That's the problem with giving the player the main character's theme during the final battle. It boosts their will and strength. Kinda unfair for the boss tbh
One time I beat this guy and I was like "Yeah!" and then while the window was breaking and the cloud of bats was burning up, the timer ran out and I died. I had to do the entire goddamn battle over again.
Ill never forget my first time playing this fight. I had to save state before the fight cause he kept handing my ass to me. But man the rush i got when I finally started landing those hits and the music switches from that dreary despairing sound to Simons theme was exhilarating, nothing could stop me from smiting evil and darkness that night lol
I actually counted, Dracula takes 41 hits. That's a lot for a life bar with 16 bars of health. Bosses nowadays take a lot more hits, especially in Castlevania games that follow the "metroidvania" style that Symphony of the Night introduced. Bosses in those games take like 100 hits.
Knowing the plot of Castlevania 2 (Dracula uses his dieing breath to curse Simon with some vague death curse) I have to wonder if Super Castlevania 4 being easy was some kind of retroactive foreshadowing. Dracula luring Simon close to curse him, something he hasn't tried against the other Belmonts
TARINunit9 this game is easy right up until the last three bosses..bird thing, his demon friend right after then death...still can’t beat Dracula to this day, own on the switch now and still can’t beat it..
@@codyrisling1718 I had the same problem a couple months ago. This game stops fucking around at the very end. I ended up beating Dracula after 7 tries.
From 8-1 onwards there are some major Castlevania 3 level f-you beginners' traps and RNG, then Slogra near the end. Maybe they actually wanted people to see all their amazing effects and music this time rather than giving up on level 3 😁
After playing through this game (which came after watching this weeks prior), it is amazing how hauntingly beautiful the song when fighting Dracula is.
I remember the first time I had ever seen this boss battle, my dad used to always play it a lot back when I was probably about maybe 5 to 8 years old (This was back in about 2009-2012) because before we got a Wii we had a SNES. I look at the game he was playing and I asked him "Hey dad, what game is this?" to which he had told me Castlevania 4. and at the time it took him about 2 months to beat the game. A few years later I attempt the game myself and I've gotten to the point where it first took me 2 weeks to beat it and now I'm able to finish the game in about an hour. To be honest, I lost count of how many times I defeated Dracula but if it wasn't for my dad I wouldn't have known about this amazing game. And I thank him a lot for it.
I can always go back to the castlevania iv ost and learn something new. Not only did the sound team nail a difficult fusion genre but they also made it work in a horror themed action platformer. Simply stunning arrangements.
@2:57, something tells me that was Dracula giving him a parting gift that will curse him... And slowly kills him... Causing him to go on a quest... Castlevania 2...
Hello, thanks for the content. That was impressive. I never played this game until now 2024. It probably took me over 200 times to beat dracula. Great game.
@jamestanzra, what third form? I thought that this Dracula only has 2 forms. Also I think that is appropriate because getting hit in the head multiple times by the Vampire Killer must have destroyed his skin and flesh.
I died so many times that when I did kill him, I didn’t even get a sense of accomplishment or feel proud after beating him, Just glad it was finally over.
I dont get how you can jump so quickly after hitting the energy ball in the first 10 seconds of the fight... I try the same maneuver and the game never responds to my jump input
Not gonna lie, your strategy for the first phase seema much better than mine. IoI I always whipped him twice, retreading backwards during the second jump, to then jump over his projectile while whipping downwards to get rid of it. It works pretty well, but every now and then I'd accidentally angle the whip slightly off, so I wasn't as consistent as I'd like.
What the hell? My comment got cut off. I guess it was too long. What I meant to say was: Is his head the only part of him that is vampire. So is his body some indestructible entity that still provides contact damage but isn't vampire, but still attached to his vampire head?
This is a walk in the park compared to III. You have to beat 3 forms of Dracula and when you’re out of lives you get to play the whole level from the beginning again. One positive is that Castlevania III was the first game in the series I played. Afterwards all of the other classic games felt easier by comparison. Well, with one exception: Dracula X on SNES. That game is brutal and has no mercy.
I never played this game until recently, I was like 15 when the Super Nintendo came out ...I'm 38 and trying to beat dracula. He's pretty tough, the lighting bolts seem so random and when you think you are between them, you still get hit. I had him down to two bars using the cross, but one bolt takes like hits from your life. I hate the flame faces and the lighting, so hard to avoid!
What I find weird is that Dracula only takes damage in the head. I mean it ups the challenge which I guess is good, but it doesn't make any sense. I mean it is called the Vampire Killer, and it is designed to kill vampires, so shouldn't it hurt Dracula everywhere? I guess he is the most powerful vampire ever, but come on!!! Isn't 41 hits from a weapon specifically designed to kill his kind enough? I mean what is his body if it can't take damage from the VAMPIRE KILLER??????? Is his head the onl
Ao vencer o último drácula, quando o vitral quebra e aparece a luz, sobra um morcego que ao tocar no chão o personagem morre. O que aconteceu? É diferente do vídeo.
what the?? so in the end dracula died when the window broke?? HAHA simon should bring a axe or hammer to break the window and kill dracula instantly LOLS
Wish in Super Castlevania 4 Dracula Boss has evil laughs voices as it would've made this boss fight so interesting but otherwise such a very good game and snes system it is!
I died right during the ending bat animation because the timer ran out. I genuienly hate this game so much. They made it unnecessarily difficult to pad out the gameplay time, so gamers in the 90s would end up renting the game longer
I was playing it yesterday on Switch and I was cursing AVGN for making me like this game. I played it though on the Wii Virtual Console years ago but I was struggling with it now on Switch so I started to use save scumming... I'm not proud but the game is ruthless towards the end. If the game is throwing cheap deaths at me, I'm not gonna tolerate them. And the bossfight against Death... That was rough.
Wow. You are good. Can anyone offer me some advice on how to beat him? I am having problems avoiding his "hellfire" attack, at close range, he teleports where I am standing, and those fire demons are a pain, especially when dracula teleports where I am standing, If anyone can offer advise in these areas, then it would be greatly appreciated.
Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse was the hardest for me. I managed to beat Dracula and got away with a thread of my life. I’m pretty sure my character ended up in the Maestre’s chambers to heal, after that horrible battle. I used the default whip & triple shot daggers, which by the way, came across to me as a weak & inferior sub-weapon. It’s a hard battle, when you have to sort of “aim” and land them to his head in his 3rd & final form, while your dodging laser beams, and jumping floating platforms. I missed several times, because the controls on this game were stiff & laggy.
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1:33
Dracula: Why do I hear boss music?
"And why is not mine?"
NICE
No! It cannot be! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!
NGL, This moment is so hype when Simon's theme kicks in
AS Dracula is resurrected so is the music from the beginning genius soundtrack
That's the problem with giving the player the main character's theme during the final battle. It boosts their will and strength. Kinda unfair for the boss tbh
Or you get too coxky thinking you got it in the bag and hastily make mistakes
Very easy compared to the first Castlevania NES
Yeah poor boss xD…
I love how when you grab the orb, there‘s not the usual fanfare playing but this song that sound like a gigantic relief.
thanks for taking your time. that way I can jam to Simon's theme
Metroid Whisperer So true
Simon's theme is the best
It's the best theme ever in games.
This Dracula's Theme not Simons
Simon's Theme is my favorite videogame song of all time
One time I beat this guy and I was like "Yeah!" and then while the window was breaking and the cloud of bats was burning up, the timer ran out and I died. I had to do the entire goddamn battle over again.
DrBreakfastMachine
Wow bro. That's just harsh. Did ya need a new (anything) after that?
Same thing happened to me the first time I beat him, only the red orb had just spawned when the timer ran out 😂
@@leelduttis4086 same
God damn that was rough
I didn't even realize the timer kept going!
2:37 So fucking epic. Best Dracula death scene ever. That organ music is so chilling...
Yeah it's really epic. It goes from super triumphant to kind of depressing. How the final bat just slowly whithers and dies
Ill never forget my first time playing this fight. I had to save state before the fight cause he kept handing my ass to me. But man the rush i got when I finally started landing those hits and the music switches from that dreary despairing sound to Simons theme was exhilarating, nothing could stop me from smiting evil and darkness that night lol
thought it is checkpoint before him
when he reaches his final form and simon’s theme kicks in it still gives me chills to this day.
This battle is so amazingly executed.
The quick piano playing in the beginning while Dracula is giving everything he’s got is the best 1:43
I actually counted, Dracula takes 41 hits. That's a lot for a life bar with 16 bars of health. Bosses nowadays take a lot more hits, especially in Castlevania games that follow the "metroidvania" style that Symphony of the Night introduced. Bosses in those games take like 100 hits.
Unlike old Castlevania, you can just grind your ass to do more damage
Old Castlevania they do fixed damage
When Simon's theme dropped for the rest of the fight, my 8 year old brain blew and I was ready to rock! lost 12 times, but that's not the point
That's one of the best music switches for a boss battle.
Knowing the plot of Castlevania 2 (Dracula uses his dieing breath to curse Simon with some vague death curse) I have to wonder if Super Castlevania 4 being easy was some kind of retroactive foreshadowing. Dracula luring Simon close to curse him, something he hasn't tried against the other Belmonts
TARINunit9 this game is easy right up until the last three bosses..bird thing, his demon friend right after then death...still can’t beat Dracula to this day, own on the switch now and still can’t beat it..
@@codyrisling1718 I had the same problem a couple months ago. This game stops fucking around at the very end. I ended up beating Dracula after 7 tries.
This video is 10 years old,were you expecting a response?
@@theanimator4098 Looks like I got three of them regardless
From 8-1 onwards there are some major Castlevania 3 level f-you beginners' traps and RNG, then Slogra near the end. Maybe they actually wanted people to see all their amazing effects and music this time rather than giving up on level 3 😁
In this guy's game Simon's a vegetarian so he chose not to take the leg pieces 😂😂
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he just didn't need the calories cuz he wasn't hurt
This boss fight was hard as nails but man do you feel like a badass once you finally land the final hit.
After playing through this game (which came after watching this weeks prior), it is amazing how hauntingly beautiful the song when fighting Dracula is.
I remember the first time I had ever seen this boss battle, my dad used to always play it a lot back when I was probably about maybe 5 to 8 years old (This was back in about 2009-2012) because before we got a Wii we had a SNES. I look at the game he was playing and I asked him "Hey dad, what game is this?" to which he had told me Castlevania 4. and at the time it took him about 2 months to beat the game.
A few years later I attempt the game myself and I've gotten to the point where it first took me 2 weeks to beat it and now I'm able to finish the game in about an hour. To be honest, I lost count of how many times I defeated Dracula but if it wasn't for my dad I wouldn't have known about this amazing game. And I thank him a lot for it.
@ 1:36 you know shit bout to get real :)
I can always go back to the castlevania iv ost and learn something new. Not only did the sound team nail a difficult fusion genre but they also made it work in a horror themed action platformer. Simply stunning arrangements.
As soon as the theame from the courtyard started to play, it was as if Dracula knew he was fitting to get his ass whooped.
@2:57, something tells me that was Dracula giving him a parting gift that will curse him... And slowly kills him... Causing him to go on a quest... Castlevania 2...
Hello, thanks for the content. That was impressive. I never played this game until now 2024. It probably took me over 200 times to beat dracula. Great game.
Honest comment, mate. The whole stage took me more than an hour. Was playing it today on my SNES. One of the best Castlevania games by far.
I love how at the end instead of Dracula turning into a demon his face just comes off.
This boss is giving me such a hard time
You made the battle more epic than it already is.
I think this is the only castlevania where dracula only has 1 form
+ForteXX SP
Right ! lol
Alex Heine no. Dracula has one form in Belmont's Revenge and in Simon's Quest as well.
Dont Forget Order Of Ecclecia as well
he didnt need another, having fireballs that hit you on their way down AFTER you hit them is so far beyond cheap that it isnt even funny
Its crazy how easy you make this look. I've been trying to beat this game nearly 30 years. And I'm so damn close. And just can't beat Dracula yet.
I mean maybe it's not for you
@@timohara7717 well I've beat it, so I guess it was for me. 🤣
The frustration is real
to SpaceGhost999:
He did make this look easy. It took me a long time to beat this game also. He must be a professional gamer.
That theme song was glorious
This game requires some serious reflexes. I unfortunately have the reflexes of a sloth with a benadryl problem.
Bruh, it's got to be one of the most difficult side strollers ever....
I wish he transformed like he did in the 1st Castlevania game
Well he does in the other SNES Castlevania game which that second Castlevania SNES game had positive and negatives thoughts!
Now, that's how you make a final boss.
@jamestanzra, what third form? I thought that this Dracula only has 2 forms. Also I think that is appropriate because getting hit in the head multiple times by the Vampire Killer must have destroyed his skin and flesh.
0:25 was that a chicken leg?
i guess dracula wants KFC during final battle with belmont this time... ow0
I would have added the additional 'challenge' of using the weak whip only
Dracula: "Why do I hear boss music? Aren't I the final boss?"
1:36 OH SHIT!!!!
and after that...
you get a sweet awesome ending with little clips that you have beaten
When your theme quite literally kicks in
0:31 Simon: Bitch you killed my turkey leg
if only this wasn't impossible.
You complete me, jon.
I died so many times that when I did kill him, I didn’t even get a sense of accomplishment or feel proud after beating him, Just glad it was finally over.
Dracula Dead and Loving it! Give me a challenge next time :) "There, now you're starting to look like your old self again"
I dont get how you can jump so quickly after hitting the energy ball in the first 10 seconds of the fight... I try the same maneuver and the game never responds to my jump input
Not gonna lie, your strategy for the first phase seema much better than mine. IoI
I always whipped him twice, retreading backwards during the second jump, to then jump over his projectile while whipping downwards to get rid of it. It works pretty well, but every now and then I'd accidentally angle the whip slightly off, so I wasn't as consistent as I'd like.
I always hated that shrill high frequency squeal the game designer settled on for Dracula’s beam in noise. God, what a terrible choice.
It was worse in Bloodlines. Trust me.
Have you not heard the beam sound from atomic skeletons?
@@TrumpLesterI played CV : Bloodlines and there is bad sounding stuff in the game .
Are you stupid ?
Still so epic the way simons theme plays
It's cool that Dracula gives you chicken randomly :)
Dance of the holy man!!! Damn bring back memories.
1:33 Man at that point my blood was boiling. This is were the true battle begins
What the hell? My comment got cut off. I guess it was too long. What I meant to say was: Is his head the only part of him that is vampire. So is his body some indestructible entity that still provides contact damage but isn't vampire, but still attached to his vampire head?
I keep getting what i feel are solid hits on, but it's not taking his stamina down. Not sure what I'm doing wrong here.
Got this randomly in my recommended and damn... how long have you been doing this, Serg? 14 years and still going strong
Dracula takes more hits to the head than Rocky Balboa.
I can't even beat him with 99 hearts, cross, and 3 power upgrade. Good job! I know this game is a bit easier than the original on nes, but fuck.
zzzhuh
Yeah. These Dracula battles are harsh. I and IV especially. I keep getting hung up on the fireheads
This is a walk in the park compared to III. You have to beat 3 forms of Dracula and when you’re out of lives you get to play the whole level from the beginning again. One positive is that Castlevania III was the first game in the series I played. Afterwards all of the other classic games felt easier by comparison. Well, with one exception: Dracula X on SNES. That game is brutal and has no mercy.
Fantastic ❤ Simon Belmont, the man who makes the Lord of Darkness Shake of fear 🐉
All you had to do was open the window, Simon
JON COMPLETE ME
I wish I could teleport with my cape
I wish I just could even teleport :'v
You make this look very easy
I never played this game until recently, I was like 15 when the Super Nintendo came out ...I'm 38 and trying to beat dracula. He's pretty tough, the lighting bolts seem so random and when you think you are between them, you still get hit. I had him down to two bars using the cross, but one bolt takes like hits from your life. I hate the flame faces and the lighting, so hard to avoid!
JesseH Now you are 41 ...
Have you ever beat him without power ups?
What I find weird is that Dracula only takes damage in the head. I mean it ups the challenge which I guess is good, but it doesn't make any sense. I mean it is called the Vampire Killer, and it is designed to kill vampires, so shouldn't it hurt Dracula everywhere? I guess he is the most powerful vampire ever, but come on!!! Isn't 41 hits from a weapon specifically designed to kill his kind enough? I mean what is his body if it can't take damage from the VAMPIRE KILLER??????? Is his head the onl
Super Smash Bros Ultimate explains it by showing he turns to mist when you hit his body
i use the whip diagonally to hit him faster and jump over his fireball while attacking downwards the fire ghosts r what gets me
@niespeludo
they're actually called pork chops
Ao vencer o último drácula, quando o vitral quebra e aparece a luz, sobra um morcego que ao tocar no chão o personagem morre. O que aconteceu? É diferente do vídeo.
7th grade me still feels the shame of not defeating Dracula. :(
2:39 You have defeated Dracula!!!
I didn't even know it was possible to not get hit in this battle
Thanks this helped. I beat him real easy after this.
I must grab this for my Classiq 2. I've never played it.
erinnert mich als kleiner bua! wie ich das erste mal den dracula besiegt habe!!! MEGA!!
That was pretty lackluster considering the NES games had him at least turn into a demon. Probably a lot harder than it looks.
what the?? so in the end dracula died when the window broke?? HAHA simon should bring a axe or hammer to break the window and kill dracula instantly LOLS
Ha!
the key to the safety word is "Alucard"
Caralho o cara é muito bom.
The gorefield battle
Wish in Super Castlevania 4 Dracula Boss has evil laughs voices as it would've made this boss fight so interesting but otherwise such a very good game and snes system it is!
0:26 what is this jump?
I think he was dodging the small flying projectiles.
What equipment is used to get that quality picture?
2:43 "BOSE 14X"
I ❤ that keyboard it's beautiful 🎹🎵🎵🎹
I died right during the ending bat animation because the timer ran out. I genuienly hate this game so much. They made it unnecessarily difficult to pad out the gameplay time, so gamers in the 90s would end up renting the game longer
I mean you could’ve taken a little longer. Music was bangin
Just beat him after about 90 minutes. Twice I got him to where I only needed one more hit to finish him before I died. Good tough fight.
I was playing it yesterday on Switch and I was cursing AVGN for making me like this game. I played it though on the Wii Virtual Console years ago but I was struggling with it now on Switch so I started to use save scumming... I'm not proud but the game is ruthless towards the end. If the game is throwing cheap deaths at me, I'm not gonna tolerate them. And the bossfight against Death... That was rough.
Im impressed!
Esse é viciado como que pode não tomar nenhum dano deve jogar video game o dia inteiro kkkkkk
Wow. You are good. Can anyone offer me some advice on how to beat him? I am having problems avoiding his "hellfire" attack, at close range, he teleports where I am standing, and those fire demons are a pain, especially when dracula teleports where I am standing, If anyone can offer advise in these areas, then it would be greatly appreciated.
alexgodzillafan3328
Only thing I can offer is use the cross/boomerang. Throw them at Dracula's head, on the return they should take out the flameheads
Amazing skills! I cant get this one beat been trying to kill dracula forever now
I've played a number of Castlevania games since the original NES. This is the easiest version of Drac by far.
Epocale 🥰
LOL "very hard battle... Because of this damn random balls with CHIKEN LEGS it almost imposible to avoid. "
2:38
Favorite snes game by far. Awesome job.
So much harder than the NES original fight
Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse was the hardest for me. I managed to beat Dracula and got away with a thread of my life. I’m pretty sure my character ended up in the Maestre’s chambers to heal, after that horrible battle.
I used the default whip & triple shot daggers, which by the way, came across to me as a weak & inferior sub-weapon. It’s a hard battle, when you have to sort of “aim” and land them to his head in his 3rd & final form, while your dodging laser beams, and jumping floating platforms. I missed several times, because the controls on this game were stiff & laggy.
To this day...owning the collection on the switch I can still not beat this boss..been trying for years!!
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Mandou bem. Nice
Hooper (french amateur tester on youtube) disliked this video :p
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