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Good line up. Seriously that technology and expertise was just so cutting edge at the time. For me it was OOT, Ssb 64, star fox 64, Super Mario 64 I also had mk snes and my dad old old games back in NES era.
Never understood why every Castlevania game after this didn't incorporate the control scheme. The controls in this game are top-notch even when playing it almost 30 years later.
IKR? As neat as I found Symphony of the Night, it made zero sense why an ability as simple as attacking up, while mapping the sub-weapons to their own button, was apparently too advanced for the cutting edge PS1 game layered with RPG elements. Aside from not being able to whip downwards while on the ground (which perhaps could have easily been solved, if crouching was mapped to an L/R trigger, or if Down+Whip was different from Down+Left/Right+Whip), plus the hassle of fighting enemies on stairs, I felt that SCIV’s controls were nearly perfect.
SotN (aka Igavania) became the standard after the meh 3D Castlevanias in Nintendo64. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Igavanias. But I'm with you, I'd love to see this formula implemented. Castlevania:Rebirth is a fantastic game, but it uses the NES formula more than the SNES/Sega formula. A man can dream, though. A man can dream. Welp, time for another Super Castlevania IV run!
From what I understood, some of the original team split up with Konami and left to do their own thing. I love symphony of the night and I'm glad IGA is doing his own thing, imagine if the original SCV4 team united and made a new Castlegania game, or something like it.
Would've been tricky for Rondo of Blood since the PC Engine only had 2 face buttons on the controller. I agree though, the control scheme for SCIV is great.
I get goosebumps watching the first minute. I'm a 37-year old man and it still makes me feel the same emotion as a kid. The creepy music in the beginning reappears at the 30:28 mark.
@BxxDxx Hoodoo Dude I go back further than that. Waking up Saturday Morning, watching those classic Saturday Morning Cartoons until mom woke up, made banana pancakes, spend all day on the NES or SNES, playing what we managed to rent from the local rental store (even before Blockbuster came onto the scene). Mom made sweet tea, drink cups of the stuff. Go to Saturday Mass, grab a cheap pizza from, again, a local chain afterwards, watch SNICK when we got back home, play the rest of the night away until Mystery Science Theater 3000 came on, go to bed after that. That was my idea of a perfect childhood Saturday.
My one and ONLY beef is that the 8 way whip is borderline TOO powerful. Makes you barely need all of the special weapons like the holy water and the axe for example. Other than that, I love it.
Out of all the Castlevania games, this one is my absolute favorite of all time and it will forever reign supreme….every level kept me on the edge of my seat….love it 😊
Master piece of gaming history on the super nintendo. It make me feel like a child again . Being the vampire slayer. And then we grow up and find out what being a adult is like . With all the worries of the world on your head. I want to go back to my child hood ..when you just couldn't wait to get home and play your fav game and dream on . The music in this takes me there again.
Your comment could not have been more true. That feeling that you got when you've returned home and you switched on your Super Nintendo with this game (or any other consoles with Castlevania to be honest, except Aria/Dawn of Sorrow) and you imagined yourself being the mighty hero defeating Lord Dracula once and for all. I am sure you can return to your childhood in another dimension and I hope you have fun with it. May God be with you all the way, sir. :-)
Def not. I came here just to listen to fall asleep. esp @ 45:10 which was one of my favorite stages. The music in this game was insanely good and still is. Brings me back to my happy place
I have got the impression that older video games focused a lot more on music than modern video games. I feel as if modern games tend to be really silent most of the time, whereas games from the 90s were usually like "alright, let's rock and roll!", and played some catchy track for almost any situation.
@@armandsmith1027 Indeed back then Mode 7 among other SNES specs. Separated it from the Saga system, Many people felt Nintendo was the superior system. At that point Nintendo won the 16 Bit Wars. Today it's all about X-Box vs PlayStation. Glad I was there to see it. Glad am here to see these Console Wars.
Diagonal whip was so revolutionary. I remember playing the first few castlevania in NES and they didn’t have that. It’s been so long. Am I right or is there something wrong with my memory?
I kind of love it how the music for Drac's third stage is "Simon's Theme." Instead of ominous, threatening music for his FINAL FORM, instead the soundtrack itself is telling Vlad to prepare for the whipping he is about to receive.
@@kakashihatake326 Lords of Shadow lore is bullshit, someone's wet dream. Simon is human, but very, very powerful. Simon is also not eternal, so he can's be a vampire. I swear these Lords of Shadow shitshows totally ruined whatever timeline and story arc Konami already had set for the series.
As a kid, that graveyard imagery from the story at the beginning, used to send shivers down my spine. I always thought there was some place like that in this world. Now, as an adult, I cant stop thinking that someone envisioned it because he saw it in real life...
Possibly the biggest videogame franchise ever; not only for the number of games along the years but also for its simple concept: Good vs. Evil in their rawest forms. It's classic. Apologies for the God of War and Batman Arkham games, but this one marked my life forever.
@@wallacesousuke1433 ??? Its true, Castlevania is nowhere near other franchises such as Pokemon, Mario or Sonic. That doesnt mean Castlevania is a bad franchise tho.
@@icelevelsenjoyer these garbage series for kids and manchildren didn't bring anything of value to the industry, they are like the mobile gaming of console gaming, they make profit off people's stupidity and nostalgia trip. Been gaming since the 90's and never cared about these piles of trash and cringe at grown ups who like them (and Nintendo stuff in general). Castlevania and Metroid will always be greater and more important franchises due to their immense contributions to the gaming industry, regardless of whether they sell poorly, popularity =/= quality, it just means that most people are dumb.
@@wallacesousuke1433 Run through some Zelda games and maybe a few galaxies from Super Mario Galaxy series and then say this bull shit. All of these nintendo franchises brought a lot to the gaming scene, but the reality is that Castlevania reaches the hearts of players significantly less than franchises like Mario and Zelda. Why? Not because they are for kids, but because they were and are innovative for their time. Both games mentioned are equally as difficult as Castlevania at times, but then also a lot more relaxing, which can cater to a wider audience.
Boss List Boss 01 Rowdain 8:32 Boss 02 Medusa 12:39 Boss 03 Orphic Vipers 21:25 Boss 04 Kornoat 28:00 Boss 05 Dancing Specters 38:18 Boss 06 Sir Garkut 44:15 Boss 07 Frankenstein 49:39 Boss 08 Golden Phantom Bat 56:37 Boss 09 Akmodan 1:02:46 Final Boss Count Dracula Vlad Trepes 1:10:37
It was a blast to see the game in 1992 in German department stores! The intro 0:39 - 3:04 is especially eerie, atmospheric and horror-like, similar to Forbidden Forest (Commodore 64)!! Goosebumps! Amazing music!
The BEST OG Castlevania. Graphics, sound design, music (oh the music!) and atmosphere and that whip have never been surpassed. An absolute gem of the 16-bit era.
I can remember my Dad taking me to blockbuster to rent this game and how amazed I was at the sound and graphics. Still holds up today to nice play through
After beating this game, let the credits roll without powering down or resetting the SNES and you will be able to start the game again in a slightly different version. The Bosses are the same, but you will have regular enemies that are somewhat tougher and some later enemies from game 1 will appear earlier in the 2nd game. If nothing else, save your first password from the 2nd game - you will have a different set of passwords for this game. Many Super Castlevania IV purists don't consider the game beaten until they beat it the 2nd time through.
Crazy thing is I watched this because I knew it was a good game.. but even relooking at it now and I'm actually blown away at how phenomenal this game ,not was, but IS!!! I cant believe this was a launch title!
Modern games are good and all, and maybe they're the best games have ever been, but I always come back to these retro games. After the PS2/XBox/GameCube my interest in keeping up with modern gaming started to wane, and I started playing fewer and fewer "new" games. I have the PS4/XB1/Switch and what do I play the most? The NES/SNES/Genesis Classic consoles, and I can't wait until the TG16 comes out next year. The Switch is really the only modern console I play...it's not that there aren't any modern games that interest me, it's just that there really isn't a pick-up-and-play element to most modern games. You have to sit down and invest time into the game, the controls, the story, etc...When you're in your 40's you don't have the benefit of a whole lot of free time. To sum it all up in the simplest of terms: Retro games FTW!
Im only 28 as of January this year man, and i completely agree with you. I grew up on retro systems cuz im a 90's kid and i still always come back to these classics no matter how much new games and technology saturate the market
Plus modern day games offer very little challenge, and gameplay in general. I find myself watching cutscenes or reading dialogue 60% of the time. Cut the bs and give me some action!
I'm 22 and I feel you. I don't mind a long grind now and again (assuming it's worth it of course), but I still prefer my Gamecube over my Switch if that makes any sense.
at times I forget this one is real. I am a fan of many of the titles, and yet everytime I come back to this one im just amazed at so much they did for this game. from music to animation and to framing of the credits. so Unreal for a castlevania game at the time
One of the most epic intros in a game I've ever seen in my life. And...when Konami can get better localization for Japanese-to-English translation in 1991 than many games can get today.
This game really showed off all the things the Super Nintendo was about:- Sprite rotation Sprite scaling Mode 7 Transparency effects Synthesised instrumental music Didn't like the look of it at first glance (in particular thought the first stage was ugly), but once you persevered for a while, the game really started to show how good it was.
1:09:52 Dat feel when the final music starts to play. Your palms are sweaty. You are nervous and fearful as all get out. Still you press left on the d-pad. Time for the final boss. Time to face Dracula.
Whenever I beat Dracula in this game and that orb fell from the air in his chamber, I would always try and jump up and grab it while flailing my whip, so I could get that cool frozen action shot. 😁 But yeah, this game brings back memories. The music, the graphics. Wow, this takes me back.
0:38 That whole scene at the start scared the shit outta me as a kid!! I was imagining I was in that big as graveyard during the night!! I was 8 years old!! :0
I played this growing up. Having the boomerang was always the best weapon to have. My brother's and I loved this masterpiece. He still has it . I'm 45 years old and was a teenager back then 😊
Simplemente un juego magistral! Recuerdo que la revista Gamepro, lo califico todo en rojo; o sea, su máxima puntuación. Y dijeron, en esa edición de noviembre de 1991, que era uno de los mejores juegos de acción-aventura de ese momento. Saludos!
That music tho.. after all these years. Still as powerful and amazing as ever. I just bought a copy of the game in near mint condition! For me this was the golden age of gaming. ❤
I was a sucker for Super Metroid, but somehow I never took a bite out of this game. Perhaps it's time to blow into the base of this Belmont cartridge and remedy that oversight . . .
Id love a Castlevania II Simons Quest remake with this control scheme and graphics. Would be awesome. Imagine how creepy the music could be and have bosses for every mansion.
The fact that I have this on in the background just for the music really speaks to the strength of its OST. Also the awesomeness of this game just in general. It's not distracting at all. NC also beats some bosses so fast that I wonder what I was missing, lol
4 mins in and I couldn't help but smile. Not only was this a great game but it took me back to the days when you could actually rents games for a few days then bring them back. I rented the hell outta this game lol. Never beat it tho smh.
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This is a Great Game to play on Halloween
A Link to the Past, Super Metroid and Super Castlevania 4 were my childhood. Still playing them today on my SNES Mini. Absolute masterpieces.
Good line up. Seriously that technology and expertise was just so cutting edge at the time.
For me it was OOT, Ssb 64, star fox 64, Super Mario 64 I also had mk snes and my dad old old games back in NES era.
My childhood was tic tack toe and observing walruses from afar.
Im playing them on my original snes
@@obivincinninninnina3041 Alaskan child?
I love the DRAGON BATTLES on Castlevania !!!!
Never understood why every Castlevania game after this didn't incorporate the control scheme. The controls in this game are top-notch even when playing it almost 30 years later.
IKR? As neat as I found Symphony of the Night, it made zero sense why an ability as simple as attacking up, while mapping the sub-weapons to their own button, was apparently too advanced for the cutting edge PS1 game layered with RPG elements.
Aside from not being able to whip downwards while on the ground (which perhaps could have easily been solved, if crouching was mapped to an L/R trigger, or if Down+Whip was different from Down+Left/Right+Whip), plus the hassle of fighting enemies on stairs, I felt that SCIV’s controls were nearly perfect.
SotN (aka Igavania) became the standard after the meh 3D Castlevanias in Nintendo64. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Igavanias. But I'm with you, I'd love to see this formula implemented. Castlevania:Rebirth is a fantastic game, but it uses the NES formula more than the SNES/Sega formula.
A man can dream, though. A man can dream.
Welp, time for another Super Castlevania IV run!
From what I understood, some of the original team split up with Konami and left to do their own thing. I love symphony of the night and I'm glad IGA is doing his own thing, imagine if the original SCV4 team united and made a new Castlegania game, or something like it.
Would've been tricky for Rondo of Blood since the PC Engine only had 2 face buttons on the controller. I agree though, the control scheme for SCIV is great.
30 years latter?
I get goosebumps watching the first minute. I'm a 37-year old man and it still makes me feel the same emotion as a kid. The creepy music in the beginning reappears at the 30:28 mark.
Agree.
Same!
I'm 37, n i also agreed with you
Same here
Nostalgia overdose for me as well.
This game captures the feel of old horror movies perfectly.
Wen you walk tô the final Room the toches spit up oq my fuckin god
Yes of course
Sure does.
This game is awesome...
Ué, kkkk
Num percebi isso
The nostalgia is overwhelming... how I miss those times.
I know the feeling man
This and Street Fighter II Turbo are like the only games I play on my SNES mini.
@BxxDxx Hoodoo Dude I go back further than that. Waking up Saturday Morning, watching those classic Saturday Morning Cartoons until mom woke up, made banana pancakes, spend all day on the NES or SNES, playing what we managed to rent from the local rental store (even before Blockbuster came onto the scene). Mom made sweet tea, drink cups of the stuff. Go to Saturday Mass, grab a cheap pizza from, again, a local chain afterwards, watch SNICK when we got back home, play the rest of the night away until Mystery Science Theater 3000 came on, go to bed after that.
That was my idea of a perfect childhood Saturday.
It's just memberberries, In 20 years you'll think that of 2020. Well maybe not 2020 specifically...
@@UmVtCg I think it pretty much stops at 80's/90's childhood...
when it was good to be a youth.
The music on this game was amazing
In my opinion This is the greatest Castlevania game of them all. Just a amazing game from start to finish
I'm with you
+Lilly Charlotte Tvedt Ditto.
Nope.
I agree.
My one and ONLY beef is that the 8 way whip is borderline TOO powerful. Makes you barely need all of the special weapons like the holy water and the axe for example. Other than that, I love it.
Out of all the Castlevania games, this one is my absolute favorite of all time and it will forever reign supreme….every level kept me on the edge of my seat….love it 😊
I had this game almost 30 years ago, played it all the time. The music was incredible for a console from the early 90’s.
Still is!
I bet his cart, where ever it is, is still working too.
Still is, bud.
It still is one the best scores a game has ever had
I remember having all the passwords written down on a piece of paper so I could jump in to my favourite levels whenever I wanted.
Same
Me too
yeah, did that with every game I had lol.
Thats how our generation rolled! Same.
Super Metroid was revolutionary in my young mind.
The manual for the game has a neat section dedicated for passwords. I finally just got the game complete and noticed it today.
This game is a masterpiece!
Yes!!!! Music is the BEST of gameplay
Indeed
Master piece of gaming history on the super nintendo. It make me feel like a child again . Being the vampire slayer. And then we grow up and find out what being a adult is like . With all the worries of the world on your head. I want to go back to my child hood ..when you just couldn't wait to get home and play your fav game and dream on . The music in this takes me there again.
Amen🙏💙 brother!! Your comment brought tears to my eyes.. Your honesty is Godlike. Good for you🙌and God bless you.
Your comment could not have been more true. That feeling that you got when you've returned home and you switched on your Super Nintendo with this game (or any other consoles with Castlevania to be honest, except Aria/Dawn of Sorrow) and you imagined yourself being the mighty hero defeating Lord Dracula once and for all.
I am sure you can return to your childhood in another dimension and I hope you have fun with it. May God be with you all the way, sir. :-)
Yup.
You have too much time on your hands, spam-bot.
I listen to this music of this game as I'm workingout or driving sometimes...am i the only one that do this?
Nope .. you are normal ....
Def not. I came here just to listen to fall asleep. esp @ 45:10 which was one of my favorite stages. The music in this game was insanely good and still is. Brings me back to my happy place
Not at all
Not at all. Music is music everywhere, and this is one fo the best on his genre.
You got bats in the bellfree I tell thee
You know Dracula is gonna freak out, when he finds all the tables and chairs have been destroyed. Those were rentals!!
The music during the credits is so nostalgic. Brings back memories of the great gaming days in the 90's!
It’s epic
the only piece of video game music that i still am uncertain of the feelings it gives me. credit music is so good!
yes still a wonderful piece
I have got the impression that older video games focused a lot more on music than modern video games. I feel as if modern games tend to be really silent most of the time, whereas games from the 90s were usually like "alright, let's rock and roll!", and played some catchy track for almost any situation.
90s...A great decade indeed
Nintendo blew their load with this game, and everything else on SNES. They’ve never been able to top the SNES days.
@soul seeker That's because they marketed it so well, everyone bought a Wii, and everyone's dog, and everyone's grandma.
I made a fugue of Simon's theme from the 1st level.th-cam.com/video/xHYhuDHK8NY/w-d-xo.html
Honestly, it seems the Switch is topping it, and surpassing it.
@SOUL SEEKER Success in sales doesn't mean better.
The '90s was the peak for Nintendo. It's not the same anymore these days, even they still occasionally make good games.
One of the very first and greatest games from the SNES to show 360 Rotation.
It was called mode 7... me and my friend used to always talk about it when we were in our teens.
@@armandsmith1027 Indeed back then Mode 7 among other SNES specs. Separated it from the Saga system, Many people felt Nintendo was the superior system. At that point Nintendo won the 16 Bit Wars. Today it's all about X-Box vs PlayStation. Glad I was there to see it. Glad am here to see these Console Wars.
@@ZeroGRacer we won't even get into that Star Fox and the FX chip... that's a whole nother story we have to sit around a campfire and talk about.
@FinnMc2 Regardless this was still impressive at it's time.
Isn't this game basically a snes remake of the first one.
One of the greatest SNES soundtracks ever u could listen to this in your car on a long trip and go down memory lane and just enjoy yourself
I put it on a tape. I still have that tape.
Diagonal whip was so revolutionary. I remember playing the first few castlevania in NES and they didn’t have that. It’s been so long. Am I right or is there something wrong with my memory?
This was the first and only one to do it
Man the beginning sound track of this game was so hype.
I listen to it for my workout!
Like the 80s cartoon intros
I kind of love it how the music for Drac's third stage is "Simon's Theme." Instead of ominous, threatening music for his FINAL FORM, instead the soundtrack itself is telling Vlad to prepare for the whipping he is about to receive.
Lol. "Whipping."
@@multimeter2859 Better than wiping
Simon is half vampire like Alucard for some reason.
@@kakashihatake326 sounds like Lords of Shadow.
@@kakashihatake326 Lords of Shadow lore is bullshit, someone's wet dream. Simon is human, but very, very powerful. Simon is also not eternal, so he can's be a vampire. I swear these Lords of Shadow shitshows totally ruined whatever timeline and story arc Konami already had set for the series.
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD GAME. I STILL OWN AND PLAY IT.
As a kid, that graveyard imagery from the story at the beginning, used to send shivers down my spine. I always thought there was some place like that in this world. Now, as an adult, I cant stop thinking that someone envisioned it because he saw it in real life...
One of the greatest games of all time, with some of the greatest music of all time.
I agree.
You a brand new fan?
@@SkullfaceTalks I am! I also noticed that!
Yup.
@@SkullfaceTalks the devil and god are raging inside of me
I love how there is a "calm before the storm" level just before you enter the castle proper. It's really atmospheric.
When you heard the organ playing in the final stage, you knew s*** was about to get real.
Damn Straight!
Delicious straight.🧛♀️
Dun-dun-DUUUUUUUUN
Hell Yeah!
Indeed!
This game had some awesome levels like the Treasury, Castle Halls/Ballroom, Stables, and Clock Tower. The bosses, although easy, they were memorable.
Grim reaper was always the hardest lol
Easy? 🤣
@@boxingandrum Depends on what you're using. As you can see in this LP they're not so tough if you use the crosses.
Yeah since you had so much mobility you could basically whip circles around them
Yea bosses were the easiest part of this game. I mean I died to a few of them at times but the stages were way harder than the bosses
I love it when games use the music from the first level during the final bossfight. This is so cinematic.
Imo this is the Castlevania with the most melancholic atmosphere. It's also the first i've played.
Possibly the biggest videogame franchise ever; not only for the number of games along the years but also for its simple concept: Good vs. Evil in their rawest forms. It's classic.
Apologies for the God of War and Batman Arkham games, but this one marked my life forever.
I think both Mario and Pokemon are far bigger franchises than Castlevania.
@@StuUngar 🤣🤣🤣 I like your sense of humor
@@wallacesousuke1433 ??? Its true, Castlevania is nowhere near other franchises such as Pokemon, Mario or Sonic. That doesnt mean Castlevania is a bad franchise tho.
@@icelevelsenjoyer these garbage series for kids and manchildren didn't bring anything of value to the industry, they are like the mobile gaming of console gaming, they make profit off people's stupidity and nostalgia trip. Been gaming since the 90's and never cared about these piles of trash and cringe at grown ups who like them (and Nintendo stuff in general).
Castlevania and Metroid will always be greater and more important franchises due to their immense contributions to the gaming industry, regardless of whether they sell poorly, popularity =/= quality, it just means that most people are dumb.
@@wallacesousuke1433 Run through some Zelda games and maybe a few galaxies from Super Mario Galaxy series and then say this bull shit. All of these nintendo franchises brought a lot to the gaming scene, but the reality is that Castlevania reaches the hearts of players significantly less than franchises like Mario and Zelda. Why? Not because they are for kids, but because they were and are innovative for their time. Both games mentioned are equally as difficult as Castlevania at times, but then also a lot more relaxing, which can cater to a wider audience.
The Deadly Dancers: Fred Ascare and Paula Abghoul.
That's funny😂😂
Oh yeeeaaah I remember that
I remember first seeing that rotation level I was amazed at the graphics.
Same! It blew my mind, and the music for it (that starting bass line) combined to make it so memorable.
Especially the spinning room 😄
I Boot this up on SNES mini every October! The ambiance of the season with an Epic soundtrack!
Boss List
Boss 01 Rowdain 8:32
Boss 02 Medusa 12:39
Boss 03 Orphic Vipers 21:25
Boss 04 Kornoat 28:00
Boss 05 Dancing Specters 38:18
Boss 06 Sir Garkut 44:15
Boss 07 Frankenstein 49:39
Boss 08 Golden Phantom Bat 56:37
Boss 09 Akmodan 1:02:46
Final Boss Count Dracula Vlad Trepes 1:10:37
You forgot Sloaga, Gaibon, and Death
@@yeremiapatuan4877 Oh, it doesn't matter.
Sir Graskull, not Garkut ?
*Koranot, Grakul, Zapf Bat
I loved this game. And the soundtrack is amazing, too.
This guy is too good lol
It was a blast to see the game in 1992 in German department stores! The intro 0:39 - 3:04 is especially eerie, atmospheric and horror-like, similar to Forbidden Forest (Commodore 64)!! Goosebumps! Amazing music!
this was my mom's favorite SNES game back in the 2000s. loved watching her playing this.
I'm Sega Genesis fan. But SNES is also a GREAT console. Cool.
I love both consoles, I prefer SNES but Genesis/Mega Drive have great games too. These consoles was the gold era of 16 bits.
Glad to hear somebody loving BOTH sides.
Such an epic, atmospheric game and soundtrack. One of my favorite Super NES games!
Was a huge Castlvania fan as a kid. This is my absolute favorite Castlevania, and one of my favorite games ever!
The BEST OG Castlevania. Graphics, sound design, music (oh the music!) and atmosphere and that whip have never been surpassed. An absolute gem of the 16-bit era.
So glad I found this awesome channel. Brings back a lot memories of times I played most of these games with my late father
That's awesome.. I am sorry for your loss my friend.. .🙏😇👑💙🙌🎮😎 God speed to you and God bless you.
I can remember my Dad taking me to blockbuster to rent this game and how amazed I was at the sound and graphics. Still holds up today to nice play through
Super Castlevania beat me up so bad as a kid. This game is a lot harder than you think!
The attention to detail is so exquisite for a Snes game, the soundtrack is powerful. The bosses are incredible, the controls are responsive!
This one is a masterpiece.
I miss watching my brother playing this game. He's the only one who completed the game. RIP brother 🙏❤
Sorry to hear that...
Sorry lianyi hime
I am sorry for your loss.. .😇🙏🙌
Still throw this in about once a year and play it over a few days. Maybe the best soundtrack for any game ever.
I love final fantasy 2 and 3 soundtracks
Yuzo Koshiro and the Streets of Rage series would like a word.
After beating this game, let the credits roll without powering down or resetting the SNES and you will be able to start the game again in a slightly different version. The Bosses are the same, but you will have regular enemies that are somewhat tougher and some later enemies from game 1 will appear earlier in the 2nd game. If nothing else, save your first password from the 2nd game - you will have a different set of passwords for this game.
Many Super Castlevania IV purists don't consider the game beaten until they beat it the 2nd time through.
oh, neat info!
Crazy thing is I watched this because I knew it was a good game.. but even relooking at it now and I'm actually blown away at how phenomenal this game ,not was, but IS!!!
I cant believe this was a launch title!
Modern games are good and all, and maybe they're the best games have ever been, but I always come back to these retro games. After the PS2/XBox/GameCube my interest in keeping up with modern gaming started to wane, and I started playing fewer and fewer "new" games. I have the PS4/XB1/Switch and what do I play the most? The NES/SNES/Genesis Classic consoles, and I can't wait until the TG16 comes out next year. The Switch is really the only modern console I play...it's not that there aren't any modern games that interest me, it's just that there really isn't a pick-up-and-play element to most modern games. You have to sit down and invest time into the game, the controls, the story, etc...When you're in your 40's you don't have the benefit of a whole lot of free time. To sum it all up in the simplest of terms: Retro games FTW!
As someone in their 40's, free time is valuable as goldwhen you get it, but you don't get a lot of it either.
Im only 28 as of January this year man, and i completely agree with you. I grew up on retro systems cuz im a 90's kid and i still always come back to these classics no matter how much new games and technology saturate the market
Plus modern day games offer very little challenge, and gameplay in general. I find myself watching cutscenes or reading dialogue 60% of the time. Cut the bs and give me some action!
Right, right!
I'm 22 and I feel you. I don't mind a long grind now and again (assuming it's worth it of course), but I still prefer my Gamecube over my Switch if that makes any sense.
at times I forget this one is real. I am a fan of many of the titles, and yet everytime I come back to this one im just amazed at so much they did for this game. from music to animation and to framing of the credits. so Unreal for a castlevania game at the time
I could never forget the soundtrack
Me too!!!
Duuuude, when the music changes to Simon's theme... CHILLS
One of the most epic intros in a game I've ever seen in my life. And...when Konami can get better localization for Japanese-to-English translation in 1991 than many games can get today.
it was hard to find good translators back then hahaha
The first time I heard just the opening "Jazzesque" theme in 1991 I melted. The entire game is a masterpiece, but the music, just too good.
The music really makes the game it gives it the perfect atmosphere love love this Game!!
45:10 came here for the nostalgia. Stage 8 was one of my favorites, the music makes me time travel back to those times. Nice gameplay man thanks
This and symphony of the night for the ps1 was the best.
This game really showed off all the things the Super Nintendo was about:-
Sprite rotation
Sprite scaling
Mode 7
Transparency effects
Synthesised instrumental music
Didn't like the look of it at first glance (in particular thought the first stage was ugly), but once you persevered for a while, the game really started to show how good it was.
@@soundspark Couldn't care less how the effects got there as long as they got there.
I love how this game lets you freely swing your chain to "block" incoming attacks if an enemy gets too close. So cool!
The music on this game was amazing. I remember you could play the tracks on the game. Used to listen to them all the time.
The Dracula final battle music is a masterpiece that still stands strong to this day.
33:43 secret break away in the floor, secret room.
Hands down the best music compilation for a video game in the history of my childhood!
I'm still playing this game today !!! It's one of the best, ever maded !!! Together with Super Mario Bros and FALLOUT 3. And ofcourse = Castlevania
ALL IS EPIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:09:52 Dat feel when the final music starts to play. Your palms are sweaty. You are nervous and fearful as all get out. Still you press left on the d-pad. Time for the final boss. Time to face Dracula.
This is one of the best in the series. The music is amazing the whole game. They finally let you whip in all directions also.
9:30 stage music is epic epicccc I remember playing this with my big brother man that was the days
one of the best games i've ever played.
In my honest opinion one of the greatest video games ever created
I think I agree
Whenever I beat Dracula in this game and that orb fell from the air in his chamber, I would always try and jump up and grab it while flailing my whip, so I could get that cool frozen action shot. 😁
But yeah, this game brings back memories. The music, the graphics. Wow, this takes me back.
I still do that whenever I play this game lol
I still do that. 😄
0:38 That whole scene at the start scared the shit outta me as a kid!! I was imagining I was in that big as graveyard during the night!! I was 8 years old!! :0
I played this growing up. Having the boomerang was always the best weapon to have. My brother's and I loved this masterpiece. He still has it . I'm 45 years old and was a teenager back then 😊
I love that Konami sound. You knew you were gonna have fun
Simplemente un juego magistral! Recuerdo que la revista Gamepro, lo califico todo en rojo; o sea, su máxima puntuación. Y dijeron, en esa edición de noviembre de 1991, que era uno de los mejores juegos de acción-aventura de ese momento. Saludos!
Sí, jaja. A mí también me pasó algo parecido... Simplemente inolvidable! ¡Saludos cordiales!
*100 years later*
Simon: "Time for me to whip some bastards"
Konami: "I got you" *The greatest theme ever*
Dracula: *Nervous laugh* "I'm in danger"
LMFAO!!!😂😂😂 THAT'S HILARIOUS
So many memories with this game. I want to play it again.
same here .. bring me back to 1990s
Galactic Magic emulation much?
@@elijahhodges1575 It's on the SNES Classic!
Same
I’m running in the 90’s for this game.
How I miss these days,this game was so good and still holds up.
Best 16 bits Soundtrack Ever. So Creative, So Unique, So Magic. Even 30 years later.
They need to take some of this music and put it in the castlevania Netflix series! Put a like if u agree .
Save it for the major motion picture
@@armandoortiz9114 i like your thinking homie!....that would be Epic!
yeah but not live action, a badass animation style that is current be freaking great!
@Flandre Scarlet the problem is that Castlevania IV is considered non-canon, since Simon only killed Vlad 2 times
@@las4gna84 It's not that this isn't canon. It's just that Castlevania 4 is a remake of the first one.
That music tho.. after all these years. Still as powerful and amazing as ever. I just bought a copy of the game in near mint condition! For me this was the golden age of gaming. ❤
57:56 Stage 10-1
1:03:47 Stage 11-1
1:04:52 Stage 11-2
1:06:48 Stage 11-3
1:09:51 Final Boss
10 -1 my favourite
I was a sucker for Super Metroid, but somehow I never took a bite out of this game. Perhaps it's time to blow into the base of this Belmont cartridge and remedy that oversight . . .
This game dosen t looks like metroid. It was only after SOTN that they start to be similar
John Black It’s on the SNES Classic as well!
Just beat this game today. Music playing during Dracula fight was badass. Even the credits music was really good
That's my BEST GAME i ever played when I was a kid growing up......specially the Music
I wish could be a kid again ......miss those DAYS .
one of the greatest game ever made
Id love a Castlevania II Simons Quest remake with this control scheme and graphics. Would be awesome. Imagine how creepy the music could be and have bosses for every mansion.
the first skeletons used to give me chills down the spine when was a kid lol. awesome game
The reaper is always more difficult than Dracula. In every single Castlevania game.
Well yeah, you don't cheat death. Not easily anyway.
Agreed. And I certainly feel he's fought way too early in *Aria of Sorrow* 😬
It depends, Reaper in SOTN I found it easier than Drac in reverse castle
Castlevania circle of the moon: hold my beer
Well the Reaper is a kind of dark god while dracula is a human who made a pact with demons and utilizes dark sorcery......
The Cross is really good in this game.🧐
The fact that I have this on in the background just for the music really speaks to the strength of its OST.
Also the awesomeness of this game just in general. It's not distracting at all. NC also beats some bosses so fast that I wonder what I was missing, lol
One of the best games ever! I always loved the music in this game. Brings back great memories.
Ditto. Great music. Great memories
Game is pure nostalgia. Really takes me back unlike any other game. The landscapes, the music, the combat...perfection.
A true barbarian warrior... This game always had such an intense, brooding seriousness to it. Quite addictive back in the day.
still is
This takes me back to when I was 10. I got this for XMAS 1992. Fond memories.
Wow I remember this game when I was a lil boy my dad use too play this game every night still Kool as hell brings back old memories 👍👍👍👍👍👍
They've created masterpieces back then. I miss these times.
I used to watch my sister play this when I was little. Always loved the music especially from the ballroom level.
4 mins in and I couldn't help but smile. Not only was this a great game but it took me back to the days when you could actually rents games for a few days then bring them back. I rented the hell outta this game lol. Never beat it tho smh.