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
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!
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
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
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
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
+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?
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
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.
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.
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?
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!)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Well, this explains why "Original Mode" in Chronicles is a bold-faced lie to anyone who only knew of the NES game. It wasn't saying WHICH CV1 it was actually based on.
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.
Try Rondo of Blood. Especially the Dracula X Chronicles. Super Akumajou Dracula on SFC is quite bloody at times too. I don't mean the snes version, which is shit, as is the aforementioned console unlike the SFC it is based on. The original is the glorious uncensored gory one, but it along with Seal of the Curse on FDS (the better version of Simon's Quest) are in dire need of fan translations for English speakers like with Devil's Castle Legend (Dracula's Curse) and the PSP versions of the two Dracula X games including the remake they are part of.
@@lionocyborg6030 Lol, There is no "Super Akumajou Dracula" for the SFC. Actually the game is called just "Akumajou Dracula" I mean without the Super. 😂
Comic Book Guy I already know that, idiot. I call it "Super Akumajou Dracula" because just reusing the title of the original game gets confusing, especially as Konami also did that not just for the Sharp port here, but the MSX2 one and even the N64 game, which isn't even a port of the first one. So adding "Super" to the title informs the player that it's the Super Famicom version specifically.
@@lionocyborg6030 Just saying Akumajou Dracula for the SFC is enough dumbass ! SFC means Super Famicom and that indicates to the people who read your comment which Akumajou Dracula you are taliking about. There is no need tu add Super. We are not idiots like you.
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.
Once i had the chance to play it on the X68k (i think it was the only one x68k in the whole republic :D) and then years later on the PS1 ... go for the Castlevania Chronicles .. its the same thing ...
![[TAS] [Obsoleted] PSX Castlevania Chronicles by scrimpeh in 24:58.72](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MF_79Qx9mgM/mqdefault.jpg)
If anyone is wondering, the dolls at 29:00 say this:
Waking up - "Who are you?(rude)"/"Welcome(polite)"
Evading - "Stop it!"
Death - "No!"
Quite impressive you can hear that, I can't make out a single syllable over the music.
Wow that's fucked
Thanks!
Ah, now it makes sense what they're saying. Thanks!
I heard "nya".
MIDI jams got me sweatin'
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.
"no death Walkthrough"
so he's skipping the death fight?
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?
For 1993, this game looks incredible.
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
@@christiandevincenzis5055 you answered well.... 5 years later 😂
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!
Back when Konami was still good. This is the Konami we choose to remember.
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.
39:30 I was promised a no Death walkthrough!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SUCH A FUNNY JOKE HAHAHAHAHAHA
Ohhhh I get it!
Cultists in purple robes resurrect Dracula at the start, then Belmont is attacked by purple-clad zombies in the first stage.
Coincidence!?
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
X68000 is basically arcade machine in home computer form. CPS1 hardware is exactly this.
the bloody tears remix on this game is awesome, great playthrough!
Wow, what an awesome version! The X68000 never ceases to amaze me.
Even on a crappy modern MIDI synthesiser, the music still sounds awesome.
13:40 Nosferatu!
he was flecking the lights
Zodd
Simon has such an awkward walk cycle in this game. It looks like a limping version of the Belmont strut.
+Pan Z He has a Backproblem from all the whipping
Pan Z they modeled his walk cycle after you.
part of the issue is the aspect ratio, everything is squeezed horizontally, look at the orbs and gears and you'll see.
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
He sure relies on that axe for every boss battle. Wondering what would happen if he lost it.
It's near-impossible to clear.
Simon's walking like he's got a load in his pants, but the castle graphics remind me somewhat of SoTN.
Hurray for Simon Belmondo
The dolls say, お前はだれ！？WHO are YOU!? 帰れなさいLeave here
The soundtrack on this system sounds awesome.
Way better-looking than Super Castlevania IV!
The sprites, animations and color combinations in scenarios are superb
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
43:52 that must've felt so painful...
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
Rondo of Blood
WHAT THE FUCK???
LISTEN TO THAT REMIXED MUSIC, HOLY SHIT.
I love the midi soundtrack
this version is amazing
I didn't know this game was so beautiful.
14:59 Pentagrams...something we wouldn't see on American computers until Doom LOL
+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?
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
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.
Wow, impressive. I would have shat my pants with the graphics and music in that time of gaming. Thanks for the vid!
ahh castlevania fans i love you guys !!
Castlevania fans unite! :-)
Picked up this game yesterday for the PS One. Can't wait to play it ;-)
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.
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?
He'll spam same subweapon you currently have at the cost of your remaining hearts.
@@ArekTheDragon Oh yuck. I hate bosses like those.
I love how Dracula's head falls off after the first form is defeated.
It's a recurring trend for some reason. Must be very loosely attached at this point.
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!)
This was a computer, and computer always were better than consoles.
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.
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.
Never heard of this game or console before. It looks great. Seems like the X68000 had quite a few good games too.
Dracula looks like the Joker in this game.
This game made me ragequit so many times lol.
WHEN ARE YOU GOIN TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS!? *throws clock hand
Why were all the best Castlevania games released on obscure consoles?
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.
*THAT BLOODY TEARS MIDI REMIX IS A FUCKING BANGER*
Excellent gameplay, Arek! xD
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!
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.
Imagine them remaking the original Castlevania in hd with Trine style visuals and adding more stages!
the things I'd do to get my hands on an X68000... this game is beautiful.
very nice!
I think best action game of X68000
stage17 dolls word "omaewadare=who are you" "kaerinasai=get out!" "iya=no!"
No. 5 directions total: left-right and three directions for downward attacks during jumps.
this gotta be the best CV ever
I Swear the x68000 is what the Nintendo SuperCD Playstation could have been
It would've been glorious
Not the same hardware at all.
simply amazing on the Sharp X68000
Best sound of Castlevania
Castlevania Chronicles was a remake of this game :)
Soma Cruz A remake of a remake of a remake :)
Just curious which music/sound devices was chosen for this playthrough?
Well, this explains why "Original Mode" in Chronicles is a bold-faced lie to anyone who only knew of the NES game.
It wasn't saying WHICH CV1 it was actually based on.
Nope.) In fact, it was my intention to take stopwatch - makes final part much easier and I could not afford to lose any more life points.
I think this version has the best sound track.
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.
wow this game would sit perfect in an arcade cabinet! if looks and feels as a true arcade game from the mid 80s
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.
the dungeon area is pretty damn morbid. christ..... thats the bloodiest i seen of a 2d castlevania.
poor bastards.... whatd they do to incur draculas wrath, i wonder?
Try Rondo of Blood. Especially the Dracula X Chronicles. Super Akumajou Dracula on SFC is quite bloody at times too. I don't mean the snes version, which is shit, as is the aforementioned console unlike the SFC it is based on. The original is the glorious uncensored gory one, but it along with Seal of the Curse on FDS (the better version of Simon's Quest) are in dire need of fan translations for English speakers like with Devil's Castle Legend (Dracula's Curse) and the PSP versions of the two Dracula X games including the remake they are part of.
@@lionocyborg6030 Lol, There is no "Super Akumajou Dracula" for the SFC.
Actually the game is called just "Akumajou Dracula"
I mean without the Super. 😂
Comic Book Guy I already know that, idiot. I call it "Super Akumajou Dracula" because just reusing the title of the original game gets confusing, especially as Konami also did that not just for the Sharp port here, but the MSX2 one and even the N64 game, which isn't even a port of the first one.
So adding "Super" to the title informs the player that it's the Super Famicom version specifically.
@@lionocyborg6030 Just saying Akumajou Dracula for the SFC is enough dumbass !
SFC means Super Famicom and that indicates to the people who read your comment which Akumajou Dracula you are taliking about. There is no need tu add Super.
We are not idiots like you.
And this is the autentic X68 version!
"In PSX version the dolls in 6th level not speak before appearing"
Is this another remake to the first Castlevania game?
+Isaac Adam no a port of Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Yes
Story-wise probably - like Vampire Killer, 3 and 4 - but the levels, enemies etc. are totally different except for the first one.
Awesome soundtrack
At Frankenstein (36:21), go up the stairs to your right. he can only whip diagonally up, so if you stand there, he shouldn't be able to hit you.
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.
The guys were feeling funky when they did the soundtrack. looks like a solid game to me
i wish the x86000 was released in the west
mersne Aahhhh
Nope.
just walks into a mansion uninvited and starts kicking everything's ass
Whoever put Bloody Tears BEFORE Clock Tower must be fired.
*Konami*
Oh, he must be in charge of a Pachinko machine nowadays. Good enough.
But they put Bloody Tears in the stage with a giant Athena statue *actually* crying blood tears, which is nice.
love the mad slap bass in draculas boss fight
The were-wolf ... is a woman? (cue PMS jokes)
What sound module did you use? The OST sounds like the SC-55 but the instruments seem more synthesized.
Once i had the chance to play it on the X68k (i think it was the only one x68k in the whole republic :D) and then years later on the PS1 ... go for the Castlevania Chronicles .. its the same thing ...
5 directions in this game
The game that cursed Simon's hair until Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
what soundchip did you use while recording this?
I feel like the movements were too stiff in this one.
Some of the music feels like it should belong in DOOM.
Have you used any MIDI modules, CM-64 or SC-55?
1:29 epic pose simon belmont hes like: IM COMIN TO YOUR CASTLE!!
47:35 Just saw 'It' today in the theater. This looks like IT's true form... not a stupid, giant spider.
Bloody tears plays while a statue cries bloody tears.
From what I know, the music here was used were done like MIDI's, using MIDI sounding instruments.
X68000 sure looks a lot powerful than any other consoles at the time, include SNES.
Thats innacurate if you know about any more than snes and genesis.
@@civilians4326 Genesis does what Nintendon"t
i use to have a bootleg for PlayStation. the cover was just badass!
Not a fan of the external midi. Not judging. But you should have used the FM synthesizer.
Thanks, I was wondering why the music sounded wrong
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"?
I was wondering why this looked so much like CV Chronicles then I read the description.
Nice video !
Nice AreK, Nice...Very Well done
I came here from the PS1 version. Why wasnt this product released outside of Japan?
This looks amazing for being 30 years old. I would have enjoyed this way more than the NES version.
Is the X68000 difficult to emulate? Or should I just get Castlevania Chronicles for the PSX?
The Reason why this game is Hard is because of Simon's Poor Speed makes him hard to Dodge Attacks.
this game is great