Darius Twin (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2016
- A playthrough of Taito's 1991 Super NES-exclusive entry to the classic Darius shoot-em-up series, Darius Twin.
Played through on the normal difficulty mode (which is oddly the most difficult mode available), all other options left at default.
This is I think my favorite shooter - not just on the SNES, but overall. It was the first "modern" shooter I had played at the time - modern meaning 16-bit. Sure, I loved Gradius, Life Force, Starship Hector and the like, but this was in a completely different league! (Well, okay, I'd probably have a hard time choosing between this and Air Zonk, but that's not my focus here).
My friend Mike and I were nine the year the SNES launched, and we both got it for Christmas that year. His parents bought him Darius Twin with his, so we always played this when I'd bike over to his house after school. He was always playing the ever-living hell out of it - and I loved it as much as he did. Weird, trippy music set to exploding robot fish? Power Rangers wasn't around yet, so this was badass. I bugged him over and over to borrow it, but he wasn't interested.
But he didn't get F-Zero like I did that Christmas, and that was my bargaining chip to borrow his Darius Twin game. He had been wanting to borrow it too, so I finally convinced my parents to allow me to swap games with him (it was, after all, a $60 cart in 1991, I only had had it a couple weeks yet), and so I finally got to play Darius Twin at home! We both tore into those games, and within about two weeks we had both completely mastered the games - he won the championship mode on the hardest F-Zero mode, and I beat hardest difficulty level on Darius Twin with the best ending.
Then we traded back, and I was happy to have F-Zero back so I could beat it for umpteenth time. I always did miss Darius Twin though, and whenever my parents were like, "Hey, do you want a game?" we were never at a store that had it. And seriously, I was 9. It's not like I had the willpower to say, "No thanks, I don't want a Super Nintendo game. I'll wait until we find a copy of Darius Twin, if we ever do." Yeah, right. Anyways, sorry for the super long nostalgia rant - this game brings back so many memories! It's awesome.
I put all five endings at the end of the video, in case you haven't seen them all.
25:14 Final boss battle and best ending - earned by not losing any lives, getting two 1-ups, following the shown stage path, and killing every mini and major boss before they escape
27:51 Earned the same way but with one life lost
29:45 Earned the same way but with two lives lost
31:42 Earned if you allow Super Alloy Lantern to escape
33:39 Earned if you die more than twice or follow a different route
I played this quite awhile back for the channel, but it's only 30fps and someone brought to my attention that the flickering killed the bullets in certain spots, so here is an improved video (and I play quite a bit better in this than the last one!)
Hope you enjoy it!
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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this was one of my favorite SNES Games
Good for you dude! :)
Mine is Gradius 2,and 3
@@nickz20 III is great once you remove the slowdown... can't say the say for Super R-Type.
Yeah, mine too. Still playing it sometimes with my daughter on Nintendo Switch :)
Holy shit. It's amazing to find these old games in youtube which you used to play 25 years ago. I always remember the music from these games.
May not be one of the most populars between the fanbase but its a personal favourite for me, the music is outstanding
Quality game for sure
So many memories flooding in 😭
Definitely the best looking shooter released for the Super NES in 1991 with no slowdown whatsoever. The music is an acquired taste to say the least. I enjoyed renting this game from time to time!
Fue uno de los primeros juegos en mi niñez que jugué y jamás a dejado de ser el mejor juego de mi infancia. 90 era lo mejor. buenas gráficas y sonido por cierto.. Darius twin por siempre.
This was the game that originally sold me on how incredible Zuntata's music really was - it's certainly bizarre, but it fits the giant robot fish motif quite well.
My all-time favourite traditional 2D shmup, and is easily on par with the best 16-bit Compile and Konami games. At least, I always thought so!
+NintendoComplete The only thing better than Darius Twin is G-Darius.
***** That's an amazing game too!
NintendoComplete
The only reason I don't name it better as a 2D shmup is because it's a 2.5D shmup with some 3D elements as well. :P
+Kain Yusanagi I dunno, I'd still call it 2D. Even when the angles shift the gameplay is still talking place on a 2D plane. My only issue with it is that there's so much movement and color in the backgrounds that you can't see a lot of the bullets coming at you at the higher difficulty levels - they blend in way too well!
NintendoComplete
I think that's actually a deliberate part of the difficulty, personally. And that's why I said it was 2.5D with some 3D elements. ;P
One thing I like about your channel is your written summaries of the games. Always entertaining and informative.
Thanks! I think oftentimes that sharing memories of playing the games can be as fun as playing them again. Nostalgia, you know? :)
I had this game on replay like crazy back in 91, I did not stop playing it, it was one of my favorite games!!!
One thing I love about the last level is seeing the big enemies in all sorts of different colors. I love the deep red fish that show up on the right.
i was born in 2002 but definitely think SNES and Genesis games as i grew up with old gaming consoles are some of the best games still...the creativity was just above anything they do nowdays
My childhood right here 😭
Finally a true Darius pilot in a Silver Hawk that actually defeats enemies on the Darius planet level. Props man!
So many memories.
This was my favorite game on the Super Nintendo good times😌
This one and Raiden Trad. So good!
Oh my gosh I played this game a ton. Excellent shmup
Das ist so krass. Du bist ein richtiger Gamer! Dieses Spiel ist so verdammt schwer, das Schwerste Spiel das ich Kenne. Mein Allergrößten RESPEKT🎮
Don't ever be sorry for the story rants, it is one of the reasons I read these all. They are always so interesting and informative, so when you talk about nostalgic memories it also does it for us. So thanks again!
I remember when I was younger - My cousin brought this over to my house and let me have a go. Til this day I think this was the most daunting/unforgiving shmup I've played - I just remember the bosses also looking very intimidating. I think it's because I came from playing Sky Shark on NES to all of a sudden this, haha.
Love this game. I think it was the very first video game I played in my life 😊
This was one of my favorite games
Definitely one of my favourite Darius games! I have beaten Sagaia/Darius II, Darius Plus and this and this is probably the one I find the most fun of the bunch. Not as many levels and paths to take but the gameplay is so fast-paced in comparison and the music is some of the best in the series
Lol I loved the aquatic design of the enemies back then.
Great gameplay thanks!!!
I saw this at a flea market and begged my mom to get it. One of my favorites, especially if you have a competent second player. I don’t think I remember the final boss being a weak walrus but that’s hilarious after the gauntlet of mini bosses it makes you go through
The game's difficulty was all over the place but that does make it unique.
DT:"We will raise your attack power until you can kill any boss in seconds"
player:"Awesome!"
DT:"You'll need it to survive the upcoming 20 bosses a second"
player:"what"
This was my first game ever in life to play when I was two I can remember weirdly enough badass !
Thanks for clarifying the endings - I was always confused as to how you get certain ending sequences for the game.
I cant remember when I ever played it but boy I didn't know there was multiple endings xD I got the worst outcome so thank you for playing it :)
Wow, this is my best retro arcade game ever, here on SNES.
This put a smile on my face…🥲
Love the Track of Stage "E" and "F"
Talk about nailing the first level music, what an into!
Nice music makes me Strawberry Shortcake and Crash vibes in space!
are twin and force's silver hawks as second from darius ii or a completely new model of silver hawks?
Damn. Could never get past the last level back in the day. Would get there with all lives and weapon and bomb and shield maxed out but when I get to the double octopus in the last stage they would wreck me. Still regret not beating it back then.
Now make Darius movie complete with FISH SPACE SHIPS!
Taking me back yo 😭
Always played this game beat it with my friend’s game shark cause I never knew which was the best route the music was always rad they really should try to make a remaster of this series and include DLC and I did beat the PS2 version I am really happy that I was able to play this game in my youth
見続けたい。
for the longest i was looking under R type.. couldnt find my catfish boss anywhere.. this my shittttttt
This game is seriously sweet. Did you ever try its sequel, Super Nova?
@@NintendoComplete I havent, but now that ive seen it.. Im going to be giving it a shot forsure.. Crazy with snes was you could own 100 games.. and there was still tons you wouldnt have noticed. Miss those days forsure.
How do you do the last stage? I breezed through most of the rest of the game (Once you have full weapons you are practically invincible as long as you hold the buttons down and don't crash into things). I got up to the final stage with 4 extra lives, full weapons and shields... and I last about 15 seconds before I'm dead. The biggest problem is the bulky spider-like thing that drops from the top and shoots those ring-shaped projectiles. They seem to be random so it's really hard to predict where I should put myself to avoid getting hit.
tchntm43 For that spider thing that shoots rings, my usual way to deal with him is to sit on his left just above or below his the center of his body. That way, if the rings go directly left, you can stay still and not be hit, and if the go diagonally toward you can move just a bit to line up with his middle again and they'll fly past. The less you move, the easier the pattern is to deal with. Not that I always can focus to do that, sometimes I'll panic flail at the last second and get hit anyway lol, just still, it's as solid of a strategy as I've ever seen for them.
Also the FIRST two player simultaneous shooter AVAILABLE for super Nintendo.
darius twin was one of my most favorite games as a kid how come it never made it to 3d ?
Mine too :) I'm kind of glad they didn't redo it, though. I liked it as it was. Did you try G Darius? It's 3D and really good.
G-Darius on PS1 and PS2 (Taito Legends 2) and Darius Burst on PS4. Youre welcome.
Another Nemesis of mine (Gradius III was the only shooter on Super NES I could beat sadly :( ) what pisses me off how sometimes I don't see the bullets and I get slaughtered like a damn sheep. Have gotten to the final zone but since it's more or less a boss gauntlet... I fail. Have you beaten Super Earth Defense Force too? I can't get the final boss pattern down. What advice could you offer for Darius Twin to ensure a victory? May starting coming to you for hints and tips for games you have seen ending screens to that I haven't *end rant*
It's been awhile since I've played EDF, I'd have to go back to it to jog my memory. For this one, though, I think the biggest thing is to only get one of the weapon change power ups (goes to orange lasers) and just keep upgrading that one. It's final form is a huge wave that's way better than the ball one that you get from upgrading the default weapon. If you pick up the second change icon, it switches you back to the default weapon (so weak final weapon). If I remember right, you can also hang out above the right side of your score in the first stage and nothing can hit you there.
+NintendoComplete
mastery advice there. tomorrow I may try my hand at it. I am currently on the final stage on "warlock"... the only ljn game I was eager to buy and at $4 I was happy to own it.
Oh that was a cool game! I never finished it, but I liked it when I played it back years ago. Good luck :) I hope it helps. That weapon makes a huge difference.
+NintendoComplete
I really liked the game when I was a teenager as I rented it. I couldn't figure out how to get passed the part where water filled up on screen but when working on it the other night I was like " is there a reason I was given a earthquake staff?" I used it at that part a platform came down for me to use! yay! the last stage is damn hard with unfair enemy enemy placement but I think those bees are the real deal breaker as they are hard to hit!
I can get to darius nearly every time now but still that early boss gauntlet annihilates me. Those GODDAMN ANGEL FISH CAN FUCK OFF!!!!! *rage quit*
This game was the shit back in the day
this game needs to be on the switch.
Padi = Best BG Music!
7:55 What does this pickup do?
Final muito bom
Otimo jogo de primeira linha
My little sister and I would play together all the time we still have the super we played as kids and the game
Lol I have an older brother (I’m the little sister) and we would also play all the time. I have a giant tub of our old snes games still. Best console to this day 😌
never wanted that last gun upgrade either!
A lot of Japanese Darius players also never choose the last weapon upgrade in any of the games. I believe it could be because it's a beam, and not a good spread shot like the second to last weapon upgrade.
Sagaia for master system my first encounter with this pilots
Cara eu lenbro que fechei esse jogo sem morrer muito tóp cara
Trilha sonóra de primeira linha graficos monstros muito bom jogo olha a musica maravilhosa mesmo recomendado o melhor jogo de nave da taito
Cant believe i was so close to clear the game , couldnt pass the last level
I remember fighting a turtle and a sea horse too
Infancia
This game have 2 players mode ?
Yup!
@@madmoddingman24 It's called Darius Twin for a reason. ;)
this wasn't as bad as many people think... I rank it the 12th best shmup on the SNES.
Sao varios finais decorrendo o percuçio do jogo
Can we have Spongebob facing Killer Higia in MUGEN? That would be awesome.
WARNING! A HUGE BATTLESHIP IS APPROACHING FAST!
I AM SPONGEBOB! DESTROYER OF EVIL!!!
He would destroy him easily I bet. Not to mention those mechanical sea creatures are a huge threat to Bikini Bottom!
다리우스트윈액션슈팅게임
Sagaia on the Genesis was way better with it close to the arcade sound track with big explosion after every boss battle... for the SNES i prefer Super Nova or the japanese version Darius Force.
Well the 2 SNES Darius titles were pretty much home console exclusives, unlike Darius II/Sagaia on the Genesis.The arcade Darius II was known for it's bosses exploding quite spectacularly, and with a nice BOOM to them. The sitdown cabs, due to the game being 2 screens, had speakers within the seats, and you'd fell the feedback from the explosions. MAME tries to emulate that (and to a fault, Darius II on Taito Memories on PS2), without those seats, it just doesn't feel right at all (the Saturn version doesn't try to emulate the bass explosions, but the explosion sounds are still nice anyway).
You demolished that game.
Does anyone else get Mega Man X vibes from this?
I do. Or U.N. Squadron vibes.
A good game, however enemy boss ideas comes from earth fishes, including angelfish.
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Rented this and beat it in 2 hours
The game looks good but it is kinda repetitive, the Sega genesis version looks way better.
Edit: You should try Darius force (aka super nova)
This version looks fine for a home console exclusive Darius game. Darius II is the only Taito made game that actually sounds good on the Genesis (outside of maybe Saint Sword). It's like Taito didn't try as hard with their other ports, or that 1 exclusive to the Genesis console game (Saint Sword).
I have both darius twin and super nova and super nova is the more fun and challenging one for me which I like. Darius twin is easy and the last level was the reason darius twin had no hard option lol
this game was way too hard. NO CONTINUES!!
I rented this expecting it to be like U.N Squadron. Kinda average to me. I'd read good things about Darius games on other systems. Never could understand the appeal.
No other shmup allowed you to blow up alien enemies piloting fish and other sea life spacecraft. The Darius games are also known to have multiple endings, some of them quite the downer.
Not my favorite of the Darius series, it has grown on me through the years though.
This was one of the easiest shooters I've played on any platform. Only the bosses were a challenge.
Play the sega genesis version much better, sagaia much better music and level design.
+Jungleman savetheforest Sagaia is a different game, but they're both part of the Darius series.
Is it better? No, but it is a fantastic game nonetheless, and a good port. Remember, that was built as an arcade game, and developers had to fight for that players quarter or yen in a sea of arcade games. This is a home exclusive Darius game, and wasn't built for arcades, so Taito built it graphically for a home system. Sagaia/Darius II on Genesis is a port, so Taito did as best as they could to directly port the game over, keeping the game mostly intact. This game is still a nice looking game, so is Darius Force, the second SNES in the Darius series (amazing how a lot of games that saw release on both consoles, usually had more sequels on SNES than on the Genesis, developers went where the money making was).
For a long time, the ultimate way to play Darius II was not on the Genesis, or PC Engine CD, but on the Sega Saturn.
I hate the last two stages.
This has to be one of the most generic shooters ive ever seen. The enemy ships animate and float around like paper cut outs.,
its like minimal animation for everything. The movement patterns are just repeated through each level . that one crab that drops out from the top and floats around has a programmed pattern even in the last level where 3 of them just appear from the top and float around. The mechanics of all the enemies is so cookie cutter its hilarious. It just looks silly most the time and lazy . theres little to no variation for enemy patterns and they just repeat level to level. hard to believe these SNES games were $70 then.
This was objectively the worst and easiest Darius game ever, but it's one that's most accessible for beginners.