this was my 1st castlevania game as a kid. i loved it. never got around to playing harmony of dissonance or aria of sorrow.
@SicketMog2 жыл бұрын
This one apparently gets crap from people as being "the worst one" out of the GBA trilogy. Idk why. They say the other ones are better but I couldn't stomach them due to the artstyle. May have to try them again. This though was brilliant imho so if it's "the worst"... Saw it for sale as a kid but opted not to get it as I didn't like the NES Castlevanias that much (had Legends on the Gameboy and that one wasn't brilliant either). Didn't know it was a metroidvania. So I didn't play it until I was an adult but to me it's pretty damn great. The only flaw I see is the cardsystem, as it's easy to miss a critical card (I missed the healing one in a playthrough) but other than that idk what to even fault... Maybe more and more varied enemies(?). Graphically I like it a lot more than the later ones as said.
@MookyMc2 жыл бұрын
@@SicketMog The Castlevania Advance collection has an option to show you which enemies drop cards and which cards you have. Its like $15 for 4 games. Maybe it was on sale. But I’m playing through all of them again and its wonderful. Circle of the Moon is the hardest of the Vania type ones in the collection
@ajimbabu45562 жыл бұрын
@dippydog21 it's not bad they are good on their own way
@ajimbabu45562 жыл бұрын
@dippydog21 i stopped playing AOS just to play circle of The moon wdym it's bad
@Slate6742 жыл бұрын
@@ajimbabu4556 circle for me isnt a bad game, but it suffers a lot from very bad problems
@xshad3x3488 жыл бұрын
i bought it today with gameboy micro, aria of sorrow, metroid fusion and metroid zero mission...i can't wait guys! old times memory!
@python45acp8 жыл бұрын
BAXT3R OFFICIAL I have all those games they are great!
@andrewhumphrey43847 жыл бұрын
BAXT3R OFFICIAL Ah, gameboy micro, I loved how I could keep it on a wrist strap and up my jacket sleeve and take it to play for a bit.
@TXetc4 жыл бұрын
Hope you still have that GB Micro, they are hard to find in good condition and not cheap.
@cpthurme9 жыл бұрын
This game had a hell of a final boss fight
@SomethingAw3some6 жыл бұрын
Definitely...
@wolfofcaladrien38275 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree. One of the best final bosses' fights of the Castlevania serie.
@JariSatta4 жыл бұрын
Dark absorb and it was easy. The music and Dracula's forms are awesome
@davidsaavedra79044 жыл бұрын
Why can't Dracula be like this boss in the other games?
@TheTariqibnziyad4 жыл бұрын
Best and hardest Dracula in the series.
@Blighted_Ashes9 жыл бұрын
Love the soundtrack...
@DanieI...7 жыл бұрын
Blighted Ashes so scary
@nicosuave93106 жыл бұрын
Blighted Ashes It seems they've consistently produced great soundtracks for this game franchise.
@ansoupcan6 жыл бұрын
Nico Suave with exceptions... harmony of dissonance and lords of shadows...
@retrosasctg32956 жыл бұрын
Yes,the soundtrack is really awesome
@Bread_n_Butter.6 жыл бұрын
I can't think of a Castlevania I cant say this about.
@albertomaldonado47143 жыл бұрын
Castlevania Advance Collection for the Nintendo switch. Played this game in 2001. I decide to remember it on it's 20th Anniversary. It doesn't age, still, is a must play classic!
@user-ti2xi9bd4u4 жыл бұрын
All those Background musics bring back my childhood 💯
@nictap158511 жыл бұрын
Realy you have to beat 2 dragon zombies to learn how to push a fucking box
@darkwzrd47 жыл бұрын
Yeah kind of stupid.
@royfokerpoker18023 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@randomfireflies3 жыл бұрын
because this game is fucking stupid
@Gameboy-Unboxings14 сағат бұрын
Those dragon zombies were such a cool boss. It's really cool how right after you kill one, the other will feast on it a few seconds later & it gives you a good chance to get in a few hits on it.
@p6mkq6 жыл бұрын
There are so many armor types: holy, forest, wind, poison, ice ,dark, fire, rock, talk about variety.
@drizzysetx78674 жыл бұрын
Same goes for the demons lol, loved how you could counter them too with the cards
@Jackson-tx5uc4 жыл бұрын
You forgot the iconic axe armor
@professor65213 жыл бұрын
You forgot the lightening Armor
@meletus44876 жыл бұрын
One of the forgotten masterpieces, but don’t worry, time will prove it
@ABDNABS969 жыл бұрын
The only problem in this game,is that YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO!
@ABDNABS969 жыл бұрын
Not really,back when i was a kid,i got lost and spend tons and tons of hours trying to find my way our out,only NOW i knew where i should go ...etc.
@ABDNABS969 жыл бұрын
I dunno about you but i didn't find my way out, i leveled to too damn much that i just kinda given up!
@machdude33667 жыл бұрын
Crow black sky one of the joys of this game is that the exploration is part of the fun. But a bit of intuition and seeing what to do is always helpful. for this game, I fought Camilla long before I should have and got the super jump early. made the rest of the game weird.
@jemmanuel79146 жыл бұрын
Yeah I always go around anywhere I want I think there's a secret way
@The_Last_Norman5 жыл бұрын
That's simply because you didn't know where you were going ;)
@soupedkid133 жыл бұрын
That background music was legendary
@bazzjedimaster5 жыл бұрын
Man the arena was brutal for a Metroidvania, it felt like something out of the classic Castlevanias, I remember I had to beat the arena twice in a single playthrough because I didn't got the Unicorn card the first time.
@gradeaunderajr78485 жыл бұрын
I remember being five when having the gameboy advance playing this game. The opening freaked the hell out of me when I was five because of how creepy it sounded
@ThePianist514 жыл бұрын
I always rushed through the menu XDD
@TM-nk2du3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePianist51 hahah same i was so scared
@darkwzrd47 жыл бұрын
Such a great game. Probably the hardest metriodvania next to Order of Ecclesia.
@stratoz62725 жыл бұрын
@War Zone what
@giorgegi40603 жыл бұрын
I didn't find it as hard as order of ecclesia. In general only the zombie dragons I found hard. The final battle was very time consuming. The arena where you cant use magic though has respectful level of difficulty
@elenchus3 жыл бұрын
I found it a lot harder than Ecclesia
@rover50583 жыл бұрын
Order of ecclesia is nowhere near as hard as circle of the moon lmao
@SicketMog2 жыл бұрын
I've played it through thrice in my life and rn playing it again. I did not find it hard at all the first playthrough... But in that one I found the healing card. I missed that on my last two ones, for some reason (idk why as I play it blindly), and THAT has made it challenging.
Played it and finished it about a week ago, I can proudly say that this was a fun experience for me. Love the music in this game.
@ThePianist514 жыл бұрын
Critics: How many abilities do we need for the new game?? Developer: YES Content of this game is ridiculously huge lol
@LazyGardenGamer3 жыл бұрын
Right?! And for he GBA of all things. The two following titles didn't even come close when it came to replayability. Beating the game and then playing as a Magician was awesome. Playing again as a fighter with zero magic was cool, but my favorite was Thief mode. Insanely high luck, getting every single rare drop without the grind? Totally amazing
@Suraj_Hamal4 жыл бұрын
The music...the nostalgia....i am 19 when i first played this game now am 38..
Funny thing is I could never find all the cards I was always so pissed about that other than that the game was fantastic loved every minute of it.
@tailsfan109_SonicSFM_Gamer10 жыл бұрын
Everyone seems to complain about the control scheme of this game, well I find it more comfortable than the controls for the other 2 gba games. Then again, this was one of my first Castlevania games (my 2nd one actually), and it was about another 5 or 6 years before I actually played the other 2 gba titles.
@samuelcamarillo13498 жыл бұрын
The character falls too quickly or gravity is stronger in his world, also, dash-jumping is painful.
@Moonwalker865 жыл бұрын
Nintendo.. Konami.. Please bring this to the Switch..
@RockEsper3 жыл бұрын
GBA and DS collections would be SICK
@mycristianminecraftserver74103 жыл бұрын
Yes they actually brought it to the Wii U
@markogroselj27743 жыл бұрын
Yeah my first castelvania game wish they had it on the switch
@Moonwalker863 жыл бұрын
@@markogroselj2774 Same here, it was my first ever Castlevania.
@thatotherguy12343 жыл бұрын
@@Moonwalker86 you may get your wish with the rumored "Castlevania advance collection". But at the moment it's still just a rumor so don't get your hopes up to high.
@jackkoffin16 жыл бұрын
Bittersweet memories for me. Got a Gameboy Advance and this game as a going away to college gift. I played the hell out of it that first semester. But the Gameboy was stolen over christmas break, and I never got to play anything else. It was a great little game system. Didn't own another console until 6 years later.
@lna82504 жыл бұрын
Jeez, so much memories, my first game on GBA. It was so satisfying when getting a card.
@fb43137 жыл бұрын
i loved this caslevania the most. totally owned it. and to know i missed a couple of hidden MP/HP rooms too. it would've been too easy for me lol wish i would've known about the card glitch back then too. my total play time was way over 4 hours. i grinded so hard i was making coffee 😃
@petermiles13814 жыл бұрын
4 hours isn't very much
@satochi0076 жыл бұрын
Love this long-delayed video because it helps me to get some secrets in the game. Thank you.
@bouriman5 жыл бұрын
The beginning of beautiful music19:34, I remember it well was inspiring me.
@joeboo86264 жыл бұрын
This appears to be a remix of a Sega Genesis Bloodlines tune. I came to this video to confirm I heard it in this game as well.
@Lunaria.Praesentia3 жыл бұрын
The old sinking sanctuary, My favourite track of the franchise
@kdkseven9 жыл бұрын
This is the only Castlevania game that ever appealed to me enough to pick it up and i loved it (and i believe i actually beat it, thought it's been a looong time ha). I really loved the visual aesthetic of the game, with all the Renaissance paintings and stained glass windows in the background, And not so many of the cheesy flashy effects found in some of the others-- i appreciate the more "realistic" approach this installment took. It's easily the best looking Castlevania from what i've seen. I'm gonna replay it as soon as i get a Wii U, but what should be the *next* Castlevania game that i play? I've really been on a retro gaming kick lately.
@XradicalD4 жыл бұрын
By now you probably played them all. But if you like the more goth aesthetic, try Aria of Sorrow, which is also on Wii U. Same with Harmony of dissonance. The DS ones are also good, give them a try.
@DawnOfThaDusk9 ай бұрын
I always thought the same thing about this one and the amazing realistic art style. I remake of this game in modern graphics would be legendary.
@mikematij29 жыл бұрын
those little raccoons with the rifles always geek me out... like what the duck you doing buddy ?
@Barbe8 жыл бұрын
Papping you, that's what.
@TheDragonboy914 жыл бұрын
But they're called hyenas
@royflores19698 жыл бұрын
I have waited for this moment, to be awake again. To bask in darkness and feel the moonlight within.
@macmega21496 жыл бұрын
2:59:35 For those who came to hear Vampire Killer and see Gameplay simultaneously... You're Welcome 😎😉
@Amfibios6 жыл бұрын
i wish i'd see 1 gameplay vid that doesn't exploit the card system bug
@norinradd16075 жыл бұрын
There's a guy/girl called Devilarts who beat the whole game with only whip, no DSS or sub weapon, plus it was a no damage run. Check it out.
@newtybot3 жыл бұрын
That’s so cool that Legion is in the background of the final fight
@emperorkuro49323 жыл бұрын
and now here we are years later with the advanced collection
@J-Hue10 жыл бұрын
@nic tap lol Takes "learning to walk before you can crawl" to a whole new level.
@woodstalon18814 жыл бұрын
I'd never exepected a glicth trick to use an all cards of ability. Thanks dude
@keaton32588 жыл бұрын
One of the best games in history in my book
@Barbe8 жыл бұрын
This coming from someone with a profile pic from an overrated game.
@keaton32588 жыл бұрын
I just tried to say something good and I get hate for saying I like it? Lol. And, I cant change my profile picture, it wont let me. Did this about a year ago.
@Barbe8 жыл бұрын
Happy mask Salesman Dammit KZbin! Let 'em change ze Pic!
@chimerasblade60497 жыл бұрын
Who is the person in the Pic?
@Barbe7 жыл бұрын
Chimeras Blade I forgot. I think it was that stupid skeleton from that overrated crappy game.
@elenchus3 жыл бұрын
the most underappreciated castlevania
@jdrs42146 ай бұрын
Despite this game’s stiff controls and extreme depths and heights, it’s actually quite fun. I began playing it on my newly acquired Nintendo Switch again.
@elenchus6 ай бұрын
@@jdrs4214 yeah it's definitely not the best Castlevania, but it doesn't deserve to be so unloved
@scottwhitener9702 Жыл бұрын
First title I had on my gba and I remember sitting under lights to play it because the handheld didn't really have the brightness. Back then I found some website that had a full map image of the castle and I printed it out on two 8.5x11 sheets. I put them together where the images lined up, secured the back of it with black electrical tape, and rolled it up like a real map. Enjoyed this game immensely and am in the minority when I say I liked it more than the other two titles on the gba.
@emissaryofcharybdis1053 жыл бұрын
I still have this one, on the Castlevania Double Pack. Pretty awesome game - I always love getting to play a Metroid-style Castlevania where the whip user doesn't have to be a Belmont. Though, one giant complaint - getting cards almost never happened for me. I probably had about 5 by the time I fought Dracula. Maybe I just had bad luck or whatever, but the drop rate was just way too low. I still have yet to see probably half of the abilities this game offers you. I guess that's also an excuse to play again, but still - what a pain.
@papaflip_ Жыл бұрын
agreed, when I was a kid I was only ever able to get about half of the dss cards lol. luckily there was a cheat to be able to still use any dss combination. it wasn’t until this year that I was able to obtain every single card after like 15 hours of game time 😅
@emissaryofcharybdis105 Жыл бұрын
@@papaflip_ If I remember correctly, I think I ended up beating the game with just the thorn whip card combo and a whole lot of holy crosses. It's all a vampire hunter really needs - something akin to the Morning Star upgrade, and a good cross.
@sophiakiedrowski5872 жыл бұрын
I remembered playing this game when I was 10. Nathan’s game over screams really scared me, though
@MrParanos4 жыл бұрын
I remember farming Dullahan, for whatever reason... I was so young, not sure if I had internet back then... And you could redo the game as a thief, a magician etc... Loved it !!! :)
Man this game brings back memory's I miss my game boy
@blackspiraldancer68 жыл бұрын
You can play all the advance Castlevanias on the Wii u.
@jeanjean59ful5 жыл бұрын
Around 33:00 This Music is from Castlevania Bloodlines on the Genesis.
@AWM0511 жыл бұрын
Oh GOD do I miss playing this game.
@FluffiFluffsson9 жыл бұрын
Buy it for Wii u then. Around 8 euro
@west-_-brook85827 жыл бұрын
god dog I got the GBA emulator for my phone and this game to play
@boxinglearner19967 жыл бұрын
Afro Boy me too
@V1b29103 жыл бұрын
One of the best Castlevania ever.
@Brucifer2 Жыл бұрын
It just dawned on me that Adremelech may have been a Doom reference. A goat demon chained through a wall that you can only attack via the head, just like the Icon of Sin. It does track considering the amount of homages this franchise has to horror. And even this game having references to things outside of horror, like Fox Archers clearly being a reference to Disney's version of Robin Hood.
@ceilingfan1813 Жыл бұрын
I love this game so much and don't have the time or patience to play so I really appreciate this. It's got such good music in it. This is the only castlevania game I had as a kid. I played through the whole thing except for that maddening tower thing.
@calebprenger39287 жыл бұрын
I remember when they released the castlevania game after this one, magazines were claiming this one sucked.
@chaoscommentz45826 жыл бұрын
If I remake this game and add a shop, I'd revamp the level design to add a extra path to the shop... also the shop is run by a woman named Nexi. (She's a nun who fights with a sword.)
@VVhistory3 жыл бұрын
The only great thing about this game is that you don't know where to go. Modern teens hate it. I love it. It's brilliant. That's how hard games back then are
@ajimbabu45562 жыл бұрын
I am modern teen but i like cotm
@Slate6742 жыл бұрын
This isnt difficulty its just bad design, circle has too many rooms and most of them have a lot of shit, so whenever you get a upgrade its garanteed that you will be running around for 1 hour trying to find where to go, aria pf sorrow didnt had problems with this, circle isnt all bad but the level design sucks
@Gazofrenico615 Жыл бұрын
Lmao, I'm a teen and this is my second favorite Castlevania game.
@travistouchdown7593 Жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@thgmgn7 жыл бұрын
this guy is crazy. why he don't save the game after winning the bosses? 😰
@sergeantclemetsluver10 жыл бұрын
It's a great Game but you get lost too easily and wander around forever.
@thisdude450210 жыл бұрын
Say that to castlevania: symphony of the night mate.. lot worse.. and that was before this.. that game inspired all the other castlevania games and how they should work.
@FIowMotion8 жыл бұрын
i beat symphony of the night fairly quick i think circle of the moon is harder im still at the beginning
@mycristianminecraftserver74103 жыл бұрын
If u check map it not hard
@Lion7Hearts10 жыл бұрын
This game is immortal !
@MrGameplayification12 жыл бұрын
So this is the game I played when my friend gave me this game boy emulator a really long time ago.. Damn what a nostalgic moment..
@jerryv86494 жыл бұрын
Amazing game, music and architecture.
@NFS4LFE4 жыл бұрын
That DSS glitch is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in this game. Now to figure out where to go from my current progression.
@Perseverance4u Жыл бұрын
How do u activate it??
@oscaralbertococanodiaz21353 жыл бұрын
First time I played this gem I accidentally skipped twin zombie dragons and death so I go throughout the entire Underground Waterway with lava and Camilla was so difficult at that lv.
@Luschan Жыл бұрын
This game got a bad reputation because it’s unplayable on a non-backlit GBA, and it never seemed to shake that association. But when you can see what you’re doing, it’s a seriously underrated Castlevania.
@therealyoku10 жыл бұрын
this motherfucking game made my head ache everytime i played it
@samuelcamarillo13498 жыл бұрын
IKR gravity strength is ridiculous in this game.
@ThePianist514 жыл бұрын
Samuel Camarillo that’s what made this game good lol
@mrsmillyj12 жыл бұрын
this was the first game i had for the advance and i still enjoy it to this day
@giorgegi40603 жыл бұрын
Circle of the moon was a nice game. Not too easy but not ridiculous, the hints are clear enough and I didnt waste tons of time exploring, and it's pretty solid in general. The music was great, in fact the best among the three GBA castlevanias, the other two didn't feel as much as castlevania as this one; i liked the interpretation of the vampire killer, one of my favourite versions. My two complaints are the running mechanic, and the fact that cards should have been easier to gather. They are very fun and I don't want to resort to gliches.
@drygnfyre11 жыл бұрын
Seems being able to use any DSS combo, whether actually obtained or not, is a pretty game-breaking glitch, albeit a good one.
@SicketMog2 жыл бұрын
Say what now? I missed the healing card on my last run of this and it made the Dracula fight brutal. How do you use any DSS combo without the card?
@drygnfyre2 жыл бұрын
@@SicketMog IIRC, you would basically just select any combo you wanted, press a button (I think it was Select?) and the game would let you use it. There might have been some other setup required but I remember it was a pretty big glitch that basically let you break the game.
@caspianhorlick45298 жыл бұрын
I think this might be the only Castlevania game I've ever seen with wall jumps.
@machdude33667 жыл бұрын
Lord of Keks and it is so useless. the speed on it makes it a jump extender only.
@MEH-ob8pb Жыл бұрын
I played through the game for the third time a few weeks ago with 100% of the map.
@XuPangLoo3 жыл бұрын
I played this game in a pc, emilated it. Great memories and the music unforgetable
@elrayoazul026 жыл бұрын
longplay or speedrun
@геннадийяковенко-ц6т5 жыл бұрын
speedplay, sadly
@xavierperez50745 жыл бұрын
It bothers me that I didn’t see you once use the whip shield mechanic to block projectiles.
@gravy1172 жыл бұрын
The nostalgia hits you like a truck with this one
@zexalsrevenge5114 жыл бұрын
Too bad Nate doesn’t talk that much (in voice clips). All he says are the typical grunts. But at least he has plenty of attacks and buffs at his disposal! And yes, I do like this game, more than Harmony of Dissonance (definitely not bad or anything, I do like it despite its mediocre soundtrack but it’s not hard on the ears as I know GBA can produce great music even if it has a fuzzy audio driver), which is my own personal opinion. By the way, beginning area music (Awake) is AWESOME! The final boss was piss-easy in the first form but his second form was fucking BRUTAL! Giant-ass Demon Dracula had me rage quit. Definitely the hardest boss next to Hugo. But damn that final battle music is fucking awesome and the most epic final boss music in the entire series imo. Also, does anybody consider this game an action RPG? Because I do. SOTN goes under that category because it has RPG elements in it like levelling up, currency system, status effects and elemental effects.
@alexrowlands83419 жыл бұрын
this looks like it inspired dark souls alot
@angelpacheco19779 жыл бұрын
Alex Rowlands Well yeah, both the souls and Castlevania games are very gothic, atmospheric games. Bloodborne is even more like Castlevania lol.
@RichterTheRat6 жыл бұрын
The Souls games borrow heavily from games like the Castlevania franchise.
@CH-ow8hy2 жыл бұрын
Why is Castlevania so legendary. Seriously why do I, I mean WE love this franchise so much?! Me: It's awesome!
@itzzpredaatooor59128 жыл бұрын
i miss this game bro
@DarKKnightt077 жыл бұрын
How many fucking times do we have to kill dracula? fucker comes back after every game no matter what the fuck we do.
@The_Last_Norman5 жыл бұрын
My all time favourite Castlevania and Handheld game for that matter.
@alotropicusbread9 жыл бұрын
wow, u really must be skillfull to do this
@jakekaufman83026 жыл бұрын
is it just me or does Dracula look like Edge of the WWE
@Jarock3165 жыл бұрын
He looks more like the Undertaker personally.
@stormtrigger55785 жыл бұрын
To me he looked like Triple H
@danielblake15373 жыл бұрын
I dont understand how you're selecting cards you dont have yet, but somehow still, you gain the magic powers though? When I try to do that and choose the cards that say (no effect)... but nothing happens at all for me
@kevinpefley60437 жыл бұрын
Would have been better without the card exploit
@miertjestoer95253 жыл бұрын
Which one you prefer this one or order of ecclesia? Thanks for the tip. ( I will play it on my old DSI. With age of ampire and Zelda a link to the past)
@xvc918x84 жыл бұрын
lol i remember years back playing this on my ipod touch gba emulator never beat it yet it was fun
@777Eliyahu5 жыл бұрын
what an amazing launch title!
@IgFolly6 жыл бұрын
Where to get that super power that spawns thunders? I beated dracula with that hit who spawns a lot of bats and hits costantly the eyes
Decided to do a Castevania playthrough marathon. Didn't expect C:CoTM to have a good deal of tunes from. C:IV (my fave) and C:SoTN (another great). But some of the tracks in this installment are really good to. Well, onward to C:HoD.
@janovyherbertalamares806212 жыл бұрын
my 1st castlevania game!!!! good tiiimes
@joshuatolentino72154 жыл бұрын
samesamesame broo!
@darkbreathhound42154 жыл бұрын
Me too bro
@IgFolly6 жыл бұрын
AAHHHHHH I WAS SEARCHING THIS IN YEARS I PLAID THIS SOME YEARS AGO WITH NDS BUT MY CARD BROKEN AND NEVER PLAYED IT AGAIN SAVE BROKEN OMGGG
@mingoman898 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's me but I feel like if you would kill me monsters you would have level up faster and got more dss cards
@obthree2830 Жыл бұрын
Are you playing a hack? I’ve noticed when you go into your cards it seems like you click on ones you don’t have yet. Just wondering
@d3athwing7774 жыл бұрын
started watching the Netflix series and I was feeling nostalgic
@nathanieldamarelos9 жыл бұрын
This game looks hella complicated!!
@youknow28493 жыл бұрын
Such a fun game as a kid
@unknownfactor6489 Жыл бұрын
The jumping makes me feel dizzy, such a shame
@ThePanjangsangat2 жыл бұрын
my favourite castlevania game....
@alecunkel16132 жыл бұрын
this was my first castlevania game as a kid i maintain that this is the best castlevania game. (i will fight you) this game simply feels the best, looks the best, and sounds the best it was mad hard too, and made it so much more rewarding when you found the new area you needed to go to and finally killed the boss. took me like a year to beat this game as a little kid