Listen, you have a touch screen, you gotta gimmick. It's the law

@theblaze5530

20 күн бұрын

Ecclesia had the best gimmick

@phorchybug3286

16 күн бұрын

Thankfully Mario Kart DS has the right idea of just make up your own emblem.

@gabrielcastejon7914

13 күн бұрын

@@theblaze5530 The Albus teleporting, right? Its obscenely fun!

@gaspump

13 күн бұрын

You're not far off. With each system Nintendo has implemented certain mandates to get certified and for the DS it was that there must be touchscreen controls for some gameplay element. Other notables being using motion for the Wii, the pad for the WiiU and having 3d for the 3DS. They were all eventually relaxed but Dawn of Sorrow (drinking game: take a hit for every DS game that has a "DS" initialism) was close enough to release to be caught in that.

@EduCrossHands

11 күн бұрын

​@@phorchybug3286 but it also have the microphone gimmick in Ballon Battle

Initially thought that the "RPG route" was role playing as a vampire because of the succubus souls. Actually, it was much more literal than that.

the fact that the other route involves a goddamn RPG is really the banana on the bread

@someoneusedtobeknown2645

17 күн бұрын

This is the first time I have ever heard this saying, and I feel like it should be a timeless one that everyone had used at least once in their lives.

I'm surprised you did not mention that this glitch can be used to obtain all three possible endings in one speedrun

@huhneat8908

8 күн бұрын

what

@GigalassII

4 күн бұрын

I like your funny words magic man

12:06 One point of clarification, the wiki just straight up lies about the drop odds here, the soul drop is not anywhere close to 12%. In reality the odds are around 2.35%, or roughly 1 in 43. Which, granted, when compared to Dawn's more dire drops getting as bad as 0.39% (1 in 256), still generous in that context at least. edit: 14:25 Quite generously, for being only in the final few rooms of the game, Black Panther in reality is actually 12.5%, being 1 in 8

@pedropimenta896

5 күн бұрын

Fix the wiki

@Jabler-

Күн бұрын

So did you fix the wiki?

final boss Stephen King with the Langoliers

@TheJCHarkins2

16 күн бұрын

3 days late with the same thought...

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

7 күн бұрын

I always thought they looked like goddamn Langoliers.

Nothing like drawing magic seals to zip into oblivion (also banana bread?)

I think the single best part of the game is the Soma fight in Julius Mode, it's so sick. I especially like how Soma has a voiceline for whichever character you enter the room with, plus the incredible music...

I hereby state that we would indeed like a Julius run featuring Diagon.

Those seals don't even work all the time on emulator, which is why the "No Touch Screen" hack is allowed for the RetroAchievements set for this game. Did I feel silly when I realized that after failing the same boss several times...

@gamerofthetime

11 күн бұрын

What emulator are you using? I'm using Desmume and never had any issues.

@ShadwSonic

11 күн бұрын

@@gamerofthetime Desmume core in Libretro. This was quite a while ago. Should mention that I'm using a touchpad on a laptop.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

7 күн бұрын

Patching out the seals improves the flow of the game so much.

@gamerofthetime

7 күн бұрын

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Debatable.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

7 күн бұрын

@@gamerofthetime I thought they were cumbersome, awkward, and needless at the time, they were clearly there because Nintendo mandated that the devs made use out of the touch screen gimmick, hence why this iteration of it was not seen in the other DS games. Trying it on emulator with the patch after having played it many times over the years, I thought it made it much more fun to fight the bosses. I didn't have to tear my grip and grab the stylus out of my mouth to draw perfectly on a tiny screen in an increasingly tiny amount of time, I just had to engage in the combat itself.

I remember discovering the succubus-cutal glitch as a kid by accident and then going crazy around the castle with it, trying to finish the game as quickly as possible and being absolutelly taken out of my mind when i discovered that you could go off-bounds on save rooms and go around in such a way that gave you itens like Alucard Sword and the souls from Julius Mode. I was way too obsessed with this game tbh and i couldn't be happier i got the chance to feel this way, my favorite Castlevania game ev4r Note: I never could really finish the game as quick as i wanted, i avoided saves and even with them, doing Menace low-level is hell

I actually enjoyed those seals. It was a nice touch where you do the final move yourself. It did help that I was good at it and almost never failed though. Probably saved me from a lot of frustration.

I not only never struggled with the seals but felt cool doing them. Perspective is a wild thing. ETA: I think I should clarify, having watched like 30 more seconds, that I only ever played casually

2:11 "this bald man" This is a disrespect to Hammer, and you're about to pay dearly for it.

first you need a bananaa, then you need some bread....... spread banana on the bread then you have banana paste and maybe banana slices on bread

@artmccarthy3268

20 күн бұрын

That was soo good.

I really enjoy these Speedrun explanations. I wonder which one will be next? Maybe how to speedrun Banana Bread? Burn %?

This is such a cool video, basically a condensed explanation of the whole speedrun route. I hope you do more of these for other CV games. Keep it up Dr4gonBlitz!

Love the video! I'd say more but I think I hear the oven beeping which means my banana bread should be just about done.

Whoa, fascinating! Cool vid - thanks for the edit/share, DB! I like tours like this

"THESE LITTLE JERKS!" Sir, they are called "Langoliers"

I've never played this particular Castlevania before, but I do feel like with what I've seen, there are a lot of games with notably more obtuse touch screen gimmicks that I imagine would drive speedrunners bananas. Bread-and-butter casual playthroughs might find it frustrating to have some of their progress undone if they mess it up, but assuming the mechanic works properly (like I said I've never played the game so I don't know how accurate the touch controls are), I don't think I would've found it as annoying as some do. Even so, it's definitely interesting how it allows for such wild skips, though funnily enough it's the tutorial that makes this possible - had Konami assumed the players didn't need to practice the seal motions, then runners would be a lot more limited in what they could do.

@josefinae1403

18 күн бұрын

The gimmick is notably frustrating on PC emulators, its near impossible to do any kind of seal with the mouse and you can't even do it slowly since its a timed event. Thank god for patches.

@Antifrost

18 күн бұрын

@@josefinae1403 Reminds me when I tried to play the first Megaman Starforce game on emulator. What should have been a very standard touchscreen minigame was near impossible, and it was required to progress. I had to slow down the emulator speed to get through those sections.

@ezelalia5739

13 күн бұрын

​@@Antifrost if you played Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, this is a worthy sequel, i still prefer Aria but Dawn is good

@Hilipinapixili

7 күн бұрын

@@josefinae1403 I actually never had any problem with the seals on the emulator, and I was dreading the hell out of them because I thought they were going to be miserable with the mouse. And yet I think I only failed a seal once.

@Hilipinapixili

7 күн бұрын

@@ezelalia5739 I actually like Dawn slightly more than Aria by virtue of it being a bit more challenging IMO, but they're both top tiers in the series.

These speedrun collabs are super informative and hella fun to watch!

Ooh, this one was on my main page, I hope algorithm is picking your chanel back up! Say hi to mr. Daily for me

Another great speedrun explained. Thanks DB and Diagon

pain à la banane

The fucking banana bread burnt while i was enthralled by the video, thanks for that dad

I enjoyed hearing and seeing the speedruns, please do more!

You are so good at explaining speedruns!! it's really impressive how comprehensive everything you say is

I loved this game when I was a kid. It was the source of my first ever rule breaking in my life, which was to sneak my DS up to my room in the middle of the night when everyone else was asleep and playing with headphones on. We were only allowed 1 hour of video game playing a day, so this was MAJOR. Also, the soundtrack (and also obviously setting) was so sinister. It led to even MORE heart pounding excitement, cuz I would constantly whip my headphones off to listen in a panic, thinking someone was coming to catch me. The only was it could have been better is if I could have enjoyed some Banana Bread with it at the same time... ;) Excellent video, and thanks to Diagon for explaining! Very nice. When they preformed the first Zip with the Axe, I thought right away, "Wow, that's like the Sucubus-Cutall canceling glitch you can use to get around barriers and out of bounds..." only for that to also show up! That was pretty neat!

I get why speedrunners hate it, but in my casual playthroughs of dos I always thought the seals were a fun final flourish on boss fights edit : ok so i made this comment before i was somewhere i could actually hear the video, turns out speedrunners like them, regular players dont like them also banana bread

You always do such an excellent job breaking down these runs and the strategies.

I used to think the Malaconda Tail used to look like a stream of diarrhea and I'm glad it's being used as the main attack

I was never bothered by drawing seals in this game. I can't imagine how much people would hate a game like LostMagic - the combat was entirely based on drawing runes in real time.

Awesome video, DB!

Dancing former vice presidents

now i want banana bread

Glad I don't have to perform a magic seal when making Banana Bread, it would be terrible! Thanks for uploading this, it was amazing to watch!

Was only aware of the RPG route, so it is really cool to see this route.

Great video!

This and a prequel are one of my all time favorites. I love these games so much. Great to learn something new about them

I love how there are so many exploits in this speedrun but all the RNG requirements makes speedrunning DoS seem like a gamble.

Never tried Banana Bread before, but I'd like to. Also, nice vid. Love how informative they are, and I always learn something new.

I just adore this game so much. Seals not so much. Great job by you and Diagon! Banana Bread!!

Those tricks were so insanely easy looking, that made me crave some banana bread.

Banana Bread

That tail!!!😂😂😂

Love seeing this speedrunner stuff! Also banana bread is delicious!

That banana bread glitch is insane wow

Diagon just flexing with his seal skills, a true CHAD. Also BANANA BREAD.

great video! I've learned a few things here heh hmm it would be nice to have some banana bread huh

Homecooked Banana Bread goes hard though, no RNG about that

All starts with Dinner Dog

i wish i ate some banana bread watching this video

8:10 I remember doing this with the cutall all the time when playing the game as a kid, felt so good discovering something like that was possible, like eating a delicious piece of chocolate chip banana bread.

Never thought I'd see Banana bread as a part of a major glitch.

Just here for the banana bread...

I want some banana bread.

turning those magic seals into magic spells

I want some delicious banana bread

Al Gore rhythm banana bread.

Hey Dragon I wanted to ask, with a couple of Aria/Dawn of Sorrow vids out now, are you looking to grt into speedrunning those games?

What did they do *this* time?! 😂

Thank you for delicious Banana Bread!

man i love me some banana with bread

I always really wanted to play this game, hahaha. I had no idea the seals were that problematic; I thought they looked as cool as banana bread.

holy shit it's Jupiter Climb

This deserves an algo push

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring Banana Bread- no, wait

Imma go for some banana bread now sounds tasty

I gotta try these glitches on my next playthrough.

my mom makes some SUPER good banana bread with chocolate chips and mini Reese's in them. melt a pad of butter on a slice and it's just. divine.

For thr Banana Bread club!

Humans and drawing, such a love-hate relation

Have some banana bread while watching this video

Ah - the NDS, fucking left handed-phobic system

12:17 What game is that musical jingle from? I know I've heard it before, likely SNES.

Shit, I haven't had banana bread in a while, now that you've got me thinking of it. Anyways, awesome vid dude

I'm almost entirely certain I've never owned a gameboy.

Best Metroidvania. All the DS games are great, but there’s just something about this game I can’t get enough of! ❤

Sure do love a good loaf of Banana Bread

GREAT VIDEO

I don't think I've ever dropped a seal, and I played through the game like 20-30 times as a bored teenager back when it came out - I also revisited it in 2020 when I suddenly had an abundance of spare time, and it was still great

I'm guessing not every page or screen has a valid "load zone" connected to it so it uses some default or placeholder value?

A yes, a type of non-yeast bakery product that is the saddest end for a certain yellow fruit.

i loved this game when i was younger. but i never knew that soul was so strong because of how dumb it looked.

The reason that the zips happen is The same reason why it happens in some mega Man X games and even Mario games where you can clip in between two walls and you're in a specific spot that the game will register you in for one frame and then the next frame you're going to be pushed aside to a certain degree and then set back into an X and y axis

oh i learned to do this several years ago after seeing it in a gdq run

Great vid. Main channel rules!

Who doesn't like some Banana bread.

I always knew that banana bread would break the gamr.

I prefer Zucchini to Banana Bread personally

The only thing better then the Soma games, it's the Soma games after a solid meal of banana bread

I remember doing horizontal zips with the succubus soul a long long time ago after reading about it on the game FAQs forum, this rules

Banana Bread is delicious.

sure love banana bread

I did the sensible thing and played the ROM hack that removed the need for touchscreen controls.

The final boss is very banana bread

Can I still join the club if I don't use the passphrase? Something about a banana or whatever. I dunno, I wasn't paying attention. Gotta make that bread.

I literally beat Dawn of sorrow for the first time yesterday, what

I’d love to see a Julius run explanation