Super Castlevania IV (SNES Video Game) Part 1 - James & Mike Mondays

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    Super Castlevania IV was published and developed by Konami in 1991 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s a side-scrolling action-platormer and is essentially a remake of the original Castlevania game for NES. The NES titles are favorites to most NES lovers (well, usually excluding Simon’s Quest). The SNES entry is largely considered the best in the series, and the one all future installments are judged by. It once again stars Simon Belmont on a quest to kill the prince of darkness himself - Count Dracula! Join James Rolfe and Mike Matei as they play through one of their favorite titles for the Super Nintendo!
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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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    • @Dr_Nuclear-sloth
      @Dr_Nuclear-sloth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James just described Castlevania by Ed Wood

    • @godchi1dvonsteuben770
      @godchi1dvonsteuben770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God... Castlevania 64... hurts just thinkin' about it... just talkin' about it, I could swear I smell shit.... Jesus...

    • @johnrosie9769
      @johnrosie9769 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cinemassacre I like castlevania 64 I even beat it multiple times with both Carrie and Reinhardt and the real final boss battle is awesome Dracula turns into a centipede like dragon and you fight him in the desert of hell it's pretty cool

    • @Phils-House
      @Phils-House 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Castlevania Netflix series review?

    • @magnoliamike
      @magnoliamike 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      James you should do a review of the Netflix Castlevania series

  • @numberpi5473
    @numberpi5473 8 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    9:18
    This actually has an explanation.
    These candles are the work of Death. When he takes a soul, he traps it in a candle to light Dracula's castle. When the hunter breaks the candle, the soul gives him a gift - in this case, Hearts to power the hunter's weapons.

    • @cypher160manny2
      @cypher160manny2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Wow that's actually pretty cool

    • @smhoneyjuarez2928
      @smhoneyjuarez2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pandavelli8176 seems factual

    • @benmasta5814
      @benmasta5814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@smhoneyjuarez2928 its based on a true story

    • @PC_Simo
      @PC_Simo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Makes sense 🤔💡.

    • @kevinblk91
      @kevinblk91 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats so cool

  • @Raskoflinko
    @Raskoflinko 8 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    "Christopher Lee is still alive!" Right in the feels. I forgot this video is from 2014 :(

    • @ChristopherMcLarenExperience
      @ChristopherMcLarenExperience 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah I was like whuut?

    • @Joseph-oo7pp
      @Joseph-oo7pp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just died when i heard that.

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Dr. Phil's creampie lounge wank session? what the fuck bro?

    • @schnarfschnarf5886
      @schnarfschnarf5886 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "In the feels" ugh. Your a cool guy huh?

    • @StormsparkPegasus
      @StormsparkPegasus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, RIP Christopher Lee. He lived to a very old age and was healthy up until the end though, so there's that.

  • @johnedelmann6711
    @johnedelmann6711 9 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    RIP Christopher Lee.

    • @ackbarfan5556
      @ackbarfan5556 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John Edelmann I was about to mention that.

    • @lejendjackson
      @lejendjackson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ackbarfan5556 nah man, didnt you hear Mike? He's still alive

    • @juroakyol
      @juroakyol 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah it sucks Christopher Lee is dead.... He was in a lot of great things, but he will be remembered

    • @TheClosetWriter100
      @TheClosetWriter100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Christopher Bee*

    • @BronyNumber4096
      @BronyNumber4096 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      John Edelmann Yeah. I had heard about Roddy Piper dying while checking YT for some old WWF entrance themes. So I checked a Celeb Death site to see if it was true. Then I came across Christopher Lee's name, and was like, "Aw, balls!"

  • @justinwilliams7148
    @justinwilliams7148 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The lightning striking the grave in the intro made my old crappy TV turn off automatically because it overloaded it. Sure burned it into my memory having the room plunged into darkness when it happened at night. Same for the T2 movie intro where the endoskeleton turns and fires at the screen and other flashing lights.

    • @SegaDream131
      @SegaDream131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Old tvs did wild stuff, I remember a console type that would leave a round lit orb in the center of the screen when you turned it off and I would have all the lights off and touch the screen and sometimes it would static shock you or just follow your finger around the outside of it.....

  • @CreepsMcPasta
    @CreepsMcPasta 9 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This game was so creative for its time. Especially that spiny tube level!

    • @deadpansanchez2947
      @deadpansanchez2947 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Creeps should read the intro (//w0)

    • @28dogface
      @28dogface 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      You rule creepsmcpasta!

    • @TheManlyman21
      @TheManlyman21 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo, Creeps, your third weeks theme in October should be about creepypastas about doodoo

    • @ZigealFaust
      @ZigealFaust 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Konami used to be innovative and cutting edge.
      How the times have changed.

    • @Meleedroit
      @Meleedroit ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Turns out the "Creep" in his name was true

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 9 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Dracula turns around and he's fucking Christopher Lee!"
    Now _that_ is a horrible mental image.

    • @tetsujin_144
      @tetsujin_144 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No wonder Christopher Lee doesn't want to talk about it...

    • @Par-Crom
      @Par-Crom 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ... And Christopher Lee takes off his mask, and he's fucking Nicholas Cage !!

    • @algol291
      @algol291 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you ever watched the original remake by Hammer movies, where Christopher Lee is Dracula? It had a dark atmosphere, and changed the original story around, but I think Lee is superior to Bela Lugosi, except for the one line about the wolves; "Listen to them, the Children of the Night. Such sweet music they make." His Hungarian accent was awesome!!

    • @Your_Degenerate
      @Your_Degenerate 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Norman G. That's an epic horror movie idea right there.

    • @markasscop
      @markasscop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      took me like 20 seconds to get that

  • @gamerhats4145
    @gamerhats4145 9 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Those clacking and creaking sounds of the Snes controller, ahh the memories.

    • @strocat25
      @strocat25 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      GamerHats most comfortable controller of all time my friend. I bought an Ibuffalo usb one for my PC and it feels exactly like the real thing.

    • @IvanTorres-tt8ri
      @IvanTorres-tt8ri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Music to my hears.

    • @pablodaniel-retrogamer716
      @pablodaniel-retrogamer716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One Of the best controllers.

    • @omegaweapon116
      @omegaweapon116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only thing that might be better is the PS2 controller

  • @haydens.2755
    @haydens.2755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Castlevania 1 and 4 will ALWAYS be my favorite games in the series. 1 because the level design is as close to perfect as it gets, and 4 because the whip controls are amazing.

    • @Anthony-ku2bb
      @Anthony-ku2bb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish they kept whipping at multiple directions in all of the Castlevania games. I understand that in the old NES days it wasn't possible due to hardware limitations. However, from the super NES 16 bit and in the newer consoles they should have kept this whipping in all directions in all of the other versions of Castlevania.

  • @TimWUnderwood
    @TimWUnderwood 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The moment I beat Dracula in this game after hours of trying to beat him (same with grim reaper) it gave me just the greatest sense of satisfaction I've ever felt from a game. Love this game

    • @KorbyWorby
      @KorbyWorby 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love that feeling most games are to easy and I never get it lol

    • @KorbyWorby
      @KorbyWorby 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea best feeling ever for me

    • @freakymoviedude
      @freakymoviedude 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The greatest satisfaction I ever had from beating a game was probably beating Turtles 1 on the original Nintendo :)

    • @freakymoviedude
      @freakymoviedude 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Yeah, it's fucking difficult, but I never.found it shitty (still don't). It may be a bad Turtles-game (a lot of the enemies are like WTF?), but it's an awesome action-platformer that really put your skills to a test. I had it for more than a year before I beat it, but when I did it was the greatest fucking feeling I ever had (at least for the 11year old me ;) ) :D

  • @KellicTiger
    @KellicTiger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "How has there not been a Castlevania movie"
    *I suddenly appear from the future.* Don't worry. Netflix has you covered.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it's a series, not a movie. Can't wait for season 4.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathancrossen2224 Definitetly.

  • @Anthony-ku2bb
    @Anthony-ku2bb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What I love about Super Castlevania 4 is being able to use the whip in several different directions. I could never understand why the other newer Castlevania games never added multi purpose direction of using the whip.

  • @AlinktoPersona
    @AlinktoPersona 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I want Castlefuckingvania to happen.

  • @mksolid82
    @mksolid82 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This in my opinion is one of their best two part videos. Definitely in the top 5. Great game, great mood, great horror legacy discussion. Make more like this one guys.

  • @castlewhore2007
    @castlewhore2007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I agree with James. Castlevania 4 is a great game that aged very well.

    • @darkwzrd4
      @darkwzrd4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah. It has Challenging but fair gameplay and great music.

    • @masterbetty7050
      @masterbetty7050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm currently doing the second quest and it is the perfect challenge. And the art style is top-notch. Probably my favorite Castlevania.

    • @sammyshehole
      @sammyshehole 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed. A little on the easier side compared to the NES games but I guess that’s what the Other Castle rom hack is for, if you want that increased difficulty. Definitely my favorite Castlevania in terms of music, gameplay and atmosphere.

  • @majestydream5
    @majestydream5 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I wonder if James has ever heard of Order of Ecclesia on the DS. That one had multiple areas that you could explore outside the castle so it was Simon's Quest revamped greatly. Also if you managed to get the right path the castle emerges,being a very huge area, creating the hype of confronting Dracula.

  • @GameSack
    @GameSack 9 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Super Castlevania IV is not only one of the best Castlevania games (Dracula X on the Turbo/PC Engine CD gives it a run for its money and I don't like calling it "Rondo", I've always just called it Dracula X) it's also one of the best 16-bit games in existence. And there are a crap-ton of awesome 16-bit games. Damn that was a fine time to enjoy videogames. I'm glad I can still enjoy them today and that the game systems still work perfectly well. It makes me wonder if stuff like Xbox 360 or PS3 will ever be looked at with the same kind of nostalgia. "Holy crap dude. Remember all o' them Call of Duties? That was a hell of a time 2 be a gamer. Thems were teh dayz." I guess we'll have to wait and see.

    • @TheGomGomBoyThaiConsoleGamer
      @TheGomGomBoyThaiConsoleGamer 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      yea yea ball sacks

    • @Serros13
      @Serros13 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said Joe.

    • @derekcunningham6956
      @derekcunningham6956 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You guys should do a video of the new Alien game. It'd be fun to watch.

    • @eewweeppkk
      @eewweeppkk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dracula X? I thought that the two top dogs were Super Castlevania IV and Symphony of the Night.

    • @somanymods
      @somanymods 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you call it Dracula x people think you mean that mediocre snes "port" though. Castlevania iv might be a more fair platforming experience but rondo of blood captures the castlevania experience better, while not being quite as unfair as the nes games. Some of the Rondo Dracula x of blood sound effects really suck though which is odd, Dracula x on snes actually had better sound effects. It's a moot point though because gran turismo 6 is the best castlevania game.

  • @IzunaGaiden
    @IzunaGaiden 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This game just deserves it! Phenomenal game, that's the spirit.

  • @qawamity
    @qawamity 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a classic. One of the earliest games for the SNES, and was better than many of the later games for the system. The playcontrol, graphics, sound, and level design were all top notch. Also, did you know the game is in stereo? The SNES component cable (yellow for video, red for right audio, white for left audio) could be hooked into a stereo system pretty easily. Those gigantic chandeliers you walk on had separate sound effects for swinging left and right; they sounded the same in mono-audio, but in stereo you'd hear them swinging side to side. Game was years ahead of its time.

  • @ONLYFOOLSNVIDEOS
    @ONLYFOOLSNVIDEOS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember seeing a fan video of pics James had taken in England and it made me think that he probably loves it for the whole castles/monsters thing. Not forgetting the great metal heritage

  • @Trainy2
    @Trainy2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You can tell so much love went into making this game.

  • @ProdigalSonOfSony
    @ProdigalSonOfSony 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love Super Castlevania 4, but I think the things I dislike about it the most are: 1) an abundance of boss fights that are easy or do not require critical thinking (There are exceptions). 2) THE BUZZSAW LEVEL (Screw that!). 3) some stiffness with the controls (minuet but noticeable). 4) lack of checkpoints in suitable areas. 5) sometimes the background palettes seemed too vibrant.
    These are just opinions, still love the game and is actually my 2nd favorite SNES title (after Super Metroid), but had some complaints, and wanted to see if anyone agreed with me. This seemed like the appropriate forum.

    • @newartmov
      @newartmov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They skipped on cool weapons, bosses etc. For cheap shitty enemies and ridiculous jumps and situational frustration. That is the only difficulty in this fucking game. I hate this game. Love Castlevania but... This game is driving me insane. Fuck those books in the library!

    • @protoman-blues
      @protoman-blues 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you in 3 and 4. I feel like many of my deaths were due to ms delays in control/reaction

  • @rogerrodriguez3832
    @rogerrodriguez3832 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "Christopher Lee's still alive" :( RIP

  • @Grease-Goblin
    @Grease-Goblin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Christopher Lee's still alive!"
    Aww...

  • @JapanskNinja
    @JapanskNinja 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The fact that James didn't know the name for Harpies blew my mind.

    • @GLCCreepyPasta
      @GLCCreepyPasta 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yea wtf o_ö

    • @Brittshow_AK
      @Brittshow_AK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@diffusewings4937 Knowing what harpies are makes you a nerd? And if you're a nerd you can't be the man?? Huh

    • @VelkanAngels
      @VelkanAngels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Brittshow_AK - Things are extremely simple and one-dimensional to people these days :l

  • @ItsJustMilkISwear
    @ItsJustMilkISwear 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    this game still looks good tbh. better graphics than half the side scrolling indie games that get released from steam greenlight.

    • @KazuyaMithra
      @KazuyaMithra 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It has some ps1/Saturn level sprites, its quite stunning

  • @WallKenshiro
    @WallKenshiro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just under a year ago Mike and James play this one. Yesterday Mike and Ryan play the original. Keeping it strangely consistent for Halloween.

  • @IHeartButtercuts
    @IHeartButtercuts 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This game has an awesome soundtrack.

  • @ArmorOfGod7
    @ArmorOfGod7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I have to go back and re-watch your Castlevania marathon, which is in my opinion your best work. I'll never forget the first time watching it and at the end of the first episode the screen froze you and put the Castlevania 2 night textbox on the screen. So epic!

  • @NathanBenedict45
    @NathanBenedict45 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Gotta be honest, I'm starting to like these James & Mike videos more than the old reviews. I like all the digressions...

  • @BoomstickAsh
    @BoomstickAsh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “You can just walk over it!” 😆 Love the TMNT video callback

  • @Eugenesis-g4l
    @Eugenesis-g4l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the trademarks of an old school Konami game is the sound effect it makes when you press the pause button one of my favorite sounds as a kid

  • @MSorge13
    @MSorge13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    For me, Super Castlevania IV will always be a remarkable game! It's not only my fav game in the series, but also one of my top-fav games of all time, period!
    The graphics are appealing and beautiful, the gameplay is fluid and responsive, the enemies are great, the soundtrack is fantastic (I listen to it quite often) - everything about it is just awesome! It holds up excellently, and I still play it at least a couple times every year... The ONLY negative I can think about is the framerate drops when there's too much for the console to handle on-screen at once; besides that, it's like a perfect game to me. What's also impressive is it came out during the very early days of the SNES, and it's still one of the best experiences on the console.

  • @Kurachi84
    @Kurachi84 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    i've never liked the castlevania games myself, but to watch them do them is alot of fun to me
    i have that with alot of games, like FF7 and 9, i do like to watch em, but they're nothing for me to play
    some games are too hard for me due to some brain damages, but i love to watch em on youtube, like final fight series, streets of rage, golden axe 2 and many more.... mostly platformers and beat em ups
    although i do like to play beat em ups, as even when i dont get through, i still can beat up people, which is the goal of those games..... to me
    i cant wait for part 2 :) then again, if they'd do it all in 1 week, we'd be done watching them way earlier

    • @BloderModer
      @BloderModer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Sorry to hear about your damage, but it's really cool that you still like to watch beat em up and platformers. :)
      This is also so far my favorite Mike and James video. I'm so looking forward to part 2.

  • @Spindles15
    @Spindles15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, what good timing. I just recently watched your entire great Castlevania series, and I've been kind of obsessed with this game in particular as of late. I've had the mp3's of all the amazing music from this game for years, and I still rock them on a semi-regular basis:)

  • @xmissviolencex
    @xmissviolencex 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my favorite videos now lol. Love this game and the random conversations. :D Can't wait for part 2.

  • @fullfrontal7276
    @fullfrontal7276 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Mike is usually a better player than James but James is on point in this game.

    • @tedizjeff7846
      @tedizjeff7846 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It's his favorite castlevania game.

    • @stevebanning902
      @stevebanning902 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tedizjeff7846 it's his favorite game period

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevebanning902 I think that's actually A Link to the Past.

    • @Boogie_the_cat
      @Boogie_the_cat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even Mike admits in a different episode that James is way better than him at Super Castlevania

  • @MermDaddy
    @MermDaddy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    no one is mentioning this but really? James had never heard of harpies? Like one of the standout mythical creatures

    • @MermDaddy
      @MermDaddy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      shadowshinobi06 its honestly not even just SOTN. I knew of harpies long before I ever played a castlevania game.

    • @mmachine101
      @mmachine101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I expected at least someone mentioning the goddamn Odissey by Homer, it's not like SOTN invented the harpies, guys...

    • @SUPERMATT5546
      @SUPERMATT5546 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Didn't Jason & the Argonauts have harpies?

    • @seankalifut9948
      @seankalifut9948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SUPERMATT5546 Correct.

    • @milescurtisnorwood9957
      @milescurtisnorwood9957 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MermDaddy I knew about em through schoolastic books growing up lol

  • @MikeGilroyMusic
    @MikeGilroyMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My favorite Castlevania too brother. Still have it, still love it.

  • @sdmfbastard
    @sdmfbastard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I actually loved castlevania 64..I remember getting chased in the garden. It was a very memorable experience for me, characters, story and all.

  • @MikeDiFool
    @MikeDiFool 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember when the first Devil May Cry game came out, I went to this local comic book shop and these guys were playing it on a monitor. It was such a bad-ass game, everyone in the store said the same thing- "This is how Castlevania 64 should've been like."

  • @psychoflee
    @psychoflee 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my favorite snes game of all time, thanks for reviewing it this way, it reminds me of my childhood, beautiful old times when playing it with my brother,

  • @TatsuraJ
    @TatsuraJ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Well, now that he's passed away, I guess you'll never find out why you can't discuss Dracula with Christopher Lee.

    • @ConstantineFurman
      @ConstantineFurman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's because the British press was ALWAYS tying him to Dracula. They couldn't just call him "Christopher Lee" or "film actor Christopher Lee." They always thought they'd be cute and do some Dracula gag and he really got tired of it.
      The British press is really appallingly bad and they will do shit to you out of spite. If you think the U.S. press is bad, they're nothing compared to how to do over in the U.K.

  • @lisvender
    @lisvender 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I wish I still felt so passionately about games as James does about this one. I’m so old now that I can’t remember any game I loved so much. Maybe Chrono Trigger

  • @tigrederd
    @tigrederd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is my favorite castlevania too, its so great especially the soundtrack

  • @DatBlueHusky
    @DatBlueHusky 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    symphony of the night is and will be my fav forever

  • @barryclark6119
    @barryclark6119 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my most favorite video game soundtracks of all time.

  • @JOSELUIS-ci2hs
    @JOSELUIS-ci2hs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing video-super fun! Castlevania IV brings me good memories ..I can't wait to play it on the snes mini and enjoy it again. Legendary soundtrack

  • @3X73RM
    @3X73RM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Watching this again in October 2020 and it’s so cool to hear them talk about a Castlevania movie, and now we have the most awesome animated Castlevania show we could ever wish for :D

  • @Randyy1
    @Randyy1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    lol I really wanna meet William Shatner and ask him what's his favorite Boston Legal episode. He'd probably just respond with "Denny Crane."

  • @GMulti123
    @GMulti123 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    the music in this game REALLY gets you into it... i couldn't stop playing this when I got it

  • @jdolaktv
    @jdolaktv 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who would I like to read the crawl? Vincent Price! No one else is more perfect.

    • @qawamity
      @qawamity 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's been ever so slightly dead for 11 years.

    • @jdolaktv
      @jdolaktv 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      qawamity
      I thought it was one of those dead or alive things...

    • @brettsix2027
      @brettsix2027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alice Cooper or Ian McKelken

  • @luckystrke
    @luckystrke 9 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Mike looks so much healthier now than in earlier videos

    • @JamesNintendoNerd
      @JamesNintendoNerd  9 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      ***** I did not have a kidney issue. People on the internet like to make shit up.

    • @jackorion7157
      @jackorion7157 9 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      *****
      The internet is full of trolls and idiots. Everyone is stupid except for me.
      -Albert Einstein

    • @TheAstroCreep3000
      @TheAstroCreep3000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Cinemassacre totally read "I did not have a kidney issue" as you saying it as arnold in kindergarten cop

    • @hassanpalomo4705
      @hassanpalomo4705 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yes he does look healthy. He is back from rehab 😺

    • @Avrelivs_Gold
      @Avrelivs_Gold 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's because of his shirt.

  • @mannysendao
    @mannysendao 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was filmed right before mike left for the 8th grade Halloween dance.

  • @natesobol
    @natesobol 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Can't wait for more when your schedule is less busy!

  • @xxcrysad3000xx
    @xxcrysad3000xx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally a game that I can beat with no trouble that they actually struggled somewhat with... I watch their others and am awed by the ease with which they are able to reach the end.

  • @boxerblake1
    @boxerblake1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of my favourite music on the SNES.

  • @benbmusic88
    @benbmusic88 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    James' Castlevania movie sounds awesome!!

    • @GeppettoProductions
      @GeppettoProductions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frank Langella and Gary Oldman have both played Dracula as well. They weren't as iconic in the role as Christopher Lee, unfortunately.

  • @Ckhat1118
    @Ckhat1118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoy these videos guys. Cool lookin back on all these older games!

  • @gamerhats4145
    @gamerhats4145 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahh the oh so sweet clacking sound of the Snes controllers, and this game has held up visually pretty well after so many years.

  • @Eyetrauma
    @Eyetrauma 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I feel like I'm alone in saying this, but I think CV64 should get more credit than it does. The controls are the biggest stumbling block (people get really caught off guard by the need to press and hold to climb ledges) but I honestly think it does *a lot* to give you a really cool atmosphere. The bits just outside and then in the castle really make you feel like there's a very foreboding air about the place, from the sewers to the hedge maze and so on.
    CV64 isn't CV4 and it isn't SOTN but I still think it's enjoyable in its own right.

    • @ivanorozco9673
      @ivanorozco9673 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i agree

    • @metae.4256
      @metae.4256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said. I too, like those ones. Enough to the point where I have played them several times in one day on several occasions.

    • @ivanorozco9673
      @ivanorozco9673 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here

    • @metae.4256
      @metae.4256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ivan orozco Glad to know there's someone else out there who loves those ones enough to keep playing. In fact, if i had my N64 still I would most likely have played them again very recently.

    • @GatorMilk
      @GatorMilk 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Legacy of Darkness was the better version of the game, though.

  • @Aaron_Gentry
    @Aaron_Gentry 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to see you guys do a video for Symphony of the Night, that would be so badass. Probably my favorite Castlevania game ever besides IV

  • @figbat6363
    @figbat6363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man im glad this is still up im stuck at a part

  • @vladislavkirilov4360
    @vladislavkirilov4360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game was ahead of it's time.

  • @TheTetsuHai
    @TheTetsuHai 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    R.I.P Christopher Lee

  • @darthdicnbalz
    @darthdicnbalz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well, now there's a Castlevania series on Netflix. How times have changed!

    • @hotcoffeebreath
      @hotcoffeebreath 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it worth a watch?

    • @Smashboi76
      @Smashboi76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hotcoffeebreath absolutely

  • @kimmolaine8069
    @kimmolaine8069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Simon Belmont cracks that whip at his enemies. They're mostly dead already!

  • @MajinVegetaSsj2Final
    @MajinVegetaSsj2Final 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    one of the best episodes so far!

  • @DracoHandsome
    @DracoHandsome 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I have no idea how a gamer would not know what a harpy is

    • @mikeisapro
      @mikeisapro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or even someone as intelligent and well-versed in many topics, especially films, games, etc. He knows about so many obscure things in varying domains. Maybe he just meant he's heard of it, but didn't know _exactly_ what it was.

    • @darkdreamsdontdie7785
      @darkdreamsdontdie7785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's almost like harpies aren't in every fucking movie or game

    • @michaelm6048
      @michaelm6048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeisapro He must have never seen Jason and the Argonauts.

    • @V3v15c3r8
      @V3v15c3r8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just heard this part and thought the same exact thing

  • @RetroRupp
    @RetroRupp 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yeah, This one is my favorite too, then Symphony of the night. Also Aria of Sorrow on GBA was pretty fun. I picked this one up at a local game shop a few years back for like 14 bucks, and I had actually never played played it before. I quickly fell in love with though. Its such a damn fine game!

    • @RetroRupp
      @RetroRupp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *****
      Thanks man! Yeah Konami made such great games for SNES! Super Castlevania IV, Contra III, Gradius III, Axelay, and so on! =)

    • @thephantom496
      @thephantom496 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Shoga san One of my favorite Konami-games for SNES is The Adventures of Batman & Robin.

    • @RetroRupp
      @RetroRupp 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Captain Comics
      Yeah they had a lot of good games in that era.

  • @jackreed36
    @jackreed36 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my favorite Castlevania game of all time. It is nice to see James and Mike playing it.

  • @subspacedorito3691
    @subspacedorito3691 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep up the good work James and Mike! I really enjoy your work!

  • @Furiouspaul
    @Furiouspaul 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I speedrun CV4 and can say it is one great game! It is such an in-depth skill game, more so than the other 3 classic NES castlevania's. My favorite castlevania for sure!

    • @elefsidi
      @elefsidi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Super Castlevania 4 is all about fast movements and quick reflexes. The NES trilogy is all about strategic movements and well-calculated accuracy. In the end, it's up to the player about what challenge he prefers. Personally, I can manage both SCIV and the original, without much trouble.

  • @Azuris190
    @Azuris190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im from Europe, never ever heared somebody saying SNES, only Super Nintendo.
    I think calling it SNES started with the upcoming of the Internet.

    • @BinaryBard64
      @BinaryBard64 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably some late 90s kids who got to play one when their older sibling(s) went to university or move out. I can picture it now: "Hmmm...SNES, eh? I guess I'll give it a try".

  • @tamaking86
    @tamaking86 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Christopher Lee doing the voice over for the intro to this game? That is just GENIUS. Hell yeah :D

  • @JOSELUIS-ci2hs
    @JOSELUIS-ci2hs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The music in castlevania is a masterpiece! Love the game but the music is a standout. Timeless!

  • @kingago83
    @kingago83 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BEST CASTLEVANIA GAME OF ALL TIME.

  • @blackdragoncyrus
    @blackdragoncyrus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Portrait of Ruin is still my favourite Castlevania.

    • @Knight41b
      @Knight41b 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed!

  • @2WhiteAndNerdy
    @2WhiteAndNerdy 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some of the best music ever to grace the SNES. I played the heck out of this game when it came out. Good times. Thanks for the memories, J&M! Time to break out my copy! Glad I still have all my old systems & games. :)

  • @sammitman3031
    @sammitman3031 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super Castlevania IV and Contra III Alien Wars are my 2 all-time fav super nintendo games.

    • @SourCrouter
      @SourCrouter 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sam Mitman alien wars so hard

  • @pandnh4
    @pandnh4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably sounds odd, but I can honestly say I look forward to October because of James's Halloween horror based vids. You can tell he just really loves this stuff and it comes through well.

  • @McGack1
    @McGack1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    kinda surprised James doesnt know what a harpy is, is he obsessed with monsters and horror and that sort of thing?

    • @VelkanAngels
      @VelkanAngels 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gurvmlk - I for one would have no idea what a harpy was, if I hadn't played Heroes IV.

    • @TritnewNG
      @TritnewNG 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VelkanAngels Same here, learned more about Harpies from playing Serious Sam.

  • @reignfire85
    @reignfire85 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this video and love the game (nice shirts by the way, and great book collection, Mike). Next time I can, I gotta play this bad boy myself.

  • @Shadowfynx
    @Shadowfynx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was one of my fav Castlevania games.

  • @Dobbykk
    @Dobbykk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You can tell how much they really like the horror genre. The passion they have from just watching them play Castlevania is amazing.

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I've never heard of harpies"
    I don't believe you.

  • @eraser400
    @eraser400 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:04 "Like Yoda wasn't really doing all those flips cuz he doesn't exist" LMAO, OMG Mike, you kill me :D!

  • @petebasgen
    @petebasgen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Listening to you guys nerd out is weirdly hypnotic.

  • @TheTurnipKing
    @TheTurnipKing 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The Hugh Jackman Van Helsing movie basically WAS Castlevania the Movie.

    • @zeroangelmk1
      @zeroangelmk1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Except it was campy as heck!

    • @TheTurnipKing
      @TheTurnipKing 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There comes a point at which you have to stop taking Simon Belmont seriously, and it is the point at which you find a perfectly edible pot roast in the wall.

    • @DarthKato
      @DarthKato 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That movie was alright. BUT, they got the wrong person to play Dracula. The new Dracula Untold reminds me a lot of Castlevania, from what I've seen of the trailers. haven't watch it yet though. Still waiting for the DVD release.

    • @TheTurnipKing
      @TheTurnipKing 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought he did OK, actually. Not easy shoes to try and fill.

    • @DarthKato
      @DarthKato 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheTurnipKing Yeah, but for a big-budget picture, they need to try harder. Much, MUCH harder.

  • @mONEyCruickshankGaming
    @mONEyCruickshankGaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Mike just get back from church?

    • @Silvergun_Raven
      @Silvergun_Raven 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL!

    • @Zxfth
      @Zxfth 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He decided to dress up for work.

    • @TheRogueMonk
      @TheRogueMonk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i like his hair .. variation is good

    • @TheRogueMonk
      @TheRogueMonk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gurpreet Chaggar shop smart shop E smart

    • @pingASS_
      @pingASS_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      When did he say that?

  • @evildeadfan420ify
    @evildeadfan420ify 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this game. Also, I'm really enjoying the these let's plays. Keep it up!

  • @Nezero
    @Nezero 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually Mike the Haunted Mansion uses a lot of animatronics still. The only CG that comes to mind is Little Leota, the signing busts and the bride. The whole ballroom and party is still animatronics.

  • @strocat25
    @strocat25 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    James & Mike ... You all should do "Kid Chameleon" on sega genesis.. There is a shit load of levels to that game .. and when you lose a life the game literally yells "Die!" at you :P

  • @Avrelivs_Gold
    @Avrelivs_Gold 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love the game, but Rondo of Blood (PC Engine) is even more epic!

    • @somanymods
      @somanymods 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I recent played through castlevania 4 and Rondo back to back, rondo is just a much better game. The problem is we never got it in the us until 2009 or something. I wish I was aware of that game as a kid, I would have found some way to get an import copy lol.

    • @chitlitlah
      @chitlitlah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is perhaps the crown gem of my game collection.

    • @Serros13
      @Serros13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** I personally don't think that it's better than Castlevania IV.
      Castlevania IV's atmosphere can't be surpassed in my opinion by any other Castlevania game.
      You definitely should check Rondo of Blood though, it's the direct prequel of Symphony of the Night.
      If you don't own a PC Engine with the CD-ROM add-on and you don't speak Japanese, I recommend you to play it on PSP. The Castlevania-Dracula X Chronicles for PSP includes also Syphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood (translated) and it's much cheaper.

    • @chitlitlah
      @chitlitlah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You really don't need to know Japanese to play Chi no Rondo. You'll miss a small bit of dialog though you can probably look up a translation easily. The menus are in English. I'm not recommending people go out and buy a Duo just for this game, but if you already have one and don't mind spending the dollars for a great game, this one won't disappoint.

    • @Serros13
      @Serros13 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Agreed, but it's nice to understand what they saying during the cutscenes.

  • @Hexam9
    @Hexam9 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That time of year again--gotta watch some Castlevania.

  • @jamilthemaster
    @jamilthemaster 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my favorite NES game even as a kid and still is!

  • @lordmickey2003
    @lordmickey2003 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hey James your a filmmaker why don't you make a Castlevania movie?

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a game that could have benefited from a DSP chip. Has anyone tried playing this on an overclocked SNES? I think Nintendo should offer an option on SNES virtual console games to eliminate slowdown. Much like M2 does with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo-Geo Station release. It would really make a big difference with games like this, Gradius III, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts, where the slowdown is severe.

    • @SuperDeluxe80
      @SuperDeluxe80 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DSP chip would be useless.
      if you OC the SNES the game would run faster the higher you set the CPU, but it will still lag due to the limits on sprites per scan line.
      coding back then there was no real time it cpu's didnt need delta time since they were so slow. coding then was not standardized, but now they have standard game engine, and coding languages are managed.

    • @videogameobsession
      @videogameobsession 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      SuperDeluxe80 Why would a DSP chip be useless in speeding up mode7 type effects? Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip.FX chip, it would help. The FX2 chip allows large sprites to be moved very quickly in Yoshi's Island.There were attempts at overclocking the SNES, but they always resulted in gfx glitching.The Motorola 68k was successfully overclocked in both the Neo-Geo and Genesis. They definitely do improve with games such as Sonic The Hedgehog (no more slowdown when losing rings) and with Metal Slug 2 on the Neo.. it removes nearly all of the horrendous slowdown.

    • @SuperDeluxe80
      @SuperDeluxe80 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      videogameobsession
      just tossing a chip into the game wont do anything they would have to reprogram the game. you cant just add a chip then magic happens. it wont happen though snes has long been dead.
      emulated games dont run the same as there console counterparts the timing is different. and somethings wont work the same.
      OC'ing a old game system in this era speeds up the game not make it run better. its like hitting fast foward. it just speeds up the game

    • @videogameobsession
      @videogameobsession 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wasn't talking about just tossing a chip into it, which is why I said this " Surely if it were built from the ground up to use a DSP chip."
      I'm also not talking about emulation overclocking. I am talking about replacing the timing crystal on real hardware. My friend OC'd his Genesis and it makes a difference with many games. Same thing with the Neo-Geo.

    • @sbowen737
      @sbowen737 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      videogameobsession i like the slow down effect i think its cool even though it is a glitch the developers knew they were pushing the limits of the console and still chose not to dull down the game to improve frame rate and it doesnt hurt the game at all it also holds a level of nostalgia for the original consoles

  • @DuranmanX
    @DuranmanX 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well it is a mansion, so of course it is going to have a library
    one of the things I love most about the Iga Castlevania games, they made Dracula's castle seem like an actual castle

  • @TauGeneration
    @TauGeneration 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mike - *"are these harpies ?"*
    James - *"herpies ?"*
    Mike - *"har- *laugh*"*