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@jeremygreen2883
5 күн бұрын
Played it, beat it... It was a solid version.
@scottjones845
7 күн бұрын
Dead ass used save states like crazy in the collection 1-3, no shame lol. I'm pretty good at KH, final fantasies, FromSoft games, Tekken but put my ass in a scroller with 3 lives and medusas? No thank you. I saved after every stage switch just in case lol ain't putting in no passwords like some kind of filthy pilgrim!
@agentskazzers3482
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you said Castlevania 4 is your least favorite one. I find Castlevania 4 to be my favorite one out of the Simon Belmont games!! I have also beat Chronicles and the original Castlevania!! I love Chronicles and the Original one too. However, Castlevania IV is still my fave game in the series. I get that Chronicles plays a bit more like the original Castlevania where on the Super Nintendo Simon gets new moves where it does make the game easier. Anyway, I enjoyed your video!!
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Just to be clear, I said it's my least favorite of the 16-bit games. Meaning Chronicles, Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, and Super 4. I'd still call 4 about equal to 1 for me. That's mainly because I REALLY LOVE Bloodlines and Rondo.
@agentskazzers3482
Жыл бұрын
@NovaZoneTV oh very cool I miss heard. Rondo of Blood and Bloodlines are also amazing games. Yeah technically all those games are just rehashs of the same story. It totally makes sense..
@cannonballking7
Жыл бұрын
"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!" - The entire story of Castlevania
@cillbipher2613
Жыл бұрын
"Welp, time to learn from the lesson." - Soma Cruz, good endings.
@MrMeowMeowSaysPurr
Жыл бұрын
Cause the stories are crap XD
@quadpad_music
Жыл бұрын
Also MegaMan. And Crash Bandicoot.
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
@@quadpad_musicEvery Mario, Sonic, Zelda and countless others. At least Spyro and Rayman had new main villains. Would be like having Batman facing only The Joker. Gets boring.
@oriongurtner7293
Жыл бұрын
“I had to stop at Death” Don’t we all
@o0Hidden0o
Жыл бұрын
Skill issue, I’m different
@altreon3608
11 ай бұрын
@@o0Hidden0o bro's different 💯
@wisdomcoffee
Жыл бұрын
Love the shoutout for the guy that made the logo! That was really nice of you
@KaedeLanyo
Жыл бұрын
Always love some Castlevania videos. What people have to say.
@robertdanker6193
Жыл бұрын
I remember getting Chronicles when it first came out and played it a bunch on my psone with the LCD screen attached!! Good times!!
@wispyone3702
4 ай бұрын
I just finished the last of the platformer games of my Castlevania franchise retrospective (where I played most of these versions too) so when I saw this video I was super excited. Great video! To push on my nerd glasses though, at 35:54 minutes you say that no Castlevania games to your recollection have ever hidden enemies in candles, but actually in Castlevania legends for the gameboy in a late level they have rooms FILLED with candles hiding spiders and slimes. That game also has candles that when hit send you into a pit of infintietly respawning enemies which is just a glorified death. It is one of the most obnoxious aspects of that arguably decent gameboy game. Also finishing the video, Yesss glad you love chronicles as much as I did. Arrange mode is so fun and having played all of these games over and over again and coming in prepared it felt already mastered (though I get what you mean with the gotcha moments) really enjoyed this vid and I'll check out more of your stuff!
@SonicVegeta
11 күн бұрын
I find it interesting how Simon in the first game’s Japanese manual actually looks like how his in game sprite looks. I kinda like it tbh it definitely fits the kinda character Simon’s supposed to be when this game was originally made.
@Roge9
10 ай бұрын
chronicles seems underappreciated. Shame it came out at the wrong time.
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
I love that game!
@puffinman1138
10 ай бұрын
Great video! Appreciate the hard work done in the sake of being thorough. This Wall Meat is for you, good sir.
@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்
8 ай бұрын
It seems like the west is better at naming video games. Imagine my shock when i found out that the iconic "Resident Evil" is called biohazard in Japan and Fatal Frame is called "Project 0". The budokai series is simply called "DBZ 1,2,3" in the Japan and i've also recently found out that the Budokai Tenkaichi series was originally called "Sparking". Needless to say, Castlevania is just much more catchy&unique than the more mundane sounding "Devil's Castle", the localization team just messed up by using numbers after 2.
@thomasffrench3639
8 ай бұрын
Biohazard is way better than Resident Evil, and I quite like Devil’s Castle Dracula, although Castlevania is very fitting for the series and is probably better, but I like both names. Either one works, but so many of the names make no sense if directly translated like Dracula X, Devil’s Castle Legend or Dracula Legend. They did the best they could, except for Super Castlevania IV which is one of the dumbest names for a game ever. I feel like it should’ve been Castlevania 1-3 being called the same, Super Castlevania, and Rondo of Blood being called Castlevania 4.
@AnAverageGoblin
6 ай бұрын
Really shit take that a different culture with a different language is worse at names lmao.
@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்
16 күн бұрын
@@thomasffrench3639 CV3 was a prequel, it shouldn't have been numbered. They should've called CV3 Legends and called the gameboy game CV Prelude. The problem with bloodlines is that it chronologically takes place after SOTN and yet it was released before SOTN, it was smart of the Konami to drop the numbers after CV2. *On a sidenote:* The problem with BIohazard is that its a generic word and gives you the mental image of anthrax or infectious waste from hospitals. Resident Evil just makes you think of the video game series and nothing else.
@TheKonamiMan
11 күн бұрын
Vampire Killer is super cheap on lives because Konami has two cheat cartridges for MSX and each had cheat codes for different sets of Konami games. Vampire Killer gets a level select and the ability to set how many lives you have up to 100.
@thomasffrench3639
8 ай бұрын
45:57 that is actually false, there is a Castlevania game in Japan with a number higher than 2.
@NovaZoneTV
8 ай бұрын
I spent 10 mins on the Castlevania Wiki checking every Jp name... just to realize it's fucking pachislot🤣💀
@thomasffrench3639
8 ай бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV I’m about to blow your goddamn mind: Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo.
@thomasffrench3639
8 ай бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV I’m serious btw
@thomasffrench3639
Жыл бұрын
Castlevania on the NES is by far my favorite version. It made me fall in love with 8-but games. The gameplay is so satisfying once you get it right (although I had to beat Rondo of Blood before I could actually get it down) and I love the environmental storytelling. It’s one of the most important games of all time. I find that I prefer it over Super Castlevania IV because I had some trouble with the whip in that game going limp. And I’m not huge on the level design, and I don’t find the music super atmospheric, even if it is technically excellent. I find the third game nails the atmosphere the best with the music and visuals. Fun fact: the best selling PS1 game in Japan was actually released after the PS2 was. I think we all know what franchise is big enough to do that in Japan. So that was not exactly true with every game.
@chief664
15 күн бұрын
I always thought Simon in Chronicles looked like Liono from Thundercats
@thomasffrench3639
9 ай бұрын
How will you cover the other games? Are you going to separate it by Era(Trevor Era, Christopher era, Richter Era, etc.) or in release order? Or are you just going to make a video based off the connected stories or just start at the beginning? Also a tip would be to mention the differences between versions of games, as I’ve not seen anyone completely miss regional differences in games. The biggest example is that Ninja Gaiden II Famicom is actually harder than the NES version and for Castlevania, that using passwords in Japanese version of Bloodlines resets lives and continues. I always learn this stuff and it’s disappointing that it’s not common knowledge like the differences between Castlevania III’s regional differences.
@NovaZoneTV
9 ай бұрын
Haven't really decided since none of them are on the plate for the near future. I only made this one because it was on my mind at the time. A few like the Sorrows are easy to put together, and Symphony I'll probably put on its own since it was the first Castlevania I fell in love with. Castlevania II is the only one I'm sure of. I want to talk about the numerous fan recretations of it. The original NES & Famicom versions are covered enough, and I don't like it enough to ONLY talk about those. While the fan patches and remakes are far more interesting and could use exposure.
@thomasffrench3639
9 ай бұрын
@@NovaZoneTVmakes sense. It would be interesting to see the Christopher and Trevor confusion. I’ve seen forum debates about it which eventually goes into shitting on Igarashi’s timeline.
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
@@thomasffrench3639The best timeline videos I've seen is from GamerThumbTV. Christopher is after Trevor and before Simon, 1591 or 1597.
@dmas7749
Жыл бұрын
46:50 i'm...almost there with you. Bloodlines is mine personally, but only for the limited continues. most games in the series have a second quest. I believe Chronicles goes up to a 6th run.
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Weirdly enough, I feel like Bloodlines would be the easiest of the 16-bit games if it had unlimited continues. The way I've been recommending the series to friends has been the legacy collection, and I've usually just been telling them to make save states at the start of stages if it gives them trouble. Especially since doing that is on par with abusing the password system anyways. Except the save states save you a few minutes.
@dmas7749
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV not on Expert mode, that's for sure. i typically don't like using savestates so i think it says something that out of those games bloodlines is the only one i haven't beaten without them, even on normal.
@joeyjo-joshabadu9636
3 ай бұрын
Play the Japanese version, it gives you unlimited continues.
@davesinsanestudio8072
Жыл бұрын
Was looking for a good start for Castlevania 1. Tried the NES version before, and while I like the look, music and gameplay loop the arcade design was too much for me. Guess I'll go with the SNES version.
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
Chronicles is my favourite version.
@kretesWMV
Жыл бұрын
8:37 Hotel Castlevania
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I said that whole thought process without thinking of Adam Sandler (the one true Dracula)
@kretesWMV
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV Alucard: Hi, Dad. Sorry I was late. I was doing stuff. Maria: It's ok, I'm stuff. Alucard: OMG MARIA NO Dracula: Haha Maria you are banging my son
@therealhudlesshorseman
10 ай бұрын
Killer video my dude! Small side note about Death fight and boss fights in Super CV4/sub weapon choice Triple holy water absolutely destroys Death on the NES with proper timing. He won't even get a chance to move and the fight is over in less than 10 seconds. HOWEVER, it still stands that getting there with triple sub weapon anything is still rough. In super CV4, triple cross is basically broken. As a SCV4 speedrunner, you legitimately do not use anything else and a lot of the strats are fairly beginner friendly.
@NovaZoneTV
10 ай бұрын
CV1: I did know that holy water absolutely wrecks Death. Destorys most the CV1 bosses. Wanted to make more of a point about the forgiving design of the cross given right before a difficult fight. Although striving to maintain a triple holy water for that long to be rewarded with an easier boss is a good example of how Castelvania incentivises you to play well. SCV4: tbh, idk if I've ever kept a triple cross for too long in Super 4? Usually I'm so focused on whip stuff I don't stress about it. Might try that next time I play Super 4.
@therealhudlesshorseman
10 ай бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV Appreciate the response! That makes more sense then why it was presented the way it was for your CV1 section. Second, for Super CV4, definitely catch some speedruns {shameless plug, I run it as well, just not one of the tops). It's easily one of my favorite games { and series} in general, and after seeing an AGDQ run and the power of triple cross, I had to start giving it a shot myself.
@eightcoins4401
Күн бұрын
You cna actually change the sound font in the og Sharp version in a hidden menu in Chronicles
@TheKonamiMan
11 күн бұрын
I don't know if anyone mentioned what the freeze glitch is in the first NA Rom of the original game. It is basically a glitch that happens because there is too much stuff in the screen. You can actually make this happen in any level. Using the cross in areas with Medusa Heads and other enemies is an easy way to trigger it. Especially if you have a double or triple shot and are spamming crosses. I have. Triggered it in the second stage before when goofing around.
@ausgamecollector
20 күн бұрын
1:01:00 The Wolf Boss has been confirmed as a glitch; automatically set to the most difficult setting of the X8600 console version. PSX QC was bad, as it impacts both OG & Arranged modes.
@sinmenon4347
27 күн бұрын
Not to defend a bad port but a small trivia bit: back during the time of the computer ports? Side-scrolling was hard to archive. One of the first to ever achieve the smooth side-scrolling without too much jittery or slow down? John Carmack, yeah that John Carmack of Doom. He and his buddies in the company that would eventually become iD tried to sell a prototype for Nintendo for a computer port of Mario and got denied, so they made their own series instead, Commander Keen. But yeah, the computer ports were very bad at the time.
@NuclearBronsonRex
12 күн бұрын
I love CastleVania. Even the one you said is worse than breeding with BrunsleFly's hypergamiac spit still looks beautiful.
@niemand7811
Жыл бұрын
Aku Majou Dracula can be best translated into: Dracula's Demon Fortress.
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
Devil Castle Dracula in some translations but I don't Japanese.
@TheKonamiMan
11 күн бұрын
Castle is the translation for 城 in this case. Konami has always Castle as the translation whenever they have written the Japanese in English as has other Japanese companies.
@kaliek5281
14 күн бұрын
Watching this after Dominus Collections gorgeous remake of Haunted Castle makes me wonder if you'll actually like the game now XD
@s01itarygaming
Ай бұрын
As soon as you compare Simon's Quest to VK you realize they actually (localization aside) did a decent job with Simon's Quest. Also: God bless your soul for suffering the arcade game
@cassettecobra3848
3 ай бұрын
A few things to point out that Nova looked over for Vampire Killer: 37:45 The reason the prices are so high here is because Nova picked up a Black Book, these items increases the prices at the shop. Inversely, there are White Books that decrease them. I have no idea how Nova didn't catch on to this or notice that the shop has different prices. 38:50 You don't need the Dagger to beat Dracula, he's piss easy even with the Leather Whip. You can quickly kill him in less than 6 minutes. Even with a health disadvantage you're damage output will quickly outpace his. Have we fought the same boss? 40:35 You can dodge the bats by hiding out in the bottom corners of the arena. That said however, you can just tank the bats anyway since they don't deal that much damage to begin with. One positive Nova looked over was that Vampire Killer was the first Castlevania game to allow a player to jump down a screen without instantly dying. This was huge on the second stage and made it alot more fun to play. That said however, I do have to agree with quite a few of Nova's points, I am a bit guilty of using maps to know what walls to break so I didn't have the same struggle when playing this game as him.
@NovaZoneTV
26 күн бұрын
I'll take the L on the final boss related stuff. Playing late at night, being in a bad mood, etc. probably made me less fair to it than I should've been. But in my defense on the shop keeps & books, I can't name a single other game with a mechanic where random ground items increase the price of items. It's just flat out not something I would think possible, especially not in a Castlevania game (even if this was before the series standards were codified).
@cassettecobra3848
19 күн бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV That's fair on the books, a ton of other items in the games you can pick up do things you have no idea on what they do unless you experiment or look it up. Vampire Killer is like the grandfather of SOTN, with the father being Castlevania 2.
@LobotomyTC
20 күн бұрын
Castlevania on DoS is probably the best that could have been done until Commander Keen came along. That was the first platformer to do smooth scrolling on DoS.
@jaredt2590
18 күн бұрын
My favorite is Vampire Killer, I wish they put one up’s in the levels though.
@beniplays25
Ай бұрын
i honestly cand see how someone prefers chronicles over... anything
@SonicVegeta
15 күн бұрын
Can’t wait to see more Castlevania vids from you in the future
@zombieslayerPS3
Жыл бұрын
Please keep making videos comparing different versions of Castlevania games for each game.
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Eventually, I plan to. I really wanna delve into the fan remakes/fixes of Simon's Quest. Since obviously Konami hasn't redone it themselves.
@Nergicuga
Жыл бұрын
I watched this since its already 999 views. Might as well make it a thousand
@yoster39
4 күн бұрын
Castlevania legends has hazards in candles
@nguyenhoangnam8609
Жыл бұрын
As a Vietnamese, I salute you!
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Cảm ơn
@niemand7811
Жыл бұрын
Specifically on Castlevania NES. Who cares beating Death with the cross? Holy Water nails him like all the bosses before.
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
The holy water is at the start of the stage. The cross is after the final checkpoint. If you die in the final two rooms, you can still get the cross. Using the holy water is thus a reward for making it the whole stage without dying. While the cross is a reasonable substitution.
@alejandrovaldez9848
27 күн бұрын
Welp, Haunted Castle just got reimagined and it’s amazing. Props to M2.
@NovaZoneTV
26 күн бұрын
I'll definitely give it a go soon. Gotta stay focused on irl junk for a bit, but maybe at the end of the month, I'll play it.
@alejandrovaldez9848
23 күн бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV I’ll look forward to it, also great video. 👍
@JoakimOtamaa
9 ай бұрын
Chronicles (my favourite) was my introduction to the series and AVGN actually. Those rave remixes are awesome. Super Castlevania has great controls but dull music with the exception of Simon's Theme. I find it harder than NES version and Chronicles. I have only played NES, SNES and PS1 versions. NES/Famicom must be the one in canon because so many later games have the same bosses as a reference, most of the time with Dracula's parts from CV2.
@officedullard8722
8 ай бұрын
Akumajou X68000, beat that shit on NOMIS name entry, all loops. Second favorite game of the whole ass series.
@TheGreatKawaiiOne
Жыл бұрын
this is dope
@theshadowdirector
26 күн бұрын
Aaaasnd now this video is out of date.
@NovaZoneTV
26 күн бұрын
I'll update after they make DOSvania Rebirth. Avoid the 2nd out of date moment.
@themythicalgriffin385
Жыл бұрын
Has anyone pointed out yet that it says Castelvania?
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Probably not since I retitled it a few days ago. Fixed
@nesoukkefka1741
10 күн бұрын
15:06 Actually in Castlevania NES Mermaid jumping on you during this stage can happen...... only on Hard Mode (aka second run after finish the game the first time), this actually put me off guard and blocked me for a while the first I played on Hard until I realise this game is cleverly design, after analyzing more I realise the mermaid actually only Jump on the same spot as where there is a Candle, so I could predict where they are going to spawn, this still didn't help for that first section where you have to traverse a pit of water on a slow plateform.... then I realize that CONVINIENTLY the first Candle contain the Watch, put 2 and 2 together and this is how this part went from seemingly brutal too actually pretty easy..... I love the design of this game XD
@shiroubar7216
21 күн бұрын
What is the anime on 44:43 called
@NovaZoneTV
21 күн бұрын
"A World God Only Knows" I enjoyed it. Anime adaptation is accurate to the manga, but check the wiki or MyAnimeList before watching it because some chapters are in OVAs and a few manga chapters after season 2 were skipped, but still canon to the final season.
@alexandreturcotte6411
Жыл бұрын
51:55 Still like their pun names though. Hehe, Paula Abghoul and Fred Ascare.
@googlesucks4858
Жыл бұрын
Why did youtube once again didnt show me a video on my subscribed page...
@flaffy_p
Жыл бұрын
I miss the old NovaZone
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Asia changed me. I eat rice with my breakfast now.
@AvaFlourine
Жыл бұрын
Okay at 18:15 vash jumpscared me so hard I did not expect to see him lmao
@tivvy2vs21
Жыл бұрын
I've been playing the dead cells dlc, definitely check that out if you havent Also, what do you say at 7:30? I can't make it out I know that chronicles has up to a sixth loop
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
I haven't given Dead Cells a go yet. I didn't hear about the DLC until I was uploading this and checking relevant Castlevania tags. I'll likely give it a go eventually, though between this video and the recent, Gal Guardians I've had my Castlevania fix for at least the next few weeks. Maybe around the end of the year once I see a sale for it. 7:30 - "Since the series seldom has a main character for more than 2 adventures, I'd argue the greater narrative follows Dracula more"
@InsidiousOne
9 ай бұрын
You seem to have messed up somehow playing the Java Castlevania. I also played it, and it had proper whip/sub system. Maybe you were oressing the sub button the whole time, and it just used whip when you had no subs in posession. It also had a bonus mode where you could use the subs eithout consuming hearts, IIRC, but lacked whip.
@NovaZoneTV
9 ай бұрын
I'll take your word for it. I was jumping between a bunch of emulators so it's very possible I messed up with that. I was gonna say "next time I play it I'll check" but realistically I'm never playing Castlevania on Java again 😅.
@InsidiousOne
9 ай бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV the whole mobile Castlevania thing is a little deeper - there are, at least 2 java versions of Castlevania 1: the first one was an episodic relase (divided in, IIRC, 2 parts), it worked in 128x128 resolution and had NES graphics. The second one is the one you reviewed. I played both, I believe you can still find them on pirate websites.
@GexraldH
Жыл бұрын
Someone else who knows about that weird maid yazuka anime. Great vid btw
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
I was expecting a 1 note gag type of show... but man it just kept surprising me.
@thisisasupersayin376
Жыл бұрын
42:15 I don't think Castlevania 2 was released in 1998
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Should say 88. I have this weird tick where my hands type things against my will. Happens most on google where it says stuff like "hot b00bs" or "Gex 2 100% walkthrough" 😔 someday i hope we find a cure.
@YashichiDSF
Жыл бұрын
another swag vid. love the cont
@drag1286
Жыл бұрын
Thx!
@erbrown1157
Жыл бұрын
Third
@catherinenguyen4144
Жыл бұрын
First
@boopers8758
Жыл бұрын
Can you post the link to the mobile game? Im interested in trying it out.
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
The rom was hidden inside this folder. It's titled "Castlevania1.jar". The games are sorted alphabetically. Java emulators aren't too hard to figure out, just google a tutorial. However, if you're playing on a large screen it's still displayed as a phone sized thing. archive.org/details/1000_J2ME_Games_Pack
@boopers8758
Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated! Subscribed. I played it and it was awful. Any chance you can provide the Amiga link? I'm having issues finding and running the right ROM.
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
@Boopers lol yeah. The phone version sucks dick. I got my rom from WowRom and the emu I used was 'WinUAE'. The rom should be called an Amiga 500 rom and end with .adf. It's been a few months since I played the Amiga version, so I've forgotten all the settings and stuff. This was the one that took the least time to setup of the PC ports so the YT tutorials should be good enough.
@boopers8758
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV appreciate it man 👍 keep up the great content
@dory5557
Жыл бұрын
why did youtube reccomend me this vid? is there anyway to block certain channels?
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
kinda. when a video shows up in your recs, there's a little 3 dot thing in the corner of a thumbnail. If you click on that, there's a "Don't reccomend channel" button. Doesn't work immediately, but typically it gets the picture after a few times. Makes my viewing experience a lot more nice over time.
@dory5557
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV bro i've been doing that for like 2 hours now and still getting some random ass videos..
@dmas7749
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV i for one am glad youtube recommended me this
@danielg4854
Жыл бұрын
your algorithm is based, nothing you can do about it😢
@dory5557
Жыл бұрын
@@danielg4854 😢😢
@deand4889
Жыл бұрын
Clickbaited 😎 goated
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
Fish brain over here 🐟
@HarvestMoonRuri
Жыл бұрын
54:26 😂😂😂
@XuDu1216
Жыл бұрын
1:07 🙃
@acmnin2146
Жыл бұрын
RIP Goatse
@NovaZoneTV
Жыл бұрын
I'm happy one person caught it, mortified someone knows it
@Acmnin
Жыл бұрын
@@NovaZoneTV Was the original troll link :P way before the PG rickroll lol
@firefire24
8 күн бұрын
::sigh:: ANOTHER hour long video that could have been half the length
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