-fav games of all time, period!
The graphics are appealing and beautiful, the gameplay is fluid and responsive, the enemies are great, the soundtrack is fantastic (I listen to it quite often) - everything about it is just awesome! It holds up excellently, and I still play it at least a couple times every year... The ONLY negative I can think about is the framerate drops when there's too much for the console to handle on-screen at once; besides that, it's like a perfect game to me. What's also impressive is it came out during the very early days of the SNES, and it's still one of the best experiences on the console.
Such a classic. One of the earliest games for the SNES, and was better than many of the later games for the system. The playcontrol, graphics, sound, and level design were all top notch. Also, did you know the game is in stereo? The SNES component cable (yellow for video, red for right audio, white for left audio) could be hooked into a stereo system pretty easily. Those gigantic chandeliers you walk on had separate sound effects for swinging left and right; they sounded the same in mono-audio, but in stereo you'd hear them swinging side to side. Game was years ahead of its time.
Konami ought to hire TREASURE to make Castlevania V and Contra V. The top talent involved in this Castlevania and Contra 3, left Konami and work at Treasure now. Konami already hired Treasure for Gradius V, so it would be sick if a they made "V" for all 3 Franchises. Super Castlevania 4 is the most proper Castlevania game to date.
BEST CASTLEVANIA GAME OF ALL TIME.
james has never heard of harpies!?! what the actual fuck?
*****
If I were a greater man, I would accept that no further internet searching, entertainment or reading needs to exist for me.
This comment should be the magnificent quietus to my life of seeking amusement. Nothing will ever be quite as perfect.
Yeah, This one is my favorite too, then Symphony of the night. Also Aria of Sorrow on GBA was pretty fun. I picked this one up at a local game shop a few years back for like 14 bucks, and I had actually never played played it before. I quickly fell in love with though. Its such a damn fine game!
*****
Thanks man! Yeah Konami made such great games for SNES! Super Castlevania IV, Contra III, Gradius III, Axelay, and so on! =)
+Shoga san One of my favorite Konami-games for SNES is The Adventures of Batman & Robin.
Captain Comics
Yeah they had a lot of good games in that era.
Portrait of Ruin is still my favourite Castlevania.
Agreed!
Would love you guys do a playthrough or a nerd episode of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (N64) - I think that showed you CAN do Castlevania in 3D (well or well enough) and that should have been the game to come out originally, not the heavily flawed original (which LoD is basically the fix of).
I'd love to see you guys do a video for Symphony of the Night, that would be so badass. Probably my favorite Castlevania game ever besides IV
symphony of the night is and will be my fav forever
FF7 anyone?
I actually loved castlevania 64..I remember getting chased in the garden. It was a very memorable experience for me, characters, story and all.
play megaman x2 or x3 please
"Dracula turn his head... and it's FUCKING Christopher Lee!"
So basically the Castlevania movie begins with Christopher Lee being raped by Dracula?
Man, I wish I still felt so passionately about games as James does about this one. I’m so old now that I can’t remember any game I loved so much. Maybe Chrono Trigger
JAMEEEEES !!!!! Is that a tattoo on your left arm?
Watch his Big Rigs commercial he has tattoos on both his arms.
james seems unable to resist button mashing no matter the genre xD
+Tiamat2208 Hey, don't knock it. That's a time tested gamer technique.
This is my favorite snes game of all time, thanks for reviewing it this way, it reminds me of my childhood, beautiful old times when playing it with my brother,
I took a moment to think about what you guys have said in the beginning, about the sidescrolling Castlevania games being better than the RPG-like Castlevania ones. Honestly, while I prefer the latter (which doesn't mean the former are bad, far from it), I honestly find it pointless to compare the two types. It's like fanbase says "There's Castlevania and Metroidvania" - they're just too diverse. Like, for example, I don't think anyone would compare Super Mario games with Mario Kart games. I the end, it's a matter of what genre fits one better.
ShiroiLuke Oh, and by the way, I forgot to add there are also 3D Castlevania (which I also like very much), which I found to have most divided critical reception among gamers. I'm not mentioning Lords of Darkness series, because they don't feel like Castlevania anymore (They're all very good games, heaven forbid I deny that, but they could have also been good under a different title).
Mike - *"are these harpies ?"*
James - *"herpies ?"*
Mike - *"har- *laugh*"*
do a dark souls monday! i know its newer but its a real fucking game for men!
***** lol, do they have to beat the whole thing? you can probably skip a good 70% of the footage for the purpose of a video too. also, this is probably 100% never going to happen although it should.
I could see them looking into Bloodborne. I really think James would dig the vibe, its Gothic and more foreboding, and Mike played Duck Souls.
oh fuck off
Some of my favourite music on the SNES.
Watching this again in October 2020 and it’s so cool to hear them talk about a Castlevania movie, and now we have the most awesome animated Castlevania show we could ever wish for :D
I picked this up last week at the used video game store on your recommendation. There are more cheap deaths than you like to admit and beating the game relies heavily on stage memorization but its definitely an instant classic.
Keep up the good work James and Mike! I really enjoy your work!
The best castlevania of all time
Hey James, have you played any of the Lords of Shadow games? They're good
Probably sounds odd, but I can honestly say I look forward to October because of James's Halloween horror based vids. You can tell he just really loves this stuff and it comes through well.
still not sure why you think this is better than bloodlines for Genesis :P
Surprised they missed the secret room under the dining hall level
Castlefuckinvania
I speedrun CV4 and can say it is one great game! It is such an in-depth skill game, more so than the other 3 classic NES castlevania's. My favorite castlevania for sure!
Super Castlevania 4 is all about fast movements and quick reflexes. The NES trilogy is all about strategic movements and well-calculated accuracy. In the end, it's up to the player about what challenge he prefers. Personally, I can manage both SCIV and the original, without much trouble.
so this channel is just lets plays?
*****
Matatai*
Yes. This channel is just Let's Plays. Nothing else. Nothing at all.
***** Actually, Mark Bussler, of ClassicGameRoom, has been doing this since 1998/1999.
This game was ahead of it's time.
This was great. didn't realize mike was such a literate guy.
this game still looks good tbh. better graphics than half the side scrolling indie games that get released from steam greenlight.
It has some ps1/Saturn level sprites, its quite stunning