Great vid Chris! This game frustrated me as a kid soooo much (those jumps arrghh!). After beating the game last year, I can honestly say it's a great game. The soundtrack is phenomenal and the graphics are richly detailed.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have a similar feeling. It's definitely an 8-bit hard game, where it can be frustrating until you finally beat it. Then it's satisfying, and relatively easy on repeat play throughs.

This game definitely pales in comparison to the sequel, Belmont's Revenge, which is my personal favorite Game Boy game

@implantgames

5 жыл бұрын

One of these days I'll track down the sequels...

I like being able to take a hit and not lose my whip upgrade. >_>;;

Having beaten the game today, I have to disagree with your final conclusion. I find it really cheap that you can get hit by enemies while moving from one screen to another, collision with enemies and projectiles was at times janky, I swear their hitboxes are bigger than their sprites (you actually showed this on the right screen at 11:22). To its credit the game gives you lots of health pickups to compensate, but the fact the whip loses its upgrades when you get hit turned a lot of enemies into damage sponges, making the game even slower. I also found the platforming to be a bit too demanding given Cristopher's controls and physics, his jump is very short and it felt bad (it might be because of the GB's tiny screen, but playing the anniversary collection on a bigger screen it was very noticeable). Compared to every other classicvania I've played (1, 3, 4, Rondo) this game had the most limited controls but the most demanding platforming. This and the cheap damage made this game feel like a frustrating mess rather than something even remotely satisfying to beat. I wouldn't call it a good game, and I think calling it Castlevania lite is being too generous: it felt closer to what people that don't know much about the series think a Castlevania game is: a frustrating, unfair game where you just whip things.

@Videogamelover58

2 жыл бұрын

I heard the gameboy color version does fix the speed, but a lot of the flaws are still present. I do say check out the speed hack since it fixes most of the issues and makes the game a lot fair.

@Freddis

2 жыл бұрын

Just beat the game today and agree with your point. Even though the design of the game is not mindless, i would say that the last level is ridiculously punishing. Spend 3 hours mastering it and learning the patterns of the last boss only to learn that there's a second stage (yes, it's a reference to the first Castelvania, but it's too damn labouring to spend 10 minutes just to have an attempt to learn this bat's patterns) . I dropped that sitting that time. I think the flaws of the game is the excessive randomness and having improved whip as the intended way to play it. But the last level is the best downside of the game. They should have fixed it, by separating the last boss encounter as the 5-th level.

@Freddis

2 жыл бұрын

Yet it is possible to have this game under your finger, unlike the infamous Ghost and Goblins in which you never feel in control completely even after getting the true ending.

I enjoyed this game too, though the speed was a huge issue at first. Don't play this one after playing a Sonic game. It was satisfying figuring out a sure fire way though each part, like a puzzle. I learned that on the last level, when entering a screen from below and those enemies shoot an orb a certain way, to just go back down and come up again to try to get it to go the way you want. After struggling to beat it, and succeeding, I went through it 2 more times as it suddenly became easy, even on the harder difficulties. Spot on with all your points.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I do like how you can reset enemies by going off screen, reminds me of Ninja Gaiden! My experience was the same, I struggled for three straight days, then next thing you know I'm getting to Dracula without using a continue. Good stuff!

Finally someone on KZread who doesn't shit on this game. Good job man

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I remember playing this game for the first time like eight years ago I think and surprisingly I didn't know about the remake but then again I didn't know about this game at the time. I did enjoy what little I played of it until I got to that point late in the first level I had to jump across those platform with the fidgety controls. That was frustrating because I kept missing the jump so many times. At least that didn't kill me and I did end up beating the level after all.

the game's cover and the first stage's music scared me SO bad when i was a kid

Hope to hear some more podcasts soon.

Damn, you're like the only other person on the internet who likes this game too. Glad to see there are others out there

@dr_ubo

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see you here Bofner, I also loved this game as a kid, played it mostly on the GBC version.

@Bofner

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr_ubo Haha hey! Yeah I'm a HUGE Castlevania fan, and I really like Implant's videos

@dr_ubo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bofner Same here. I was actually really hardcore into Castlevania stuff back in my day (big community member of the inverted chapel, castlevania dungeon and many other sites of the time). Also an Implant fan. Only thing you've got left to prove is Megaman fandom in my book lol. Keep up posting content yourself as well.

@Bofner

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr_ubo Haha, I've actually been wanting to make a video on Megaman for a while! I haven't played ALL of them, but my absolute favorite is Megaman 9, though 2 and 11 are also REALLY solid

@Bofner

2 жыл бұрын

@Tom Ffrench 100%!!

People need to consider that this game came out in 1989, the year the Gameboy was released. Other than Super Mario Land, this was the only platformer available and there were not many other games available. While Super Mario Land is a better game, being a kid at the time, this game was awesome.

I've been taking for granted how good you work is. Solid every single video

@implantgames

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcus! :)

Great video friendo! Never had the game, but I've heard a lot of people bash this title, so it's nice to see someone who can see past the rough edges and appreciate the game ☺

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, thanks!

Good game and great review! Subscribed!

I always felt like the thing that stood out about Konami's GB games is that instead of treating the GB as a "portable NES", they treated it more like a "Portable MSX". I'm sure people will disagree, but I just always got an MSX feeling out of their GB output.

@wes788411

2 жыл бұрын

This game is much more like an NES game than an MSX game.

Played through the game on Konami Castlevania Collection for the Nintendo Switch on 2019, without having ever played this ever before on a Game Boy, and drew the same conclusion. Great video!

@implantgames

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@Raylightsen

4 жыл бұрын

game suck, but good that you enjoy it.

I loved this game as a kid, still do. My only complaint is that it’s a bit slow... something that was improved in the amazing sequel.

Glad to see a positive review! Sure it's hard to get into but when you get good at it, like other CVs breezing through the game is fun. That being said it's never too easy due to a randomness in enemy design like you mentioned. Presentation is obviously great too. My only problem is some sluggishly unresponsive controls, like the game can't keep up with certain button or dpad presses, which leads to cheap hits.

@implantgames

6 жыл бұрын

This one definitely seems over bashed to me. Perhaps it's the lack of nostalgia for it? At it's core it really isn't much different than the beloved NES games.

I recently beat Castlevania on Nes, i love Castlevania and want to collect all of the Castlevania games that are available in the 8 and 16 bit era. Maybe the Advance version to as well. I've got Castlevania 1 and 2 and 4 for the Snes, i also want the spinoffs (Kid dracula on Gb and Master of Darkness on sms) are the ones i know.

@elcabreritaxD

5 жыл бұрын

marlb0r015 Master of Darkness from the Master System isn't a spinoff. It isn't even in the same franchise..

WOW! This was the first game I ordered from the back of a gaming magazine. Good times!

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, nice!

Very good review. Makes me sad that I got rid of my copy so long ago. Now I want to play this again.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The game is thankfully still pretty cheap :)

My first Gameboy game , I still own it and love it .

Adventure Rebirth is not a remake. It is a completely new game loosely based on the original

Quality review Kris! The game looks hard as balls, as we say up here. Just the same, I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks!

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Now track down the sequel :D

The biggest problem I found with this game is the incredibly bad slowdown. Like, the game is already slow paced as it is, but the game has awful slowdown to boot, making it even slower. Every time there's an enemy on screen you notice it get slower and if there are multiple enemies, especially if they shoot some kind of projectile, it becomes a crawl.

Got this game along side warioland super marioland 3 recently with a dmg for 20 bux. Never heard of this game prior. Glad it came with it

i'd agree if not for constant lag and always losing my whip upgrade, but this game did get bashed too much also stage 4

I never played it but i played the 2nd one A LOT memorized every level when i was a little kid. It was a damn hard game and im proud to say that i beat it in grade school

I think with this game they were just trying to make an authentic Castlvania experience on the handheld system. FYI, I don't think I've liked any CV game that came out before symphony. So I didn't play much of this game, but it seemed to well represent old style Castlevania to me.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I suspect SotN was a starting point for many gamers.

@brooklynitebryon9675

6 жыл бұрын

old school castlevania ain't for everybody

Good review. I personally find the game average. The sluggish frame rate and lack of sub weapons kind of kills it for me and find it to be the second weakest of the console 2D platformer Castlevanias (losing only to Simon's Quest). I do like its sequel a lot, though.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I'm in the somewhere between "average" to "good" camp. Can't wait to play the sequel though!

I had this game when it came out and it was great at that time, trying to replay it now, it's hard as shit and slow, but nostalgia always wins, still a great game imo.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not ready to call it great, but damn I had a lot of fun!

@kahncrane

7 жыл бұрын

My 12 year old self says it's great and I'm sticking to it

in my opinion the game has a nice soundtrack for a game boy game, but its way too hard for a kid back in the day, the battery will always die before you can beat it xD the farthest i ever got was the final stage, but not the final boss tho.

Still play this one!

implant love the channel!

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

One of the only games I have ever beat without dying ! Great review and well thought out just as you say the game is! Thank you!

What did you think of the remake on Wii Ware?

@implantgames

6 жыл бұрын

I haven't put enough time into it to have a proper thought. It seems like a nice classic-vania though.

whatever happened to this channel love the content.

good one Kris. this one was frustrating for me back then, but I still approach it and take it for a level once every few years. the early Konami Gameboy games were exceptional looking. Nemesis, the Ultra released Gradius sequel, was incredible and I got really into it then and still play it once in a while. Now Castle Vania 64 is one that has not aged too well, but that gives you another topic some other day.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

This game really dances on the frustrating vs. challenging line for me. I think the fact it's relatively short helps a lot!

@samfrito

7 жыл бұрын

Yep. You did an awesome job, as always, with video. And great job showing me how Dracula's boss patterns are executed. One day I will beat this...on Super Gameboy or Gameboy Player. Too old for the monochrome one.

@duffman18

4 жыл бұрын

I had that gradius game on gameboy as a kid. I was so dumb, I had no idea about the whole options menu at the bottom, to increase speed and weapons and add other ships also shooting etc, the Gradius staples. So I tried to beat the whole game with the basic starter ship. I was 6 and could barely read, so no manual reading to save me. I always wondered why it was so god damn hard. It turned me off from shoot em ups for decades. Only started playing them a lot in the last couple of years

With an RGB mod and usb loader, YES

This game was good enough for it's time, Castlevania on the go was sure a cool thing. I bought this game a few years ago, but i was never able to play this game for a long period of time. Nowadays there are too many other, better Castlevanias to play. This is the 3rd time in 2 days that someone mentions Castlevania Rebirth, is this game also on the WiiU?

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Well, you can get it on the Wii U by going to the Wii channel ;)

@ozzydio7233

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe it will be released on the Switch Virtual Console again, included in a complete Castlevania Collection, with every single Castlevania game on in it(yes, also the mighty C64 version). And there will be surely be a retail version for 44.99.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I did end up going to the "Wii Channel" from the Wii U and purchased ReBirth. Never know when Nintendo will pull the plug...

I always thought it was pretty sluggish,...But I gotta confess I liked the graphics and music...I wish it played faster...

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

The 2.4% speed-up with the Super Game Boy helps a little, but yeah this is sllooowwww haha! Still ambitious for a first gen GB game. Konami... ambitious... those were the days :)

@AnarchyDragon6

7 жыл бұрын

I oughta check it out on the ol Super Game Boy...Thanks!

@Raylightsen

4 жыл бұрын

it sucks, the game If you increase the speed, everything is faster (enemies, etc)

Pretty much my first GB game I've bought. I'm not a fan of Belmont's speed... He's a fucking snail armed with a whip.

Excelente Review , solo los que no saben apreciar un juego dicen que es malo.

This game rules!

Love this game with a passion!

One of my textbook "1st level" games

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I always thought it odd when folks complained about the platforms in Stage 1, haha!

@dmas7749

4 жыл бұрын

@@implantgames: old comment but people dislike stage 1's platforms for a reason, it's just a bunch of precise platforming with nothing interesting going on i do enjoy the praise given to stage 3 since while i don't think the spikes should be instant death the challenge would only barely feel out of place in something like Dracula's Curse

Nah man, i been trying to like this game for the last hour and after reaching the second level i am not touching it ever again. The only 2 positives i can think of are the infinite continues and the music.

“Each whip CRACK”

11:45 That's not random. The enemy sprite telegraphs which direction he'll throw the boomerang. Be more observant.

Feeding the algorithm.

finally an appropriate review that doesn't try to ruin the reputation of this amazing game. i first played this 30 years after it's original release and still got to love it. christopher became my favourite belmont due to this game. and btw, i did multiple speedruns of this game and got some WRs. it's very addictive to play!

7:46 So... Dracula is Jewish?

I think this games gets too much flak. Its not as good as most of its brethren due to sloppy programming, but I think the level design is pretty good.

The sequel is so much better. So very very much better.

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

We'll get there :)

IGN: Trying to convince you your childhood games were shit ever since 2016

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think I've read IGN since the Dreamcast days...

People bashing this game for being "unfair and frustrating" never really played the game, tbh; as you said, the game explains the mechanics and gives plenty of instances to recover health and extra lives. I think people just never had the patience to play the game as it should be played, and just expected it to be a different game altogether.

@PurpleRupees

2 жыл бұрын

It's borderline unplayable. It runs so slow half the time your buttons often don't register. And when they do, it's so delayed so avoiding attacks is insanely difficult.

@fhagane6821

2 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleRupees that's the point, once you get the hang of it it's actually a (very) easy game; if done correctly you can breeze through the game. It's just about learning and having the patience to learn how to.

@PurpleRupees

2 жыл бұрын

@@fhagane6821 so is lack of skill the reason why my inputs aren't registered and get hit? This game run so slow, it is actually impossible to react to anything.

@fhagane6821

2 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleRupees no, it has nothing to do with skills or input. I have been speedrunning this game for a few months and it's just a matter of understanding how it works; the game has very strict hit box collisions but they can be a breeze once you get how to do it. I have never had any issues with input, and I play it on original hardware too.

@PurpleRupees

2 жыл бұрын

@@fhagane6821 Maybe it's partially me playing this emulated on PS4 collection. If I could figure out the fireball enemies it would be significantly less frustrating.

you sound like LGR 😂

@implantgames

7 жыл бұрын

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

@P0rn0ralle84

7 жыл бұрын

implantgames no i just realized that how you talk is similar 😃

Underrated? Hardly. A garbage game with the Castlevania name attached to it.

This game sucks