Akumajou Dracula (X68000) - No Death Walkthrough

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  • Опубліковано 17 лип 2011
  • A full walkthrough of one of the best games in Castlevania series. It was released on Sharp X68000 and later on PS1 as CV: Chronicles (original version was also included along with a remake).
    The game is very hard. Mainly because enemies begin to give 4 points damage very early - on third stage of eight. While there is a herb item that can heal some damage, it is very rare and takes insane amount of hearts for a single use so it is much better to take a weapon instead of it - like axe or cross.
    If you are interested in certain stages, here they are:
    1:28 - Stage 1.
    5:14 - Stage 2.
    9:41 - Stage 3. This stage is one of the hardest. While the beginning is not too difficult, ice floor in the last part of this level gives many problems.
    15:30 - Stage 4.
    20:45 - Stage 5. Probably the most difficult level in this game. And to make things even worse, the boss here is very fast and its attacks are mostly random.
    26:40 - Stage 6. Nothing too hard. But do NOT approach boss while you have any hearts.
    32:10 - Stage 7. Very long stage, yet it is not very cruel to player. A good place to calm down a little before the final battle.
    40:12 - Stage 8. Hard. The only healing item on the whole stage is hidden just before its most dangerous part. Also, Dracula is a very difficult boss and his second form can easily corner you - this almost certainly means quick and painful death.
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  • @komradekontroll
    @komradekontroll 9 років тому +57

    MIDI jams got me sweatin'

  • @ShadowAimai
    @ShadowAimai 9 років тому +65

    If anyone is wondering, the dolls at 29:00 say this:
    Waking up - "Who are you?(rude)"/"Welcome(polite)"
    Evading - "Stop it!"
    Death - "No!"

    • @HardDiskDog
      @HardDiskDog 7 років тому +9

      Quite impressive you can hear that, I can't make out a single syllable over the music.

    • @ecoterrorist
      @ecoterrorist 5 років тому

      Wow that's fucked

    • @igodreamer7096
      @igodreamer7096 5 років тому

      Thanks!

    • @mpg01
      @mpg01 5 років тому +1

      Ah, now it makes sense what they're saying. Thanks!

    • @chibibeetle
      @chibibeetle 4 роки тому

      I heard "nya".

  • @TheouAegis
    @TheouAegis 11 років тому +12

    I do like how Blood Skeletons are actually bloody in this version, as opposed to the other versions where they just crumble into a pile of bones.

  • @oscarzxn4067
    @oscarzxn4067 9 років тому +33

    For 1993, this game looks incredible.

    • @christiandevincenzis5055
      @christiandevincenzis5055 4 роки тому +9

      Well this game was made for a computer that costed as much as a car so it’s not that far fetched to expect a product this visually pleasing for a system made in the 80s that has specs similar to 5th gen consoles

    • @RIFCHE23
      @RIFCHE23 4 роки тому +3

      @@christiandevincenzis5055 you answered well.... 5 years later 😂

    • @ZEBASS
      @ZEBASS 2 роки тому

      When I saw it, I thought "hey this game looks gorgeous" buuuuuuut I thought it was from 88-89. When I realized it's from 1993, I just went back to believe Super Castlevania IV is the best of them all. It also plays so much better. And it's from 1991!

  • @Hakuromatsu
    @Hakuromatsu 11 років тому +30

    39:30 I was promised a no Death walkthrough!

  • @m8subject996
    @m8subject996 4 роки тому +27

    "no death Walkthrough"
    so he's skipping the death fight?

  • @rdubayoo
    @rdubayoo 10 років тому +7

    Cultists in purple robes resurrect Dracula at the start, then Belmont is attacked by purple-clad zombies in the first stage.
    Coincidence!?

  • @michiganjack1337
    @michiganjack1337 6 років тому +8

    4:13 That insane bass riff during the Giant Bat fight is nuts. My fingers hurt just thinking about playing that fast slapping and plucking.

  • @MSOGameShow
    @MSOGameShow 10 років тому +27

    19:10 - Stained glass golem = badass.
    46:00 - Is it just me or does Dracula look like the Joker in a black suit and cape?

  • @DBoy2029
    @DBoy2029 7 років тому +16

    Back when Konami was still good. This is the Konami we choose to remember.

  • @Nikku4211
    @Nikku4211 6 років тому +7

    Even on a crappy modern MIDI synthesiser, the music still sounds awesome.

  • @jbanks979
    @jbanks979 4 роки тому +5

    The x68000 was just such an awesome machine. It seems about 5 years ahead of its time as this looks (AND SOUNDS FOR SURE) nicer than most arcade machines of the time

    • @cps1247
      @cps1247 4 роки тому +2

      X68000 is basically arcade machine in home computer form. CPS1 hardware is exactly this.

  • @stonent
    @stonent 11 років тому +7

    Simon's walking like he's got a load in his pants, but the castle graphics remind me somewhat of SoTN.

  • @theAMVexcalibur
    @theAMVexcalibur 7 років тому +10

    the bloody tears remix on this game is awesome, great playthrough!

  • @Tommy-zh8ko
    @Tommy-zh8ko 5 років тому +4

    43:52 that must've felt so painful...

  • @tailsfan109_SonicSFM_Gamer
    @tailsfan109_SonicSFM_Gamer 9 років тому +22

    13:40 Nosferatu!

  • @JohnHassink
    @JohnHassink 10 років тому +7

    Wow, what an awesome version! The X68000 never ceases to amaze me.

  • @CustomStyleCajunTurkey
    @CustomStyleCajunTurkey 12 років тому +5

    The soundtrack on this system sounds awesome.

  • @ChompskyHomp
    @ChompskyHomp 10 років тому +9

    WHAT THE FUCK???
    LISTEN TO THAT REMIXED MUSIC, HOLY SHIT.

  • @muhanc.a.9299
    @muhanc.a.9299 9 років тому +27

    Hurray for Simon Belmondo

  • @nelsunerdison2539
    @nelsunerdison2539 8 років тому +6

    14:59 Pentagrams...something we wouldn't see on American computers until Doom LOL

    • @NEON_ZEX
      @NEON_ZEX 8 років тому +1

      +Nelsun Erdison (eXOdus) It's funny because DOOM was released the same year as this version of Castlevania...But that was the point of your comment, wasn't it?

    • @nelsunerdison2539
      @nelsunerdison2539 8 років тому +1

      NEON 7 haha yeah
      That just made me think, was Doom popular in Japan upon release? I think someone who could play 16-bit Castlevania on an uber-powerful arcade specs computer might not even blink an eye at Doom at the time lol

    • @Horzuhammer
      @Horzuhammer 8 років тому +1

      Ultima games... They mostly featured hexagrams, but I'm pretty sure there are pentagrams in those games too... Akalabeth (often called Ultima 0) even has a pentagram on the cover.

  • @gia257
    @gia257 6 років тому +6

    this version is amazing

  • @Aliceundeaddoll
    @Aliceundeaddoll 2 роки тому +1

    Way better-looking than Super Castlevania IV!
    The sprites, animations and color combinations in scenarios are superb

  • @Pan_Z
    @Pan_Z 9 років тому +23

    Simon has such an awkward walk cycle in this game. It looks like a limping version of the Belmont strut.

    • @zEn_iNT
      @zEn_iNT 8 років тому +16

      +Pan Z He has a Backproblem from all the whipping

    • @DrJuice1
      @DrJuice1 7 років тому +3

      Pan Z they modeled his walk cycle after you.

    • @izual989
      @izual989 6 років тому +3

      part of the issue is the aspect ratio, everything is squeezed horizontally, look at the orbs and gears and you'll see.

    • @gamerguy425
      @gamerguy425 6 років тому +3

      I remember someone commenting on a video of haunted castle, which is like an arcade version of this, that "he walks like he really needs to take a shit" LMAO

  • @gavinmiller2844
    @gavinmiller2844 8 років тому +10

    I love the midi soundtrack

  • @DaAlzki7852
    @DaAlzki7852 12 років тому

    Wow, impressive. I would have shat my pants with the graphics and music in that time of gaming. Thanks for the vid!

  • @neil340
    @neil340 8 років тому +9

    He sure relies on that axe for every boss battle. Wondering what would happen if he lost it.

    • @cps1247
      @cps1247 7 років тому +1

      It's near-impossible to clear.

  • @MrJibaku
    @MrJibaku 8 років тому +9

    The dolls say, お前はだれ!?WHO are YOU!? 帰れなさいLeave here

  • @saulocpp
    @saulocpp 10 років тому +2

    I didn't know this game was so beautiful.

  • @igodreamer7096
    @igodreamer7096 5 років тому +1

    Excellent gameplay, Arek! xD

  • @IAmTurbogfx
    @IAmTurbogfx 12 років тому +1

    Picked up this game yesterday for the PS One. Can't wait to play it ;-)

  • @samghost13
    @samghost13 6 років тому +2

    I had no problem beating it for the first time today. But now it is the second round and i can say it is Hard and the enemys are very fast!
    A Masterpiece

  • @ivanhenley
    @ivanhenley 4 роки тому +6

    Wow, this is like a super-hard "greatest hits" Castlevania game. Good play through.
    So, question: what happens if you approach the stage 6 boss with hearts?

    • @ArekTheDragon
      @ArekTheDragon  4 роки тому +5

      He'll spam same subweapon you currently have at the cost of your remaining hearts.

    • @ivanhenley
      @ivanhenley 4 роки тому +1

      @@ArekTheDragon Oh yuck. I hate bosses like those.

  • @homersimbson
    @homersimbson 10 років тому +13

    ahh castlevania fans i love you guys !!

    • @JohnHassink
      @JohnHassink 10 років тому +5

      Castlevania fans unite! :-)

  • @KuroNoTenno
    @KuroNoTenno 9 років тому +1

    I love how Dracula's head falls off after the first form is defeated.

    • @miyalys
      @miyalys 8 років тому +1

      It's a recurring trend for some reason. Must be very loosely attached at this point.

  • @nickac286
    @nickac286 7 років тому +2

    Why were all the best Castlevania games released on obscure consoles?

  • @crunchsixfoe
    @crunchsixfoe 5 років тому +1

    Best sound of Castlevania

  • @zarghatt9
    @zarghatt9 11 років тому

    Nice video !

  • @Gouzinstrumentals
    @Gouzinstrumentals 11 років тому +3

    WHEN ARE YOU GOIN TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS!? *throws clock hand

  • @Spiralls
    @Spiralls 10 років тому +8

    This game made me ragequit so many times lol.

  • @DrJuice1
    @DrJuice1 7 років тому +1

    Never heard of this game or console before. It looks great. Seems like the X68000 had quite a few good games too.

  • @furrynick
    @furrynick 10 років тому +1

    Thank you, I actually gave up, on this emulator a year ago. lol! I have the game, but for the PlayStation emulator instead, the game is the same as the x68000 version of the game. Great game. I'm playing right now another castlevania game for the Xbox 360, castlevania harmony of despair . I'm playing hard mode and, Man that's some tough game.

  • @zedahmad2751
    @zedahmad2751 9 років тому

    This game is so confusing! It seems like there are not entire stages taken from other games but sometimes just certain screens. It looks awesome!

  • @Epicasfuk
    @Epicasfuk 8 років тому

    stage 5 boss is like WTF the whole time, love the tea bag at the end, Needed

  • @devmiles
    @devmiles 12 років тому +1

    simply amazing on the Sharp X68000

  • @samuraispiritsx
    @samuraispiritsx Рік тому

    dude you are hella good

  • @shkeni
    @shkeni 7 років тому +1

    Awesome soundtrack

  • @JCORONADO77
    @JCORONADO77 6 років тому

    good job!!

  • @greenknight9000
    @greenknight9000 5 років тому +1

    *THAT BLOODY TEARS MIDI REMIX IS A FUCKING BANGER*

  • @Powerslave226
    @Powerslave226 11 років тому +1

    the things I'd do to get my hands on an X68000... this game is beautiful.

  • @niespeludo
    @niespeludo 13 років тому

    Nice AreK, Nice...Very Well done

  • @lars-fenin
    @lars-fenin 5 років тому

    love the mad slap bass in draculas boss fight

  • @TrevorBelmont1476
    @TrevorBelmont1476 12 років тому +1

    Two things I noticed in this version versus the "original" version included in Chronicles. 1. All graphics move faster and smoother. 2. Midi here sounds a bit different, it sounds like the 2nd midi sound (there were 3 different sound modes for Chronicles) but different.

  • @tristangeilich5140
    @tristangeilich5140 Рік тому

    The X68000 was almost identical to the Capcom CPS1 hardware that the likes of Street Fighter 2 and Final Fight ran on.
    It was used as the dev kit for this arcade machine as well.
    Castlevania running on arcade hardware.

  • @hirobon2000
    @hirobon2000 12 років тому +1

    very nice!
    I think best action game of X68000
    stage17 dolls word "omaewadare=who are you" "kaerinasai=get out!" "iya=no!"

  • @elbryan42
    @elbryan42 12 років тому

    Thank goodness you're playing the Japanese version. The North American version was altered for some reason. In the North American version the subweapons were not able to break blocks, and the Japanese voices were cut out.

  • @MikanBox
    @MikanBox 2 роки тому +1

    Just curious which music/sound devices was chosen for this playthrough?

  • @dantasticmania8728
    @dantasticmania8728 11 років тому +2

    Imagine them remaking the original Castlevania in hd with Trine style visuals and adding more stages!

  • @WildArmACF
    @WildArmACF 10 років тому

    The guys were feeling funky when they did the soundtrack. looks like a solid game to me

  • @ThenxBoggyCR
    @ThenxBoggyCR 7 років тому

    Nice port!!!!!

  • @ArekTheDragon
    @ArekTheDragon  11 років тому +1

    No. 5 directions total: left-right and three directions for downward attacks during jumps.

  • @somerandombrawl6176
    @somerandombrawl6176 Місяць тому

    What sound module did you use? The OST sounds like the SC-55 but the instruments seem more synthesized.

  • @harizotoh7
    @harizotoh7 12 років тому

    Bloody tears plays while a statue cries bloody tears.

  • @Mikemic2218
    @Mikemic2218 11 років тому

    thanks for the info ArekTheAbsolute

  • @RicciChoi1109
    @RicciChoi1109 9 років тому +1

    Have you used any MIDI modules, CM-64 or SC-55?

  • @Lone432345
    @Lone432345 7 років тому +1

    I think this version has the best sound track.

  • @Tranceecnart101
    @Tranceecnart101 10 років тому

    OMG wicked child is on this game!!! so cool!

  • @chaoazul
    @chaoazul 11 років тому +1

    this game is great

  • @Isaac-gh5ku
    @Isaac-gh5ku 8 років тому +14

    Is this another remake to the first Castlevania game?

    • @DantesonofSparda85
      @DantesonofSparda85 8 років тому +4

      +Isaac Adam no a port of Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse

    • @Sonicxtremer
      @Sonicxtremer 8 років тому +2

      Yes

    • @miyalys
      @miyalys 8 років тому +2

      Story-wise probably - like Vampire Killer, 3 and 4 - but the levels, enemies etc. are totally different except for the first one.

  • @AloanMoreira1
    @AloanMoreira1 9 років тому

    wow this game would sit perfect in an arcade cabinet! if looks and feels as a true arcade game from the mid 80s

  • @paulo159
    @paulo159 9 років тому +1

    what soundchip did you use while recording this?

  • @DanielSong39
    @DanielSong39 8 років тому +3

    The enemy AI is really impressive - developers, take note!
    It's quite obvious that the hardware is much more advanced than the SNES (despite being 2 years older!)

    • @azzypics
      @azzypics 7 років тому +2

      This was a computer, and computer always were better than consoles.

    • @Acierer
      @Acierer 7 років тому +7

      Not always. Compare the MSX to the NES. MSX is better in a few areas but it's a business machine so despite the hardware being similar the NES tends to be better when it comes to gaming.

  • @MetaBuddha
    @MetaBuddha 11 років тому +2

    Easily the absolute greatest Castlevania game. The 'Metroidvania' style games tend to be very messy, especially Symphony of the Night. That game required a stream of logic at times that was just ridiculous. And Super Castlevania IV broke the design laws the game had in place by giving more player control. No other game in the series is this refined and utterly perfect! Thanks for the upload, and great job! :D

  • @officedullard8722
    @officedullard8722 5 років тому +1

    Dracula looks like the Joker in this game.

  • @y0mgi3d
    @y0mgi3d 5 років тому

    T'es un dieu mec! Finir le jeu sans mourir une seule fois... Ce jeu a t'il a voire quelque chose avec "Rondo of the blood"?

  • @sspd077
    @sspd077 11 років тому

    great playthrough. 5 Stars have u played castlevania 2 revamped?

  • @TheKrustaceox
    @TheKrustaceox 10 років тому +1

    Dat Shewolf...

  • @Shilo83
    @Shilo83 12 років тому

    Epic...

  • @furrynick
    @furrynick 12 років тому

    Are u using the emulator to play this game? I'm having a hard time getting the Sharp X6800 emulator to work. It loads the rom but all i hear is the music playing with a completely dark screen and nothing more. I have the (WinX68kHighSpeed_eng) emulator and the bios and everything. Any help would be greatly appreciate.

  • @GattoriSancho
    @GattoriSancho 10 років тому

    you dont know how much you just made me laugh XD you have no idea

  • @Tranceecnart101
    @Tranceecnart101 10 років тому

    Thrashard in the cave sounds so badass

  • @sneekyweezel
    @sneekyweezel 11 років тому

    Is there a way I can play this on PC? Do I need some kind of PS1 emulator, or can it just be downloaded? Looks awesome!! =D

  • @galvanizedcorpse
    @galvanizedcorpse 9 років тому +5

    this gotta be the best CV ever

  • @civilians4326
    @civilians4326 6 років тому

    I like that you find the game very hard as I find it very easy, a little easier than Rondo of blood and castlevania iv.

  • @jaimezarate5607
    @jaimezarate5607 7 років тому

    i use to have a bootleg for PlayStation. the cover was just badass!

  • @icarusmarioFAN
    @icarusmarioFAN 2 роки тому

    Is there something wrong with the holy water in this version or something?
    This is a really cool version of Castlevania

  • @chaoazul
    @chaoazul 11 років тому

    And this is the autentic X68 version!
    "In PSX version the dolls in 6th level not speak before appearing"

  • @Mikemic2218
    @Mikemic2218 11 років тому

    1:29 epic pose simon belmont hes like: IM COMIN TO YOUR CASTLE!!

  • @Nukle0n
    @Nukle0n 9 років тому

    This doesn't seem like the proper aspect ratio for the game? How was it captured? Emulator?

  • @garrastar1
    @garrastar1 12 років тому

    I was wondering why this looked so much like CV Chronicles then I read the description.

  • @MAMoreno
    @MAMoreno 11 років тому +1

    Poor Simon...the guy goes to all this effort time and time again (Castlevania, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, Super Castlevania IV, and Castlevania Chronicles), and what thanks does he get for it? A lousy curse...on on the most horrible nights, too.

  • @kitches4416
    @kitches4416 7 років тому

    just walks into a mansion uninvited and starts kicking everything's ass

  • @SaitohYatate
    @SaitohYatate 11 років тому

    Is the X68000 difficult to emulate? Or should I just get Castlevania Chronicles for the PSX?

  • @furrynick
    @furrynick 12 років тому

    The PS1 is a carbon copy of this one? I heard a while ago that konami screw up ps1 version and that it was a inferior version of the X6800 version. I never end up confirm this weather it was true or not. But u saying is an exact version of this game? If that's the case then i'm definetly trying the PS1 version, bc i haven't been able to get this sharpx6800 emulator to work.

  • @somacruz7759
    @somacruz7759 8 років тому +2

    Castlevania Chronicles was a remake of this game :)

    • @CaptenMidnite13
      @CaptenMidnite13 6 років тому +1

      Soma Cruz A remake of a remake of a remake :)

  • @zephryus
    @zephryus 7 років тому +8

    I Swear the x68000 is what the Nintendo SuperCD Playstation could have been

    • @pop2uno
      @pop2uno 5 років тому

      It would've been glorious

    • @JohnDuff_59
      @JohnDuff_59 5 років тому +2

      Not the same hardware at all.

  • @johnTaylor9760
    @johnTaylor9760 10 років тому

    Wait a min is this castlevaina VI for the super nex japan version?

  • @Mikemic2218
    @Mikemic2218 11 років тому

    man the final stage simons theme is so epic cause it has organ parts!

    • @garyhall331
      @garyhall331 7 років тому

      MikeMic productions sooo you like Simons organ?

  • @Steambull1
    @Steambull1 Рік тому

    Thank God for the native save file function in this game, it would be ridiculous if you had to do all levels in a row with 3 lives.
    At 29:23, there's a joke of a turkey leg among those blocks to the left. When whipped, it will fall down to the lower level, re-spawning all the enemies there as you drop down in a hurry to collect it before it disappears. Even when I need it, I never even bother... I hate that room in general - nothing but flying enemies and stairs, everyone's favorite cocktail in CV.

  • @homejonny9326
    @homejonny9326 5 років тому

    it seems like the guy is dancing with the soundtrack tune lol