Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES) Playthrough
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2023
- A playthrough of Bandai's 1989 action game for the NES, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, considered one Robert Louis Stevensons’ finest works, was originally published in 1886. Taking place in London at the height of the second industrial revolution, it weaves the twisted tale of Dr. Jekyll, a highly regarded physician who stands at odds with his nature. Cognizant of the darkness lurking deep within, Henry Jekyll furtively concocts a tincture to isolate the polarized halves of his inner self. He only partially succeeds, however, and finds himself a broken shell. Though the good in him remains tainted by the evil that he both fears and embraces, his dark side is freed by the creation of Edward Hyde, an amoral proxy through which Jekyll, untethered from the shackles of his conscience, can live out his most perverse fantasies.
This 1989 NES adaptation begins as Dr. Jekyll ingests the potion, and the player’s task is not to aid the realization of Mr. Hyde’s murderous desires, but rather, to safely direct Dr. Jekyll to the church where Miss Millicent, his fiancée, awaits. Though this choice renders the premise as little more than a convoluted justification for a cool game mechanic, the box's teaser blurb (“Battle demons with Hyde’s PSYCHO-WAVE”) should be sufficient warning to anyone hoping for an accurate adaptation.
Jekyll travels through six areas of the city on his way to Miss Millicent. Suffering the effects of the potion, he must avoid the potential stressors that surround him lest they trigger a sudden and violent transformation into Henry’s alter-ego. Preoccupied townsfolk tending to their business, unruly children, dogs and cats chasing one another underfoot, and downpours of bird droppings will sap his patience and sanity, represented by the "meter" gauge. The more troublesome enemies (such as the mad bomber clad in pink) will additionally cause Jekyll physical harm, and if the life bar empties, the game ends. But, if the stress meter reaches the H, Dr. Jekyll will collapse and pass out.
Reawakening as his evil counterpart, Mr. Hyde must then traverse a distorted, ghoul-infested parallel version of Dr. Jekyll’s London while killing demons to reduce his stress, and upon regaining his equilibrium, Dr. Jekyll can resume his walk to the chapel. However, if the two halves cross paths before the final stage, a bolt of lightning will strike him down, ending the game.
Jekyll and Hyde’s individual perspectives provide an unexpectedly effective portrayal of the character’s dissociative tendencies. Though cliché, the contrast mimics the novella’s exploration of how people willingly subjugate their interior selves for the sake of social acceptance. Jekyll’s picturesque interpretation of London makes the city appear charming and quaint, but Hyde’s lurid view of the same streets paints it as a terrifying and brutal place teeming with corrupted souls.
The game's aesthetic convincingly depicts both ends of this spectrum. Dr. Jekyll’s detailed daytime stages are certainly more appealing than the near-monochromatic night stages that Mr. Hyde must fight through, though the latter’s liberal use of deep blues and flat black does a nice job of symbolically reflecting his feelings of loneliness and emptiness. The music is atmospheric - the somber daytime theme evokes a sense of an age past, and the minimalist, repetitive phrasings of the nighttime theme suggest a sense of the mundane pervading even life's extremes.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is often lambasted for its stiff controls and overall level of difficulty, and though there is some merit to those criticisms, like most NES games, the majority of the game's issues can be overcome with familiarity and practice. With an understanding of the enemy patterns and the timing required to successfully leap moving obstacles, the controls are sufficient in most situations. Unfortunately, the cracks start to show in the final stage, and the controls lack the precision and responsiveness needed to consistently avoid the endless barrage obstacles in the end-game gauntlet.
Dr. Hyde is far more agile than his more reasonably-minded half, and the Psycho Wave attack, though odd in its trajectory, is reliable. The final Hyde level, however, can be extremely frustrating: each of Hyde’s stages auto-scroll, and if Hyde is in danger of being forced off of a ledge, he'll automatically jump forward - often straight into an enemy - resulting in forced, cheap hits that should've been entirely avoidable.
Overall, the game is a respectable effort. The fun is hurt by the occasional control inconsistencies, the unfair endgame, and an overly stiff learning curve, but in spite of these drawbacks, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde manages to be an entertaining bit of slower-paced action fare, and its unique mechanics and appealing graphics make for a game worth giving an honest effort.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video. - Ігри
Jekyll and Hyde isn't a masterpiece of game design, but the developers should be commended for how much thought and consideration they poured into adapting the classic novella into an 8-bit platformer.
Yeah, I said that years before the AVGN did and was told I was a pretentious moron looking for meaning that wasn't there
Hello ! , Welcome My Friend ! , How Are You? Going Good ? :))
Yeah, at least the graphics are nice.
well done for taking down this devilish game created by an evil corporation named called Ljn
I hate black pepper
I find it astounding how practically ALL of the residence of Dr. Jekyll's area want to either hurt him or mistreat him; as if he is the enemy of the game instead of them~
Yeah, it's a pretty interesting statement on how civilization is more a symbol of what man strives to be than it is a reflection of his base nature.
Like Jekyll and Hyde are more akin to Bruce Banner and The Hulk than the original versions....Also, when Mr. Hyde comes out, he's up against things that go bump in the night rather than the same residents tormenting Dr. Jekyll...
It should've been the opposite
Yup the citizens are like : uh.. he's an asshole uh I don't like him!!
Also even the birds hate him that's why they're dropping their bombs on him
The Famicom version is a considerably different game and actually has two more levels and several new types of enemies. Worth checking out!
That’s like saying that a certain version of a torture device is worth checking out, because it inflicts new and different levels of pain.
The Famicom Version is way more difficult. It has people tossing stuff out of Windows and the Spiders move faster making it very hard to time. If someone beat the NES version of this game I would never ask them to try the Famicom version and put them through a more intense version of the pain the already endured
I have a much better understanding of the game now, thanks for uploading this without commentary. There's a method to the madness
I rented this one a few times because a) I rented absolutely every NES game my local video store had and b) because I thought the graphics looked cool in Nintendo Power. Needless to say it totally confounded me, though I was able to get pretty far eventually. Several years later, sometime in the PS2 era, I became a manager for GameStop and had a discussion with my employees about the worst games ever made. Somebody mentioned this, but I held fast that Hydlide was the very worst because at least Dr Jekyll tried to incorporate the themes of the story it was based on. They thought I was crazy, that I was reading too much into it. Then three years later James Rolfe jokingly posited the same theory and everyone bought it.
The 1st stage song is my alarm. I don't know why I like that song so much.
7:11
Elderly Nerd: It must use the doors to hide in.
James rolfe's nightmare
Time?
OMG I was like 6 or 7 when I first played it it was far too difficult, still being poured down by nostalgia and I love it, in fact I may just give it a whirl.
Death by lightning out of a clear sky! Note the moon.
I remember reading that the little boy with the slingshot is jealous and is just messing around with Dr Jekyll. And if you have enough coin, you can pay the singing lady to shut up.
1:22
Elderly Nerd: Then you must let the bombs hit you, but not a direct hit, if it's far enough away it'll deplete your stress meter, but not your life meter.
The intro song is the same song in Rygar when you see the sages. Wild.
I’ll never forget renting this abomination back in the 90’s and being so disappointed. Such an awful game but nice to see someone play it through.
The pissing fountain at 😂 11:18
I never played the game myself, but Hyde’s theme and theme the Wedding March theme are my favorites.
The game may have had lackluster gameplay, but the visual imagery is genuinely creepy for a NES game, especially that final shot with the cross stabbed through Hyde.
Robert Louis Stevenson should have written a book about that guy with the infinite supply of bombs. He's got to be a way bigger threat to Victorian Era London than Mr. Hyde could have ever dreamed of being!
The game which introduced us to the Angry Video Game Nerd (and yes, while Simon's Quest was the first one, it was originally known as Bad Games, while the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde video introduced us to James' signature character).
The episodes were both labeled as Bad NES Games
It's a wonderful game. It's one of my absolute favourites.
I almost couldn't finish watching the playthrough. It was making me angry, lol. I can't imagine how much you had to play this in order to get good enough to beat it. You're truly a madman!
Man, that last stage I think is enough to make anyone want to throw a controller or five. Haha ty, I think.
@@NintendoComplete It would help if Donkey Kong wasn't throwing his barrels at you the entire time
Great playthrough and great description! It's a pretty game at least, and the stark changes between the two modes make me speculate on whether it inspired Eversion at all.
Always a thumbs up thanks
Thanks! 😊
Appreciable effort overall.
Angry Video Game Nerd brought me here for this. And I'm surprised that you managed to keep Jekyll going while keeping Hyde far away from the altar as quickly as possible. I'm also surprised that once you get near the altar, you have to be Hyde in order to get to the same path as the altar and destroy the demon within you. Sweet!
LOL, I just played it 1 hour ago on my NES Toploader together with Battletoads
I wonder if more people know if this game from watching AVGN than those who actually played it.
I knew it from tips and tricks magazine first, then UA-cam. James the angry nerd was honest about the game's difficulty! I been wondering if this guy who played it used either magic or hacking to make the computer lose.
Well I remember someone having this game when I was a kid but never played it. Saw and believed years ago when avgn when he said it was a bad game and curiosity led me here today when I discovered how unique the game is. I loved the concept and music. Just can't believe it took me this long to see for myself. Oh and from viewing I'd say this game is brutally hard
Based on the story from the original author (Robert Lewis Stevenson) that brought us "Treasure Island" and "The Black Arrow".
It's a case about multiple/split personality disorder gone berserk.
Ah yes the... Rygar Theme?
I unironically really like this game. Don’t get me wrong; it’s very VERY flawed but beneath the bizarre mechanics and punishing difficulty there’s a very unique and creative game here. It’s borderline avant garde and I really appreciate that they didn’t just make a generic action sidescroller and tried to stick with the concepts and themes of the novella. It helps that the game has an excellent atmosphere and some genuinely creepy moments like with the endings. It’s a mess but it’s a mess I’ve got a lot of admiration for
You guys remeber in the book and movies when mr hyde shot fireballs oit of his hands?
Totally how I remember the story from the book. 🤣
Well, lookie here. It’s the AVGN’s favorite video game… that surprisingly isn’t from LJN, oddly enough, knowing him.
I can’t stop laughing at the bird droppings being poop emojis
Angry Video Game Nerd's favorite game
Hey! Now Ryukhar must be happy he's not the only freak who played this
While the gameplay of this title sucks, I still have to commend it for it’s soundtrack. It’s quite memorable and it’s one of my favorite nes ost’s out there. Good gameplay, sorry for your sanity lost to capture this haha.
I couldn't really figure this game out as a kid. It has decent animation though.
@NintendoComplete Did you know the title screen music is in one of the caves in Rygar for the nes?!
I did! Kinda neat, huh?
of course@@NintendoComplete
This game seems to have...missed potential for lack of better term. The concept of having to deal with two sides of the same coin and making sure you use em wisely sounds cool, it's just that the game is either too vague, annoying, or simply holding right most of the time.
Perhaps it was a little too ambitious at the time. Under clear eyes, I can somewhat see what the devs tried to do. If only it were done much better...
“He walks with his cane, but it never touches the ground!”
“AYE!!!”
“He’s got eyeballs for testicles!”
“AYE!!!!”
The only reason so many people in the retro game community know about this game through the AVGN's videos on them. He criticized this game into submission, but I think most of the hate this game receives stems from his comedic value, and not so much the valid criticisms the game gets. I think those who hate this game likely never played this, or don't have the patience to figure out this game's mechanics.
I don't care about AVGN or what he thinks. AVGN trashed Deadly Towers which is actually a very good game. But Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is bad and I didn't need AVGN or Sean Baby to make me realize that. If only the game was nearly as good as its music.
Any fire drills are like this game along with Dark Castle and Hong Kong 97.
I have read on one of the websites that this game is one of the most challenging games since you need to switch from Jekyll to Hyde and vice versa which can be a hassle. At least, you did your best.
Yeah, you have to be very careful how you balance the two if you want to get the good ending.
@@NintendoComplete Okay
@@oosha2000 if you playing as Hyde you cannot reach the same point as Jekyll or it's an instant game over. But however you need to be Hyde in order to get the good ending. I also heard the Famicom version of this game is way harder The Spiders move alot faster and there is people throwing stuff out the Windows.
Don't make Dr Jekyll angry. You won't like him when he's angry.
That name sounds more sinister than Hyde
@@fargeeks I'm kinda referencing the Incredible Hulk TV series from the late 70s with this comment.
It is very admirable for a person to play this awful game completely x D
What do the coins do? I see that the become coin bags if you collect enough (if i'm looking at it correctly)
You use them to bribe the fat lady to stop singing.
I originally never heard of this game till the AVGN review lol
You got off lucky. I played this when it was first released when I was 10. This game is responsible for both of my divorces and my daughter have 5 kids with 5 different men and being in prison🥺
@@Roger-fs5yoSorry about that
Could this be the first game in the "walking simulator" genre?
Was this a real play through or did you use cheats/genie/save states?Seems like your enemy count was kinda low, but what do I know….
It's real.
@@NintendoComplete great game play!
@@Tophatjones358 Thanks!
It's incredible how much patience you had to finish a game that took a Angry Nerd almost 20 years to finish.
The AOE damage of the bomb is very inconsistent 😂
Wait a minute, how do you shoot fire?! My Hyde just punches.
Psyco wave vs Psyco crusher when
Doesn't this game have multiple endings?
Yeah. I showed the good one.
Why does everyone in the game want him dead?
Anyone here recognize the Guru theme from Rygar?
Yes. But both games were composed by the same person.
I actually had more fun playing Dr Jekyll and Mr. hyde on NES then Zelda Botw which was boring and not like a traditional Zelda game
What was the point of making this game?
I assume they were trying to create something a bit deeper and more contemplative than what the usual NES action games offered.
For years, gamers took this game for granted as one of the “worst of all time” because of the rant that launched the AVGN to stardom. In reality, this game isn’t bad at all, but the concept *is* very rare and off-the-wall, though.
It’s almost as if someone made a video game based off of Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down”, and the gameplay focused on D-Fens’s frustration towards society, rather than the action.
I'm picking up what you're putting down
Lovely day for a walk, innit? Pity about all the right gits along the way…
Hardest Nes Games EVER!
Harder than battletoads?
Isn't there 2 endings to this game?
There is but there is not much difference between the Two. This is the Good ending he showed here the Bad ending just has the person he is supposed to Marry outside the gate not in a wedding dress that's about it.
It’s The Angry Video Game Nerd's Most Hated NES Game
“What were they thinking?!?!?”
So many warnings
It WAS the AVGN's most hated game. The Last Ninja (NES) barely dethroned it.
I’ve played this and whenever someone touches me I get injured. How come your not getting injured? I also instantly die from lightning.
They only hurt you if they're running to get away from the bomber guy.
@@NintendoCompleteAh I see. Didn’t know that. Thanks.
This game's sole purpose is to piss off the player!
AVGN ohhh ohh ohh
The Angry Video Game Nerd's Most Hated Game not made by LJN.
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Nes Game Was Made By Bandai
@@WonderfulSenkiZesshou I thought it was made by Advance Communication Co..
It's sad that a game with such a great potential is ruined by the awful gameplay and enemy AI choices.
AVGN’s Worst Nightmare!
AVGN is the reason we know this monstrosity
We were mostly here due to AVGN right?
AVGN anybody ?
Then you die, and turn into Mr. Hyde I guess. You walk around, punching people and throwing shit, and then for no reason you just die. Lightning will strike like real spontaneous, and then you're dead. And then the game's over. What the fuck is that shit?!
Sounds like the heart of darkness to me.
"We Came Too Late To Save Or Punish."
Another great perspective on what is considered one of the worst Nes games
To be fair, though, i can totally understand why this game is hated
But at the same time, adapting something like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to a video game medium is not an easy task
There are plenty of books, movies, and tv shows that seem unadaptable as video games
Honestly, the game is more mid than absymal, effort is there, but it's definitely on the unfair side of difficulty
Avgn was here
Rygar?
Yup, same composer, same song
🙂
IMO I think this game is a bit overhated
*hears the intro music*
*breaks out the whisky*
Still has no idea how you're supposed to avoid the bombs.
That same music was also in Rygar.
Frankly I think the game would have worked better if it was some kind of RPG or mystery game or something like that instead of this trainwreck.
20:28 That is terrible hit detection (hard to tell at normal speed but you can see it at 0:25x speed), you didn't even touch the 🐶's tail!!
That moment pissed me off. It felt unfair.
@@NintendoComplete Can't blame ya, the whole game is exceptionally unfair. 😠
Looking at it more closely, it doesn't look like a hit detection problem.
Rather, it's more like Jekyll dodged the dog, and the game recognized he dodged it, but the stress bar still depleted, BY ITSELF.
So if my deductions aren't wrong, then on top of all the other shit you have to deal with, the game is also technically on a timer.
@@dariogonzalez8989 A time limit on top of that? Good Lord, did they really try to make this game a form of torture? 😵💫
Repost to scare AVGN
AVGN popularized this infamously bad game.
No começo do jogo é ruim depois fica bom
😊lol
Если честно,только без обид это полный тупизм. Я только одного не понял,этот парень всё это время шёл на свадьбу что ли?
I hate this game.
@@AngusD1 don’t tell me you’re opinion bashing me.
@@AngusD1 oh okay. But I hate opinion bashers.
I rather play this game then the Boring Zelda Botw which isn't a traditional Zelda Game unlike the classic games from Nes, snes, n64 and GameCube era Zelda games which was the Golden era of Zelda games
I have this game 😂
@@shadowprincegamer5231You sound like a boomer.
The (insert bad game title) before (Bad game)
🤣🤣🤣🤣
AVGN hate this game
This looks so boring!
Gotta be a masochist to play this diarrhea mess of a game lmao
We can't deny that this is one of the worst NES games ever made.
This game is ass!
DAMN.... THEM BIRDS GOT SOME MAJOR BOWEL ISSUES😂😂😂
Watch out for the bird shit... uh Wha...wha...what??!!!!
Ill tempered cloacas, ho!
One of the worst games ever made