Disney's Hercules In-Depth PS1 Walkthrough

[@DfactorLongplays]

So, do you have snacks with you or you're just stopping by to say hi? A brand new widescreen with PGXP walkthrough of Disney's Hercules. I would say probably the most complete experience of this game that you can find on KZbin: all password vases, all letters, 100% coins where possible, all stage variations and all of that at a high pace without any backtracking while being on Herculean, the highest difficulty. No cutscenes from the movie included because of obvious reasons, but instead all Meg interactions shown. To support my work you can join my Patreon or become a channel member right here on KZbin! It will also help if you follow me on other platforms like: ♦ Patreon: www.patreon.com/dfactor ♦ Membership: kzbin.info/door/wLhYb4QDAzQfzbhAHGKjgQjoin ♦ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/dfactorlongplays ♦ Discord: discord.gg/392zVK2ZDd ♦ Twitter: twitter.com/DfactorLP ♦ Steam: steamcommunity.com/groups/dfactorlongplays ♦ Steam Curator: store.steampowered.com/curator/6876990/

[@DfactorLongplays]

I've bumped the subtitle version to v1.0.1! I've corrected one line spoken by the Cyclops. Upon further investigation, "Run from Arges!" is not correct and a cleaner, higher quality version of this line does exist in the game's files. With the clean version it's much easier to hear "Run, crawl, maggots!", which makes contextual sense in this level and the original movie, where this line is used too (but not included in the official subtitles).

[@mgssnake]

this is so hard game for 14 years boy when i played this heh. When i watched this again ... agree witch my opinion from 1998 year :) haha

[@ShdwSephiroth]

Now that's the way to face the large harpies in titan flight

[@StFidjnr]

7:30 rule #95 kid concentrate

[@DfactorLongplays]

D'oh, what are you doing?! Get your sword!

[@fiber_king2334]

Passageways of eternal torment usually ended me. Hated these jumps.

[@DfactorLongplays]

I would say taking away whole life for a missed jump is kinda unfair.

[@fiber_king2334]

@@DfactorLongplays Even worse how much it sets you back. Then you get nervous and fail again.

[@xxVinccxx]

Nice Hercule u got there

[@DfactorLongplays]

Did U-Tube recommend this?

[@xxVinccxx]

@@DfactorLongplays mhm

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@xxVinccxx Maybe it'll show it to others too then.

[@StFidjnr]

1:22:04 phil is ecstatic

[@luisfranciscolecarosgalv-ue6bx]

Super 😎👍

[@StFidjnr]

14:56 herc has got to do it on his own

[@charliesartclips7968]

Tucks the Warthog and Pig

[@atle238]

Should have kept the original video ratio. Stretching was never good. Anything else is great btw.

[@DfactorLongplays]

The game is not stretched. After all, stretching 4:3 and calling it wide-screen would be utterly pointless.

[@user-jb4tw1xn5i]

Nice game !.

[@DisavventureInBici]

How did you get 4 vases on vortex of souls?!?!? Hades drops me only 3 vases!!!! I tried it more and more!

[@DfactorLongplays]

If you don't mind sacrificing one life, knock 3 vases out of him, let Hades deplete your health to 0, then you should easily be able to beat out the 4th one out of him. It's possible to do so within 1 life, but not really worth the effort.

[@DisavventureInBici]

@@DfactorLongplays thank you!! I'll try immediatly!

[@DisavventureInBici]

It works, thanks a lot! I finally completed the retroachiements of this game :)

[@DfactorLongplays]

Congratulations!

[@angelb.823]

How do you get 100 percent in Hydra and Hades' levels? I tried but it's difficult to complete it.

[@DfactorLongplays]

In Hydra level you have to listen to the falling rocks and check for coins. When an item from a rock hits a ground it produces a faint sound. Can be difficult to hear, considering the ambiance/noise here. The idea is not to miss any dropped items. For vases, IIRC, cutting down specific head will net you a vase. Meaning you have to target 4 unique heads. For Hades, it's similar in a sense that after each slash you have to pick up coins. It can be difficult and invincibility helmet is your best friend. Not to mention, in both cases the coins disappear after like 10 seconds or so. The most problematic thing with Hades is getting all 4 vases out him. The easiest way would be dying closer to the end of the battle. During the rematch he'll drop the last remaining vase(s).

[@angelb.823]

@@DfactorLongplays I see. Thanks for the information.

[@angelb.823]

@@DfactorLongplays Another question. Do you know if there is a possibility to get 100 percent on the Titan Flight stage, or it's difficult to keep up with the dropped items from the Stymphalian birds (or whatever they are called) and the imprisoned gods?

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@angelb.823 I would say that it would be not realistic to get 100% coins. Getting all letters, vases and trying to get all coins at the same time wouldn't work, especially since they can fly off-screen. I'm not even sure if it would be possible in a tool-assisted run, since the intended way of playing through the stage is using lightning. This means 2+ coins can spawn on different sides of the screen and it's impossible to catch them at the same time. If you switch to sword then you'll be overwhelmed, as the swings aren't fast enough. There's no benefit from getting 100%, though, and getting above 90% is already extremely tedious. In case there's a RetroAchievement of some sorts for this, then a fair one would be scoring 80% or above.

[@angelb.823]

@@DfactorLongplays At the least, I managed to get 83% with all the letters and vases on that stage. Thanks at least for the information.

[@Ciri3Witcher]

hey how to make sure one starts each level later i.e. loads each level later but on max health,, whenever i load levels based on the passwords i find, i just get 3 lives!

[@DfactorLongplays]

Then you'd need to use memory card saves instead. Those will carry the amount of lives you own, while the passwords give you the default amount.

[@Ciri3Witcher]

@@DfactorLongplays Oh how to do that, didn't find any tutorial for that?! Would be great if I had 7-8 lives instead of mediocre 3 lives at start of the later levels! Please tell me how to do that, I play the steam version of the game

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@Ciri3Witcher Well, there's your problem. I've been told that the PC port is different from the PlayStation version, which would explain why you can't save normally.

[@Ciri3Witcher]

@@DfactorLongplays Oh shit are you sure? Also do you know what happens if we collect all Letters of Hercules in a level?? I know that collecting all 4 vases gives password but what do the letters give

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@Ciri3Witcher I haven't tried the PC version myself, so I cannot 100% say for sure. I've been told by the viewers that it's a bit different. Collecting all letters, at least in the original PS version, unlocks the true ending. Without them collected the game would end after the pegasus ride.

[@rahulvarghese8307]

Why are there no cutscenes?

[@DfactorLongplays]

The cutscenes are taken directly from the movie and uploading Disney movies to KZbin is a bad idea.

[@rahulvarghese8307]

@@DfactorLongplays Oooh because of the copyright thing. Ok, I understand.

[@DemiGodX]

it'll be nice if u mention which platform this is on

[@DfactorLongplays]

It's specified in the thumbnail. I'll add it in description, since there's still space.

[@DemiGodX]

@@DfactorLongplays many people keep their youtube on for background noise. like on the tv. we dont actually search for stuff. most of these videos on are auto play and we may catch a glimpse of something interesting and be like, what game is that? then we may look at the title or description for further research. i dont know just how youtube users behave. if u check your analytics probably most of yoru views arent from the search

[@eraycanbulat]

Which emulator is that, Beetle or Duckstation?

[@DfactorLongplays]

Beetle.

[@eraycanbulat]

Thank you! Do you think Beetle is the best choice currently?

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@eraycanbulat For average user Duck is more accessible.

[@eraycanbulat]

Thank you for your answer :)

[@joseangelparra]

Buen j uego

[@Qa_mook]

Widescreen stretched 2D art :(

[@DfactorLongplays]

Hi, I opted in for widescreen because 1) nobody else did it 2) it significantly improves the platforming in this game Despite the negatively affected sprites, all 3D, which is basically all game's stages are scaled correctly. With this your field of view increases and not only this drops the need for leaps of faith, but you can more accurately assess threats. If you cannot look past chonker Hercules, then I have my classic walkthrough, which is 4:3, but the gameplay there is not as sharp as in this walkthrough.

[@Qa_mook]

@@DfactorLongplays All true, but in center of action is always main character, enemies and pickups and they are all stretched :( Maybe there is a reason why nobody else did it that horrible thing to beautiful art and animation of that game.

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@Qa_mook In reality, nobody did this because the game is rather niche. Not only that, regular YT videos will have actually stretched footage to boot. I can bet that an average viewer that played the game once (or never) wouldn't even notice the details. For purists, I can only offer the original video, which has bilinear filtering applied, destroying all the artwork and creating seams. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKKxpHqFaL2HqLM I firmly believe that the amount of work that went into this new video outweighs the sacrilege against a 90s 3D game with character pixel art.

[@Qa_mook]

​@@DfactorLongplays Isn't stretched sprites misleading in platform and action in gameplay itself. Since hitboxes and environment occupation correct space and are Hor+ but stretched pixel art is wider in correct 3D environment? If yes, it's not only ugly but hurting gameplay.

[@DfactorLongplays]

@@Qa_mook A non-issue at such aspect ratio adjustment, as evident in this video. It is clear to me that you would be playing this at its original aspect ratio no matter the outcome of our discussion. I have no intention of pleasing every demographic on KZbin, as that is quite literally impossible. So I can't really help you.

[@राजनगोंगल]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sqwark4523]

Eurocom omg. Anyone play warpigs?

[@athinodorosmoutsianos]

You ll never win Nia

[@nguyenhuyhoang1010]

24:25, ⬇️ +C💪👊

[@jackhb9687]

This is supposed to be faster pace.. Still roaming around like an idiot lost his way Cyclops attack no lives lost.. (Lost at least 4 times) Before making a walkthrough know what you are doing..

[@DfactorLongplays]

I'm surprised you didn't notice that the whole goal of that segment was to show how to get 100% coins. It's one of the most difficult things to do in the game and impossible to do on one life. Also, the pace is set by the player, not the game. Instead of jumping to conclusions you could have simply asked why it was shown the way it was and why that level is shown twice during the walkthrough.