not really, waddle dee existed with the bandana before return to dream land, and nobody cared, he actually first appeared in the megaton punch mini game, his appearance was brief and insignificant making it rather baffling that in super star ultra he was made king dedede's right hand man in revenge of the king, and has ever since been a vital part of the series who appears in every game. tldr: the bandana didn't make people like him or even notice him, it was when he was given a personality that people starting caring.
More specifically it was when he was made a playable character that people started caring. I feel the joke was apt. It was accurate. Nobody cared. Then you put that one with the bandana up, made it playable, and people cared. Still think the guy should at least have a name. He’s called bandanna waddle dee. It makes it seem like the bandanna is the special part, not him.
@@hi-ougidemonfang bullshit, the joke is not apt, first because of what i already said and stand by, but also because the joke wasn't about him being playable making him popular but the bandana making him popular, fundamentally untrue even going by your timeline where he became popular in return to dream land because he still appeared in super star. furthermore it still doesn't change the fact he became popular because he had a good personality, kirby games have a bunch of playable characters nobody cares about, but bandana dee stuck around because even without dialogue he proved himself to be a worthwhile character just like the rest of the main cast.
@@Nameandaddresswitheld Okay but Super Mario Land 2 and 3 were such fat W's for the gameboy that they made an entire mascot who is literally a Fat W(ario)
Ah, so this is the reason why Firebrand was in all those Capcom Vs games. Good for him! Though it is weird how the RED Arremer’s default sprite looks more orange then red.
This is why I love this channel - I never know what to expect. Sometimes you're talking about super-popular stuff like Ultrakill and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance: other times you're talking about obscure hidden gems like the Gargoyle's Quest series. Another great video here!
A small detail I remember finding when I played this game is that some of the demons in the village will actually say different things to (or about) you depending on which Crest you have equipped. It's a small detail, but something that really drove me towards trying to find all the Crests as a kid.
There's a reason I picked up speedrunning this game after finishing a casual playthrough of it some years back! Always happy to see this game get yet more love out on the wide world of the internet. Tight movement that you can quickly get very good at, bosses that are tough as nails but you can eventually nail down their patterns, but man the best part is the music. Dark, gothic, haunting, even at its most triumphant. Big agree of it being one of the best on the SNES.
If you end up seeing thus, I Just want to say this channel is incredible, funny and engaging. Just found your channel a few days ago with my first introduction being the pokemon video which I watched for the first, and second and third, time the other day, and that one convinced me to sub all its own, I hope all your stuff continues to grow, later.
I was one of those schmucks who never heard of this series of games before, but now I have the urge to go quickly play them all. You could have easily been an amazing salesman if you wished too.
I read somewhere that Firebrand is trapped in a loop, as he discards the Crests @34:34 that initially fall down into the world, as told by the game's intro (a Paradox caused by the Time Crest). Sad to see the coverage for the story implications of the final Demon Boss to be completely skipped..
Never have I imagined that this game was a spin-off from ghost and goblins, explains the difficulty through out the entire game. As a kid I could never beat it except one time where I accidentally got the bad ending. I might go back to it one day
Love seeing you so pumped to talk about this game. Sad to see you didn't tackle the Dark Demon, though (though I can hardly blame you). You also missed out on the Bad Ending, which you get by tackling Phalanx's Castle as early as possible.
I have no idea how younger me found it but I'm glad they did. I adored this game when I was younger and still do, even though it kicks my ass, the atmosphere is simply amazing. I come back to it now and then. You must play this as if what Bumbles said is not enough.
"The Best Game You've Never Played" Me who has this game is his top 10 favourite games: "Do not cite the deep magic to me Witch! I was there when it was written." EDIT: I do find it a little weird though that they never gave him his most defining attack from his debut, his trademark swoop.
@Floofie kun Oh it probably wouldn't have worked in Demon's Crest, and it DEFINITELY wouldn't have worked in Gargoyle's Quest. I find it weird that they made a game which it wouldn't have worked well in though. But they did give him his hover and that's even more necessary so it's all good.
Fun fact: If you don't beat the final Arma battle but at least not beat the water and ice palace , you can go to Phalanx Castle and strait to the boss. You just get the first phase and Phalanx fails to use the crest of heaven. You will get the bad ending where Arma appears since he didn't seal himself in the crest of time for you. It's pretty cool.
22:48 you know in different mythologies and folklore demons can’t pass over water and they don’t like water like that’s why they test witches with dunking them in water, remember water killed the wicked witch lol. And firebrand his whole thing is fire he’s def not down. But yeah if he existed he would not know how to swim or care to😅
Your intros continue to be a major highlight. You're very skilled at providing context. I first encountered Demon's Crest well after release. I borrowed it about 15 years ago from a friend's then-girlfriend who wound up with her brother's SNES collection. I was floored by the game's atmosphere, but I didn't get very far before I had to return it. Fast forward to much later, and I wound up getting that very cartridge in exchange for my extra SNES Classic. I didn't give the game a proper go, however, until it hit Switch Online. In retrospect, it does seem really weird that so many abilities and items are redundant, but that selection does allow for a great variety of new player experiences. For example, I didn't get the air form for a very long time and fought both Belth and Flier without it.
I loved this game as a kid. I watched my dad play the whole thing. Remember that dragon at the beginning scaring the hell out of me back then. Honestly it still holds up really well today. Thanks for the great video.
This game is amazing. Passed it back in the 90s and still in awe when I replayed it about 2 years ago. One of the best game in the snes or any console.
I still can't get over that Firebrand is in not only SVC: Chaos and MVC, but like, none of his moves are taken or inspired by Demon's Crest. Like, it should've been the most obvious thing!
@@Joey_Rhubarb Blasphemy! Rabbids are perfection in animated forms the insinuation that someone saying they don't like Rabbids is practically the same as saying they don't like breathing. From the TV show to the Mario crossover there is not a single flaw in any Rabbids material and the fact that you would dare say that even a single person out of the 7.3 billion of us doesn't like the Rabbids should be crime with the punishment of death.
Rabbids have various forms but in order to be considered a grunt, there has to be a superior that is a different species all together. There's a reason why although there is a King Goomba, he doesn't have that much power over Mario's world. Or there's a reason why King triple D isn't a waddle but has a handful of them as servants. Rabbids are more a wild subspecies than grunts.
@@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk Retracting my earlier comment, there are people of the same species that can be superior like an alpha. As far as Bowser yes he's a koopa, but he controls the Troops, not ALL of the koopas (there are games that established that some koopas are peaceful). I guess it's more accurate to say that Rabbids in general are not grunts because they're like the Minions except they don't search for a 'boss". They are like a swarm with no queen (as far as I know).
I LOVE this game. I Need a new one. Not just because I live for metroidvanias, but also because it's a super cool setting. Like a World of Castlevania's aesthetic.
It's also notable for its lack of human interaction. They are barely a footnote in the story, so it's all the politics and structure of the Demon Realm. So it'd be like if you had a Castlevania game that focused on the hierarchy of Dracula's court, and did not concern itself with Transylvania at large. And wasn't Kid Dracula.
You'd think that some romhacker would have already gotten the idea to mix assets from Demon's Crest, Metroid, Super Castlevania, and Dracula X together into the ultimate creepy SNES metroidvania... Sadly, I'm no romhacker.
Boy I’m happy I found this video. Short story: I knew of this game before watching this thanks to switch online, and I played it a lot. I used to despise it, and would always ramble about how poorly designed and easy the bosses were as they killed me in seconds. I only liked flamelord and Arma, but barely Arma. The first time I beat the game I think I defeated Arma twice and then flame lord. Suddenly, Phalanx’s castle appeared, I entered, got immediately sent to Phalanx’s fight, beat him, watched the ending, and left after an admittedly awesome sprite of Arma, feeling extremely disappointed. Come to the time of first watching this video (I’ve watched it many times), literally the day before TOTK dropped, and I grinded this game, finally wanting to see it through. Not long ago I returned again, and man, I love it. So happy they added this to the switch online collection. I had a blast through every stage and boss, and have parted ways with my critical child-like attitude from the past. I don’t think I would’ve given this game a second, or third shot without this video, so thanks man, good stuff.
You’re currently making me consider buying this on the 3ds eshop before it closes, so props to your persuasion skills. Also, you’re phenomenal at this stuff, so keep it up!
My uncle showed me this game on his SNES when I was like, 10. I ended up loving how the game looked and always wanted to play it. I got so happy when I saw that it was on the Switch Online stuff. ^^
I remember beating the dark demon when I was just a kid, my dad and brother never believed me. I couldn't believe it when he died, I just was awe struck, such a hard boss.
Always neat to see people talk about this game! ...Mainly because it's got presence in Distorted Travesty, and the more things that I can pretend people care about that game for, the better.
Oh my god I haven’t seen anyone bring up the Rocket Slime series in any kind of conversation it’s one of my favorites and it’s really cool seeing it in a video
When I played through demon's crest on the switch online service, I did it blind, so I didn't know about the air gargoyle. I'm pretty sure I did the wind tower first, but I didn't get the air crest until I had done pretty much everything else and looked it up. Honestly I think I enjoyed the game more not being able to skip over sections with the air gargoyle.
One of my favorite games I've never 100%ed. At least not that I can remember. IIRC, the shadow spell can do damage to some enemies and bosses if you activate it basically on top of them.
Um excuse me it was one of my favorite SNES game. I bought it blind for cheap, and never regretted it. It's such a fun game, if a bit obtuse here and there
Played it, loved it. No idea how it could get negative sales when it was this good. I blame the 'Satanic Panic'. Would love to see Firebrand make a comeback, maybe give him Keith David's voice?
You know dude i like your writing and showing games not many know of. I cant wait for you to tackle the Suikoden series one i love dearly and not many know of.
when it comes to Dragon Quest, there's probably no need to even give accessories to grunts to make players care for them because in 5 they added a system to recruit them. This system was then expanded into a spin-off where you fight using a party of 3 monsters that Nintendo Action called a chess game, causing me to miss out on it because they added no illustrations to clarify that they were being metaphorical and/or lying. The monsters were so popular that when DQM Joker had its own Dexit, fans were not happy. Even *palette swaps* were missed once they were gone, that's how attached fans were to their monsters!
My theory for why so many returned it is something I can point back to a couple years ago. Y'see, I went to a friend's house, a 90s kid for sure, and we decided at one point to play games on the switch. I don't remember how exactly but he ended up in demons crest, and he could not beat the first boss for the life of him. I ended up giving suggestions because I never played it either, and it ended up working. I think it was that the first boss has a weak point, and you need to shoot the head. That probably did it in for a lot of kids who weren't used to the whole body *not* being a hurtbox. The total opposite could be true as well. Maybe they beat it so easily that they returned it to get something else. I was never someone who traded in games so it's foreign to me, but it seems to be relatively common. ..unless return means unopened. In which case they thought the main character was ugly lol.
I never heard of this game. I only know Firebrand as that cool gargoyle from Marvel Vs Capcom. Man for SNES game this game is so beautiful. I love all of the cool monster sprites and the fact that you have different forms is so cool!!
Ay, another video on this game! And it sings praises of it where people saw none back in the day. It seems absurd to me that people legit didn't care for the Gargoyle's Quest and Demon's Crest Spinoffs and even threw this game under the bus at the time of release. It's either that or the same christians who panicked about the great satanic Dungeons and Dragons incident in the 80's had a death grip on what entertainment was allowed to be enjoyed also choked out Demon's Crest before it could be recognized for the masterpiece it is. I must thank you a ton for bringing more awareness!
30:34 Actually, you can. Demon Crest is so open-ended (which may be why there are some power-ups you can find that are useless compared to some, like the Air Gargoyle against most of the Fire Crest's abilities) you can actually show up before fighting Arma for the final time (before Phalanx even has time to prepare his defenses), or after only getting all of the Crests. Each time, the level gets longer and you unlock one of Phalanx's phase. You also get three different endings.
Ah, man, Demon's Crest is one of the SNES's best hidden gems. I remember hearing about it on a Metroid fansite back in the early days of the internet, like 2001 or 2002, and I just had to play it. I convinced my parents to let me buy a copy on eBay, and the red cartridge was so cool. Sadly, I think I sold my SNES copy (I have regrets about selling a lot of my old games as a teen to buy more games, but alas) but I've played it on the Virtual Console of every system that it's available on. Took me forever to beat, like literal years, and I've never beaten the Dark Demon, either. Way too much trouble. I do have to say, that while I agree the game has a phenomenal soundtrack, I still prefer Super Metroid's, but then I am a bit biased towards my favorite game of all time.
35:15 So you’re telling me, Firebrand went on this epic quest, found solace in the end-and then made a new nemesis because some magical knight wants to save a princess that some demon king wants to marry? That’s-funnily epic in a way lol
1:00 You should honestly do a video on Rocket Slime, it's one of those games that's just weird and niche enough to fit this channel. I mean it's the earthbound of Dragon Quest games, in that we only ever got the second game in the series localized and there are people willing to kill to get the 3rd one ported over.
Firebrand is so badass, he already finished his entire quest before the game began, and the only reason he lost the crests is that Phalanx got a cheap shot on him when he was recovering from defeating the holder of the most powerful crest of all. And depending on your choices he may waltz straight up to Phalanx and kick his ass in return
I played through this just days ago and was able to put your soft guide from my mind to play it semi-blind and ended up getting the air Gargoyle "last" - which meant getting stuck for hours because I couldn't find Avunu. Sure made things tougher! Absolutely awesome game though, a really fun sorta Metroidvania I ended up liking more than Hollow Knight.
As a counter to the air gargoyle you have to consider that 99% of players aren't gonna find it early on. They'll most likely go through the normal stage routes, fight the regular bosses and gain usefulness from items like the platform-fireballs. The game expects you to explore and eventually find the other forms. Going in later with the knowledge of item placements can lead you to planning those new routes and makes the game highly replayable. It's main issues for me come from the lack of quick switch for the fireballs. I understand they didn't wanna animate all the gargoyle forms, they're fine in the pause menu. Switching the fireballs, which doesn't affect Firebrand's sprite, needed quick switch. The Mario 64-style booting from stages feels more annoying here than in Mario 64. Also could a used a few of the first two games' RPG elements, mainly the flight limit early on. It's nice being able to fly forever, the level designs compensate for it, but feel like they'd be even more fun w/that extra platforming challenge before you eventually get unlimited flight. But the games too good. It's flaws don't matter. It is a work of art.
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You know the waddle dee joke is so flipping stupid but amazingly accurate 😂
not really, waddle dee existed with the bandana before return to dream land, and nobody cared, he actually first appeared in the megaton punch mini game, his appearance was brief and insignificant making it rather baffling that in super star ultra he was made king dedede's right hand man in revenge of the king, and has ever since been a vital part of the series who appears in every game.
tldr: the bandana didn't make people like him or even notice him, it was when he was given a personality that people starting caring.
@comfy ghost Oh, I really need to brush up on my game history
More specifically it was when he was made a playable character that people started caring. I feel the joke was apt. It was accurate. Nobody cared. Then you put that one with the bandana up, made it playable, and people cared. Still think the guy should at least have a name. He’s called bandanna waddle dee. It makes it seem like the bandanna is the special part, not him.
@@hi-ougidemonfang bullshit, the joke is not apt, first because of what i already said and stand by, but also because the joke wasn't about him being playable making him popular but the bandana making him popular, fundamentally untrue even going by your timeline where he became popular in return to dream land because he still appeared in super star.
furthermore it still doesn't change the fact he became popular because he had a good personality, kirby games have a bunch of playable characters nobody cares about, but bandana dee stuck around because even without dialogue he proved himself to be a worthwhile character just like the rest of the main cast.
HEY, respect bandana, he was the only Dee to stick by King Deedee side during the revenge game in superstar ultra.
“Even Mario didn’t have the best of times”
I think Donkey Kong ‘94 and Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins deserve a formal apology
Don't say the D word around bumbles mc fumbles.
@@Nameandaddresswitheld Okay but Super Mario Land 2 and 3 were such fat W's for the gameboy that they made an entire mascot who is literally a Fat W(ario)
I know. Bumbles hates the man who's name who starts with d after the punch out video.
Ah, so this is the reason why Firebrand was in all those Capcom Vs games. Good for him! Though it is weird how the RED Arremer’s default sprite looks more orange then red.
Color saturation, a limitation of hardware
@@callumbreton8930And for some reason some people see certain shades of orange as red XD
This is why I love this channel - I never know what to expect. Sometimes you're talking about super-popular stuff like Ultrakill and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance: other times you're talking about obscure hidden gems like the Gargoyle's Quest series. Another great video here!
A small detail I remember finding when I played this game is that some of the demons in the village will actually say different things to (or about) you depending on which Crest you have equipped. It's a small detail, but something that really drove me towards trying to find all the Crests as a kid.
Fun fact: The developers of ghost and goblins joked about the firebrand being the real main character since he was made first.
There's a reason I picked up speedrunning this game after finishing a casual playthrough of it some years back! Always happy to see this game get yet more love out on the wide world of the internet. Tight movement that you can quickly get very good at, bosses that are tough as nails but you can eventually nail down their patterns, but man the best part is the music. Dark, gothic, haunting, even at its most triumphant. Big agree of it being one of the best on the SNES.
“From axes to platforms to Klansmen”
Wow, that quote really went from 0 to 100 quick, dinnit?
I mean, it is the Demon Realm.
The Klansmen REALLY hate that "Black" magic I tell you.@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69
My opinion on Firebrand in MvC was always "Why is this guy here" until I played Demon's Crest and then I loved him.
If you end up seeing thus, I Just want to say this channel is incredible, funny and engaging. Just found your channel a few days ago with my first introduction being the pokemon video which I watched for the first, and second and third, time the other day, and that one convinced me to sub all its own, I hope all your stuff continues to grow, later.
Thank you very much
You gotta see the punch out vids man!
@@lachlanmeadow they're definitely on my to watch list
@@bumblesmcfumbles I hope the same thing as well and just to let you know the video that introduced me to you was the punch out video
You know, always glad to see another person covering demon's crest, such an amazing game, thank you bumbles for covering a childhood classic
I was one of those schmucks who never heard of this series of games before, but now I have the urge to go quickly play them all. You could have easily been an amazing salesman if you wished too.
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@@PorkyMinch pokey
Not only is it a game I've never played, it's a game I haven't even heard it. Thanks for the knowledge!
I read somewhere that Firebrand is trapped in a loop, as he discards the Crests @34:34 that initially fall down into the world, as told by the game's intro (a Paradox caused by the Time Crest). Sad to see the coverage for the story implications of the final Demon Boss to be completely skipped..
Never have I imagined that this game was a spin-off from ghost and goblins, explains the difficulty through out the entire game. As a kid I could never beat it except one time where I accidentally got the bad ending. I might go back to it one day
Babe wake up, new bumbles video
Oh don’t worry hon, I’m already watching
Love seeing you so pumped to talk about this game. Sad to see you didn't tackle the Dark Demon, though (though I can hardly blame you).
You also missed out on the Bad Ending, which you get by tackling Phalanx's Castle as early as possible.
I have no idea how younger me found it but I'm glad they did. I adored this game when I was younger and still do, even though it kicks my ass, the atmosphere is simply amazing. I come back to it now and then. You must play this as if what Bumbles said is not enough.
The graphics are off the charts awesome but I wish it was just a tough action game like Ghouls and Ghosts
"The Best Game You've Never Played"
Me who has this game is his top 10 favourite games: "Do not cite the deep magic to me Witch! I was there when it was written."
EDIT: I do find it a little weird though that they never gave him his most defining attack from his debut, his trademark swoop.
@Floofie kun Oh it probably wouldn't have worked in Demon's Crest, and it DEFINITELY wouldn't have worked in Gargoyle's Quest. I find it weird that they made a game which it wouldn't have worked well in though. But they did give him his hover and that's even more necessary so it's all good.
I really like the game ^^
I was so disapointed when I heard Demons Crest was not a straight up action game like Ghouls and Ghosts but kind of a Metroid-vania adventure game
If they gave him the swoop the games would be too easy, it is unblockable after all
Fun fact: If you don't beat the final Arma battle but at least not beat the water and ice palace , you can go to Phalanx Castle and strait to the boss. You just get the first phase and Phalanx fails to use the crest of heaven. You will get the bad ending where Arma appears since he didn't seal himself in the crest of time for you. It's pretty cool.
The music is one of my favorite parts in this game. Soo goodd.
30:33 Apparently there's difficulty scaling with the final boss so it is actually easier the earlier you tackle him haha
22:48 you know in different mythologies and folklore demons can’t pass over water and they don’t like water like that’s why they test witches with dunking them in water, remember water killed the wicked witch lol. And firebrand his whole thing is fire he’s def not down. But yeah if he existed he would not know how to swim or care to😅
Can we take a moment to appreciate how BEAUTIFUL Memorial of the Fallen Ones is?
Holy cow, I can't wait to play Gargoyle's Quest with my Nintendo Switch Online subscription!
Your presentation is so good it makes me wish I enjoyed Yugioh just so I could appreciate more of your channel. These one-off videos are great!
Your intros continue to be a major highlight. You're very skilled at providing context.
I first encountered Demon's Crest well after release. I borrowed it about 15 years ago from a friend's then-girlfriend who wound up with her brother's SNES collection. I was floored by the game's atmosphere, but I didn't get very far before I had to return it. Fast forward to much later, and I wound up getting that very cartridge in exchange for my extra SNES Classic.
I didn't give the game a proper go, however, until it hit Switch Online. In retrospect, it does seem really weird that so many abilities and items are redundant, but that selection does allow for a great variety of new player experiences. For example, I didn't get the air form for a very long time and fought both Belth and Flier without it.
I really want a game where Aurthur and Firebrand just... team up and kick butt
The Prinny PSP games are a good example of a grunt based spinoff. They even have the same jump physics as Super Ghouls & Ghosts.
The game: "We gave you new abilities for Firebrand's base form. You should try them out."
Bumbles with air crest: "No. I don't think I will."
I loved this game as a kid. I watched my dad play the whole thing. Remember that dragon at the beginning scaring the hell out of me back then. Honestly it still holds up really well today. Thanks for the great video.
This game is amazing. Passed it back in the 90s and still in awe when I replayed it about 2 years ago. One of the best game in the snes or any console.
I still can't get over that Firebrand is in not only SVC: Chaos and MVC, but like, none of his moves are taken or inspired by Demon's Crest. Like, it should've been the most obvious thing!
For a SNES game, I was surprised by how good the graphics looked and how easy it was.
Oh my god I've been trying to remember that game's name for ages but never did thank you so much lol
Aren't the Rabbids technically grunts?
but nobody loves the Rabbids
@@Joey_Rhubarb Blasphemy! Rabbids are perfection in animated forms the insinuation that someone saying they don't like Rabbids is practically the same as saying they don't like breathing. From the TV show to the Mario crossover there is not a single flaw in any Rabbids material and the fact that you would dare say that even a single person out of the 7.3 billion of us doesn't like the Rabbids should be crime with the punishment of death.
Rabbids have various forms but in order to be considered a grunt, there has to be a superior that is a different species all together. There's a reason why although there is a King Goomba, he doesn't have that much power over Mario's world. Or there's a reason why King triple D isn't a waddle but has a handful of them as servants. Rabbids are more a wild subspecies than grunts.
@@mysticmind4563 I mean, according to most sources, Bowser is the same species as the Koopa Troops. Are they not grunts?
@@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk Retracting my earlier comment, there are people of the same species that can be superior like an alpha. As far as Bowser yes he's a koopa, but he controls the Troops, not ALL of the koopas (there are games that established that some koopas are peaceful). I guess it's more accurate to say that Rabbids in general are not grunts because they're like the Minions except they don't search for a 'boss". They are like a swarm with no queen (as far as I know).
I LOVE this game.
I Need a new one.
Not just because I live for metroidvanias, but also because it's a super cool setting. Like a World of Castlevania's aesthetic.
It's also notable for its lack of human interaction. They are barely a footnote in the story, so it's all the politics and structure of the Demon Realm. So it'd be like if you had a Castlevania game that focused on the hierarchy of Dracula's court, and did not concern itself with Transylvania at large. And wasn't Kid Dracula.
You'd think that some romhacker would have already gotten the idea to mix assets from Demon's Crest, Metroid, Super Castlevania, and Dracula X together into the ultimate creepy SNES metroidvania...
Sadly, I'm no romhacker.
Boy I’m happy I found this video.
Short story: I knew of this game before watching this thanks to switch online, and I played it a lot. I used to despise it, and would always ramble about how poorly designed and easy the bosses were as they killed me in seconds. I only liked flamelord and Arma, but barely Arma. The first time I beat the game I think I defeated Arma twice and then flame lord. Suddenly, Phalanx’s castle appeared, I entered, got immediately sent to Phalanx’s fight, beat him, watched the ending, and left after an admittedly awesome sprite of Arma, feeling extremely disappointed.
Come to the time of first watching this video (I’ve watched it many times), literally the day before TOTK dropped, and I grinded this game, finally wanting to see it through. Not long ago I returned again, and man, I love it. So happy they added this to the switch online collection. I had a blast through every stage and boss, and have parted ways with my critical child-like attitude from the past. I don’t think I would’ve given this game a second, or third shot without this video, so thanks man, good stuff.
These are my comfort videos. These remind me of watching old JonTron videos where he would talk about retro platformers.
This game is hard as Golem feces. Yet this game is visually and musically so underappreciated. Hidden gem status achievement.
came back to this video after beating the game my self since this introduced me to one of my favourite game ever. thank you
something tells me next video will be a huge, long, scathing, merciless dissection of Babylon's Fall.
AND I'M *HERE* FOR IT
You’re currently making me consider buying this on the 3ds eshop before it closes, so props to your persuasion skills. Also, you’re phenomenal at this stuff, so keep it up!
My uncle showed me this game on his SNES when I was like, 10. I ended up loving how the game looked and always wanted to play it. I got so happy when I saw that it was on the Switch Online stuff. ^^
Love the new fade out; it's really satisfying!
Man, I love this video. I played this all the way through like a year after its release.
I totally agree!!!! I love this game. Just recently bought a copy and started playing again. I got stuck, so thanks for the video and helping me out.
I remember beating the dark demon when I was just a kid, my dad and brother never believed me. I couldn't believe it when he died, I just was awe struck, such a hard boss.
Ah yes! My favorite SvC Chaos boss RED ARREMER got his own game!
Always neat to see people talk about this game! ...Mainly because it's got presence in Distorted Travesty, and the more things that I can pretend people care about that game for, the better.
This game has a special place in my heart, it was one the first games i ever played when i got my snes , it came with megaman x 2 and final fight 3.
Always fun to see you cover some stuff you love, especially when it's as obscure as this.
Oh my god I haven’t seen anyone bring up the Rocket Slime series in any kind of conversation it’s one of my favorites and it’s really cool seeing it in a video
When I played through demon's crest on the switch online service, I did it blind, so I didn't know about the air gargoyle. I'm pretty sure I did the wind tower first, but I didn't get the air crest until I had done pretty much everything else and looked it up. Honestly I think I enjoyed the game more not being able to skip over sections with the air gargoyle.
Yeah, Air was always one of the last I picked up. I'd head straight for town and fight the eyeball first.
I first played this game on nso and it was amazing and you are the first person to talk about the amazing intro
love demon's crest, oohh Mega Man X Command Mission would love to see that get a re-release too.
I checked out this game based on this video alone and I ended up loving it. Thank you bumblino.
But also fuck you for making me play that final boss
Imma just wait here until this man blows up big time
This is a really immersive game that was sorely overlooked.
One of my favorite games I've never 100%ed. At least not that I can remember. IIRC, the shadow spell can do damage to some enemies and bosses if you activate it basically on top of them.
Um excuse me it was one of my favorite SNES game. I bought it blind for cheap, and never regretted it. It's such a fun game, if a bit obtuse here and there
Yeah I kept getting lost when i played it on nintendo switch online
I have never heard of this game, I simply knew firebrand existed because marvel vs capcom happened
I loved this game and I really wish got more attention, it truly is the best game I've ever played
Bumbles mentioned Dragon Quest, that time I mixed up him and Designing For on Twitter finally paid off
Played it, loved it. No idea how it could get negative sales when it was this good. I blame the 'Satanic Panic'. Would love to see Firebrand make a comeback, maybe give him Keith David's voice?
You know dude i like your writing and showing games not many know of.
I cant wait for you to tackle the Suikoden series one i love dearly and not many know of.
Fun fact: due to gameboy studio, there actually still are gameboy games being developed!
when it comes to Dragon Quest, there's probably no need to even give accessories to grunts to make players care for them because in 5 they added a system to recruit them.
This system was then expanded into a spin-off where you fight using a party of 3 monsters that Nintendo Action called a chess game, causing me to miss out on it because they added no illustrations to clarify that they were being metaphorical and/or lying.
The monsters were so popular that when DQM Joker had its own Dexit, fans were not happy. Even *palette swaps* were missed once they were gone, that's how attached fans were to their monsters!
I played this on the 3ds virtual console and I loved it!! It was a game I played more than most of my others
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My anti depressants: we weren’t expecting especially forces
My theory for why so many returned it is something I can point back to a couple years ago.
Y'see, I went to a friend's house, a 90s kid for sure, and we decided at one point to play games on the switch.
I don't remember how exactly but he ended up in demons crest, and he could not beat the first boss for the life of him. I ended up giving suggestions because I never played it either, and it ended up working.
I think it was that the first boss has a weak point, and you need to shoot the head.
That probably did it in for a lot of kids who weren't used to the whole body *not* being a hurtbox.
The total opposite could be true as well. Maybe they beat it so easily that they returned it to get something else.
I was never someone who traded in games so it's foreign to me, but it seems to be relatively common.
..unless return means unopened. In which case they thought the main character was ugly lol.
I never heard of this game. I only know Firebrand as that cool gargoyle from Marvel Vs Capcom. Man for SNES game this game is so beautiful. I love all of the cool monster sprites and the fact that you have different forms is so cool!!
Love this game. It falters in a few places, but it's sooo good.
Ay, another video on this game! And it sings praises of it where people saw none back in the day. It seems absurd to me that people legit didn't care for the Gargoyle's Quest and Demon's Crest Spinoffs and even threw this game under the bus at the time of release. It's either that or the same christians who panicked about the great satanic Dungeons and Dragons incident in the 80's had a death grip on what entertainment was allowed to be enjoyed also choked out Demon's Crest before it could be recognized for the masterpiece it is.
I must thank you a ton for bringing more awareness!
The intro Music was sick
You're the only person I've seen that even mentioned gargoyles quest. That was one of my first and favorite games
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Actually, you can. Demon Crest is so open-ended (which may be why there are some power-ups you can find that are useless compared to some, like the Air Gargoyle against most of the Fire Crest's abilities) you can actually show up before fighting Arma for the final time (before Phalanx even has time to prepare his defenses), or after only getting all of the Crests. Each time, the level gets longer and you unlock one of Phalanx's phase. You also get three different endings.
I discovered Demon's Crest through the Nintendo SNES Online and really loved it. Glad to see I'm not the only one
the fact that firebrand is so popular he got into marvel vs capcom 3 is crazy to me
"Try to find a more horrific snes sprite"
Neo-exdeath would like to know your location
Nice video! Glad to see this game getting some well-deserved love.
I FUCKING LOVE DEMON CREST
Ah, man, Demon's Crest is one of the SNES's best hidden gems. I remember hearing about it on a Metroid fansite back in the early days of the internet, like 2001 or 2002, and I just had to play it. I convinced my parents to let me buy a copy on eBay, and the red cartridge was so cool. Sadly, I think I sold my SNES copy (I have regrets about selling a lot of my old games as a teen to buy more games, but alas) but I've played it on the Virtual Console of every system that it's available on. Took me forever to beat, like literal years, and I've never beaten the Dark Demon, either. Way too much trouble. I do have to say, that while I agree the game has a phenomenal soundtrack, I still prefer Super Metroid's, but then I am a bit biased towards my favorite game of all time.
Demon's crest?! Nice!
35:15 So you’re telling me, Firebrand went on this epic quest, found solace in the end-and then made a new nemesis because some magical knight wants to save a princess that some demon king wants to marry? That’s-funnily epic in a way lol
If Bumble’s voice was any deeper he’d be Senator armstrong
"Magical stones?" Obama chuckled. "You mean the Infinity gems?"
How was this not more popular? It's probably my most played SNES game...
11:50 Thank God you said it, the whole time I was just staring at those dudes like "Is no one gonna acknowledge the zombie-klansmen shambling about?!"
"Look, I know he's had a couple off days lately, but Arma's my guy! No way that Firebrand will get anothAnd there goes the Crest... again."
I first found out about this game through the Somulo and Infinity Phalanx Mugen Bosses of all things, but I never thought much of it until this video.
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You should honestly do a video on Rocket Slime, it's one of those games that's just weird and niche enough to fit this channel. I mean it's the earthbound of Dragon Quest games, in that we only ever got the second game in the series localized and there are people willing to kill to get the 3rd one ported over.
I played a little over half of Demon's crest on NSO, and it was pretty great. I'll have to finish it some time after you sell me
Firebrand is so badass, he already finished his entire quest before the game began, and the only reason he lost the crests is that Phalanx got a cheap shot on him when he was recovering from defeating the holder of the most powerful crest of all.
And depending on your choices he may waltz straight up to Phalanx and kick his ass in return
Just beated it in one sitting today a truly magnificent hidden gems
Literally love this game, me and my nephew got into it!
I remember watching a commentary of this game on BSC and is the only reason I know it exists
“Best music on the Super Nintendo”
Donkey Kong Country: you dare challenge me?
I had the feeling when it was near the end that he either forgot about dark demon or was going to say “dark demon… no.”
I played through this just days ago and was able to put your soft guide from my mind to play it semi-blind and ended up getting the air Gargoyle "last" - which meant getting stuck for hours because I couldn't find Avunu. Sure made things tougher!
Absolutely awesome game though, a really fun sorta Metroidvania I ended up liking more than Hollow Knight.
As a counter to the air gargoyle you have to consider that 99% of players aren't gonna find it early on. They'll most likely go through the normal stage routes, fight the regular bosses and gain usefulness from items like the platform-fireballs. The game expects you to explore and eventually find the other forms. Going in later with the knowledge of item placements can lead you to planning those new routes and makes the game highly replayable.
It's main issues for me come from the lack of quick switch for the fireballs. I understand they didn't wanna animate all the gargoyle forms, they're fine in the pause menu. Switching the fireballs, which doesn't affect Firebrand's sprite, needed quick switch. The Mario 64-style booting from stages feels more annoying here than in Mario 64. Also could a used a few of the first two games' RPG elements, mainly the flight limit early on. It's nice being able to fly forever, the level designs compensate for it, but feel like they'd be even more fun w/that extra platforming challenge before you eventually get unlimited flight.
But the games too good. It's flaws don't matter. It is a work of art.