I dont mean to be so off topic but does anyone know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow lost the account password. I would love any tips you can offer me.
@Micah Kabir thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Micah Kabir WTF IT REALLY WORKED :O Just hacked my ig login after ~ 40 mins of using the site. I had to pay 15 bucks but definitely worth it :O Thanks so much, you really help me out :D
In the vain of Ninja Ryukenden 3, I'd suggest checking out "Mad City" which is the Japanese version of Adventures of Bayou Billy for the Famicom. It's way less difficult and more reasonably balanced. Enemies take fewer hits and driving stages aren't as brutal.
+Darkbeat [Try4ce] Neat! I've always had a strange compulsion to play Bayou Billy, I mean it's always just sitting there among the cheap common carts in retro stores...
I never understood during localization why they made Ninja Gaiden 3 so much more difficult, especially when it was thought it the US didn't like more difficult games.
Yeah! Agreed! I've always knew, but everyone laugh at me when I say that, luckely I was able to buy my - complete in box - versions of both games when anyone else wanted it, paid US$8 each =D
Great video! I'd never heard of either Heavenly Guardian or Under Defeat. I'll have to add those two to my wanted list. Still trying to find a good deal for Ninja Gaiden III. And this really made me want to sit down and actually play through my copy of Castlevania: LoD.
I'm liking this new series. Under Defeat HD is a great game that I was surprised to see get a release outside of Japan. Even more surprising is that shmups like that and Death Smiles are still so cheap, despite being very niche titles whose values you'd think would skyrocket due to scarcity. I always passed on Heavenly Guardian, and had no idea about the backstory or even what kind of game it was. I think I was turned off by the cover art, honestly, which is a shame on my part. I'll look for a Japanese copy of it for the Wii, since it still seems to be cheap here in Japan. I know a lot of NES purists (snobs?) will trash on Ninja Ryukenden III for being an easier version of Ninja Gaiden III, but it honestly sounds like a lot more fun from Try's take on it. And I've loved the N64 Castlevania games, especially Legacy of Darkness. Gotta love that Henry sidequest. I was lucky to pick that up new for very cheap at a Sears in the early 2000s when they were closing down their gaming department. I got that, Goemon's Great Adventure, and Resident Evil 2 all for about 40 dollars total! Three great, overlooked games for the N64--and apparently worth a lot of money to collectors now! Anyway, end wall of text. Excellent choices, and excellent video as always.
+Retrocast Ha ha, thanks, and I will! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the next one...if everything goes according to plan, there should be a special guest helping out. ;)
Thanks for the Heavenly Guardian recommendation, I picked up a copy for the Wii while watching this video. Now on Castlevania 64, I honestly tried to like it, I really did, as I found a copy years ago while gaming hunting, and knew of it's bad rep, but I just could not get into like the old school 2D games on the NES, no I'm not saying it's bad, just not my cup of tea. Anyways great video as always.
Now THAT's some good stuff! Hidden gems! I LOVE to see good games that don't get a lot of love get their 5 minutes of spotlight! I'm gonna have to keep a lookout for Heavenly Guardian for my Wii, and yeah the Japanese Ninja Gaiden 3 is pretty good, but I think I like it for different reasons, mostly because of how much of a technical marvel that game is, it really pushes the limits of the NES like few other games do! I mean seriously, look at that sweet parallax scrolling, voice samples and animated background tiles! That's some pretty good stuff!
There's something nobody ever mentions about the N64 Castlevania games. In the original, the first time you meet Dracula in the second level, his lines are dubbed; he actually talks. In Legacy of Darkness, probably because of memory limitations, his voice was removed.
Thanks to this video I bought "Heavenly Guardian" on Wii and after playing it for a while I can say it's a very good game. I also appreciate you've said so many good things about the Castlevania games on Nintendo 64, which are games I liked a lot too. So, thank you, guys!!
finally someone that apreciate the castlevanias on n64, i try to play the japanese version of ninja gaiden 3, anyway in my opinion the american version of niinja gaiden 3 its good
I think we're the only people on Earth that aren't wholly negative about Castlevania 64. I have really good memories of playing it late at night while I was alone in the house so I think the atmosphere really worked great for it. People mention the camera and the controls and they're certainly correct in doing so, but while I don't excuse them I do think you can overcome them with some play time.
+LegionsOfAnon [Try4ce] Absolutely! It's a bit of a clunky game, so you have to have some willingness to stick with it. I also think it has my favorite Dracula fight in the series... I only didn't mention it because I didn't have time to record more of the game.
I've been marathoning all your videos the past day and there all fantastic. Your explained all my questions about Scart RGB, introduced me to games I've never heard of and giving all this great info. You guys have made some the best and most important videos to gaming. Thank you so much. And I hope there will be future videos about the Sega Saturn.
I like this new show format. Four games seems like a solid number. Having two themes between the two makes the whole thing seem less Gamesacklike, which is fine either way for me. And hey I own both of Coury's games already! Happy New Year you guys.
Love your videos guys and a big shout to Matt McCheskey for your theme... really love it bookending your videos. Which are always interesting, incredibly insightful and a joy to watch. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Even back in 1999, I didnt think Castlevania 64 was that bad. It still has the gothic feel and the fear of platforming lol Camera and some of the controls were pretty much my only complaints, but its adaptable.
i really like castlevania 64.. i neeeed to play the 2nd one.. glad someone else likes it.. and THANK YOU for telling us about ninja gaiden.. i love the series but knowing that there is a better version is awesome news!
For huge fans of old school CV, 64 is the definitive 3D entry. LOI and COD were more inspired by Iga's metroidvania designs. Those are great too, sometimes I'd call them better, but if you prefer CV1-3 then 64 is right up your ally. LOS was great too and a return to form for the series as far as atmosphere and style is concerned but it is missing a bit of that charm from the older games.
Check out: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (PS2, GCN, Xbox), Gimmick! (Famicom, NES), and 007: The World is Not Enough (N64). All are excellent hidden gems.
Sad, i tried today(5/16/17) to check the PSN store for Heavenly Guardian(i loved Pocky & Rocky on Snes back in the day) and i can't find it in there. All i find is some link to Playstation.com ... but even it's store link doesn't work. Not even one year and its gone ...
My picks would be Cybernator on the SNES - pretty awesome mech platforming, and R-type leo in the arcades - 2-player mode and reworked force mechanics.
in case you didn't know you can play the japanese version of ninja gaiden 3 in english on the snes. it's part of ninja gaiden trilogy which includes all 3 ninja gaidens from the nes.
Given how well received was Maximo for the PS2, it surprises me how ignored its sequel is. Maximo 2 is a great game and it's on DVD format, which means it won't be mean to the PS2 lens. It's more like an ignored gem than a hidden one.
I think this was a pretty good list. I'll have to keep an eye out for Heavenly Guardian in the future, and I'm still looking for the 64 Castlevania games.
Now that Poki & Rocky Reshrined has been announced, I think it's time to get this game before it becomes expensive. Which one would you recommend? Wii or PS2?
Great show gentlemen. You've inspired me to pick up a copy of heavenly guardian. Question: who composed the My Life in Gaming intro music? It's a really catchy tune. The intro sequence is also very creative and well produced.
+aliencrest [Coury] Thanks! The song was composed by my friend Matt - you can download the song with lyrics here: matthewmccheskey.bandcamp.com/ As it is right now, the instrumental version of the song remains exclusive to our show.
All great choices here, guys. I picked up HG for a dollar and it was totally worth it. Also, I'd heard that Tecmo got a lot of flak for making NG2 on NES easier than NG1 from US crowds, hence why they intentionally made NG3 artificially harder with non-unlimited continues and more damage taken during being hit.
I just picked up Heavenly Guardian for $5 and I'm having a good time with it. Highly recommend picking it up now before Metal Jesus and friends inflate the price
It is just me or the PS3 version of Under Defeat runs even badder? I have my 360 Realese (Japanese and digital "Deluxe") and it's NOT near that much Slowdown as that seen on the video... I mean, yes that part you did side-by-side on the Dreamcast compared to the PS3 was... bad, the 360 realese doesn't run that awful tbh, it has goodly placed slowdown, but not messy like the showcased here... As a G.Rev adepto (And Taito in general) I was absolutely pleased you mentioned it, is an awesome game. Great work as always :)
Ninja Gaiden 3's actually the first game in the series I played, if only because my folks found it at a yard sale and thought I would enjoy it. Truth be told, I've played it so much over the years, the increased difficulty and lack of continues don't even bother me anymore. While I do personally think the American version gets too much of an undeserved bad rep, I can understand why folks would find the original version more appealing... and in hindsight, the changes they made do seem rather silly and unnecessary. Still, I think both versions are worth looking up, depending on how much difficulty you desire (you could almost think of the American version as "Hard Mode").
I think one hidden gem would be The (Real) Ghostbusters The Video Game from 2009. A game that got pretty average scores and kind of flew under the radar for a lot of people and even fans. Yet the story is really good. The Gameplay is okay not great. Plus the voice work is done by most of the original cast of the movies. It is one that is a true hidden gem for me...which is one I wish I had played and now it is hard to get a hold of.....people ask way too much for it lol.
Castlevania 64 is AWESOME! Thanks God I'd found it before any chance to someone else blabber his 'acquired by herd behavior' thoughts on it... bought both Castlevania for 8 bucks each complete in box!
I still prefer lament of innocence over all other 3D castlevanias, Castlevania 64 had a good soundtrack though... Ninja Gaiden 3 is by far the hardest one in the series but that doesn't make it inferior to the other two, for me the downside always were that it wasn't a sequel of ninja Gaiden 2 but a prequel located between 1 and 2, and that didn't made sense for me at the time (yes back in the day I played it because of the cinematics, I wanted to know what happened with Ryu in the story lol)
A new series for a new year, nice guys. Coury: Is Heavenly Guardian all old-school text based or did they had voices in the cutscenes? Try: It should be noted that this better version of Ninja Gaiden 3 is also the one present on the SNES' Ninja Gaiden Trilogy. As for Castlevania, the franchise didn't die after the N64 titles, all 6 handheld titles on the GBA and NDS were well received. Konami made the same mistake with Castlevania as other companies did when they tried rebooting it as a more "hardcore" title, that's what killed the franchise. But hey, at lease they're making a Pachinko machine for Castlevania now :p
[Try4ce] Oh yeah, the GBA and DS games are great. But they really floundered in 3D. None of the PS2/Xbox/PS3/360 games really fit into either the classic or SotN format. Though again, I did enjoy LoI and LoS for what they were. I could not enjoy Curse of Darkness at all, and still haven't played LoS2.
I'm a rare breed that actually likes most of the 3D Castlevania games, even the ones on the N64. Keep in mind I also like playing the original metroidvania platforming style ones like Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night, so you can call me a player of many tastes. I personally thought that Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness and Legacy of Darkness were very fun to play, even Castlevania 64 was fine albeit in need of some serious polishing (which it did get in Legacy of Darkness... mostly). The only 3D Castlevania titles I didn't like was the Lords of Shadow series, those games just didn't feel like Castlevania games even considering it was within the 3D realm. I won't knock on the opinions of others in regards to their tastes in games, but I really dislike it when people look at others funny or just straight up criticize them when they have the courage to say that Castlevania 64 was not as bad as most people make it out to be.
+RarefoilB [Try4ce] Haha I have to admit that rant was kind of inspired by the friend who encouraged me to try Castlevania 64 in the first place! But he was right!
+RarefoilB What do you mean? Sonic Adventure was well received at the time. Even today it's a coin toss as to whether or not someone will say it's still great or someone will say it's aged poorly.
+mjc0961 I meant... Ranting about how Sonic Adventure (and its sequel) is still a good game against all of the opposition (which really feels the majority these days) and how it deserves a second chance and the direction it pursued is a good direction to go for Sonic.
Also, I see Try got that UltraHDMI mod. Good stuff! I got mine too, my N64 is sitting right under the TV with Body Harvest in it, and the game has never looked better. BTW Rockstar, sequel please? Thinking about what they could do with the game using today's tech... Oh man.
the 3D frogger games the ones where you can move one square at a time and solve puzzles, not the regular cross the street and win ones there were many of them. The weakest being Frogger Beyond imo
+warnerg80 [Coury] Well, the PS2 was the originally intended destination for it, so the game was designed around the controller. I've never played the Wii version, but I've heard that the controls were changed to accommodate a Wiimote and nunchuck with no other control scheme options. So...I'd have to say the PS2 version is the one to go with.
To put things in perspective, Castlevania (64) came out two months after The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Imagine going from a masterpiece like OoT to CV64. It was a disappointment in every way.
I thought Castlevania: Curse of Darkness was the best 3D game till Lords of Shadow came about. Both are great for different reasons. Curse was the closest the 3D games got to the SOTN formula all the games on the handhelds followed.
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I'm so glad you enlightened me to the Japanese version of Ninja Gaiden 3 :)
Have to point out that Heavenly Guardian is called Legend of Sayuki here in Europe just so anyone interested has an easier time finding it.
I dont mean to be so off topic but does anyone know of a way to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost the account password. I would love any tips you can offer me.
@Dario Miles Instablaster ;)
@Micah Kabir thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Micah Kabir WTF IT REALLY WORKED :O Just hacked my ig login after ~ 40 mins of using the site.
I had to pay 15 bucks but definitely worth it :O
Thanks so much, you really help me out :D
@Dario Miles glad I could help xD
In the vain of Ninja Ryukenden 3, I'd suggest checking out "Mad City" which is the Japanese version of Adventures of Bayou Billy for the Famicom.
It's way less difficult and more reasonably balanced. Enemies take fewer hits and driving stages aren't as brutal.
+Darkbeat [Try4ce] Neat! I've always had a strange compulsion to play Bayou Billy, I mean it's always just sitting there among the cheap common carts in retro stores...
I find bayou billy pretty fun, hard as can be but enjoyable and the music is really awesome.
Castlevania Lament of Innocence on PS2 was pretty good.
[Try4ce] I liked it too! I'm a bit afraid to replay it nowadays, but at the time I thought it was pretty enjoyable.
I liked both ps2 entries honestly. Curse of Darkness had some really cool ideas
For anyone watching since...6 years ago Heavingly Guardian is on switch and PS4 as Battle Princess Sayuki with a physical edition to boot.
One of the only few games I didnt trade in when getting rid of my PS3.. Under Defeat is hard as hell to find in my area.
I never understood during localization why they made Ninja Gaiden 3 so much more difficult, especially when it was thought it the US didn't like more difficult games.
Finally, someone has the balls to say Castlevania 64 was actually decent ;)
Yeah! Agreed! I've always knew, but everyone laugh at me when I say that, luckely I was able to buy my - complete in box - versions of both games when anyone else wanted it, paid US$8 each =D
I thought CV64 was a fine game as well. Legacy of Darkness was obviously better, but I still like the first one just fine. :)
that's not common knowledge? Lol wow
This show is like a good version of Game Sack
Coming back here after Dave left, i can agree
Great video! I'd never heard of either Heavenly Guardian or Under Defeat. I'll have to add those two to my wanted list. Still trying to find a good deal for Ninja Gaiden III. And this really made me want to sit down and actually play through my copy of Castlevania: LoD.
I'm liking this new series. Under Defeat HD is a great game that I was surprised to see get a release outside of Japan. Even more surprising is that shmups like that and Death Smiles are still so cheap, despite being very niche titles whose values you'd think would skyrocket due to scarcity. I always passed on Heavenly Guardian, and had no idea about the backstory or even what kind of game it was. I think I was turned off by the cover art, honestly, which is a shame on my part. I'll look for a Japanese copy of it for the Wii, since it still seems to be cheap here in Japan.
I know a lot of NES purists (snobs?) will trash on Ninja Ryukenden III for being an easier version of Ninja Gaiden III, but it honestly sounds like a lot more fun from Try's take on it. And I've loved the N64 Castlevania games, especially Legacy of Darkness. Gotta love that Henry sidequest. I was lucky to pick that up new for very cheap at a Sears in the early 2000s when they were closing down their gaming department. I got that, Goemon's Great Adventure, and Resident Evil 2 all for about 40 dollars total! Three great, overlooked games for the N64--and apparently worth a lot of money to collectors now!
Anyway, end wall of text. Excellent choices, and excellent video as always.
+Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) Jimmy, i need more Import Gaming FTW videos... please make moaaarrr!!! XD
+Retrocast Ha ha, thanks, and I will! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the next one...if everything goes according to plan, there should be a special guest helping out. ;)
Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) Thanks a lot for your effort man, i really enjoy your videos
+Retrocast Well, thank you, it might not seem like much, but I'm honored that you would say that. :)
Thanks for the Heavenly Guardian recommendation, I picked up a copy for the Wii while watching this video. Now on Castlevania 64, I honestly tried to like it, I really did, as I found a copy years ago while gaming hunting, and knew of it's bad rep, but I just could not get into like the old school 2D games on the NES, no I'm not saying it's bad, just not my cup of tea. Anyways great video as always.
Now THAT's some good stuff! Hidden gems! I LOVE to see good games that don't get a lot of love get their 5 minutes of spotlight!
I'm gonna have to keep a lookout for Heavenly Guardian for my Wii, and yeah the Japanese Ninja Gaiden 3 is pretty good, but I think I like it for different reasons, mostly because of how much of a technical marvel that game is, it really pushes the limits of the NES like few other games do! I mean seriously, look at that sweet parallax scrolling, voice samples and animated background tiles! That's some pretty good stuff!
To me ninja gaiden 3 is one of the best looking nes games, its amazing.
There's something nobody ever mentions about the N64 Castlevania games.
In the original, the first time you meet Dracula in the second level, his lines are dubbed; he actually talks.
In Legacy of Darkness, probably because of memory limitations, his voice was removed.
I agree with ya Try, Ninja Gaiden 3 was the hardest in the series for so many reasons and the soundtrack is incredible too.
Under Defeat looks good. Will have to check it out.
Thanks to this video I bought "Heavenly Guardian" on Wii and after playing it for a while I can say it's a very good game. I also appreciate you've said so many good things about the Castlevania games on Nintendo 64, which are games I liked a lot too. So, thank you, guys!!
That n64 HDMI capture looks amazing...jealous...
Glad to see I'm not the only one that saw the good in Castlevania 64. I would love to see a really polished fan remake of the game.
finally someone that apreciate the castlevanias on n64, i try to play the japanese version of ninja gaiden 3, anyway in my opinion the american version of niinja gaiden 3 its good
Enjoyed the video dudeman, always loved the Castlevania games on the N64.
This is now my favorite series on your channel, together with the RGB ones :)
I actually really appreciate knowing how the games were recorded.
Digging the Pearl Jam shirt Coury!
I SEE THAT COLD STEEL. I SEE IT.
+Eruption [Coury] I actually put that in specifically for you. FOR. YOU. SPECIFICALLY.
YOU.
Gooooooodddd
I think we're the only people on Earth that aren't wholly negative about Castlevania 64. I have really good memories of playing it late at night while I was alone in the house so I think the atmosphere really worked great for it. People mention the camera and the controls and they're certainly correct in doing so, but while I don't excuse them I do think you can overcome them with some play time.
+LegionsOfAnon [Try4ce] Absolutely! It's a bit of a clunky game, so you have to have some willingness to stick with it. I also think it has my favorite Dracula fight in the series... I only didn't mention it because I didn't have time to record more of the game.
Im so happy to see some appreciation for ninja gaiden 3, its such a good game and always gets passed by in favor of the first game.
You guys deserve wayyyyyy more subs
I have one to add I think you guys should check out: "Steambot Chronicles" on PS2. Truly an unknown, underrated gem of a game!
Hell yeah, the N64 Castlevania series was bad ass. It's definitely under appreciated!
I didn't know about Heavenly Guardian, definitely checking that one out. I hope you do more of these
I've been marathoning all your videos the past day and there all fantastic. Your explained all my questions about Scart RGB, introduced me to games I've never heard of and giving all this great info. You guys have made some the best and most important videos to gaming. Thank you so much. And I hope there will be future videos about the Sega Saturn.
I like this new show format. Four games seems like a solid number. Having two themes between the two makes the whole thing seem less Gamesacklike, which is fine either way for me. And hey I own both of Coury's games already! Happy New Year you guys.
Completely agree with Coury's closing comments. So many gamers today have just become ungrateful elitists, and that's a shame.
Its the younger gen.
Love your videos guys and a big shout to Matt McCheskey for your theme... really love it bookending your videos. Which are always interesting, incredibly insightful and a joy to watch. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Even back in 1999, I didnt think Castlevania 64 was that bad. It still has the gothic feel and the fear of platforming lol Camera and some of the controls were pretty much my only complaints, but its adaptable.
I was so excited for the n64 castlevania but when I played it I was sadly disappointed
i really like castlevania 64.. i neeeed to play the 2nd one.. glad someone else likes it.. and THANK YOU for telling us about ninja gaiden.. i love the series but knowing that there is a better version is awesome news!
For huge fans of old school CV, 64 is the definitive 3D entry. LOI and COD were more inspired by Iga's metroidvania designs. Those are great too, sometimes I'd call them better, but if you prefer CV1-3 then 64 is right up your ally. LOS was great too and a return to form for the series as far as atmosphere and style is concerned but it is missing a bit of that charm from the older games.
another great video guys. The quality of your content is always consistent
Nininja Gaiden 3 was made more difficult to combat the rental market. Great suggestion on the Famicom version.
Check out: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (PS2, GCN, Xbox), Gimmick! (Famicom, NES), and 007: The World is Not Enough (N64). All are excellent hidden gems.
Sad, i tried today(5/16/17) to check the PSN store for Heavenly Guardian(i loved Pocky & Rocky on Snes back in the day) and i can't find it in there. All i find is some link to Playstation.com ... but even it's store link doesn't work. Not even one year and its gone ...
My picks would be Cybernator on the SNES - pretty awesome mech platforming, and R-type leo in the arcades - 2-player mode and reworked force mechanics.
in case you didn't know you can play the japanese version of ninja gaiden 3 in english on the snes. it's part of ninja gaiden trilogy which includes all 3 ninja gaidens from the nes.
Given how well received was Maximo for the PS2, it surprises me how ignored its sequel is. Maximo 2 is a great game and it's on DVD format, which means it won't be mean to the PS2 lens. It's more like an ignored gem than a hidden one.
I actually found Heavenly Guardian for cheap on PS2 as well. I actually liked this title too, though I think my save file for it is corrupted. D'oh...
You made almost the impossible, now I'am interested in Castlevania 64 :D
I never knew my Castlevania Legacy of Darkness cart was worth $60. Sweet now that I know it's valuable ima keep it forever.
I think this was a pretty good list. I'll have to keep an eye out for Heavenly Guardian in the future, and I'm still looking for the 64 Castlevania games.
Thanks to your recommendation, i did bought Heavenly Guardian couple years ago
3:37 Someone had too much fun with the WordArt feature in Microsoft Word :P
Cool episode. That Pocky & Rocky sequel looks badass.
Now that Poki & Rocky Reshrined has been announced, I think it's time to get this game before it becomes expensive. Which one would you recommend? Wii or PS2?
The best 3D Castlevania is Bloodborne.
THANK YOU for giving Castlevania 64 some love, the controls are terrible, but I love the story and enemy designs
Congo's caper SNES and smash TV SNES...two awesome games no one talks about much...those to me could be called hidden gems...
Great show gentlemen. You've inspired me to pick up a copy of heavenly guardian. Question: who composed the My Life in Gaming intro music? It's a really catchy tune. The intro sequence is also very creative and well produced.
+aliencrest [Coury] Thanks! The song was composed by my friend Matt - you can download the song with lyrics here: matthewmccheskey.bandcamp.com/
As it is right now, the instrumental version of the song remains exclusive to our show.
Heavenly Guardian is fun. Sadly, I have the Wii version that forces you to use the nunchuk.
Great video! The choices really were some hidden gems. I might pick up some of them.
All great choices here, guys. I picked up HG for a dollar and it was totally worth it. Also, I'd heard that Tecmo got a lot of flak for making NG2 on NES easier than NG1 from US crowds, hence why they intentionally made NG3 artificially harder with non-unlimited continues and more damage taken during being hit.
+Dongled [Try4ce] But Ninja Gaiden II says "Hard to beat!!" right there on the box! img.gamefaqs.net/box/4/9/9/49499_front.jpg
***** They were clearly talking about Tecmo, not Ninja Gaiden 2 :)
I just picked up Heavenly Guardian for $5 and I'm having a good time with it. Highly recommend picking it up now before Metal Jesus and friends inflate the price
It is just me or the PS3 version of Under Defeat runs even badder? I have my 360 Realese (Japanese and digital "Deluxe") and it's NOT near that much Slowdown as that seen on the video... I mean, yes that part you did side-by-side on the Dreamcast compared to the PS3 was... bad, the 360 realese doesn't run that awful tbh, it has goodly placed slowdown, but not messy like the showcased here...
As a G.Rev adepto (And Taito in general) I was absolutely pleased you mentioned it, is an awesome game.
Great work as always :)
Love pocky and rocky, i will check out that spiritual succesor.
Thanks guys and great video.
Ninja Gaiden 3's actually the first game in the series I played, if only because my folks found it at a yard sale and thought I would enjoy it. Truth be told, I've played it so much over the years, the increased difficulty and lack of continues don't even bother me anymore. While I do personally think the American version gets too much of an undeserved bad rep, I can understand why folks would find the original version more appealing... and in hindsight, the changes they made do seem rather silly and unnecessary. Still, I think both versions are worth looking up, depending on how much difficulty you desire (you could almost think of the American version as "Hard Mode").
I think one hidden gem would be The (Real) Ghostbusters The Video Game from 2009. A game that got pretty average scores and kind of flew under the radar for a lot of people and even fans. Yet the story is really good. The Gameplay is okay not great. Plus the voice work is done by most of the original cast of the movies. It is one that is a true hidden gem for me...which is one I wish I had played and now it is hard to get a hold of.....people ask way too much for it lol.
Castlevania 64 is AWESOME! Thanks God I'd found it before any chance to someone else blabber his 'acquired by herd behavior' thoughts on it... bought both Castlevania for 8 bucks each complete in box!
More, please.
When i see all those consoles i didn't have i want to cry 😥
I still prefer lament of innocence over all other 3D castlevanias, Castlevania 64 had a good soundtrack though... Ninja Gaiden 3 is by far the hardest one in the series but that doesn't make it inferior to the other two, for me the downside always were that it wasn't a sequel of ninja Gaiden 2 but a prequel located between 1 and 2, and that didn't made sense for me at the time (yes back in the day I played it because of the cinematics, I wanted to know what happened with Ryu in the story lol)
Heavenly Guardian looks amazing
every time i see castlevania 64 i think what could have been on the dreamcast
A new series for a new year, nice guys.
Coury: Is Heavenly Guardian all old-school text based or did they had voices in the
cutscenes?
Try: It should be noted that this better version of Ninja Gaiden 3 is also the one present on the SNES' Ninja Gaiden Trilogy. As for Castlevania, the franchise didn't die after the N64 titles, all 6 handheld titles on the GBA and NDS were well received. Konami made the same mistake with Castlevania as other companies did when they tried rebooting it as a more "hardcore" title, that's what killed the franchise. But hey, at lease they're making a Pachinko machine for Castlevania now :p
[Try4ce] Oh yeah, the GBA and DS games are great. But they really floundered in 3D. None of the PS2/Xbox/PS3/360 games really fit into either the classic or SotN format. Though again, I did enjoy LoI and LoS for what they were. I could not enjoy Curse of Darkness at all, and still haven't played LoS2.
I'm a rare breed that actually likes most of the 3D Castlevania games, even the ones on the N64. Keep in mind I also like playing the original metroidvania platforming style ones like Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night, so you can call me a player of many tastes. I personally thought that Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness and Legacy of Darkness were very fun to play, even Castlevania 64 was fine albeit in need of some serious polishing (which it did get in Legacy of Darkness... mostly). The only 3D Castlevania titles I didn't like was the Lords of Shadow series, those games just didn't feel like Castlevania games even considering it was within the 3D realm. I won't knock on the opinions of others in regards to their tastes in games, but I really dislike it when people look at others funny or just straight up criticize them when they have the courage to say that Castlevania 64 was not as bad as most people make it out to be.
Helicopter game looks mad i love it i need to get it!!! I love bullet hell games
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Oh, Try... you remind me of when I rant about Sonic Adventure.
+RarefoilB [Try4ce] Haha I have to admit that rant was kind of inspired by the friend who encouraged me to try Castlevania 64 in the first place! But he was right!
+RarefoilB I liked Sonic Adventure :|
+RarefoilB What do you mean? Sonic Adventure was well received at the time. Even today it's a coin toss as to whether or not someone will say it's still great or someone will say it's aged poorly.
+mjc0961 I meant...
Ranting about how Sonic Adventure (and its sequel) is still a good game against all of the opposition (which really feels the majority these days) and how it deserves a second chance and the direction it pursued is a good direction to go for Sonic.
Under Defeat HD looks a lot like a sequel to Zero Gunner.
well that makes me sure glad I got a Twin Famicom instead of an NES; I can play the fair versions of the Ninja Gaiden games
I really like Heavenly Guardian. Good list.
Castlevania Curse of Darkness is just as underrated 💕 u gotta try it
+ruesius [Try4ce] I wish I agreed, but I just have never been able to enjoy it! Some games I am sad to not like, and that is one of them.
Some interesting titles here for sure. 👍
Yes!!! I have a modded 3ds I'm gonna get the Japanese ninja gaiden now!
Also, I see Try got that UltraHDMI mod. Good stuff! I got mine too, my N64 is sitting right under the TV with Body Harvest in it, and the game has never looked better.
BTW Rockstar, sequel please? Thinking about what they could do with the game using today's tech... Oh man.
[Try4ce] I've been wanting to do a video involving Body Harvest for a while, such a unique game, especially for its time.
+My Life in Gaming Please do, never heard of it.
+My Life in Gaming Looking forward to it!
Castlevania 64 is the man!
Curse of Darkness is the best 3D Castlevania IMO, final answer.
+Nico8912 [Coury] Its my favorite one too!
+Nico8912 [Try4ce] It's my least favorite! I gave it two good tries, and just really really couldn't enjoy it. Great music though!
the 3D frogger games
the ones where you can move one square at a time and solve puzzles, not the regular cross the street and win ones
there were many of them. The weakest being Frogger Beyond imo
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I see what you did there, Coury...
Any difference between the PS2 and Wii version of Heavenly Guardian?
+warnerg80 [Coury] Well, the PS2 was the originally intended destination for it, so the game was designed around the controller. I've never played the Wii version, but I've heard that the controls were changed to accommodate a Wiimote and nunchuck with no other control scheme options. So...I'd have to say the PS2 version is the one to go with.
I'll pick up the ps2 version. Thanks! Anymore Hidden Gem videos in the future? I only can find this one by you guys.
Yep, look for another one in April! We didn't expect this episode to do half as well as it did, so we'll definitely be heading back to the subject
I'll be looking forward to it, thanks again.
I thought Ninja Gaiden 1 was harder than 3 even with the infinite continues but I guess that’s an unpopular opinion
I only spent 4 bucks on Heavenly Guardian.
cool video dudes
GCN HDMI vid when?
+Red Ronin IX [Try4ce] 1-2 months away at most.
Under Defeat on Ps3, it is not slowdown, it is frame drops...
Make a Dreamcast episode!!!
love u guys
To put things in perspective, Castlevania (64) came out two months after The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Imagine going from a masterpiece like OoT to CV64. It was a disappointment in every way.
Trails of Cold Steel but no Trails in the sky or Ys U___u
[Coury] haha, I would have shot those but my PSP games are in a corner of my little room where its hard to get the camera in there.
I thought Castlevania: Curse of Darkness was the best 3D game till Lords of Shadow came about. Both are great for different reasons. Curse was the closest the 3D games got to the SOTN formula all the games on the handhelds followed.
Love hidden gems sugestions, but, Ninja Gaiden 3? Really? Humm...
Looks like Heavenly Guardian was delisted from the US PSN. Too bad!