Dark Castle (Sega Genesis) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • Today the Angry Video Game Nerd reviews Dark Castle for the Sega Genesis. This game was released in 1991 by Electronic Arts and swiftly panned by critics and gamers alike. It stars a Peter Pan-like character that appears in the entrance of a castle without any prior explanation or storyline. There are multiple doors to enter, but they're each as much of a mystery as the first. Upon entering a door, the game switches abruptly to a side-scroller which features even worse graphics than the introduction. In addition to the horrid graphics, the game plays a repetitive loop of ominous piano music which can only be deactivated with careful timing at the dawn of the game. These issues are considered petty when compared to the gameplay and controls that turn out to be a complete mess. The Nerd struggles with awkward button combinations and unresponsiveness to complete the simplest of tasks like ducking and throwing items. Watch as the Nerd plays, in his opinion, the worst Sega Genesis game he ever has.
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Комментарии • 10 тыс.

  • @IntensePeppers
    @IntensePeppers 5 лет назад +1514

    The sustained note when you turn off the music is a hilarious unexcusable mess

    • @Brainulator9
      @Brainulator9 4 года назад +76

      It sounds like taking a turd in audio form.

    • @nicollestallkamp3655
      @nicollestallkamp3655 4 года назад +55

      It sounds like a high pitched foghorn on steroids.

    • @ProvingBeatle16
      @ProvingBeatle16 4 года назад +33

      It literally sounds like a hockey goal horn!

    • @derflerp538
      @derflerp538 4 года назад +64

      The soundchip needs to be told both when to start, and when to stop a note. The game developers straight-up forgot to add a note stop when pressing pause.

    • @cheddarcheese9311
      @cheddarcheese9311 3 года назад +10

      It sounds like a cruise ship horn

  • @jsun7972
    @jsun7972 8 лет назад +4084

    This episode never gets old. That "Nananananananan" in the background while he's getting increasingly pissed just make this so hilarious!

    • @TenshinhanIsKing
      @TenshinhanIsKing 8 лет назад +254

      It's like the game was trolling him

    • @Shmandalf
      @Shmandalf 8 лет назад +44

      +TooMany Gamez I love the ending.

    • @JPSG3
      @JPSG3 8 лет назад +30

      +TooMany Gamez Just found my new ringtone. lol

    • @antoniofagarto2033
      @antoniofagarto2033 8 лет назад +63

      +TooMany Gamez YES MAN! That NANANANANANA...
      GOD DAMN! Who programed this thing like that?

    • @blacklabel130
      @blacklabel130 7 лет назад +30

      the most devilish dev ever

  • @redshift4416
    @redshift4416 5 лет назад +2372

    "You have more control over the weather than this character." is probably the greatest nerd joke.

  • @jazzygryphon
    @jazzygryphon 5 лет назад +2470

    The character must be an ancestor of Lester the Unlikely.

  • @TheHero136
    @TheHero136 8 лет назад +3475

    "You have better luck playing Silver Surfer on the power glove!"
    This is one of the most brutal comparisons he has ever declared in an AVGN episode.

  • @DiGiTyDarKMaN
    @DiGiTyDarKMaN 7 лет назад +1642

    I've lost count of how many times I've watched this episode. AVGN never gets old but there is something extra special about this one for some reason.

    • @riddleiddle
      @riddleiddle 6 лет назад +37

      It is the funniest outta all of ‘em XD

    • @t5805
      @t5805 6 лет назад +84

      I think he was sincerely pissed off lol like really? Fuck this game

    • @brunop.8745
      @brunop.8745 6 лет назад +124

      I think its the "Dark Castle, ON C. D. *IIIII!* " part. Never gets old.

    • @MrLordpistoia
      @MrLordpistoia 6 лет назад +34

      That's because this game is extra shitty

    • @LucidTeFlon180
      @LucidTeFlon180 6 лет назад +41

      Coz the game was trollin' him lol. "nananana"

  • @SuperSilverSerpent
    @SuperSilverSerpent Год назад +355

    So I did some research and discovered that this was actually a port of a game for Macintosh. Apparently in the original Mac version not only did the main character not get dizzy as easily and as often, but throwing the rock was done with the mouse, which explains why it’s so clunky on console.

    • @coreylineberry8557
      @coreylineberry8557 Год назад +47

      It's actually a Mac classic.

    • @MrSlendyMannn
      @MrSlendyMannn Год назад +27

      That explains a lot. I’ve never owned a Mac myself so I never really heard about it.

    • @hellaradusername
      @hellaradusername 2 месяца назад +1

      I had this on MS-DOS and you could press the number pad keys to quick aim. I still never beat it.

    • @elijahcampbell9829
      @elijahcampbell9829 Месяц назад +2

      Does it say Saddam was here in the port?

  • @pepijn23
    @pepijn23 5 лет назад +350

    0:55 guitar guy is dead again, Please hit ABBA.

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 5 лет назад +16

      At least he's not stuck in the couch this time (that I can see, anyway.)

    • @TheDeldiz
      @TheDeldiz 4 года назад +13

      So how can I ever refuse?
      I feel like I win when I loooooooose.
      Waterloo! I was defeated, you won the war!
      Waterloo! Promise to love you forevermore!

    • @sombrastudios5765
      @sombrastudios5765 4 года назад +6

      *A-B-B-A*

    • @QShaque
      @QShaque 4 года назад +6

      and he'll return to the tune of Gimmie Gimmie

    • @majorfanboy2005
      @majorfanboy2005 3 года назад +4

      You can dance, you can try having the time of your life. Oh, see that girl walking straight digging in the dancing queen.

  • @VedTraed
    @VedTraed 7 лет назад +682

    The "DARK CASTLE ON CD-I" part is probably one of AVGNs greatest moments, up there with when he punches Bugs Bunny out of nowhere, or the search for "ass" in the King James Bible on Gameboy.

    • @JibzCastor
      @JibzCastor 5 лет назад +11

      What ep is the King James Bible?

    • @darkhearsttoys5224
      @darkhearsttoys5224 5 лет назад +7

      I agree. The last bit was classic, too.

    • @passtheapplejuice2619
      @passtheapplejuice2619 Год назад +2

      @@JibzCastor bible games 3

    • @mattlockhart2282
      @mattlockhart2282 Год назад +1

      I rewatched about 6 times , laughing .

    • @Tiedtoatreee
      @Tiedtoatreee 7 месяцев назад

      This review is one of my faves it’s up there with crazy bus and Alf sooooo funny

  • @asmcint
    @asmcint 8 лет назад +377

    Of course Saddam was a hardcore gamer. He didn't want those PS2s to launch missiles, he just wanted a taste of the new console generation.

  • @blobskin
    @blobskin 6 лет назад +884

    "You can't even jump without getting dizzy." Sounds like a medical condition.

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 4 года назад +26

      Dizzyitosis.

    • @FiveFoxesInATrenchcoat
      @FiveFoxesInATrenchcoat 4 года назад +29

      blobskin *Anemia intensifies*

    • @kalvinkellogg1982
      @kalvinkellogg1982 4 года назад +3

      @White Lives Matter sounds like a fun game mechanic

    • @jdajoker
      @jdajoker 4 года назад +8

      It's almost like the Surf Ninjas episode where he gets hurt when he jumps.

    • @jesusvergel9288
      @jesusvergel9288 3 года назад +9

      Orthostatic Hypotension

  • @ElliottBelser
    @ElliottBelser 6 лет назад +1266

    This is actually a shitty PORT of a pretty good PC game. The rock throwing controls were never designed for anything other than a mouse.

    • @marcinkapinski9537
      @marcinkapinski9537 5 лет назад +75

      Weren't Mac version the original one?

    • @AnSturbin
      @AnSturbin 5 лет назад +22

      Pretty good you say?

    • @crowbarviking3890
      @crowbarviking3890 5 лет назад +15

      I had it on Commodore64

    • @KitsuneYojimbo
      @KitsuneYojimbo 5 лет назад +54

      Just tell me the guy you play as isn't a complete klutz who gets dizzy at his own whims.

    • @fullmetaljacket7
      @fullmetaljacket7 5 лет назад +47

      Tucker Johnson it's just as bad.

  • @PotatoMcFry
    @PotatoMcFry 7 лет назад +580

    This has got to be one of the best AVGN videos. The editing, writing, pacing...everything is perfect. I always come back to this episode.

    • @Facelessman254
      @Facelessman254 5 лет назад +10

      PotatoMcFry This and the terminator ones I love the most

    • @mmd3585
      @mmd3585 4 года назад +20

      This is AVGN gold standard. I also love the Tiger Electronics one, the Action 52, and the most recent of the bunch, The Town with no Name (or Town with no Name). No overacting and the writing seems perfect.

    • @thevisi0naryy
      @thevisi0naryy 4 года назад +6

      I was just gonna say this. This is quintessential avgn.

    • @GenyaArikado
      @GenyaArikado 4 года назад +4

      Me too...This and Action 52 are my favorites. Ninja Gaiden is up there too...

    • @Mant111
      @Mant111 3 года назад +2

      The ending is perfect too, simple yet perfect

  • @midnalazuli793
    @midnalazuli793 6 лет назад +827

    You're actually not too far off about the whole "Saddam Hussein was a Hardcore Gamer" thing.
    In the early 2000s, he had reportedly ordered over 4,000 PS2 Consoles to be shipped to Iraq.

    • @backwash69777
      @backwash69777 5 лет назад +115

      yes, he ordered over 4,000 ps2...for an entirely different reason

    • @bartpullitzer3028
      @bartpullitzer3028 5 лет назад +44

      matt johnson : I know PS3s were used in server farms but did the PS2 also have value beyond playing PS2 games and DVDs?

    • @danielhamby9448
      @danielhamby9448 5 лет назад +62

      Bart Pullitzer I can’t remember the details but it had something to do with launching missiles or something

    • @sonicdv3953
      @sonicdv3953 5 лет назад +59

      @@danielhamby9448 I always thought that was Sony doing some false advertising to try to make people think the system was super powerful. Remember "Toy Story graphics"? No way a ps2 is powerful enough for nuke testing stuff

    • @chrisbellville6957
      @chrisbellville6957 5 лет назад +100

      Supposedly it was to repurpose the processors to use for guiding missiles

  • @beer2041
    @beer2041 5 лет назад +203

    "Isn't that the fuckest thing you've ever heard?"
    Yes it is Nerd. Yes it is.

  • @__-zm5wr
    @__-zm5wr 5 лет назад +182

    "Even that vulture looks f*cking depressed".

  • @MNanme1z4xs
    @MNanme1z4xs 10 лет назад +312

    This game makes Lester feels like He man.

    • @DANTVSVERGIL
      @DANTVSVERGIL 10 лет назад +50

      Whoa let's not get too crazy now

    • @chippy89ify
      @chippy89ify 10 лет назад +13

      LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLXD

    • @silenceenigma587
      @silenceenigma587 9 лет назад +12

      Or Hercules.

    • @MNanme1z4xs
      @MNanme1z4xs 7 лет назад +11

      You think dark soul was hard? Try dark castle to have a new revelation on perspective.

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 6 лет назад +21

      Lester's a lot manlier by the end, AVGN didn't go that far.

  • @WadeWilsonKPop
    @WadeWilsonKPop 9 лет назад +1305

    UGH
    NYANYANYANYNYA
    Every. Fucking. Time.

    • @AfonsoEGM
      @AfonsoEGM 9 лет назад +64

      Wade Wilson Geez, I've never played this game and already hate those fuckin' things that keep doing this fuckin' noise.

    • @Vojingamer
      @Vojingamer 9 лет назад +32

      My new message sound,oh,and my ringtone will be Hong Kong 97 XD

    • @MrSquadallah
      @MrSquadallah 9 лет назад +2

      +Wade Wilson You know it Deadpool.

    • @MrSquadallah
      @MrSquadallah 9 лет назад +1

      +Wade Wilson You know it Deadpool.

    • @ariellara2585
      @ariellara2585 9 лет назад +11

      +Vojin gamer you fucking ugly red.

  • @TheRaiko777
    @TheRaiko777 4 года назад +293

    The hellish roar when pulling out the CDi Dark Castle is some classic Nerd rage. Great episode.

    • @ryanwebb309
      @ryanwebb309 Год назад +4

      I've got... Dark Castle... on C... D... *IIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 3 года назад +404

    I really do not understand the Sadam joke, even as an inside joke, what were they thinking?

    • @ps3master72
      @ps3master72 3 года назад +35

      Nice, Proto's rewatching the AVGN series!

    • @danielbergonzi7319
      @danielbergonzi7319 3 года назад +39

      Maybe there was an Iraqi programmer.

    • @michaelsoltesz3779
      @michaelsoltesz3779 3 года назад +44

      Topical humor? Gulf war? Programmers are not the best joke writers.

    • @toms.6283
      @toms.6283 3 года назад +28

      Well Osama Bin Laden was an avid gamer so who knows what Saddam was up to

    • @notcafe1257
      @notcafe1257 3 года назад +15

      But Proto Saddam was a gamer

  • @NightsNova
    @NightsNova 7 лет назад +444

    I love over 20 years passed and he is still mad about that 'Ninten-dont' ad xD

    • @pauldavis5665
      @pauldavis5665 5 лет назад +44

      Shows how effective it was. ;-)

    • @Usario321
      @Usario321 5 лет назад +9

      Paul Davis gotta give credit to Sega’s marketing department ( at least at the beginning) but sega genesis and master system sucks

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 5 лет назад

      XD

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 5 лет назад +2

      @Dann Rajeeh fuck off, that's cruel XD

    • @T3KNUG3T5
      @T3KNUG3T5 5 лет назад

      Your pfp (nightsnova) gives me nostalgia

  • @Mikman360
    @Mikman360 10 лет назад +106

    I still can't get over how hilarious clumsy they make the main characters. It's like the game is TRYING to troll you by giving you the least graceful character in video game history.

    • @justinjacobsen7502
      @justinjacobsen7502 10 лет назад +10

      This had some of the funniest commentary out of any AVGN.
      @6:54- "Your character...is a total buffoon." ... "You'd think his fuckin' shoe laces are tied together."
      @11:10- "The stairs? Good lord, I just keep slipping all over the place!"

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 5 лет назад +12

      Lester the Unlikely could beat the shit out of that guy.

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 2 года назад +5

      @@gengarzilla1685 At the end of the game, Lester probably could

    • @Eye_Of_Odin978
      @Eye_Of_Odin978 Год назад

      @@solarflare9078 I'm not even sure that Shaggy-at-home over there could even take Lester from the BEGINNING of Lester the Unlikely tbh
      I give it to Lester, 60-40

  • @saddamhussein3849
    @saddamhussein3849 9 лет назад +5352

    I absolutely loved this game!!!

    • @ObsoleteSonicRules
      @ObsoleteSonicRules 9 лет назад +396

      Saddam Hussein let me guess,because it has your name on it

    • @SpeedyEric1
      @SpeedyEric1 9 лет назад +190

      ObsoleteSonicRules Then he must also love the Hot Shots movies, because he's in them.

    • @saddamhussein3849
      @saddamhussein3849 9 лет назад +218

      SpeedyEric1
      Of course.

    • @GiordanDiodato
      @GiordanDiodato 9 лет назад +53

      Saddam Hussein 69 likes

    • @getsu0
      @getsu0 9 лет назад +83

      You are hard-core Saddam.

  • @kywii6678
    @kywii6678 5 лет назад +901

    The Quest of Shaggy for Burger King : The Game

  • @cameronnorton5898
    @cameronnorton5898 8 лет назад +131

    The CDI version may be the funniest game he's played.

  • @matijatgaming
    @matijatgaming 8 лет назад +462

    lester the unlikely can beat the shit.out of this guy

    • @BirdRaiserE
      @BirdRaiserE 6 лет назад +41

      Matija T Gaming
      I dont know man. Dark Castle Guy has an omni directional rock throw

    • @matijatgaming
      @matijatgaming 6 лет назад +4

      Holy shet i never got so much likes

    • @stevenstice6683
      @stevenstice6683 6 лет назад +4

      At least Lester runs like a normal person and later gets a boomerang and a cutlass towards the end. Oh yeah, if you want to jump down without taking damage, you have to crouch before landing. That's right, you have to do a superhero landing to avoid hurting yourself.

  • @ukhistorian
    @ukhistorian 6 лет назад +147

    "What's Saddam doing here?" Well where was he gonna go, Detroit?

    • @briansmith8361
      @briansmith8361 4 года назад +7

      South Park reference! Nice!

    • @crashpal
      @crashpal 3 года назад +6

      The castle traps were all Saddam's master plan lol

    • @genevalong8383
      @genevalong8383 3 года назад +1

      South park lol

    • @genevalong8383
      @genevalong8383 3 года назад +1

      You saw the one where the devil trying to out do puff daddy for his hollween party lol

    • @TheGary108
      @TheGary108 3 года назад +1

      “Take him to Detroit!”

  • @Zenas521
    @Zenas521 5 лет назад +95

    I played that game a lot... on the Macintosh.
    You really need a Mouse & Keyboard.
    I don't think they ever made a console friendly version of the game.

    • @uranium54321
      @uranium54321 4 года назад +21

      With a mouse, rotating the arm around to throw rocks actually would make more sense

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 2 года назад +3

      100

  • @Ryouski
    @Ryouski 3 года назад +166

    9:45 One of my favorite moments every in AVGN history.

    • @kenshin6553
      @kenshin6553 2 года назад +20

      Diarrhoea dial never fails

    • @isaacmontecillo7948
      @isaacmontecillo7948 Год назад +4

      ​@@kenshin6553 At 9:53 THIS JUMPSCARES ME.

    • @eds10blue79
      @eds10blue79 2 месяца назад

      C.D.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 😡 🔥

  • @patpear6567
    @patpear6567 6 лет назад +78

    He didn't even have to comment on the cdi version. I laughed just watching the gameplay

    • @Protoman85
      @Protoman85 3 года назад +7

      GiantBomb once played CD-i games, and the look on Jeff Gerstmann as he began playing Dark Castle was PRICELESS

  • @gallium711
    @gallium711 8 лет назад +943

    Dark Castle on C...D...I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    LOL

    •  8 лет назад +13

      +Ben Zarrella Notice that jame's voice was on the left speaker

    • @rebeccaperkins2605
      @rebeccaperkins2605 8 лет назад +7

      +Ben Zarrella my fave part xD

    • @NorthKoreaUncovered
      @NorthKoreaUncovered 8 лет назад +11

      +Ben Zarrella That fucking kills me every time hahahahaah

    • @connerjohnston4439
      @connerjohnston4439 8 лет назад +5

      That was super funny 😂

    •  8 лет назад

      *****
      Primary channel, i have other secondary channels wich i do the english videos

  • @Newtination
    @Newtination 5 лет назад +192

    "It's a curse to the soul, and it must suffer the tortures of the damned!" *whips* maybe the best scene in AVGN, shits hilarious. Love this episode!

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 3 года назад +4

      I won't ask where he got a whip from

  • @comradecthulhu6052
    @comradecthulhu6052 5 лет назад +1759

    Saddam: “Gamers rise up”.

    • @ionman1761
      @ionman1761 5 лет назад +51

      Greetings comrade

    • @njackson6807
      @njackson6807 4 года назад +13

      GamersRiseUp machine broke, we Gangweed now

    • @goose4919
      @goose4919 4 года назад +9

      @CorathTheHung Wat. Oh wow, people who want to semi-reform capiatlism are the same as two types of ideology, one that aims to get rid of states, classes and money, and the other where the state owns everything. Ooh, I hope it isn't socialism, which has social ownership which can mean anything from government ownership and central planning, to direct workers control through councils or syndicates and decentral planning, to an economy made up of direct democratic worker cooperatives, organised ina interconnected system of councils in a market economy.

    • @crashpal
      @crashpal 4 года назад +22

      Saddam was a badass

    • @batcat2338
      @batcat2338 3 года назад

      Kz

  • @DragonX64567
    @DragonX64567 8 лет назад +572

    Love the sound effects "Nyahnyahnyahnyah"

    • @Ben_Dover753
      @Ben_Dover753 8 лет назад +5

      Sarcasm I gather?

    • @DragonX64567
      @DragonX64567 8 лет назад +62

      Kostantinos Kanelopoulos no, I actually laugh evefytime I hear it

    • @Ben_Dover753
      @Ben_Dover753 8 лет назад +3

      +Natalie Ovsak Lol k

    • @christiannugraha1011
      @christiannugraha1011 8 лет назад +19

      It's like those egg thief in Spyro.

    • @DragonX64567
      @DragonX64567 8 лет назад +18

      Christian Nugraha me too, nah nah nah nah hehehe

  • @MrStephenRGilman
    @MrStephenRGilman 10 лет назад +35

    It was originally a game for the old black & white Macintosh computer. That explains the weird graphics and the messed-up controls, because the original game used the mouse to aim and shoot.

  • @thebitgamer2425
    @thebitgamer2425 5 лет назад +70

    “Ooo, scary. Look at those 16 bit graphics. Even that vulture looks depressed.”

  • @SvendleBerries
    @SvendleBerries 7 лет назад +111

    "Heinously anus"
    lol Im getting that put on my tombstone.

    • @renato7184
      @renato7184 4 года назад +14

      The nerd conceived the best cursing in the history of mankind.

  • @FizzleFX
    @FizzleFX 4 года назад +39

    9:48
    Doom: I'm though!
    Dark Souls: I'm cruel!
    Dark Castle: Hah... amateurs!

  • @muxx2810
    @muxx2810 5 лет назад +255

    Lmao I love the sound effect of the guy missing the rope. "Uhh..whoa!"

    • @rilluma
      @rilluma 4 года назад +48

      nänänänänänänä

  • @adriananimates7448
    @adriananimates7448 2 года назад +31

    9:35 Dark Souls, Bloodborne & Elden Ring in a nutshell

  • @ChickenPika
    @ChickenPika 9 лет назад +341

    I'm guessing "BK" means "Black Knight." No idea, though.

    • @ZaGorudan
      @ZaGorudan 9 лет назад +111

      ChickenPika The final boss is literally called "Black Knight".
      You get five internet points.

    • @FatefulAssassin
      @FatefulAssassin 9 лет назад +9

      Mark Juneburg Ooooh scary and sooo original!!!! XDFASDDAGFASDCVDFGAFD

    • @ayylmao4626
      @ayylmao4626 9 лет назад +3

      ChickenPika Totally ripped off Dark Souls.

    • @TrollBreaker
      @TrollBreaker 9 лет назад +15

      DarkSoul712 Mix them together, you get the Dark Knight.

    • @dylanayala7188
      @dylanayala7188 9 лет назад +5

      I thought it meant black king

  • @TibbyII
    @TibbyII 8 лет назад +52

    Pressing up to duck is pretty fucked up

    • @HoursFreeAOLsp
      @HoursFreeAOLsp 6 лет назад +1

      Tibby II literally was reading this as he said it

  • @ThePartyPrimate
    @ThePartyPrimate 9 лет назад +285

    Oh, so Saddam is now a graffiti artist who wants to go to Burger King. Okay...

    • @Nofal79
      @Nofal79 9 лет назад +2

      +EmotionGamer Sadam was here is a war propaganda for dumb kids by The Pantegon Command..lol

    • @soifon7000
      @soifon7000 8 лет назад

      +Master Xehanort That was like 15 years later, you should know better.

    • @WadeWilsonKPop
      @WadeWilsonKPop 8 лет назад +2

      +EmotionGamer You mean he ISN'T?

    • @vivivivivi
      @vivivivivi 8 лет назад +1

      +EmotionGamer and a gamer

    • @JP_Wu
      @JP_Wu 8 лет назад +1

      +EmotionGamer He also appeared on an Action 52 game lol

  • @BTheBlindRef
    @BTheBlindRef 6 лет назад +78

    Played the hell out of this game on the family Mac when I was a kid, and loved it. It had quirks in its movement mechanics, but I got pretty good at it. Don't know how it plays on a console given how it's designed for the mouse to control where you aim, but I liked it on the computer. The console port seems to be pretty broken by comparison.

  • @windwakerguy4309
    @windwakerguy4309 7 лет назад +233

    Of course Saddam was a hardcore gamer. Remember when he bought all those Playstation 2s?

    • @kywii6678
      @kywii6678 5 лет назад +15

      Tried to buy a lot in order to make a super computer, and become a true Overwatch gamer...
      Wait.

    • @weekendmusician2
      @weekendmusician2 5 лет назад +26

      He wanted to have Socom LAN parties.

    • @KillThad
      @KillThad 5 лет назад +5

      @@weekendmusician2 My mans gets it.

    • @iangates8815
      @iangates8815 5 лет назад +2

      the old icbm military curcuit boards that made up the ps2. the only console thats near bullet proof ?? weird !

    • @Fedekpc
      @Fedekpc 5 лет назад

      lol

  • @TheDonaldduck911
    @TheDonaldduck911 9 лет назад +263

    the ending was fucking awesome

    • @natekidren
      @natekidren 9 лет назад +5

      Gerardo Montalvo love the profile pic!

    • @TheDonaldduck911
      @TheDonaldduck911 9 лет назад +5

      thanks, fellow michael fan

    • @HellsJerome87
      @HellsJerome87 9 лет назад +2

      +Gerardo Montalvo It was the fuckest thing I've even seen!

    • @coreywilliams4299
      @coreywilliams4299 9 лет назад +24

      It's a curse to the soul and it must suffer the tortures of the Damned!

  • @Phrv199217
    @Phrv199217 7 лет назад +87

    1:11 Look closely at the cartridge.
    It says "Electronic Arts" on it.
    Do I need to say more?

    • @Rockstopmotion
      @Rockstopmotion 5 лет назад +8

      Road rash was pretty good though on genesis

    • @evanarmont
      @evanarmont 4 года назад +10

      you have to buy the dlc to make the game work properly

    • @katsumikougen8351
      @katsumikougen8351 4 года назад +5

      More like Electronic Farts.
      - AVGN 2019

  • @FerrowTheFox
    @FerrowTheFox 6 лет назад +50

    "It's the most heinously anus thing ever conceived by humankind, it's a curse to the soul and it must suffer the tortures of the damned!!" is one of the funniest and most memorable AVGN quotes ever.
    I've lost count of how many times I've watched this episode xD

  • @rosstedfordkendall
    @rosstedfordkendall 10 лет назад +41

    "If I go in there and I'm getting served hamburgers, that... would be... the tits!"
    Best line.

  • @VoidedMirror
    @VoidedMirror 10 лет назад +116

    This character makes Lester the Unlikely look badass.

    • @Intothevoid-NIB
      @Intothevoid-NIB 10 лет назад +6

      It makes the tiger games look fluent with control

  • @thebitgamer2425
    @thebitgamer2425 4 года назад +47

    “I got Dark Castle on C...D... *IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII* ”

    • @rjcorreia3788
      @rjcorreia3788 3 года назад +1

      He turned into hades that moment lol

  • @antoniooyarzun2622
    @antoniooyarzun2622 8 лет назад +88

    This was published by fucking EA!!!!
    Even on 1991, they trully had never gave a shit about their costumers

    • @brandonwenzel2844
      @brandonwenzel2844 8 лет назад +7

      well, to be fair it was a port of an 86 PC game; and one of the head developers wasn't even out of college yet. That doesn't excuse the pointless ports to non PC systems though.

    • @antoniooyarzun2622
      @antoniooyarzun2622 8 лет назад +1

      nice info

    • @SylentEcho
      @SylentEcho 8 лет назад +2

      Nice display picture.

    • @theobserver4214
      @theobserver4214 7 лет назад +8

      Antonio Oyarzun Dark Castle was originally a pretty good Mac game with awesome sound for 1986, these ports were FUCKING HORRIBLE. The mac keyboard was meant for this game

    • @PacManEntertainment
      @PacManEntertainment 7 лет назад

      the same company who made Sims games

  • @reviewsfromthenorth7929
    @reviewsfromthenorth7929 8 лет назад +176

    This has got to be one of Nerd's absolute best reviews. I watch it almost every month and laugh my ass off every time. One of the greatest reviews ever.

  • @tychusenju4164
    @tychusenju4164 10 лет назад +75

    Sega had to have everything Nintendo was making, so this is sega's version of Lester the Unlikely

    • @GriggsHw
      @GriggsHw 10 лет назад

      ***** so the bad controls are gone at the end of the game?

    • @GriggsHw
      @GriggsHw 10 лет назад

      ***** ikr, I was trying to understand the game, not criticising it.

    • @CoolGuy-pu4dv
      @CoolGuy-pu4dv 10 лет назад

      ***** so what? its still one of the worst games I have ever played

    • @CoolGuy-pu4dv
      @CoolGuy-pu4dv 10 лет назад

      ***** its a terrible game... you must be insane to think THIS is good compare this to Sonic, Mario

    • @CoolGuy-pu4dv
      @CoolGuy-pu4dv 10 лет назад

      ***** I ment how SUCSESFULL

  • @RealRuler2112
    @RealRuler2112 6 лет назад +37

    This is one of my favorite episodes. Also, I took that sound clip of the thing going 'nehnehnehnehneh' at 8:17 and put it on my phone as a new text notification - you should see people's reactions! =)

  • @LilianOrchard
    @LilianOrchard 10 лет назад +768

    Dark Castle: Spiritual Predecessor to Dark Souls

  • @AgentDanielCross
    @AgentDanielCross 8 лет назад +217

    Of course Saddam was a hardcore gamer! He didn't buy 4000 PS2s for diddle fuck!

    • @luisdavila8397
      @luisdavila8397 7 лет назад

      Yeah!he loves to blow shit up!

    • @crashpal
      @crashpal 7 лет назад +18

      so he made a nuclear bomb out of PS2s? that's badass

    • @Bauglir100
      @Bauglir100 7 лет назад +11

      If only he used his powers for good and not evil, then we could've gotten a whole new series of Let's Play videos.

    • @AgentDanielCross
      @AgentDanielCross 7 лет назад +9

      Saddam's Spicy Let's Play!

    • @MrGMoney1944
      @MrGMoney1944 7 лет назад +8

      Ett Gammalt Bergtroll You white person get in my van for a new PS2!
      Me: Hell yeah!

  • @jaynukem1929
    @jaynukem1929 7 лет назад +56

    This has got to be one of my favorite episodes because this game is so fucking bad it's hilarious.

  • @haVocHWC3
    @haVocHWC3 6 лет назад +55

    This is one of my favorite episodes of yours. At certain points you can feel how frustrated you are. "WHY CAN'T I DO ANYTHING?!" I love it.

  • @lukekleinhen9274
    @lukekleinhen9274 8 лет назад +77

    the main character reminds me of Lester the Unlikely

    • @zackywarner9705
      @zackywarner9705 6 лет назад +10

      But done absolutely worse

    • @ZER0O9
      @ZER0O9 6 лет назад +11

      @@zackywarner9705 at least Lester became less wimpy as the game went on.

    • @zackywarner9705
      @zackywarner9705 6 лет назад

      @@ZER0O9 true that

  • @marekvrbka
    @marekvrbka 10 лет назад +40

    Dark Castle was well received by critics, when it was originally released, it was on Mac in 1986 and used MOUSE, that is reason why controls are shit.

    • @adrianjenkins5877
      @adrianjenkins5877 10 лет назад +5

      Yeah. When you see the throwing motion, it really looks like a mouse-controlled game.

    • @marekvrbka
      @marekvrbka 10 лет назад +1

      ***** At the time (and today), there were not many games avaiable on Mac, that is one of reasons why it was well received, I have never said that the game is good (or bad)

    • @Zillionjape
      @Zillionjape 10 лет назад +1

      Ok, now I wanna know one thing: you feeling dizzy, how the heck does that happen on computer?
      Because these game console versions just make you dizzy whenever they want to, so how does the dizzy thing work in the original game?

    • @austinX117
      @austinX117 10 лет назад

      so what you are saying is....console gaming then was shit? lol jk

    • @adrianjenkins5877
      @adrianjenkins5877 10 лет назад

      Give me a break.

  • @TacomasterStudios
    @TacomasterStudios 8 лет назад +602

    Well, it's an EA game.

    • @brandonwenzel2844
      @brandonwenzel2844 8 лет назад +48

      to be fair, it's also a port of a 1986 PC game.

    • @ProLaytonxPhoenix
      @ProLaytonxPhoenix 8 лет назад +15

      +brandon wenzel No that's no excuse.

    • @brandonwenzel2844
      @brandonwenzel2844 8 лет назад +34

      Well, actually it kinda is. Granted, they could've not ported it, but it was a popular title on the PC and SEGA obviously wanted to bring on as many popular properties to their system to compete with Nintendo. The game isn't fundamentally broken or anything, it was just designed for an entirely different system and was outdated at that point... EA probably could've done more to update the game to match the Genesis' strengths and capabilities, but it's not like it was uncommon in those days for system to PC ports to not always be optimized. Hell, that's an issue we still have today and Dark Castle was ported in the early 90s lol.
      My point is, saying "well, it IS an EA game" doesn't really ring true as an intended insulting accusation. EA actually made some really great Genesis games and didn't have the reputation then that they do now. And again, it comes down to the fact that EA didn't even make this game, they just ported it, and fundamentally what you were getting was a VERY similar rendition of a popular, if outdated, PC port for your genesis.

    • @xj0462
      @xj0462 8 лет назад +7

      brandon wenzel yeah, EA made a few good genesis games, just look at road rash

    • @brandonwenzel2844
      @brandonwenzel2844 8 лет назад +55

      Exactly. People forget that EA, like Activision and Ubisoft, didn't start out as the glutinous trash producing monsters they are now.

  • @holysparkbatman
    @holysparkbatman 5 лет назад +60

    10:26 I have never laughed so hard in my entire god damned life than when that little thing said nya nya nya after being dizzy twice.

  • @yakkowarner753
    @yakkowarner753 10 лет назад +34

    Anvils falling on you?
    Oops!
    Sorry, James! I dropped that one in the wrong place!

    • @TOASTEngineer
      @TOASTEngineer 10 лет назад +11

      Were you the one doing the NYEHNYEHNYEHNYEHNYEH sound effect too?

    • @yakkowarner753
      @yakkowarner753 10 лет назад

      TOASTEngineer I dunno.

    • @brogoram
      @brogoram 10 лет назад +3

      TOASTEngineer LOL..LOL..LOL

    • @JeremyEr10
      @JeremyEr10 10 лет назад +1

      Yakko Warner
      When are you ever coming back?! ;(

    • @yakkowarner753
      @yakkowarner753 10 лет назад +10

      Jeremy Er I dunno.
      These new cartoons look like trash to me though, I don't understand how one can watch them without heavy drinking.

  • @wo3701
    @wo3701 3 года назад +37

    2:34 What makes his reaction so funny is the lighting. That expression is lit perfectly.

    • @carmineg
      @carmineg 3 года назад +3

      I just realized there is a skeleton of the guy who plays the theme in the background.

  • @Bauglir100
    @Bauglir100 7 лет назад +23

    Fun Fact: Toccata and Fugue is also the same music that plays in the Street Fighter cartoon during the infamous "YES! YES!" scene.

  • @theonewiththeeyeoftruth884
    @theonewiththeeyeoftruth884 5 лет назад +35

    8:45 Fades in the "MUSIC OFF" note. That's hilarious.

  • @justin9744
    @justin9744 8 лет назад +57

    "COULD THEY HAVE MADE THE DRAGON ANY MORE CUTE?!" I lost it.

  • @Eliel20117
    @Eliel20117 7 лет назад +133

    Dark Castle on CD-I
    worst of the worst

  • @velociraptor4you3291
    @velociraptor4you3291 10 лет назад +36

    "It's the most heinously anus thing ever conceived by humankind! It's a curse to the soul, and it must suffer the tortures of the damned!"
    Out of all of James' lines, that one takes the cake for me!

  • @gymbro8620
    @gymbro8620 4 года назад +53

    "Who ever came up with this is nuttier than squirrel poop" LMFAO!

  • @Serpentotia
    @Serpentotia 8 лет назад +191

    1:23 Did anyone else notice that this was made by EA?

    • @riddleiddle
      @riddleiddle 6 лет назад +41

      Now adays you’d need a lootcrate to unlock the option not to trip everywhere.

    • @bryanlolwtf04
      @bryanlolwtf04 6 лет назад +22

      EA?!Even LJN can beat the shit out of it!

    • @magickraft7206
      @magickraft7206 6 лет назад +2

      Well... EA also made the Sims... and Rock Band

    • @cralo2569
      @cralo2569 5 лет назад +9

      No, Maxis did The Sims.

    • @demontorch
      @demontorch 5 лет назад +3

      Now that explains why that this is a piece of shit

  • @hiurro
    @hiurro 7 лет назад +49

    Computers in Saddam's compound were found to have lots of games on them so maybe he really did write gamers rule.

  • @_slier
    @_slier 10 лет назад +18

    press up to stay duck? thats totally mental

    • @Lighty207
      @Lighty207 5 месяцев назад

      Real

    • @ramrodbldm9876
      @ramrodbldm9876 4 месяца назад

      Cornball this was made a decade ago ​@@Lighty207

    • @Lighty207
      @Lighty207 4 месяца назад

      @@ramrodbldm9876 i know i just felt bad for him having no replies

  • @KizuTheBunny
    @KizuTheBunny 2 года назад +4

    My parkour partner: *Holding his hand out for me on a 2 feet gap*
    Me after jumping:
    *"uH.. wOaH"*

  • @mcalpha3
    @mcalpha3 7 лет назад +46

    "Isn't that the fuckest thing you've ever heard?" - AVGN 2011

    • @newartmov
      @newartmov 4 года назад +5

      I love that! Isn't that the fuckest thing? Lol dude is a master at swearing

  • @EvmanX
    @EvmanX 10 лет назад +26

    as he was reviewing this, i thought, "this game is crap". But when he said there was a cdi version, i thought, "oh god no"

  • @shakefan1484
    @shakefan1484 9 лет назад +39

    A BK sign in the castle. Too bad the game doesn't let you...have it your way.

  • @dustinrausch5008
    @dustinrausch5008 5 лет назад +19

    2:50 Hey, I found Kotaku's next headline!

  • @loveshankme
    @loveshankme 6 лет назад +51

    "Saddam was here" and "Gamers rule" being the same handwriting would explain why he wanted all those PS2s.

    • @crashpal
      @crashpal 3 года назад +1

      All for a different reason though

  • @ACBlackJ0ck
    @ACBlackJ0ck 8 лет назад +176

    3:29 Dark Castle: Vuvuzela Edition

    • @ACBlackJ0ck
      @ACBlackJ0ck 8 лет назад

      Leisten Entertainment Audrey from Huniepop

    • @presidentforlife1732
      @presidentforlife1732 8 лет назад +1

      yes

    • @Kristanni20X6
      @Kristanni20X6 6 лет назад +2

      "Isn't that the fuckest thing you ever heard?"

    • @jaakkopontinen
      @jaakkopontinen 5 лет назад +1

      Lol soccer championships in Africa. The vuvuzela mania... BZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
      I wonder what it sounded like at the stadium. Must have been, uh, memorable.

  • @DashingSteel
    @DashingSteel 7 лет назад +27

    The best part is where he reveals the Dark Castle on CDI
    I would scream like that too.

  • @ericdrei
    @ericdrei 6 лет назад +22

    3:56 "The controls are fucked up beoynd belief..." Best descritpion ever. XD

  • @HeretixAevum
    @HeretixAevum 8 лет назад +161

    5:56 "That is totally inexcusable to make a game where the challenge is not in the game itself but in handicapping the player!"
    The console FPS scene just got blown the fuck out by the nerd.

    • @schwarzerritter5724
      @schwarzerritter5724 8 лет назад

      Doom on Super Nintendo looks like ass, but it is totally playable.

    • @TX_LoveGame
      @TX_LoveGame 8 лет назад +22

      I don't know what it is but I'm literally the one guy who actually prefers playing shooters with a controller
      Having my hands awkwardly spaced apart is about the most uncomfortable thing for long play sessions. I love playing PC shooters and purposefully plugging in a 360 controller or something and still excelling just to rub it in mouse/keyboard elitists' faces

    • @eins2001
      @eins2001 8 лет назад +2

      Personal preference, Doom Guy. Btw, you ARE the demon.

    • @TWKamil
      @TWKamil 8 лет назад +1

      +Schwarzer Ritter yeah, but you don't have to do quick moves in both - X and Y - axis, aiming in such way using gamepad is retarded not only in fps but also in games like Gears of War (which is pretty bad game even without poor controls) or last MGS. But anyway, sitting on couch with wireless controller is so much more fun than being glued to some kind of table, desk etc waving mouse in one hand and WSAD WASDASDASDSASDDSWWWDSASDSSASDDSWS in another :P

    • @easyvnie6496
      @easyvnie6496 8 лет назад

      Doomguy yeah and every 3rd Person-; Racing-; Sports-; Beat'em Up gamer on Mouse and Keyboard too.

  • @BRat-kp4si
    @BRat-kp4si 9 лет назад +93

    That castle's really not that dark. Just sayin'.

    • @getsu0
      @getsu0 9 лет назад +11

      TOO BRIGHT!!!

    • @Yuli_Ban
      @Yuli_Ban 7 лет назад +11

      No, but the controls are dark.

  • @TheLarryburns84
    @TheLarryburns84 10 лет назад +10

    If you look in the back behind the couch really hard, you can see a Jason Mask, Freddy Claw, and the skeleton of Guitar Guy.

  • @Dr.DagNabit
    @Dr.DagNabit 5 лет назад +24

    3:24
    "Isnt that the Fuckest thing you've ever heard?"

  • @Camino865
    @Camino865 9 лет назад +28

    This is just a 'Halloween' version of Lester the Unlikely lol

  • @JustPokey
    @JustPokey 9 лет назад +74

    This is the best AVGN episode, I come back to this one time and time again.

    • @jnpinsky6747
      @jnpinsky6747 9 лет назад +7

      Craig Franklin Me too, the C...... .D.......... AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!! segment pushes it to the top for me.

    • @TheRealEplex
      @TheRealEplex 9 лет назад +1

      JN Pinsky His ":O" expression is priceless though! =D

    • @TeddXplosion
      @TeddXplosion 9 лет назад +1

      Craig Franklin
      This one, and Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.

    • @michaelhall736
      @michaelhall736 9 лет назад +6

      Atari Sports is my favorite episode. No quarterback, dimeback, nickleback, just goddamed motherfuckin sons a bitchin' fucking football!

    • @LoafingtonBloke
      @LoafingtonBloke 9 лет назад

      +Craig Franklin Godzilla is mine

  • @ariebrons7976
    @ariebrons7976 9 лет назад +39

    appereantly there was a mac version wich did things right (i kinda suspected that 360 degree aiming made more sense with a mouse)

    • @KarloBatur
      @KarloBatur 9 лет назад +13

      mac peasant.

    • @Andrew-fi1sd
      @Andrew-fi1sd 9 лет назад +14

      Karlo Batur It's just a computer. Get over it.

    • @KarloBatur
      @KarloBatur 9 лет назад +28

      Andrei Petrosyan It's just a joke. Get over it.

    • @ariebrons7976
      @ariebrons7976 9 лет назад +1

      and james rolfe then ripped it appart

    • @AmaranthOriginal
      @AmaranthOriginal 9 лет назад +2

      I remember the Mac version. It was better, but I'm not sure if it did things "right." Aiming was still somewhat touchy and the controls were wonky.

  • @gaminglord829sidious7
    @gaminglord829sidious7 2 года назад +35

    11:20-The ending is so funny and so relatable!

  • @tStevester83
    @tStevester83 9 лет назад +108

    C. D. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

    • @getsu0
      @getsu0 9 лет назад +20

      *Gamer intensifies*

    • @johnnyzero8853
      @johnnyzero8853 7 лет назад

      IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kaltech04
    @kaltech04 6 лет назад +49

    I loved this game on the computer! I had no clue that they put this on a console, this is horrible!
    It was a fun platformer when you had a keyboard and a mouse.

    • @brogoram
      @brogoram 5 лет назад +12

      What about the walking, tripping and dizzy thing? Was it okay in the pc?

    • @andresrodriguez8377
      @andresrodriguez8377 4 года назад +4

      @@brogoram yep

  • @Jezabel_MK
    @Jezabel_MK 8 лет назад +545

    8:16 NYANYANYANYANYA

    • @subzerotheiceninga8254
      @subzerotheiceninga8254 8 лет назад +9

      NYANNYANNYANNYANNYANCATCATCAT.

    • @Damaged7
      @Damaged7 8 лет назад +9

      NYA NYA NYA NYA NYA

    • @tiiito1988
      @tiiito1988 8 лет назад +5

      NYA NYA NYA NYA NYA

    • @Dennzyl
      @Dennzyl 8 лет назад +19

      i dont know why but everytime i hear that sound i feel amused...

    • @DragonX64567
      @DragonX64567 8 лет назад +2

      +Dennzyl Vania nya nya nta nya nya

  • @ionutbadea7915
    @ionutbadea7915 3 года назад +20

    For some reason this is my favourite episode . I always come back to it once in a while .
    It soothes me .

  • @TheZOMGKetteh
    @TheZOMGKetteh 10 лет назад +13

    The moment he compares a game to Silver Surfer you know shit's getting real..
    But the moment he compares it Silver Surfer with The Power Glove, that's when you proceed to shit 0_o

  • @qutalive
    @qutalive 9 лет назад +167

    Can you imagine... AVGN and Jon Tron crossover!?

    • @funnywarnerbox300
      @funnywarnerbox300 9 лет назад

      MMmmmmm ohhh yeahhhhh

    • @DarknessIsTheTruth
      @DarknessIsTheTruth 9 лет назад +2

      I'm not so sure. Their respective signature styles clash far too much. James is, obviously, the classic angry reviewer. Jon, on the other hand, is much more energetic, with a focus on comedy.

    • @qutalive
      @qutalive 9 лет назад +5

      DarknessIsTheTruth so wouldn't you like to see how they colaborate? I think it could be very interesting.

    • @DarknessIsTheTruth
      @DarknessIsTheTruth 9 лет назад +3

      Don't get me wrong; I love watching both of them. I just don't think it would work.

    • @qutalive
      @qutalive 9 лет назад

      DarknessIsTheTruth it could)

  • @Theseus9-cl7ol
    @Theseus9-cl7ol 8 лет назад +384

    "Saddam Was Here"...LOL!

    • @Theseus9-cl7ol
      @Theseus9-cl7ol 8 лет назад

      ***** Lil bitch boy has to chant his anti-American slogan while he wets his pants.

    • @Theseus9-cl7ol
      @Theseus9-cl7ol 8 лет назад

      ***** Oh,....ok then.

    • @Theseus9-cl7ol
      @Theseus9-cl7ol 8 лет назад

      ***** I wasn't being prejudice (I don't have any idea who you are, nor care), you just weren't being descriptive enough.

    • @grategoogleemooglee
      @grategoogleemooglee 8 лет назад +1

      SUPERMEGAHAMs RUclips Dang you made him show his butthurt side. Kudos to you.

    • @Theseus9-cl7ol
      @Theseus9-cl7ol 8 лет назад +4

      Great Googly Moogly My "Butthurt Side"? I just don't have patience for America haters.

  • @CaveyMoth
    @CaveyMoth 5 лет назад +10

    [Guitar riff] [Drum buildup] HEEHEE! "He's gonna take you-" HAH HAHA! "Back to the past." AAAAAAAAAAAAH!
    Gotta love the classic AVGN Halloween remix.

  • @nikolatovar9884
    @nikolatovar9884 7 лет назад +14

    I'm pretty sure I rented this. I honestly thought it was me and I was a crappy player. The More You Know!