So, I played Castlevania and dug it, but I could never get past death. I also played Castlevania II, probably first, and didn't like it. Thoser were when I was mid-teens, max.
Then today I decided to give Castlevania IV a go, and it's neato. I got stuck on the spinning room, though, and I kind of have an idea what to do there, but if it's right, then it's a dumb level. But yeah, it's a good game, and I should've played it sooner. ALSO, my first attempt at Stage III ever:
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pineapple
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Feb 12 2010 07:55 am
That whip is just out of control!
Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
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Feb 12 2010 08:15 am
Man, I love Castlevania IV. I think it's my favorite SNES game, and definitely in top 3 of all time for me.
Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
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Feb 12 2010 10:18 am
I've got this on my VC and it really feels like the definitive Castlevania game for the old generation
Ba'al
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Feb 12 2010 01:50 pm
The best control in the entire Castlevania series to be quite honest.
FNJ
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Feb 12 2010 02:26 pm
I dunno, maybe best control for a belmont, but alucard in SOTN is pretty damn mobile.
Preng
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Feb 16 2010 08:11 pm
Super Castlevania IV is an excellent game. Some of the bosses later on drove me nuts, through - they have patterns and all, but if I remember right Simon can't take many hits before he craps out.
I think the current days of hiding behind a wall to magically recover health has spoiled me.
TheRoboSleuth
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Feb 16 2010 11:43 pm
Preng wrote:
Super Castlevania IV is an excellent game. Some of the bosses later on drove me nuts, through - they have patterns and all, but if I remember right Simon can't take many hits before he craps out.
I think the current days of hiding behind a wall to magically recover health has spoiled me.
The problem was that Simon was so damn slow, and his sprite was so big on the screen that there really wasn't any way to avoid the bosses.
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NERO
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Feb 17 2010 01:45 am
The music guys, oh man the music.
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Preng
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Feb 17 2010 02:11 pm
Cool video, RobotGumshoe. Never knew about that secret power-up zone right before you fight Dracula, among some other stuff.
Alowishus
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Feb 17 2010 04:47 pm
I've been trying to buy this for my SNES. I usually can't find copies of it and when i do they are extortionate.
TheRoboSleuth
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Feb 18 2010 03:07 am
Preng wrote:
Cool video, RobotGumshoe. Never knew about that secret power-up zone right before you fight Dracula, among some other stuff.
But yeah seriously though, having another person on the forum with Q as the avatar is weirding me out. Its like an inadvertent sockpuppet.
FNJ
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Feb 18 2010 10:53 am
Char Aznable
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Feb 18 2010 02:30 pm
RobotGumshoe wrote:
Preng wrote:
Cool video, RobotGumshoe. Never knew about that secret power-up zone right before you fight Dracula, among some other stuff.
But yeah seriously though, having another person on the forum with Q as the avatar is weirding me out. Its like an inadvertent sockpuppet.
I thought that your avatar wasn't Q? But yeah, it would be like someone having a Zechs Merquise avatar for me. Totally awkward.
Preng
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Feb 19 2010 09:35 pm
Char Aznable wrote:
I thought that your avatar wasn't Q? But yeah, it would be like someone having a Zechs Merquise avatar for me. Totally awkward.
I'm pretty sure RobotGumshoe's avatar is Robot Detective K, the main character from a '70s Japanese television show. My avatar is Street Fighter III 3rd Strike's Q who was most likely influenced by Robot Detective K; in Q's ending something along the lines of "Robodeka Q" is seen on a wall.
Before I joined these forums I had lurked around a bit beforehand, so seeing RobotGumshoe's choice of avatar/signature was definitely humorous. I had been using Q as my own avatar elsewhere for some time anyways, but RobotGumshoe, if you want me to change it to something else I don't mind. Perhaps two fashionable robocops is too much for one forum.
Anyways, seriously, I need to replay this game and relive all the joys and frustrations. And the music really does match the tone of the game.
FNJ
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Feb 20 2010 12:22 am
Char Aznable wrote:
RobotGumshoe wrote:
Preng wrote:
Cool video, RobotGumshoe. Never knew about that secret power-up zone right before you fight Dracula, among some other stuff.
But yeah seriously though, having another person on the forum with Q as the avatar is weirding me out. Its like an inadvertent sockpuppet.
I thought that your avatar wasn't Q? But yeah, it would be like someone having a Zechs Merquise avatar for me. Totally awkward.
I don't even like Milliardo, but it had to be done.
Preng
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Feb 20 2010 03:24 am
FNJ wrote:
Char Aznable wrote:
RobotGumshoe wrote:
Preng wrote:
Cool video, RobotGumshoe. Never knew about that secret power-up zone right before you fight Dracula, among some other stuff.
But yeah seriously though, having another person on the forum with Q as the avatar is weirding me out. Its like an inadvertent sockpuppet.
I thought that your avatar wasn't Q? But yeah, it would be like someone having a Zechs Merquise avatar for me. Totally awkward.
I don't even like Milliardo, but it had to be done.
Well played, sir (starts slow clap).
TheRoboSleuth
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Posted:
Feb 21 2010 01:38 pm
Preng wrote:
Char Aznable wrote:
I thought that your avatar wasn't Q? But yeah, it would be like someone having a Zechs Merquise avatar for me. Totally awkward.
I'm pretty sure RobotGumshoe's avatar is Robot Detective K, the main character from a '70s Japanese television show. My avatar is Street Fighter III 3rd Strike's Q who was most likely influenced by Robot Detective K; in Q's ending something along the lines of "Robodeka Q" is seen on a wall.
Before I joined these forums I had lurked around a bit beforehand, so seeing RobotGumshoe's choice of avatar/signature was definitely humorous. I had been using Q as my own avatar elsewhere for some time anyways, but RobotGumshoe, if you want me to change it to something else I don't mind. Perhaps two fashionable robocops is too much for one forum.
Anyways, seriously, I need to replay this game and relive all the joys and frustrations. And the music really does match the tone of the game.
Yeah your avatar's cool. Now we must team up like in Double Impact.
