I just love how -- even with the limitations of 8-bit graphics -- the backgrounds still manage to have so much texture and character!
@soraaoki9967
8 жыл бұрын
I love that VRC6 sound chip because it's sound nice.
@soraaoki9967
7 жыл бұрын
Hehe. I'm glad that I live in japan!
@44bigfreeze
6 жыл бұрын
It sounds too loud and messy in my opinion
@Azazel010101
5 жыл бұрын
@@44bigfreeze You've bad ears.
@youremybiggestfan
5 жыл бұрын
Its cool
@wlk89
4 жыл бұрын
It sounds much better than Snes chip in my opinion
@anthonye9232
4 жыл бұрын
Damn if Castlevanie 3 actually sounded like this I would of been inspired to actually beat the game.
@Reesespuffsreesepuffs
Жыл бұрын
Glad classics collection came out
@joeyjo-joshabadu9636
Жыл бұрын
Castlevania 3 would still be way too hard 😂
@Reesespuffsreesepuffs
Жыл бұрын
@@joeyjo-joshabadu9636 fr
@MetalSmasherGaming
13 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best of the NES Castlevania trilogy, and one of my favorite NES games of all time.
@darrenclements6028
4 жыл бұрын
Akumajou densetsu is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME with STUNNINGLY AMAZING graphics and gameplay
@TM871
8 жыл бұрын
This game's sexy soundtrack rivals Mario Kart 8...
@JohnDuff_59
8 жыл бұрын
It's a 1989 game, you moron.
@TM871
8 жыл бұрын
BOTTIN François ... I just said this was a great soundtrack, no reason to call me a moron :/
@whatamalike
7 жыл бұрын
I know right? That guy's a meanie >:(
@fabian6514.cr3
7 жыл бұрын
sexy XD
@jacob3976
5 жыл бұрын
Whata ???
@nahuelleiva8460
2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, dude... The Japanese and the American/EU version are in completely different universes in terms of sound quality. The Japanese version is BEYOND superior than the American/EU one, is a real artwork!
@ruminator3570
5 жыл бұрын
Wow thirty years have passed since the 3rd game came out and I just realized something. In Japan's version they have the name of Castlevania on the map. It just never occurred to me that is was there considering the difference in the box art and lettering.
@bjnartowt
11 жыл бұрын
Never was there a game so hard, and so awesome at the same time....
@Matsute
15 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the music! The Japanese version has superior music imo.
@kwokyin
7 жыл бұрын
Much superior. The difference between Japanese version and US version is night and day.
@44bigfreeze
7 жыл бұрын
Some tracks sound better in the US version tbh
@sergiovalencia9074
4 жыл бұрын
Ragnar Ahlman in the nes version Rising, Anxiety, Nightmare and Demon Seed sound better on the nes.
@rafaelsevero5891
2 жыл бұрын
This occident version reduced channels,,and sound not pretty good
@Logined85
7 жыл бұрын
Dafuq.This game has awesome OST and I ve never heard it.
@fabian6514.cr3
7 жыл бұрын
this game has some good music!
@CrasherX2000
4 жыл бұрын
It’s because of the Famicom sound chip which allows developers to utilize more sound channels and make a better sounding ost It’s certainly better than the already cool US version
@RWL2012
2 жыл бұрын
@@CrasherX2000 the Famicom itself has exactly the same internal sound generator in the 2A03 CPU package as the NES. The difference is that the Famicom has the extra ability to input expansion audio that can be mixed with that internally generated sound, whether from the Disk System's 2C33 chip, in-game-cartridge chips like the Konami VRC6 (used here), VRC7, Sunsoft 5B, Namco 163, Nintendo MMC5 and speech chips, or even cassette audio from educational peripherals.
@ShreddingDragon
11 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. I've only played the EU version as a kid and, was hyped when I heard the intro music and felt I didn't remember it sounds this ballsy. Awesome.
@misteryonmusic
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, this sound track is just dope and the monsters are better than than NES version. Why Konami did you cheat us Americans out of this version!?
@RWL2012
2 жыл бұрын
On the soundtrack, the NES doesn't have the cartridge audio lines connected like the Famicom, so the soundtrack had to be changed to only use the CPU package sound generator (5 sounds at a time) rather than this 8 sounds at a time with the extra 3 provided by the cartridge mapper chip.
@ddawglee
Жыл бұрын
This game puts Dracula's Curse to shame, I almost can't play the American version anymore
@lt.branwulfram4794
5 жыл бұрын
Trevor: Reflexes like a cat. No literally, when you were at the collapsing floor at Dracula’s level, reflexes like a cat indeed.
@Takato2527
9 жыл бұрын
What the ... ??? JP and US version have different music style!@@ awesome! :3
9 жыл бұрын
Kenshin 811 The Japanese version uses VRC6 chip which adds 3 more sound channels! Also, this version is different in many other things. I call the Japanese version the easy mode.
@JohnDuff_59
8 жыл бұрын
+Kenshin 811 What the...??? Some people learn it only now ? Awesome !
@LeifEricsonYT
8 жыл бұрын
It's sort of compatible. it will play the game itself but the VRC6 audio chip won't connect to the NES because of the way they changed the cartridge connector. Youd just hear basically the US audio (minus a few small differences.) You'd have to resolder the changed connections in order to get this audio back.
@ClassicTVMan1981X
6 жыл бұрын
And yet, _Dracula II_ for the Famicom Disk System, by comparison, wasn't that much better on the sounds than the NES version we call _Castlevania II: Simon's Quest_ !
@fllthdcrb
5 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicTVMan1981X Well, it's on disk, after all. Disks can't include special chips like cartridges can.
@TheSpectre2300
9 жыл бұрын
Seven Golden Letters: PERFECT!!!
@MegatronECS
12 жыл бұрын
the music in this game is f.. awesome :)
@videogameadventure
13 жыл бұрын
I love the Castlevania series including the first two. But that game is very hard to complete! I thought the first was difficult but the third one prove me wrong! Kudos to you, man. You are a extremely good player!
@daijiromatsue
12 жыл бұрын
Ultima, thank you for posting this amazing Castlevania 3 video! Simply impressive! You are the man, friend. lol
@silentfanatic
10 жыл бұрын
Amazing job with a really classic game. Looks like you really know your way around this thing.
@DanyEllilon94
4 жыл бұрын
dios... que juego y que menudo soundtrack, obra maestra hermano.
@Panic00000
15 жыл бұрын
I love this game, the music is great!
@AngelOfIron
12 жыл бұрын
0:17:54 Well played, Castlevania. Rob the robber. Bravo.
@CleetusSilversurfer
15 жыл бұрын
Flawless victory! You are awesome Ultima!
@supermario64fan43
4 жыл бұрын
Akumajou Densetsu is veeery better than American Version
@ladysnake8449
5 жыл бұрын
Finally, even on Halloween night, the time is right for the original Castlevania! 🎃👻💀
@falponso7529
3 жыл бұрын
49:16 Trevor: It`s just only a Deja Vu
@farlandscape
Жыл бұрын
환상적인 8비트 그래픽과 사운드.
@eduardomussolin2842
4 жыл бұрын
O melhor de todos da série na minha opinião!
@rafaelsevero5891
2 жыл бұрын
Concordo também,melhor até que o primeiro que saiu pro nes
@ClassicTVMan1981X
13 жыл бұрын
Allegedly the player who submitted the speedrun in the first place thought the Japanese FamiCom version was better in terms of sound quality and game difficulty.
@Mxnecromancer
6 жыл бұрын
20:36 I can just imagine Ultima is straight pulling his hair out the moment that axe dropped. EDIT and then again 21:40 when the upgrade block fell straight into a ditch 8D
@Inubito
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, way easier than the US version!
@Hayao
8 жыл бұрын
+Inubito Eh, as someone who speedruns both versions of the game I'd say it isn't *way* easier, you only take a little less damage. Anyone who can beat this game should have no issues with the US version, just takes a little adjustment.
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
+Hayao I think that the US version is way harder!
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, it takes adjustment, but it is way harder. There are so many factors that generally increase the difficulty for the North American version.
@QuartzIsAnOxide
8 жыл бұрын
They made the game harder because they didn't like the idea of people renting the game and beating it in one hour. They did that to CV 1 aswell, and even CV 2 (Which is weird because it already was easy as hell).
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
Masked lunatic Yeah, but by Nintendo of America's request? How did that actually happen? Did they ask Konami to make the 'Hard Mode' version of the game for the North American market or what? I get the idea that if you beat it quickly enough, you might lose interest and you wouldn't have anything else to play, especially if you buy the game and we all know how expensive those cartridges were back in the day.
@thenightmare2495
11 жыл бұрын
this music is better than the cv3 us ver
@kaams224
3 жыл бұрын
1+1 = 2
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
11 жыл бұрын
This Version has a different soundtrack - Ultima :)
@MaelstromExceptions
5 жыл бұрын
Best castlevania in the entire series.
@chistophersaylor
12 жыл бұрын
LOL in the English version, the giant cross at the beginning doesnt have the rays shooting out from it.
@egfelixdcg
10 жыл бұрын
I've read somewhere that the japanese version of Castlevania 3 uses a more advanced mapper, which was not legally allowed to use in the USA. Hope my memory isn't failing
@Damaniel3
10 жыл бұрын
It's not that the mapper was illegal, it's just that the NES didn't have the appropriate data lines connected to use the sound chip portion of the mapper like the Famicom did. As far as I know, the US MMC5 was a close enough match (minus the sound), so they used it instead.
@egfelixdcg
10 жыл бұрын
Damaniel3 Thanks for clarifying that
@jackburton6239
7 жыл бұрын
Rodrigo de Cos Gawrysiak I know this is old, but Konami in Japan added special chips in their cartridges because they had permission to manufacture their own cartridges in Japan. They werent allowed to do this in the US. Nintendo manufactured their US cartridges and it would have been too costly to add the special chips.
@egfelixdcg
7 жыл бұрын
Appreciated info :-)
@MaccyB0i
15 жыл бұрын
ultima..the best thing to come out of scotland since the kilt
@TheMisterGuy
12 жыл бұрын
A single unit of damage in the US version? I haven't seen that. What I have seen is that Trevor takes 1 point less than anyone else, but even he takes 2 damage per hit at the start of the game, and he gets up to 4 by the end, just like Simon in CV1. Are you not talking about the US version? Did Europe have something different? Were there multiple US versions?
@FriendlyFloyd7
15 жыл бұрын
52:30 - That face DEFINITELY would have given me nightmares when I was younger. (It might even show up in my nightmares now!)
@Jason-Scott
9 ай бұрын
Stunning game playing it now 😊
@Korgi_Polymer
13 жыл бұрын
@roundtr1p That's because it uses the konami vrc6 chip, and konami's excellent composers, the vrc6 chip game the Japanese Nintendo "Famicom" 2 more square waves, and i saw wave Chanel :D
@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431
3 жыл бұрын
I heard that if you try playing this version on an american NES with a converter, it won't work properly. Is that true?
@RetroGamerKevin
7 жыл бұрын
(0:32:46) (0:52:57) Objective: "This old tower is about to collapse, whether you're in it or not... BETTER GET OUT FAST
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
15 жыл бұрын
haha thanks mac your the best thing since the days of mac n cheese!
@b.lonewolf417
5 жыл бұрын
Trevor: Wait...what? That new path opened up, so why do I have to go all the way back down the clock tower?
@AntiNubDevice
12 жыл бұрын
@trevormclink They do. You have to stand on them long enough for them to flip, and you have to be on the sides. The last one he stands on long enough, but he's in the middle of it. Compare it to standing on the middle of a seesaw. You won't go up or down either way.
@TheJrerick
12 жыл бұрын
what version is this? the game i have (its the actually cart played on a real NES system) is much more difficult. One example that jumped out at me is on A-02 when you jump from clock arm to clock arm. On mine there are bats that fly across the screen at you the whole time whereas on yours there were none... The towers that shoot 3 fireballs at you also seemed to need less hits to be defeated.
@brooklynitebryon9675
7 жыл бұрын
TheJrerick the Japanese version was slightly easier (read: EASIER, not easy)
@brooklynitebryon9675
7 жыл бұрын
If you want, you can play it at this site 8bbit, it goes by the name Akumajou densetsu
@turbopincher
5 жыл бұрын
why did you choose sypha?
@Keepcalmandbangscrew
13 жыл бұрын
My favorite game idk why but the first stage was my favorite:) great times man :)
@davidsimon223
8 жыл бұрын
Can anybody tell me what even game this even is? That doesn't even make sense to read the title out loud!I played so many games and couldn't finish in time for bed time but this one just doesn't make ANY sense!
@44bigfreeze
7 жыл бұрын
It's Japanese
@iteratedofficial
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty advanced sounding audio for the NES
@iteratedofficial
3 жыл бұрын
@@CowgirlCandice45 ah i see
@RWL2012
3 жыл бұрын
@@CowgirlCandice45 yeah the titles of this channel's videos are stupid. Sega 16-bit home console longplays are always titled "Mega Drive" even though they're usually the Genesis versions of the games, and in this case a Famicom game is titled "NES"...
@rafaelsevero5891
2 жыл бұрын
O famicom ficou lindo o áudio em 6 canais,na versão ocidental eles reduziram os canais para 4 canais,e perdeu a qualidade,a versão japonesa é linda demais desse jogo
@NikodAnimations
Жыл бұрын
If you count pcm them it's 7 and 5
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
15 жыл бұрын
FX chip made in the JP versions. Alot better this is when Konami was still small in the US and EU which made it least popular!
@Benjamillion
15 жыл бұрын
but i wasn't bringing it up video wise, i was talking about the rom itself
@EdoardoMorelli
12 жыл бұрын
Incrdible music on this game!
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
15 жыл бұрын
obviously u havent noticed that CV3 has enhanced special effects and improved sound!
@phantom2468
12 жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@jackrappen1598
5 жыл бұрын
Is there an english version off this? If so sent me a link of the file, so that I can put it on the mini nes.
@volvoguy804
2 жыл бұрын
32:50 The song for this stage is badass! I don't remember it in the American version.
@samuelcarrasquillo4590
2 жыл бұрын
"It Is Not Over Yet..."
@XcessiveNinja17
15 жыл бұрын
Hello cubex55 group: if a game has more than one ending or more than one path through it, will you make videos of each of these paths or not? I can understand if you do not have the patience for all possible paths in every game.
@miguelperez-gb5kr
11 ай бұрын
I love this game of castlevania 3 Dracula’s curse on NES, but only in America Instead of Japan
@JohnDuff_59
7 жыл бұрын
FAMICOM Longplay.
@RWL2012
3 жыл бұрын
yep, the titles on this channel are stupid. Genesis ones (as in, actual North American ones) are titled Mega Drive as well (as in the rest of the world)
@SonicTheHedgehog17
15 жыл бұрын
The Japanese version is better because its NOT CENSORED!! Oh, some of the music sounds better than in American version
@kwokyin
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's NOT CENSORED. No, not just "some of the music" but ALL the music sounds better than the US version. The soundtrack in Japanese version is all higher quality.
@moul777
12 жыл бұрын
ok cool. i wanted some help and wondered if u could assist since your a pro. on the same level im talking about with the monkeys getting droped off. can you tell me how to beat trevor your evil twin. and how do you keep holy water throughout the whole game. thanks alot.
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
15 жыл бұрын
I might Consider doing the alternate paths for the English version :D But as for the endings its hardly any point because its just a different one for each character you end with. I think theres no point playing the game a further 4 times!
@moul777
12 жыл бұрын
another angle i wana know is how do you beat trevor without holy water. can u answer the previous questions and this one. thank you.
@stimpen12
12 жыл бұрын
holy water is so op agains bosses...
@fszron
11 жыл бұрын
How did you beat the game without using the sub-characters?
@K.O._FANATICO_DE_LO_RETRO
3 жыл бұрын
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OF THE TINYTOON GAMES FOR THE NES WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE JAPANESE VERSION OF CASTLEVANIA 3? REGARDS
@LuizPrower
15 жыл бұрын
you don't really need one really.
@luegisdorf
14 жыл бұрын
Didn't know about Castelvania III on NES. Even the Engine seems the same as used in Castelvania I, the game looks much better than Castelvania II (Simons Quest): In view of Castelvania I: - Some nice new Textures has been added - Much better - or say awesome Backgrounds - Castelvania 1, Level 1 revisited in Level 9 - LOL - But the Sound fits not the Castelvania I
@AntiNubDevice
12 жыл бұрын
Firstborn child for translations on text? Not mine, you understand, but I'll figure something out.
@SwitchZetto
4 жыл бұрын
1:06:10 Finishing with style
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
15 жыл бұрын
yeah same - ULTIMA
@JasonMontell2501
3 жыл бұрын
This is TAS right?
@kimmolaine8069
8 жыл бұрын
You have Sypha. So use her.
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
8 жыл бұрын
Bit too late now eh? - ULTIMA
@RonaldoNoschang
Жыл бұрын
Hardest Nintendo game !
@Jason-Scott
9 ай бұрын
😊
@yarevgarciaixtepan6150
Жыл бұрын
Las canciones de este Castlevania 3 japonés no suena como de nes y es asombroso, suena como remixes chiptune actuales
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
14 жыл бұрын
@trevormclink the bars only move when you jump on them.
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
14 жыл бұрын
@mdilo13167 Hello this is ULTIMA...... this is on NES not PCe
@Benjamillion
15 жыл бұрын
i take it an english patch for the japanese version isn't available...
@kwokyin
7 жыл бұрын
Not that I expect a good answer, but I want to ask a perfectly legitimate question. Why for the love of god is this gem NOT released on the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. What is Nintendo thinking? It's a crime that this game is NOT available for download on Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. Did Nintendo just forget? I can forgive Nintendo for not putting this on Famicom Mini, although it would have been very nice, not putting this on the 3ds Virtual Console is just terrible. Even though a great company, I am quite disappointed in Nintendo sometimes.
@fm-retrogamemaster
7 жыл бұрын
Because it is Konami the owner of that IP, not Nintendo
@kwokyin
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response. Well, yeah, but it was released on 3DS Virtual Console in North America, and NOT in Japan! That's the part I am mad about, as the Famicom / (Japanese) version is supposed to be the DEFINITIVE version for everybody with VRC6 sound chip implemented and probably the best sounding game for Famicom and one of the best games ever. Also, it was released on Wii U and Wii, that's why I say why the hell???
@SchlossRitter
6 жыл бұрын
Kelvin Kwok Yin Chan Perhaps the VC emulator isn't complex enough to handle the VRC6 code?
@thomasdambiec8783
3 жыл бұрын
That’s Castle Vania 3 Japanese
@autodidacticprofessor869
4 жыл бұрын
Nintendo of America sucks. Why would they make it so external chips didn't enhance games? Wouldn't that have helped sales and the reputation of the system? Ugh. This version is so much better.
@Vrabsher_-Supreme_Perhinther-
Жыл бұрын
Yeah , Nintendo of America and Konami of America suck and have always sucked in comparison to their European and Asian variants .
@ULTIMARAGNAR0K
13 жыл бұрын
@arykedawg Thanks.... many years of practice :D
@Matsute
15 жыл бұрын
There is. Take a look over at romworld.
@LOran4265
12 жыл бұрын
The english version is a very hard.... In this video, the japanese version have very facility in the scenario, especially in bosses.
@alejandroguzman3525
8 жыл бұрын
Where's Alucard?
@AaronBruceLadner
11 жыл бұрын
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
@kimmolaine8069
8 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the hardest game I've completed. Ninja Gaiden has nothing on this one.
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
You mean the North American version of Castlevania III. This is Akumajou Densetsu and it is easier than Ninja Gaiden.
@kimmolaine8069
8 жыл бұрын
Stephen P , yeah I meant Castlevania III but can't really see the difference apart some sprites and the quality of music.
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
No you don't! I mean, no you won't! You won't deny the truth. Have you played both versions? What about the damage system and item replacements?
@kimmolaine8069
8 жыл бұрын
Stephen P , only played Castlevania III. Last time a few weeks back. The amount of shit flying at you gets ridiculous in the later levels. I've only seen this original played through without damage.
@Celestial07
8 жыл бұрын
Kimmo Laine I'm not sure if they added some enemies here and there, but I think not. In Level 9 - Section 4, the birds + mermans combo. Think about that.
@trevormclink
14 жыл бұрын
why in 0:04:44 to 0:04:51 the bars dont spin??
@ruby_R53
Жыл бұрын
if i remember correctly you have to jump on the bars for them to spin, he's only walking on them so they don't spin.
@mrnobluesky9367
2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@MeatMaggot
14 жыл бұрын
@Matsute While the Famicom soundtrack is technically superior, I must say, the downgraded NES tunes are actually catchier, because less convoluted. Gotta love both, anyway.
@GreatBritain1922year
3 жыл бұрын
Castlevania 3
@JiraiyaV2
12 жыл бұрын
hahahaha and i thought that i am only the one who loves do this hahaha
@Abcormal
11 жыл бұрын
Could someone translate the intro for me? I think it has something to do with Ralph Belmondo being sent by the Orthodox Church to stop Vlad the Impaler reviving pagan gods, but I'm not sure.
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