Milon's Secret Castle (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

Released in 1986 by Hudson Soft. In Episode 64 the Nerd takes a look at Milon's Secret Castle, an unassuming game that seems decent on the surface.
Back when you were little you would rent a game from the store of your choice, and you happened to pick this game, a game with a castle and lighting on the cover. If you played Adventure Island, then you're probably familiar with Hudson and maybe were expecting something awesome. Instead, you play as Milon, a little dwarf thing that shoots bubbles. This game is unrelenting in it's secrets alright, and the Nerd finds out just how cryptic it can get for himself!
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[@Kaity11]

“That’s not a cheat that’s just how to play the game!” LMAOO classic. I love going thru avgn marathons. It’s been years and still as funny as ever

[@ShiftyGuy777]

Pretty much me when I see achievements in cheats sites.

[@frankuraku5622]

Dark Souls tips and tricks be like:

[@ToniaGlitched]

noo same, it became a yearly tradition to me, to rewatch all the older and newer episodes

[@psycho6776]

"I fucking hate this game" Good start to an AVGN episode.

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

That's the best possible way to start it off.

[@anubusx]

lol.

[@ghj743tf]

That's just the OriginL Milon game. If you hate this Milton game then get the other one. Its much better Its unfortunate it origined as a bad title.

[@ghj743tf]

@@SpiralPoliFemboy 😢 I like Milon game If you dont like this one then play DokiDoki Adventure, you'll like it more than the otiginal

[@chanceneck8072]

I gotta apologize......... Because I freaking LOVED this game!! When you have a guide, it´s actually SO much fun to play..................

[@lionocyborg6030]

"They make it so you can't (beat the game) unless you buy this book! It's extortion, that's what it is!" Rex, Toy Story 2.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

The writers were obviously speaking from experience.

[@FelipeJaquez]

Early instance of P2W

[@SoldierOfFate]

@@FelipeJaquez Tbh, that was more or less what Nintendo Power and later on, strategy guides were.

[@Qu4rterMoon]

I love the fact that he IMMEDIATELY starts with "I fucking hate this game."

[@nosherkhan3232]

"Milon's Secret Castle, more like MILON'S SHITTY ASSHOLE!!!" Gets me every time! :D

[@patrickwentzell4638]

💯 👍👍

[@tempphonedownload1972]

10:45

[@michalkralovsky93]

Idk why I always read it as Milion :D

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

@@tempphonedownload1972 I'm literally sitting on toilet while watching this video.... started playing the game recently and since I don't have Nintendo Power magazine, I go to the AVGN for advice 🤣💩💩

[@blightedgrounds]

That's where the bubbles are coming from

[@Seantendo]

Playing this game is like testing for bugs. You have to try everything on everything.

[@pedrochevez2090]

Game tester simulator.

[@maxrenauldo8604]

There’s a difference between “secret” and “cryptic”

[@batcat2338]

🤣😂

[@awetistic5295]

Milon's Cryptic Castle doesn't even sound bad.

[@askmeab0utmylobotomy]

True. They are spelled nothing alike.

[@nsixties4380]

This video is secret

[@LerayHolmes]

"So is it cryptic or a secret?" Nintendo "Yes!"

[@jameshoneycutt785]

I discovered AVGN when I was in the air force working night shifts (we had youtube access). Everything on Cinnemaasacre is great, AVGN, J&M Mondays, reviews...thank you for it all James! Mike too of course.

[@egazer7165]

That's nice honey, now tell me some classified stories

[@jameshoneycutt785]

Thats classified.

[@rhdata05]

James Honeycutt Thanks for your service...however i believe if you had torture yourself with shitloads of fuck like this game plus anything from LJN and shit...you probably say F humanity

[@MrWTFOMFGROFL]

hey look at that im in the air force too watchin avgn while i wait for my cargo to show up haha

[@coreysparkman1844]

James Honeycutt thank you for serving your country my dude!🍻

[@fearanger1]

- Milon's *Secret* Castle - Wearing Pyjamas - Bubble Weapons Shit, it's all just a dream, isn't it?

[@tiruliru1189]

As Spongebob would say: "It's a dream!"

[@iriamuguillermo9678]

I watched the ending. The princess just says "Thanks Milon" and thats it.

[@thatguyknowstoomuch820]

@@iriamuguillermo9678 😂😂 greatest ending

[@ZorotheGallade]

The ending...would have been funny if AVGN blew a bubble, which made a door leading to Hell appear, and he chucked the game in it.

[@hiimmeurnot]

haha that would've been great

[@Vortex-or5zy]

..... sure

[@Vortex-or5zy]

Sure......

[@MrGojira95]

ZorotheGallade As funny as that would’ve been, the Nerd was at a point where he didn’t care at the end.

[@chanceneck8072]

btw, TAS beat this game in just over 5 mins...... Just sayin.......

[@archived527]

Milon's Secret Castle did have potential to be a good game. I'll admit it has good music and graphics.

[@alvarochaves1999]

Classic music is the trademark of the series.

[@Den-pw3jt]

HarmoDevil the sequel is waaay better (named milon dokidoki adventure) and improves on lots of those things.

[@hackerp49]

It's one of many great games that still worthy for AVGN episode. For the players who love finding secrets stuffs, this game was probably their butter.

[@mattjindrak]

Why would admit something so disgusting?

[@coffybloffy4566]

I agree. It looks fun! But... They tricked us 🙄

[@Ryusuta]

The amazing thing is that this game actually got a SEQUEL. It was called "Do-Re-Mi Fantasy" and it was released for the SNES. What makes it MORE amazing is that the game was actually pretty decent! So we got a happy ending after all. =)

[@thatsDILO]

This game got a sequel actually, Japan only, and it's actually really good. It's not cryptic as hell like this, it's a linear platformer. It's really enjoyable and cute.

[@GiordanDiodato]

+Karby64 It got a release on the VC.

[@KDNG105]

+Karby64 of course it is japan only

[@GiordanDiodato]

Kien D. N. it is on Wii VC.

[@GiordanDiodato]

chuckobscure Do Re Mi Fantasy is a lot of fun actually.

[@itmcbhpbgf.6374]

how come Japan gets some good shit while the U.S. is stuck with horrible & fucked up shit...?!?!

[@skorp7365]

Is it a bad thing I have rewatched all AVGN episodes 6 times now?

[@chyo4077]

+Skorp You are not alone.

[@MrMbc77]

Well I've watched them all at least twice. AVGN had been around a long time. I say I've seen them all but the game at 00:17 with the kids phone doesn't look familiar, do you recognize it?

[@SgtZaqq]

+Skorp it is a bad thing. Because 6 times is not enough!

[@Elelicksa]

Nah, I already remember the things that he say in almost all the episodes

[@kobi005]

+Skorp I think i reached 10 times already

[@spoonman6256]

"It's not Mario, or Mega Man, or Michael Jackson." well it would be weirder if it was called "Michael Jackson's Secret Castle"

[@lajenehuen260]

Instead of "Leaving Neverland" it would be "Leaving Michael Jackson's secret castle"

[@KP762a]

all told, would it though?

[@Shadoboy]

[HEE HEE INTENSIFIES]

[@Halbared]

A documentary

[@ZinsWorld]

Haha... Michael!

[@neonunderground5972]

when I was ten years old I rented this God damn game from the local video store. I got stuck at that part you mentioned and after an hour of fπ÷king around I gave up and returned it. We had to argue with the clerk to exchange it, and I never forgot this game. it's crazy that you mention the exact same scenario at the beginning of your video

[@LunatheMoonDragon]

Neon Underground he’s gonna take you back to the past... haha

[@Texas_Cruiser]

Same for me! Rented it and was disappointed!

[@Colin12475]

It was a good idea to rent a game before purchasing it.

[@QTCutes]

Just proves you are dumb. Really wasnt difficult to figure out you can shoot out the blocks on the ground or walls.

[@lajenehuen260]

@@QTCutes I mean, younger people don't tend to think much.

[@ToxicWyvern1]

It's a shame that the makers of the game had to make everything so cryptic. The actual game play looks decent. If there had been more in game clues or instructions, this could have been a good game.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Personally, I’m not a big fan of games that make you have to solve cryptic clues and puzzles - they make me feel like I’m in school. But I guess that’s my own personal taste.

[@christopherpooler5398]

Cryptic games are the best games! Sometimes the harder they are, the better they are. They don’t make em like they used to.

[@Sarah12471]

Probably just a simple remake that changes some textures and overall updates the graphics would be able too fix it

[@dominickjustave3558]

Its a puzzle game your post to figure it out

[@AcidYoru]

It's weird because Hudson also made Bonk and Adventure Island

[@Jhenaro]

I think they went a little overboard with the "secret" aspect in the title.

[@paperking_real]

There was actually a sequel to Milon's Secret Castle, but it was only released in Japan.

[@cringeybydefault4151]

oh hey suprise to see you here. love your vids

[@atirakun]

what's the name? I need to play this thing.

[@asiu19]

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon no DokiDoki Daibouken is the name, it was released on Super Famicon and is avaible on the wii virtual console, though still in Japanese. But, it's quite fun, at least it is easier to figure out than this game

[@RegularRegs]

its such a good game. waaaay better graphics and game mechanics. still bubbles but its way better man

[@fattony9818]

Maybe that's for the best.

[@SOAHCSOAHCSOAHC]

I own this game, and I struggled with it my entire life until I saw this episode and found out you can continue.

[@pzhikcloethaegeslikhrethyi4225]

"I fuckin hate this game" What a great way to start a video

[@derpman2hero537]

pzhikcloethaeges likhrethyioprioj "FUCK THIS GAME! *game explodes on impact*" Great way to end a video

[@ghj743tf]

@@derpman2hero537 It origined bad doesnt mean it will become

[@GuruSUPERmaster]

Game boxes for the NES sure were explosive back then.

[@bluedragon9925]

+GuruSUPERmaster That's the late 1980's for you. LOL!

[@Darisprites]

+BlueDragon992 maaaan, 1980 times were weird

[@nordicnostalgia8106]

No wonder they’re so rare

[@joeyjusticeco]

1980s times were sCaRy

[@Obewankedogbi]

Milon looks like as if Mario and Link got mixed up into one character.

[@PoisonousPen]

Miralonk’s Secret Castle 😅🤷‍♂️

[@zombiebats52]

I love going back and rewatching these episodes after a while, my childhood

[@thema1998]

The *20th* anniversary is coming up in 20 days from now! 🤓

[@LuLzMrTom]

Ah, memories. This was the first AVGN I ever saw, my friend showed me it on his phone in the middle of the school field back in the innocent days of year 8.

[@theunderlyinghaterlol7]

@@JohnDoe-ne4kg seems legit

[@kerorogunsou78]

My cousin and I rented this game while we were staying at our grandparents' house back in the summer of 89, and you pretty much summed up the feeling of that in this video. Later that year, my 5th grade teacher explained the hidden doors to me, and I kinda wanted to try it again, but never did. He loved the game for some reason.

[@seanmyster6]

People say this game is "not that bad", but if that's the best thing they can say about it, then that means it's not that good, either.

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

I've got nostalgia goggles for this game. For some reason I'll never comprehend, my folks bought it, so I spent a lot of time with it. Never beat it, but I still come back to it occasionally. It's the boss fights with that stupid lack of post-hit invincibility that really frustrate me, not the secrets.

[@stormtempterf8058]

This game is a gaming warcrime. Every possible gaming faux paux is in it. No lives. No continues. No full life. No post-hit invincibility. No indicator of secrets. No indications of what your objectives are. Extremely repetitive music loops. Insanely fast enemy respawn speeds. It needs to go to the Gaming Hague and answer for its crimes against humanity. That said, I did play it alot as a lad, and I bought it from a trade store awhile back to add to my retro collection. That does NOT make it any less of an deadly sin in cartridge form.

[@commentcontrol7187]

@Jerry Smith man aren't gamers such pussies now because intolerably bad artificial difficulty isn't an acceptable form of game design anymore?

[@gustavopaz5453]

@Jerry Smith No, it's not. It's the epitome of gaming bullshit

[@chriscollins2812]

We take that damage hit blink for granted sometimes lol. I know I've run into games without it and was like what???

[@hometownhobbies103]

it least when u got hit it didnt knock you backwards. imagine it did that and you fell to the bottom after climbing

[@timothyroehm4307]

Lee Davis :Ninja Gaiden?

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@timothyroehm4307 OR Castlevania

[@AlteredPiano]

This was the first AVGN episode I saw as it released. From this point on I was a fan for life! XD

[@Quick-Silver206]

Uh oh, I see the thumbnail has Nintendo Power in it... This should be ragey.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

Well not anymore, the thumbnails are updated that looks modernized

[@twilightsparkle75]

@@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000 so sad

[@Curlyheart]

​@@twilightsparkle75nice cat

[@Slashser]

Nerd: "You shoot bubbles! Was this game for little girls?!" Bubble Bobble: *SWEATING*

[@djfrijoles]

10:47 I was literally wiping when he said this

[@Ragefeast95]

rewatching these videos makes me so happy

[@Edscratch23469]

As nostalgia critic always said...FUCKIN BUBBLES!!!

[@appleWhisky43]

Fucking bubbles!

[@Zeithri]

Sparkles Sparkles Sparkles.

[@aaronbeatty332]

god damnit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@char7403]

...critic. NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!

[@doodoostickstain]

i'm starting to become impressed at how long it must have taken to design the levels of this game

[@Dingus888]

Still one of my fav episodes. Around ep 30 to around 100 is absolute gold era nerd for me. I love you James. Been watching since 2008 :)

[@TotallyToonsTV]

Only Angry Nerd could turn "Fuck" into a noun

[@charlesvitanza8867]

TotallyToonsTV It's called army Creole. It is characterized by the use of fuck as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, or gerand

[@Whiteboykun]

Gee I wonder what kind of review this will be- First line @ 1:02 "I FUCKING HATE THIS GAME!"

[@Jordan_Giese]

9:12 the way he peers up from the magazine cracks me up XD

[@equinoxx44]

LOL I totally did what he said in the beginning of this vid. Rented it and got stuck....oh childhood loool

[@TheLambdaTeam]

You were jumping jumping and jumping until the cows came home? :D

[@LchanOtakudom]

I think this game should be renamed Clark's Cryptic Clusterf*ck.

[@MaoTao]

I prefer Klark's Kryptic Klusterfuck.

[@LchanOtakudom]

Jon Veliky Hey, man! Long time no see! I’ve been told I am “everywhere” before, and you are right about “cwapface” not finding us in AVGN comments. The old gang is still around, we pop up in every new Homestar Runner video. We just don’t usually rally together unless “the bridge over the river suck” appears. Nice seeing you again, and sorry about the very late reply!

[@tamsuemomwife]

@@LchanOtakudomyou two know each others?

[@joshnolen2675]

3:52 what employers say to you

[@davidcameron9666]

Sooooooooooooo......... Where did you learn to fly?

[@natsurusenou131]

When your mates said "pork that girl" thats not what they meant....

[@Millacks]

David Cameron I never learned to fly

[@asb81689]

SkyBlue 1988 Is this some gag?

[@chaceferrier5386]

tom petty

[@floridaflyboy7]

Spruce Creek Fly-In.

[@Eliasdbr]

"Milon's Secret Castle: Getting started" -The nerd's baffled face is priceless

[@DarthRushy]

I love how most of the clips in the intro here aren't from any AVGN videos.

[@HorrorStories666]

I wonder if someone at Nintendo is an AVGN fan, Milon's Secret Castle and Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest are both on the DS market. Wtf? I can understand Simon's Quest but mother fuckin' Milon's Secret Castle? For the love of all the real games not on the market.....

[@KonanTheBarbarian]

Horror Stories I love seeing 2 of my favourite youtubers in one place!!! Its like bread and butter or as James would say 'more like dead skunk and dog shit' 😆

[@Bauglir100]

@@KonanTheBarbarian You realize that the "dead skunk and dog shit" thing was meant as an insult, right?

[@KonanTheBarbarian]

Jonathan Szuhai no. I'm just quoting a line from AVGN Ghostbusters video!! I didn't mean it like that!!

[@Bauglir100]

@@KonanTheBarbarian Then you should realize that when he said the line, "It was two of our favorite things coming together; should've been like bread and butter, but more like dead skunk and dogshit.", he meant that Nintendo and Ghostbusters should've been an ideal match (bread and butter), but it ended up being a horrible one (dead skunk and dogshit).

[@jarkspore]

I almost bought Milon on 3DS, just for the novelty of having an AVGN game that was officially digitally redistributed by Nintendo in the 21st century. Yeah it’s Hudson, but it’s still pretty obscure. Might as well be Little Red Hood, or Kid Kool, or Treasure Master.

[@simEXOgaming]

Milon's Cryptic Castle

[@Dadutta]

this game feels like a super-realistic portrayal of my life

[@gunsharck]

You explore BS castles??

[@benjaminfrazier7096]

I like the opening lines. "Fuck" and "I fucking hate this game!"

[@danielpowers5891]

I would love a re imagining of this game.

[@superrobofan]

Yes! There's plenty of Metroidvanias these days, and a new Milon game would fit right in.

[@jg2722]

Not worth it. Bad game

[@icanliveforever1243]

This game actually had a sequel a few years later.

[@feloneewebster3420]

I can picture Edna from the incredibles say "Milan darling, Milan"

[@cote87]

I love this game! I had it without using guides. I had a lot of fun discovering what I had to do ... I played it in Japanese, I did not know that the translated game existed! Obviously I spent many evenings of my childhood but ... it was so rewarding to find something "new" every time I played it. By the way, the block that moves has a different color.

[@peteofthebread4197]

I once saw Milon wearing nylon while standing out in my lawn.

[@scorpionwins6378]

My god, you're a poet

[@omegaweapon116]

Some Eminem lyrics right there

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

Was he carrying a pylon?

[@JamesNintendoNerd]

Follow James and Mike on Twitter twitter.com/Cinemassacre twitter.com/Mike_Matei

[@donkersif7770]

The jag should have been the 64th episode

[@killersands5116]

Cinemassacre fucking bubbles.

[@clown_marshall]

I found an nes in my closet, guess what was inside the console... .

[@killersands5116]

LIL'LONG75 1 what.

[@starboy3735]

LIL'LONG75 1 im gonna guess milons castle

[@1upGAMERX]

I beat this game also. Called Hudson soft a lot of times as a kid to get pointers. The goal is to reach the top of the castle. You can gain more life as you go on so it's not as hard.

[@SQUIDWORD15]

This episode always feels so cozy

[@PrimeroJinJusuke]

I saw that game in Tokyo Encounter. Their goal was to reach the second level.

[@PrimeroJinJusuke]

captain obvious What has that to do with weeaboo? Did I say anything in Japanese other than the title of a show?

[@MikoMango23]

Which episode?

[@PrimeroJinJusuke]

***** Episode 12.

[@strappedsunshine1046]

Bubbles are cool :) Look at Bubble Bobble, that shit was amazing!

[@ECL28E]

TheDreReichDude FUCKIN' BUBBLES!

[@nobel11]

I prefer bubbles when they're in baths. With babes.

[@kekons23]

thats a different game

[@TimelordR]

Keon Pourboghrat And a shitty one from what i heard.

[@poppybob1676]

Fuck the bubbles

[@JackMadrox]

Nearly every Nintendo game would leave you clueless what to do, but Milans Secret Castle takes that to a whole other level.

[@visionop8]

I remember seeing this game in magazines like crazy when I was in Elementary School and something about the vague advertisements putting the box art front and center with only a single, tiny screenshot made me leery of it. Now I can say I'm glad I never played it. James took a real hard hit for the team here.

[@t.watkins4509]

Imagine being a kid. 5 dollar allowance and one allotted trip to the video store on the other side of town. Game costs $2 of your five bucks to rent, and is due back by 6pm the next day. Then you get this. Makes me tear up all over again. Haha.

[@Unit_With_Legs]

Those were the days tho...

[@mattjindrak]

I'm sorry, man.

[@growlie2676]

Heck 2 dollars ain't bad for a rental. I'd be mad If it Was a 5 dollar rental, that's All your money.

[@gunsharck]

6pm the next day??? What video shop had that as a policy???

[@NewController01]

....and SOMEHOW...this game ends up on the 3DS virtual console

[@GundamChao]

I know, right? And I actually want to get it, and try to beat it. Every time I die, I'll be sure to just use the continue cheat code! Holding Left and Pressing Start will become my life.

[@tjlnintendo]

Cause it's made by Hudson

[@silverxstar01]

So on Virtual Console we got this and not Earthbound?

[@tjlnintendo]

***** Earthbound is on the VC -_-

[@silverxstar01]

tjlnintendo Last time I checked, it wasn't. If it really is then I better buy it.

[@jasonmages4323]

So many of those Old Nintendo games had that reincarnation strategy of gameplay. No Saves and No Continues.

[@Emberson-9000]

In all fairness, Dr. Wily is weak to bubbles.

[@TheMMObro]

Lol nintendo power had milon's secret castle, "getting started" rofl. Shit gets me every time

[@TRJ2241987]

Now consider those magazines actually came out years after the game, issue 1 of Nintendo Power wasn't even until mid 1988

[@Ricky-cy4is]

Milon's Secret Castle is on the Nintendo E-shop for $5. I have lost faith in humanity.

[@1776Sledge]

+Austin Zolo I love the Paper Mario series. so underrated. never played sticker star, though.

[@1776Sledge]

+Bob in terms of mainstream, it is. ask around, and more people will remember super Mario rpg over the paper Mario series.

[@Ricky-cy4is]

Bob The real question is how did a comment on Milon's Secret Castle spawn a thread about people arguing about Paper Mario? I have lost even MORE faith in humanity.

[@Ricky-cy4is]

Austin Zolo ...which turned into whether or not Paper Mario was underrated. Do you even thread?

[@ktthecreeper2669]

+Austin Zolo there's no gamecube game because the wii itself is backwards compatible with the gamecube

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

6:56 "The basic rules of the game needed Nintendo Power. That...is some fuck!" XD

[@zanmolecules4105]

Love that one

[@TheNdoki]

4:44 If you look a the windows they actually form an arrow pointing towards the location of the hidden door... So the game is slightly less cryptic than it would initially seem, they at least give SOME clues.

[@Slashscreen]

Looks like someone needs a snickers...

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Sir Tootleage If he eats a Snickers, he'll turn into the Happy Video Game Nerd.

[@gnarwhal7562]

Yeah, then we wouldn't get some of his classic catchphrases and swears.

[@gnarwhal7562]

Exactly!

[@gnarwhal7562]

Thanks, took a lot of soul searching to find, lol.

[@gnarwhal7562]

Lol

[@chyanemdorian]

He's definitely the "Master Shake" of gaming 😂

[@sarahbrewer9483]

+Kai Evans lol nice analogy

[@setsers1]

huh

[@smasson45]

After all these years, I still watch the avgn!!! Love this!!!!

[@gyromurphy]

I had this game. Even though I never got far, I still loved it. Huge nostalgia factor at play here.

[@sbb82kdb06]

My mom got me this game when i was a kid,never got anywhere, just gave up and never seen game again until now.

[@da_committee]

This brought back so many childhood memories, I remember playing countless hours in 89 and I never even got to the second level of the castle lol

[@MasterJim2020]

If only Hudson Soft was still around today. Personally, my favorite games developed by Hudson Soft are the old Mario Party games from N64, GameCube and DS.

[@AwesomeGamer-om4hm]

Hudson Soft may be gone, but its spirit lives on in ND Cube and the part of Konami that made Super Bomberman R (and probably R Online, Medal, and Bombergirl too).

[@RenoDesign]

@@AwesomeGamer-om4hm R.I.P R Online (2020-2022)

[@adrianjenkins5877]

One point (that I'm sure has been made). In the original Legend of Zelda, there were absolutely NO markers to tell you that walls could be bombed. Further, in the 2nd quest (where you could simply walk through certain walls), it was even worse. The only thing that helped you here was the fact that holes appeared only in the middle of walls, which meant a maximum of 4 possible bombing points.

[@almart7823]

That was hilarious. I thought we were just too young to understand this game. We felt exactly the same way

[@frozenaorta]

"In a good game like Zelda, there's always a crack in the wall..." Stop right there, James. Now, I fucking LOVE Zelda, but that was A Link to the Past, which revolutionized the "crack in the wall" thing. In the NES Zelda, there are no cracks. There are no indicators for which bushes to burn. And in the second quest, there's no way to tell which walls you can walk through. I adore Zelda, and it bothers me a little when younger gamers who didn't grow up with it call it a "guide game" (I beat it when I was 9 in 1990, and I didn't have a guide). However, don't give it a pass in this particular category. Fair is fair, and without word of mouth at school, I'd probably still be burning bushes.

[@frozenaorta]

OmikronWeapon Couldn't agree more. I know exactly what part you're referring to in Illusion of Gaia, too. Always thought that was brilliant. Still an underrated game.

[@joseagustincuesta]

Well, I get where you're coming from, but most of his "criticisms" in these episodes are purely for the sake of comedy. Don't take it too seriously.

[@frozenaorta]

Jetto Agu But that particular comment wasn't a joke. If it was, I must have missed the punch line. James often breaks Nerd character and speaks with James Rolfe's personal sensibilities on these games. Here he was making a point, and a valid one at that--he just happened to be referring to a sequel in that series that came years after both Zelda 1 AND Milon's Secret Castle.

[@lityfity4197]

Castlevania 4 anyone

[@scottbrinkman2227]

I've watched this Nerd video the most. Very comforting. Cheers.

[@blakewinter1657]

Í do want to point out it is called a 'Secret' castle, not an 'in plain sight' castle.

[@SolidSnake684]

Blake Winter "the whole game is based around secrets. But there's a difference between secrets, and just fuckin impossible!" - This video

[@dragenfire68]

Blake Winter zelda also centered around secrets, but unlike this steaming shit pile, the game wasn't 24/7 trial and error. there is a difference between having to die and restart between every guess, or having hints to what your looking for and a puzzle being there.

[@legomegaman101]

I don't think he was defending the game.

[@Deverik1981]

It isn't impossible, I beat this in 1988.. Though, looking back, I honestly can't believe I wasted a month of my life figuring out where to do, how to get there, how to bypass this or that for a ONE SCREEN ending. She just says thank you and the game is over. No credits, no ending, just the chick poofing in and saying thanks.

[@thestwinner680]

Yeah, the secret to this game... is the guidebook LMAO.

[@dukha82]

Wow, this videogame is so complicated, who on earth can beat this kind of nightmares???

[@Rubytyr]

I was able to beat it back when I was a kid - though I admit I had a Gamepro magazine help with hints~

[@Ne0MT]

i only got to the well and got stuck there

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

there's a 7 minute tool assisted speedrun on youtube.

[@islammohamed6992]

I could beat it when I was 10 years old without a help of a magazine . I admit it was fucking hard but have been always eager to know what in the next step , It is much harder than what have been explained in the video

[@MrBacchus18]

One of my favorite AVGN videos

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

"Well you gotta buy the magazine you little..." *AD appears*

[@WorldWalker128]

My impression of this game is that you're a child going through a dream. Would explain why he's dressed the way he is, as well as the weapon, the types of enemies, and how oddly specific your hit areas are for making things appear. I've had dreams like that before. Still do, on occasion.

[@jacksonteller3973]

that would make sense but nope the ending is nothing like that.

[@domomess4719]

Thats the disneyland castle on the box, i'm pretty sure....

[@bkachief]

Domo Mess Yup, that's Sleeping Beauty Castle.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

“There’s always crack in the wall” Damn, that would explain why AVGN is so wound up and angry all the time 😂

[@ensm2121]

Wow I can't believe this episode came out six years ago! It's crazy to think how long I've been a fan of the Nerd. Keep up the good work James :)

[@Kerensky187]

This was actually one of my favorite games as a kid, but all these points are spot on.

[@DCNRS90YT]

3:52 Can't stop replaying! X'D

[@samic]

I remember I beat this game with a guide book from Japan. Even with the guide it was still a challenging game. The well is incredibly difficult to beat.

[@raddastronaut]

I have always loved this game. Great episode!! One of my faves.

[@go-go3319]

10 years... I still rewatch these. Granted I fall asleep when watching most of them now since I've seen them so many times. 30 now. Sigh.

[@unblockedbridge]

i can't believe they put this game on the 3ds eshop...

[@SimonCadel]

And how does it have such a high rating?

[@JohnnyCasey]

Because japanese love to waste their time finding all kind of cryptic crap.

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

Bjorick You ruined your credibility by saying lol at the end.

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

I'm a cold blooded monster

[@Den-pw3jt]

unblockedbridge yes that sucks why not its far better sequel milons dokidoki adventure instead? i mean its japan exclusive but translate it and you have a far better game there instead of milons castle

[@Ukiby3000]

Look, I'm not here to hear you disrespect bubbles as a weapon, my boys Bub and Bob don't deserve that!

[@treehann]

Among all the games James has reviewed, Something about this game in particular has always fascinated me. I guess I find it intriguing how cryptic everything is. Needing to figure out secrets to progress isn’t a mechanic that’s pulled off well here but i thought it had potential.

[@briarbro9627]

I remember drudging through this game when I was 8 on the gameboy but I really liked it and completed it back in '99 or so. This game is really nostalgic for me

[@2445elijah]

This could use a modern remake. A cryptic castle you gotta explore with bubbles with a bunch of puzzles. Better hints and graphical changes for stuff like “you can break this” and a pushing animation would be a game changed

[@VirtualVernon]

I had this game when I was little, I played it all the time and found all the secrets on my own. BTW it says Secret Castle!

[@shado7418]

I cant disagree with you on this one. Loved this game. You flashed Wizards and Warriors and that game was the bane of my childhood

[@Audiomancer]

I watched the entire manscaping ad...it was so hokey I was waiting for the punchline. Well played.