Happy Video Game Nerd: Clash at Demonhead (NES)

[@drako1251]

This game really needs a remake.

[@dx619hey]

Great episode. Might I also add that Metric was Bryan Lee O'Malley's inspiration for the look of Clash at Demonhead, which is why Edgar Wright and his brilliance went and asked Metric for a song for Clash at Demonhead, Black Sheep being a song they just made that they didn't feel fit their upcoming album, so they offered it to Wright and it surprisingly fit very well with the scene it would be used for.

[@edhc44]

As a long-time fan of James Rolfe and the AVGN, I must say: I fucking loved your videos!!! God knows why it took me so long to watch it, but am I glad I finally did!

[@svenified]

Big 80's hair, knee high boots, killer pecs, scar on the face? Sounds like Bang Shishigami from BlazBlue was based on this character.

[@innocenceUnknown]

He fights for Love and Justice

[@TheViscoKid]

I used to play this all the time. As for the music being "forgettable" I still find myself humming the music to this day. This was a great game.

[@JambleBramble]

"he's bad. and i mean BAD!!" as great as you are on your own, i love those little AVGN references you throw in.

[@BangemJ]

Had this as a kid, and bought it again just recently!!! One of my favorite NES games!!

[@garou119]

Why is the store run by 80's Ron Jeremy?

[@arcaderkid8449]

Ron Jeremy!!! XD he's a total chick magnet for sure. XD

[@LunDruid]

"I own the CD, but I'm listening to it on my iPod. Figure that out." Derek from the past, I am from the future of 2022, when we spend 60 bucks on vinyl records of our favorite gaming soundtracks, which actually come with download codes for a digital copy of the album. Figure *that* out! XDD

[@mikiebolton4495]

I can remember when I was a kid and first got this game, which I still own my original copy. My dad, my brothers, and I would spend hours together trying to beat this game. We found so much in the adventure, but never did beat it. I can remember getting to Faysha for the first time without using the jetpack. It was a big feat for me, and about 6 years old making it across those weird platforms. They always looked like weird "professor" or "math teacher" heads to me. Sometime later, while playing on a rom, I was determined to finally beat this game. And I did. This game brought us close together and made us learn how to work together. It's such a great game and a memorable part of my childhood. I'm glad you did a video on this. It's definitely worth checking out. I've always wanted a sequel or updated remake of it. Heck, I've even hoped Nintendo and Hal Laboratories would put Bang in Smash. There's so much they could do with him. Weapons, outfits, and maybe even use the Hermit powers in a Final Smash.

[@Zionfarm]

I totally missed this one back in my NES days, now I got to pick it up now.

[@lewiswilliams3347]

WE ARE SEX BOBOMB AND WE ARE HERE TO MAKE U SAD AND THINK OF DEATH AND STUFF 1234

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

are you at all working on a scott pilgrim vs the world game review

[@EterniaWolf]

This game was part of my childhood growing up, and I loved it to pieces. It was my favorite NES game out of all the ones I had (and I still own all my NES games, by the way) growing up. Over the years, I've liked other NES games more than this one, but it still ranks up in my top 10. Thanks for reviewing one of my favorite NES games and giving it the recognition it deserves.

[@Rebornthrudoom]

Dude.......showing love to Clash At Demonhead, Monster Party, Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Faxanadu? YOU DA MAN!

[@MetaBuddha]

I always imagined Bang talking in Stinkoman's voice. It fits so well. :D

[@PhilosophyVajda]

YES THIS

[@Treerootz1]

I grew up playi g this with my dad, the music and memories gives me chills to hear it again... This was one of my favorite games on the NES when i was young.. Thanx for the review! Good job!

[@jonmcnamara]

This game kicked my ass all over the place as a kid.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

@Famf9983 and it just happened to fall at the half way point too, so it's also the title image!

[@FireBomberBassist]

This game took me forever to beat as a kid.

[@ThroughTheCracksProductions]

Writing down passwords, making notes and drawing maps. Truly a add-on to any retro (and sometimes modern) game experience.

[@san.cochado]

Played this at a friend's 25 years ago, it was in japanese so I never knew what game it was. I've know the name "clash at demonhead" since way before I saw the Scott Pilgrim movie and still I never bothered to check what the hell it was. Thank god I stumbled on this video, now I've got a job to do!

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Wait, it was in Japanese? So were you playing a pirated copy? Multicart maybe? Famicom game cart with converter?

[@san.cochado]

@@leroyvisiongames2294 LMAO a bit late but yes, Japanese game cart with converter.

[@suhfee]

are none of these monetized? it’s been a joy rewatching these while gaming and treating them like podcasts.

[@deimoslash1337]

Very nice work here. This was one of my favorite, if not THE favorite little known NES game from my youth. It's on par with Faxanadu for me. My cousin Tracy had this game and I stayed with them for two weeks during the summer one year and I just fell in love with this game immediately. It was so badass. Bringing together many of my favorite things. Anime, RPG elements, power ups, and an open world. But played more like a traditional shooter making it more fast paced than your typical rpg-like..... And any game with a fairy was usually guaranteed to be good. Lol. Maybe that's my opinion based on my own experience but if there was a bad NES game with a fairy, I can't think of it. 🤣 Love your work. I especially like your videos on obscure accessories and things like that. This is a nice addition. I'm late to the party but I'll be binging Happy Nerd now lol. Keep it up.

[@8BitHorse]

Great take on an overlooked retro title. Also, thanks for inserting some excellent NES Rygar music toward the end. That track always makes me smile.

[@lfgpst]

Great review D. I'll be sure to pick this up if I see it. Also, a lot of what you said about the game in the beginning (the beautify flawed types of games) reminds me of Deadly Premonition. If you're still doing this show in 10 years, that should one of your reviews.

[@noside.foxhound]

That nostalgia, this one needed a sequel.

[@JeedyJay]

I read about Nightshade a LONG time ago and really wanted to play it, but never got the opportunity, and forgot about it... but there was always vague, half-remembered images that I could never put a name or useful description to. And now, here on your video about a completely different game, I finally remember this title. Thank you, HVGN. I feel like a ghost that just remembered what's keeping it that way (I exaggerate, but you get my drift).

[@LunaticReason]

Omg one of my fave childhood games. I couldn't remember what it was called before. It was driving me batty not being able to reference it. So happy now

[@drakec.4064]

I had this when I was like 9-10. I remember the game being huge, but I was able to finish it. The most epic moment was the fight with the demon (with Apollos Sword)

[@omegapixel1]

"You don't 'start' your adventure with Bang you 'ATTACK'!"

[@ourevilone]

i remember this game when i was like 5 years old early 90s and i had no idea what was going on but i would play it a lot

[@velisma]

Holy Hell! I never realized Ron Jeremy ran the Super Shop. I've played both this and Metal Storm. Both good and over looked games like you said. The anti-gravity feature in Metal Storm really rocked my socks off considering I came from a Contra background.

[@laurenslinn9732]

This was my favorite nes game as a kid and I have been trying to figure out the name of it for freaking months! You seriously have no idea how excited I am right now! Also slightly pissed at myself because I have seen Scott Pilgrim a ridiculous amount of times and never made the connection ...Anyway, great video! Can't wait to go buy this game now and relive it.

[@RupertDCD27]

One of my favorite games on NES :) my parents got it for me back in '89 from the HomeShoppingNetwork on tv :D

[@AntoniustheGreat]

The Happy Video Game Nerd is awesome. I'm glad I started watching.

[@BigBangBlitz]

Excellent review as usual, looking at all the angles and presenting the ups and downs with equality. As for my cameo in Scott Pilgrim, the hair color snafu was unfortunate but fits the games style pretty well, a game I fully endorse as a neo-retro gem of a game that's more of a love letter to Technos than a movie/comic tie-in, something i'm all about!

[@ZappaFan101]

Great video! This game has always been one of my favorite NES titles. Keep up the good work!

[@Tio_Remi]

the editing is mindblowing!

[@MaxPower-yg1uf]

I had this game when i was a kid.. One of the best

[@thathybridone]

great refrinces to the books with that last line :D

[@AlexandriaBrah]

Hey, I'd heard of you but never checked you out until now, I'm a huge fan of the AVGN and I was happy to see that you acknowledged your inspiration and cover different content than he does. This game looks awesome and I liked your review, you should check out "Crash 'N' The Boys: Street Challenge", another NES classic referenced in Scott Pilgrim. Subbed

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Man, I have to get my hands on this game. In fact, this is truly a hidden gem in the NES library. You have to take a look at the Hiryu no Ken series on the NES. Very underrated NES games. -kid thunder

[@cabbit]

Great video HVGN! I never could get very far in that game (didn't help we had to share the NES, siblings really bite in them game time) Gotta to love local reviewers!

[@ExtremeMusicPromotion]

My FAV game from when I was a kid, I just finally bought it again. Seriously an amazing game!

[@beccaboopoo]

I'M OBSESSED WITH THE REPETITIOUS SOUDTRACK LOL

[@Outlaw88]

I've still got this game! I have always thought it was fun and even managed to beat it when I was a kid. While the music is repetitive I always enjoyed it, and I loved how much detail went into the Bang character. This is still one of my favorites from the NES and I'm glad you gave it a good review.

[@FretzlemaniaPod]

this is by far one of the best 8-bit games ever!

[@AggsOfSpades]

I never noticed how natural your lines sound until I watched the outtakes.

[@RecklessFire29]

I grew up with this game. The soundtrack was part of those happy memories I still have. Whilst I was little at the time and barely understood the story, what I really enjoyed was the various suits you could wear. Speed Boots, the Armor Body. Now that I'm older however, and can still remember a lot of the twists (shockingly), they really make my hair stand on end, even at today's standards. It was a fun, goofy game, with plenty of character. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

@marscaleb i ran out of clash at demonhead songs to use. it's a pretty sparse soundtrack. rygar's soundtrack fit perfectly since it has a similar sound that also doesn't have percussion.

[@animalchandler]

Clash At Demonhead is a brilliant name for anything. Also the super shop owner looks like Ron Jeremy.

[@creightonholub]

I remember this game in the magazines of old. Sadly, it never made its way to my area so I could never get my hands on it. Thanks for making a video about it.

[@TigerClawTV]

Lol, I have a huge tome of notes from old games. That thing might get it's own video one day. Good video derek.

[@ChibbyTonx]

2:27 the blue hair is probably a reference to 'MegaMan', because in the game the sprites show his hair black but in anime-like cutscenes his hair is blue.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

@xxc3lld4m4gexx a personal favorite of mine; it's the cave music from the NES port of Rygar. in fact, all music that appears after 9:40 is from Rygar.

[@FireBomberBassist]

The jet pack was so fun.

[@Gojiro7]

very nice work Derick, this is one of your best reviews you've done but im suprised that you didn't mention the other thing Clash at demon head's known for, the motorcycle dinosar giving the finger in Nintendo Power Magazine, Jame's mentioned it and even Nintendo power joked about it in one of they're 20th annaversy issues (I think, it could have just been a regular issue)

[@MrHalbertDish]

Could someone please tell me what song is used in the credits of this video?

[@sdevine182]

great episode, keep up the good work...I never knew thats where they got the band name from.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Really began to love this game after a while. It's definitely buggy and difficult to control at times, but it's certainly a gem of a game!

[@acore2012]

I need to get all these games you're talking about lol, they look awesome!!

[@FalcOHNO]

I like a few of the songs in the soundtrack. They stuck with me over the years.

[@28_Spokes]

"Awesome! It's A Sprite! " quite possible the best voice over ever...

[@paleocat6354]

One of the absolute best NES games. Ever

[@glitchedoom]

GREAT game. Picked it up on a whim and never looked back!

[@JaKeW13]

i got the game for 99 cents on ebay and it came yesterday... im already in love with it

[@jonmcnamara]

This video game used to kick my ass all day as a kid. Ahh memories.

[@flamesburnred]

I picked this game up when I was a kid at walmart in the massive bin of nes games that were 20 and under.

[@88Drizzt]

Thanks to your show, I learned about this game and I'm happy to say I found a copy of it at a flea market in perfect condition for a dollar. I picked it up and haven't been happier, thanks hvgn!

[@MichaelCutts7]

The only thing this review did was get me more excited to see SP vs. The world today! :D

[@GuillermoAguilarBeyles]

very nicee !! you have a big fan here in mexico !!

[@marscaleb]

It's kind of ironic how not one of the thumbnails for this video is of a scene from the game you're reviewing, or even an image of you at the very least. This is one of those games that I did not have myself but I thought of many several times as I was growing up and was all like "Oh what was that awesome game?" I was sold on how awesome it was just with the big system of routes that you get to choose. I never knew that there was an actual story, or specific places I was supposed to go.

[@Saberwind45871]

any chance of an mp3 file of this particular theme song?

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

@Ludlov i've only just played the demo, it was kinda boring by myself. i'm sure it's way more fun with some buddies and a few drinks. then again, playing by yourself means you can hear Anamanaguchi better!

[@adamphillips368]

Hey Derrick, long time watcher here and i was just wondering, i'm currently part of the "modern" era of videogaming (xbox 360, ps3, ect) but i really want to start retrogaming. Is there any place you would recommend? thanks, Adam

[@Ludlov]

Great review! I had no idea that Clash at Demonhead as an actual game. BTW what did you think about the Scott Pilgrim game?

[@SirenoftheVoid]

i'll have to try this one out when i get around to buying an NES.looks like fun

[@PDIcomics]

I'm glad the Happy Nerd let people know about this underrated classic of old! Now do the most underrated game in all of history: N64 Glover. Seriously if you read this will you consider doing it?

[@sanatiohne89]

i LOVE the intro song, it is AWESOME!!

[@RotaAbyssian]

Bang appears in the beginning of stage 5 and in stage 7. all of the characters in books have at least 2 appearances (this apparently includes the reference.)

[@drako1251]

Im really glad I picked this game up some 5 years a go, couldn't get into it (I was five;I couldn't figure out how to get the sword in OoT) And now I can be glad I own an underrated gem :)

[@MrMushu]

quick tip @lophatjello: hit the deinterlace button when exporting your videos (from you editing software). This will take away all those bad looking lines with just a click. Your high quality show deserve high quality video.

[@nintenjoel]

Aaaaand once again, you give an awesome review of a game that I now need to own. Thanks!

[@JackMetJill]

I was wondering, since some time has passed have you played scott pilgrim vs the world the game? It could take up an episode itself and is a very great homage to 8 bit gaming.

[@thatrandombloak]

hey, about Scott Pilgrim, Crash and the Boys was ALSO an NES game, it was an awesome game that was a sports-ish game. I say sports-ish game because calling it a sports game is like calling a whale a fish, while there are shared features, there's still a fair amount of differences. Check it out, it's a lot of fun. Two warning before hand though, most of the events are button mashers so a turbo controller would save you thumbs and controller, and the difficulty might scare off some.

[@mshake64]

HVGN I really enjoy your videos, man. Keep it up.

[@JohnPannozzi]

Bang has blue hair in the Scott Pilgrim game because he had blue hair on the original Japanese cover to Clash at Demonhead (or Dengeki Big Bang, as it was called in the land of the rising sun).

[@greatscott1984]

Ah, this actually one of my favorite games for the NES. Other than losing health when you fall in the water, the only beef I have is with this game is you can't fire the gun overhead.

[@arcaderkid8449]

yeah, you can even see daphne from scooby doo right next to hero bang at 7:55

[@71mustang1]

I've never played this game before and I'm just curious, why did he call the teleport a spell? Just wondering since the screen he was showing in the video didn't say it was any kind of spell.

[@YourFriendsHateYou]

Be quiet, loser. Nobody cares.

[@71mustang1]

Only real losers get offended by a legitimate question. I'm sorry you fall into that category and hope you get help for that soon. People talk about things few other people care about all the time. That's just life. By the way i'll always speak whenever I want to because this is America not North Korea. Thanks and have a great day.

[@YourFriendsHateYou]

You didn't follow my advice and for that you'll have to now read the word "fart".

[@makedaevilmage]

LOVED the review, first time i've seen any of ye reviews :P In fact, just bought the game on Ebay, also checked out the releases and turned out it was never released where i live (The Netherlands, EU). :D

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Popped up in my feed again. Probably because the new Scott Pilgrim show came out. Commenting to make sure the algorithm keeps boosting Derek and Grace. ;)

[@TheLastLineLive]

How is this guy not partner? Your shit is awesome Lophatjello, and its good to see you do a review of this one, its surely a forgotten classic. I couldnt get into it myself, I was late to the party, but it seems like it would have kicked much ass back in the day.

[@TheDonpatch991]

XD nice Scott Pilgrim refrence at the end

[@feralfoxer]

I've grown to really like your show. It's a nice contrast to AVGN, and it's helping me discover more classic games. Keep it up!

[@yugitashi]

Wow I remember getting this game along with Punch-Out and Ninja Gaiden at a yard sale about 2 years back. I should probably pop that sucker into my NES sometime.

[@SantaFeSuperChief1]

I love this game! The music is awesome and I gameplay style is amazing!

[@DanZero77]

Ok I can't figure out that NES music "rendition" from 0:08-0:16 for the life of me. Please tell me what it is!

[@NY4Life]

I remember playing this when I was young and I remember it was hard as hell!