The Making of Super Castlevania IV & Bloodlines
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2020
- After the success of the original Castlevania it would not take long before Konami started plans for the first 16-bit entry in this series. In this episode we dive into the development of Super Castlevania IV for the Super NES and Castlevania Bloodlines for the Mega-Drive/Genesis.
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Narration by Chase McCaskill 
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I’m Chase, the guy who narrated all of Jeroen’s videos for about 5 years. This is the last video I recorded before we parted ways. I mostly do game reviews so if that’s something you like then feel free to join me!
It’s been fun narrating for the channel but Jeroen has decided to go with someone else. I wish him well. :)
What brought the parting of ways?
you voice was way better!!
Who is Jeroen?
@Ottophil the guy that made this channel.
Thought that would be extremely obvious considering the way the previous narrator worded his comment.
@@danyo5786 Such "questions" always strike me. Everything regarding the question, and probably much more than that if needed, is straight in front of you - in the video you're commenting and asking questions about. It's all given on a silver platter. Such people don't expect or want any answer, nor have any interest in the topic in the first place.
There can't be enough Castlevania. These games still hold up so well.
Absolutely, I still play them both regularly.
@@strafefox ga je er ook nog een maken van rondo of blood? Dat is mijn favoriete 16 bit Castlevania
Yep! Ik was eerst van plan om Rondo ook te behandelen in deze video maar kwam er al snel achter dat de video echt veel te lang zal worden. Mijn plan is nu om Rondo te bundelen met Symphony aangezien die 2 veel met elkaar te maken hebben.
strafefox that makes sense as I've heard there is a good deal of connective tissue between the development or rondo and symphony. That is also coincidentally where castlevania acquired the goth anime aesthetic and habit of using musical references in the subtitle. Aspects that have become quite enduring in the series' legacy
@@strafefox rondo is wat mij betreft het summum van de platform Castlevanias en symphony of the night de beste metroidvania en qua verhaal lopen ze door. Kijk je ook de series op Netflix? Dat heeft bij mij het Castlevania vuurtje weer verder opgestookt
The history before the game's development is so interesting.
Yep, so much it’s inspiring to me honestly. I’ve wanted the dream of becoming a developer for games and these help encourage that.
Another great episode that deserves its own TV series.
Hell yeah! Though once again Strafefox if you could look at covering Virtua Fighter and its ripple effect on the gaming industry as a whole, that would be great..
Agreed. This shouldn't be lost to the fleeting, trendy nature of RUclips. It's digital form means its contents will be lost once its profitability is gone and the plug is pulled.
Why would you prefer it have a TV series instead of the channel's presence here on youtube? To allow the page's creator more capability? The production value and overall quality here rival and in many ways surpass that of old-school TV shows. Certainly the operator of this channel deserves more acclaim, so for now of course we all can help by sharing, sharing, sharing.
@@ZaGoudou. Because it doesn't get the recognition it deserves on RUclips. RUclips tends to bury channels that don't upload garbage content daily, They want quantity not quality. Although I'll settle for this channel to be a hidden gem, but it still deserves Proper recognition. This channel probably barely breaks even. But luckily it seems to be something he loves to do, Even if out of pocket.
@@aarongreenfield9038 I feel what you're saying. The fact that this channel is a 'labor of love' is very telling. Love over money. Every. Time.
I wish RUclips would favor more videos with high production quality like this instead of the usual RUclipsr daily video crap. The dedicated folks are not rewarded with enough exposure-- instead, garbage content gets pushed through on daily basis. I find it revolting and unfair to quality video producers. Keep up the amazing work my friend.
sadly youtube cares more about quick quantity over quality stuff.
the most popular content has slowly mutated to the same trash content on TV
QUALITY over quantity. This video is more akin to something you would see on Netflix or broadcast television. I agree with you 100%. I watch a lot of video game related content and just stumbled upon this channel today.
Word!
Do it yourself
The blame lies with the tasteless morons who click on the aforementioned stupid bullshit instead of high quality, interesting videos like this one
One of those channels where you know you can press like without having to watch the video.
Awesome as always!
Exactly xD
YES!!!
Proud patron of your work! It's incredible how you're able to produce a television-quality show. Keep showing RUclips what it could be 💚
Thanks so much! :)
Definitely one of the best channels on RUclips, along with OSW Review.
We be loving seeing dem whips!
STEVE! What bar is Konami?!
nothing to add here! looking forward to new content :)
13:08 I think you may mean Erzsébet Báthory (Elizabeth Bathory) "The Blood Countess" of late Medieval Hungarian notoriety.
I keep hearing Elizabeth Barkley...
@@D00Dable It's because that was the english translation
They either didn't want Bathory in their game or just mistranslated it
Hungary is Quiet close to Transylvania .
It never ceases to amaze me the huge quality of your videos! You can clearly see the dedication, the research process to bring all of the solid information, the high quality 3D animations, the spot-on placement of songs and the voicework of the narrator. Cheers and keep up the good work!
Moved to tears when the Rondo of blood theme song started playing at the end...
I always (I mean ALWAYS) get the goose bumps when I listen to it.
I know right! Its kinda unbelievable how well it holds up
yeah me too long,live to castlevania
Ah super castle vania.
One of my favorite castle vania.
But unrelated is how underrated this channel is.
You deserve 100k.
un chef d'œuvre castlvania 4
Only stupid dances get a channel over 100K.
And did you play castlevania 64 ?
@Curtis Lang what you think of it?
Wow I just found this video by searching for Castlevania Bloodlines, and this video was uploaded less than an hour ago? Now that's search value!
It's a great channel.
@@MrDeedsly it is. I am now subscribed :)
The production quality here is exemplary, you could air this on tv or stream on services like Netflix and Amazon
Agreed on the amazing quality, but respectfully disagree on format. Physical Blu-Ray/DVD media would definitely be better than digital services where it can be lost forever once the trends change. This work is masterful and deserves to be preserved accordingly. Konami should hire this producer for official media!
Easily
These videos are always great to watch. They're well researched and well presented. Great job.
I still can't believe we haven't had a Castlevania with the 8-Way whip mechanic since Super Castlevania IV. Seems like it would be awesome to implement in a Metroidvania.
I've heard most people think it makes the game too easy.
As someone who is very bad at Super Castlevania 4, I think it's fine.
Bloodlines did at least have diagonal whipping (though only when jumping), and Eric could use his spear in at least 5 directions (+ the spin).
Makes so much sense and gameplay in 4 so satisfying
@@Omeganed0 really? Because 4 is way harder than Rondo or Symphony.
@@Thor-Orionmaybe you think 4 is harder because it contains lot of instant death when the game progress.
Damn good stuff!
Love your work and thank you!
I'm 47 years old and Castlevania is big a part of my life.
I have always loved the series from the very first adventure on the NES and onward!
And as a guitarist of 33 years, this video game series is part of the reason why I play guitar in the first place!
So again.... Thank you for your work and your research and everything you've done to make this video possible !!🤘!!
Now if Konami? would get off their ass! And give us something new !!! 🤷
My goodness, it’s like the History channel needs to give you a chance on TV! It really is THAT excellent... amazing. Talk about doing the games some real justice! I could only imagine that the Konami teams shed tears of joy as they watch somebody tell their story in such an amazing way 💕
Im very glad over the years Bloodlines slowly got the love it didnt get when it was fresh. I still think alongside Sonic 3 & K its the best soundtrack in the Genesis.
It's the one Genesis game I constantly come back to. Something about the atmosphere is just so perfect. I love Bloodlines!
Bloodlines is awesome
Bloodlines music and the whole game for that matter pales in comparison to the masterpiece Super Castlevania 4, Revenge of Shinobi and streets of rage 2's title screen music alone slaughter the whole bloodlines soundtrack.
@@danielnicholson6174 no
@@danielnicholson6174 I wholeheartedly disagree. i was always a nintendo man, but i've never even bothered to beat 4 and I still play BL's to this day
This channel is an enigma. It has great production, excellent coverage, yet has only 84k subscribers.
And morons get tons of likes and subscribers... go figure!
This is just an incredible youtube channel, always with a top-rate production, editing and scenery and with these 3D templates ultra "pro" and "eighties-spirit". As a french retrogaming youtuber, I tell myself that we have a lot to learn from a big channel like yours ! So keep up the good work and courage for the future ! And congratulations for all this amazing work Jeroen ! :)
Thanks so much for your kind words! And good luck with your channel! I checked out your Moonwalker video, good stuff, although my french is a bit rusty :)
@@strafefox Oh it's great thanks ! You can try three of our videos which have english subtitles : "l'histoire des beat'em up", "Starfox" and "Starush" ;)
It's always so fun when game companies make design contests like this. It brings a touch of unexpected magic and connexion with players into the title.
The channel that makes you nervous over not paying to watch and has 0 dislikes
Who would disliked such amazing videos? Only nazis or the deranged I guess.
DBZeh Atari Jaguar fans
The "Straight Up" sound-a-like playing when you get to Paula Abghoul is just chef's kiss.
Castlevania Bloodlines is one of my favourites. It looks and sounds gorgeous and plays absolutely perfect. What a classic!
Great video, thank you so much for putting that time and effort into these videos.
Top notch video as always. If there is such a thing as video game museum, your videos should be playing there on repeat. Bravo strafefox
Alove these games!!!¡ Greetings from México city , Castlevania fans!!!!!
It's been stated before, but it truly is criminal how underrated this channel is, it really does show how much work goes into these, and it's always a welcome/exciting surprise whenever a new one is released.
Super Castlevania 4 = God Tier OST
Couldn't agree more. The soundtrack fits the tone of the game so well. It isn't really the most bombastic or varied soundtrack, but that works in its favor in my opinion.
My username agrees
never gets old and it's my all-time favorite
Rondo of Blood is even better IMO. That's what you hear in the outro of the video.
The ending theme always gets me
every time
These high quality videos explaining how some of my favorite 16-bit games were made is why I subbed. Outstanding job, and I can't wait to see more!
You guys are something else. From the music transitions, to the interesting narrative. A lot of effort went into making this documentary and you have my gratitude for brightening up a rainy afternoon. I'm not sure what compelled you guys to direct this expertise into documenting videogame history, but I am certainly glad that you did.
Congratulations for conveying the passion of the developers into video ! The three 16-bits episodes were all great and complementary. Castlevania is one of the series that can keep a hardcore fanbase. I am happy to be part of it !
it's my favorite franchise with Super Castlevania IV being my favorite game of all-time
I Love these videos! I also just noticed you do a video every other month. *Quality over Quantity*
Astonishing work as allways.
I´m glad that this channel grows more and more every time you release a new video.
Greetings from Spain.
I've always dreamed of you creating a 'making of castlevania'
It's my favorite series of all time!
THE most under-subbed retro gaming channel. The quality of your videos is unparalleled honestly.
22 minutes of genuine, absolut, nostalgic Joy!! Thank you very much from a great fan from Brazil!
Thank you for all the hard work, man. Your're in league of your own when it comes to research and production values.
The research and production of this videos are amazing! Exelent work!
This is the type of video game content I've been looking for on here. No shilling, no sperging just great information with a solid presentation. Quite refreshing. Consider me subscribed.
Jeez, I can never get enough of Castlevania-related videos. Thanks for the in-depth stories of those two classics, games that I always revisit and have great fun. In an age of reboots and remakes, I could dream of a remake of those two masterpieces in glorious high-def graphics!
These are so incredible! All of the concept art, motion graphics, narration.. Utterly amazing!!! Such important historical gaming content
This is researched so well.
Castlevania IV is a game I've been a huge fan of ever since 92 so being able to get this sort of behind the scenes look at its development and history is a treat for me. And I really appreciate that this video decided to tie it in with the castlevania game made for megadrive and rondo of blood a bit as a broader statement on the state of castlevania during the 16 bit era.
One thing about the localization of castlevania IV was the name they chose relative to the fact that it was an enhanced remake. The super part is fitting sure but numbering it number IV suggests it's fourth in a canonical sense which makes it a little more confusing than necessary. But I loved the innovative gameplay in it and like super mario world I wish that this game had been given a direct sequel. Like maybe an enhanced remake of castlevania II utilizing the same sorts of series innovations such as diagonal whipping, swinging using the whip, etc. castlevania II despite being quirky and having been ripped on by AVGN is known for having some RPG elements and the SNES was a platform that had an intense love affair with the RPG genre so on paper such a game could have sold well.
But it's clear from what I've learned watching this video that A. Konami were determined to go multi plat rather than being exclusive to Nintendo and B. The way they managed their ip and staff was not conducive to such a game being made. If they allowed their employees to have a little more creative freedom and a sense of ownership of their creation then maybe they could have kept teams together and retained employees like Nintendo does. Well they at least gave us castlevania IV which to me is a special game
Man... I need to make a public open letter to you, ok?
First and foremost. THANK YOU. I've 32 years old and I have seen many television shows that TRIED to make a show about games. And they not even get closer to the perfection of your videos. I watch a long time they, but only now decided to make this comment to you.
You have the best channel and the most underated of all! You should had millions of views and subscribers! Every gamer in the world should watch at least one of your videos, they show all your passion and detailing about the games. That only someone who does it by Love could be able to do it!
Whenever you feel in doubt about why you have not so many views or whether you should continue or stop... Remember this. You are way ahead of your time! And you bring such an amazing etertainment to me and many others! So please. PLEASE, always remember that you have our support! You are amazing! And your show is the most Epic in the history of Video Games! I'm amazed every new episode with all the effects you put in and transport all the show INSIDE the game!
So again. THANK YOU for such a master piece of channel! 👌💚
Thanks so much for your awesome comment! I really appreciate it and comments like these makes it easy for me to stay motivated to make more videos! :)
This could be the best retrogaming channel active today
Your video is art: contents, arts, videos, musiques, editing and narration. Thanks.
I'm not a fan of this series but i have to watch everything from you. Every video has it's unique style and i love it so much.
You don't like castlevania?!?!?!?
Even the metroidvania games?
Even the 3d games?
same here
How the fuck are you not a fan of Castlevania, it’s genuinely one of the greatest video game series in existence
That "Theme of Junker" at the start.... *Chef's Kiss*
Super Castlevania 4 is one of my favorite games of all time. You have done justice to this timeless masterpiece.
The highest quality content every time. It almost feels illegal to be watching these for free.
So in Japan, Castlevania 4 was literally considered a remake of CV1? Huh. Didn’t realise that.
well to be fair there were SEVERAL games simply titled "akumajo dracula" in the series history:
one on arcades (1986)
one on nes (1986)
one on msx2 (1986)
one on MS-DOS (1990)
one on snes (1991, cv4)
one on the sharp x68000 (1993)
castlvania 3 was also never given a number in japan and was simply called "akumajo densetsu" (demon castle legends) as it was a prequel
This is amazing!! What a fantastic piece of work. I come back to this every Halloween 🎉. 16:34 love this music.
16:32 That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen a game company do. That is awesome.
Love it!
Bolt Ericsson would make a great pro wrestler name.
Like Belnades, Ericssin should make a entry on new titles of the franchise.
After watching through the video COMPLETELY...
Can I just say that the way you edited together the sound channels for Iron Blue Intention was amazing?
Amazing as always! I feel like Super Castlevania is underrated, it's overshadowed by the classic trilogy for being what it is, metroidvania for changing what they did, and Rondo of Blood for its style and gameplay, rarely does anyone mention IV, unless you're the Nerd
It's not "Bartley" it's "Bath-ory" Countess Elizabeth Báthory.
@bodd boward I did not know that, thank you.
This is the best game History channel. Simply love all that you make. Please talk about Contra Hard Corps for Genesis. Michiru Yamane was there and the game contains a Castlevania music as theme for a secret ending. Surely there are lots of other interesting things about this game
Great video, man! Super Castlevania IV and Castlevania Bloodlines are great game to be forever remembered as the best games of the 16-bit era!
Your videos are utterly fantastic. Sound, music, visuals, effects, narrative, together with great research..... All top notch!!! Keep up the great work, en keep the videos coming.
Super Castlevania 4 has one of those earworm songs in Simons Theme. I cracked a smirk the first time I made it to Dracs 2nd form cause I knew his end was here.
I'm more excited to watch a Strafefox "Making of..." video than I am about the game itself.
You know it's going to be top notch.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Every game doc you upload is very well done and very professional. They are broadcast quality works.
Can't believe we're lucky enough to watch this channel for free!
This is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. Castlevania IV is easily in my top 5 all time games. As a developer, hearing about this is so fascinating.
Now THIS is the type of channel and content that deserves millions of subs and donations. This is quality work that is second to none in production. This is what youtube needs, not more half naked bimbos begging for money while they play video games and give fake reactions. This guy has more talent than 99% of any of the so called top youtubers. Keep up the good work
How the heck do you only have 91.4k subscribers? I just stumbled across your channel today and am amazed (and annoyed) that you have never shown up in my feed! As someone who watches mainly gaming content on RUclips, the fact that so much gaming nonsense and content clearly aimed at children is what is always in my 'recommended' or 'up next' sections is a sin! You literally produce Television quality content, keep doing your thing man; you will definitely get the recognition you deserve. Most underrated channel on RUclips by a mile!
I didn't get the notification! (T_T). But I'm here now and this was FANTASTIC! I get lost in these episodes. You can't put a price on that. I really appreciate all the work you put into these. Of all the content on youtube over the years, these in-depth documentaries on games are legendary and will forever stand out in my mind as top-tier productions.
Your timing couldn't be more perfect! I've been living in the 16 bit Castlevanias for a few weeks now. Beaten all of them multiple times recently. Such a great series. I learned so much from this excellent video. Very interesting to get a glimpse into the minds who developed these fantastic games.
Incredible episode. As always. Please continue these.
Great game franchises deserve great in depth documentaries that detail all the effort behind their creation. A job well done covering these two titles from a legendary game series.
it's always Saturday Morning day in the quarantine zone.
and this video really pushes that feeling further.
Out of all of the castlvanias, and I’ve played them all, I feel like Super Castlevania IV had one of the most perfect difficulty scaling I’ve ever seen in a game.
It’s nearly flawless how it continues to get just a little bit harder, without being impossible.
Everytime I get a Strafefox video notification, I always get oddly exited lol
These videos are extremely interesting to watch. I don't know how they get pumped out every couple months because the amount of research and visual design in these is astounding. Matter of fact I love these videos so much, I watched the Streets of Rage and Shinobi video and now I've been playing the games since last summer, and honestly, I'm glad
Fantastic doc! My favourite all time game probably. Yeah there have been better but the nostalgia, the atmosphere, that music! Best Castlevania game. Glorious! 🥰
Super Castlevania IV is a MASTERPIECE. The levels and music are mindblowing for it's time and the graphics as well, i felt such enjoyment finishing that game and some kind of sadness it was over at the same time. Your or/and your crews videos are great and detailed. Satisfying to watch.
Wasn't expecting to see SCIV and Bloodlines in my reccs in a RECENT video... this is awesome! Those are my two most favourite castlevania games.
Your videos and narrating are amazing! Your 20+ years in the field really shows. More subscribers are much needed!
This channel is criminally underrated. Videos with this kind of production deserve to have a lot more attention.
I love the Castlevania series since my childhood
In the last month I found this channel and I am absolutely in love with it. I've just been watching every video down the list! Please keep this up!
As a youth I much prefered Metroidvania and thought the original style was too slow. When I caught up with Rondo of Blood, the old series finally clicked with me and now I love all the 16-bit games, most of the NES and GB ones too. Amazing series.
The amount of detail put into this video is outstanding. Having played a lot of Bloodlines, I get the sense that the devs had played a lot of Castlevania IV and had minor frustrations with it, which they then changed when making Bloodlines
Man, I find myself wishing that the 16-bit era could have lasted for decades. I think that must have been the most fun time to work in game development. A skilled team could still create a full game in less than a year, the hardware could actually visualize different art styles and talent, and clever coding tricks could make a noticeable difference in a game. I wish I could have been a part of that and made a living making those games.
Had there ever been a castlevania from later games where they allow you to grab things with a whip and then use that to hit something else?? A cotton boomerang style mechanic would be so dope
I have been busy strafefox with work but I can say without a doubt, this is my favorite episode. It feels so new yet reminds me of the old msx days. And the loads of new information shows. From the Twitter post you showed me to the use of the Anniversary collection and more really is amazing. For a long time you were one of my favorite yt channels, but I can say without adoubt you still are if not, my favorite. Bar none.
The graphical capabilities of this era of games still blows me away just as I was a kid again!
Superbly researched and presented. It's such a relief to come across a channel devoted to classic gaming that's devoid of wooden delivery or lame attempts at humor. Just no-nonsense content served up right. I've been playing games since the NES days and learned a lot of things I never knew before. Thanks.
You work should be praised world wide! OUTSTANDING AND MIND BLOWING quality!!!
Great episode as always. You are one of the few subs I have that when the notification hits for a new video, you have to stop whatever I'm doing and watch.
I think I say a similar thing on every video, but this is better than stuff you'd see on TV. So much love is put into these videos.
22:19 all the credits and sources of the video, and great Job
Man I hope content like this overwhelms drama channels. It's so much more substantive and interesting. Great work.
One of the highest-quality content retro gaming channel on youtube, you can tell that this channel put a lot of effort time and research to do a video... Very very underrated channel imo... Auto sub
I hate to say this but a lot of channel was quite overrated and have a lot of views that this channel deserves... Why dont we get more of this and less of them
This video is PHENOMINAL. Production values are through the roof!
At 10:16 mad props👌 for using the music from "snatcher"👍 man.... I miss that game!
Castlevania is one of my favorite games of all time. 4 was a masterpiece. The music set the mood perfectly.
The Super Castlevania 4 Soundtrack is perfect. Really quality content, Splash wave. Your videos are always perfect too.
Beautiful production, that early dog boss model in Bloodlines is pretty gnarly haha, glad they took the time to polish the game. Real shame about the zeppelin stage though, that would have been amazing.
You're like the 'Defunctland' of video games. Killer production value. So good!