its not hard at all to figure out where to go. its kinda hard to get truly lost imo the level design is great. its similar to Zelda...just figure shit out. Metroid was WAY WAY more confusing and i hated it
The music will stick in your head forever. When I saw this youtube video, it all came back. Anyone who's ever played this game has this music in their heads their whole life. lol
search "Bloody Tears"... people have done covers to that tune including a rock version and one with a violin. they also included the music in one of the fight scenes in the Netflix anime of Castlevania
It seems so visually simple today, but I will never forget how this game captured the essence of sublime horror and Dracula for me as a kid. The music, of course, was an essential ingredient; but the forests, castles, graveyards, skeletons, etc, were marvelous for their time, too. I always loved the idea of collecting Dracula's remains, too; so creepy! For me, the game was fairly easy compared to say Ninja Gaiden or the Zeldas; with the exception of the kneeling tornado, which I had to learn from NES magazine and which I always thought wasn't very fair. Such a pleasure to revisit this game so dear to my heart here on UA-cam.❤️💀
I'm about 7 years late to reply, but I feel exactly the same! One of my favorite games of all time. I spent weeks as a kid trying to figure out where to go until I read about the tornado.
László Balázs i played this game several years back and that got on my NERVES! yes i bought back the old NES. needless to say i no longer have it. having $ troubles sucks
My favorite Castlevania of all time. Probably spent a good 100 hours playing this game when I was a kid. Nobody knew what to do in those days. Took forever to figure shit out.
@@julianayala152 this is a tough one to figure out. Honestly without the guide I don’t think it would be possible. There is one part when you are next to the lake and have to duck down for 3 seconds to open the next portal. How would anyone figure out that is what needs to be done lol. It would be impossible
@@dbodooley I dunno, man, I kinda disagree. There is a clue that says "TO REPLENISH EARTH ,KNEEL BY THE LAKE WITH THE BLUE CRYSTAL." With the mis-translations it you can still work the game out with persistence and trial and error. As long as you draw a map of the areas and throw holy water against blocks to uncover Dracula's notes, then it all falls into place. Even the infamous cliff face wind one can be worked out if you think about it. By that point you've learned that if you kneel with a blue crystal at seemingly dead ends, something will happens to grant you access. The badly translated clue is "WAIT FOR A SOUL WITH A RED CRYSTAL ON DEBORAH CLIFF" which is meant to be "Hold a red crystal in front of Deborah cliff and wait for a wind." One of the snarky villagers says you can open a hole in the cliff by headbutting it. Because kneeling with a blue crystal opened the lake, at one point you'll try kneeling with the red crystal. I find the biggest problem with Simon's Quest is not knowing what the areas are. If they have text at the top of the screen telling you the area then it would be a lot easier to match up the clues with the locations
That is, until you see the message... "WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE." Then you keep playing until it then says... "THE MORNING SUN HAS VANQUISHED THE HORRIBLE NIGHT."
I also remember kneeling at Every spot......... Throwing holy water on Every Brick/Stone.............just like burning Every Bush in Legend Of Zelda. THAT'S how you got it done in the 80's fellas and ladies.
I'm sure someone has mentioned it already but the easiest way to defeat was Dracula was to stand in the doorway and equip yourself with the diamond. As you'd constantly attack with the flame whip, the diamond would bounce off of the concrete blocks and you'd be out of the harms way. This was the greatest Castlevania ever, especially the music!
The easiest I found was to actually attack using the golden knife. You can usually get Dracula pretty quickly with rapid shots and he never moves from his starting position!
Awesome memories! Believe it or not, but as a kid playing this game on NES, I managed to beat the entire game without the use of strategy guides or anything of the sort. For getting past the cliff with the cryptic-as-hell hint, somehow though some strange intuition, I decided to kneel down at that dead-end just to see if anything would happen...then to my surprise, that tornado came out of the blue and swept me to the other side! Seeing this game today gives me great nostalgia!
I remember playing this NES game as a part of the game pack cartridge on my Game Boy SP console as a kid back in the 2000s. I was struggling to play this game because I don't know what am I doing. I spent 2-3 hours of playing this game but failed to complete the whole thing. Bloody Tears was so freaking catchy to hear in this game. I still remember the music in my head for so many years.
Christmas morning 1988. I'm 11 years old, and I have asked for Castlevania II. Not only do I find it under my tree, but also find Super Mario 2, Zelda 2, and Bubble Bobble. I even find a Nintendo shirt. Yeah, my parents understood me.
if you just play this game without any tips or knowing anything in advance, it's pretty hard to figure out, like, what youre supposed to do at certain points. i mean it's alot of trial and error, to figure out that youre supposed to drop holy water to dip down to buy a chain whip. how the hell are you supposed to just discover that. you have to just play the game all the time to discover stuff by accident.
Brad Hirsch I know what you mean! Before youtube or internet we had to rely on friends, or hope a nintendo power had a secret for it. I never called those game tips 900 numbers lol.
There’s a version of this game on the internet that’s less cryptic Townspeople actually give proper hints, certain signs give tips on what to do And that transition between night and day is MUCH faster
Boss List: Boss 01 2 Skeleton Knights 4:57 Boss 02 2 Skeleton Knights and Spear Knight 27:34 Boss 03 Death 38:29 Boss 04 4 Skeleton Knights 1:12:25 Boss 05 Camillia 1:01:22 Final Boss Dracula 1:23:49
This game made me glad I had a subscription to Nintendo Power back in the day - it guided me through the first three mansions (got the rib, heart, and eyeball), and one installment of Howard & Nester helped me with that part involving the tornado. Everything else just fell into place after that.
This is, and always will be, my favorite Castlevania game. This was the first CV game I ever played and I f'ing loved it. I loved the platforming action, rpg and adventure elements, and the music...holy shit, the music. The first time I experienced the day to night to day cycle I couldn't believe it...A game that actually felt like time existed in the game itself. Does it get a little tedious? Sure, but I still like the fact that they did something new and different. Plus, this is my favorite version of Simon Belmont. Keep on gaming, gamer dudes!
I got this game for Christmas 1989. As an old geezer now, watching this brings back fond memories of playing NES on an old tube tv with my uncle lol. Thanks for posting!
I dare anyone that has never heard of the Castlevania franchise or at least not played Simon's Quest, to beat this game with out the assistance of the internet, a strategy guide or any input from friends. I guarantee they will take years to solve the "riddles" or not know what to do after certain parts of the game.
Here’s basically how this game played out for me. Go to school: tell friend I can’t find Dracula’s castle. Tells me what to do at the cliff. Go home and try, get lost and still can’t find it. Go to school the next day, talk to friend again, go right after the tornado, not left dummy. Lol. I think my group of friends collectively beat this game together on the playground more than we each individually figured it out. It’s probably why I’m so forgiving towards its design today. You kind of just had to be there for this one.
This is the only game I had to cheat to end. I am sorry there is no indication of what to do to move on to the next level, like the tornado -but the music is the shiznik.
I didn't play this till 1991 when I was six yrs old but I remember it being so hard to beat. It was fascinating to me fighting demons and hearing the music like these memories will never leave me
When I was younger I remember playing this with my friends and we had real brainstorming sessions to figure out the solutions to the various riddles and puzzles so as to finish the game. We literally celebrated when we finally did.
This is a game that absolutely deserves a remake in the style of the other Castlevanias like Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin.
Waking up early on weekends 1. Turn the Nintendo on...2. Get the cereal and milk going. 3. Bringing it to the living room and that’s my whole day right there. Can’t stop won’t stop
This is what I do everytime I play this game: 1-Buy Holy water. 2-Save/grind 100 hearts and buy thorn whip in Jova. 3- Carefully make your way to Aldra and grind hearts off the two mobs between aldra and the Dead River. Make 250 hearts. For Morning star and White crystal. 3- After getting the hearts carefully make your way to Oldon. Kill every mobs using holy water and whip combination, since holy water slow mobs down briefly. 4-At Oldon buy the morning Star then buy the white crystal in Jova and the rest will be easier. If you do this right withouth dying and wasting time you will get the the items you need and good ending.
+si6ni6st6er I remembered the code by heart back in the day where I had all items and ready to take on Dracula. My friends could not believe that I remembered the code without having to look where I wrote it down. I played this game so much back then.
This one and Symphony of the Night are my two favorite Castlevania games ever. This was a popular game back in the day, not sure what many of the negative comments are about...
The most iconic track of the game, Bloody Tears, has made multiple appearances since in the series. Don't know all of them, though. Most recent hearing of it was in the Castlevania animated series.
I got this in 90 as a 10 year old used to piss me off till I found a friend that guided me thru it you have to do crap the right way u would never get far without help got to have the dam Red Crystal to advance kneel at the cliff 5 seconds all that crap then when I got to Draculas Castle no enemies
HA! Me neither! I always tok the wrong path, and/or was too impatient to figure out the "timing" on "enemies" and just went "hog-wild" into stages and didn't take my time... Too my credit, I WAS only 10 years old, when it was released/I got he game, so my "gaming skills" were not the greatest... Haha! The game was/is also very cryptic too like many have mentioned...
Man the first time I ever saw this game beat as a kid was when one of my brothers best friends spent the night one weekend and we stayed up playing. He was one of those Nintendo whiz kids and just knew all the secrets. During the Dracula bossfight, he just kept paralyzing Dracula and beat the dog shit out of him. The cpu never had the chance to fight back. I forget how he did it- maybe using the holy water or something. Don’t remember bc I personally sucked at this game. There was no way to just know everything in those times. But yea- was once of the more memorable Nintendo childhood memories for me.
La persona que estuvo haciendo esta demostración, es un experto y auténtico "gamer" más allá si el juego hoy en día no representa mucha dificultad. Un 10 en este video
Oh man, the nostalgia in hearing the music man... Fkn awesome This was my very first game in my life other than Mario of course and I loved it.. Hours and hours playing
that was awesome, thanks for the nostalgia lol. I remember playing this in middle school, no internet, no Nintendo Power, just my friends and me brainstorming and figuring all this crap out. good times.+sub
Can't wait for my NES Classic console to come in and play this game. I never got to play it as a kid, always wanted to though, and now I know the secrets.
This game is one of my favorites of All Time Best one of it's entire series The music is Amazing It took me a very long time to defeat it I learned the cliff thing on total accident
this game use to scare me as a child, all the music, details, in the night trying to wait for the game to be day time, my daughter also a few years ago hated to see me play so i had to play it when she was a sleep or at school but, now she got over it and she watchs me play.
esse vídeo me mostrou vários segredos que quando lançaram o jogo a gente quebrava a cabeça tentando passar as partes OBRIGADO AO CANAL JOGO ESPETACULAR MEU PREFERIDO GOSTEI DEMAIS MEUS PARABÉNS
This was a Christmas gift one year when I was a kid. I am of the minority opinion who loved the RPG mechanics. Even with the Nintendo Power map, I found the landmarks to be a bit cryptic haha!
Bought the Castlevania Collection just to play this! My childhood right here, even if, when I was a kid, I could never figure it out (as an adult who’s seen all the secrets, I can easily beat this in my sleep)!
This was the first game I beat on the NES when I was a kid. I must have been 7 or 8. Had to have Nintendo Power for the cryptic Nintendo BS. The last boss fight, I just threw down some sacred flames and Dracula just chills there then dies. Easiest final boss ever. This game, along with Megaman 2 had soundtracks that kick ass.
I really shouldn't be doing this, as it'll likely fall into several categories of trolling, but... xRavenXP's introductory comments/description were almost unreadable in a handful of places. Since there does seem to be a growing group of people online wanting improvements such as will follow...I redacted the comments, preserving as much of the original as I could: --------------------------------------- Played by: xRavenXP Longplay of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES! It is the sequel of the first Castlevania, and despite Simon's Quest bringing over many elements from the first game, it also introduces new modes of gameplay, including exploration. Simon wondered if all the chaos caused by Dracula in the first Castlevania truly went away after his defeat. What he did not know was that Dracula put a curse on Simon before bringing Dracula down, and that he is slowly dying. An apparition that appears over the Belmont clan's burial grounds tells Simon that the only way to end the curse would be to resurrect Dracula and destroy him again. Beings that were still loyal to Dracula, however, divided his body into 5 parts and hid them throughout Transylvania. This version was the first to feature exploration, though it was poorly received and thought to be too difficult (not because of the enemies in the game, but because of the lack of a map and the ease of getting lost and not knowing what was where). Later Castlevania versions would feature exploration (Symphony of the Night, any of the GBA and Nintendo DS titles, for example) and came with maps to make playing easier. It's a good game, an epic soundtrack ("Bloody Tears" rules), yet it could still use a map. Done with the best ending (finished the game in less than 8 game days)
***** My brother and I both beat this game when we were kids ... without the use of Nintendo Power. Back then it was all about trial and error along with hours upon hours of free time used up in the pursuit of that almighty "You Win" screen. Beating Simon's Quest was certainly doable despite what followers of AVGN believe nowadays.
I was a little kid back then and I was able to beat it without too much trouble, that is, once I knew about the Red Crystal at that damn cliff. I always thought Castlevania 2 wasn't nearly as hard as a lot of games back then.
+SpiritOfBagheera so you figured that with a certain item selected pressing down on a spot for up tp 10 sec? how did you figured this out by yourself???????
+rev It took a lot of experimentation. But in those days, many Nintendo games were cryptic, Legend of Zelda among them. So when the phrase "kneel down" or "pray" (can't recall the exact wording) popped up? My younger brother and I kept trying different things at that cliff wall ... one of which was crouching for a while. Voila! Tornado transport!
SpiritOfBagheera niice ... i remeber trying and trying til the point that i stil remember certain fake blocks in dungeons after not playing the game for 20ish years .. but i didnt rreally understand english back then ... so i never got past those weird puzzles me and my brother always thought our cartrigde of the game mustve been broken or something :P
Good grief! I did not realize this game was that cryptic. I remember playing this when I was 7 years old, and for the life of me could not beat this. If I was not watching this video, I would have never knew this game had this many side quests. I guess they do not call this Simon's Quest for nothing lol.
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I could never figure out what to do in this game, but the music is incredible
coolbluelights lol ditto.
what do i do next is a constant question when playing this. it's frustrating with no real reward, much like real life
its not hard at all to figure out where to go. its kinda hard to get truly lost imo the level design is great. its similar to Zelda...just figure shit out. Metroid was WAY WAY more confusing and i hated it
The music will stick in your head forever. When I saw this youtube video, it all came back. Anyone who's ever played this game has this music in their heads their whole life. lol
search "Bloody Tears"... people have done covers to that tune including a rock version and one with a violin. they also included the music in one of the fight scenes in the Netflix anime of Castlevania
It seems so visually simple today, but I will never forget how this game captured the essence of sublime horror and Dracula for me as a kid. The music, of course, was an essential ingredient; but the forests, castles, graveyards, skeletons, etc, were marvelous for their time, too. I always loved the idea of collecting Dracula's remains, too; so creepy! For me, the game was fairly easy compared to say Ninja Gaiden or the Zeldas; with the exception of the kneeling tornado, which I had to learn from NES magazine and which I always thought wasn't very fair. Such a pleasure to revisit this game so dear to my heart here on UA-cam.❤️💀
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It sure was scary back then!
I was scaried to play it because of the "zombies" in the town lol
Feels weird a 6 year old comment using the 💀 emoji
I'm about 7 years late to reply, but I feel exactly the same! One of my favorite games of all time. I spent weeks as a kid trying to figure out where to go until I read about the tornado.
Back when towns consisted of giant apartment complexes & everyone hung out on the fire escape. Those were the days.
ThatBrownBat Or they were on the stoop.
I miss the 1800's too
+azure-violet fire storm 37
1691 actually :p
My memory failed me when I wrote that comment
It make me shutter just think about it.
what a horrible night to have a curse
+László Balázs Espescially in the middle of a jump on the moving blocks at 01:09:00 lol.
yep
László Balázs the morning sun vanquished the horrible night
László Balázs i played this game several years back and that got on my NERVES! yes i bought back the old NES. needless to say i no longer have it. having $ troubles sucks
top no.1castlevania episode
My favorite Castlevania of all time. Probably spent a good 100 hours playing this game when I was a kid. Nobody knew what to do in those days. Took forever to figure shit out.
I remember my dad trying to beat this game when in was a kid...he had to buy the fucking guide in order to beat it.
@@julianayala152 ahhh those were the days. Fond memories, mostly of me cursing at the screen lol
@@julianayala152 this is a tough one to figure out. Honestly without the guide I don’t think it would be possible. There is one part when you are next to the lake and have to duck down for 3 seconds to open the next portal. How would anyone figure out that is what needs to be done lol. It would be impossible
@@dbodooley I dunno, man, I kinda disagree. There is a clue that says "TO REPLENISH EARTH ,KNEEL BY THE LAKE WITH THE BLUE CRYSTAL."
With the mis-translations it you can still work the game out with persistence and trial and error. As long as you draw a map of the areas and throw holy water against blocks to uncover Dracula's notes, then it all falls into place.
Even the infamous cliff face wind one can be worked out if you think about it. By that point you've learned that if you kneel with a blue crystal at seemingly dead ends, something will happens to grant you access.
The badly translated clue is "WAIT FOR A SOUL WITH A RED CRYSTAL ON DEBORAH CLIFF" which is meant to be "Hold a red crystal in front of Deborah cliff and wait for a wind."
One of the snarky villagers says you can open a hole in the cliff by headbutting it. Because kneeling with a blue crystal opened the lake, at one point you'll try kneeling with the red crystal.
I find the biggest problem with Simon's Quest is not knowing what the areas are. If they have text at the top of the screen telling you the area then it would be a lot easier to match up the clues with the locations
And when you finally figured it out… *angelic choir*
This music is so awesome...
4th Best Ever : D
I really admire how ahead of its time the concept was. The actual execution could have been better.
just finished this game now in 2024, can't believe I have missed out a classic like this
"This game sucks."
*hears bloody tears*
"This game rules!"
Just say the theme is better than the game
Yeah, the fist minutes, wtf Castlevania.... Blody tears ooooo yeah, castle song too
the music is perfect . game design is wonked
That is, until you see the message...
"WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE."
Then you keep playing until it then says...
"THE MORNING SUN HAS VANQUISHED THE HORRIBLE NIGHT."
@The Goose With No Name He also ended his review of CV2 saying "The ending sucks, too."
I also remember kneeling at Every spot......... Throwing holy water on Every Brick/Stone.............just like burning Every Bush in Legend Of Zelda. THAT'S how you got it done in the 80's fellas and ladies.
JasonUGA311 Two of my top favorites Zelda 2 and Castlevania 2
Spoken like a true gamer
two classics
And Metroid
the designers of these games just cut us no slack. they were preparing us for the real world lol
Just love the music when it changes from morning to night.
A lot of times the music is great in the towns castles still hum it at times today
Please purchae guitar and try to play it!
I'm sure someone has mentioned it already but the easiest way to defeat was Dracula was to stand in the doorway and equip yourself with the diamond. As you'd constantly attack with the flame whip, the diamond would bounce off of the concrete blocks and you'd be out of the harms way. This was the greatest Castlevania ever, especially the music!
The easiest I found was to actually attack using the golden knife. You can usually get Dracula pretty quickly with rapid shots and he never moves from his starting position!
Nah man the game is some cryptic shit, music is relly good thoug
Greatest what? Lol
The daytime music in the villages rates among one of the best soundtracks in the history of NES.
History of NES? History of all-time.
@@elmalloc True. SOTN has a better one but still.
That bloody tears soundtrack
5:23 You now "prossess" Dracula's rib. I remember seeing that as a little kid and thinking hmm... that does't sound right.
From Nothing ha. Yeah I just noticed that now
Fred Fuchs in a nutshell. Oh wait, wrong franchise
there are quite a few things in this game that dont sound right lol
draculas rib sounds like a bbq house dish
Delicious!
Awesome memories! Believe it or not, but as a kid playing this game on NES, I managed to beat the entire game without the use of strategy guides or anything of the sort. For getting past the cliff with the cryptic-as-hell hint, somehow though some strange intuition, I decided to kneel down at that dead-end just to see if anything would happen...then to my surprise, that tornado came out of the blue and swept me to the other side! Seeing this game today gives me great nostalgia!
What year where you Born??
@@EASTSIDERsBABYSCLAXX I was born in '84, baby! ;D
@@TripMX ohkay kool, I was born in 81
Cap
I remember playing this NES game as a part of the game pack cartridge on my Game Boy SP console as a kid back in the 2000s. I was struggling to play this game because I don't know what am I doing. I spent 2-3 hours of playing this game but failed to complete the whole thing.
Bloody Tears was so freaking catchy to hear in this game. I still remember the music in my head for so many years.
Christmas morning 1988. I'm 11 years old, and I have asked for Castlevania II. Not only do I find it under my tree, but also find Super Mario 2, Zelda 2, and Bubble Bobble. I even find a Nintendo shirt. Yeah, my parents understood me.
This game was amazing. I loved playing them so much. Castlevania 1 through 4 was a total joy to play.
if you just play this game without any tips or knowing anything in advance, it's pretty hard to figure out, like, what youre supposed to do at certain points. i mean it's alot of trial and error, to figure out that youre supposed to drop holy water to dip down to buy a chain whip. how the hell are you supposed to just discover that. you have to just play the game all the time to discover stuff by accident.
Brad Hirsch I know what you mean! Before youtube or internet we had to rely on friends, or hope a nintendo power had a secret for it. I never called those game tips 900 numbers lol.
There’s a version of this game on the internet that’s less cryptic
Townspeople actually give proper hints, certain signs give tips on what to do
And that transition between night and day is MUCH faster
Music is still great almost 40 years later.
Boss List:
Boss 01 2 Skeleton Knights 4:57
Boss 02 2 Skeleton Knights and Spear Knight 27:34
Boss 03 Death 38:29
Boss 04 4 Skeleton Knights 1:12:25
Boss 05 Camillia 1:01:22
Final Boss Dracula 1:23:49
but the final boss looked like death
@@MegaMegajennifer Dracula was the ultimate enemy because he's always reborn every time Simon or another member of the Belmont clan kills him.
This game made me glad I had a subscription to Nintendo Power back in the day - it guided me through the first three mansions (got the rib, heart, and eyeball), and one installment of Howard & Nester helped me with that part involving the tornado. Everything else just fell into place after that.
the cover art and the smell of those pages with the poster is burned into my memory glands for ever
This is, and always will be, my favorite Castlevania game. This was the first CV game I ever played and I f'ing loved it. I loved the platforming action, rpg and adventure elements, and the music...holy shit, the music. The first time I experienced the day to night to day cycle I couldn't believe it...A game that actually felt like time existed in the game itself. Does it get a little tedious? Sure, but I still like the fact that they did something new and different. Plus, this is my favorite version of Simon Belmont. Keep on gaming, gamer dudes!
**throws 50 holy water at skeleton**
Ah fuck it
**jumps over it and whips it**
lol! I was like, " Dude! Just jump over it and whip it!"
I counted 20, but yeah. still absurd.
I got this game for Christmas 1989. As an old geezer now, watching this brings back fond memories of playing NES on an old tube tv with my uncle lol.
Thanks for posting!
Bloody tears. The greatest Castlevania theme song ever! This was a great game.
I dare anyone that has never heard of the Castlevania franchise or at least not played Simon's Quest, to beat this game with out the assistance of the internet, a strategy guide or any input from friends. I guarantee they will take years to solve the "riddles" or not know what to do after certain parts of the game.
+greyfox4577 I dare you to stop trying to tell us what to do.
+Barbe Im not trying to tell YOU or anyone anything, I am daring anyone who pleases to take on that challenge.
greyfox4577 That's still a form of being Bossy and telling people what to do.
ok
include Ultima: Exodus on that list. I had no guide, no internet for gamefaqs.... nothing. This game is difficult doing it 100% without any hints.
This is still one of my favorite games of all time.
Here’s basically how this game played out for me. Go to school: tell friend I can’t find Dracula’s castle. Tells me what to do at the cliff. Go home and try, get lost and still can’t find it. Go to school the next day, talk to friend again, go right after the tornado, not left dummy. Lol. I think my group of friends collectively beat this game together on the playground more than we each individually figured it out. It’s probably why I’m so forgiving towards its design today. You kind of just had to be there for this one.
This game (Castlvania II Simon's Quest) had the *4th Best Video game background music* of All-Time.
better than Beyonce
AlterWolfMedia
yep.... Castlevania II lasted 4 decades Beyonce hasn't.
+sainttrunks1982 And that game is still unplayable in four decades.
saj8
Why it is unplayable? All you need is to know who to get past one stage glitch in the game and your good.
so true man
Very proudly completed this game in the fall of 1989.
Oooooooohhhhhhhhh, that music, that music
Couldnt finish This game but now i see how it ends , love this game best memories of my childhood
Those jumps at 49:03 still haunt me to this day, 20+ years later. I can't recall how many tries it took to get the timing down right.
im born 79 and loved this games
This is the only game I had to cheat to end. I am sorry there is no indication of what to do to move on to the next level, like the tornado -but the music is the shiznik.
The people in the city's give you clues if you talk to them. That's how you know.
Cap'nLucyHacke
Half of the time they aren’t even telling the truth.
this was when games were to cryptic took guessing to figure out stuff
itchy the 80s man I had to call the toll free number if I remember correctly.
That was because you needed to get the power. Nintendo Power!
No, its not perfect, but this is EASILY one of my fav Castlevania games. i love the exploration and the atmosphere is supreme
I didn't play this till 1991 when I was six yrs old but I remember it being so hard to beat. It was fascinating to me fighting demons and hearing the music like these memories will never leave me
When I was younger I remember playing this with my friends and we had real brainstorming sessions to figure out the solutions to the various riddles and puzzles so as to finish the game. We literally celebrated when we finally did.
Aww
This is a game that absolutely deserves a remake in the style of the other Castlevanias like Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin.
You mean Order of Ecclesia, it's way more similar to this game than any other entry in the series
You know I didn't mention the other two GBA and DS games either, right?
@@CH-uk1il yeah but none comes closer to this game than OoE (maybe CV64 too, due to its night/day mechanics)
Well my point is this game deserves a remake.
I love the music of this game
the morning sun has vanquished the horrible night.!!!
That's what I say every morning when I wake up:-D
“You now PROSSESS Dracula’s rib.” Hahaha
Wow! I miss playing these games as a kid!! I bet it's been 25 years. I used to be quite a gamer but I'm pretty sure I'd suck now. Lol.
Oh look.. it's the Castlevania for real men.
+TheRealGunfish Real men?
+steven Claessen REAL MEN MOTHER EFFER!!!!
TheRealGunfish REAL MEN??????????????????????????????????
REEEEEEEEEE-AAAAAAALLLLLLL dudes.
TheRealGunfish personally my favorite of the series
Waking up early on weekends 1. Turn the Nintendo on...2. Get the cereal and milk going. 3. Bringing it to the living room and that’s my whole day right there. Can’t stop won’t stop
Good game playthrough! I guess two of the major things you missed is taking the silk bag and the flame 🔥, but those were not needed in the end!
This is what I do everytime I play this game:
1-Buy Holy water.
2-Save/grind 100 hearts and buy thorn whip in Jova.
3- Carefully make your way to Aldra and grind hearts off the two mobs between aldra and the Dead River. Make 250 hearts. For Morning star and White crystal.
3- After getting the hearts carefully make your way to Oldon. Kill every mobs using holy water and whip combination, since holy water slow mobs down briefly.
4-At Oldon buy the morning Star then buy the white crystal in Jova and the rest will be easier. If you do this right withouth dying and wasting time you will get the the items you need and good ending.
"This game sucks."
- James Rolfe, 2004
this game sucks. me 2020
From nes 1&3 are good
Back in the days! When I was like 7!! I'm 35 now!! I think I still remember the code. Let's see 7M14 QTUV T51Z X0R5
+si6ni6st6er I remembered the code by heart back in the day where I had all items and ready to take on Dracula. My friends could not believe that I remembered the code without having to look where I wrote it down. I played this game so much back then.
+Ron Mower Maybe because you had Draculas Heart XD.
SFSH O6EY V9UW X2CE
@@kithranen1542 EXKM WSUW 532U UWBG
This one and Symphony of the Night are my two favorite Castlevania games ever. This was a popular game back in the day, not sure what many of the negative comments are about...
The most iconic track of the game, Bloody Tears, has made multiple appearances since in the series. Don't know all of them, though. Most recent hearing of it was in the Castlevania animated series.
You now prossess Dracula's heart. 28:09
Sounds romantic. 😂😂😂
this game had my pants down for years as a kid. Don't think I ever beat it. thanks for the upload.
i never was able to beat this game
Same.
I got this in 90 as a 10 year old used to piss me off till I found a friend that guided me thru it you have to do crap the right way u would never get far without help got to have the dam Red Crystal to advance kneel at the cliff 5 seconds all that crap then when I got to Draculas Castle no enemies
Thank goodness when I played this I had The Power! Nintendo Power! lol
HA! Me neither! I always tok the wrong path, and/or was too impatient to figure out the "timing" on "enemies" and just went "hog-wild" into stages and didn't take my time... Too my credit, I WAS only 10 years old, when it was released/I got he game, so my "gaming skills" were not the greatest... Haha!
The game was/is also very cryptic too like many have mentioned...
OH MAN! those were the days, yea! I had my monthly subscription too! So rad! :D
This soundtrack is ridiculously brilliant!
🙏Congratulations Castlevania II Simon's Quest!🙏
That old man is just hanging out in a cursed castle selling oaken stakes?
lol
Hahaha
Gotta make a living somehow.
The oak stake thing is dumb. Why can't they just have it so you can just take Dracula's remains?
I should add that I loved this game as a kid, got nothin 'gainst 'Vania 2
Man the first time I ever saw this game beat as a kid was when one of my brothers best friends spent the night one weekend and we stayed up playing. He was one of those Nintendo whiz kids and just knew all the secrets. During the Dracula bossfight, he just kept paralyzing Dracula and beat the dog shit out of him. The cpu never had the chance to fight back. I forget how he did it- maybe using the holy water or something. Don’t remember bc I personally sucked at this game. There was no way to just know everything in those times. But yea- was once of the more memorable Nintendo childhood memories for me.
Part of my childhood as far as video gaming goes ✌🏿
You left behind the sacred flame and the silk bag
And the diamond
La persona que estuvo haciendo esta demostración, es un experto y auténtico "gamer" más allá si el juego hoy en día no representa mucha dificultad.
Un 10 en este video
Has flame whip. Throws 17 holy waters on a two hit skeleton.
Oh man, the nostalgia in hearing the music man...
Fkn awesome
This was my very first game in my life other than Mario of course and I loved it.. Hours and hours playing
"You now prosesss Dracula's eyeball."
that was awesome, thanks for the nostalgia lol. I remember playing this in middle school, no internet, no Nintendo Power, just my friends and me brainstorming and figuring all this crap out. good times.+sub
Expertly played, sir, and nice job "processing" all those parts & pieces of Dracula...
Omg I spent a year of my life after school playing this.
This game is the unholy fuckness.
Prossession is 9/10ths of the law.
+thecowboy2 greatest comment ever
What prossessed you to say that?
wii1245 You appaer to be confused
Can't wait for my NES Classic console to come in and play this game. I never got to play it as a kid, always wanted to though, and now I know the secrets.
This game is one of my favorites of All Time
Best one of it's entire series
The music is Amazing
It took me a very long time to defeat it
I learned the cliff thing on total accident
Didn’t bother finishing this game
this game use to scare me as a child, all the music, details, in the night trying to wait for the game to be day time, my daughter also a few years ago hated to see me play so i had to play it when she was a sleep or at school but, now she got over it and she watchs me play.
I had this game as a kid I didn't know what at do at all and I didn't know the story of Castlevania. Thank you for the upload
esse vídeo me mostrou vários segredos que quando lançaram o jogo a gente quebrava a cabeça tentando passar as partes OBRIGADO AO CANAL JOGO ESPETACULAR MEU PREFERIDO GOSTEI DEMAIS MEUS PARABÉNS
vc é louco?
esse jogo é terrivel
Guys doing the music for this game are absolute geniuses.
This was a Christmas gift one year when I was a kid. I am of the minority opinion who loved the RPG mechanics. Even with the Nintendo Power map, I found the landmarks to be a bit cryptic haha!
Who knew holy water was strong enough to break through stone or bricks
Only through stone or bricks who are evil.
Bought the Castlevania Collection just to play this! My childhood right here, even if, when I was a kid, I could never figure it out (as an adult who’s seen all the secrets, I can easily beat this in my sleep)!
This was the first game I beat on the NES when I was a kid. I must have been 7 or 8. Had to have Nintendo Power for the cryptic Nintendo BS. The last boss fight, I just threw down some sacred flames and Dracula just chills there then dies. Easiest final boss ever. This game, along with Megaman 2 had soundtracks that kick ass.
The Mansion music will forever be burned in to my brain....so fucking brilliant....whoever composed this gem is a fucking genius
this was the first open-ended castlevania which eventually would give birth to castlevania symphony of the night on playstation 1 a decade later.
Wrong. Vampire Killer was the first non linear Castlevania
38:45 i wonder why he doesnt Prossess the golden knife? They spelled it right?
I wouldve loved to see the kid from The Wizard try to beat this game
Without upgrading the whip!!
Some of the greatest video game music ever.
still love this game.
I love Simon's Quest so cryptic and ahead for the time night and day and open world
I really shouldn't be doing this, as it'll likely fall into several categories of trolling, but... xRavenXP's introductory comments/description were almost unreadable in a handful of places. Since there does seem to be a growing group of people online wanting improvements such as will follow...I redacted the comments, preserving as much of the original as I could:
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Longplay of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES! It is the sequel of the first
Castlevania, and despite Simon's Quest bringing over many elements from the first game, it also introduces new modes of gameplay, including exploration.
Simon wondered if all the chaos caused by Dracula in the first Castlevania truly went away after his defeat. What he did not know was that Dracula put a curse on Simon before bringing Dracula down, and that he is slowly dying. An apparition that appears over the Belmont clan's burial grounds tells Simon that the only way to end the curse would be to resurrect Dracula and destroy him again. Beings that were still loyal to Dracula, however, divided his body into 5 parts and hid them throughout Transylvania.
This version was the first to feature exploration, though it was poorly received and thought to be too difficult (not because of the enemies in the game, but because of the lack of a map and the ease of getting lost and not knowing what was where). Later Castlevania versions would feature exploration (Symphony of the Night, any of the GBA and Nintendo DS titles, for example) and came with maps to make playing easier. It's a good game, an epic soundtrack ("Bloody Tears" rules), yet it could still use a map.
Done with the best ending (finished the game in less than 8 game days)
This and a few other games, defined me as the gamer I am today.
I remember when the music was good then turned to yodeling....1:05 then 2:18
Ah memories played the he'll out of this game. Never beat it though, it's quite a frustrating game when you're 9 years old.
***** My brother and I both beat this game when we were kids ... without the use of Nintendo Power. Back then it was all about trial and error along with hours upon hours of free time used up in the pursuit of that almighty "You Win" screen. Beating Simon's Quest was certainly doable despite what followers of AVGN believe nowadays.
I was a little kid back then and I was able to beat it without too much trouble, that is, once I knew about the Red Crystal at that damn cliff. I always thought Castlevania 2 wasn't nearly as hard as a lot of games back then.
+SpiritOfBagheera so you figured that with a certain item selected pressing down on a spot for up tp 10 sec? how did you figured this out by yourself???????
+rev It took a lot of experimentation. But in those days, many Nintendo games were cryptic, Legend of Zelda among them. So when the phrase "kneel down" or "pray" (can't recall the exact wording) popped up? My younger brother and I kept trying different things at that cliff wall ... one of which was crouching for a while. Voila! Tornado transport!
SpiritOfBagheera niice ... i remeber trying and trying til the point that i stil remember certain fake blocks in dungeons after not playing the game for 20ish years ..
but i didnt rreally understand english back then ... so i never got past those weird puzzles
me and my brother always thought our cartrigde of the game mustve been broken or something :P
what an awsome night to watch this gmeplay :)
Good grief! I did not realize this game was that cryptic. I remember playing this when I was 7 years old, and for the life of me could not beat this. If I was not watching this video, I would have never knew this game had this many side quests. I guess they do not call this Simon's Quest for nothing lol.
This brought back some memories, thanks :)
The best soundtrack of any Castlevania game
I've always loved this game as a child and even now haha. Thanks for playing and can't wait to play it myself again :)
I loved this game as a kid. I will never forget how I stuck in this game for a couple of weeks at one point when you need to use garlic. 🧄