Watching the enemies being beaten with the Leather Whip and no subweapons instead of the Vampire Killer is quite amazing. It really lets you enjoy and appreciate the length of the battles, since some of them are extremely short and easy otherwise. Big thumbs up for that.
15:53 - "Hey, Belmont number five! I've been watching you... You know, for a human, you're doing pretty good; but I already filled my soul quota for today,so you can just go hom~ *HALLELUJAH* "
An interesting glitch happened the first time playing through the game. I was at the final battle with Dracula. When that purple beam thingie came onto the screen the first time, Dracula wasn't there. I was confused, seeing as his purple fireballs still rendered and were hazardous. The game indicated he was taking damage when I whipped at the tractor beam's position, so it was simply a visual hiccup. As soon as I figured that out, I'd fight him as he were visible. Only after Simon's theme started playing would Dracula become visible. It's as if Dracula was trying to toy around with me, the player by being invisible the first half the fight, but then gave up and decided to show his true form. Kinda wish this was an actual feature rather than a glitch. :\
Pretty much like Ganon in the original Zelda, shooting fireballs while staying invisible and teleporting around the room, or Ganon's "Technique of Darkness" in Link to the Past, which is already just meant to be a callback to the first Zelda. Among parallels to them as characters that already exist, that would have been cool if Dracula did essentially the same thing in this game. You got a pretty unique experience out of that glitch.
That happened to my little brother, as he was fighting Ser Vlad Tepes. The game cartridge was probably a bit dirty. My little brother was like “ Hey!!!! Where the heck did he go? “. I then told him: “ You keep fighting him!!!! He’s still there!!! He’s going Predator on you, to see if he can fool you. Never give up your fight, just because he’s playing mind tricks with you. “
I was 4 years old when Super Castlevania 4 came out on the SNES back in 1991! This is such a great classic game! But even I'm not as good as this dude is beating every boss with no damage & using the original weak whip!! Damn!! LOL
If only Konami decided to make another Castlevania like it, they would have to take a very good look at Super Castlevania IV and realize how awesome it is.
Simon Belmont had PANTS on sexy Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest Also reihardt Belmont , julius Belmont , Richter Belmont , Leon Belmont , Trevor Belmont (curse of darkness + Mirror of fate version ) Also Simon Belmont Mirror of fate, Gabriel Belmont , i can go on & on & On all day Yeah Belmonts wear PANTS like a man too
I agree with your sentiment, however to be fair, I think he actually is wearing pants or some sort of tights here. Notice his legs are red, differently colored than his face and hands. Unless his legs got hella sunburned, lol.
I use to play this game alot and I enjoyed it...some of those songs sounded really good on bass speakers...especially the last boss dracula...when those candles start lighting up...awesome game
I was wondering why he wasnt using sub weapons Then I remembered you can kill medusa in like half a second with triple crosses That wouldn't show off the bosses very well
Congratulations, I noticed you upgraded the whip at slogra...it would've taken forever to beat him and all the rest of the bosses ESPECIALLY Dracula with the leather one. So, nice work.
For me, it's a tie between this one and SOTN. I do love the nostalgia, though. I'd love to see play throughs of Castlevania I, II, and III. Those were the shit.
CV 4 is a really dated game with unfair challenges, unbalanced difficulty and awkward graphics/music, I much prefer rondo of blood and cv 3 when it comes to classic castlevania
I will never understand why SOTN went back to the UP+Attack combo for using subweapons when the PS controller literally has TWICE as many shoulder buttons as the SNES controller. This one design flaw deeply tarnished what would have otherwise been a near-perfect game.
This game had the best bosses ever. The two-headed dragon, the tongue-skull, that awesome blue/red gargoyle, the Grim Reaper, Frankenstein, and of course Dracula.
I love how the giant skull boss has transparency!! Such a great feature of the Super Nintendo!! :D Also--I love seeing the hero moonwalk up the stairs!! :D :P
My beloved -Castlevania I also did a No Death series in this master piece is in my OLD playlist I also will love to remake it for No damage as long with Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest & Castlevania 3 Thanks for posting this Simon Belmont will always be a true epic iconic hero
Omg you mean to tell me and my family/friends were 1 more boss away from facing dracula?! We were stuck the on reaper guy but had a hard time even getting back to him too because of the gargoyle and that Bird Humanoid on steroids. Well done on doing this with no damage. Back in the 90s this was one of those games we played together and took turns on lol.
Japanese Names: 01 - Skeleton King & Skeleton Horse 03 - Twin Head Dragon 04 - Maneater 05 - Big Stone or Golem 06 - Ghost Dancers 07 - Iron Crusher 08 - The Creature (Frankenstein is the doctor who created the creature) 09 - Giant Bat
I’m so late to this one, but I ordered a used copy, and it should be here today! I’ve been a SOTN fan for some time, but a lot of people say this is the absolute best one. Excited to give it a whirl!
I'm so used to Dance of Illusions playing against Dracula, so when it starts playing something different in a game where we didn't have Dance of Illusions yet, it's a pretty surreal experience.
I remember playing this on my 3ds one day when I was driving with my dad, I got to 5:05 and beat the golem, the crumbling noise he made scared the shit out of my dad since he didn’t know what it was or that it was coming from the game
@@kavijackson868 For it wasn't until Super Smash Brothers Ultimate where Simon Belmont reappeared, and just as he did so back in the 1980s era, which is respect.
@@knightofarkronia8652 Medusa was very very weak in this game, personally I think they could've used her better and made her tougher and put her near the end of the game or something as a major boss. Maybe after the mummy dude.
Not bad! About the only one I have trouble with in pulling off a no-damage victory against is Slogra, because sometimes he decides to fight like a cheap-ass & try to sneak in hits before I can react/get far enough away (sometimes the instant he lands), let alone get turned around to face him. I can, however, offer a quick tip for dealing with Dracula: when he's into the phase of the fight where he starts to summon the "flaming faces" to attack you, you can take them out rather quickly. Wait until they're nearly finished forming (about 2 seconds), then jump & snap the whip at an upward angle. You'll kill one as soon as it finishes forming (it'll fall harmlessly into the floor directly below it), and for the other one, step towards it so it drifts down & begins to pass over your head (while still above you), then snap the whip straight up, as it starts to pass overhead (but don't let it get behind you). Most of the time it'll fall to the floor behind you, since it can't change direction in time. Or if one is still on-screen (which means Drac only conjures one more to augment the other one), repeat the first step (wait until it's almost fully formed, then nail it with a [jumping] upward-angle whip strike before it can move).
That cursed spinning gear in mist area, the damned Slogra battle & the rest of final stage bosses. And people said this is easiest classic Castlevania.
Super Castlevania IV boss list Boss 01: Skeleton Rider Boss 02: Medusa Boss 03: Twin Dragons Boss 04: Phantom Skull Boss 05: Golem Boss 06: Ghost Dancers Boss 07: Champion Armor Boss 08: Franken Boss 09: Jewel Bat Boss 10: Mummy Boss 11: Slogra Boss 12: Gaibon Boss 13: Death Final Boss: Count Dracula
This game is the favorite 16-bit of so many. I love this game, but favor Bloodlines and Rondo over it. The slow down is too much. Beautiful run though.
LOL, had to use the metal whip for slogra and beyond, so much for that challenge. It definitely would have been too slow to use on the final few bosses
I hate how they designed the 2nd phase of the 7th stage library living armor boss. He looks AMAZING. his intro is AMAZING-ER. his 2nd phase......is way less threatening then his 1st.......and allows him to be easily spammed on the side.
![[TAS] [Obsoleted] SNES Castlevania: Dracula X "best ending" by Dooty in 13:56.12](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uaBcKf8WSv8/mqdefault.jpg)
Gosh. I remember this scaring me so bad when I was little. Yet something kept pushing me to go deeper and beat it. That's a sign of an amazing game.
Konami put out awesome games in the 90s.
I like how there is one last bat that survives for a little while in the last battle; that is likely how Dracula cursed Simon.
Elf Monster No wonder how Simon wasn't aware of that...
You can't even whip it, it's like "You won't kill me because timeline"
Sus
@@las4gna84 but you get to see it's cute fuzzy face. 👀🦇
@@EnchantedSmellyWolf it’s “cute” fuzzy bat face can go fuck itself
I fucking hate bats in castlevania
Watching the enemies being beaten with the Leather Whip and no subweapons instead of the Vampire Killer is quite amazing. It really lets you enjoy and appreciate the length of the battles, since some of them are extremely short and easy otherwise. Big thumbs up for that.
15:53 - "Hey, Belmont number five! I've been watching you... You know, for a human, you're doing pretty good; but I already filled my soul quota for today,so you can just go hom~ *HALLELUJAH* "
Death: AAAAAAAAHHHH--
TerminalMontage reference?
@@flammebleue7658 you love to see it, though it's for NES castlevania
*holy water spams Drac*
"The battle has consummated."
*continues spamming*
Those where the days of me fighting Dracula and his minions.
@Speed McWeed 2*
Would you call those the CLASSIC bosses?
Now it's time to whip some plumber ass in Smash dude :)
*were
There’s another version of you who looks like a gay dominatrix Light Yagami
Real Belmonts moonwalk up the stairs!
I know Simon is best known for it.
+Ancient One but i guess richter belmont is the most noticeable character of belmont clan.
+Thitison Lowanichai You can say that, but Simon Belmont is a icon of the 1980s, he always has been and always will be.
That's why you're not a Belmont
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
What GOD did this with a regular whip and no crosses?
The Flying Spaghetti Monster did it, of course.
Adam Lacy
Yeah, I always have to get the secret crosses under the last star.
Well there was crosses. It was a pick up that annihilated every monster within the screen.
EXACTLY!
I did beat SCV4 with only regular whip and no weapons too. But a *No Damage* run is too hard for me
Killing all the Elite Four in one go is pretty impressive.
That skull dude is kind of difficult, I think it's name is Slogra.
Even speedruners say that slogra is the hardest Boss inthe game
In fact, now I'm watching that part, that's exactly what he's doing!
@@cosmicsoul8042 Yeah, Slogra is definitely the toughest boss in the game. His nose jab is almost unreactable.
@@theonewhowrotethis5681 yup.
Damn I commented this a year ago, feels like it was just a few months ago holy crap.
I like the attention to detail with the coins from the Zapf Bat. When they land, they roll then fall.
Hardest boss in the entire game.
An interesting glitch happened the first time playing through the game. I was at the final battle with Dracula. When that purple beam thingie came onto the screen the first time, Dracula wasn't there. I was confused, seeing as his purple fireballs still rendered and were hazardous. The game indicated he was taking damage when I whipped at the tractor beam's position, so it was simply a visual hiccup. As soon as I figured that out, I'd fight him as he were visible.
Only after Simon's theme started playing would Dracula become visible. It's as if Dracula was trying to toy around with me, the player by being invisible the first half the fight, but then gave up and decided to show his true form. Kinda wish this was an actual feature rather than a glitch. :\
That's amazing
Pretty much like Ganon in the original Zelda, shooting fireballs while staying invisible and teleporting around the room, or Ganon's "Technique of Darkness" in Link to the Past, which is already just meant to be a callback to the first Zelda. Among parallels to them as characters that already exist, that would have been cool if Dracula did essentially the same thing in this game. You got a pretty unique experience out of that glitch.
That happened to my little brother, as he was fighting Ser Vlad Tepes. The game cartridge was probably a bit dirty. My little brother was like “ Hey!!!! Where the heck did he go? “. I then told him: “ You keep fighting him!!!! He’s still there!!! He’s going Predator on you, to see if he can fool you. Never give up your fight, just because he’s playing mind tricks with you. “
I like how he moonwalks :D
Yeah xD
The Dancing Specters - Fred Ascare and Paula Abghoul.
16:45 never fails to creep me out every time.
Dracula: "I fear no man... but that thing..."
Simon: *moonwalking up every possible staircase*
Dracula: "...it scares me."
I was 4 years old when Super Castlevania 4 came out on the SNES back in 1991! This is such a great classic game! But even I'm not as good as this dude is beating every boss with no damage & using the original weak whip!! Damn!! LOL
Simon is that you
He did whip out the fully upgraded Vampire Killer towards the end, which is understandable. Those last dudes are not easy!
Did the whole thing with not just no damage but also just with the plain whip. Very impressive gameplay!
he did slogra with the chain
Nobody would ever suspect that the mountain of coins is a sparkling guard bat
Another wonderful SNES masterpiece!
If only Konami decided to make another Castlevania like it, they would have to take a very good look at Super Castlevania IV and realize how awesome it is.
IMHO, playing as Erich Lecarde in Castlevania: Bloodlines on the Sega Megadrive comes close.
i hope for the next Castlevania sequel, the Belmonts have discovered pants.
LOL
Simon Belmont had PANTS on sexy Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest
Also reihardt Belmont , julius Belmont , Richter Belmont , Leon Belmont , Trevor Belmont (curse of darkness + Mirror of fate version ) Also Simon Belmont Mirror of fate, Gabriel Belmont , i can go on & on & On all day
Yeah Belmonts wear PANTS like a man too
I agree with your sentiment, however to be fair, I think he actually is wearing pants or some sort of tights here. Notice his legs are red, differently colored than his face and hands. Unless his legs got hella sunburned, lol.
will jace v xv
Why call it castlevania when u can just call it sexyvania sense the Belmonts have no pants lol
My god, that ending stretch is so badass. When it starts playing simons’ theme-
This is up there in greatest games of all time for me
I love it how you moon walk when you take the stairs!^-^
16:19 that was a close one
Yup
20:45 bro I can just tell that Simon has a little smirk on his face as he’s watching the castle collapse
The zaph-bat is... solid gold!
And when he split to 3 small ones,they remind me of that phantom bat from castlevania 3 nes
You have master skills! The fight against Akmodan II was very impressive.
I use to play this game alot and I enjoyed it...some of those songs sounded really good on bass speakers...especially the last boss dracula...when those candles start lighting up...awesome game
I was wondering why he wasnt using sub weapons
Then I remembered you can kill medusa in like half a second with triple crosses
That wouldn't show off the bosses very well
RaiOuArt and it wouldn't very challenging either.
Medusa was very weak in this game, they could've used her better like a major boss near the end of the game.
11:48 Anyone else felt their hands become sweaty cause fuck
Congratulations, I noticed you upgraded the whip at slogra...it would've taken forever to beat him and all the rest of the bosses ESPECIALLY Dracula with the leather one. So, nice work.
I just experienced a perfect gameplay here. no damage to the player. well done sir :)
19:12 when that song plays: *Shit is getting real!*
I love Symphony of the Night but This is the best Castlevania in my opinion for nostalgic reasons. Great play through
Totally Agreed.
For me, it's a tie between this one and SOTN. I do love the nostalgia, though. I'd love to see play throughs of Castlevania I, II, and III. Those were the shit.
This and SOTN are masterpieces. Bloodlines is a close second and Rondo of blood a 3rd.
CV 4 is a really dated game with unfair challenges, unbalanced difficulty and awkward graphics/music, I much prefer rondo of blood and cv 3 when it comes to classic castlevania
I will never understand why SOTN went back to the UP+Attack combo for using subweapons when the PS controller literally has TWICE as many shoulder buttons as the SNES controller. This one design flaw deeply tarnished what would have otherwise been a near-perfect game.
Muy pero muy buen Castelvania uno de mis favoritos.
Shame on Belmont for whipping those poor ghost dancers! They're just having a romantic dance!
Shame on them for attacking me
they even try to counter-attack him arrows and swords just to continues their dance, F
One of my favorite games of all time. 13:48 is the hardest boss in the whole game.
Massive SEGA MegaDrive fan here, but my cousin also had a SNES. Some amazing, classic games on it, this one included. And the music!! ❤🤌🏻
5:05 I remember this shit made me feel super scared when i played, good run dude
I hope Nintendo put this game on the SNES classic . i've never plays this game before. it's a very great game with great soundtracks
Robert Anita they have
I hate how this isn't on the SNES for Switch ;-;
@@las4gna84 But it’s part of the recent collection.
It's so weird being able to hear both main boss themes full loop without having them being cut off due to the fights usually lasting for a few seconds
This game had the best bosses ever. The two-headed dragon, the tongue-skull, that awesome blue/red gargoyle, the Grim Reaper, Frankenstein, and of course Dracula.
Of all the golem bosses in the series, this one is the most badass
I love how the giant skull boss has transparency!! Such a great feature of the Super Nintendo!! :D Also--I love seeing the hero moonwalk up the stairs!! :D :P
My beloved -Castlevania
I also did a No Death series in this master piece is in my OLD playlist
I also will love to remake it for No damage as long with Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest & Castlevania 3
Thanks for posting this
Simon Belmont will always be a true epic iconic hero
This game is a master piece.
Omg you mean to tell me and my family/friends were 1 more boss away from facing dracula?! We were stuck the on reaper guy but had a hard time even getting back to him too because of the gargoyle and that Bird Humanoid on steroids. Well done on doing this with no damage. Back in the 90s this was one of those games we played together and took turns on lol.
"bird humanoid on steroids" 😂😂😂😂
That bird run out steroids in next games.
Simon doing the moon walk before it was cool
Man, I really love your channel, keep it up
dang that whip swinging was so smooth in the death fight
Japanese Names:
01 - Skeleton King & Skeleton Horse
03 - Twin Head Dragon
04 - Maneater
05 - Big Stone or Golem
06 - Ghost Dancers
07 - Iron Crusher
08 - The Creature (Frankenstein is the doctor who created the creature)
09 - Giant Bat
Gregory Weagle 11 Berrigan
Haha
7:44 they took time to animate the monsters coat when he throws stuff. pretty good.
Just remember everyone. Always pose when you collect the end level orbs. It’s a tradition.
0:49 -- sounds like a sped-up take of the wolf's howl (the sound effect that plays when you begin the game on the title screen).
I remember being 14 years old and staying up until 4am trying to beat Dracula for the first time. It creeped me out, but it was so exciting and fun.
dude your videos are awsome keep up the great work
Shadowserg: **don't uses Morning Star**
Me: *are u god?*
I’m so late to this one, but I ordered a used copy, and it should be here today! I’ve been a SOTN fan for some time, but a lot of people say this is the absolute best one. Excited to give it a whirl!
+Shadowserg you should become the new vampire killer user! XD
He would be counted as a legitimate successor.
You might have to fight a memory of Julius Belmont, or whoever else.
I'm so used to Dance of Illusions playing against Dracula, so when it starts playing something different in a game where we didn't have Dance of Illusions yet, it's a pretty surreal experience.
I've played this game dozens of times, always with triple cross. I haven't /seen/ some of these attack patterns.
Love the background when you fight the Dancing Couple
What is it supposed to be?
Am I the only one who finds it *SURPRISINGLY* disappointing how Dracula doesn't have a 2nd form?
I remember playing this on my 3ds one day when I was driving with my dad, I got to 5:05 and beat the golem, the crumbling noise he made scared the shit out of my dad since he didn’t know what it was or that it was coming from the game
Impressive. Great video!
oh man i played this game alot as a kid and it was the first castlevania game me and my brother played.
Simon Belmont needs another appearance.
Ancient One he's already dead in the timeline.
YES, EXACTLY!!!
@@kavijackson868 For it wasn't until Super Smash Brothers Ultimate where Simon Belmont reappeared, and just as he did so back in the 1980s era, which is respect.
Well, he is immortal in the game and like Alucard, he is half vampire and half human.
Keanu George um, no.
I love that this uses the normal whip.
EDIT: Damn, until Slogra
The Orphic Vipers were great attacking out of the waterfalls.
Memories!!! The gold stage! Money bat!
I remember the first time I made it to the Grim Reaper. I beat Slogra and the Dragon Demon fairly easy but then it was curtains for old Simon Belmont
12:05 the wraps go right through you.
My favorite is agaisnt the Mummy and all other Classic horror monster. :)
ljzero fernandez What do you think of Medusa, from Classical Mythology?
@@knightofarkronia8652 personally I think she's one of the most terrifying
@@knightofarkronia8652 Medusa was very very weak in this game, personally I think they could've used her better and made her tougher and put her near the end of the game or something as a major boss. Maybe after the mummy dude.
Best clasicvania game
13:41 Aaaaaah you FINALLY upgraded the whip in 🔗🔗🔗 to have a chance to beat Slogra 😅😂🤣
3:26 bro really said 💀
I think the knight - Sir Grazkull - looks super cool !
Moonwalking. *The True Weapon of the Belmonts*
The best castlevania and the music of them all
I miss this game 😫
Same here,platforming action games ftw
There's talk that Nintendo will be releasing a Super NES Classic this holiday season so you might get a chance to play this again if it happens :)
Soma Cruz ok
:)
Master of the Chain whip, but the GOD of the leather whip!
Fun Fact: When Dracula have 5 HP, the final boss theme is changed to Theme of Simon Belmont
That mummy fight. "I'ma spank your legs..." Also, you make these look so easy
Not bad! About the only one I have trouble with in pulling off a no-damage victory against is Slogra, because sometimes he decides to fight like a cheap-ass & try to sneak in hits before I can react/get far enough away (sometimes the instant he lands), let alone get turned around to face him. I can, however, offer a quick tip for dealing with Dracula: when he's into the phase of the fight where he starts to summon the "flaming faces" to attack you, you can take them out rather quickly. Wait until they're nearly finished forming (about 2 seconds), then jump & snap the whip at an upward angle. You'll kill one as soon as it finishes forming (it'll fall harmlessly into the floor directly below it), and for the other one, step towards it so it drifts down & begins to pass over your head (while still above you), then snap the whip straight up, as it starts to pass overhead (but don't let it get behind you). Most of the time it'll fall to the floor behind you, since it can't change direction in time. Or if one is still on-screen (which means Drac only conjures one more to augment the other one), repeat the first step (wait until it's almost fully formed, then nail it with a [jumping] upward-angle whip strike before it can move).
That cursed spinning gear in mist area, the damned Slogra battle & the rest of final stage bosses. And people said this is easiest classic Castlevania.
All bosses
No damage
No chain whip
No second weapons
GREAT GAME!!
He did use the chain whip on the last 4 bosses.
Best 2D non metroidvania for me.
I’ve beat that game when I played it on PS4 with castlevania anniversary collection
Me too
I love the music
no regular whip on the final 3? either way nice skills
I guess it would have taken too long, as the boss gauntlet at the end shares a timer.
Super Castlevania IV boss list
Boss 01: Skeleton Rider
Boss 02: Medusa
Boss 03: Twin Dragons
Boss 04: Phantom Skull
Boss 05: Golem
Boss 06: Ghost Dancers
Boss 07: Champion Armor
Boss 08: Franken
Boss 09: Jewel Bat
Boss 10: Mummy
Boss 11: Slogra
Boss 12: Gaibon
Boss 13: Death
Final Boss: Count Dracula
4:18 the background turns black and Koranat appears.
Love doing the Simon victory ✌️ jump yeahhhh
This game is the favorite 16-bit of so many. I love this game, but favor Bloodlines and Rondo over it. The slow down is too much. Beautiful run though.
LOL, had to use the metal whip for slogra and beyond, so much for that challenge. It definitely would have been too slow to use on the final few bosses
Mn Castlevania really does love their water dragons
i wonder how many tries it took to get such good luck on the bird monster. the second phase's charge attack is undodgeable sometimes
Now I know how to defeat this GODDAMNED GRIM REAPER!!!
No upgrade. A true Belmont❤
Boss at 13:50 was the most challenging for me. 2nd was Dracula.
I hate how they designed the 2nd phase of the 7th stage library living armor boss.
He looks AMAZING. his intro is AMAZING-ER. his 2nd phase......is way less threatening then his 1st.......and allows him to be easily spammed on the side.
he definetly took a few hits starting the 2-headed dragon battle: right into the frame rate :)