#ClashAtDemonhead

[@wbl_unlimited]

Protip: When you meet Joe on Route 32, after talking to him, you can leave the room, come back to him, and talk to him again. You can do this several times, and eventually HE WILL DIE. And when you talk to his skeleton, you'll get a bunch of items. So there's that. Awesome work, amazing guide, I love it!

[@Koden]

I never was able to figure out as a kid what happened if you didn't let Joe die.

[@natural2112science]

I really love your channel. I am at home with a concussion right now and can't take anything else. The non-seriousness topics, nostalgia, and the calm voice is really making my day. Thank you!

[@tigerofdoom]

The relatively calm and even voice over really does make a difference. It's hard to listen to the fake excitement saturation in certain video game channels for very long. Certainly not 90 mintues worth

[@UNIRockLIVE]

Hope u feel better

[@carlrygwelski586]

Heyy have a speedy recovery 😎

[@OverdriveGamesAnime]

This is a dream. Wake up

[@TwilightPrince123]

I just found this channel, and as a 37-year-old who grew up in the days of the NES, seeing someone so dedicated to show how to play and beat these games is quite a treat~ If there is one NES game I'd love to see you do a guide on, it's Ultima: Quest of the Avatar on NES.

[@downscale]

Welcome to the Fan Club! This great Dog, and his human that puts the cartridge in for them, are the greatest Gamers on KZbin!

[@LeMayJoseph]

I'd like to see Solstice and The Magic of Scheherezade!

[@heroinmom153]

38 year old here, exactly same deal. The Ultima games are great, too, would be a SUPER long video though

[@72A1D372]

@@LeMayJoseph anothe vote for Magic of Scheherzade

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Magic of sheherhezade is a great game. Would love that and dr. Chaos

[@LordSephleon]

YES! Was hoping you'd play this soon! I have oddly fond memories of this game, despite never having completed it. I was woefully unprepared for it as a young 7 or 8 year old gamer (though I did get close to the end), and I never got back to it as an adult despite clearly remembering it.

[@co81385]

This game IS pretty deep, and a bit cryptic, for an NES game. I had received this game as a Christmas gift when I was younger, but I don't think that I understood what I was supposed to do until I found either a Nintendo Power, EGM, of GamePro or something, that told you how to find the hermit, how to get the sword, and who all of the bosses were.

[@ichigokarasu]

I was around the same age, and yeah, it was definitely a more complicated experience than most games back then. I remember wandering around a whole lot, but having to find the right routes to traverse to engage the bosses to get powers to get to other areas, was a little over my 7 year-old head, haha.

[@Datenshi-Beats]

@@ichigokarasu I don't think this applies only for 7yo kids. This game is cryptic just as Zelda II and Simon's Quest. Somehow I thought it was worth beating though so used this video guide. I'm conflicted in giving a rating when a game mostly can't guide you.

[@Datenshi-Beats]

Hey man coolass Cecil profile. I love retro games, hard to relate to others around my age when it comes to 80-90s games, being a late 90s kid of course shouldn't make sense, but I simply rather enjoy learning about what came before.

[@LordSephleon]

@@Datenshi-Beats Hey, thanks for the compliment! FF4 is my favorite game of the series (though I do recognize it isn't objectively the best), and Cecil has always been my favorite main hero because I sympathize with his duality. Yeah, this game was definitely beyond me, and I was a perfectionist little kid when it came to video games since they were my passion. It's just like how I couldn't beat some games when they first released, but returning to them over the course of a few years usually was enough to put me over the edge: Blaster Master was one such game. I just never managed to beat this particular game despite getting pretty far even with time being on my side since I started focusing on newer games.

[@kraylthunderhorn7891]

I've been hoping for this one for a long time! Your videos are such a great way to relive childhood memories of playing the ol' NES. It's like transporting back 31 years to a saturday morning after renting Clash at Demonhead from the local video store. It's 1990, I just finished all the Saturday morning cartoons... ate some fruity pebbles, and now it's time for an afternoon of NES gaming.... if I can get the cartridge clean enough to play (blows on it)

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks Krayl!

[@biz0unc3]

One of the few games I feel I fully figured out by myself as a kid. This game was super fun to explore and seemed so big back in 89.

[@danofthedead3345]

I had the opposite experience. I'd rent it every now and then because it looked so cool, but I never got very far. Still loved it.

[@biz0unc3]

@@danofthedead3345 I rented it too, until I met a guy at school who had it. We ended up doing some trades for it.

[@JacobLucasSorenson]

Sure

[@fallouthirteen]

Yeah, still have my map I traced from the screen (and put route notes on so I knew where to go when they said "I'll be waiting on route X").

[@andrewjurgens7446]

What's crazy is that modern generations will never understand the mystery behind these games back then. No internet, little magazine coverage for most games, and not much more than back cover artwork to learn from. Sometimes you didn't even have instructions from rental stores. But oh man...those were the best summers of our lives...playing outside, riding bikes, swimming at the pool, and long weekends with buddies trying to beat and/or just understand games like this. No endless choices of games to download or stream. No loot box garbage or pay to win. Just pure exploration and seeking out tips from kids on the bus or study hall😆

[@aaronmarlowe623]

I love Clash at Demonhead this is one of the best underrated games ever! Thank you for doing this man, great job!!!

[@robertlawrence9000]

This game deserves a remaster/remake. It would be cool to have the old version and a new art style version that looks like the actual box art characters with a kick ass soundtrack in a new release. It has an awesome premise to it!

[@GLASSGHOSTHUNTERS]

This game was so much fun! I remember messing up on the bomb code sequence and freaking out because I thought that was how the game was supposed to end. This is my most favorite NES game! Such amazing colors, weapon design, enemy variety and bosses. The music was also terrific! Just a beautiful game!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

The best trick is to use up your first chance by just hitting the B button to see if the six medallions will go into their slots, without moving the cursor. On your second chance, move your cursor to the second slot and repeat. On your third chance, move the cursor to the third slot, and repeat. And so on...

[@DietBajaBlast]

The music is terrible!

[@raym1477]

Great choice! A really underrated and overlooked gem.

[@raym1477]

@kingizo he already did that one a while back

[@fench1234567]

Game trivia for Clash at Demonhead: Swimming on top of the water doesnt hurt you, but submerging (or even just splashing down into the water) will. Being underwater is what hurts you, even for just an instant.

[@frozenburst64]

So Bang just hates getting water in his nose.

[@TheHeroExodus]

Not being able to hold ones breath is an actual thing some people have, realism?

[@fallouthirteen]

Yeah, it's like by frame too. So the few frames you dip below when you jump in will do a bit of damage. Also a thing that's really worth practicing is jumping right when you come into contact with the water's surface to jump off it before you get submerged.

[@fench1234567]

@@fallouthirteen Jumping on the water can be done by turbo controller, too... a little awkward, though. :)

[@GarthTheDestroyer]

@@fench1234567 But jumping on lava without a supersuit.... that's just fun to do.

[@swarth8632]

No way! I just got an original Clash at Demonhead NES cartridge from a pawn shop last month and have been struggling to beat it! This video came out at the perfect time!!!

[@rcm89304]

1:17:30 "There's random monkeys falling on us. I don't get it, but it is interesting." Good summary of this game IMO. Excellent video as always!

[@Yenecol]

I remember beating this game and have the screenshots to prove it (literal film photographs of the screen), but wow, I did not remember much else about it! Thanks for jogging my memory what this game was about.

[@Youmama187]

This is the walk through we have all wanted, and NEEDED!

[@TheNexusChan]

I didn't play many NES games. Mostly because I enjoyed running around outside with my friends. But now that I'm an adult, I feel the need to play these games that I missed. And it's all because of your content! :)

[@collin2401]

Thanks for covering this game! It's criminally underrated

[@ben2972]

LOVE that you did this game (and love all your content). One of my all time favorites. Route 31 doesn't *feel* optional when you're playing for the first time. You've been told your girlfriend has been captured and you're going to rescue her. I remember *clearly* when I arrived and she started shooting at me - I didn't shoot back because I figured it was some kind of mind control situation going on. I died. So......is it *literally* optional Sure. But you don't know it unless you've already been through it. :)

[@adamswain8186]

Yes and you don’t know they do not have a medallion.

[@Berzerkules]

You deserve a thousand likes just for the awesome Clue reference at the start. Thank you for this vid!

[@shabmaster7128]

I make games, watching this has inspired me to branch off a bit from my current project. Never was anything more than aware that there was a game called Clash at Demonhead. This is not what I was expecting, but I love it.

[@themusicholecole]

I'm going through a real tough time in my life right now so thank you for helping me get through it.

[@senseicorey9979]

"If you're going through hell, keep going "

[@daveh8447]

Your dog is all tired from going all them roots in this game. I've binge-watch these when I get a chance brother thank you very much.

[@gordie1233]

Your channel relaxes and calms me. Brings back a lot of old gaming memories. Kudos.

[@americanmeowth3336]

Excellent video, with just the right amount of humor throughout. It would appear that "Guycott" would be a stylish romanization of a slightly academic Japanese word for "skeleton", meaning the whole joke is on par with saying "Tom Skellington" in English. The "start with everything" password basically translates to "a genius remembers what is forgotten" or "a genius remembers what they forgot", which makes sense if you've beaten the game already and just want to get some revenge with a full suite of items. This is another one of those NES games that has a lot of seeds of more modern games, that just needed a little cooking time or stronger hardware to reach its full potential. Expressive sprites and animation, a storyline with a few surprises here and there, and an offbeat sense of humor throughout. As always, great work!

[@justinfrehs3053]

I loved this game. Crazy nostalgic watching this video. Haven’t seen or heard of this game since the summer of 1990 when I used to go visit my mom in St. Louis and would rent it at the store there. Only place i ever saw that had this game. (Was a grocery store that had a movie/game rental section. (which was very common back then)

[@TheJonnyKage]

Nice, can't wait to finally complete this one myself, it was up there with Legacy of the Wizard on games I really wanted to beat but struggled to find a good guide for, really appreciate you helping me through both of those now.

[@ElecManEXE]

Same two games I had and could never get anywhere on for me as well, hah. Got both without manuals second hand and had no clue.

[@jeremyamburn3489]

I loved messing with this game as a kid but I never beat it and never figured out all these tips....back then without a guide you were blind and internet wasn't a thing...awesome job on this...im glad I came across your channel. I've loved all these vids and I use them on my Nintendo mini....next game on my list...time to beat clash at demonhead

[@Questorps7]

Love the videos. Not sure if anyone has noted this yet, but you can defeat the purple monster that’s blocking the way up the mountain on the left side of Route 42. You have to time it right, but you can shoot the monster just before it jumps to make the mountain shake. Hit it a few times and it will explode. Even better, it won’t respawn, so you’ll never be blocked from going up that side of the mountain again.

[@Goto10Gaming]

I like when the “What if I told you..”s start up

[@PyramidgodMeekman6]

These videos are amazing! Please never stop. I'm gonna watch the rest over the next week or so.

[@derekwischmann6123]

Your NES content is so friggin’ cool! Great Video! Keep ‘em coming!

[@hannes8835]

Amazing how much they fit into that little NES cartridge. This game is very complex with all the dialogs and different suits, routes, faces and expressions.

[@mustardseed]

Oh my gosh, thank you SO MUCH! I have been wanting to beat this game for forever!

[@SinsOfScience]

You kept talking about walking through the routes in this game, and I was SO waiting for a "Here are the Pokemon you can catch here" joke. lol Anyway, thanks for another great video. Keep up the good work!

[@Fenrir6Gaming]

you mentioned the Audubon Society, its named for John James Audubon, he was a big deal in my home town, we have a state park and museum named after him, he also had a river mill here.

[@virgiltibbs1820]

Loved this game. I also have always thought Tom Guycott is a hilarious name

[@IncognitoCatz]

I cannot believe you did this game. I was going to suggest it, but wondered if you had even heard of it! I played it eons ago and just recently found it again at a pawn shop. You have my utmost praise!

[@vladmirffxi]

I couldn't be bothered to play this again, but it's soooo satisfying to finally see the ending after like 30 years. Thanks for doing this!

[@PabstOban]

I really love and appreciate these videos. Many of these games I played, but never finished. Largely because we didn't have guides or videos to watch to help us three, and if a game wasn't covered in Nintendo Power, you wouldn't get much help until the GameFAQs age and even then it would just give you a "what to do next" and not so much "this is how you can beat this boss or make this next part easier". Anyway, I'm grateful for the videos, and I am impressed at your pace of putting them out. Keep the hits coming! I remember seeing this game in Wish Books and at Toys R Us on their wall of NES Coupons and boxart... but the cool name and the interesting box art wasn't enough for me or my friends at the time to risk getting a game that nobody knew about and wasn't willing to take the risk of that ONE Game you got being a terrible one (that was the WORST... you'd have this game nobody wanted to trade with you and you had to pretend was AWESOME just to get someone's Mega Man 2 or Faxanadu).

[@stevenvandevort781]

An early strategy I like to use is going to visit Joe 3 times at the bottom of the cliff. Great show and love the Ancient Aliens reference!

[@VandevortCameron]

You beat me to it! Also you have the perfect profile pic for this video!

[@jasonmiller3543]

My friend and I spent so much time playing this as a kid. We figured out everything except how to diffuse the bomb. We never used the password system and played through the entire game every time just for another shot at the bomb. About 3 years ago I picked up the game again and finally, after 30 years, I finally beat this game. Still one of my top 10 NES games.

[@malkmut2189]

This has got to be the best-written game on the NES. So funny and energetic -- could be released as is today. I mean, the main bad guy's name is Tom Guycot and he gets killed 30 minutes in.

[@BobMak]

Thanks to this game and River City Ransom I fell in love with anime before I even knew what anime was. The non linear nature made me love open world games. The weird little secrets just made me love the game itself. Truly deserved a sequel

[@JazGalaxy]

Surely you have to include ninja Caiden in that right?

[@Spidernick88]

Me too! River City Ransom and Clash at Demonhead are my favorite NES games!

[@BobMak]

@@JazGalaxy Ninja Gaiden was so difficult but the aesthetic and music made me always come back for more.

[@swordofdanu]

What a lovely story

[@mr.flavor6785]

“Finding the hermit is priority no.1” This is probably my favorite thing I’ve ever heard on ALL of KZbin!!!

[@RyanMclain]

I try to like and comment each video. I simply don't share things but all I am comfortable doing i throw your way. you deserve success in this. tbh at first I thought I wouldn't like you but boy howdy was i wrong. thanks for these although I'm sure these are a blast to do. the work shows. thanks man

[@jiggolo2k7]

This is now my favorite YT channel.

[@cogline9]

Man this is one of those games that I didn't even remember I forgot but as soon as I saw it the memories came flooding back!

[@brunoramos9747]

So many memories I used to play this game when I was a child love old memories

[@Ismcant]

The music and graphics for this game are top tier for NES

[@Murdoc_rusche]

I love this game. I beat it multiple times, it's so much fun. I love that you did this game for your channel. Awesome. Thanks.

[@jacksquatt6082]

This is one of my favorite hidden gem games on the NES. When I was a kid, we would rent it from Pharmor day after day while I struggled through it. I ended up beating it, but it was a rough road. Thanks for making this guide.

[@damondelgado4603]

Lol pharmor

[@jacksquatt6082]

@@damondelgado4603 You might laugh, but they had the best price for the amount of rental time: 99 cents for 48 hours to rent a VHS or NES cart.

[@damondelgado4603]

No I'm just laughing at the name Pharmor..It's been so long since I heard that name. Its like hearing about a Tom Thumb 😆

[@jacksquatt6082]

@@damondelgado4603 I know, right? I miss the place, honestly.

[@willroesler6727]

My brother and i rented this game once when we were younger. We spent all week playing and trying to figure thus game out but we never figured it out. Ever since then i forgot the name of this game but it was always in the back of my mind. I would think of the shop and remember the little suits and stuff. Thank you for this video it brought back some great memories and now i know the name of the game so i can buy it and play it on the same nintendo i had when i was a kid.

[@siarheilabetsik5658]

Thanks a lot! You closed my gestalt 20 years long! I am 38 years old. And about 20 years have passed since I could not complete this game. Because it was in Japanese. I didn’t even know what it was called in English, and if there was a translation. Also, my native language is Russian, English is my second language. A few years ago I already tried to find this game, but in vain. This time I found the name through Google, and your video on KZbin. I did not know that the suit allows us to swim in lava and that I need to dive for a stone. I went through everything else purely intuitively, and killed all available bosses. After all, nothing was clear in Japanese.

[@Agentdoggit83]

Hell yes! This is what I wait all week for!

[@TheCubicleReview2]

Thanks so much!!!!! I have always wanted to learn how this game works as reviews make it look ahead of its time design wise, thank you sir!!!

[@abysscallstoabyss55]

Another classic marked off the list! Excellent! ☕️😎👌

[@hotdoggington6962]

What an absolute gem of a channel.

[@notoriodtc]

oh man some of these random game picks are the ones I remember most back in the day. Love this game

[@ShaelRiley]

Another great one! Watched it this morning. Gonna re-watch it again tonight.

[@Delekhan]

The music reminds me of Rygar a little. I remember renting this game when I was eight and it schooled me. Didn't remember what it was called but I sure do remember how expensive things were in the shop. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@misham2563]

Oh wow I was hoping you had this video game play through. Wow I’m in for a treat. Thank you.

[@aaronlinn8336]

I was one of the few kids that owned this game....I never got this far, although i just didnt figure it out when i was younger, now this motivates me to get this done once and for all!!

[@Kyosukedono]

Never heard of this game, back in the 80's and 90's looks like a pretty chill game. I mean, game where Ron Jeremy sells you weapons and jetpack? Fucking boss man.

[@COIFISHGAMING]

Great game and fantastic review/longplay as always! This game reminds me so much of Kid Kool

[@mattschiavone3435]

I love this channel, so many awesome games I missed s a kid. Keep up the good work, best channel on KZbin!!!

[@gmphalanx580]

Fun fact: If you keep going back to the room where you find Joe on Route 32 and talk to him, his condition gets worse and worse until hes a talking skeleton, he also gives you one of every item for exhausting his dialogue.

[@Questorps7]

Yep, and if you talk to him the last time, he refills your health.

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

So much for him being saved. :P

[@matthagen67]

I played this game OVER and OVER back in the early 90s. I never beat it though. I would love to play a remake/remaster of this forgotten gem.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

It's when you get to the very last part of putting the medallions in the Doomsday Bomb that will really test your patience. You have to do it correctly, and you are given six chances at it. Each chance that you use up, the timer will gradually count down faster. A trick is to try to insert all six medallions in their starting positions without pressing your D-pad, in the hopes that at least one of them will go into the slots. Then, move your D-pad one position right and repeat the process. If you fail to defuse the Doomsday Bomb (whether using up all six of your chances, or time expiring) you will get the bad ending. But if you manage to defuse it, the alien who greeted you before the room to the Doomsday Bomb will speak to you for the last time (telepathically), and then Bang goes to meet the Hermit and then his friends Mary and the Commander on top of Mount Demonhead. Once there, the Commander will tell Bang that the real Professor Plum managed to escape, and that Bang had dealt with a fake version.

[@burgervonstadt6503]

I played this a ton when I was a kid. I didn't really understand it or how it worked, but I loved the music and gameplay.

[@Spidernick88]

Thanks for making this! This was always my favorite NES game and I never could solve the medallion thing at the end! Fantastic video!

[@jonboftwt]

Great walkthrough! Thought I'd note that there is actually a pattern as to when items will drop from mobs, and also when items will appear in the shop and when they don't. Someone had actually posted a text walkthrough years ago with the patterns but it has since long disappeared. The one constant though, is that all the shop items will be available at the same time every 30th visit.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Unfortunate that this information doesn't seem to exist anymore - that would have been cool to add to the video. Sadly, there was actually very little good information about this game out there, I had to figure a lot of this stuff out myself.

[@jjinc1957]

I always watch the new videos the day they get posted, but I got up early to get my workout in before it posted so I could watch as soon as it dropped!

[@rogerh2625]

Beat this game today thanks to this awesome guide, Thank you very much! One note though, the "mushroom cap" boss, you say that you can only damage his hat but it's the opposite, you can only damage him in his head when he's not wearing the hat.

[@1974LOM]

I quit this game a few times before finally figuring it out back in the days... I’ll redo it with your guide this weekend!!! Thanks!

[@chasonlapointe]

I loved Vik Toki games, they had just the right amount of odd jankyness that I loved! I never did play Psycho fox or Decap attack.

[@naturesmockery7564]

Totally gonna get some merch! I binge this channel a lot. Good 👍🏻 job my friend

[@kibagami25]

I never heard of this game before but i wish i did. This looks so much fun. great video and keep them coming my friend.

[@tuidian]

@1:21:00 I thought I was watching ancient aliens! Lol you're voice was so perfect for it. 😆 🤣 😂

[@matthewloera3792]

Awesome job this game gave me anxiety on where to go and what to do as a kid lol. Maybe try the Guardian Legend 🤔 next… thanks and keep it up

[@VJFranzK]

Great Subject! It really was a proto metrovania. Look forward to playing again with this complete info!

[@ZaerdinGaming]

All I could think about was how this looks so much like Goku's lost teenage years.

[@Dorelaxen]

Rented this one back in the day, but could never actually beat it. Finally did about 20 or so years ago. Great little game. Shame most only know it as the name of Scott Pilgrim's band.

[@gianpyres3]

Great video, I'm glad you finally did this game! I played it so much but that part at the end with the bomb always got me, i hope you do another hidden gem like little Samson

[@DefendYoungstown]

It's not that you take damage from *touching* water, it's that every time Bang's head submerges - which happens from momentum when you fall/jump into water as well as purposely diving while swimming - he takes "drowning" damage. Swimming across with your head above water doesn't count.

[@mikeroberts5019]

Never heard of this one, but it looks awesome!!! Gona have to play this myself one day. Thanks for posting bowt this hidden gem ;)!!

[@dorpth]

I'll go on record saying this was the single most underrated game in the entire NES library. I'll even be a heretic and say that not only was it a mix of Bionic Commando, Metroid, and Metal Gear, but that it was better than all of them!

[@Ricky_Evans1611]

Yeah this was my 3rd favorite game on the NES, right behind Crystalis and Faxanadu.

[@stevenkunkle3857]

Every few years I forget the name and search it back up but this is always my favorite Nintendo game

[@kristophsams5036]

This game was fun. My biggest gripe with the IGN Top 100 is who thought those were the best the NES had to offer? I mean even in the 80s this game was extremely popular with people I knew. I don't know. Some of their listings are questionable.

[@HaussmannComics]

I've always known about this game, but never played it. I didn't realize it's actually pretty cool. I'm going to check it out sometime, thanks!

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

This is one of my favorite NES games, Gazh was usually the first one I took out, I guess you can play the game in whatever order for the most part

[@fallouthirteen]

Yeah, it was this, both Zelda games and River City Ransom for my favorite NES games.

[@Lastjustice]

Yeah you will probably find Gazh before most of the other bosses. I kill him , just farmed a bunch of cash in order to win. Buying a few super suits lets you outlast most of the bosses.

[@LS-Z]

Allllright!! A new UCBVG episode!!

[@poobens]

The audubon society line seriously cracked me up 👍👍 well done.

[@senseicorey9979]

Hell yeah! This was my suggestion a few episodes back!

[@ian3314]

Great video again Mr Videogames! Keep up the great work.

[@betterinsodapop]

5:53 Skele Master Zero! That had me in stitches.

[@ElecManEXE]

Oh man, this is the other game along with Legacy of the Wizard that I got at a flea market as a kid, no manual, and could never figure out what to do or how to progress. I'd play the first few levels, mess around, listen to the great soundtrack, and then get stuck. Good choice for a video for sure. I was going to suggest this one at some point. Will be good to finally see what to do after all these years, hah.

[@axeorasic]

I would really like to see both the Golgo 13 games get covered at some point in the future.

[@skiffington121]

You should definitely do McKids. Probably the best brand tie in game ever made

[@Bobby8451]

Cool, I've never heard of this one. I'll definitely be trying this one out later today. Thx dude!

[@rainbowolf2524]

Grate job on the walkthough this was one of my favorits growing up

[@JoeFpoc]

I loved this game as a kid. It was a pretty easy game once you figure out what to do and where to go much like crystalis. Pretty cool to see it played through again

[@meekd53]

I never could beat this game and I thought myself a lil game wizard lol..Glad to see this classic covered great details as always as well keep it up thx 💯