I LOVE This game, used to play it as a little kid. As for "Why is every chest fake" ... that's totally dependent on your actions. The first chest is always a Magician, second chest is an upgrade. Keep your chest route in mind and you'll never be surprised. As for Professional mode... It's correct, the second playthrough in "Practice" is Professional mode... but you always need to do 2 playthroughs regardless to get the Psycho Cannon. In professional mode, there's additional obstacles in Level 2 (blue platforms in the turtle village) and level 3 (blue fire obstacles when traversing that statues tongues)... I can't remember if there's any substantial changes to levels 4 and 5.
Ya look at this game, Forgotten Worlds, Altered Beast and Golden Axe, and you'll see it isn't the Nintendo for little kids! Just gotta love that good ol' Sega Genesis vibe, pre-Sonic!
@@chrisrj9871 This Version of "Ghouls 'n Ghosts" for the genesis was programmed by Yuji Naka! He used this experience in programming the sloped landscapes of the levels when programming Sonic, which is why the physics in the Genesis Sonics are so good!
He makes it harder than it needs to be skipping most of the treasure chests. I also can't believe he still hasn't figured out that the first chest you open will always be the sorcerer so skipping them doesn't gain you anything.
19:26 You can shoot down with the axe while jumping. The sword? Nop, you're straight up soft lock and have to restart the game. I learned that the hard way
I downloaded this game onto a blackberry phone when I worked at a casino and played it using a number pad, and the way the keys were mapped if you jumped, it always caused you to jump forward at the same time. It was insanely fun and difficult. I played it so much that I eventually got to the point where I started challenging myself to keep the magic armor all the way to Loki for no hit runs. Good times....good times.
Also on professional, besides more enemies, there changes to stages 2 and 3 in terms of environments. Treasure chest have a different cycle(practice first chest is always magician and next is gold armor, if hit between first chest and 2nd, you get your normal armor back) but on professional, if you’re hit after first chest, the next chest is also a magician, followed by an item, then armor, then cycle repeats.
About chests, not sure if you figured it out but they're sequential. First chest is always a wizard who can turn you into a duck or old man. Second one is always an armor upgrade. 3rd one I forget. Might be weapon or might just be wizard again. And you don't have to open the chest, merely spawn them. There's a ton of hidden chests in the game by touching spawn points. They're often at random places and you can't see them. Hit the invisible trigger and a chest will spawn. And while the order of things may vary depending on which game you're playing in the franchise, the mechanics are still very similar in almost all of the other games. Also daggers are usually the best normal weapon. They're fast, you can throw 3 of them at once, they cover the length of the screen and they are straightforward in usage. And the best part about it is the magic that summons a double that also throws 3 daggers and copies you for extra high dps. Best weapon is that blue fireball/sacred flame though. It has limited range without the magic armor, but it still goes through walls. And it has a lot more range if you do have the magic armor. It's also a very wide projectile with a large hitbox and does a ton of damage. It makes quick work of anything really.
Thanks Ryu for being so positive when playing and commenting, this is so peaceful. The creepiest thing yet for my halloween was watching you play in Practice mode :p
debatable, the arcade version is the best and possibly the PC engine version... the megadrive version is great for its time along with the megadrive Strider conversion..
I think this is the best of the 3 old games. I was never too fond of the NES game and the SNES feels kinda cheap and jank at too many moments. I think this game strikes the best balance between difficult and level design. It feels more intricately designed, so to speak.
I have always had a profound respect for Ryu for handling all those deaths in such a gracefull way. I would break the controller, the console, the monitor and probably a wall/window along the way.
I always like when Ryu gets super excited about a retro game! This one is a classic! I always found it weird that Arthur can't shoot upwards in Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts like he can in this game. 35:38 You know, Ryu and Arthur actually look sort of similar! Their epic beards! 😅
i played this too much as a kid, there is an order to the way the chests spawn like in the others, but this one is in order of number of chests spawned not opened and player state at time of chest proc. I loved watching you discovering my childhood lol. Practice is difficulty. Gotta do the Naked man with a dagger challenge some time lol. Good video
Ah yes, the ONLY Ghosts 'n Goblins game I'll ever play, since it's widely considered to be the easiest. Great video! Also, Continues are infinite in this game.
Two Sega games you need to try out 'Kid Chameleon' (Features THE MOST DIFFICULT LEVEL EVER...you'll know it when you get to it), second game is 'Thunder Force III (3)'
I have played all the different versions, the sega master system, the sega genesis, the commodore 64, the NES, of course the SNES... They were all fairly similar but a bit different.
if you want to have your mind blown, watch a speedrun from aquas this game is amazing for speedrunning and essentially never gets old my favorite is arcade running on max difficulty with the firebomb weapon
Awesome playthrough Ryu! Crazy how short the game is when you got those gamer skills. Recently found out about a gem on the NES called The Guardian Legend you should check out. Don't understand how this is an NES game with how much it has going on.
You've NEVER? This was my first introduction to the game. My dad's friend brought it over when the Genesis was still new! Me and my brother were kids back then and it stuck with us!
I remember the sequence for the chest is if you open one trickster, the next chest would be armor or weapon . The most efficient weapon is the little knife, which when you got the super armor you can get a clone after charged. I used to beat this game with 1 life when I was 8 year old
Hey Ryu San ... it seems that you have never seen an actual living chicken. That, my friend, is a duck. I suggest more animal viewing 😂. Also, love your content, brotha.
every FIRST chest that pops up in the area (respawn or checkpoint area) will be a fake/magician/bad chest.. backtracking usually spawns chests, you just need to know where those chest spawn points are..
SNES version looked better but looks that Sega got better version of final weapon. If i remember right then on SNES you would try to use bow as long as possible and swap to that amulet/ring/goddess power before last boss.
Ah, but ryu, if you run out of continues at the final boss, and you still want to win, you have to do the whole game over again 😈🤑 “READY GO” hah “I thought I had to jump over that!” [walked through one of them earlier]
I LOVE This game, used to play it as a little kid. As for "Why is every chest fake" ... that's totally dependent on your actions. The first chest is always a Magician, second chest is an upgrade. Keep your chest route in mind and you'll never be surprised.
As for Professional mode... It's correct, the second playthrough in "Practice" is Professional mode... but you always need to do 2 playthroughs regardless to get the Psycho Cannon. In professional mode, there's additional obstacles in Level 2 (blue platforms in the turtle village) and level 3 (blue fire obstacles when traversing that statues tongues)... I can't remember if there's any substantial changes to levels 4 and 5.
but all the chests are fake in california.
@@joejoe2658 Is that... a boob job joke?
@@joejoe2658 as someone who lives in California, I can confirm.
Ya look at this game, Forgotten Worlds, Altered Beast and Golden Axe, and you'll see it isn't the Nintendo for little kids! Just gotta love that good ol' Sega Genesis vibe, pre-Sonic!
@@chrisrj9871 This Version of "Ghouls 'n Ghosts" for the genesis was programmed by Yuji Naka! He used this experience in programming the sloped landscapes of the levels when programming Sonic, which is why the physics in the Genesis Sonics are so good!
Ryu, I'm concerned about your understanding of chickens vs. ducks
Too much Minecraft?
It isn’t visible for very long…and wait…what’s that red on its neck?…
That wasn’t as bad as forgetting what a cloud looks like
and how to use continues
ducktales a woo oo
@@Ryustuck in my head now 😅👌🏼❤️
I dont know how he doesn't go crazy playing these impossibly hard old skool games lol
He makes it harder than it needs to be skipping most of the treasure chests. I also can't believe he still hasn't figured out that the first chest you open will always be the sorcerer so skipping them doesn't gain you anything.
Ghouls N Ghost was famously easier than the first game. So, it's okay. I already suspected he could finish it in a stream.
19:26 You can shoot down with the axe while jumping. The sword? Nop, you're straight up soft lock and have to restart the game.
I learned that the hard way
brutal!!
they could have changed the sword magic to reach the hearts, but they left it broken
I downloaded this game onto a blackberry phone when I worked at a casino and played it using a number pad, and the way the keys were mapped if you jumped, it always caused you to jump forward at the same time. It was insanely fun and difficult. I played it so much that I eventually got to the point where I started challenging myself to keep the magic armor all the way to Loki for no hit runs.
Good times....good times.
As much as I enjoy the weekly SMM content, these videos are my favorites. Thanks Ryu, keep em coming!
Yes! I played the arcade version of this, my friends and I ditched school to go play it all day once.
Happy Hallowe'en!
Also on professional, besides more enemies, there changes to stages 2 and 3 in terms of environments. Treasure chest have a different cycle(practice first chest is always magician and next is gold armor, if hit between first chest and 2nd, you get your normal armor back) but on professional, if you’re hit after first chest, the next chest is also a magician, followed by an item, then armor, then cycle repeats.
In professional mode there are more enemy spawns and certain enemies take more hits to defeat
About chests, not sure if you figured it out but they're sequential. First chest is always a wizard who can turn you into a duck or old man. Second one is always an armor upgrade. 3rd one I forget. Might be weapon or might just be wizard again. And you don't have to open the chest, merely spawn them. There's a ton of hidden chests in the game by touching spawn points. They're often at random places and you can't see them. Hit the invisible trigger and a chest will spawn.
And while the order of things may vary depending on which game you're playing in the franchise, the mechanics are still very similar in almost all of the other games. Also daggers are usually the best normal weapon. They're fast, you can throw 3 of them at once, they cover the length of the screen and they are straightforward in usage. And the best part about it is the magic that summons a double that also throws 3 daggers and copies you for extra high dps. Best weapon is that blue fireball/sacred flame though. It has limited range without the magic armor, but it still goes through walls. And it has a lot more range if you do have the magic armor. It's also a very wide projectile with a large hitbox and does a ton of damage. It makes quick work of anything really.
Psycho Cannon
walking/jumping on chests is also a tactic
I recommend the Arcade version of Ghouls N' Ghosts, the pixel art is superb, the Genesis version is a close 2nd.
This port was a revelation when it came out👌
Third. I think the SupergrafX version is superior to the Genesis.
Amiga version tops all of those 😁
@@ssatokangas9439 I'm a huge Amiga freak, but.... lol
@@ssatokangas9439No! Dear God, no! That version sucks.
Thanks Ryu for being so positive when playing and commenting, this is so peaceful.
The creepiest thing yet for my halloween was watching you play in Practice mode :p
I was feeling sad but watching the master Ryu grind his way through Ghouls and Ghosts made me feel so much better. You’re a beast Ryu!
The fact this game came out in the 80's on the Genesis is what makes this game even more amazing👍
This game is an absolute classic. Perfect companion to Super Ghouls n Ghosts.
Best in the series. The gameplay is so much better than the later (and much slower) SNES version
debatable, the arcade version is the best and possibly the PC engine version... the megadrive version is great for its time along with the megadrive Strider conversion..
Ryu always posts at the best moments :) That first boss is pretty legit 16 bit goodness!
*Ryukhar plays Ghouls 'n Ghosts with Ryukahr.* 😂
9:32 good ol trap chest
Nice, I grew up with a Sega Genesis rather than a SNES. This is the game my brother and I played back in the day!
I think this is the best of the 3 old games. I was never too fond of the NES game and the SNES feels kinda cheap and jank at too many moments. I think this game strikes the best balance between difficult and level design. It feels more intricately designed, so to speak.
10:20 ryu casually sharing his political position with us I see
That cracked me up well done
I mean...he is a dumb person...so it adds up
_"You've got to be far right or else you get screwed"_ - Ryukahr, 2024
From the Book of Crushing Rooms, volume 2.
So good to see you (finally) play some Sega (Genesis) games! ❤
Now I'm manifesting a Kid Chameleon playthrough 🙏
Just finished that game for the first time in decades last night, I'm on Wonder Boy now.
That was a fun watch, always like seeing you run through a classic.
Being a port of an arcade game, it’s not surprising it takes S tier cheap shots.
I have always had a profound respect for Ryu for handling all those deaths in such a gracefull way. I would break the controller, the console, the monitor and probably a wall/window along the way.
22:59 that whole body flinch lmao
So glad you played this. It has always been my favorite ghouls and ghosts game. Also the sword is the best weapon.
Dagger is best, you can't finish ohme with the sword
It's Super Nintendo style graphics without the annoying slowdown!!!
I always like when Ryu gets super excited about a retro game! This one is a classic! I always found it weird that Arthur can't shoot upwards in Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts like he can in this game.
35:38 You know, Ryu and Arthur actually look sort of similar! Their epic beards! 😅
double jump was such a weird choice
11:43 Ryukahr celebrates - immediately punished
i played this too much as a kid, there is an order to the way the chests spawn like in the others, but this one is in order of number of chests spawned not opened and player state at time of chest proc. I loved watching you discovering my childhood lol. Practice is difficulty. Gotta do the Naked man with a dagger challenge some time lol. Good video
also, chest orders reset on zone transfer
Ryu: Im so POWERFUL
Game: u saying something bro
I hope in your Thanksgiving themed video for this channel, that you
GO BEAT THE LOST WORLD IN DKC 2
WHAT A CLIFFHANGER YOU'VE LEFT US ALL ON
also, first
Dude, you have such patience to play these games. Take a key for coming in.
Ryu, we need a part 2 to that Halo Infinite campaign, been starving for it for more than 2 years now
Ah yes, the ONLY Ghosts 'n Goblins game I'll ever play, since it's widely considered to be the easiest. Great video! Also, Continues are infinite in this game.
Lmao at "Fire crotch is camping the ledge." Love your playthroughs.
At the very start I was like damn, he's gonna blow through this game...lol
Dude getting annihilated😂
Wow cool! We just played Ghost 'n Goblins on our Channel. When we get to Sega I hope my dad has this version! Nice find!
Awesome lookng game!!! I played Super Ghouls and Ghosts in my Halloween livestream, but never seen this version before.
Two Sega games you need to try out 'Kid Chameleon' (Features THE MOST DIFFICULT LEVEL EVER...you'll know it when you get to it), second game is 'Thunder Force III (3)'
I have played all the different versions, the sega master system, the sega genesis, the commodore 64, the NES, of course the SNES...
They were all fairly similar but a bit different.
Lol 6:37 there's always pride before the fall 😂🎉 this was one of my favorite hated games.
Conglaturation!
It appears that Ghouls and Ghost is like cocaine for ryukahr 😂
This game has some of the best enemy designs of any demon theme.
I keep talking to my screen hoping you’ll hear me say “you can aim up and down” 😂
"How am I supposed to know where the trap is?" It's where the sand is flowing to.
if you want to have your mind blown, watch a speedrun from aquas
this game is amazing for speedrunning and essentially never gets old
my favorite is arcade running on max difficulty with the firebomb weapon
I loved this game, i beat it twice today, one of my favorite genesis game
As an OP fan, we really can't hide from Loki rn
Awesome playthrough Ryu! Crazy how short the game is when you got those gamer skills. Recently found out about a gem on the NES called The Guardian Legend you should check out. Don't understand how this is an NES game with how much it has going on.
my favorite ghosts 'n goblins game!
You've NEVER? This was my first introduction to the game. My dad's friend brought it over when the Genesis was still new! Me and my brother were kids back then and it stuck with us!
This game looks great. I might get a Genesis just for this and He He Moonwalker
2 very difficult games.
I remember the sequence for the chest is if you open one trickster, the next chest would be armor or weapon . The most efficient weapon is the little knife, which when you got the super armor you can get a clone after charged. I used to beat this game with 1 life when I was 8 year old
Way to go! You made that look so easy.... On practice mode bucko😂
Super Ghost N Goblins vs Ghouls n Ghosts which one is better? Happy Halloween Ryu!
King of Demons SNES please! You will love this - and it's brutal too! :D
0:49 snes not even out yet lol
I can’t tell if Ryu can’t recognize sound effects or it’s dramatic tension lol
Love this game. You should play the new one made for the snes
24:53 I laughed so hard. LoL oh my god. 🤣
You beat practice mode Ryu that’s impressive
Play video at 2x speed and ryu's real voice played normally
One of Genesis' best games....Target Earth is another from the same year i loved.
target earth is insanely difficult
if you ever do a cosplay ryukahr, pls do arthur, it's perfect xd
Ryumpkin Jack needs to make a comeback
First time playing this game and he beats it in a couple hours. Dude has skills
It's certainly part of the wizards & warriors franchise, I can tell by the map. Wizards & warriors probably is a top 5 or 10 eight bit sound track.
No, GnG is Capcom, W&W is Acclaim.
The original was also an arcade game first.
Professional mode is quite a bit harder but definitely doable, took me a couple days to be able to do both loops on pro.
I played this through recently. It was better than the SNES version.
Ryu you so close to beating demons crest 😭
Would love to see a no death run of this game. ^^
check out the speedruns from aquas, you will be amazed
Wow ive never seen this game b4. Feels like im watching a rom hack
Fun fact: in ghouls'n ghosts you can shoot every direction like up and down!
It says "Practice" because you played on Easy Mode.
Ryu you should play Holy diver for nes!
dude really played the whole game...
...without knowing the double jump
I would love Ryu to play Bonk's Adventure on Turbo Graphics 16. Amazing platformer! Probably too easy but I think you would emensly enjoy it!
Today we learned that Ducks are called Chickens😂
The chests, when spawned cycle magician, armor, weapon in that order.
Hey Ryu San ... it seems that you have never seen an actual living chicken. That, my friend, is a duck. I suggest more animal viewing 😂. Also, love your content, brotha.
every FIRST chest that pops up in the area (respawn or checkpoint area) will be a fake/magician/bad chest.. backtracking usually spawns chests, you just need to know where those chest spawn points are..
Please start making U.F.O. 50 content!!!! I would watch aaaaaaaaaaallllll of it... I promise it's worth giving a try
You should do a walkthrough of the remake version on the switch or PS4. I have it and it's great.
SNES version looked better but looks that Sega got better version of final weapon.
If i remember right then on SNES you would try to use bow as long as possible and swap to that amulet/ring/goddess power before last boss.
Some of these games made you play twice over for a real ending
Would be cool to see you crack the SNES game Actraiser 2 !
"i should've shot up" ryu, 2024
Happy Halloween Ryu!
Play "Maldita Castilla EX", excellent game , similar to this one .
So is this version easier than the sgfx one ?
💀👻 Happy Halloween 🍬🍭 Ryu and Chat
Ah, but ryu, if you run out of continues at the final boss, and you still want to win, you have to do the whole game over again 😈🤑
“READY GO” hah
“I thought I had to jump over that!”
[walked through one of them earlier]
It's like boss-city, Daddy-O!
Hey ryu if you haven't yet give ghost n goblins resurrection a shot it gas stand and a random mode to choose from