and no one can compete with him when it comes to walkthroughs, because everyone can show you, but no one does their research and make their videos as interesting as our friend here does!
Well, not really when it comes to walk-throughs. Let's be honest. I love this shit but it's a long-winded. Horrible walk-through video. Just great nostalgic video or if you want to be led literally step-by-step. But let's not get it twisted.
@@fishtailfuture As already mentioned by someone else, "horrible" is quite a stretch for such an elaborate project as the one this channel pursues. The production quality, the research, the style of delivery, the dry humor, the trivia, everything is made so diligently. You can dislike certain things about it and for simply looking up small things during a playthrough it might be more tedious than, say an actual speedrun. But "horrible" just simply doesn't apply here.
Another great one, dude! I always look forward to seeing your new walkthroughs! If I may add a little trivia to the Stage 6 bosses, The Dancing Spectres. The manual gives them names: Paula Abghoul and Fred Ascare!
I remember being blown away by the jazz track in the cave. I was only 7 or so and I was astonished by the fact that not only could you hear a definitive STLYE of music in a videogame, you could pick out individual instruments like, specifically, the basslines. This game and FZero blew my mind as to what the Super Nintendo could do with music.
If you haven’t played it already, you should play Rondo of blood. It doesn’t have the 4d whipping, but it is one of the best in terms of level design. It also has a secondary playable character to make it more accessible. The SNES remake, Dracula X, is worse in every way.
As a kid I never owned any TV consoles in the 90s so I first found out about Castlevania from AVGN. His "review" impressed me so much I "obtained" a copy of the game ASAP. It was absolutely sublime!
I make a habit of watching your videos every time you put one out, even if I don't have any intention of playing the title. You're like a video game historian, expert guide and playthrough streamer all in one. I can't think of anyone who even comes close to what you offer these days--congrats on turning the dream into a pretty damn cool career!
Yeah it's a perfect one stop shop. You get some backstory, technical breakdown, a playthrough that isn't a speed run but takes the time to show you the shortcuts, an oddly hypnotic cadence commentary, and a cool dog in the intro, it's got everything. Correction: 2 cool dogs.
Super Castlevania IV is one of my top favorite Castlevania game from All Times. Tied with Rondo of Blood (When it comes to classic Castlevania, pre SOTN). The Soundtrack is a Masterpiece.
Honestly this game has the finest platforming and action mixture you could possibly ask for, probably one of the greatest games ever made still to this day. The team who did this should be incredibly proud of themselves because they set a standard that still, in my opinion, hasn't been met as an equal by any other to this day for how a game should be made and presented. Another knock-out walk-through sir, well done.
Even if the dog in the secret room in Stage 5 is attacking me, I will NOT kill that thing. It's just too sad to see the owner crying over it. I mean, I really shouldn't be getting emotional over a game, but man, it's a dog!
This game never fails to impress. The graphics, the gameplay, and that awesome soundtrack. I swear when I heard its rendition of 'Bloody Tears' *I* was moved to tears. It's so good.
I love this channel so much! I don't play older games as often as I used to but watching this channel and seeing games I used to play or saw my family play brings me such nostalgia. And UCBVG is so knowledgeable on all things video games. Its presented wonderfully, what else could you want! Thank you, thank you so much for bringing such great content to this platform and I hope to continue seeing you for years to come!
Still my favorite game in the Castlevania franchise, and one of my favorite soundtracks. This game, Actraiser, FF 4 and 6, and Super Metroid really showed what the SNES could do for music.
I've never made it through the entire game. It was too hard for me. But I really liked the music. Amazing soundtracks. It is always interesting, when you show us all the secrets. How many times do you play a game, when you are recording for a video like this?
I appreciate you making this content for us, i can only surmise the time and effort that goes into you scripting and playing through an entire game even if you are doing the voice over after, I'm still impressed. My first console was the n64 and i had very little hands on time with an console that came before so being able to play vicariously through these videos has been a delightful experience and I am really thankful for the history you're preserving.
Little known fact, actually recording the footage is by far and away the EASIEST part of making a video. Hour and forty seven minute video probably took just over three hours to record. Editing was probably around 12-18 hours, and I can't speak on how well he writes, but for me writing a 2hr script on something I know would take another six hours. Add maybe three to record the voice over. Obviously more, since he has to research things... and you probably need to add another 2-4 for research and clips of intro stuff. So generous estimates would be 4-5 eight hour days per game... ...with only two of those hours being actually playing. 🤣
Correction: The SNES does not have hardware to scale or rotate sprites. It can only scale/rotate a single background layer. _However_ the SuperFX2 chip included hardware to scale/rotate sprites, as seen in Yoshi's Island.
Yes, my favourite linear Castlevania! Such a well designed game. At first i thought it looked not as good as Dracula X, but man, time has only made it look better. And don't even get me started on the gameplay, leaving the item for the R button was such a smart decision. Funny how they didn't apply it for the rest of the series even though they have the same amount or even more buttons
As always, appreciate the history lesson you include with every game you cover. My personal hell in this game was the Dancing Spectres boss battle. I kept getting my arse handed to me over and over and over again. Fortunately, I could keep collecting that hidden 1-up, and keep throwing myself at the boss. Eventually, somehow, I "got gud" XD and won -- I think with only 1 health remaining. I swear, freakin Dracula himself was easier than the Dancing Spectres.
The Dancing Spectres can indeed be tricky to fight. Overall, Stage 6 is a stage that can just wear you down, because it's very long, and there are several obstacles that each require a different solution.
Oh, it absolutely is! Too many instant deaths! Sometimes, my playthroughs of this game are a pleasant experience that hit a brick wall. That brick wall is Level 8.
Amazing game. One of my all time favorites and one of those games I gotta come back to every couple of years. Especially during the season when the air starts to get cold and crisp and the leaves start to turn orange and fall.
Even though it's older, the Genesis Castlevania doesn't even come close to this one. Still, a new Castlevania game is never a bad thing. When the SNES was new, my friend rented the system and this was one of the games. I was blown away. The music, ambiance, the action, it was the greatest game I'd seen up to that moment. A few months later, I purchased my own SNES and you can bet that was one of the fist titles I bought.
@@shadowspawnxxx I like the music in Bloodlines quite a bit. I lucked out and found the Sega cartridge at a used game shop 15 or so years ago for $2.50 and hastily grabbed it. Konami did a good job with Bloodlines. I just think they did a better job with Super Castlevania, including the music. Bloodlines is still a must play for any Castlevania fan.
I prefer 4, but bloodlines has a couple of neat features not in it; like the faster pacing, better bosses, multiple characters and the upgraded subweapon system, with subweapon candles being visually distinguishable and the super weapons acquired when the whip is fully upgraded.
This was the first Castlevania game I beat. I thought it was so easy, until the Dracula fight. I was so frustrated and thought it was impossible, just like the nes games. Then I found the hidden power ups under the stairs. I jump to my death out of rage, and the whole game changed. I went back to thinking the game was easy after that. Even though I felt cheap, I didnt care. A win is a win. Nice work, bro.
I recently did a commentary on this game but certain mechanics I wasn't certain of so it was nice seeing you unpack all of them. Great coverage for this classic game!
I love how these videos serve as a longplay, a walkthrough, and kind of a semi speedrun guide all in one. Its amazing the effort you put into these videos. Such wonderful content 💙
I first played this back in the early 90’s, I was 13/14. I had rented it from the video store haha. I am now 45 and still absolutely love this game! Still play it too!
I was blown away by the opening to that video game back in the 90s when I bought it is incredible one of the best openings to video games I have ever seen
Castlevania IV is a complete masterpiece level 4-3 blew my mind first time seeing it i beaten this so many times i was able to finally clear it on one life it took a lot of practice this is easily in my top 5 best SNES games
Funny story: the track for B-3 is known as Room of Close Associates, but on Winamp's playlist, it's shortened by several letters. So while this is officially called Dracula's Tower, the final boss gauntlet will forevermore be known to me as the "Room of Close Ass". :P And I had no idea about the treasure jump, that's super neat. :D This game will always be a favorite of mine. It's tough but not MADDENINGLY so. The only truly difficult segments IMHO are Stage 8 and the lettered Stages. I tend to be unlucky enough during that horizontal ride in Stage A that the Skeleton Knight is waiting to knock me backward to my death when I get to the other side. XD
I always love the little history lesson we get about the game at the beginning or each video. Always great. Regarding the censorship I always like to quote Nerrel from his Ocarina of time review, "The blood that Ganondorf coughs up is turned green and thank goodness otherwise this scene would've been violent!"
I showed my wife my flaccid whip technique; she was not impressed. - the flaccid whip technique will also bring out the harpies trying to drop their goblin spawn on you when they are done ‘finding themselves’. Use the cross as protection.
Great guide, You can beat video games Awesome game but not many people notice this while playing the game but in SCV4 in Stage 2 as you exit up the hill from the large pit as you look slightly to your left 18:13 in the video you can see in the first layer background in the distance the actual castle of Dracula in the background. Showing you how much further you need to go it is excellent story telling in art design. I think they had grand ambitions for this game it would have been cool if they could have put the castle on the 2nd layer background but that might have been too difficult. Also another thing with the music is that in stage 10/stage A the music is bloody tears the first theme area (the woods) after the starting town music from Castlevania 2 Stage B1 section is the song, Vampire killer the first theme level from Castlevania 1 and Stage B2 section is the song, Beginning the first theme level from Castlevania 3 Again great story telling using music as people who played Castlevania 1,2 and 3 know the songs but now as the player is getting closer to the end of the game Super Castlevania 4 is making the player remember those past first areas from those old games. Super Castlevania 4 for having all these small details and probably a lot more just makes SC4 Super Awesome.
Oddly enough I never was able to get this on the SNES, though I must have read the Nintendo Power that it was in a million times. Finally played through it on the Castlevania collection.
I love this game! I was never big on wanting to keep a specific sub weapon. If I saw candles, I had to whip them, and then collect whatever they dropped no matter what it was. My OCD shines brightest in games like this 😆
Oh boy, I could only beat the final dracula phase by pausing the game each time when lightning appeared to give myself time to react, which was a bit anticlimactic as it pauses music
I did a full run on my channel a while ago bc it's been a long time since I played it and the game didn't age that bad tbh, for me Simon's theme playing on Dracula's 2nd phase is so hype!
Great play throughout & descriptive details. I learned a few things I didn’t know how to do before from you!. Thanks! This game has been a Top 3 of mine since it came out, your late to the party however very excellently done. Definitely worth the wait with what I’ve thankfully recently learned. The three things I didn’t know are the treasure jump for wall meat, that meat was kept in the wall to preserve it many years back and the Bat glitch with precise details through the Stone Brick Boss level. I’ve seen it performed many times watching speed runs. Great Job, you play well with much practice I see. It’s such a great game. My other favorite 16bit Go To,s are Super Metroid, Bloodlines & Ghouls & Ghosts Genesis version. They are just so fun to play. After decades of practice it’s therapeutic for me now @ 50yrs old. Seems like yesterday I was playing this after my senior year in high school and before that NES & SEGA Master System. Keep up the great work, you do great Videos. This one I really like a lot, done about a game that really matters. Especially now days, Thank You!! P.S. I do have a question perhaps you can answer. Why during the credits did they not show Dracula, Mummy, Frankenstein Monster, or Medusa? Possible Copy Right inflammation awakening of certain parties? Or did they have rights to Frankenstein Monster, Dracula, Mummy, Medusa ect? Just a lil confused, since 1991 is all. Thanks
Oh, yeah! This was always a favorite of mine. Quick tip: during the fight with Dracula, he'll do his (erratically moving) projectile attack twice. The first time is when he loses his 4th bar of health, and the second time is just before he loses his 6th remaining bar of health. If you've taken some damage, either time is a good opportunity to take advantage of destroying the projectiles (it's okay to ignore hitting Dracula for a few cycles when he starts this; what you're going for are the projectiles and the food drops), and restoring any lost health before resuming the fight.
I remember the first time I encountered Death's guardians, and the sheer presentation (and timing of the music) was SO GOOD... and then silence. And those torches lighting, and that eerie theme beginning and WOW. DAMN.
Thank you for providing an overview of the game at the start. I had no idea the localization had censorship and (in essence) had a different context than the Japanese version. Love your videos, bro!
@@jonbourgoin182this was a pretty common thing in the 90s, when videogames didn’t take themselves so seriously and the localizers took it even LESS seriously. The “Mr Head” horse head enemy is a joke on Mr. Ed, the talking horse television sitcom from the 50s.
I need to come on here and correct some of your very wrong info about Mode 7 and Castlevania 4 mode 7 specificallly, to help u out, common mistakes people make about it all. #1, mode 7 cannot scale or rotate sprites. it is only 1 background layer, it is layer 7 in fact, therefore mode 7. when u see what apopears to be a giant "sprite" turnig and scaling, you will notivce, there is no background, it is just black. This is not a sprite it is actually technically a background layer. And the famous trunnel scene you showed in Castlevania 4, that is not mode 7 at all and has nothing to do with mode 7. It is done by clever programming tricks by resizing the scanlines in realtime as they are drawn, which makes tit look likt the tuner tube is rotating. The other stuff you showed is mode 7, like when you hang form whip and the whole thing rotates.
3:50 What do you mean, they are obviously boomerangs, not crosses! 6:05 Unfortunately SCV 4 isn't available on Switch Online service, while Castlevania Legends on Gameboy is, which is a more terrible crime against humanity than anything Dracula has ever done.
You set the absolute standard for how walkthroughs should be made. I love your channel so much.
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and no one can compete with him when it comes to walkthroughs, because everyone can show you, but no one does their research and make their videos as interesting as our friend here does!
Well, not really when it comes to walk-throughs. Let's be honest. I love this shit but it's a long-winded. Horrible walk-through video. Just great nostalgic video or if you want to be led literally step-by-step. But let's not get it twisted.
@@fishtailfutureHorrible? You’d really go that far? I mean his style might not be for you but “horrible” seems a little strong.
@@fishtailfuture As already mentioned by someone else, "horrible" is quite a stretch for such an elaborate project as the one this channel pursues.
The production quality, the research, the style of delivery, the dry humor, the trivia, everything is made so diligently.
You can dislike certain things about it and for simply looking up small things during a playthrough it might be more tedious than, say an actual speedrun. But "horrible" just simply doesn't apply here.
Another great one, dude! I always look forward to seeing your new walkthroughs! If I may add a little trivia to the Stage 6 bosses, The Dancing Spectres. The manual gives them names: Paula Abghoul and Fred Ascare!
This Castlevania classic is my favorite of ALL the NES/SNES ones. I remember being blown away by the graphics of the rotating hall.
I remember being blown away by the jazz track in the cave. I was only 7 or so and I was astonished by the fact that not only could you hear a definitive STLYE of music in a videogame, you could pick out individual instruments like, specifically, the basslines. This game and FZero blew my mind as to what the Super Nintendo could do with music.
I find this game to be a true work of art, with how the graphics and sound design work together. The rotating room is just one example!
That rotating hall was mind-blowing indeed, it's always been my favorite part of this game making it my favorite Castlevania game
If you haven’t played it already, you should play Rondo of blood. It doesn’t have the 4d whipping, but it is one of the best in terms of level design. It also has a secondary playable character to make it more accessible. The SNES remake, Dracula X, is worse in every way.
As a kid I never owned any TV consoles in the 90s so I first found out about Castlevania from AVGN. His "review" impressed me so much I "obtained" a copy of the game ASAP. It was absolutely sublime!
I make a habit of watching your videos every time you put one out, even if I don't have any intention of playing the title. You're like a video game historian, expert guide and playthrough streamer all in one. I can't think of anyone who even comes close to what you offer these days--congrats on turning the dream into a pretty damn cool career!
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Yup, these videos are deliciously cozy watches on their own.
Yeah it's a perfect one stop shop. You get some backstory, technical breakdown, a playthrough that isn't a speed run but takes the time to show you the shortcuts, an oddly hypnotic cadence commentary, and a cool dog in the intro, it's got everything. Correction: 2 cool dogs.
Like finding that Red Rider Christmas morning, exactly 😉!
@@joshbrekke6374 Put that down, you'll shoot your eye out!
Super Castlevania IV is one of my top favorite Castlevania game from All Times. Tied with Rondo of Blood (When it comes to classic Castlevania, pre SOTN).
The Soundtrack is a Masterpiece.
The first one is the best. Easily. I'm including the super easy rpg ones.
Honestly this game has the finest platforming and action mixture you could possibly ask for, probably one of the greatest games ever made still to this day. The team who did this should be incredibly proud of themselves because they set a standard that still, in my opinion, hasn't been met as an equal by any other to this day for how a game should be made and presented. Another knock-out walk-through sir, well done.
Nice! This will be a fun watch. Easily my favorite Castlevania, a true AAA retro masterpiece.
you always kill it with your fall time game choices ♥️🎃
i make sure to play this every halloween, my fav classic castlevania and such an underrated ost!
"Just use your flaccid whip attack" was not a phrase I was expecting to hear dozens of times today
And on Mr. Head, no less.
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@OmniGeno 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My favorite Castlevania game! I had this back in the early 90s. Still my favorite.
Even if the dog in the secret room in Stage 5 is attacking me, I will NOT kill that thing. It's just too sad to see the owner crying over it. I mean, I really shouldn't be getting emotional over a game, but man, it's a dog!
This game never fails to impress. The graphics, the gameplay, and that awesome soundtrack.
I swear when I heard its rendition of 'Bloody Tears' *I* was moved to tears. It's so good.
I love this channel so much! I don't play older games as often as I used to but watching this channel and seeing games I used to play or saw my family play brings me such nostalgia. And UCBVG is so knowledgeable on all things video games. Its presented wonderfully, what else could you want! Thank you, thank you so much for bringing such great content to this platform and I hope to continue seeing you for years to come!
Still my favorite game in the Castlevania franchise, and one of my favorite soundtracks. This game, Actraiser, FF 4 and 6, and Super Metroid really showed what the SNES could do for music.
UCBVG, i was felling down today you just made my day, thank you!
My favorite game for the SNES! I became an expert after awhile. I loved beating this game!
Finally the best game on the Super Nintendo 🙌 ❤
I've never made it through the entire game. It was too hard for me. But I really liked the music. Amazing soundtracks.
It is always interesting, when you show us all the secrets. How many times do you play a game, when you are recording for a video like this?
Such a great game, with some of the tightest control ever, it's my all time favorite 16 bit.
The Treasury theme is one of my favorite across the Castlevania series, it's amazing that they never reused it like so many others.
It is also one of my favorite themes! It's a great song!
Yes! How timely for Halloween season! I usually do a playthrough of this game every year for Halloween season!
I swear every TH-camr I follow who does a Halloween special is at least two days late, 4 in this case lol
@@jonbourgoin182 they're like the simpsons, doing it after the fact
I appreciate you making this content for us, i can only surmise the time and effort that goes into you scripting and playing through an entire game even if you are doing the voice over after, I'm still impressed. My first console was the n64 and i had very little hands on time with an console that came before so being able to play vicariously through these videos has been a delightful experience and I am really thankful for the history you're preserving.
Little known fact, actually recording the footage is by far and away the EASIEST part of making a video. Hour and forty seven minute video probably took just over three hours to record.
Editing was probably around 12-18 hours, and I can't speak on how well he writes, but for me writing a 2hr script on something I know would take another six hours. Add maybe three to record the voice over.
Obviously more, since he has to research things... and you probably need to add another 2-4 for research and clips of intro stuff.
So generous estimates would be 4-5 eight hour days per game...
...with only two of those hours being actually playing. 🤣
Correction: The SNES does not have hardware to scale or rotate sprites. It can only scale/rotate a single background layer. _However_ the SuperFX2 chip included hardware to scale/rotate sprites, as seen in Yoshi's Island.
Stage 4 is when this game begins to show its fiendish tricks. It’s a very creative and ghoulish game.
One of my first SNES games I couldnt beat till i got a bit older frustrating but fun memories, great job on the video^^
Yes, my favourite linear Castlevania!
Such a well designed game. At first i thought it looked not as good as Dracula X, but man, time has only made it look better. And don't even get me started on the gameplay, leaving the item for the R button was such a smart decision. Funny how they didn't apply it for the rest of the series even though they have the same amount or even more buttons
As always, appreciate the history lesson you include with every game you cover.
My personal hell in this game was the Dancing Spectres boss battle. I kept getting my arse handed to me over and over and over again. Fortunately, I could keep collecting that hidden 1-up, and keep throwing myself at the boss. Eventually, somehow, I "got gud" XD and won -- I think with only 1 health remaining.
I swear, freakin Dracula himself was easier than the Dancing Spectres.
Spam that cross and they go down almost instantly
The Dancing Spectres can indeed be tricky to fight. Overall, Stage 6 is a stage that can just wear you down, because it's very long, and there are several obstacles that each require a different solution.
@@co81385 stage 8 is the actual fucking jerky level imo
Oh, it absolutely is! Too many instant deaths! Sometimes, my playthroughs of this game are a pleasant experience that hit a brick wall. That brick wall is Level 8.
That first stage music always hits my nostalgia button
Love all the history about the games. Keep up the good work 😊
Man, I remember how floored I was when I got Sper Castlevania... Love how the game holds up so well to this day.
Amazing game. One of my all time favorites and one of those games I gotta come back to every couple of years. Especially during the season when the air starts to get cold and crisp and the leaves start to turn orange and fall.
8:36, weird nitpick but those are centipedes.
@ucanbeat video games you have put alot of effort in your editing its brilliant
The skull boss is actually called Puweyxil. Read backwards, “lix yew up” - referring to its long tongue!
Same for Koronot - “ton o rock”!
I couldn't hit play hard enough. Love your videos and love this game!!
Even though it's older, the Genesis Castlevania doesn't even come close to this one. Still, a new Castlevania game is never a bad thing.
When the SNES was new, my friend rented the system and this was one of the games. I was blown away. The music, ambiance, the action, it was the greatest game I'd seen up to that moment. A few months later, I purchased my own SNES and you can bet that was one of the fist titles I bought.
Even though it may not be as memorable, I love the torture chamber levels music. There's something about a simple beat that can invoke dread.
Music was way better in Bloodlines.
@@shadowspawnxxx I like the music in Bloodlines quite a bit. I lucked out and found the Sega cartridge at a used game shop 15 or so years ago for $2.50 and hastily grabbed it. Konami did a good job with Bloodlines. I just think they did a better job with Super Castlevania, including the music. Bloodlines is still a must play for any Castlevania fan.
I prefer 4, but bloodlines has a couple of neat features not in it; like the faster pacing, better bosses, multiple characters and the upgraded subweapon system, with subweapon candles being visually distinguishable and the super weapons acquired when the whip is fully upgraded.
Bloodlines is the better game for many reasons.
This was the first Castlevania game I beat. I thought it was so easy, until the Dracula fight. I was so frustrated and thought it was impossible, just like the nes games. Then I found the hidden power ups under the stairs. I jump to my death out of rage, and the whole game changed. I went back to thinking the game was easy after that. Even though I felt cheap, I didnt care. A win is a win. Nice work, bro.
I recently did a commentary on this game but certain mechanics I wasn't certain of so it was nice seeing you unpack all of them. Great coverage for this classic game!
Thanks, Mitchell!
I love how these videos serve as a longplay, a walkthrough, and kind of a semi speedrun guide all in one.
Its amazing the effort you put into these videos. Such wonderful content 💙
I first played this back in the early 90’s, I was 13/14. I had rented it from the video store haha. I am now 45 and still absolutely love this game! Still play it too!
I was also 14 when I first played this game on the Super Nes. I can now play it on the PS4.
@@stacychamness9077nice!!!!
I was blown away by the opening to that video game back in the 90s when I bought it is incredible one of the best openings to video games I have ever seen
Another instant classic instructional video. If you keep making these I'll keep liking them and recommending them.
Was not expecting a new episode today what an awesome surprise. Ty!
I still play this once a year or so, usually around Halloween! Right in the childhood feels! Amazing choice for a vid!
Castlevania IV is a complete masterpiece level 4-3 blew my mind first time seeing it i beaten this so many times i was able to finally clear it on one life it took a lot of practice this is easily in my top 5 best SNES games
I'm a simple dhampir. I see a new Castlevania-related video on TH-cam - I'm instantly interested in this.
6:26 uhhhh yeeeeeeeeeah, like Simon gets instantly flung off the screen thus causing instant KO
This was the first Castlevania I played, went back to the NES ones later. Also so wierd to see Base Wars referenced, I love that game
This isn't one of my favorite of the classic games, but it's waaayyy better than outside the top 20 on the SNES
Awesome game, excellent soundtrack!
Great choice!! Thank you! Please consider doing chrono trigger or earthbound
7:58 nice to see that The Simpson's creator Matt Groening is a fan of this channel...lol
Funny story: the track for B-3 is known as Room of Close Associates, but on Winamp's playlist, it's shortened by several letters. So while this is officially called Dracula's Tower, the final boss gauntlet will forevermore be known to me as the "Room of Close Ass". :P
And I had no idea about the treasure jump, that's super neat. :D This game will always be a favorite of mine. It's tough but not MADDENINGLY so. The only truly difficult segments IMHO are Stage 8 and the lettered Stages. I tend to be unlucky enough during that horizontal ride in Stage A that the Skeleton Knight is waiting to knock me backward to my death when I get to the other side. XD
I love this channel so so much ❤
I just can't with all the "use your flaccid whip" :D...
I always love the little history lesson we get about the game at the beginning or each video. Always great.
Regarding the censorship I always like to quote Nerrel from his Ocarina of time review,
"The blood that Ganondorf coughs up is turned green and thank goodness otherwise this scene would've been violent!"
I showed my wife my flaccid whip technique; she was not impressed. - the flaccid whip technique will also bring out the harpies trying to drop their goblin spawn on you when they are done ‘finding themselves’. Use the cross as protection.
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Great guide, You can beat video games
Awesome game but not many people notice this while playing the game but in SCV4 in Stage 2 as you exit up the hill from the large pit as you look slightly to your left 18:13 in the video you can see in the first layer background in the distance the actual castle of Dracula in the background. Showing you how much further you need to go it is excellent story telling in art design.
I think they had grand ambitions for this game it would have been cool if they could have put the castle on the 2nd layer background but that might have been too difficult.
Also another thing with the music is that in stage 10/stage A the music is bloody tears the first theme area (the woods) after the starting town music from Castlevania 2
Stage B1 section is the song, Vampire killer the first theme level from Castlevania 1 and Stage B2 section is the song, Beginning the first theme level from Castlevania 3
Again great story telling using music as people who played Castlevania 1,2 and 3 know the songs but now as the player is getting closer to the end of the game Super Castlevania 4 is making the player remember those past first areas from those old games.
Super Castlevania 4 for having all these small details and probably a lot more just makes SC4 Super Awesome.
Oddly enough I never was able to get this on the SNES, though I must have read the Nintendo Power that it was in a million times.
Finally played through it on the Castlevania collection.
I love this game!
I was never big on wanting to keep a specific sub weapon. If I saw candles, I had to whip them, and then collect whatever they dropped no matter what it was. My OCD shines brightest in games like this 😆
"flaccid whip"
Lmao I wasn't expecting you to call it that throughout the entirety of the video. I would have gone with "loose whip" personally
Gone this long without knowing about how to get the double/ triple projectiles; thought it was random. Thanks!
One of the great Castlevania games. The difficulty is just right and it's not too long.
Oh boy, I could only beat the final dracula phase by pausing the game each time when lightning appeared to give myself time to react, which was a bit anticlimactic as it pauses music
Thank you so much for sharing this! I got this on a collection package on the Switch and this is going to be my go-to guide. You rule times two 🤘🕹🤘
All your videos make me want to play the games. Amazing job as always!😊
Can you do magical quest starring Mickey mouse Snes by Capcom same company that did legendary wings, mega man series and bionic commando
This is such a classic and I also enjoyed playing the game a lot years ago.
1:41:11 "He'll be down for the count" - I see what you did there 😁
I did a full run on my channel a while ago bc it's been a long time since I played it and the game didn't age that bad tbh, for me Simon's theme playing on Dracula's 2nd phase is so hype!
you have the highest effort walkthroughs ever, i love them
I understand removing the blood.
I don't mind the people watching porno, just dont talk about condoms
Another classic done!
Great play throughout & descriptive details. I learned a few things I didn’t know how to do before from you!. Thanks! This game has been a Top 3 of mine since it came out, your late to the party however very excellently done. Definitely worth the wait with what I’ve thankfully recently learned. The three things I didn’t know are the treasure jump for wall meat, that meat was kept in the wall to preserve it many years back and the Bat glitch with precise details through the Stone Brick Boss level. I’ve seen it performed many times watching speed runs. Great Job, you play well with much practice I see. It’s such a great game. My other favorite 16bit Go To,s are Super Metroid, Bloodlines & Ghouls & Ghosts Genesis version. They are just so fun to play. After decades of practice it’s therapeutic for me now @ 50yrs old. Seems like yesterday I was playing this after my senior year in high school and before that NES & SEGA Master System. Keep up the great work, you do great Videos. This one I really like a lot, done about a game that really matters. Especially now days, Thank You!!
P.S. I do have a question perhaps you can answer. Why during the credits did they not show Dracula, Mummy, Frankenstein Monster, or Medusa?
Possible Copy Right inflammation awakening of certain parties? Or did they have rights to Frankenstein Monster, Dracula, Mummy, Medusa ect? Just a lil confused, since 1991 is all. Thanks
Don’t kill the ghost doggie 😢 you’ll make the man and all of us sad
Oh yeah, I missed that in my playthrough... So glad I did! I would have felt so bad
I did indeed beat the game with your guidance! Played on my Snes Mini and had a great time. Ty!
Oh, yeah! This was always a favorite of mine. Quick tip: during the fight with Dracula, he'll do his (erratically moving) projectile attack twice. The first time is when he loses his 4th bar of health, and the second time is just before he loses his 6th remaining bar of health. If you've taken some damage, either time is a good opportunity to take advantage of destroying the projectiles (it's okay to ignore hitting Dracula for a few cycles when he starts this; what you're going for are the projectiles and the food drops), and restoring any lost health before resuming the fight.
I remember the first time I encountered Death's guardians, and the sheer presentation (and timing of the music) was SO GOOD... and then silence. And those torches lighting, and that eerie theme beginning and WOW. DAMN.
I never thought I'd hear the word "flaccid" this many times in one video 😆
Thank you for providing an overview of the game at the start. I had no idea the localization had censorship and (in essence) had a different context than the Japanese version.
Love your videos, bro!
My cousins, sister, dad & me all loved this game! We all beat it too. 😆
My all time favorite SNES game and favorite Castlevania. I've finished this game many times, but learned a few new tricks here. Thanks!
Hands down one of the best Castlevania game ever.
The ghost dog is the reason I never go to the lower floor of the bonus room in world 6-2.
Just let the dog and its master enjoy their ghost life.
I always imagine the Dog doing the Gameplay and the Guy just doing the narration.
Do we even know UCBVG's actual first name yet?
@@jonbourgoin182 No idea. I can't remember him mentioning it.
I think that in the early days that was a bit implied. I don’t know if it’s a it that has held up though.
I can imagine why you might not want to admit it, but the Dancing Spectres are actually named Fred Askare and Paula Abghoul. No joke.
I suppose it was only right for the dev team to continue their trend of naming characters after celebrities but comedically altering their names.
@@jonbourgoin182this was a pretty common thing in the 90s, when videogames didn’t take themselves so seriously and the localizers took it even LESS seriously.
The “Mr Head” horse head enemy is a joke on Mr. Ed, the talking horse television sitcom from the 50s.
Is it just me or does the second time you play through it increase the difficulty? More enemies seem to be present in the second playthrough.
It does.
Thanks for making this video. Castlevania IV was fairly easy and straightforward. The music was good.
Love the content, would love to see you do super mario rpg or earthbound
I hope to see more UCBVG on rpgs. Like Secret of Mana.
This was the first Castlevania game that I beat without cheat codes.
49:11 the man crying !!! 😭😭
The dancing ghosts are named Fred Ascare and Paula Abghoul
Sweet. I just finished castlvania 3 and was about to start super castlvania. Now I have the guide
This game happens to be one of my favorite ones on the snes.
I need to come on here and correct some of your very wrong info about Mode 7 and Castlevania 4 mode 7 specificallly, to help u out, common mistakes people make about it all. #1, mode 7 cannot scale or rotate sprites. it is only 1 background layer, it is layer 7 in fact, therefore mode 7. when u see what apopears to be a giant "sprite" turnig and scaling, you will notivce, there is no background, it is just black. This is not a sprite it is actually technically a background layer. And the famous trunnel scene you showed in Castlevania 4, that is not mode 7 at all and has nothing to do with mode 7. It is done by clever programming tricks by resizing the scanlines in realtime as they are drawn, which makes tit look likt the tuner tube is rotating. The other stuff you showed is mode 7, like when you hang form whip and the whole thing rotates.
3:50 What do you mean, they are obviously boomerangs, not crosses!
6:05 Unfortunately SCV 4 isn't available on Switch Online service, while Castlevania Legends on Gameboy is, which is a more terrible crime against humanity than anything Dracula has ever done.
This takes me back. I remember being blown away with the graphics the first time I fired this game up
Come on people, lets get this man to the 1M subs he deserves.