Me too. Considering the attention to detail they put into almost every other character's alts it's baffling that it was overlooked. It would have been a relatively simple alt costume to make too, especially compared to the likes of Hero's and Steve's.
I love it, the fact they went with the CV4 design and didn't give any other the time of day shows how little the guys at Nintendo think of that design.
Coincidentally the NES version of Castlevania 1 also had crashing issues. That problem was slightly more manageable because the reason for the game crashing was always the same, that reason being too many sprites where on screen at one time. The problem with this though was it was really easy for the game to crash in the final level because of a room which has flea men jumping around, medusa heads, birds, simon's own sprite and the 1-3 sprites that will appear from your sub weapon. This also made it easy for the game to crash in the fight with Death as well as the hallway to Death for similar reasons.
@@opaljk4835 You probably played the Revision 1 version of the game. When the game was first released, it was released on the Revision 0 cartridge; that version of the game had the glitch I mentioned. Thankfully, Konami patched this glitch and released a second round of cartridges known as Revision 1.
@@RegalPixelKing Id assume you're referring to the ntsc-u version? Theres a chance all pal copies are based on Revision 1. Alot of times due to the timeframe between ntsc-u and pal release, the pal release has bug fixes not present in ntsc-u. Extends to ps2/gc generation.
@@eightcoins4401 Yes I was referring to the ntsc-u version of the game. I haven't researched it, but it wouldn't be surprising if the Famicom or ntsc-j version had the same problem. PAL retro games in general are less glitchy. Heck the PAL version of Pandora's Tower for the Wii released in 2011 is the only way to play that game in English without suffering from any crashes. Although that game released in PAL territories first so I have no idea wtf happened in that scenario.
I usually spawn him, quickly walk down the stairs to his bottom left and his AI makes him walk off the platform to the right and you don't have to fight him
"There's one game people don't talk about for some reason and gets overlooked" *Released only one one type of computer in one region.* *Released with the same name* *Only functions if Santa flies past the Full Moon and you perfect the previous game without blocking.*
This is an underrated gem that deserves more recognition and praise among gamers and the Castlevania community. And I never knew about the secret menu of changing the date and time that's really cool.
This actually was my first Castlevania. My brother had played a few, and we tag teamed this game from about midnight until the sun rised. This or Rondo is my favorite in the series too. Fantastic game
I usually see people refer to Castlevania Chronicles/X68K as "just a remake of Castlevania 1 with the same stages but new graphics" and it drives me insane every time while also informing me the person saying that didn't actually play the game. It's got some callbacks and level 1 is roughly the same with some surprises, much like Rondo of Blood's stage 2, but that's where the "same stages" ends. By that logic, Rondo of Blood is also "Castlevania 1 with new graphics". Anyway, thanks for reading my venting post. I appreciate the acknowledgement of Chronicles as its actual own game. lol
a lot of the stuff you said resonates with how I feel right now playing through SCV4, it also has lots of detail and unique enemies. ik simons walk animation has never been that graceful but in this game he really looks like he's holding in a big dump
Invincibility potion - gives you like 5 secs of Invincibility. It's dropped from mobs. So you kill the guy and then get the potion after you needed it. grate.
at a shop that sells Japanese imports, I got the sound track to this game which has the SharpX6800 music on it too, the soundtrack is called Castlevania Chronicle Akumajo Dracula Original Soundtrack, this CD is likely the reason why the game had all 3 sound chips emulated in the game, either for it to be in the game or just for it to be sold separately.
Actually I've played Castlevania Chronicles before Castlevania SotN. And, oh well, that was the day I've learned the ways of classicvania the first time. The game is still visually impressive, and I've also totally fell in love with Ayami Kojima's artwork.
Just started this game and didn't know that arranged mode was the easier mode...I assumed it was "arranged" to be harder. Thanks for all the tips! Loved the video.
I really really enjoy your Castlevania videos. In fact they're partially why I got as into the series as I did. I discovered Chronicles during a GDQ, and got it myself. It's definitely an interesting entry, and I'd have to agree with you that it's probably one of the best Simon entries
The only reason I knew this game existed in 2003, I found a copy of it in a card game shop. I was into MTG and Yugioh at the time, the shop carried a hobby stuff, Anime toys, and obscure games you wouldn’t find at game retailers in that era.
This video has over 100K views. There exist people who have this production quality and have 100 or less views and never get more. "Way too underrated" this is not. Underrated are channels that do the same thing but never break 1,000 views on a single video.
Thanks for reminding me of this gem! So sad that that Simon doesn't look like this in Smash, I remember wanting Simon in Smash with this design for sooooo long and getting bittersweet feelings when he was finally revealed in Ultimate.
this game is one of my favorites, it was one of the first digital titles i got for my ps3, but is really hard, it took me like one year to clear the clock tower, all because of that last room, this game really makes rondo of blood look too easy, since then i haven't been able to defeat the next stage, and that's on arrange mode... i thought arrange mode only disabled the knockback, which makes the worm from the 3rd level actually harder(knockback saves you) but i didn't know about the double damage thing... i think you forgot to mention the music in this game, is awesome! and some of the classic tunes reused on other games are from here, tower of dolls is used on Order of Ecclessia, Moonfight is used on dracula x chronicles instead of den(love both tunes) so i might try that hidden menu thing for selecting the midi module... good thing i can play this on my vita, you can transfer any psx game purchased from the psn using a ps3 if it doesn't appear on the vita psn (symphony of the night can be downloaded directly), great review!
I mean, it was kinda in this one, and Julius has it in Harmony of Despair. Admittedly, neither of those are all that recent... But that's mostly cause Konami refuses to make another Castlevania.
If a game is going to be brought back, it needs to be better balanced than in SC4, where you can cover so much space with the whip that the subweapons feel almost useless.
Last year when I went up to See my sister and brother-in-law. I managed to track down a PS1 copy of "Symphony of the Night". Fingers crossed Maybe This Year.. I'll find this game!?
The disc had a very limited release in the US, but it is - or at least was - available on PSN as well. Shame to hear it crashed like that. I honestly only tried it a handful of times before selling the copy I opened. Still have an unopened one for my collection though.
Really wish this one would get a modern digital or collection release. Having been through, and loved, just about all the other classic entries, I really want to give this one a go. Especially since it seems so well-regarded by other people who enjoy the series for its challenge.
I actually have had this game on PS1 since I was a small child, although I'm not sure how much I played it. Might have to dig it out and have a play around on it as it sounds interesting! I love your videos, but I especially love the Castlevania ones you do! Keep up the great work!
Im a huge castlevania fan and somehow haunted castle eacaped my knowledge until SSBUltimate where some composer decided to go HARD AS *FUCK* on cross your heart.
Love these Castlevania videos, almost no one talks about them. I would highly recommend The Mummy Demastered if you havnt tried it. It's pretty short but it's a favourite out of the genre for me.
You're doing an awesome job at honoring these lost titles as the Castlevania series is so all over the place with its different games that are only exclusive to certain obscure consoles or regions. It's really a mess, and we're not even talking about the story timeline lol. I wish the Castlevania Anniversary Collection would have adressed that a little bit more instead of requiring still a fair amount of grave digging to find those games and their origin. They should really release this game and the arrange mode in some form or another. I never knew about the bad timing around Chronicles's release and I can understand why it went under the radar so much. This is a great rethinking of the original game on NES and it's a shame that it got so little recognition when you see all the effort that was put into it.
Man, I wish this amount of love and passion was put in every game. It looks amazing and you can just tell the people behind the game really loved it :o Gotta do this myself when I'm gonna make my own console, but first I need to produce and sell the boardgames to get the funds needed for such a big project. Thanks for the video man :) I enjoyed it.
I remember buying this game for the PS1 and being just so confused by it, it was a new Castlevania, but at the same time it felt like something that had been out for years and I somehow just never heard of it...which it is, so I guess I had the right impression
It may just not be something I've consciously noticed in Castlevania games before, but Simon looks especially like he's wearing a leather miniskirt in this game. That is a lot of leg!
10:32 - If my Child Memory is right, that candle down there, above the mud, is a Healing Erb for sure... xD You have to go "under the level" to get it, though
I used to collect games much more than I do now, at a Car boot sale I came across the PS1 case for this game, unfortunately they didn't have the disc inside, it turned out they lived like a few doors away and let me see the rest of their stuff to potentially find the disc and buy some more stuff, unfortuantely they didn't have it but they let me take the case regardless Might ahve to find a manual and disc for it sometime.
Oh, nice to see a video dedicated to this gem. I really appreciate this remake much more than the original NES version. I actually think that despite its high difficulty, even the original mode is an easier game than NES's Castlevania and overall way more fun version to play. The music in both modes sounds fantastic, if you choose the right sound emulator for the original mode. I think that the original mode has the best version of "Vampire Killer" and the arrange mode the best "Bloody Tears" of all the Castlevania games. Now, a couple corrections: "In arrange mode, Simon takes half as much damage--" True, but it only applies for the first two blocks. In blocks 3 and 4, Simon actually takes 2/3 of the damage and from block 5 onwards, 3/4 of the damage he takes in the original mode. So, the difference in the amount of damage in the arrange mode's is not _that_ significant (unless you set the difficulty on easy). "--and everything now deals twice as much damage to you." Again, this only applies for the first two blocks. In the 3rd and 4th block, Simon takes four pieces from the energy bar as damage instead of three and from the block 5 onwards the same amount as in the first loop. "You just have to get lucky and hope that an enemy drops it." There is actually one spot in the game where you can get the herb guaranteed. I'm surprised you didn't mention the hooded man in the secrets section, but you showed a glimpse of the it at the end of the video. That's the spot. That block 5 with its falling gears is definitely annoying, and I have never managed to beat it without dying once in the normal game mode. That is because the progressing is so slow that even if the gears, enemies or the Werewolf boss will not kill you, the decreasing time will. By the way, I have played this game through incredibly amount of times in both modes and I have never experienced that crashing glitch. In fact, this the first time I have ever heard of it. Granted, the majority of my playthroughs have happened with PlayStation 2, but I used to play this multiple times with the original PlayStation before that, and the game still never crashed. Anyway, this was a nice analysis to watch.
I love that game, when i look in the internet it has a hidden gallery completing the game, i do that many times until the point of complete the game without losing any lives in Arrange mode (Original mode is hard as hell, doable but hard), i manage to finish it but the gallery never come up, so only way to see it was enter in the data of the game and ripping it or look it in the internet; About of the crashes it never happen to me in any mode or Original cycle
I have no idea why Simon keeps being depicted with a sword and never uses it. Great video, nonetheless. If Konami ever decides to do a second Castlevania collection, I hope this gets included. Edit: There's been 3 collections and Chronicles still hasn't been rereleased. Haunted Castle got a remake, though.
I think it's supposed to be a short sword for Simon (or whichever Belmont happens to be active at the time) to be able to defend himself at small distances, when the Vampire Killer whip turns out to be too unwieldy for its own good. The sword is almost never used in the actual games, though, because there's no need for it in the 2D games when the whip's hitbox covers the whole sprite, and most of the 3D games basically go full God Of War with it. The N64 games actually do use it, though, but I've never played those, so I don't know how useful it actually is there.
Ha, i've got that Game from Spain as a Bootleg from one of these Traders on their Carpets :P Was everytime pretty Funny how my Uncle made semi serious Commentaries about the Bootleg Stuff: "This a realy Copy, right?", "That Necklace is real and pure Silver!", and everybody including the Trader was laughing (i didn't understand those Jokes back than as a Kid :P). Thinking about it, it has some sinister Vibe haha. About the Game itself, i've only tried the Original Mode, thinking that it should be balanced as the NES Game... Being so unmerciful i never played much of it. Seems as i have to give the Arranged Mode a Try :D
When you said it came out at the wrong time, that makes the most sense because I did not know this game came out in the PS1 until you showed us the cover. Definitely was familiar with the cover but never knew about the actual game, like how it looked.
Very true! It helps that the songs in the game are such good foundations, and that no soundtrack mode kills any of them. They're all good, and each mode accentuates certain ones.
This game is underrated and like you said, the release date wasn't a good time for sure because of the PS2 era beginnings. I love Super Castlevania IV but, Chronicles will always be the true remake of the 1st Castlevania game for me
It's been a while. I was thinking about your content and then you drop another Castlevania video. Very cool. I'd say you should do a video on Bloodstained once all of the content planned for it releases.
I still would love to see Pikasprey talk about a Metroid game. As someone who recently got into the castlevania games after being a fan of metroid for years, I have to say that if you like the gameplay style of one, you more than likely will like the gameplay style of the other. They are called Metroidvania games for a reason.
I just hate trial and error mechanics so much. It's not difficult, it's just getting punished for something you couldn't anticipate. Because the game is too short otherwise, the devs need to FORCE you to replay certain areas, no matter how good you are.
"just a few weeks away... from being released a year ago."
That got me good
Oh that pikasprey of mine!
2:30
Yeah, I was about to say. He got us good.
Pikasprey uploads less frequently than other UA-camrs, but he uses that time to pick really good video games to review!
Still pissed that Simon's red hair wasn't at least a palette option in Smash
Me too. Considering the attention to detail they put into almost every other character's alts it's baffling that it was overlooked. It would have been a relatively simple alt costume to make too, especially compared to the likes of Hero's and Steve's.
They probably considered it, I believe his black costume does have very slightly redder hair, but compromised to resemble another game too.
No 'Captain N' Simon skin either, to be fair...
I love it, the fact they went with the CV4 design and didn't give any other the time of day shows how little the guys at Nintendo think of that design.
At least redhead Simon was used for Super Smash Flash 2.
god its such a shame these non pokemon videos dont get enough attention, they're soo good
what is a gamer but a starving artist anyway
It honestly makes a lot of sense, I like the Castlevania series but clearly Pokemon is much more popular.
New Pikasprey video: YES!
New Pikasprey video and it's a Castlevania: *YES!!!!*
Coincidentally the NES version of Castlevania 1 also had crashing issues. That problem was slightly more manageable because the reason for the game crashing was always the same, that reason being too many sprites where on screen at one time. The problem with this though was it was really easy for the game to crash in the final level because of a room which has flea men jumping around, medusa heads, birds, simon's own sprite and the 1-3 sprites that will appear from your sub weapon. This also made it easy for the game to crash in the fight with Death as well as the hallway to Death for similar reasons.
I’ve played the game more times than I can and have never had it crash, is that a bug from the famicom version or something?
@@opaljk4835 You probably played the Revision 1 version of the game. When the game was first released, it was released on the Revision 0 cartridge; that version of the game had the glitch I mentioned. Thankfully, Konami patched this glitch and released a second round of cartridges known as Revision 1.
@@RegalPixelKing Id assume you're referring to the ntsc-u version? Theres a chance all pal copies are based on Revision 1.
Alot of times due to the timeframe between ntsc-u and pal release, the pal release has bug fixes not present in ntsc-u. Extends to ps2/gc generation.
@@eightcoins4401 Yes I was referring to the ntsc-u version of the game. I haven't researched it, but it wouldn't be surprising if the Famicom or ntsc-j version had the same problem.
PAL retro games in general are less glitchy. Heck the PAL version of Pandora's Tower for the Wii released in 2011 is the only way to play that game in English without suffering from any crashes. Although that game released in PAL territories first so I have no idea wtf happened in that scenario.
Fighting that stained glass enemy must be such a *pane*
The madlad did it
You have to look for your window of opportunity to attack.
You could say it's a 'pane in the glass' .
I usually spawn him, quickly walk down the stairs to his bottom left and his AI makes him walk off the platform to the right and you don't have to fight him
You should be arrested
Your joke has stained the comments
Kind regards
Whenever I see a new video from you I actually feel happiness for once
Same
Pikasprey videos make me feel cozy
True facts
Same
His voice is very soothing. Good content to listen to when you want to fall asleep.
I never knew about this one!
Hey MDB!
mabye you should play one on yours
Screams in e-boi. Faints over mdb talking to pikaspray
"There's one game people don't talk about for some reason and gets overlooked"
*Released only one one type of computer in one region.*
*Released with the same name*
*Only functions if Santa flies past the Full Moon and you perfect the previous game without blocking.*
Well at least you'll get a secret fight out of it.
He's referring to the PS1 version, not the japanese computer one
Super Castlevania IV was released with the same name in Japan, yet that game was successful
This game looks beautiful.
It looks like aria of sorrow
This is an underrated gem that deserves more recognition and praise among gamers and the Castlevania community. And I never knew about the secret menu of changing the date and time that's really cool.
Theres also a hidden soundchip selector for the classic mode
This actually was my first Castlevania. My brother had played a few, and we tag teamed this game from about midnight until the sun rised. This or Rondo is my favorite in the series too. Fantastic game
I usually see people refer to Castlevania Chronicles/X68K as "just a remake of Castlevania 1 with the same stages but new graphics" and it drives me insane every time while also informing me the person saying that didn't actually play the game. It's got some callbacks and level 1 is roughly the same with some surprises, much like Rondo of Blood's stage 2, but that's where the "same stages" ends. By that logic, Rondo of Blood is also "Castlevania 1 with new graphics".
Anyway, thanks for reading my venting post. I appreciate the acknowledgement of Chronicles as its actual own game. lol
Good ol' Simon Belmont, I love his hotpants and face-down ass-up KO pose... he should really take something for that arthritis, tho
a lot of the stuff you said resonates with how I feel right now playing through SCV4, it also has lots of detail and unique enemies. ik simons walk animation has never been that graceful but in this game he really looks like he's holding in a big dump
“Fighting the glass monster the normal way is such a pain”
So much pun
Pikasprey uploads less frequently than other UA-camrs, but he uses that time to pick really good video games to review!
23:40 Pikasprey, suffering from success
Good one
Invincibility potion - gives you like 5 secs of Invincibility. It's dropped from mobs.
So you kill the guy and then get the potion after you needed it. grate.
It's funny how many times you have uploaded a video on a game around the same time I choose to replay that game.
Always a good day when Pikasprey uploads! Never clicked on a notification so fast.
at a shop that sells Japanese imports, I got the sound track to this game which has the SharpX6800 music on it too, the soundtrack is called Castlevania Chronicle Akumajo Dracula Original Soundtrack, this CD is likely the reason why the game had all 3 sound chips emulated in the game, either for it to be in the game or just for it to be sold separately.
Actually I've played Castlevania Chronicles before Castlevania SotN. And, oh well, that was the day I've learned the ways of classicvania the first time. The game is still visually impressive, and I've also totally fell in love with Ayami Kojima's artwork.
I love your Castlevania videos so much, I was very excited when I saw the notification
Just started this game and didn't know that arranged mode was the easier mode...I assumed it was "arranged" to be harder. Thanks for all the tips! Loved the video.
I love your CV videos! I also started with Dawn of Sorrow and found new love for the series trough your videos
I really really enjoy your Castlevania videos. In fact they're partially why I got as into the series as I did. I discovered Chronicles during a GDQ, and got it myself. It's definitely an interesting entry, and I'd have to agree with you that it's probably one of the best Simon entries
Every time Pikasprey uploads, my day becomes brighter
When I beat this game for the first time on my PS2, I didn’t experience a crash once and didn’t even know it was an issue. So yeah, it checks out.
There's serious shenanigans going with UA-cam. Your content deserves way more views.
I'm pretty sure Chronicles broke the AI of the fake Simon boss. I found it to be significantly harder to outwit in the X68000 version.
Congrats on getting this video done, it's really good! Thank you for all the hard work you do and information you provide~
Man, some of my favourite videos are your Castlevania ones. I love your content, keep it up!
finnally a video from pikas prey ive been waiting for so long TwT
Always a better day when Pikasprey uploads
It's nice to see Konami added some exclusive content for the western release of Castlevania Chronicles, like the interview
The only reason I knew this game existed in 2003, I found a copy of it in a card game shop. I was into MTG and Yugioh at the time, the shop carried a hobby stuff, Anime toys, and obscure games you wouldn’t find at game retailers in that era.
This channel is way too underrated for these quality videos you put out. All your videos are paced perfectly and always a real treat to watch.
This video has over 100K views.
There exist people who have this production quality and have 100 or less views and never get more.
"Way too underrated" this is not. Underrated are channels that do the same thing but never break 1,000 views on a single video.
Omg this took so long. So good that it's finally out and over with.
Thanks for reminding me of this gem!
So sad that that Simon doesn't look like this in Smash, I remember wanting Simon in Smash with this design for sooooo long and getting bittersweet feelings when he was finally revealed in Ultimate.
Same. They didn't even bother making it an alternate palette option! Damn you, Sakurai!
Opposite here, I was so glad with the look they went with. I think he looks like a badass.
@@ITNODove Oh, come on. Chronicles Simon was awesome. Don’t deny it.
@@raphaelsorel6907
A bit too BDSM-y for me man but you do you lol.
@@ITNODove Nah, he looks tough and confident at the same time. To think that is just being ridiculous.
wow i never knew about the death fight hallway having different backgrounds thats cool.
this game is one of my favorites, it was one of the first digital titles i got for my ps3, but is really hard, it took me like one year to clear the clock tower, all because of that last room, this game really makes rondo of blood look too easy, since then i haven't been able to defeat the next stage, and that's on arrange mode...
i thought arrange mode only disabled the knockback, which makes the worm from the 3rd level actually harder(knockback saves you) but i didn't know about the double damage thing...
i think you forgot to mention the music in this game, is awesome! and some of the classic tunes reused on other games are from here, tower of dolls is used on Order of Ecclessia, Moonfight is used on dracula x chronicles instead of den(love both tunes) so i might try that hidden menu thing for selecting the midi module...
good thing i can play this on my vita, you can transfer any psx game purchased from the psn using a ps3 if it doesn't appear on the vita psn (symphony of the night can be downloaded directly), great review!
I wish they'd bring back the control scheme of Super Castlevania 4.
I mean, it was kinda in this one, and Julius has it in Harmony of Despair. Admittedly, neither of those are all that recent... But that's mostly cause Konami refuses to make another Castlevania.
If a game is going to be brought back, it needs to be better balanced than in SC4, where you can cover so much space with the whip that the subweapons feel almost useless.
Last year when I went up to See my sister and brother-in-law. I managed to track down a PS1 copy of "Symphony of the Night". Fingers crossed Maybe This Year.. I'll find this game!?
This game needs a Steam release. It looks really good.
Makes me happier than a moomin!
You are absolutely my favorite castlevania youtuber
Really cool to see a deep dive on this one. I knew it existed, but had no clue that it was kind of a remake of a remake!
My favorite classicvania! I'm so glad you are talking about it.
The disc had a very limited release in the US, but it is - or at least was - available on PSN as well. Shame to hear it crashed like that. I honestly only tried it a handful of times before selling the copy I opened. Still have an unopened one for my collection though.
It's still on psn, that's how I have been playing it. And it's never crashed for me on that platform.
But not in Europe!
It was worth the wait. This might be Pikasprey's best Castlevania review
2:31 wait for it,,,,
Dude, dat made me burst in to laughter so hard. Thank you!
Really wish this one would get a modern digital or collection release. Having been through, and loved, just about all the other classic entries, I really want to give this one a go. Especially since it seems so well-regarded by other people who enjoy the series for its challenge.
I actually have had this game on PS1 since I was a small child, although I'm not sure how much I played it. Might have to dig it out and have a play around on it as it sounds interesting! I love your videos, but I especially love the Castlevania ones you do! Keep up the great work!
I had to come running when I spotted this. Fantastic job with the video as per usual Asprey and man, the details in this game look good!
That ice level certainly does have some *cool* details!
finally another pikasprey video
Im a huge castlevania fan and somehow haunted castle eacaped my knowledge until SSBUltimate where some composer decided to go HARD AS *FUCK* on cross your heart.
I love your Castlevania videos!
Love these Castlevania videos, almost no one talks about them.
I would highly recommend The Mummy Demastered if you havnt tried it. It's pretty short but it's a favourite out of the genre for me.
I've been wondering when a new vid was coming out. This one was pretty good, thanks
1993 was a great year for Castlevania: Akumajo Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, Castlevania Bloodlines, and Akumajo Dracula X68000
You're doing an awesome job at honoring these lost titles as the Castlevania series is so all over the place with its different games that are only exclusive to certain obscure consoles or regions. It's really a mess, and we're not even talking about the story timeline lol. I wish the Castlevania Anniversary Collection would have adressed that a little bit more instead of requiring still a fair amount of grave digging to find those games and their origin.
They should really release this game and the arrange mode in some form or another. I never knew about the bad timing around Chronicles's release and I can understand why it went under the radar so much. This is a great rethinking of the original game on NES and it's a shame that it got so little recognition when you see all the effort that was put into it.
Your Castlevania vids are some if my favorites, keep up the good work!
Man, I wish this amount of love and passion was put in every game.
It looks amazing and you can just tell the people behind the game really loved it :o
Gotta do this myself when I'm gonna make my own console, but first I need to produce and sell the boardgames to get the funds needed for such a big project.
Thanks for the video man :)
I enjoyed it.
I remember buying this game for the PS1 and being just so confused by it, it was a new Castlevania, but at the same time it felt like something that had been out for years and I somehow just never heard of it...which it is, so I guess I had the right impression
I just love Simon's sprite work and I think he's super cute with the red hair
It may just not be something I've consciously noticed in Castlevania games before, but Simon looks especially like he's wearing a leather miniskirt in this game. That is a lot of leg!
Really happy to see another Castlevania video, thanks for the consistently great content
To be fair making the soundtrack selection a hidden feature makes you appreciate it a bit more
Thank you for giving it the proper coverage it deserves.
Just yesterday, I was wondering where you were! Nice timing!
Would love to see a retrospective on the entire castlevania series
10:32 - If my Child Memory is right, that candle down there, above the mud, is a Healing Erb for sure... xD
You have to go "under the level" to get it, though
I think you are right. That is the only one, though. And it was devilishly hidden, lol.
I used to collect games much more than I do now, at a Car boot sale I came across the PS1 case for this game, unfortunately they didn't have the disc inside, it turned out they lived like a few doors away and let me see the rest of their stuff to potentially find the disc and buy some more stuff, unfortuantely they didn't have it but they let me take the case regardless Might ahve to find a manual and disc for it sometime.
Interesting video. Never was huge on Castlevania but this really was an interesting watch. Also rip your save files.
You uploading right as the debate starts is such a needed breath of fresh air
17:40 "Ganon, is that you?"
Oh, nice to see a video dedicated to this gem. I really appreciate this remake much more than the original NES version. I actually think that despite its high difficulty, even the original mode is an easier game than NES's Castlevania and overall way more fun version to play. The music in both modes sounds fantastic, if you choose the right sound emulator for the original mode. I think that the original mode has the best version of "Vampire Killer" and the arrange mode the best "Bloody Tears" of all the Castlevania games.
Now, a couple corrections:
"In arrange mode, Simon takes half as much damage--" True, but it only applies for the first two blocks. In blocks 3 and 4, Simon actually takes 2/3 of the damage and from block 5 onwards, 3/4 of the damage he takes in the original mode. So, the difference in the amount of damage in the arrange mode's is not _that_ significant (unless you set the difficulty on easy).
"--and everything now deals twice as much damage to you." Again, this only applies for the first two blocks. In the 3rd and 4th block, Simon takes four pieces from the energy bar as damage instead of three and from the block 5 onwards the same amount as in the first loop.
"You just have to get lucky and hope that an enemy drops it." There is actually one spot in the game where you can get the herb guaranteed. I'm surprised you didn't mention the hooded man in the secrets section, but you showed a glimpse of the it at the end of the video. That's the spot.
That block 5 with its falling gears is definitely annoying, and I have never managed to beat it without dying once in the normal game mode. That is because the progressing is so slow that even if the gears, enemies or the Werewolf boss will not kill you, the decreasing time will.
By the way, I have played this game through incredibly amount of times in both modes and I have never experienced that crashing glitch. In fact, this the first time I have ever heard of it. Granted, the majority of my playthroughs have happened with PlayStation 2, but I used to play this multiple times with the original PlayStation before that, and the game still never crashed.
Anyway, this was a nice analysis to watch.
One thing the castlevania dungeon website pointed out to me was how inconsistent his hair color was lol
This is an awesome retrospective buddy!
I love that game, when i look in the internet it has a hidden gallery completing the game, i do that many times until the point of complete the game without losing any lives in Arrange mode (Original mode is hard as hell, doable but hard), i manage to finish it but the gallery never come up, so only way to see it was enter in the data of the game and ripping it or look it in the internet; About of the crashes it never happen to me in any mode or Original cycle
Yes a new video ! :)been looking forward to this thanks pikasprey
I have no idea why Simon keeps being depicted with a sword and never uses it. Great video, nonetheless. If Konami ever decides to do a second Castlevania collection, I hope this gets included.
Edit: There's been 3 collections and Chronicles still hasn't been rereleased. Haunted Castle got a remake, though.
Believe in Haunted Mansion, or however the Arcade game was called the Whip can be upgraded into a Sword.
@@Talessaga2 Correct. In Haunted Castle Simon finally gets to use a blade weapon.
I'd imagine it's a miscommunication with the art team. Like how Early Mega Man was depicted with a gun
I think it's supposed to be a short sword for Simon (or whichever Belmont happens to be active at the time) to be able to defend himself at small distances, when the Vampire Killer whip turns out to be too unwieldy for its own good.
The sword is almost never used in the actual games, though, because there's no need for it in the 2D games when the whip's hitbox covers the whole sprite, and most of the 3D games basically go full God Of War with it.
The N64 games actually do use it, though, but I've never played those, so I don't know how useful it actually is there.
I love that shit. Simon having the option for gutting enemies who might evade his morning star is just badass.
Ha, i've got that Game from Spain as a Bootleg from one of these Traders on their Carpets :P
Was everytime pretty Funny how my Uncle made semi serious Commentaries about the Bootleg Stuff: "This a realy Copy, right?", "That Necklace is real and pure Silver!", and everybody including the Trader was laughing (i didn't understand those Jokes back than as a Kid :P).
Thinking about it, it has some sinister Vibe haha.
About the Game itself, i've only tried the Original Mode, thinking that it should be balanced as the NES Game... Being so unmerciful i never played much of it.
Seems as i have to give the Arranged Mode a Try :D
"so I'm going to go over all of the differences"
Well sir you have my attention and I put down my switch so I can enjoy this fully.
When you said it came out at the wrong time, that makes the most sense because I did not know this game came out in the PS1 until you showed us the cover. Definitely was familiar with the cover but never knew about the actual game, like how it looked.
It came out in 2001 so was very late
Yeah, it's worth listening to the 3 different soundtrack modes alone. My preference is the Roland GS mode, but all 3 have their own bangers.
Very true! It helps that the songs in the game are such good foundations, and that no soundtrack mode kills any of them. They're all good, and each mode accentuates certain ones.
These videos have inspired me to play castlevania
This game is underrated and like you said, the release date wasn't a good time for sure because of the PS2 era beginnings. I love Super Castlevania IV but, Chronicles will always be the true remake of the 1st Castlevania game for me
SCV4 and Haunted Castle felt more like continuing stories than actual remakes.
if you want remakes to keep bad gameplay decisions, sure
@@robbiewalker2831 they feel like reimaginings.
It's been a while. I was thinking about your content and then you drop another Castlevania video. Very cool.
I'd say you should do a video on Bloodstained once all of the content planned for it releases.
I still would love to see Pikasprey talk about a Metroid game. As someone who recently got into the castlevania games after being a fan of metroid for years, I have to say that if you like the gameplay style of one, you more than likely will like the gameplay style of the other. They are called Metroidvania games for a reason.
Gotta love Vampire Killer being so forgettable, it isn’t mentioned in the video about less popular games simon was in.
Underrated channel
these videos are a treat to watch
I saw this game in a gaming magazine for the Playstation a long time ago. I bought it immediately.
I just hate trial and error mechanics so much. It's not difficult, it's just getting punished for something you couldn't anticipate. Because the game is too short otherwise, the devs need to FORCE you to replay certain areas, no matter how good you are.
YES!!! NEW PIKASPREY VIDEO!!!
I missed this
no wonder i never heard about this back in the day, when the PS2 was out nobody really talked about new PS1 games at all. especially a year in!
At least we can now play these on ps4 now.