An Example of Excellence: DoReMi Fantasy for SNES - A Review | hungrygoriya

[@sevencastleforest]

Thank you for constantly shining a spotlight on obscure games that most players, even knowledgeable retro enthusiasts, have never even heard about. This one looks super charming!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's my pleasure. I really enjoyed this game and I hope a few other folks give it a try too!

[@knkn5049]

" magical pop'n " for SNES should be next game to play

[@StarkMaximum]

Oh my GOSH, Milon's animation and expressions are so smooth and cute, I ADORE HIM

[@hungrygoriya]

Isn't he the best? I think he's adorable!

[@VanillaCuckoo]

It really is a headscratcher why great games such as this were never officially released for Super Nintendo outside Japan. Such a shame! Whoever was responsible for the artwork and visuals in this game took a lot of care, and I really appreciate their efforts; it's a real treat for the eyes. I'm glad the instruction booklet got a mention here too. I looked through the manual online and I'm very glad I did as it's beautiful. Makes me mourn once more the lack of booklets with current games!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's really a shame it didn't come out in English-speaking regions. I think it would've done very well and given how much polish it has, it would've been a classic. I'm glad you took some time to glance at the manual because it's worth a look for sure. I really liked how they drew the bosses, especially that dual-wielding ax lady! She even has an evil shadow on her face!!!

[@willmistretta]

Sadly, not a lot of major publishers were putting much into supporting the SNES internationally at this time. Do Re Mi came out post-PS1 and just before the N64.

[@vitradesk]

Artwork visuals **AND MUSIC*** tyvm 😤😤🤯😭🤨🧐😎🥺🫡🫥

[@vitradesk]

“…a real treat for the eyes*” ***ANNND EARS 👂 👂 👂 🎶 yeeeshy creeshy 🙄😅

[@partridgestorm]

Now THAT'S a Hungry Goriya review! You take a game that's been overlooked and give it a loving view in your video. I was somewhat familiar with Do Re Mi Fantasy before and knew it was a sequel to Milon's Secret Castle, but I had no real interest in it. Your review helped me to want to try this out again!

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping in here.

[@RedAsTheFire]

I love how this game's OST really pushes the limits ofr what the SNES' sound chip was capable of. And it's also the soundtrack that got me to try the game out back in college. I was letting the algorithm play a mix of video game music for me while working on some coursework when the track @3:55 came on and I thought "Damn, that's a really crisp harpsichord sample!...what game IS this from?" and the rest was history.

[@hungrygoriya]

Oh really eh? I like some of the dreamier tracks too. There's lots of good music in this game, but you're right: it's pretty unique and I don't know that I've heard anything quite like it in any other game.

[@GOLVEL]

Thanks! Please don't give up this - I guess - side job/hobby. You do an amazing job and deserve much more attention and views. People like you give us, gamers from back then, such a nostalgia trip. But more than that, you have what I consider real talent for writing and narration.

[@hungrygoriya]

This is very generous! Thanks so much for the tip, and for your kindness. I do put a lot of time into writing up these videos, so it means a lot that you feel they come across well. I've been a gamer my whole life but am only getting around to a lot of these games now for the first time. It's a joy sharing it here and on the livestreams with everyone.

[@GOLVEL]

@@hungrygoriya I discovered you through your review of Golvellius and it's been a great finding 😊

[@KairuHakubi]

oh this is impossibly beautiful. Really wish games like this had crossed the Pacific more regularly.

[@thewingedavenger1007]

Yeah, I think the SNES library beats the Mega Drive library only when I include the Japan-only games in the equation.

[@hungrygoriya]

Me too! It's still worth playing even without the translation but an official localization would've been even better.

[@youremakingprogress144]

I appreciate how you are so articulate about what you like and don't like about each game. Some reviewers barely touch on what made them love or hate a game; with your reviews, I know exactly why I do or don't want to play each game.

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thanks for saying so! I spent a lot of time trying to take a balanced approach to reviewing. There's always good and bad in everything so it's nice to talk about it all.

[@fiskburk2908]

Great video, did not even knew about this game being a sequel for milon's castle, thanks for the new knowledge!!

[@hungrygoriya]

It was my pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to watch!

[@ajpiskel]

Absolutely fantastic review. I enjoy your reviews even when we have a difference of opinion, (and sometimes _because_ of that difference) but for this one I agreed wholeheartedly with every comment and criticism. Thank you for the video.

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and that we're on the same page!

[@GOLVEL]

I ABSOLUTELY love your narration and you redacting skills. It makes your videos sound so professional and chill at the same time. Amazing job.

[@hungrygoriya]

Too kind! I really appreciate the positive feedback!

[@DisasterSquad]

it said you posted this 40 seconds ago lol. i just happened to log on

[@childofcascadia]

6 minutes for me. Just went to watch something before bed, and what do I see but my fav retro uploader. Well, HG and Big Ole Words are tied. But they are different... Still wont be as epic as the last one. Crystalis = my fav NES game. But a new HG vid is a must watch for me.

[@hungrygoriya]

Your timing's impeccable, as always!

[@VeridianHerald]

What an adorable platformer. Thank you for drawing attention to it, so sad it didn't get a NA release. As a fellow Milon Secret Castle enjoyer, it's good to know it had a sequel, even if it doesn't have quite the secrets.

[@hungrygoriya]

If I'd been able to play this growing up, I think it would've easily become a favourite SNES game for me. It's just so polished! * waves at fellow Milon's Secret Castle enjoyer *

[@interghost]

That does look like one we defo missed out on back in the day. It was crazy the games that didnt make it over to us English speakers. This looks pretty cool and I would have loved that as a kid. - Good review as always x

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks very much! This was a very pleasant experience for me!

[@jonathancossette6252]

Discovered your channel recently and i love it. Such a soothing voice talking about the fantasy adventure games of our childhoods, can't get enough.

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks very much! I'm glad you're enjoying this little spot on the internet.

[@jonathancossette6252]

@@hungrygoriya 😊

[@Bloodreign1]

It's like Hudson decided to throw away down the sink the Milon Secret Castle formula (it does have a decent GB port though), started from scratch, and came up with something brilliant. You speak of the games animations, let Milon idle for a little bit, I believe he actually has a rather cute idle animation. Still have my Wii, still got it from the VC on that Wii, got it THE day it was put on the original VC service.

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm sad it parted ways with Milon's Secret Castle's style, but it's a fantastic game on its own. And I've totally seen his little idle animations! I loved that this one didn't have a timer, so I could let him stand around while I was talking to my chat during the livestreams. He's so cute!

[@totemlordreviews7242]

Definitely a gorgeous looking game! The part where the enemy was saying "Wow" reminded me of Bonk's Adventure when the word "Rage" would fly across the screen 😂

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah! I played Super Bonk where you can ride the "Rage" and it's a special power. Those games are hilarious!

[@g40rc378]

What a cool looking game! Props to the artists for making everything so expressive while not sacrificing snappy controls

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah! I thought that it was amazing that I didn't experience any chugging or slowdown despite everything that was going on all the time. Those extra animation frames in games like The Lion King for example really take some getting used to. This was really solid comparatively.

[@doctorsabado2792]

The music in this game is composed by Jun Chikuma, the Bomberman composer. It has some experimental elements, but it's one of the best.

[@hungrygoriya]

Right right. I think this soundtrack has some really good tunes and some really weird ones that I didn't like nearly as much. It's interesting nonetheless!

[@devingunnels3251]

My, this game is a visual treat. With the retro pixel renaissance that when on a decade back, I'd have hoped for more games that looked like this.

[@hungrygoriya]

Maybe someone will take notice of this style and surprise us all someday.

[@ExplodingPrinny]

I bought a rom on a cartridge from Etsy, so I could play it on my SNES old-school. I fell in love with the soundtrack before ever playing the game. Crazy to hear Acid Jazz in an SNES game.

[@hungrygoriya]

I liked all of the music that had a solid melody to it, but some of it was a bit too strange for me!

[@Shiver_Bane]

If you like this you should try Monster World 4 for the Genesis. It was a JP only game with a fan translation as well. The game play and art style were endearing to play. If you you need something up-to-date a remake was made a few years back, I got a copy for the PS4 for $30 and was worth it but the original art style and sprites were better looking IMHO.

[@hungrygoriya]

I think I have it on the Genesis Mini if I'm not mistaken? I've played a lot of the other Wonder Boy/Monster World games and I've been meaning to get around to that one.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

This game looks so good. I used to play Mystery Quest with my dad, and this game looks like the same basic concept but executed 100 times better. I'm going to have to play this and Milon's Secret Castle now.

[@hungrygoriya]

Oh nice! I haven't tried Mystery Quest yet but I hope you enjoy DoReMi Fantasy!

My 5 year old son just finished the 1st level and is loving it!! I really wish Super Nintendo had delivered more games like this, but at that time all we wanted as kids were games like Street Fighter or MK :)

[@hungrygoriya]

Right on! This is a great game and I'm glad your little one is enjoying it too!

[@gaetan4164]

This has to be the cutest pixel art on the SNES. And OMG I though of the sprite size right before you mentioned it. It's so nice, I hate those SNES games where your character's sprite takes so much of the screen.

[@hungrygoriya]

Isn't it lovely? I really enjoyed everything about how this game looked and controlled. There's nothing else quite like it except maybe Super Mario World.

[@mindphaserxy]

I know this is a game released way after the NES had it's official run.... But you should play Micro Mages and give us your thoughts in a video. Would be awesome :D

[@hungrygoriya]

I've played a bit of Micro Mages and really enjoyed my time with it. I'll think about doing a review sometime.

[@HybridAngelZero]

This actually did get a North release on Wii's Virtual Console service, though completely untranslated! I luckily managed to pick it up before the service permanently shut down, and it's still saved on my Wii to this day. Definitely looking forward to playing through it sometime soon, hopefully my admittedly limited Japanese can at least let me figure out the tutorials

[@hungrygoriya]

Right right... I knew about the VC release but I meant that it didn't get translated. I'm glad you got it while it was available! It's such a shame that all that virtual console/e-shop stuff is gone from previous Nintendo platforms. Good luck with the mini game instructions! Some of them are pretty sneaky!

[@HybridAngelZero]

@@hungrygoriya If nothing else, I'll just look up a playthrough of the fan translation and zip to the point I'm at xD And yeah, Nintendo shutting down their old shops without finding a solution to make that content available elsewhere drives me up the wall

[@RoninCatholic]

MILON: "Are you a dentist?" DOCTOR: "Yes I am! And here are two explosive ordnance robots I just constructed."

[@hungrygoriya]

I love that little clip without any context, haha

[@elektriktoad2]

I got this game on the Wii VC when it came out, I loved the fresh take on platforming abilities like the floaty fall. I never realized it was a sequel to Milon’s secret castle, a game I also love! I’ve got to give Doremi fantasy another go!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's such a nice change of pace eh? You don't have to make perfect jumps all the time and there are so many other conveniences here that I really appreciated too. And yeah! The bubble wand and block blasting are really the only things that are common between the two (and maybe the slow fall later on in Milon's Secret Castle? I'm drawing a blank) but I'd definitely like to revisit them both as well. I love both games!

[@jhrtelem]

I agree with you. It's a good and beautiful game. The bosses can be difficult, but doable. I introduce the game to my little niece, she just arrived to that sun moon boss.

[@hungrygoriya]

My fingers are crossed she can get through it! I had a tough time with it, but here's hoping she has better luck than me.

[@rsreston]

Great footage selection. A game I wouldn't even have bothered booting the ROM up, I'll definitely give it a hard try now!

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you enjoy your time with it! Good luck!

[@mchevre]

This definitely looks like Bubble Bobble meets Kirby's Adventure, but in 16-bit. Really cool.

[@hungrygoriya]

I agree! Those games are incredibly charming and this is right up there with them.

[@califaern3sto]

I remember telling you about this game, I'm glad you're covering it!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a good one!

[@califaern3sto]

@@hungrygoriya the candy chateu level music is amazing, the lady that did the soundtrack for bomberman hero did this ost too!

[@pretzelthedude]

Thanks for this! I didn't even know it existed. Bummer that it was never localized outside JP since it's utterly gorgeous. This is the kind of platformer I'd have happily bought and played until I dominated when I was younger. SNES had the ability to bring out such wonderful colors and sounds and it's still the system I have some of my happiest gaming memories from. Thanks again for all you do. Someday I hope I can binge through all your older videos too as time permits as I love how you review and describe games. Reminds me much of how I feel about many of them as well. Wish I still had my 1000+ game collection (sold to pay off bills and move on- yay for getting older?) so if there were any games you'd missed I could have sent them. Stay awesome in all you do 🤗💖.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's my pleasure! I remember seeing this game for the first time and being flabbergasted that it never came out here at all. And then I saw the price of the original Super Famicom cartridge and lamented even more! Thanks again for your kindness. I really like making these videos and having folks like you stop in and chat about the games I'm reviewing makes it all worth it for me. I'm glad you had enough collateral in your collection to get your bill situation sorted out when you needed it. I don't think I'm ready to sell my collection any time soon, though if I had to, I would. I hope that situation never arises.

[@GabrielKnight]

These graphics and art style remind me of the good old times... thanks for this video

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping in.

[@MotherKojiro]

I was a big fan of this one, though I'll admit it's been so long that I felt like I was seeing a lot of this footage for the first time. The visual design is just so vibrant; it's like Magical Pop'n on steroids. I did also like most of the music, mostly because of how weirdly dissonant it is; in a bright, colorful Platformer like this, you usually get happy, bouncy tunes, but most everything here had a weirdly dark feel to it. I especially like the one that sounds like a cat quickly running across a piano, with a few chimes and light wind to fill the rest of the silence; it reminds me of a wonderful cloudy day. Maybe that's the synaesthesia talking; a lot of music hits differently because of that.

[@hungrygoriya]

That tune you've described is the one where I was leaning in real close to hear what I was actually listening to, haha! Synaesthesia sounds like such a cool thing to have. I'm glad you love the music in this game.

[@MotherKojiro]

@@hungrygoriya It's both a good and bad thing; I love being able to see music, taste colors, and hear feelings, but I do sometimes get bad reactions. Some music, such as a majority of Illusion of Gaia's and Skyblazer's soundtracks, sound hot and can cause me to overheat, and the same thing happens when I look at Doom 64's lighting engine; almost passed out from that one. I also REALLY can't look at cracked glass; there was a broken cooler door at the supermarket one time, and I had to ask someone to get me the milk, because I couldn't stop shuddering.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@MotherKojiro Oh wow... I hadn't considered the negative aspects :( I'm sorry you have to deal with that stuff. It must be hard to have that kind of sensory overload that's completely beyond your control.

[@MotherKojiro]

@@hungrygoriya All told, I'd rather have it than not, because the bad reactions are fairly few and far between. It evens out, too, because I was born without a sense of smell, so that's a whole batch of bad sensory reactions others have that I don't.

[@SaadAzim]

Great review. My favorite part of this game has to be the art. (Milon's expression around 9:34 still makes me chuckle.) As for not being released in the west, the game came out in 1996. Japan was getting some incredible Super Famicom games at the time. But the developers also didn't want to put time & money into translating games that would be competing with PS1 games in the west. :)

[@hungrygoriya]

That's a fair assessment of the travesty of this game being trapped in Japan, but I can still be sad about it anyway, right?

[@SaadAzim]

@@hungrygoriya Oh, definitely. The cost of bringing games to the west usually wasn't feasible for a good number of games coming out near the end of a console's life in Japan. One of the reasons I'm grateful for the fan translation community. :D

[@hungrygoriya]

@@SaadAzim I appreciate them a lot too. What would we do without them?

[@rectangles333]

After discovering this via emulation it quickly became my very favorite platformer. Everything magical! Finally obtained a genuine cartridge around 2 years ago and its the crown jewel in the sfc collection! Thanks for the great review HG!

[@hungrygoriya]

Congratulations on snagging a copy of the original! I've been looking for years but it's a little too pricey for me to justify picking up.

[@JeremyPatton]

This was available on the Wii officially as a Virtual Console download.

[@hungrygoriya]

Yep, but untranslated, unfortunately.

[@meinacco]

In your video about Milon's Castle yo clearly expressed how you enjoyed that game. And while I don't think it is terrible I still find it obviously flawed and exhausting. All the more refreshing to see that the makers took that first step and improved on it so thoroughly. Real shame it never left its native Japan when the SNES was in its active life span. I think I would have loved this as a kid.

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah, Milon's Secret Castle isn't for everyone. I liked it quite a bit but I'm just one person! I did love DoReMi Fantasy for very different reasons than Milon's Secret Castle, and I can appreciate wanting to try a new approach for a sequel. I think if it had come out in English-speaking regions that it would've been an instant classic.

[@JSR_]

Such a beautiful game! As a fan of Milon's Secret Castle, I didn't even know this game existed! Now I want to check it out for myself! Thank you HG :D

[@hungrygoriya]

Do itttt! I'm sure you'll breeze through it, but it's a really enjoyable and breezy experience aside from some of the meaner bosses.

[@mr.pavone9719]

I like how you don't put on a character and chew the scenery in your reviews. Or maybe your wholesomeness IS your character? I don't care, it's a pleasure listening to you.

[@hungrygoriya]

I don't really have a character... it's just me. That's all I really know how to be, as cliche as that sounds, haha

[@Fauntleroy.]

Wow, cool! I never knew there was another Milon game! Great review!

[@hungrygoriya]

Thank you so much! As far as I know, this is the only other Milon game out there. Definitely worth a playthrough!

[@jasonmckinney3523]

I always look forward to your reviews especially when I thought I was the only one that played it 😆

[@hungrygoriya]

Thanks so much! This game was great and only had a little bit of coverage, so it seemed like a good game to review.

[@GameTimeWhy]

This was so cool and ive never heard of this game before. Thanks for the upload!

[@hungrygoriya]

My pleasure! It's definitely worth tracking down and playing if you're into platformers.

[@AL_Talks]

This game was reccomended to me as a Metroidvana-Lite/Like. Shout-out to the people that translate these games for free, its so charming, had you not said it was a sequel to Milon's Secret Castle I would have guessed it was an IREM game. I'll have to check it out 👍

[@hungrygoriya]

I don't know that I'd call it a Metroidvania at all... it's a lot more straight forward than that. Check it out either way though. It's awesome!

[@dzeroprime1500]

I was looking for a new platformer to play, thanks. Great video as always.

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you like it! Enjoy!

[@BryanTrustyChannel]

Great job! This game really does look great. This is the first time seeing it for me and It really seems worth a try. Awesome review as always!

[@hungrygoriya]

Thanks so much! I hope you play through it sometime. It's definitely a fun one!

[@Minty0091]

This game is fun

[@otakubullfrog1665]

This game will likely never be officially released in English on its own at this point, so I think the best chance it has is to be included in some sort of Hudson collection (maybe for the Switch). I've appreciated collections that include what were previously Japan-only games since the days of Super Mario All-Stars.

[@hungrygoriya]

Probably not, but it certainly would've been nice to see it translated. I'd definitely buy a Hudson Collection. They have so many great games and I love it when there are opportunities for newer gamers to play some of these older titles too. Here's hoping!

[@nostartia]

Delightful review, as always :) This, along with Faxanadu and maybe a few others are Goriya Games in my mind already.

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thank you! This one's a great game and I wish there were more good platformers like it to enjoy. Lots of the ones I've played are not nearly as refined.

[@MariaSaleteWeidenmullerDePaula]

Milon: are you mega man? Mega man: yeah your just a kid after all

[@NightFlyStudio]

This game stands with the greatest 2D Platformers on the SNES. The visuals are amazing, the music is charming and the overall quality of the game is impeccable.

[@hungrygoriya]

Agreed, agreed, agreed!

[@chaospoet]

This is one of those games I wish we got here and I wish I had started collecting Super Famicom games earlier than I did.

[@hungrygoriya]

Agreed all around. This is definitely a pricey one if you're looking for an original copy, which is why I don't have one :(

[@chaospoet]

@@hungrygoriya :( Indeed.

[@chasonlapointe]

Wow that is a top tier looking SNES game, I would have loved this as a kid. I'll have to give it a shot.

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you like it! I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[@MasterRoshi8974]

Every video you put up makes me want to shower you with praise lol. Again another great episode.📈

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww well thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I looked up the credits and seems it was made largely by Bomberman team, including design and sound. Honestly I'm impressed

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah! Those Hudson Soft people always did a wonderful job!

[@Marionette_Doll]

After how tasty those cake levels look, I can't imagine that any goriya would still be hungry after them. One might expect them to be quite satiated!

[@hungrygoriya]

You raise an excellent point...

[@dieinfire920]

I love everything about this game. Just watching it fulfills me :) Nice review and I hope you try other sfc platforms soon!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a lovely game! Thanks for the well-wishes. I hope to try out some more SNES stuff soon.

[@mrdeatheli]

*Hates Secret Of Evermore....Loves Milon's Secret Castle* It finally makes sense! Thanks for all your hard work, Hungry!

[@hungrygoriya]

I like what I like, haha

[@mrdeatheli]

@@hungrygoriya As you should! < 3

[@magicalmusictv919]

This game is so good, it really got me into emulation back in the day. I find it quite difficult, ive never gotten too far into the game.

[@hungrygoriya]

I struggled with a bunch of stages too, along with the later bosses! I really relied heavily on grabbing powerups and lives from finished stages to keep myself going. I wonder if that might help if you decide to play this one again.

[@littlemixer7522]

A real shame this wasn't released in North America when so much other nonsense was. So much to appreciate about a game like this from the gameplay, music, and very charming graphics with a lot of personality. Even the manual as you showed is a lot of fun to look at. I too did not know anything about this game until you played it. Now it's something else to look forward to along with Milon's Secret Castle! Thanks for highlighting cool unique games like this!

[@hungrygoriya]

You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy this one if you play it sometime. I'm sure you'll crush it in a single sitting! It's definitely on the easier side.

[@JaceyMitchell]

I was introduced to this game through SNESdrunk's channel. A top tier SNES game in my opinion. A real shame it didn't get a western release. One of my absolute favorites.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's really fun and cute!

[@Dariothehungry]

I had no idea of this games existence. I really enjoyed Secret Castle and this looks worth a try, though I can imagine your disappointment with the grand departure according to what you showed.

[@hungrygoriya]

I'd definitely give it a try if I were you! It's a fun game, but it's just not the Milon I was hoping for. Fantastic platformer though!

[@WallyWallcakes]

"WOW! Hubba hubba!" Got a chuckle out of that. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea such a game existed! Might have to try this one too!

[@hungrygoriya]

It made me laugh out loud... it comes out of nowhere!! I hope you do play this one sometime. I think you'll really like it!

[@Marzimus]

Goriya coming through for us on a Sunday morning. 🤘

[@hungrygoriya]

You just never know when I'm going to pop up! Surprise!

[@Marzimus]

@@hungrygoriya It's always a pleasant surprise being temporarily transported back to childhood via your videos. Really appreciate the content...

[@hungrygoriya]

@@Marzimus Awww thank you! I'm glad to put something out whenever I'm able to here, and having folks stop out to chat with me about the reviews really makes it all feel worth it to me. So thanks for taking some time out of your day to watch!

[@ggbetz]

Ive never played it in english, or beaten it, but its always an import or just next game recommendation in my book. Im a big fan of cartoony graphics and level-based play on snes, so its perfect for the mario crowd (not a negative). Just a little rougher and easier (minus the bosses) . Great selection for a video! I hope you get to gunmans proof, magical pop'n, and Spike McFang soon (if you havent already). Those are usually paired together in my never beaten, cartoony, fun almost like other big names youve played snes imports!

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope I get to play those others one of these days too! Spike McFang has been on my list of games to find for a long while, but I haven't found it for a price I want to pay. And I'd love to play Gunman's Proof! I hadn't heard of Magical Pop'n until this review (I think if I had, I always confused it with the Cotton games, unless they're related or something) but it looks awesome too! Thanks for the suggestions!

[@gwgux]

I fell into the camp of not being a fan of Milon's Secret Castle on NES, but the squeal could've been a lot of fun for me. It's another missed opportunity for games that never left Japan. A lot of them could've netted their companies a healthy profit and especially when there wasn't a lot of text needing to be translated. I don't know what a lot of them were thinking at the time, but at least we have fan translations to know what could have been.

[@hungrygoriya]

I know a lot of folks in that camp, but the sequel's a different cup of tea altogether. I wish they'd localized this one because I think it would've easily become a favourite for many people. It's just so well done all around. Thank goodness for fan translators!

[@josephbradshaw6985]

Yay love this one. Somehow didn't know it was a Milon sequel!

[@hungrygoriya]

I don't remember when I learned that bit of info, but I was happy to know I had more Milon to play!

[@PragmatikReviews]

This game looks so nice! I guess not every game can have the item hiding skill of Megaman X or Super Metroid. But I guess if that's about all you have to deal with minus the bosses, it sounds totally worth it! Thanks for showing me yet another game I'm not sure I've heard of!

[@hungrygoriya]

My pleasure! I hope you give this one a try sometime, and if you do, I hope you like it!

[@projectmayhem6898]

I hope you had a happy Canada Day! I went up to Canada to visit, bought some Tim Horton's and Molson to celebrate. What did you do for the holiday?

[@hungrygoriya]

I had a very nice holiday, thank you! I got to play through The Yukon Trail on the actual holiday, and since it fell on a weekend this year, I had the day off on the Monday to relax as well. It was very nice! Thank you for asking :) What did you get at Timmies?

[@projectmayhem6898]

@@hungrygoriya I got a dozen variety donuts to bring across the border.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@projectmayhem6898 I hope there was a maple or honey dip in there. Those are some of my favourites!

[@RPGFort]

New Goriya vid? Great start to my Sunday. 😏

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thank you! I hope you liked the video!

[@LobotomyGuy]

I'm making a long-form video on the Milon's Secret Castle series with a specific highlight on this game as my debut video for this channel. I played this game as a kid on the Wii Virtual Console in the late 2000's, cause my dad bought it for me (for some reason!). I really enjoyed your video and your opinions reflect some of mine as well. Do you mind if I put a link to this video in the description of mine when the time comes? I don't want to use any of your footage, but I do want to direct people to your review if they are looking for a well spoken and concise review of one of my childhood games. I respect the work you've done, and although my channel is new and does not have a following, I still feel like I ought to do my part in spreading good vibes and shouting out good work when I see it.

[@hungrygoriya]

Good luck to the channel launch! What a game to choose for a debut! I think people will really like it! You're more than welcome to link to my video if you like. Thanks for that! If you need it, I did upload the Game Boy Milon's Secret Castle manual to the internet (the link's in the description). I don't think there was a copy online before.

[@LobotomyGuy]

​@@hungrygoriya Thank you so much for the well wishes, and for the link to the manual! It will definitely come in handy as I bring together everything. Best of luck with your own stuff, I'll be around for sure

[@DiamondLongplays]

So this game I probably enjoy more than milon, but overall they are both pretty good for very different reasons. This game looks very gorgeous with its art style, and its music is lovely. My one complaint id say is finding the instrument stars to power them is a little annoying.

[@hungrygoriya]

You're right: they're both great in their own ways! I personally found the star hunt to be a little underwhelming since most of them were just there to grab and didn't take much effort, but I can see that being an annoying feature for some.

[@echo425]

Looks like another hidden gem for the SNES!

[@hungrygoriya]

I'd say so!

[@gruntguru2274]

awesome video. i'll have to give this one a go. i'm kind of scared to play the first one

[@hungrygoriya]

The first one's certainly not for everyone, but I didn't find it too bad. The hints are pretty clear, but some of the bosses are tough to manage. DoReMi Fantasy is a nice, light game that was a very pleasant experience for me. I hope you like it if you give it a try.

[@timmymeredith7499]

This looks amazing wish we got a port in the USA

[@hungrygoriya]

Other than the untranslated version on the Virtual Console, we didn't get anything here :( Sad!

[@TerriblyAwesomeGames]

One of those great games that the Wii Virtual Console introduced the West to. This game probably sparked my adventure on to Japanese SFC games that can be enjoyed without a translation. I recommend going down this rabbit hole. I also recommend a fellow KZbinr who plays Super Nintendo games while under the influence. 😉

[@hungrygoriya]

If you're referring to SNESDrunk, his channel's awesome! I've been watching his stuff for many years now and he was one of my original inspirations for starting my own channel here. I love his SFC videos and have picked up quite a few titles that he's recommended over the years.

[@TerriblyAwesomeGames]

I didn't want to call him out directly on someone else's channel. Not trying to steer people away from you, your content is great! But he has done so many awesome videos on SFC games. I enjoy your deeper dive into the games and sharing your enjoyment of them. So few SNES lovers know of what we missed out on not living in Japan.

[@hungrygoriya]

​@@TerriblyAwesomeGames I appreciate the discretion! I was a guest on his podcast with NESFriend called DrunkFriend a while back. He's a lovely person and his channel's one of the best, no question. He's done a great service to everyone in all the research he's done on SFC stuff, not to mention all his regular content too.

[@TheMultiGunMan]

I'm not familiar with this game. But, it looks pretty interesting.

[@hungrygoriya]

It definitely is an interesting one. Very lighthearted and fun, save for the bosses.

[@ZachuratedPhat]

Best reviewer on KZbin!

[@hungrygoriya]

That's too kind! Thanks so much!

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

This might have been the 1st game bought off the virtual console on Wii WAY BACK! Loved it a little easy though.

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah! Some of the latter bosses crushed me but I thought the rest of the game was on the easy side. There were a couple of very mean levels.

[@Usakumi]

nice review, love your content.

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thank you!

[@EffySalcedo]

Hudson Soft acquired by the Big K

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

My gf and I played through this entire game around 15 years ago with no English patch and we managed to beat it. Like you said, the difficulty was toned way down for a platformer from this era. I don't remember the mini games, though. Maybe we just skipped them!

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm glad you two had fun! I think you had to go through a door to get to the mini games, and those were hidden sometimes. I think I only ran into three of them the whole game, and I have no idea how frequently they show up...

[@kennethfelipe823]

I like the original better. This reminded me of adventure island or A classic Mario game. It’s not a bad thing. It’s a fun game. It came out for the Wii virtual console.

[@hungrygoriya]

I liked them both for different reasons.

[@kennethfelipe823]

@@hungrygoriya I don’t think I’ve played DOREMi fantasy since the 2000s. The original was so hard. I played that game over and over and over again. It’s more nostalgia for me than anything. Love your Vids. Keep them coming.

[@garou1911]

Shame we missed out on so many quality experiences back in the day because of localization. I'm glad more game companies are recognizing the importance of the international audience

[@hungrygoriya]

It seems like it's mainly remedied these days eh? Most regions get the same releases now? I don't play a lot of modern stuff, but I hear a lot less griping about that so I imagine it's less of a problem.

[@Y9Power]

I loved Milon's Secret Castle. If you have patience and a little skill, you can beat this game in 17 or less hours. I liked to 100% the game. Very good review, and fun as always.😁✌️

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm a big fan as well. I found it a little intimidating at first, but once I got going, I really liked it! Thanks very much for your kindness! I'm glad you enjoyed the review!

[@Y9Power]

@hungrygoriya You're welcome. I remember the very colorful graphics, the music symbol catching mini game, where the music improves the more you collect and based on your score. I haven't played this since I was a teenager.😁

[@riggel8804]

Might daughter likes to play Magical Pop N, which looks really similar. I'm going to see if she likes this one too. Interesting that both games got stuck in Japan.

[@hungrygoriya]

Oh I've heard of that one! I think the original's one bajillion dollars but I'll see if I can find another way to experience it. It looks like a lot of fun.

[@riggel8804]

@@hungrygoriya I think you would like it. It plays similar to DoReMi but with a fantasy theme. It's super cute. I played a patched rom with a fan translation but I want to say I've seen a repro cart that's with the patched rom.

[@philmason9653]

This looks wonderfully done, animation was often one of the biggest shortcomings for SFC games. Have you had a chance to play Monster World IV? Does DoReMi compare to that?

[@hungrygoriya]

Unfortunately I haven't gotten around to Monster World IV yet!

[@philmason9653]

@@hungrygoriya I have a feeling it was made for you. Probably the best game Westone ever made.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@philmason9653 I'll make a point to play it soon!

[@philmason9653]

@@hungrygoriya I think you'll really enjoy it. It's one of those games that never left Japan so it missed its moment in the sun, but was later realized to be a classic. Fortunately there's an English patch now, along with English re-releases on more contemporary platforms.

[@johnnyd3158]

I’ve known about this game for a while, but I didn’t know the context of it until I watched this video. I kinda wonder as to what it would have been like if this game had been localized in the U.S., as the game looks graphically amazing by 16 bits standards. Although I’m guessing that the princess from the first game doesn’t appear in this one right, as I really liked the ending to the Game Boy port of the first game in which Milon and the princess got married at the end.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a really wonderful game. I often wonder how things would've been different in these situations as well, and I especially wonder what it specifically was that kept this game away from coming to English-speaking regions to begin with. It's really unfortunate! And unfortunately the princess is long gone. Or maybe this story happens before Milon's Secret Castle because he's pretty young? I'm not too sure.

[@johnnyd3158]

@@hungrygoriya Well, according to TvTropes at least, the game is actually set in an alternate continuity from the first game. In addition, the game was actually released in the U.S. on the Wii Virtual Console in 2008 under the "import" category of the store, as it was untranslated with Japanese text.

[@absuplendous]

This is one of those games I've heard the name of many times, but somehow never learned what kind of game it is. I think I thought it was some kind of rhythm game! It looks light and relaxing. I might have to give this a go sooner rather than later. I noticed that Milon's clothing is different colors throughout the video. Does this signify something gameplay-wise, or is it just an aesthetic choice?

[@hungrygoriya]

Based on the title, I'm not surprised you came to that conclusion! And the colour of his clothing corresponds to how many hit points he has. Red means one hit and you're dead, blue means two hits until death, and green is three. When you come back after death, you're always wearing red.

[@Vulpas]

This one's a hidden gem.

[@hungrygoriya]

Totally! I'd love if more people gave it a try.

[@Vulpas]

@@hungrygoriya Me too! Great channel you've got here, by the way.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@Vulpas Oh thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying your time here.

[@AggelosKult]

New Hungry Goriya video, I click immediately!

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww right on! Thanks so much :)

[@japanimationman4442]

What charming visuals. I'll bet that 1996 release date explains a lot. The N64 was pretty close, and the Saturn and and Playstation were already duking it out. 3d graphics were all the rage, and 2d kid friendly platformers were old and outdated. Astal had already flopped on Saturn, so another game in the same genre with a chunk of story to translate on last gen hardware was probably considered a losing proposition.

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm honestly blown away that this kind of gaming just straight up died for the sake of FMV and 3D. Some of my favourite games I've played on the "newer consoles" like the PS1, Saturn etc. are 2D stuff that's reminiscent of the 16-bit generation. I'm one person, but I can't be the only one out there that loved that style so much. I hope more folks give DoReMi Fantasy a try either way. It's a great one!

[@japanimationman4442]

You're definitely not alone. The sheer volume of pixel art indie games these days is proof of that. But they always feel off to me since they make the sprites super crisp and blocky. Playing an old 8/16 bit game on a CRT never feels like that, so it kinda spoils things for me. One of the reasons I like your channel is that you show just how fuzzy these games looked back in the day.

[@three-quartersbadger2929]

I'm with you on the character spirte size issue. I 100% super metroid, but I could not understand why so many think it the greatest game ever as Samus was so big and some of her movements felt awkward. Another game that I feel that way about is Mega Man 7. Still a very good game, but the scale is wrong.

[@hungrygoriya]

Honestly, Super Metroid makes me feel a bit motion sick. I wish they'd made some of the screens more compact like the first game and shrunk down the sprite size. I didn't mind it so much when I played it, but watching other people with the screen flailing all over the place makes my stomach turn. It's really unfortunate because the game's a lot of fun but yikes...

[@ShadowDx]

This looks pretty fantastic. Watching the boss fights makes me think of Cuphead; does anyone else feel that way?

[@hungrygoriya]

It's honestly a great little game. I hope you give it a try sometime! There's one boss in particular that I'm not even sure I showed here that's even more Cuphead-y, if I can put it that way.

[@projectmayhem6898]

Thanks!

[@hungrygoriya]

Thank you again for your support!

[@johnpettigrew3056]

That's a great game and excellent review. I think it's better than Bonk and I'd like to have a CIB copy but that one's pricey. Goemon games are superb too

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah, it's definitely expensive. I was able to borrow a friend's repro cart to try this out because I don't think I'll ever own the real thing.

[@johnpettigrew3056]

@@hungrygoriya It's a really good game but I won't spend that kinda money on any game. I did pay 230 for Guardic Gaiden because it has a cloth poster and the artwork is so killer. I did get Gradius II and Gaiden recently but II is a rager for sure 😃

[@hungrygoriya]

@@johnpettigrew3056 If it's a cadillac of a game with a ton of cool extras, maybe I'd consider spending a bit more. I've only played a little bit of the Gradius games and I'm not so great at shooters. I hope they've been treating you well despite the rage, haha

[@johnpettigrew3056]

@@hungrygoriya SHMUP games are pretty hit or miss with me but I like several of the Konami one's, Axelay is one of the best games on the SNES. They're treating me as expected and Gradius Gaiden has Vic Viper, Lord British, Jade Knight and a purple ship that I forget the name of 😁

[@hungrygoriya]

@@johnpettigrew3056 Oh wow! Those are the same fighters from Life Force eh? Except for the purple ship. I'll have to look into Axelay and see what it's like! I'd like to try a shooter that's not super punishing if you die.

[@WastelandPuppy]

6:03 He steps on a LEGO brick and lives. Unrealistic, 0/10.

[@hungrygoriya]

Ha!