42:37 - that was the woman in pink who waved her hand from the window. In the first level, she recovers a lot of Hyde Meter and gives one bag of coins. At other levels, she can randomly do the opposite effect. In the Japanese version, in order to reach the boss, you need to perform the same actions as in the American version: reach by Hyde to the end of level 6, where lightning does not strike. Additional information: ordinary people doesn't hit Jekyll on purpose, but only if there is a terrorist with a bomb on the screen (the man in purple). In this case, they panic and try to hide through the nearest door.
Exactly, the reason why some of the levels in the Japanese version were removed from the american one was because they hinted Jekyll having extramarital relationships with women of questionable morals. Glad that I'm not the only one who noticed about the townsfolk panicking when some madman started randomly placing bombs around, that's one of the very few things that made sense in this utterly broken, yet surprisingly ambitious for its time, game. You can avoid the slingshots by ducking, btw.
To get the good ending you have to take Jekyll to the Street level, and then get Hyde to the Street level. Take the rooftops as Hyde and have him reach the chapel before Jekyll does. Fight the boss, and then you can just walk the rest of the way with Jekyll. The bride will be waiting for you in this version.
The Japanese version is the original, released in 1988. The American version was released one year later in 1989. That should ring a bell when the American opening that you always knew says "Toho" and "Bandai". :)
Despite the awful gameplay and the poor soundtrack, is there anyone here who think that this is one of the best looking NES games ever made? Just look at the level of detail of the buildings, this is pure 8-bit art, to me is a pleasure to look at. I should also mention Castlevania II, it's up there (but Castlevania has an amazing soundtrack to enhance the effect). There is something magical about these two games, you cannot get the same mood with any type of realistic 3D graphics.
If you hit your bride enough times at the end (or keep ducking next to her?) Like 6 times something happens (another ending or game over) was mentioned in someones playthrough (this is only in the jp version)
Think they disliked it cause the game is so bad do t think it has nothing to do with Mike I consider disliking the video only cause the game but it could just be me lol
How else do you think we were fooled into renting this game? We thought we were getting a steam punk Victorian age anti-hero. What we got was a steaming pile of excrement....
If you recall how you got the "good" ending from your USA playthrough of the game, then you're good to go for the JPN release as well for the good ending, once again, just before you get the final stage with Hyde, you have to reach it with Jekyll, the few differences are more enemies, a not much friendly Phsyco Wave command, and 2 different stages (if I remember right).
Awesome, I didn’t think you’d do this one. This is the game, bayou billy , this game, Mario 3, Zelda II were all released as derivative works in the United States.
This was the first game I ever saw you stream on the Cinemassace channel, and it made me respect you as a gamer so, so much. In large part, my sub to this channel is because of that first stream and how you just gutted out the difficulty like a beautiful machine.
If you're ever in need of some Famicom box artwork, check out: gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/platforms/games/27 If a Japanese game was released was released in the US, it can be found under the English name. If it was only in Japan it'll be by the original title.
Hey Mike when you were using Erins Switch for Tetris99 were you using your dock? If you were try swapping out your dock for hers. It shouldn't cut out when streaming so im guessing something is shorting out in yours which is likely what killed your switch. Nintendo will fix or replace your switch and dock free if you give them a call and explain the situation. Their customer service is A+. If you're using a 3rd party dock then stop. They are prone to breaking the switch. BTW the pro controller is wireless, not sure why you play with it plugged in if it doesn't need to be charged. The controller does not transmit data when plugged in so just use it wireless as intended.
Neither version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are easy, and it's an amazing accomplishment that you've beaten them both. However, I do think the Japanese version is the easier of the two. The blast radius of the bomb seems to be reduced, especially on the early levels, allowing you to breeze through them by walking right past the bomb. Even on the barrel level, you may have noticed it was easier (at least marginally) to jump dodge the blast while going left. It also seems like the damage may be a little less than the American version too. Additionally, the Japanese version of the game as a whole seems to run more smoothly. It had few if any frame rate drops and slow downs, unlike the American version. Likewise there were no incidents of randomly speeding up or slowing down enemies. Add to this that (with one or two exceptions, like when you were stuck under the people throwing fruit) the enemy concentration seemed less (especially on pre-barrel stages), the Japanese version just all around seems more reasonable (though still quite a challenge).
A good description of this game is excessive, especially this version of it. It's like a directors cut to a movie no one asked for, just extending boring scenes except you replace boring scenes with torture.
@@wasresting1574 Or here's an idea... WATCH IT FOR YOURSELF before bitching. Also the "game is bland?" Way to miss the fucking point. The point is that it's Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde, kind of an important and notable game on this channel, in general. Also, no, it's a fairly unique game, if not exactly a good one. It's a very strange type of game with a weird objective, and the differences between regions is actually an interesting subject. There's a lot that separates this game from your average NES game, whether that's for the best or for the worst. Hell, why do you even care to ask, when you clicked on this video and came to it, if you're not going to watch the goddamn thing? Christ almighty.
I don’t think this game is nearly as hard as James and mike once thought; you just have to know how to play. Something like Silver Surfer or battletoads seem much harder. This actually seems like an ok game. Also, mike’s totally wrong: the American Box Art is totally superior.
@@mikematei BTW Mike the Hyde ending is the good ending as all the stress enducing enemies disappear and Jekyll conquers his evil side. So yes Hyde boss is the good ending
42:37 - that was the woman in pink who waved her hand from the window. In the first level, she recovers a lot of Hyde Meter and gives one bag of coins. At other levels, she can randomly do the opposite effect.
In the Japanese version, in order to reach the boss, you need to perform the same actions as in the American version: reach by Hyde to the end of level 6, where lightning does not strike.
Additional information: ordinary people doesn't hit Jekyll on purpose, but only if there is a terrorist with a bomb on the screen (the man in purple). In this case, they panic and try to hide through the nearest door.
Exactly, the reason why some of the levels in the Japanese version were removed from the american one was because they hinted Jekyll having extramarital relationships with women of questionable morals.
Glad that I'm not the only one who noticed about the townsfolk panicking when some madman started randomly placing bombs around, that's one of the very few things that made sense in this utterly broken, yet surprisingly ambitious for its time, game.
You can avoid the slingshots by ducking, btw.
I think this actually was an improvement to the american version.
mike is really cool for tackling this game over the years and sharing his finds. seeing james' video beating it today was so cathartic.
To get the good ending you have to take Jekyll to the Street level, and then get Hyde to the Street level. Take the rooftops as Hyde and have him reach the chapel before Jekyll does. Fight the boss, and then you can just walk the rest of the way with Jekyll. The bride will be waiting for you in this version.
Gotta love the Rygar music!!
The Japanese version is the original, released in 1988. The American version was released one year later in 1989.
That should ring a bell when the American opening that you always knew says "Toho" and "Bandai". :)
Despite the awful gameplay and the poor soundtrack, is there anyone here who think that this is one of the best looking NES games ever made? Just look at the level of detail of the buildings, this is pure 8-bit art, to me is a pleasure to look at. I should also mention Castlevania II, it's up there (but Castlevania has an amazing soundtrack to enhance the effect). There is something magical about these two games, you cannot get the same mood with any type of realistic 3D graphics.
Actually the soundtrack is honestly quite catchy when I think about it
I dunno why but I fucking love the cats in this game. Just the way they flip their shit and meow randomly is fucking hilarious.
If you hit your bride enough times at the end (or keep ducking next to her?) Like 6 times something happens (another ending or game over) was mentioned in someones playthrough (this is only in the jp version)
go easy on Mike's ass he had too many games stuffed up there since the Bat-man AVGN episode.
that annoying musical note backround beat, is the instrumental that they play on the elevator ride down into Hell
The spiders have better movement patterns. They don’t just stop in front of you. Much easier to dodge them
You just don't learn... do you?
This is like beating ghouls & ghost once and saying u beat the game. Not the real ending, didn't even fight the boss
That's a different stream: ruclips.net/video/vGSI5fu-TS4/видео.html
@@mikemateiOh ok cool, thanks dude! U & James are awesome been watching u guys endure sh*tty games like 15yrs!
Mike the window npc that wawes to u and dont throw shit, pays u off if u visit her!! 07:05 here she is, u can enter door below her
Hey Mike, can you upload a hi-res scan of the front of the box?
Here's a secret, you can kill the bees by having Jekyll duck and have the bees fly into his face.
impressive man. it was good times when we all played at TMG a few years ago for james and mike mondays
Yeah, that was pretty savage. Some of the guys were pretty good at it, too, IIRC.
1:18:38 - I don't know why, but I found this hilarious!
Famicom version came earlier.
The feeling of renting a game from the video store and it being this good.
Whoever disliked this is a hater, Mike went through this horror again just for us, the people, so we don't have to!
Think they disliked it cause the game is so bad do t think it has nothing to do with Mike I consider disliking the video only cause the game but it could just be me lol
A case of a better looking box than the actual game...
How else do you think we were fooled into renting this game? We thought we were getting a steam punk Victorian age anti-hero. What we got was a steaming pile of excrement....
@@jacobprayer8656 Some people are into that...
This game needs a sanity meter, for the player.
The original Eternal Darkness?
Allegedly, the cane can put out bomb fuses. Has anyone tested this?
This game could be used for interrogations.
If you recall how you got the "good" ending from your USA playthrough of the game, then you're good to go for the JPN release as well for the good ending, once again, just before you get the final stage with Hyde, you have to reach it with Jekyll, the few differences are more enemies, a not much friendly Phsyco Wave command, and 2 different stages (if I remember right).
That poor couch takes a beating.
Awesome, I didn’t think you’d do this one. This is the game, bayou billy , this game, Mario 3, Zelda II were all released as derivative works in the United States.
This was the first game I ever saw you stream on the Cinemassace channel, and it made me respect you as a gamer so, so much. In large part, my sub to this channel is because of that first stream and how you just gutted out the difficulty like a beautiful machine.
avgn worst nightmare :)
If you're ever in need of some Famicom box artwork, check out:
gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/platforms/games/27
If a Japanese game was released was released in the US, it can be found under the English name. If it was only in Japan it'll be by the original title.
Why does this game have music from Rygar at the beginning? Has anyone ever figured this out??
Donnie London same composer just recycled some of the music
I've been waiting for this for awhile
The Japan Box is So Awesome😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
Why on earth did they change the game so much before releasing it in the US?
Back to the nightmare ehh Mike 👍
That was crazy you said tedious at the exact time I was thinking it.
The part where people are throwing shit out of the windows reminds me of Zelda II
Hey Mike when you were using Erins Switch for Tetris99 were you using your dock? If you were try swapping out your dock for hers. It shouldn't cut out when streaming so im guessing something is shorting out in yours which is likely what killed your switch. Nintendo will fix or replace your switch and dock free if you give them a call and explain the situation. Their customer service is A+.
If you're using a 3rd party dock then stop. They are prone to breaking the switch. BTW the pro controller is wireless, not sure why you play with it plugged in if it doesn't need to be charged. The controller does not transmit data when plugged in so just use it wireless as intended.
I see this game used all the time. I guess Japan likes it as well
not so much there was Mario 3 in that time.
Well done mike!!!
Hey man, it sucks you don't have nearly as many subs as the main channel - you're doing gods work with all this content.... much respect!!!
That intro music is the same as the intro to Rygar.
American ver Rygar
cause Japan Rygar aka Warrior of Argus have better chip on it and not expo to US.
What’s the thumbnail picture because if that’s not Noel Fielding then I’ll eat my shoes!
Nerd needs to revisit that game on famicom! It will be great avgn episode!
Neither version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are easy, and it's an amazing accomplishment that you've beaten them both. However, I do think the Japanese version is the easier of the two. The blast radius of the bomb seems to be reduced, especially on the early levels, allowing you to breeze through them by walking right past the bomb. Even on the barrel level, you may have noticed it was easier (at least marginally) to jump dodge the blast while going left. It also seems like the damage may be a little less than the American version too.
Additionally, the Japanese version of the game as a whole seems to run more smoothly. It had few if any frame rate drops and slow downs, unlike the American version. Likewise there were no incidents of randomly speeding up or slowing down enemies. Add to this that (with one or two exceptions, like when you were stuck under the people throwing fruit) the enemy concentration seemed less (especially on pre-barrel stages), the Japanese version just all around seems more reasonable (though still quite a challenge).
You climb to the rooftops as hyde on the last stage and then the boss will appear after walking for a while.
Hey Mike Matei those brains with legs are called sheps
A good description of this game is excessive, especially this version of it. It's like a directors cut to a movie no one asked for, just extending boring scenes except you replace boring scenes with torture.
Make this James and Mike's Monday.
Actually you have to stay as Hyde and fight a Giant Mask which is the final boss.
This feels like a NES game made by a Commodore 64 developer.
this is different than the american version. that's not in the american version. omg this is so different. wow, this is different.
Is that what he keeps repeating while playing? because I’m not watching this video. Game is so bland
@@wasresting1574 Or here's an idea... WATCH IT FOR YOURSELF before bitching. Also the "game is bland?" Way to miss the fucking point. The point is that it's Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde, kind of an important and notable game on this channel, in general. Also, no, it's a fairly unique game, if not exactly a good one. It's a very strange type of game with a weird objective, and the differences between regions is actually an interesting subject. There's a lot that separates this game from your average NES game, whether that's for the best or for the worst. Hell, why do you even care to ask, when you clicked on this video and came to it, if you're not going to watch the goddamn thing? Christ almighty.
EAT SOME MORE FUCKING CAKE! 1:18:50
Mike if you love Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, play Werewolf and Captain Comic for NES. That's the unholy trilogy of shit
Oh, god. Jekyll and Hyde on the FAILICOM? It's like puking on a pile of shit.
You’re having one of them days, ain’t ya?
We want the good ending
Na-na-na-na-na-na (the fat woman singing) XD
1:17:54 best part, this game sucks and thats a ghostbusters reference too
but what if they made a commodore 64 version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? then you would have to play that as well ha ha. 😂
You got the bad ending
2:01:14
This game is a LOT different o.O
Mike kun... Yokodekimasu
I don’t think this game is nearly as hard as James and mike once thought; you just have to know how to play. Something like Silver Surfer or battletoads seem much harder. This actually seems like an ok game. Also, mike’s totally wrong: the American Box Art is totally superior.
It’s definitely not as hard as battletoads or silver surfer but it’s still a really shitty game.
Unlock the nerd from the basement Mike.....
Why
MIIIIKKKKEEEE!!!!
Looks like that pink lady in the window on first level doing the nazi salut :O
Mike, you've conquered Jekyll and Hyde, have you vested Silver Surfer, Battletoads and Deadly Towers ever??
You can look it up I did Silver Surfer and Battletoads.
Deadly Towers I have not done yet
@@mikematei thanks!
@@mikematei BTW Mike the Hyde ending is the good ending as all the stress enducing enemies disappear and Jekyll conquers his evil side.
So yes Hyde boss is the good ending
Oh lord he really hate himself
😊 hidden jem
I love me some mike
hey mike if u really wanna torture yourself play the terminator on nes its impossible to beat.
Classic game lol
This game only is a piece of shit! :D