Castlevania NO Whip Challenge! James & Mike Mondays

[@ElBribri]

This is how you get the good ending where Dracula sits and drinks wine with you at the end for not destroying his expensive chandeliers or killing his friends

[@mchevre]

He really does have an inordinate amount of chandeliers if you think about it. It's kind of absurd.

[@Bfrumg]

​@@mchevre nah that's a standard amount for a Transylvanian home.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Those are candelabra, chandeliers are the ones that hang from the ceiling.

[@ZorotheGallade]

@Zachary Erickson And Soma could have all of Dracula's power on a whim if he accepted them, but he's just that much determined to not let Dracula get loose again. What a good guy.

[@BilltheFifth]

Hahahahahahaha

[@Vindicator12Music]

James: Don't use a whip Mike: *spends an hour trying to understand that sentence*

[@DOSRetroGamer]

And starts whipping like crazy the second the game starts

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

**1 minute later** "So if somehow I do this anyway, does that count?"

[@brandonmcmillen6145]

james - u cant use the whip at all mike - but what if i want to do this.. james - as long as u dont use the whip mike - but what if... james - .....

[@TheGauges420]

Lmfao. Then the one time he accidentally used the whip, and James said it was ok, and he was like 'see so ok so you can make the rules' I was like nooo Mike no! Hahah.

[@justinogorsell5957]

Dead On

[@erichoffman5215]

@@justinogorsell5957 oh and the time mike used the whip in frustration and james didnt say anything

[@johnkopek7979]

U beat me to it....no whip means no whip!! Seems like Mike annoys James a good amount in other videos too lol.

[@TheLibran1]

I was thinking subweapons could be used but yeah there are NO subweapons just laying around on the floor. It makes me think about how irrational it is that they are hiding inside candlesticks. I mean the hearts are sort of an abstraction I guess. But pulling out an axe from inside a candle stick is a bit WTF.

[@almostalways]

Play Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde without turning on the console

[@jasonmarvel]

That is the only way to win with that game! 😂

[@MrZangetsu468]

The good ending where you make it to your own wedding ceremony.

[@thestwinner680]

It's a better game experience that way...

[@Automat1cJack]

I beat the game doing that every day last week

[@kjnoodles8723]

You're literally asking them to do something only chuck Norris can do successfully

[@Keeneye47_Wolfkeen]

9:41 Gotta wonder how loud he was there to warrant the volume to be lowered xD

[@gutspuck721]

same for 33:00 !!

[@martin-pz6ds]

Bless the holy guardians of my eardrums

[@rjones6801]

My guess is the audio was completely blown out and distorted. Need some compressor/limiters on those audio channels specifically for Mike's deaths, lol. These are the best parts of his streams.

[@ASpootifulMind]

Over 9000 dB!

[@radiantgradient3167]

Mike is the true AVGN

[@Dargonhuman]

Not gonna lie, a video of James talking about the mythological and classic movie origins/inspirations for the Castlevania game monsters would be incredibly fun and interesting.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Do it

[@Hipno702]

Check out Symphony of the Night Annotated

[@Sandux930]

theres a polygon video about them

[@michaelchildress7617]

The enjoyment of James watching Mike suffer is classic LOL!

[@derek-64]

it was thoroughly entertaining

[@Spindaboy]

James: "The goal is to get through the game without using the whip" Mike: "But what if I use the whip and don't hit anything" James: "Just don't use the whip" ... Mike: "Can I get this item over here?" jfc Mike this isn't that difficult to understand

[@Juiceair77]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@martin-pz6ds]

you gotta take into account how counterintuitive it is to not use it since the whip is used for every action pretty much

[@DanielR-db2ex]

I can kind of see where he was coming from. When I read the challenge, I was assuming he'd be able to use subweapons. Unfortunately you have to use the whip to get them.

[@rusamene]

James: whatever you do, just don't use the whip Mike: can I use my trouser whip instead

[@TheGauges420]

@@rusamene his long ol' Donkey Kong.

[@fuhq1837]

“When a problem comes along, you can’t whip it!”

[@jimmartin516655]

Lol

[@confetti21]

Underrated

[@flotador7]

I agree with you guys; that music at stage 7 is awesome. Fell in love with it after the AVGN episode. Perfect use of it, just fading in after the nerd says "I love it" then dies and says "well, I didn't say it would be easy".

[@enfermodemierda5052]

I love hearing the squeaky sounds the controller makes when they press the dpad hard. You can feel the preassure with each press.

[@shakeyownz]

The sounds of our childhood.

[@gyromurphy]

Megaman 2: no megabuster until boss Contra: no power ups Radracer: play in 3d mode no 3d glasses Sonic 2: no charge spin Zelda 2: no leveling up sword Gyromite: play game with R.O.B.

[@enriquez16]

GyroMurphy, these are pretty good challenges! I've done Contra with no power ups. I usually beat it without dying, running through with the spread gun, but it's super challenging with no power up at all.

[@TripleShotMedia]

I'm definitely down for that megaman 2 challenge

[@HCN-002OldChannel]

It’s not like you’d have much choice with the Mega Man 2 challenge when you get to the Boobeam Trap…

[@skijumpnose]

You should do No Whip challenge with the Power Glove

[@ManlyBanana9009]

Calm down Satan!

[@HaydenTheHistorian]

Blindfolded and get at gunpoint

[@markku7624]

while using the rolling rocker

[@ManlyBanana9009]

HOW?!?!?!

[@lordfawkesvonproudhon9656]

@@ManlyBanana9009 calm down satan, cracked me the fuck up that one

[@rDanny]

Sucking your teeth always makes jumps better with 8/16bit gaming

[@Abraksas112]

for me that trick even works with current games

[@tomaszkozien5596]

And moving the controller in the direction you wish to move faster is always helpful

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

@@tomaszkozien5596 It would've been hilarious if there was a platformer on the Wii where the remote sensors actually sliiightly influenced the jumping distance and direction, if it was held or moved in a certain way, but with the player not being aware of it. :P

[@dirtysteve3332]

Also don't forget yelling at the tube TV

[@hungarianpepe8587]

The legends of the internet even after many years...cheers james & mike!

[@TheBlogger]

@26:58 you clearly see the nerd! lol

[@bloomingboat414]

On the third level, if you go close enough to have the edge of the screen right next to the little monkeys on the platforms, by going backwards, they can die by disappearing in fact. It's a little bit technical but possible. But I don't know how you would stay alive on the long road with the birds dropping the monkeys on level 4, especially with the dragons holding the doors!

[@bongodoug]

Mike's singing had me rolling. Awesome stuff, guys!

[@RealRuler2112]

How about the "Do you want to cut steak with a plastic spoon? No- get the knife." Castlevania challenge where you use only the knife? =)

[@wiremajik2702]

i love how Mike screams F*ck! , and that he edited the volume lower, lol. Reminds me of myself playing Nintendo as a kid.

[@CaptainXJ]

Fuck, he screams fuck.

[@LordPrometheous]

Yeah, you can't properly enjoy a game as a kid when parents are home. Every now and then, a good "FUCK!" is good for a person's mental health.

[@subtledemisefox]

@Second Sight wasn't avgn his idea to begin with?

[@Pikaso1986]

Nice. I would like to see the Mario no coin challenge aswell. Works in different games

[@bergonath8851]

I recommend Ceave Gaming. It's a pretty fun Mario-heavy channel with a couple no coin challenges.

[@murphvienna1]

Thumbnail shot: 22:04 really nice glitch :)

[@11DNA11]

@@murphvienna1 Normal speedrun stuff.

[@jeffcaughel6099]

If the game was self aware it would be wondering what the hell your problem was

[@timf7413]

It would be hard to do a no coin challenge unless you also memorized the location of all powerups (which is certainly not impossible but adds another wrinkle.

[@HaydenRoberts08]

Wht does Mike keep getting hit by the Medusa boss instead of jumping over her when she's low enough? A little patience would stop him dying all those times. Example: 11:03

[@frickinawesome]

THANK YOU. Was wondering when someone was gonna mention this. It’s sad that how much mike plays this game or ANY NES games he can’t discern a simple Medusa boss pattern and give it a few hits and walk back to minimize the damage. James has never progressed past “standing in the same place hitting the shoot button as fast you can and never figuring out a boss’s pattern” but I’m surprised how little strategy mike uses.

[@travistotle]

@@frickinawesome What's there to be surprised about? These guys let even basic things slip by them ALL THE TIME. Mike somehow didn't even know that P-01 on your HUD means you have one extra life left... in a game they've been playing for over THIRTY YEARS.

[@juancaca938]

Simon Belmont is a true bad ass

[@koolaidflavas8701]

Simon belmont in captain N is trash

[@lukea.3729]

KoolAid Flavas Ooooookayyyyy????

[@Merresh]

I would definitively love to see the video about 'references to other films/pics/mythology spotted as you walk through the castle 'James was talking about.

[@psychoof78]

Mike Tyson’s Punchout with no punches.

[@alantaylorfc]

"I lost to Glass Joe. I. Lost. To. Glass Joe."

[@litigioussociety4249]

No uppercuts would be a feasible challenge. I'm not sure how far you can get without uppercuts.

[@paulguilbeault2329]

Mike Tyson's Hideout

[@ShakeTheBox]

I like my Castlevania challenges like I like my coffee: No whip.

[@ShakeTheBox]

Well there's that froth like the foam in a cappuccino, and then there's "whip", which is the super cool way to say "whipped cream" at Starbucks.

[@markmoth7852]

But the whip is so cool though

[@SlyMaelstrom]

I don't get it. Could he not use the whip or something?

[@TheSchmuck2]

13:54 this whole "you're gonna lose" singing bit here has to be one of the all-time best James and Mike Mondays moments ever. LMAO

[@codybalthrop]

lol thank you for the timestamp. I go back to this video just for that part

[@AdamBarkerThe]

I love James's little smirk n chuckles throughout this video. He knows what evil he has brought upon Mike and he enjoys it.

[@kleszcz8390]

That one was great, super entertaining! Genuinely laughed myself. Defenitly would like to see a continuation to this castlevania playthrough and other sort of chalanges. Game on! :D

[@Discoveringbandsbymichaelnagy]

No way love a good Castlevania challenge I will definitely try this out!!

[@SavageScientist]

Me Too, Funny how Mike decides the rules.

[@derek-64]

how about being able to whip still but no sub-weapons?

[@SavageScientist]

Too eazy

[@derek-64]

@@SavageScientist i'm not very good with these things.

[@InuYugiHakusho]

Good luck.

[@roytherocketparsons9096]

This was a great episode! I love James' reactions! Especially jumping out of his chair! lol

[@jayrob3045]

He beat the shit out that bat the second time.

[@precoius]

0:55 I dunno why I cracked up at that. “Basic whip” should be a song. Got a nice ring to it. On my way to the crib in my basic whip Munching on a steak and chips with a shake to sip (with bacon bits)

[@CommanderXephy]

they have such a dynamic chemistry. it's fantastic. i love james and mike mondays.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

12:52 did that bat fly out of the game and behind James and Mike????

[@MrSolidBlakeGaming]

22:03 that’s a nice trick for SR....

[@mateobonavento3939]

I love these kind of challenges! Please continue whenever you can guys, this was incredibly entertaining to watch.

[@hughharsher]

Next, play F Zero without using charge panel

[@daveh8447]

Hugh Harsher that would be crazy

[@ThatsOnYoutube]

25:47 - That look on Mike's face. He lives for James' approval.

[@alexl.4362]

Ninja Gaiden without Sword.

[@GhostofTam]

I would love to watch a serious attempt at this challenge by the both of you. Watching the clutch jumps and making it by on the skin of your vampire killing teeth is intense and draws me in. I haven't yelled at my monitor like I have to this unless I'm playing a game myself!

[@brandonwilliams6119]

You guys need to try out Simon and Richter in Smash they are amazing!

[@1WEareBUFO1]

@ed champagne MELEE FOREVER?! I love you

[@Blkmage766]

Woe

[@anouk356]

@ed champagne Casual? wow Meelee huh... overrated but good, sheep

[@Starscreamlive]

This was awesome! I'd love to see more of these challenges. Contra no gun, Mega Man no buster until the boss, Super Mario 3 no powerups, etc...

[@xXSoralinkXx]

That's stupid, I love it! :D

[@derickdoveglass]

James, your shirts always reassure me that your taste in music is on point.

[@kentuckyninja8712]

James should’ve had Mike reset every time he used the whip outside of the boss screen to get his simple point across.

[@justincoleman3805]

And just to fuck with him.

[@JustinQ.89]

Ok I need to see some sort of a recreation of that "bad ass" moment of James' where he jumps to the ledge right in front of the skeleton, puts up two middle fingers right in it's face, and jumps backward to the next platform while bones fly past him. Just dual wielding middle fingers. LOL

[@Tutoriaali]

Awesome episode, so enjoyable seeing the excitement and tension! You should definetly do more of these challenges!

[@ETA555]

22:02 That move was awesome 👍

[@lucascecil6287]

You guys should review season 2 of Netflix Castlevania.

[@kobi005]

yeah, i don't think they've seen it yet, cause they're saying there isn't the original music in the show and bloody tears is in the episode before the last one.

[@MagicSpartan1992]

KobiCool yeah I wanted them to see season 2 and I was going to wonder if they caught that rendition of Bloody Tears

[@575forza]

Cool Hwip challenge.

[@drunkendevil]

What part of NO WHIP does Mike not understand? 🙄

[@nullvoid7188]

The part where it contradicts every instinct to whip everything.

[@Vindicator12Music]

James: Don't use a whip Mike: spends an hour trying to understand that sentence

[@YoshMaster]

James definitely do that video about playing the game and talking about every enemy! I’d love to see that!

[@roieclair4120]

real men complete castlevania without using the jump button

[@MrMcfly1988]

So the real men don't exist

[@EggFighterXB-]

Real men use flying cheats

[@user-ig3on1df5s]

Real men complete castlevania without using the controller

[@oshikiri999]

Real men eat the cartridge

[@CelestialHunter-]

The real men complete Castlevania without using the controller.

[@MoleBradRy]

Now I wanna see a speedrun challenge of this. Or a TAS of this challenge.

[@james0522]

I love how Mike has to ask twenty different ways if you can use the whip. You CAN'T use the whip, period, what's so hard to understand?

[@abbayeybon439]

I love how I can hear a super high frequency in the beginning of the video like letting a crt warm up, so wholesome to some

[@feezee82]

I love your videos, but please don’t use the slanted picture. It’s a bit disorienting. Nothing wrong with the good old picture-in-picture.

[@camtenna]

FeeZee i second this! Still enjoyed the shit out of this video though.

[@tellahsage6477]

Agreed. If it's a 4/3 game, then he can just put the game screen on the left and the facecam on the top-right like a lot of people do.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

FeeZee Not disorienting to me, but it looks bad

[@GZbroadcast]

Ninja Gaiden NES with no sword :D

[@FreakEating]

True badass gameplay

[@kristinaneuner7058]

Oh my God, when the audio cuts out during the Medusa fights. So funny.

[@muhanc.a.9299]

I got a challege for James: James & Mike Mondays - No Mike challenge

[@muhanc.a.9299]

Did you notice that the bone throwing jumping skeleton move away from you as soon as you face them? I think that you can make it through that last level if you play with this. This was far more entertaining than what I expected to be, congratuRations to both of you!

[@muhanc.a.9299]

As Drácula said: What is a man... with no whip?

[@burnsmybritches5857]

That is the only challenge I would like to see!

[@FIXTREME]

James & Mike Mondays with no &

[@chasethehuman8465]

Medusa, Magera and Parsippany. Those were the three famous gorgons for the record. Those floating Medusa heads in Castlevania are probably statues brought to life... figuratively.

[@itiswhatitis141]

silver surver without shooting.

[@Zeburaman2005]

Even harder: Silver Surfer while huging the walls and ceilings! 😂

[@rhysm.5915]

I was skeptical at how long this video was, and now I'm just impressed at how well they did.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

I like your new title screen

[@williamwest9862]

Here it is..2024 and nobody just chills out with a mate. Gets angry, jealous,fustrated (a real dynamic). Pure co-op gameplay. 5 years later. you remind me of precovid

[@Nicelemons77]

Mike never ages

[@dadtronic]

That's what angry big-dicked video game gods do.

[@burnsmybritches5857]

Yeah he just always looks like he's in his 40's even when he was a small child

[@VideoCyberspace]

Before this video started, I got an ad of a guy playing the Castlevania theme on a banjo. I'm dead fuckin serious. 😂

[@VideoCyberspace]

And trying to beat Castlevania without using the whip is like beating Contra without weapon powerups.

[@NightYoshi]

This is the cruelest thing James has done to Mike since Deadly Danger Dungeon.

[@PhilthyCasualMedia]

About 18:00 in James mentioned that he would like to do a video that explains where everything from the Castlevania games comes from. I just wanted to say that I would love to see this... Even better if it was a series covering all or at least the bulk of the games.

[@xinfr4z893]

You guys should play Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. It's awesome

[@carlosbarreto4695]

Indeed. PS2 Castlevanias are pretty good.

[@Kladyos]

Lament of Innocence is a pretty good game, I personally don't like how it retconned Legends for the Vampire Killer origin though.

[@eachasteriod1334]

Atom Teuoxtonion legends is non canon

[@baustin1215]

33:00 I like how when Mike yells "NO!" when he dies the volume gets low and distorted and it sounds like a sample coming from the NES.

[@jimgrude]

Nice to see a video where you guys actually focus on the gameplay. More of this plz

[@scipiorattikanus5522]

I love that Mike always looks like he just woke up

[@aaroncwiklinski8736]

You guys are nuts. What next, Ninja Gaiden without a sword? Zelda 2 without magic?

[@placebodomingo3277]

aaron cwiklinski Mario Kart without a vehicle

[@MallyPureSmooth]

Double Dragon with no limbs

[@placebodomingo3277]

🤣 Dead 💀

[@aldoparziale2631]

9:42 That was an Epic "FUCK!!!"

[@kind2311]

Does Mike wear glasses off-camera? He keeps pushing a pair of invisible glasses up on his nose.

[@accordiontv1]

"Every ounce of it is difficult" I'm dying 😂

[@stoicoutrider2788]

12:51 under their face cam... wtf is that?

[@stoicoutrider2788]

@@Corpseplower Ah yeah good call. Was hoping for some spooky easter egg =p

[@riffmachineband]

30:33 James moisterises his hands

[@-Foxer-]

How about a Castlevania Season 2 review? =]

[@-Foxer-]

I want 90% Castlevania-related content on KZbin.

[@Sh3ba5843]

ed champagne the cartoon on Netflix

[@lukea.3729]

juanbarlos How about yes?

[@Kurachi84]

i'm like Mike with zelda randomizers, saying "if only i had a sword".... randomized!! love to see the next :)

[@EmeraldCave1]

He should bring back Board James.

[@swankyjunk]

The way the audio is normalized when Mike screams makes it sound like Simon is screaming when he dies lol

[@wildtiger397]

This should be good

[@herrflantier3739]

If Richter Belmont himself says it, then it must be good.

[@heidibenner1577]

M L LoL

[@michaeljohnston5890]

Great video :D Also haha with subtitles on, at 16:47 when Mike says Mr. Monster Madness to James, subtitles shows it as mr. moist man. I'm a little disturbed >_>

[@Robo983]

I appreciate that Mike muted some of his screaming.

[@TheSeptet]

This challenge was great. I had a big grin on my face the whole time~ More like this, please!

[@dimitrios1798]

please continue this one soon

[@michaelwolfe9496]

Next week, Ghosts n Goblins... but don't get the knife!

[@johnghoul7542]

Of all things asked Mike asks if the whip carries over? Honestly you didn't know that LOL

[@ElasticSparrow]

You guys should play Perfect Dark on the N64!

[@GrannySingaporePVP]

11:05 😂😂😂 AVGM Angry Video Game Mike!

[@ericblegen8897]

Pretty sure that the knockback on taking damage is based on the direction you're facing when you're hit, so if you face the opposite direction after jumping you can force the knockback to propel you forward (and make impossible jumps, glitch through floors, ect) instead of backwards.

[@minzy421]

Play Castlevania Symphony of the Night Ps1 version :)

[@smoothALOE]

Haha, I love how James just won’t even budge on the “no whip” rule, for ANY reason.

[@hawkeye7246]

Wow, not only was Mike super close to getting to the next part of the stage, but he was killed by a glitch! The skeleton jumped into the hole and teleported to where he landed!

[@mattmurphy2755]

James, you should review season 2 of Castlevania animated series