Mega Drive Longplay [267] Mystic Defender

[@ryanbellegrave9777]

Dude. I have spent the last ten years trying to remember the name of this game. I finally cracked the spell of memory and am THOROUGHLY stoked on this play-through.

[@crazycat1232]

Me too. I type purple guy genesis game on youtube search.

[@1980sforever]

Besides Altered Beast that came with my Megadrive,this was the first game I got for my Megadrive that christmas back in 1989 when I got the Megadrive and this was an awesome and very playable game with great graphics and music and to this day it still remains one of the best playing games for the Megadrive and I still have it along with my original Megadrive and the other 53 games I managed to get while the Megadrive was on the market. I could finish this game using only 1 life back then. I remember it felt so advanced compared to the Master system games I had before the Megadrive came out.

[@AnthonyThomason14]

I've been looking for this game for over a decade. Hell yeah.

[@3to5andglassy]

This is the sequel to Spellcaster from the Sega Master System.

[@Bloodreign1]

Jo H, It is indeed a sequel to Spellcaster. In Japan this game has a 2 after the name, Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou. Kujaku Ō is the Japanese name of Spellcaster on the SMS, do some research next time.

[@Bloodreign1]

@@donutsama285I've seen plenty of sites over the years call it a sequel. May not be canon in story, but is STILL a sequel to Spellcaster from the SMS. I didn't say anything about the story genius, just that it is considered a sequel as a game. Next time, read better, get glasses if it helps.

[@donutsama285]

@@Bloodreign1 Oh so your source is "plenty of sites" lol. I guess you didn't go to school so let me explain : a sequel is a continuation of the story of a previous work. So no, not a sequel to the first game. Just because you decide to change the definition of a word doesn't make it factual. It's like saying dmc is a sequel to dmc 4, or Saint's Row is the sequel to Saint's Row 4 because it came after, lol. Don't change the meaning of a word because you're salty somone pointed out your mistake... Kujaku Ou is an obscure series so no wonder most people didn't know this game wasn't a sequel, which is fine. However taking other people's word for granted and treating it as some actual source, and then being hurt because someone pointed out a mistake, damn you're immature for someone who call others "genius". 🙄

[@reginald1817]

Yup it is. Spelllcaster was fun too, but it went more the route of an RPG at times, still loved it!!

[@robotdeathderby]

this game has such a good 80's japanese horror vibe to it. it reminds me of junji ito and hr giger made a insanely difficult platformer

[@truearea53]

This game is so awesome. In the past I didnt beat it, but in my teenage I beaten the whole thing.

[@DominikSobolewski]

Impressive for an 80s console game. Game came out in 1989.

[@Aqua.man045]

Not even for the 80s is this good.I'd play ninja gaiden over this anyday.

[@Aqua.man045]

Ninja Gaiden is harder than this though.

[@Asterion608]

Indeed.

[@reginald1817]

I currently have a Genesis!! I never stop playing this game. It's always been one of my favs from way back in the day!! Classic gaming is here to STAY folks!! 😁

[@blingking501]

I remember playing this at my grandma's in 2000 on her megadrive and couldn't remember the name!. It came on a multicart along with Rambo 3 and columns. As people have said the bouncing heads will stick with me, gave off a creepy dark vibe to a 6 year old.

[@RoninXiC]

damn that game was hard as a child... not once did I beat it.

[@allnamesaretakenful]

I rented it once or twice, but couldn't beat it. Went over to my cousin's house a couple years later and they beat it like it was nothing.

[@daminmancejin]

3:05 that music is the best too me I still play this til this game

[@muhammaduddin9268]

I used to love this game.

[@KishorTwist]

I played it once in my Gen days but never made it past the first level, I wasn't into it. It's nice to see one of the SEga Gen's -launch- early games fully completed 25 years+ later. Man, I's old!

[@kevex3929]

I remember playing this as a child. I must've been 5 or 6 years old when I played this. I don't even remember how we came to owning this game. I couldn't remember the name of the game, but I was able to find out the name online lol. Thanks for uploading gameplay of this!

[@humansrants1694]

Finally found the first game I played on the Megadrive. Thanks for the memory :)

[@elmo-jw2tm]

I loved playing this on sega in the late 1980's. Classic game

[@cDayz]

Thank you for this. I played this like crazy when I was little, but never completed it like most.

[@robertsaladino]

i got this and Revenge of Shinobi one Christmas morning....best ever

[@retrosoul8770]

Welp, here's yet another Genesis game that really could have used a 1992-93 sequel with a 2mb cart, I call it the Streets of Rage treatment. It has alot of good ideas, cool magic attacks, a sequel really could have expanded upon this foundation and been something great.

[@kabutops87]

2mb cart lol thats less memory than this one

[@PrinceRawD]

This game brings back so many memories

[@BlackArroToons]

I was never able to find this in the stores during the Genesis days so it's nice to finally see it here. Thanks.

[@LouGojira2]

I always wondered what was up with that crumbling crucifix at the end of level five... Oh well, the soundtrack still rocks the house and the graphics still look great to this day, especially level four. I used to think of this game as Sega's answer to Alpha/SNK's Magician Lord (until I learned that it was a converted-over title originally based on an anime), and I hoped for a sequel to this under-rated gem for a long time. Thanks for the upload! Good times and good memories! :)

[@jroc1176]

Ahh I miss this game! I’d played it so much that I could beat it without taking damage. Gone are the days where you had to memorize levels because of nonexistent save points.

[@PrinceWatercressXadara]

There are two versions, the original and a revision. In the original, she's nude. In the revision, she's wearing a pink dress. Both version are essentially the same in every other aspect.

[@HanDaimond]

When I was a kid I was scared of that sound that plays during the round transition screen. Now I'm scared of the overall sound quality, it was awful, even for the console's standards, lol.

[@daveruda]

Havent played it since about 91 probibly but still remember the Music and sounds perfectly ^^

[@guanyu210379]

fInally able see the ending of this game :) I gave up trying long ago

[@tonberry9930]

Joe Yamato? Seriously? Still, it was a blast to play.

[@Kenou]

Love how these vids make the game look harder than it is.

[@matthewnikitas8905]

This game isn’t hard? Have you played it lol

[@Teleport-w5y]

you meant easier ?

[@SmashTom]

Awesome game. When I saw the third stage I got some bad flashbacks though; it was a fairly difficult game too!

[@splatbubble]

I like how the Jelly Babies come out at like 4:14.

[@Valduria]

12:26 "Ok Joe, you won, you can get off the moving platform now." Joe: "Ride go up and down, heee!"

[@BrandonNielsen87]

It's so cool to see a character eject fireballs from his hands. I dig this style.

[@Bloodreign1]

That's nothing, Alisia Dragoon can shoot lightning bolts from her hands.

[@fabioriato]

@@Bloodreign1 Yup, but Alisia Dragoon came out 3 years after this one and has double the cartridge size.

[@فيصلالصومالي-ي9ز]

another great mega drive game

[@WillieD7]

The only part that was truly difficult was the "lava" stage - although it gets much easier when you do smaller "hops" by tapping the button on small or descending jumps rather than trying to aim big jumps. I seem to remember there also being a way to take a hit where you would not necessarily fall off but I may be wrong on that point.

[@5434345]

Knockback into pit!

[@glogictechsummers3045]

I know what you mean man I've been looking for this game too since I was in elementary school. A friend of mine had this game and let me borrow it and I'd never did finish it but the game is awesome.

[@Bloodreign1]

Pretty good game, bought it the same time I bought Alisia Dragoon a number of years ago.

[@Skyliet]

I remember I kinda chickened out when I fought the boss on the 2nd stage lol, like 20+ years ago

[@WauwautosaTufGuy]

Man I could never beat this game as a kid, I think I made it to the boss of level 7 about 5 times and I always became overcome with nerves and was killed. It’s a bit disappointing the level 8 design was a short copy and paste of level 7. Level 4 was really tough as well and always sucked a life or two off me. It’s crazy seeing this game beat in 30 minutes. I swear I probably put 4 or 5 years into this game off and on and I never saw the final boss where I’ll put over 100 hours into a Souls or Sekiro or Elder Scrolls or Dragon Age Origins and when I look back on it I feel like Mystic Defender was the longer game.

[@Alex-og8oe]

20:36 I love this stage song. I feel melancholy in this song.

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

When I was a kid I rarely made it past stage 2

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

One of the very best

[@AtomicThrillGaming]

great memories on this one.

[@CitizenKang]

Wow I totally forgot about this game!

[@Teleport-w5y]

Level 4 gave me anger issues I didn't know I had

[@azulfria9534]

This is the sequel to Magical Taruruuto-kun from the Sega Mega Drive.

[@Bloodreign1]

Uhhhhh, what? Nope, it's the second Peacock King game..

[@MoteofLobross]

Ah the original naked lady version before the revisions.

[@TheDalien]

14:43 Masked Monks wearing dirty cowls and then turn into spiders. Sponks !

[@fusionha]

This game was hard. As a kid I had to man up quickly to complete it lol.

[@420hansol]

This was like Dark Souls back then.. hard af!

[@Bloodreign1]

This game would eat Dark Souls for lunch, then ask for more.

[@jonasthiel6420]

Hidden Gem.

[@PuertoRockin]

The day i beat this game I was like "I can beat all games that come out".....and then I tried Last Battle....UGH

[@greenflashmetal]

These intro, font, sounds... Hey, you are the same developers that created Rambo 3!!! And how was the original version allowed to be sold which has a naked Alexandra?

[@MrLiosNudin]

Oh man, i got this game when i was about 6-7years old, was able to complete the game when i was like 12 😂

[@estabanamikearugi]

Thank you, Finally got to see the game completed! And a naked pixel lady at the end! What Anime was this game originally made for?

[@Krendall2]

Kujaku Oh ("Peacock King"). This is actually a sequel to the first game released on the Master System under the name Spell Caster.

[@fabioriato]

@@Krendall2 Not _technically_ a sequel, but they did come from the same franchise.

[@Krendall2]

@@fabioriato The Japanese title of the game is "Kujaku Oh 2." I'm pretty sure it's meant to be a sequel to the Master System game.

[@PeekaPeep]

A rather lackluster sequel to the 1988 SMS classic Spellcaster in the sense that it lacked the puzzle-solving elements and plot-twisting storyline that made the first one such a revelation for its time. Plus the sound should've been a major upgrade due to the 16-bit hardware the Genesis/MegaDrive had compared to the 8-bit SMS, but the game developers REALLY dropped the ball in that area. They probably should've waited a couple more years before hammering out a proper Spellcaster follow-up because it would've truly been worth it! >:-)

[@x.kalibre]

Well, it was still a very fun action platformer, even if a bit generic ^^ Good times on this one!

[@MousePotato]

Reminds me of Spellcaster on the Sega Master System.

[@Bloodreign1]

It's a follow up to that game.

[@triplestar100]

you mean like what they did to Hokuto No Ken/Fist Of The NorthStar turning it into Last Battle: Legend Of The Final Hero, or Treco did with Langrisser being redubbed Warsong, am I right?

[@yaromiez6933]

Mystischer Verteidiger

[@FilipeAguiarCarvalho]

That fire sound fx are SO BAD!

[@FlemNmzzzz]

Worst sound effect ever

[@AveMcree]

it was synthesized and tbh quite impressive though annoying.

[@Smartphonekanalen]

Yes, it's ruins a good game.

[@retrosoul8770]

It's unfortunate that even Sega themselves generally couldn't program sound very well on their own machine during the systems early years (1988-1989). It wasn't until at least 1991 until Sega's games started sounding great and more accurately represented the Yamaha's ability...Bio Hazard Battle, Ranger X, Sonic, Shinobi 3, Ristar, Phantasy Star IV, (tho even that had some stinkers)

[@Skyliet]

I think this probably due to the emulation, the original isn't so bad if I remember correctly

[@john78tv]

I just have 1 word: Ha Do Ken!!! Ok, sorry 3 words I guess.

[@19822andy]

I just heard the final boss was naked. Little did I know she was a grotesque fish monster. I didn't need to see that, I have a wife.

[@derekmok]

The last boss is a lot easier to kill with the default attack. A lot more damage.

[@WillieD7]

I liked using the "Starburst" attack for it (the only time I used it the whole game). Just duck and fire 50 times from the rearmost point. You don't get hit as long as you have a few of those red things to speed up your casting. I'd usually have a bunch of the Dragon spells saved up so maybe 46 shots then finish with those...

[@DGneoseeker1]

What do thos red powerups even do? I can't see any obvious effect.

[@slimkillah76]

My first three games for Sega genesis. Mystic Defender, Altered Beasts, and Golden Axe! This dude is kinda trash....

[@Dear1Stupit1Dog]

Metroid, but with Goku

[@neobogard]

yes this is a sequal.

[@TravisFebruary]

She looks like the blonde roommate from 2 Broke Girls

[@rodrigosimas1980]

Here is another game from the hardcore games series... I remember in the 90's how difficult this game was... of course we were kids or teenagers at the time and we didn't have the skills or accuracy as today but i finished... I believe if this new generation would play this one, they would just give up in an instant... 😄😄😄

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

Honestly this was a horror game

[@allbdo2945]

seems to have some anti-religious overtones looking at lv 5, or maybe im looking too deep into it. fun but frustrating game

[@racer4200]

Spellcaster?

[@bl00derly]

yes, some engrish in the ending :)

[@Chickenworm9394]

孔雀王!!

[@MrBoBoTom]

This seems less ambitious than the first one. Basic scroller.

[@pruebas_lu4743]

me gusta mucho más spellcaster de la sega master system

[@CaptainKeelhaul]

This must be the worst music I've never heard on the MD >:/

[@EricFraga]

Tô me, it's one of the best music on the Genesis (and I've played almost everything on the console). Tanya is a genius, the songs are dark and melodic.

[@BakiX]

This game is such hot fucking garbage. -Mediocre Designs -Terrible & Repetitive Sound FX -Generic & Repetitive Music -Atrocious momentum -Terrible Charge Mechanics -Cheap 1 hit stage hazard deaths -Artificial difficulty due to unbalanced,lazy,and downright mean spirited stage designs. This game could have been a forgettable yet decent action/platformer had the difficulty not been so high up there, which only exists because of its aforementioned "mean spirited" stage designs where you take a leap of faith, bump into something, fall in a 1 hit stage hazard and die. Shinobi takes this same concept and does it right, play that if you want a game similar to this one but not bogged down with all the nonsense.

[@TheCrimsonKodiak]

Joe Johnson don't lump all millennials in there, bro. I loved this game as well. Took me years to get to the final boss only to have the system unplug for ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING REASON!!! That's the only reason I never beat this game! Faulty fucking power outlet!

[@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883]

Joe Johnson Do you know op personally? How do you know if they are a millenial? You're subscribed to Katy Perry and Rihanna, are you a millenial? (Terrible taste in music too, btw)

[@punyboi]

Finally found the name of this game after like 6 hours.