Demon's Crest (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Capcom's 1994 horror-themed action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo, Demon's Crest.
Played through on the normal difficulty level. The good ending is shown, and after the credits roll, I reset the game, use the final password, and take on the hidden final boss for the "true" ending.
Demon's Crest is the third and final installment in the Gargoyle's Quest trilogy that was spun-off of Capcom's popular Ghosts 'n Goblins series. It follows Gargoyle's Quest (1990 on GB) and Gargoyle's Quest II (1992 on NES, 1993 on GB).
You can find my playthrough the first game here:
• Gargoyle's Quest (Game...
And the second game:
• Gargoyle's Quest II (N...
Firebrand's third adventure begins with his killing of a zombie dragon in order to escape from a Demon Realm prison. The demon Phalanx attacked Firebrand sometime following the events of GQ2, stole his elemental crests, and imprisoned him. The crests granted Phalanx enough power to take over the entire Demon Realm, and Firebrand is pissed.
Demon's Crest was an atypical title in its day - its resembles a mix of Super Metroid, Mega Man X, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The overhead JRPG segments from the earlier games have been scrapped in favor of a single world hub map, dialogues with NPCs now take place within the action scenes themselves, and the game flows more naturally with fewer jarring transitions than its predecessors as a result.
The core gameplay will instantly feel familiar to anyone that has played a GQ game, and the controls are responsive and surprisingly nuanced - far more so than in the earlier games. The level structure has also gone through some radical changes. Though there are only seven total stages, you'll revisit them multiple times over the course of the game: Firebrand is constantly learning new forms and techniques, and there are many obstacles that require a specific skill to get past. The new paths that open up with these abilities greatly expand on the already large stages, and all of the best stuff is typically hidden in these areas. If you want the best ending you'll need to find all of Firebrand's upgrades, you'll need to explore thoroughly to make sure you don't miss anything.
The Demon Realm and its inhabitants paint some gorgeous spectacles on the SNES. As dark, morbid, and oppressive as the visuals tend to be, they look almost like animated paintings at times - the attention to detail is stellar. The same can be said for the soundtrack. It never attempts to sound like Castlevania as you might expect - it's loaded with dark symphonic flourishes and an ambience that is unmatched on the system, and the quality of the compositions make them well worth listening to even outside of the game. In my opinion, it's one of the best soundtracks on the SNES.
The gameplay, though, is Demon's Crest's trump card. The versatility of Firebrand's move set, the thoughtful level design, and a difficulty level that's stiff without being punishing all make it an absolute pleasure to play.
Despite being all but ignored when it was first released, Demon's Crest is one of the crowning achievements of the SNES library, and it's one of the best titles Capcom has ever made.
It's dark, it's beautiful, and it's endlessly entertaining. I really can't say enough good things about Demon's Crest, but I really don't have to. Just play it for five minutes: the quality speaks for itself.
But does anyone else find it amusing how closely the ending resembles Mega Man X's?
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@NintendoComplete]

Demon's Crest is dark, it's beautiful, and it's endlessly entertaining. Just play it for five minutes: its quality will speak for itself.

[@Invidente7]

Did you just skipped the NES game?

[@NintendoComplete]

I've put links to both the first and the second games in the description.

[@ancientone5903]

@NintendoComplete I wonder if Capcom will ever release another game that takes place after Demon's Crest? Considering that some of the endings pointed out as potential cliffhangers where a sequel was intended only for one to not take place? I know the game didn't sell well but its still one of those rare gems worth looking into.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@ancientone5903 I'm not sure. I'd love to see a new game, but who knows? They never touched the series again after they released this. The Maximo games were pretty good, but they're more follow-ups to the GnG games than they are to the GQ games.

[@ancientone5903]

@NintendoComplete Oh Gosh, and Maximo is also another series that also remains unfinished to this day as a 3rd game was suppose to come out but never did due to the lower then expected sales of Maximo vs. The Army of Zin. Heak I could also think of games that also deserve sequels as well, Wizards & Warriors is one of those games since a 4th game (well technically 5th if you count The Fortress of Fear) was suppose to be released as it takes place after Kuros: Visions of Power but never did due to Zippo Games closing for good, whatever Rare decides to revisit Wizards & Warriors again remains to be seen (in fact, they need to). Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance III is another game that was suppose to be released but also never did due to Black Isle Studios having legal issues as Interplay went bankrupt, I hope someone manages to pick up where they left off at some point because some games deserved to have the rest of their respectful stories be brought. I don't know if you played Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and it's sequel before but they are "troves of fun" for obvious reasons. Final Fight 4, "now this needs to happen" due to Streets of Rage 4 already being announced for one big reason in particular: Both gaming franchises have a competitive rivalry since the 1990s and Capcom should honor that rivalry by releasing Final Fight 4 (yes, they also need to make it so Mike Haggar is pile diving gangsters and criminals right through concrete and steel like he did with the wrestlers as seen in Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II). We could bring up more ideal sequels that should be worth bringing up but the list would be long, at least people who look at this post would realize what we are speaking about.

[@danyhunselar9654]

I LOVE how The Game Starts with a boss

[@EE-md2lr]

Funny thing, the zombie dragon was one of Firebrands' biggest rivals over the crests and was the holder of a few of them before getting killed before the game started. Kind of a full-circle moment when you get to fight him again after getting jumped and losing the crests to someone else.

[@supremeking1730]

@@EE-md2lr Actually, Somulo only held the crest of Heaven, and it holding on to a fraction of its power after Firebrand killed him is what allowed him to be revived as a zombie.

[@mariusamber3237]

This game is just dripping with atmosphere. Surely has to be one of the best 16-bit platformers ever created, as good today as it was back in the day...

[@Leadderown]

85*+ ]*************** { ++++++++++ +03

[@bravo075]

Man, the artwork in this game is just amazing, incredible that so much detail could fit into a Snes cartridge.

[@RaSan69]

Damn this game still looks awesome after all these years! A good choice to play on Halloween

[@masonsmith5726]

Capcom's sound in this Era, just perfect

[@leodesouza2855]

11/10 soundtrack 11/10 pixel art 11/10 character's design 11/10 gameplay mechanics 11/10 immersion 6/10 controls

[@ludwiglanestudios]

Seriously. Capcom could do Street Fighter and Final Fight perfect for this era. But they can't have the same responsiveness for this game. I remember having this game for 2 weeks as a 6 year old kid and I was stuck in that first boss. I begged my friend from school's older brother to come over to help me beat this boss. It blew my mind that he had to be hit on the head.

[@fallstar130]

Played this when it first came out , I miss these old games, it's good to see folks still enjoy them

[@Industen]

This is my favorite SNES game. Love the music, art style and gameplay.

[@xinfr4z893]

"Industen"?? That reminds me of Actraiser 2 😌

[@NintendoComplete]

@@xinfr4z893 The whole game reminds me a lot of ActRaiser 2.

[@xinfr4z893]

@@NintendoComplete Well, both games are about Demons. However, in this one they fight between themselves 😒

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

@@xinfr4z893 Yeah Act was made 2 years later after this game and Castelvania sequel so I think castelvania 4 and Demons's Crest where inspirations ( nit copy inspiration.) to make ActRaiser2.

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

@@xinfr4z893 Beacause of U I know actraiser2 I jist saw a speed run for about 1 hour to come back again and leave some more coments. And yes its similar it's like a this and a little bit of supercastlevania 4.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Who knew a lesser enemy in Ghosts N Goblins could star in a game like this?

[@jimmyboe8246]

Lesser ? This dude was harder than any boss of GnG to be honest ^^

[@tetraocean]

it's been 23 years ago, damn am so missed those days.... thanks for the video!

[@benrechakiewicz3594]

Snes was the golden age of gaming.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

It was the NES/ SNES/ Sega/ PS1 and N64

[@RelaxingNostalgia]

PS3 is the peak of gaming,and the father of Soulslikes with Demon's Souls. no other console compares to the Playstation III.

[@waiz0231]

​@@RelaxingNostalgialmao what it was the beginning of the end, endless waves of fifa, cod etc years after years after years Golden years stopped at the gamecube/ps2/xbox era

[@jimmyboe8246]

@@RelaxingNostalgia Yeah no... PS2 is the best sell of history sorry to break your dream but the PS2 was the peak to be honest.

[@jimmyboe8246]

@@waiz0231 Agree the golden era for gaming end with the PS2, Xbox, gamecub era even if the Wii U was also a banger on is own. As a kid who grow up with the Nes, Snes, Master system 2, Megadrive then Playstation/saturn, Dreamcast/N64 and PS2 for finish... After that i have to be honest its kinda sucks.

[@RayoSombrio78]

That first zombie dragon was pretty scary

[@bruzzunathtuch]

Just wait until the sunken aquaduct... There's a worse zombie... *shiver*

[@sammylane21]

This game and SUPER GHOULS AND GHOSTS are still beautiful games to look at, shit, they must have been mind blowing back in the '90's, huh ??

[@Craplatte]

I've never seen it in action back then, only pics in magazines. All I know is that I wanted to have it VERY badly XD

[@williamsmith666]

Very much so; there was nothing this dark on consoles at the time. It made it extra special.

[@Craplatte]

This is the among the best looking and sounding games on the SNES! And it aged incredibly good in my opinion.

[@glaze86]

For some reason this is one of my favorite SNES that I played. It opens with a boss and that was so new back then. I just loved it, and now that I watch this video nostalgia hits me lol

[@HCLSalt]

Have never seen this game, would have loved it as a kid, wished I would have played this back in the day.

[@ethrokz]

Man, I knew this game at 8yo thanks to my older brother. Now I'm 33 and I could say this masterpiece has been with me my whole life since that day, always feeding my imagination like no other

[@danny1979ize]

The world needs a new version of this awesome game

[@johneymute]

Creepiest intro, best music.

[@mutt-the-barbarian]

Thank god, this looks like someone actually played it and not just tas botted out a perfect run.

[@StServal]

Love this game! The music is great, the artwork superb. It's a shame the Firebrand games didn't catch on more than they did.

[@MPCB-oj3hh]

Looks like a perfect Halloween game!

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome game!!! This rivals Super Castlevania IV in terms of atmosphere for my money. I just love the look and feel. But *Demon's Crest* is a special way to celebrate the Red Areemer himself, *Firebrand,* that drives itself into a league of its own. What a gorgeous work of art! I especially love the fog effect in the background.

[@redvelvetcorridor]

As a huge Castlevania fan I would have to disagree, this game has much better atmosphere than SCV4 imo

[@redvelvetcorridor]

@@Chumblefunk That’s a better way of describing it

[@mikeperrin2336]

Can't believe i missed this gem back in the days. Discovered it on the nintendo switched and loved it. Atmosphere and designs are just awesome !

[@X3MCTZN]

Before the Nauthilos boss... I was amazed with the Leviathan holding a sphere in his mouth in the background, so immensively powerful, and magnificent.! Tidel Gargoyle mechanics are like FLAPPY BIRD ^^

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

Similar thoutght me and a freind had had here in Panamá ( latin america ) back then. Before even I would have Iearn english.

[@moviemetalhead]

Hell yes, one of my favorite SNES titles. The best in the Gargoyle's Quest Trilogy, imo. Great pick for October, Alex. 🤘

[@ladysabriitalia3413]

Remake for this game is my dream

[@L1nk2002]

I really can't think of a better SNES game than this aside from Zelda ALttP and the DKC games. With just few pixels they managed to create a game with unique style and atmosphere. It feels so magical and dark at the same, so solemn yet so blasphemous, so full yet so empty, it's unreal. The music is so grand you really feel like you are playing a part in an ancient legend of demons and monsters. The game is super short, yey through the atmosphere and the gameplay you still fill like you are living an epic adventure. The design of the game, the characters, the levels, the story, are really simple and old school, but in a good sense. It shows that you don't need to make things too complicated to create a masterpiece. It's really one of the best games I've ever had the honour to play.

[@oversit]

This has been my favorite OST since I was a kid

[@jlev1028]

Happy 30th anniversary, you Ghosts n' Goblins spinoff that's remarkably good.

[@LPetal86]

And here I was just wondering if you were going to upload this one! Truly a dark classic. EDIT: If it helps anyone to play this, I know for sure it's available on the eShop for New Nintendo 3DS systems, and Wii U.

[@tommieboi707]

I remember playing a game like this on the gameboy. One of the most fun games ive ever played. Couldnt put it down until i beat it.

[@Bloodreign1]

That would be Gargoyle's Quest, the first game in the trilogy.

[@mmachine101]

beautiful OST... very mature, especially for a SNES game

[@LordJerambo]

I love this game. 1 of my favorite arcade and NES SNES games was Ghost n Goblins & Ghouls and Ghost, and as a teenager I found this game where you can play as the hardest enemy in the other games - the red demon - I had to have it and loved it. Lost it. Just recently bought another copy and started playing again. I got stuck, so thanks for the video and helping me out.

[@marios15CL]

Este juego es una joya. Que mal que no se vendió mucho en esos tiempos.

[@Teamo-ho7fj]

Yo Lo Tengo Para Nintendo 3DS Y Es Muy Bueno

[@Sinn0100]

This is one of the most beautiful Snes games ever made. It's a shame it never really released on anything else (that I'm aware of). I love that classic Capcom logo and jingle it just screams Street Fighter II. Addendum- Capcom has spent an inordinate amount of time and money keeping all of their old franchises alive. We got the Street Fighter collection (several variations), Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting re-release, Mega Man Collection, Mega Man X Collection, Strider arcade re-release (also Genesis Mini), Strider II arcade re-release, a brand new Strider, Ghouls n' Ghosts Compilations (several), a new Ghosts & Goblins, they kept Bionic Commando alive, and are still making new Mega Man games right now. Yet, they have failed time and time again to give us a remake/remaster/re-release of any of the Demon Crest games (or Mega Man Legends but who's counting)...make with the game Capcom or I'm coming over there.

[@RC-go2kl]

Beautiful art all around. Pixel artists today do not come close to this level of craftsmanship.

[@DavideGendo]

I hadn't followed the channel for a while and I'm flad to see it's still going strong. I never 100% completed this game, even if I knew there was more (you can even finish it without ever getting to water areas). What I didn't know is that it was so unsuccessful; the gameplay that requires more patience and mastery (Firebrand can feel very stiff to control, especially before you get some abilities) compared to more immediate titles like DKC, released around the same time, may have been a factor. Damn shame, who knows how a fourth outing built on everything good Demon's Crest has, on PS1, may have been. If anything, it could have used the extra controller buttons for some rapid fire and crest switching instead of having to constantly pause and enter the menu - as it is, it's the most inconvenient part of the game, as some sections require frequent back and forth between various forms and abilities. There are some uses of the word "death(like one of the spells) and one of the enemies comes out from irons maidens that bleed a little before opening. Were Nintendo of America already relaxing their censorship policies, following the release of Mortal Kombat II?

[@diegomelendez9918]

No matter how many times I played this game....the flames and blue eyes spooked me out...

[@tomato9138]

thanks for all these old school games love you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@armyvet4043]

Just started playing this one. This is easily one of the most entertaining classic Nintendo games.

[@remembernavarro5344]

3:14 man look at that background! Looks fantastic even today!

[@seanadams1369]

Omg i loved this game back in day... Still play it on emulator

[@KAZUNARl]

capcom should bring firebrand back to life... also ghost’n goblins needs attention... would be interesting to see titles like that on actual gen consoles

[@hideknaze]

They kinda paid homage to him by casting him as a fighter on Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

[@CRAZYCANUCKTV]

There is a Ghosts and Goblins Resurrection for Ps4, it's pretty awesome!!

[@buildworm67]

Just played this the other day, what a gem of a game

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

An underrated, but still classic game.

[@joebazooks]

such an impressive looking game, even the intro. soundtrack too

[@dookiepuddle]

Playing this for the first time, hard to believe. Switch Online with the SNES download has it 👌🏽.

[@wilhelm3995]

I discovered this game after playing various Castlevanias because I was looking for a game with a gothic aesthetic. I didn't think I'd find myself in front of such a masterpiece. now I suffer because I would like a similar game, how is it possible that Demon's Crest doesn't have a sequel?

[@jhh444]

De lo mejor que hay sido creado para SNES, nunca pude terminarlo.😢

[@shadown5757]

It’s a shame that capcom never did a sequel on this masterpiece 🤷

[@WhtCrstlJudgmntDrgn]

Easily one of my top favorite games ever. And this competes with several titles in Ghost and Goblins universe as favorite title in it.

[@unarandom597]

Other games: **Starts with a tutorial** Demon’s Crest: I HAVE A DRAGON AND I’M NOT SCARED TO USE IT!

[@glen2003]

Damn, so this is where he came from this monster from svc chaos arcade

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

Do Your research theres more info U can get about this franchise.

[@Bloodreign1]

He came from the 1980's, from a little arcade game you may have heard of, called Ghosts N Goblins. He's the biggest thron in the side of players asan enemy that could dance around your weapons you fired at him, quite an annoying enemy.

[@BigBoy257]

Thank you Ninare do Switch Online, for introducing me to this awesome game.

[@axelmenzel773]

Yes to this video, i enjoyed this video while playing this exquisite game, thnx

[@kruegerpoolthe13th]

This series needs to come back

[@simonmejia6896]

Your worst enemy in his third outing. And it is his most defining and finest quest ever. A quest to become the most powerful gargoyle in the entire universe.

[@therevenger259]

I like this game, it feels like what would happen if Capcom made a Castlevania game.

[@supremeking1730]

This game had a rough launch. When it first came out, a group of devoutly religious people bought the game in mass only to return it to "prove a point", causing the game to actually suffer from negative sales on release. I'm glad Nintendo released it on their virtual console for the 3ds and the Switch to give this game the chance to shine that it deserved. My one gripe for the game is that it can be really hard to miss hidden items, which you have to collect all of them to get the true ending to the game, and unless you talk to specific npcs, you have no way of knowing about their existence if you go into the game blind.

[@anacatarina1388]

What a great Ghosts 'n Goblins inspiration🦇😈🔥

[@jugdhiss]

Lovely artwork and was a great tribute to the red demon from Super Ghouls and Ghosts. Pipe organ music is so perfect! So much creativity and playability for the time it came out.

[@marhansgamingchannel4732]

this game is more mature looking than Gargoyle's Quest 1 & 2 which looks more kiddy looking.

[@Bloodreign1]

Those were on 8 bit consoles, this game is on a 16 bit console, which is more powerful, so developers had ways of making the atmosphere creepier, and the game darker overall. Though to be honest, the 8 bit games have a vibe to them that seems a little different from these games, as the RPG like elements in the original 2 games did not carry over to this straight action game. All 3 games are pretty difficult though, something all 3 games share in common.

[@theanti-star7151]

I played this as a kid. Was so sad when I couldnt find it back. I pkayed it on pc back in the days when i was 10. Had te best rtx2080 type nightmares from this. Eventually even dreaming irl stuff combined with it

[@GutsTheBlackBlade]

Recuerdo cuando era niño y lo jugaba, me trae mucha nostalgia

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

Excelente joya entre otras del cerebro de la bestia.

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

Yo en cambio era ya un adolescente 37 años 2020 cuarenta de covid-19.

[@rafamatavelli3399]

❤ probably my favorite game of all times. Played it on my SNES, then my dad prohibited me from renting it (I only rented this game) and I went to the emulator just to play it. Absolutely love it.❤

[@rdu239]

This game is a rare find in our country, I managed to acquire it and at that time I was little, this game is an absolute bonkers of how cryptic it is, I remember scratching my head numerous times what the hell is happening and where am I suppose to go

[@amjh4lah809]

That red demon looks like the one from the Ghouls n' Ghosts games.

[@Bloodreign1]

There are a race of them in GnG lore, this game is centered around Firebrand, one of the members of his gargoyle race, the Red Arremer race.

[@ELLLLLLDriiiiitch]

This game just as alluring now as it was back then... I wish we had a new one coming

[@rmarks-it3qs]

masterpiece.

[@Megadurm]

Started The game and it starts with a boss, brilliant missed this back in the day so taking full advantage now. My 8 year old not impress I'm using his switch 😂

[@regulussky6560]

Loved this game in my childhood. Such a great game.

[@piedramultiaristas8573]

I should be older than U (37 here).

[@X3MCTZN]

Suddenly the fire aspect boss (in the jungle) turned into an ICON OF SIN :D

[@shenloken2]

It may not look or feel exactly like Mega Man…but there is a particular order to get through the game! Like the Robot Masters/Mavericks it helps to obtain the weapons the bosses are weakest to and fight them in a certain order. This playthrough was quite handy!

[@GattoriSancho]

The world loved God way more back then than it does now. It makes sense that this game wasnt as succesful as it should have been. I believe this game would do better in this era..

[@SoulStreak64]

Top 10 greatest video game intros [title screens] of all time #1:

[@sainttan]

Now I get why Firebrand was a playable character in MvC series. Capcom tend forget to make "more" sequels for some of there older classics.

[@NintendoComplete]

I know, seriously. How have they not revisited it? Have you seen him in SNK vs. Capcom on the Neo Geo? He looks badass drawn in the SNK art style.

[@sainttan]

Not yet... but I'll try to search it.

[@sainttan]

Well, I found it and I agree they made him less pterodactyl-ish and more demon-esque. Also found something while searching when you said badass. XD www.flickr.com/photos/terrible2z/2402643907 It's Red Arremer/Firebrand's butt, ha.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@sainttan Ahaha oh God, who went all Goatse on the Red Arremer? ... even worse, that name is too apt for comfort now that I've seen that photo. I'm disturbed. Cheers!

[@sainttan]

Your welcome. XD

[@VegetaHimself]

Someone either needs to revive this franchise or make a kickstarter page to create an hommage to this series much like Bloodstained was to SOTN...

[@skelaten]

i remember renting this from hastings when I was little. Used to freak me out!

[@Penfold8]

The Hippogriphs all sounded like they died from a bad fart when you deafeat them.

[@mikewren8952]

My first super Nintendo game other than pack in super Mario world was super ghouls and ghosts. I never even heard of this until emulators came out decades later. Capcom forever

[@jorgefernando8588]

Este es uno más de lo mejores juegasos de la snes 😍💯🎮🎮

[@Dorelaxen]

This was one I missed back in the day (I was too wrapped up in RPGs on both the SNES and Genesis during this time), so a few years ago I fired up the ol' emulator and gave it a go (damn if the cart isn't expensive). I enjoyed it quite a bit. The quality is right in line with Capcom's offerings of this time. Really good stuff.

[@dr.trichome6419]

Live my ps4 but nothing puts that smile.on my face quite like my snes and genesis

[@lucascarmona9307]

Pode se passar mil anos, esse jogo sempre vai fazer parte da minha vida, e das minhas melhores lembrancas

[@DANNYTWISTER46]

I started playing this on my Switch.

[@elijahheath4176]

Firebrand is still one of, if not, my favorite Capcom characters.

[@killswitchassassain2369]

I played this game over and over on my parents snes when i was younger.. and was never able to get past the second boss guy LOL

[@williamsmith666]

It can't be a coincidence that Capcom slowly teetered off a cliff when Tokuro Fujiwara left the company; their output had a few moments of glory, but there was no true dashes of creativity and whimsy from then on. Sort like id software when Romero was gone; the heart was cut out.

[@johnjustice8976]

The Game is amazing the music and Graphics are magnificent I got it Downloaded on my Wii u last week

[@klovisgonza2480]

-Modo agua tiene la habilidad de nadar... -Modo aire tiene la habilidad de elevarse cuando vuela En la ciudad tambien se puede romper el craneo a la calavera de la ventana, tambien la fuente donde esta apoyado el personaje verde Falto usar esas habilidades Buen video lo disfrute mucho 😊

[@Rereldfke]

Greate game wis perfect atmosphere and atmospheric Dungeon Synth soundtrack.

[@professors84]

So, an old issue of Nintendo Power claims that this game sold so poorly that it had negative sales one week - more people returned the game than bought it. That's sounds pretty ludicrous but maybe not totally surprising if you look at how the game is designed. You can beat this game SUPER quickly. I think you can challenge the final boss by the time you beat the 3rd or 4th level. He's not too hard to beat at this point either (in story I think it's because like you, he's still building up his power). While you get a bad ending, there's nothing the explicitly tells you to try again and collect all the items. My guess is that people got this bad ending, figured they had beaten it and returned it. That's just my theory. Even at 100% completion it's a pretty short, albeit awesome game that's worth playing multiple times. It also came out in late 1994, an era which was flooded with quality SNES titles. Not surprised it would get buried while Nintendo was throwing their marketing muscle behind DKC.

[@Razamaniac]

I wonder what kind of people did that

[@professors84]

Razamaniac maybe no one! I’m just over here trying to rationalize why a great game like this had negative sales one week.

[@Razamaniac]

I very much want to see a modern 3D Firebrand game in which you kick Arthur and take the girl XD, but yup all Firebrand games were far more atmospheric than arthur games

[@reppinseattle7974]

I actually remember that issue.

[@professors84]

Reppin Seattle 79 I think it was the 100th issue right?

[@thereaper9149]

Definitely one of my favorites.

[@Bloodreign1]

Remember buying a cart only of this locally years ago, $24.99 at a pawn shop, too good to pass up (ignored Kirby's Dreamland 3 for 10 bucks more though, I have that latter on the Wii Kirby Collection anyway). Because maybe 3 weeks passed, I decided to look up how much the game was going online for, $80 was my answer. I think I literally almost missed the boat on buying this game, but thankfully didn't.

[@MrNutz001]

The gouls and ghost sprites :)

[@jaygooese4242]

Amazing

[@ilpenitente]

One of my favorite games 😍

[@AsaTheEvilOne]

Of all the games to get a remake how has this one not been done?

[@89simba57]

I'm 33 years old and I just discovered this game. What a shame