Cat in the Hat
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Man the NES one was the spawn of satan.
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Angry Video Game Nerd
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Alright review, reminded me of the Back to the Future one with the various movie clips. Still need to see Wayne's World...
That would make for a sad yet understandable episode for me! That's a case of a nostalgic game not being as good as it once was for me
To be honest though, I'm not sure how AVGN-friendly the game is, and whether it could carry an episode.
Lindsay said:
That would make for a sad yet understandable episode for me! That's a case of a nostalgic game not being as good as it once was for me
To be honest though, I'm not sure how AVGN-friendly the game is, and whether it could carry an episode.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
That Borat clip was random. :lol
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah...bit boring
Not sure how people like this over the crazy antics. I'd still prefer a mix of the two.
Not sure how people like this over the crazy antics. I'd still prefer a mix of the two.
BigJonsson
Member
Haha
I loved the use of movie clips
I saw Boy and his Blob in the intro................its about time he does an episode on that!
I loved the use of movie clips
I saw Boy and his Blob in the intro................its about time he does an episode on that!
HUELEN10
Member
Just in time for October, Dracula Games has been uploaded on to YouTube! This is one of my favorites, so be sure to check it out if you haven't! "The Count" on the Vic-20 is hilarious. :lol
Hmm, I wonder what the Nerd will review for this halloween...
Any guesses?
Hmm, I wonder what the Nerd will review for this halloween...
Any guesses?
evilromero
Member
That's how the show started. Angry Nintendo Nerd. Show some respect ya damn whippersnapper.Lindsay said:
Red Scarlet
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Pork Chop and end of level 5
ThatObviousUser
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A friend gifted me Castlevania on VC and I don't think I've made it past the bat. Gonna go play it right now to see where I am and if I can get any further...
I really like the choice of reviewing the series, because he's went through most of the crappy games on the NES already that are nostalgic touchstones for people.
Despite some of the Castlevania games being classics, there's enough wonky/cheap stuff by modern standards that you can poke fun at and points that people remember as frustrating. Pointing out the great stuff feels fresh for the Nerd series and he's been able to strike a great balance between the two modes in his various movie reviews.
I've always loved the Castlevania II review too, so I really hope he does more reviews of games that aren't universally seen as crappy. That's his best work alongside the licensed stuff when he could use movie clips.
Despite some of the Castlevania games being classics, there's enough wonky/cheap stuff by modern standards that you can poke fun at and points that people remember as frustrating. Pointing out the great stuff feels fresh for the Nerd series and he's been able to strike a great balance between the two modes in his various movie reviews.
I've always loved the Castlevania II review too, so I really hope he does more reviews of games that aren't universally seen as crappy. That's his best work alongside the licensed stuff when he could use movie clips.
it really is one of the better early NES games. it's definitely not even close to being one of the hardest video games of all time, but it does have some understandably frustrating quirks. i love how snatcher
:lol
made reference to not being able to jump on and off of staircases in the first castlevania being a correlation to an increased suicide rate.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
hyduK said:
Arguably speaking, Simon's Quest paved the way for Metroidvanias.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
:lol "so you fight the evil cookie monster"
:lol ending was great too with CS2
:lol ending was great too with CS2
MightyHedgehog
Member
Cool episode, man. Real Castlefuckingvania!
Red Scarlet
Member
Can you avoid the real boss's jump? I think I always got hit, so it came down to me chucking out boomers as fast as I could before he pounced me to death.
ThatObviousUser
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Yeah just beat the bat. Now I'm stuck on the second level.
Someday I will beat this! But only have hundreds of deaths and hours of trial and error...
Someday I will beat this! But only have hundreds of deaths and hours of trial and error...
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Man that one stage with the knight and medusa heads always drove me freakin nuts!!!
I remember giving up, going back years later, giving up again, going back years later and FINALLY beating it.
Don't recall having trouble with Dracula himself though. Not sure if I found and used an exploit or after having played it so much I was just that good.
I remember giving up, going back years later, giving up again, going back years later and FINALLY beating it.
Don't recall having trouble with Dracula himself though. Not sure if I found and used an exploit or after having played it so much I was just that good.
ThatObviousUser
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andymcc said:
I'd never bail once I get a game... even if it wasn't my choice... It's how I got up to Wily's second form in MM2 (VC).
Which reminds me I still have to beat that...
Net_Wrecker
Member
I was rofling when the Simon's Quest day to night screen popped up. By far one of my favorite AVGN moments.
Toy Soldier
Member
Net_Wrecker said:
:lol
Definitely, that was hilarious. James always nails these endings but this was one of my favorites.
Andrex said:
I must've poured dozens of rentals into it, owned it later in life, and still I can join you in saying I've never finished it.
That was more a result of be quitting in the face of a frustrating fall or two (or ten) as was mentioned in the video...but I always eventually came back for more. Fun game, it'll always be on my to-beat list.
Whimsical Phil
Ninja School will help you
Wily's second form is incredibly easy if youAndrex said:
use Bubble Lead
Toy Soldier
Member
darkwings said:
Same here, it's my second favorite Castlevania game altogether (after 64 / LoD).
It's got some issues, but as does every other entry in the series. Excellent experience, still.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Castlevania II is good, but who the hell was able to figure out that orb-kneeling thing without looking in Nintendo Power? That's the problem with the game. You're more likely to play russian roulette with a fully loaded gun and live than make heads or tails of a couple of the more obscure "hints" in that game.
darkwings said:
I really like it but it definitely has problems. Off the top of my head:
1) Townspeople are no help and sometimes tell you the exact opposite of what you should do
2) The orb kneeling is impossible unless you got lucky or read about what to do
3) Fake blocks equalling random pitfalls in the dungeons causing you to have to use holy water on every block, or fall and then backtrack to the spot and hop you remember, or die
brandonh83
Banned
Castlevania II is awesome, but flawed. It's how I want Castlevania games to be done, I love the open-world exploration. I know the Metroidvania breed is open-world as well but there was just something more epic/mysterious about traveling between towns, finding old mansions in the woods, etc. Really fantastic atmosphere. If there's a game that needs to be remade, it's Castlevania II.
Are you talking about the second form of the last boss in Castlevania 1 on the NES? Because if that is what you are talking about then no you can't avoid the jump but you can freeze him with holy water. Everyone usually makes the mistake of getting the boomerang, but the freeze factor made holy water the weapon of choice for most boss fights in that game.Red Scarlet said:
I too used the boomerang when I first got to that boss and hoped for the best.
theMrCravens
Member
I loved the first one to death, but got quickly annoyed with the sequel as a kid.darkwings said:
I could finish entire RPGs (Dragon Warrior), but didn't even know what to do in CV II.
III is the best Castlevania ever made though, and in the top 3 of my favorite NES games.
Better than SotN, but only because that game changed the series way too much.
Can't wait for the next AVGN.
evilromero
Member
Gotta love the CVIV music in the beginning. Out of all the games, IV had the greatest sense of horror and dread thanks to the music. Good episode.
nincompoop
Banned
I think you're confused,Whimsical Phil said:
you need to save the Bubble Lead for his final form. His second form goes down in like 2 seconds if you spam Metal Blades.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Mega Man 2 is one of the easier Mega Man games.Andrex said:
Castlevania is going to grind your testicles between its teeth before it even gets warmed up.
A friend gifted me Castlevania on VC, and I did beat it via on-and-off play over a year...that was using the suspension points as well, I can't imagine doing the game in one go! He's right about the final stretch before Dracula too, although the trick is to keep destroying the knight's axes and get into just the right position.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Castlevania 2 was pretty good once you figured out what to do. I can't explain my young excitement when I finally got the awesome flame whip.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Castlevania III is still a good hard kick to the balls.
Whimsical Phil
Ninja School will help you
Not confused, really. I just read "Wily's second form" to mean hisnincompoop said:
alien form
"Mega Man just shot the front shield off of my flying tank" form
I also feel silly spoiler tagging a game that's over 20 years old.
On the subject of AVGN, though, I wonder how many parts this review will be. I mean, I fully expect him to revisit CV2 in the next episode. I'm guessing that he'll probably tackle CV3 in it as well.
But what after that? It sounds like he'll be doing most, if not all, of the old games. So will we see an episode dedicated to the Game Boy games? The 16-bit ones? The two N64 titles? It'll be interesting to see how far he takes this. It'd be great to see him review all of them, though.