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Episode 9
Castlevania 2 : Simon's Quest is one of the most influential NES games ever made! Castlevania is such a big franchise for Konami, its easy to forget it all started with the trilogy of games on the NES.
This game was the first time that the Castlevania series would go full on non-linear, and it is this type of gameplay that would define future entries in the series, like the iconic Symphony of the Night. In fact, many of the ideas in this game would strongly influence that game.
Simon's Quest has amazing visuals for an 8-bit game, and features an incredible sound track. This would be the first appearance of the song "Bloody Tears" which would be used in many of the later games, and was even heard in the Netflix television series.
In this video we will:
* Find EVERY WEAPON and SUB WEAPON!
* Fight ALL of the game's bosses, with THREE different strategies for defeating Dracula!
* Understand the confusing geography of the Transylvanian countryside!
* Demonstrate a NEW path through the game that will make it MUCH easier!
* Explore the Day/Night cycle and how to take advantage of it!
* Learn a damage boost trick that can teleport you across the map INSTANTLY!
* Reveal all THREE different endings, and how to get them!
SPECIAL THANKS to viewer David Anber for not only suggesting this game as an episode, but for also sending me his personal map of the game!
NOTE: You DO need to collect the Red Crystal to be able to enter the final area. While it IS possible to complete the rest of the game without it, you'll be barred access to Castlevania. If you follow the path I recommend for the video, you should have no problem getting the Red Crystal, and finishing the game- just make sure you don't forget it!
Thanks for watching!
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What a nice night to have a walkthrough.
That made me smile 🤣
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@@lucasmr3215 opa. É nóis! 😁
@@namaguederaz huehue
Helped me get through tOuGh tiMEs bro
FINALLY someone mentioned that the early reviews for Simons quest were positive. Because other channels act like simons quest wasn’t a big thing for a bit back then
it was advertised like crazy and sold a bunch - also, hating on it is more meme that deserved - Zelda 1 is also a nintendo power game with some nonsense, but you dont see people shitting all over that one, for the most part.
@@xBINARYGODx exactly man
@@xBINARYGODx I'll take Zelda 2 over 1 just because how cryptic 1 is. The NPCs in every town in Zelda 2 have useful information and pretty much tell you where every secret is and what to do next.
What!!!! That was one of the biggest games. Every kid wanted it,
@@wilmoney4619 wasn’t even captain Ns Simon based off of simons quest as well?
I had this as a kid, in the 80s. I didn’t hate it. I never knew where to go, but played it anyway.
I too was wandering around and I still thought it was fun. UCBVG make the game even better since explaining
@Soidog23ah yes google in the 80s I'm sure they had reliable sources to learn how to beat the entire game
I would play for HOURS and have no idea what I was doing, making no actual progress…just finding all this stuff that didn’t seem to do anything… I think I maybe one time beat the first mansion. But I loved this game so much, I was a kid and would just make up my own story lol
I did beat a mansion. I never did find a boss, though. @@benjaminstueck5464
I'm pretty sure a lot of these games were designed in such a way you were expected to call the Nintendo Hotline or subscribe to Nintendo Power. Nintendo Hotline was very expensive. Nintendo Power was just a normal magazine subscription. Point is, unless someone told you how to do the things, you would never have figure it out.
I was only 4 when my mum bought my dad a NES. The games he got with it were Super Mario Bros 2 and Castlevania 2 Simon’s Quest. My dad played Simon’s Quest over and over again and I would love watching him play it... i memorised his playthroughs so much that when I played it for myself I actually beat it as a kid :)
I will always love Simon’s Quest and Super Mario Bros 2, they were the 1st NES game I experienced. After that I was a gamer for life
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest and Super Mario Bros. 2 are among my favorite NES games too. I'm also a gamer for life!! 😎👍🎮🏆
You play through the games we all grew up on. It's great to see the legacy of these games preserved.
Hahaha been watching you since like 2014 with that group you hung with, I believe it was wreckless eating. Imo you're a cool dude and your channel is interesting af.
Update: I tried finishing Blaster Master by watching his videos. Didn’t work, I still died again and again and again.
@@davidprice7162😂😂😂😂😂
Stake through the heart, and Simon's to blame, he gave Drac, a bad pain ( guitar solo)
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That was just awesome..even Bon Jovi would be proud.
Personally I would have written it as "And Sy's to blame", because "Simon" has a hard two consonant tone, where as "You're" is more smooth and the harder two consonant Simon throws off the original song's tune.
@@AshBloodfire I agree, it still does fit if you say it fast.
"He played his part, Simon ruined his game, he gave Drac a bad pain." (hehe had to finish).
I know this is Castlevania, but I still see Hellsing Ultimate. 🤣
It's really funny that Dracula's rib can sheild you from anything but bones.
That is funny. Bone on bone violence.
The manual doesn’t tell you what the heart does, no, but it does mention that the ferryman takes you to different places depending on which Dracula parts you prossess.
You know Romania has got problems when you can walk through a toxic swamp like a boss but water is an instant kill.
Good old video game logic - Water is worse than poison!
Waters deeper... Duh
Lol 😂
@@JEFFALITY You'd figure a guy operating in Wallachia a region surround by mountains, rivers, and lakes would take some time for a swimming lesson or two.
To be fair, simon is probably wearing armor that is too heavy to swim in. Actually, history is filled with examples of battle commanders using this very example to their advantage. Such as using calvary to push armored soldiers into rivers and such.
@@1980999chris Good point actually. Only issue I have is that he would also not be doing a lot of running and jumping in full armor.
Dracula's ring gives you a free hit when you are full health before deducting hp. It does not need to be equipped to function just looted and maybe equipped once. It's significance is related to the bloodstone and it's lore connection to vampires in parts of folklore.
Whoa sweet. I was wondering about that, and then even he mentioned not knowing what was really up. Thanks!
47:40
If you found that in a Reddit thread, I’ve seen it and people dispute the claim there.
Isn’t it great that the game is so mysterious and dizzying that we’re still arguing over its mysteries decades later?
I can confirm this isn't true. It's a rumor that's persisted for decades. It's likely that it originally had a function but they took it out of the game.
Your defense increases as you level up, meaning you won't always lose health when getting hit.
It has nothing to do with Dracula's Ring.
All the Ring does (along with the Cross) is allow you to enter Castlevania.
Walkthrough begins at 6:00. Recently got the Anniversary Collection as a present, and am going through Castlevania 2 at the moment.
Same, just beat the og yesterday
My friend and I always used to call those enemies Freddy Kreuger, so I'm surprised and pleased to learn that they're actually called Freddy's
That's awesome!
The first ending shown is the best one: in the second one (Day 8-16), Simon succumbs to his wounds, but at least makes it out of Dracula's castle, and that he is seen at the gravestone during the day means that he's still under the effects of the curse at night and the curse hasn't been fully lifted; in the third (Day 16 and on), it could be inferred that Simon didn't make it out of the castle, as he isn't seen at Dracula's gravestone and the text in this ending is a eulogy for Simon and the curse is still a blight on the land with no one knowing that it's still present.
In the first (Day 1-8), Simon is at the gravestone during sunset, meaning the curse no longer has any sway on him at night. This is the only ending that we know that Simon is alive at the end on the game, and his curse broken, despite Dracula (who will always come back) clawing out of his grave.
The endings are not in order. There is a thing about this game where you should never trust people or your eyes since everything could be an illusion because of the curse.
What's Simon's curse?
@@dansmith1661 I'm pretty sure the text to the endings was merely the result of lack of playtesting.
I always loved the day/night transitions of the game. It’s so ominous 😮
The day/night cycle is also a very cool mechanic of making the night actually scary, by making the game more difficult.
It has this nice survival horror vibe 🙂
9:16 where’s everyone going? Bingo?
In all seriousness, love this series. It’s so cool how you have key items and descriptions on the side, like a game manual and video guide rolled into one!
About the Garlic: if you drop it on an enemy, it will deal 1 damage, without stopping, until the garlic despawns after ~20 seconds. It will stun-lock any enemy it hits. It is only usable on enemies who you can drop it on top of, or who will walk into it. Flying enemies are virtually immune to it.
If you drop a second or a third garlic, the damage will increase to 2 or 3 points of damage per hit, until they expire. They're all on their own individual timers and the damage dealt will drop accordingly as they expire.
This weapon is great to drop on top of dragon skeletons to perma-stun them, or two headed monsters. They'll stop Death too if he runs into it. And if you use laurels, you can also use this weapon to easily defeat Dracula just like all the other stunning weapons as well. It may take 4 rounds of laurels to do this but it can be done.
It is also without a doubt, the most cumbersome way to defeat Dracula so... You deserve a lot of swag points for defeating the end-game boss with this hard strategy.
The best soundtrack at the time for the NES. Then again, the CastleVania franchise never had an issue with that.
Great review, as always, sir!
Thanks Roscoe
I think the music is better than part 3 also which supposedly is the bomb soundtrack
Honestly, this one was always my favorite one, spent the most time playing it, and still love the soundtrack!
Me too. Its a great game
@54:06 I like to point out this part with the up and down blocks. If its going up and you jump off you get bigger height but if its doing down as you jump off you dont get as much height. I always jump off them as its going up. I never need to go to the edge and jump. This tip makes this part so much better.
Thank you for doing these play throughs! I was young when I first played. I didn't understand all the mechanics. I remember watching my mom play through, and wondering how she knew all the little hiding spots. :) Thank you for the memories! I have subbed.
What a cool experience to share with your mom! Thanks for the sub, Heath!
Not only do I share that sentiment with my own mom, but her Maiden Name is Haskins. Small world...
I watched this once two nights ago. Then once yesterday morning. Hours later, I beat it in a couple of hours without having to look anything up 👍
Wow, that's awesome! Thanks, Nicholas!
The Eyeball actually reveals ALL hidden items in the game like the Sacred Flame and books outside of the mansions. It's nice to see all the endings back to back.
This is one of my favorite games of all time. The music is fantastic!
Castlevania's theme music, building up to the fight with Dracula, still gives me chills.
its a masterpiece, i loved it is just a perfect game and beating it was so gratificating
Nice and calm walkthroughs.It took me 30 years to beat this dang game.I would have never known about the red crystal and the tornado.I would still be standing at the cliff trying to hit it with my head.
Simons Quest has always been my favorite by far
Its much better than a lot of people think!
It definitely is the basis for SotN
A handful of tweaks and this game could have been a masterpiece.
@@zalden2565 have you seen the unofficial remakes ?
@@busupshot83 I have not heard of them. Any suggestions?
43:50 - The reason that Dracula's ring is one of the parts you have to collect and not his fangs is because, traditionally, Dracula wore a large enchanted ring, usually a ruby. That enchantment is probably what lets you enter Dracula's castle; in the game, if you try crossing the bridge into the castle without the ring, you won't be able to break the blocks to jump up (even if you have the nail). If you look closely in the final battle, however, you will see that Dracula is throwing his fangs at you, so they were not lost at the end of the original Castlevania.
In King’s Quest 2, the main character disguises himself as Dracula, which includes a ring which convinces the boat man to ferry him across the lake to Dracula’s castle.
@ObiWanBillKenobi Wasn't there a version of that game where the priest was a werewolf and the vampire was a good guy?
@@KopperNeoman The official release of King’s Quest 2 was in 1985. There was a fan remake in 2002, which I’ve never played yet but which may be what you’re thinking of.
Apparently, Dracula's Fangs are left over in the files.
Thank you for the detailed walkthrough for this game. I tried playing this on the NES years ago as a kid and while I felt like I did okay and got fairly far into the game, I never finished it and after watching this realize I still had quite a ways to go before I would have been able to beat the game. I'm planning on trying to play through this again now that I own the Anniversary Collection on PC, and I'm sure I'll find this guide extremely helpful. You've earned another subscriber! :) Thanks for the wonderfully useful video and stay safe out there!
You now prossess the ability to conquer Castlevania II: Simon's Quest ! Beautiful game, it does have it's flaws though.
I like the random places where they learn how to spell possess, then forget again.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
The flaws and premature unpolished & seemingly unfinished release just didn't matter! Nintendo knew we would buy it anyways, and so they just wanted to spit out new games. The graphics & sound in 1988 made up for it 🥴 We just dealt with the frustration, bought Nintendo Power at the grocery store, and fillled out the postage paid white tear-out card inside (with check or money order included) for a monthly mail order subscription!!🤩🤠
Is "prossess" a combination of the words "process" and "possess"? Does this then mean that one must go through the process of possessing all of Dracula's body parts prior to destroying Dracula altogether to end Simon's curse (or quest, for that matter)? Perhaps, then, the word "prossess" would be intentional if this is the case.
Brother you're awesome for this. I've never beat this game as a kid because of the puzzles. And just the memories you brought back turned be back to 9 years old again. You got yourself a new sub. You're channel is a literal time machine. Keep up the good fight dude.
Just finished this game for the first time with your tutorial. Thanks! I always remember this being my first castlevania as a kid, so it holds a place in my heart. Now I have to finish 1 and 3. I can get to death on the first one, and now I gotta get over that hump.
As long as you jump off the floating blocks when they are moving upwards, you will gain that push to jump higher
I figured that out as a 9 year old back in the day, I'm kinda stumped that people still don't know how game physics work, and is something i try in pretty much any platformer i play when i get the chance
This was easily my favorite Castlevania game. I had a Nintendo Power that had a code to get to the very end. You had every item and just had to ride the tornado. Good times.
After your video I bought a copy of Simons quest and finally beat it. I love your videos. Thanks for the walkthrough!!
That's awesome!! Thanks, Dean!
Also The Golden Knife's dmg scales with what ever whip you have equipped. So if you have the Chain or Morning Star whip it will only deal dmg of those whips. However you are correct that once you have the Flame Whip the golden knife is the ultimate sub weapon in the game in term of dmg. I use it all the time against Dracula.
You play through all these classics like a man prossessed!
I remember a game named "Dust: an Elysian tail", where you have to do the same thing with a red crystal equipped. The first time I saw it, I said: "Hey, It's like Castlevania 2!" Great video, very useful.
I came here to see the other endings as I got the slowest when I beat this game back in the day. Here I was waiting to see how awesome they were. Apparently the developers were thinking of me way back then!
Ha, maybe they were!
35:02 The trick with these kinds of platforms is to jump while the platform you are on is rising, they have a gravity notion to them that affects your jump, meaning they increase your jump while they are rising and decrease your jump while descending.
I just beat this game a few minutes ago, got goosebumps all over at the ending. One of the greatest game ever if you know what you're doing. It feels like you're really on an adventure. Castlevania 1 and 2 done, onto 3. I'm only 20 and I can't believe treasures like Castlevania flew over my head. Took me over a day of official playtime.
Congratulations! Good luck on 3, that one's more of an action game, but also fun
I got Castlevania 2 the day it came out. I took all of my games about 7 of them. Walked a mile in a freezing blizzard to my local video game rental store. He had 3 copies of Castlevania 2 and I offered him a trade. He took it and I got the game. I beat the game with no guide or help. The tornado puzzle had me stumped for over a week. I discovered it by accident. I was holding down on the controller while talking to my buddy. We had been trying to figure that part out for 8 hours that night.
I was worried this was a story of regret, but it was about triumph! I wonder how many other people figured out the tornado without reading about it somewhere? My guess is a very low number!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Good times back then my buddies and I beat a lot of games. I was no death speed running contra and Zelda before speed running was thing. Zelda was another game I beat with no help. It took me a year to figure it out. I burned every bush and bombed every rock in the game. I'm 44 and still play games. Castlevania has always been one of my favorites that and Metroid.
@@wantsome-zs5sq my first game I beat was E.T. It was hard, but I figured it out on my own too. Next was Super Mario brothers. Though I would watch my uncle play and learn the secrets. But Zelda, i was like you, got stuck and board and started burning all the bushes and stuff, and I'll never forget the feeling of finding those stairs, and having the adventure continue. If I had castlevaina 2. Never would of found that out. You are truly one in a million.
I also beat this game years ago when it first came out. If it weren't for Nintendo Power Magazine though, I would have never finished it!
@@Leonardo-ux6px Yeah that would have made it easier. When you have only 1 game it's do or die.
the name of the big mask boss vampira is actually Carmilla from the castlevania time line/franchise or so im told
That def makes sense as a retcon. Thanks, Zypher!
I love each and every vid you're doing man. Amazing effort, calm voice, great descriptions of my childhood games. Kudos
Thx mom and dad for buying this game for me back in Christmas of 1988. Had a friend from school who must have been subscribed to Nintendo Power tell me how to get past that cliff. Never would've figured it out otherwise.
One other note about the Eyeball is that if you don't already have the Sacred Flame, it will reveal it to you when you are on the screen it's hidden on.
So happy I’m catching back catalogue entries Dude! Keep up the great work, I jam to this in between my gaming and smoking sessions!
Awesome!! Glad you're enjoying it!
I enjoyed this one out of the trilogy the most. The whole open world concept was really cool. Did take me quite some time before I figured out how to use the red crystal to spawn the tornado. Glad to see you making a video on it; even though I've beaten it quite a few times. But it's such a classic!
I came across your channel a while ago, and love the nostalgia trip of many of these games from youth I saw in gaming magazines but never tried. I love your walk throughs!
I love re-watching some of your first videos. You can tell just how much you have grown. Even in the early days your calm voice and commentary is refreshing.
I love this game. This was the first Castlevania game I ever played as a kid.
I think youtube recommended me your videos after i started looking up stuff on Ys III for the SNES, glad to have found it! You put a lot of effort into this and my favorite things are the information you put into the negative space of the video, what a clever use of that 4:3 image.
Thanks, Varg!
BTW - I really like YS3 - I played it on SNES and TurboGraphix (the TG version is on CD and has an amazing enhanced soundtrack with voice acting for all of the characters except Adol - he always talks in text for some reason). Cool game!
I played this game when I was like 6 or 7 years old.... I'm 41 now and I'm very excited to play it again and actually beat the game with your help. Thank you very much!!!
Hands down the best guide I have ever seen! Thank you
I was so glad when I beat this as a kid. I never knew that the whip cracking jumps made you go further though or the warp. Nice watch.
Thanks DE!
Yet another homerun with this video. Watched the entire thing. I’m feeling nostalgic so I think I’ll try to beat CastleVania 2 since I never beat it as a child. I don’t know anyone who ever did. How on earth would a child know where to kneel and what to hold without the aid of the Internet. Which wasn’t around in 1989 lol!! Thanks for another amazing video! Can’t wait to see the next one.
great guide, the ring could be a reference to the lore that protects them from being reveled to people. It can also allow them to walk in the daylight.
I always used the diamond to kill dracula. The room is fairly small so if you spam the diamonds, it becomes a bullet-hell for dracula
Best/worst ending is probably not about what is best for belmont but how technically impressive the endings are and also that there is a twist to the ending which is more interesting :)
Went from text adventures to this. Never looked back.
Every time he mentions stake vendor, I chuckle thinking steak vendor 🙂
This is the first time in a long time that I have watched a tube of the You video, from start to finish, without skipping over anything. Loved reminiscing through my youth while playing this game!
Man you deserve a lot more subscribers. Love from India. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Booba! Tell you friends!
I agree
Wow. Lots of comments already on this video. The channel is growing. Keep it up! Platforming games with knock back damage drives me crazy!
I know you've been watching since the beginning - thank you so much for your support!
I absolutely loved this video! Brilliant commentary. I showed it to a couple of my students this afternoon and they really enjoyed it too.
Thank you for helping me finally find the time to play through AVGN's archenemy 😝.
This is my favorite guide for this game. I'll be using this guide next October. Thanks so much for this guide.
Simon's Quest is my favorite Castlevania game!!!
It's so much fun just to explore it! The atmosphere, the music, the mysteries at every turn - great game!
I 2nd that. It's weird, Mario 2 is my favorite Mario game on nes and people don't give that game enough credit. So it's a little different, but darn good though.
Do Journey to Silius by sunsoft sometime if u haven't already done it. That'd be super sweet dude! 😍
I like Journey to SIlius, its def on my list!
Mine, too. It was the first I ever played and none o the others rally seem to hold a candle to it.
I've been through all these games, it's really nice to enjoy the game without actually having to play through them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Glad you're enjoying the channel, Jamie!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Loving the channel. This channnel is going to blow up. Guaranteed.
Went back and beat this game again after 30+ years with your kind assistance on nes classic. Thanks for the memories.
Your narration is great, that alone makes me not want to skip any part of your walkthrough! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
This is the most nostalgic shit ever! Just found your channel yesterday and subscribed with the quickness! Keep up the good work!
Thanks!! Glad you're enjoying it!
I feel like "Slimy Bar Sinister" has to be a reference to Simon Bar Sinister, the main villain of the old Underdog cartoon from 1964.
It probably is. Not sure if the programmers intended that, or if the person who wrote the instruction manual was an Underdog fan.
Great walkthrough! I loved the commentary about the graphics and screen design. Thanks, this helped me quite a few times!
thank you for helping me get through my first playthrough of this game ever! I really appreciate this video thank you very much. I had a great time and honestly didn't think the second one was gonna be this good, I had always heard its the oddball of the nes games but with a guide its really enjoyable!
Hi, I just discovered this channel and I've watched 5 of your videos today! It's good stuff! You were asking why do you get Dracula's ring, and not some other body part? Well I think it's a reference to the Hammer Dracula movies. At the end of the first one, the last image as Dracula dies lingers on his hand as it turns to dust, leaving his ring. In the sequels, his ring is often highlighted as an artifact as the camera often makes a point of it. In a sequel, Scars of Dracula, his belongings were preserved and returned to him upon his resurrection. The ring was one of those items as he can be seen wearing it again. In further sequels, Hammer's idea was to have a successor follow Dracula in Taste the Blood of Dracula, wearing his cape and ring. Essentially this was a way to recast the role. A soft reboot by today's standards. But Christopher Lee returned to the role so the whole build up to the ring was half baked and ultimately dropped. So, I think Castlevania is referring to this, treating the ring as one of his possessions that must be returned to him to complete his resurrection.
I always loved the diamond weapon. Seemed very intuitive to ricochet it.
There's actually a lot of tight corridors in this game where it's awesome.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames If I recall, the diamond is very effective versus Dracula. When I was 10, my best friend taught me how to beat Dracula and his method was spamming diamonds in the final fight. Not sure if it's the best method, but it worked for us back in the day!
This is epic!!! thank you so much for this. It’s been my dream to beat this game, and I finally accomplished it.🏆
Thank you SO much for this guide! I’ve always been reluctant to play Castlevania 2 because I’ve heard it was cryptic. I’m finally gonna play this gem of a game now thanks to you.
“Now all we have to do now is sit back...relax...and enjoy the cheesy ending.”
The delivery of that line is perfect. I LOL’d.
Thanks Joey!!
Well I'm hooked. Liked and Subbed.
Thanks for the sub, Scottie!
What a nice and detailed walkthrough! Thank you again!
Brilliant guide. I stopped playing about halfa year ago and totally forgot where I was when I came back to it. Just after Rib and blue orb. With your guide I beat the game in 1 hour. Most of that was farming for 200 hearts too. Always be remembered for your bravery and courage.
Just found your channel and I love it! Nice job.
Have you played the NES game "The Immortal"?? That might be a very cool video!
The Immortal is a very mean game with so many gotcha traps! It could be a great episode.
First vid of yours I've seen. SUBBED 4 LIFE
Thank you!!!
Thanks for this Walkthrough. I needed this for the Anniversary Collection. :)
Awesome playthrough !!
After 30 years I finally beat Castlevania two and three this week.
Couldn't have done it without this walkthrough
I'm shocked you don't have more subscribers. I really enjoy and appreciate your content.
Thanks so much, Andrew! Tell your friends!
How did you get so good at these games?
Like a lot of us, he's been playing them for damn near 40 years.
@@SlayerRunefrost hahaha facts were Nintendo we went thru the trial and error as kids
Practice?
Some of these games I've beaten dozens of times, other ones I do have to practice, but having played a lot of Nintendo it helps me get good pretty quick. Thanks, Tom!
We had a WII U set up in our college's common room. Students would spend hours playing Smash 4 before and after classes.
Someone brought in an NES, and all of the students who went to college straight out of high school kept getting killed on level one of Super Mario Bros.
When it was my turn, I made it to 8-3 (using the warp pipes), and told everyone to hold down the jump button when stomping on goombas to get more air. Most of them had been tapping it, and falling into the second goomba when groups of them appeared.
It's those little things we pick up from playing these classics endlessly.
Just finished this following along with you. thank you. that was awesome
Thank you for what you do. This is the first guide I am using and it is working out very well. I never could get into this game before, but now I can see the interesting game that I has missed for all these years.
Just finished this game. Thank you!
this is the guide that i always needed
Thank you!! Im glad you're enjoying the channel!
I think Simon died in the third ending that’s why he isn’t present at the grave and the people are remembering him
Maybe?
Very helpful commentary. Thank you.
Thanks you so much, I never would've made it through without you!!
Subbed for doggo :)
Thank you!
Same
28:56 - actually, you DO necessarily need the red crystal to beat the game. I once tried beating the game without it and the game wouldn’t let you break the bricks to get onto the West Bridge to Castlevania.
You're probably right - I can't say I've ever made it to the end without the Red Crystal. Now that I know how to get around without the Red Crystal, it sounds like something fun to test out - it's amazing that this game is so old, but there's still new things to learn about it!
So I tested it - you are 100% correct! I wonder why the developers designed it that way. Did they know the damage boost in the graveyard was possible?
@@UCanBeatVideoGames i think it’s just part of the story that you need the cross and the red crystal as well as all parts to enter. On the subject of the story, if you want a rabbit hole to go down.... th-cam.com/video/XiA8nGJvxgk/w-d-xo.html
@@UCanBeatVideoGames I’m not sure about the damage boost - I’ve rationalized it as being basically getting up onto a cliff in the backwoods behind Bodley mansion etc see here: imgupload.io/image/DqbH
Maybe they did know? The story explanation seems equally plausible. The geography does seem to check out, tho.
If I were making the game I'd have required the Gold Knife, too, as proof of defeating Death.
This is a fantastic guide. Makes me want to play it again. Thank you
I’ve always loved this game . I’ve beat this years ago but still love the beginning explanation of the history of the game and the game play . Another great review !! I can’t wait to see what u coming out with next .
Thanks, JL!!
I love this game. I rented it from a video store back in the 80s and played it all night and won it. Guess it wasn't that hard since that was without any hints, walkthroughs, etc. Always loved it but never played it again (more than 5 min) and never really wanted to.
Really? You instinctively crouched at the cliff with the red crystal and knew about crouching at the lakes? Lol I call bullshit! There's just too much to do and figure out organically to beat the game fresh without any sort of help. You might just be that good, but I really do doubt it.
Hes lying..
Dracula's Ring
This final possession of Dracula's is found in the most difficult mansion, Laruba Mansion. Entrance to the bridge that leads to Castlevania itself is only granted to those possess this ring, along with the other four parts of Dracula and the Magic Cross. Without these, all attempts to reach the castle are futile.
I found out through testing that the Red Crystal is also required. Mistakenly said it wasn't mandatory in the video.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames ...dude a person on youtube who answers 1 year late is GOLD...don't go anywhere..it lets people know they was not just for ratings...like so many streamers today...they never get back to anyone :)
@@DeadMouseis Thanks - I always like hearing what people have to say!
Clues to Dracula’s riddle be like ^
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You sure the ring isn't one of Dracula's prosessions? ;)
Sorry. Just poking fun at the in-game text.
I really appreciate this video because I'm terrible at these games and after beating the first one with relatively no help, I started the second game and couldn't figure out where to go and this guide was a huge help! I just beat the game and now onto the third!
Big thanks again man! Just beat Castlevania II for the first time with your help, looking forward to beating the third one 😊👍🏼