NES Longplay [117] Nazo No Murasamejou

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Played by: Valis77
This has some sound effects from Super Mario 3 well this game came out in 1986.
The game takes place in Edo period Japan ruled by the fourth shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna. Murasame Castle, located somewhere in Japan, houses a gigantic stone statue known as Murasame. The people lived peacefully until one stormy night, when a shining golden object fell onto the castle from the sky. Deafening shrieks arose from the castle, and the shining object is later revealed to be an alien creature who gives life to the stone statue Murasame and takes over the castle. The alien creature extends its power to four other neighboring castles, giving the daimyo lords each an evil sphere of power. The lords are taken over by the alien's evil power, and use the spheres to summon ninja armies and monsters to attack villagers. Hearing of these strange occurrences, the shogunate sends Takamaru, a samurai apprentice, on a secret mission to investigate the castle. As Takamaru, the player must infiltrate the four castles to defeat each castle lord, before going on to face the alien entity itself. -
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[@GardevoirBoy]

I am not surprised that many of Super Mario Bros. 3 sound effects came from this game.

[@Doommaster1994]

And The Legend of Zelda.

[@Mushroom378]

No, Zelda preceeds this game by 2 months

[@MidoseitoAkage]

@@Mushroom378 Actually, this game was supposed to be release along with Zelda, but Nintendo decide to delay it.

[@florianl7644]

@@MidoseitoAkage Source ?

[@MidoseitoAkage]

@@florianl7644 Google and youtube. I found it in a video. I cannot say which one.

[@DJWaffleston]

Koji Kondo's earliest compositions are undoubtedly timeless, even if this game wasn't a big success back then, the music certainly stands out

[@gamingblowsofficial]

Who can forget that famous Koji Kondo classic, "Ode to Joy?" 31:03

[@WandererRonin]

@@gamingblowsofficial Yeah he sure didn't steal it or anything.

[@DragonHeartHisMajestyX]

@@WandererRonin To be in fact, a lot of old video games back then used classical music as part of their OSTs. Mario Bros. (the arcade game) used Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", Sega's arcade game, Pengo used a song called "Popcorn" and Donkey Kong Jr. used Bach's "Toccata and Fugue", same with Konami's Gyruss. I remember one old game that played William Tell at the start but I'm not exactly sure what it was. (I think it might have been Nintendo's arcade game, Sherriff, IIRC.) Honesty, with that being said, it doesn't surprise me that a game from this era would use classical music pieces in it.

[@DragonHeartHisMajestyX]

@@WandererRonin Devil World used some musical piece (I'm not really sure what it is, but I've heard it from The Nutcracker Ballet) and I don't know about the "Punch-Out" arcade because I've only played the NES version. I don't know much about Kondo, though I will say that I've heard of the phrase "No art exists in a vacuum". Even Salvador Dali himself once said "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

[@DragonHeartHisMajestyX]

@@WandererRonin Oh, really? Hmm! I didn't know that about Punch-Out! Also, I think someone in another comment thread mentioned that in Japan, 50 years after the death of a composer is when music is considered public domain.

[@tablettablet3028]

Geez, it seems LITERALLY EVERYONE in the entire world is out to kill Takamaru.

[@captainryusugi1128]

The Edo era in a nutshell.

[@skunkman9815]

Just like earthbound

[@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883]

Why is no one talking about how difficult this game is? Hard as balls.

[@aBoxfulOfVids]

I’m on the fourth level and those white ninjas and suicide ninjas are unforgiving

[@MistahJigglah]

Still can't believe this wasn't a bigger game, Also, such a great soundtrack

[@mr.velasco4919]

suda51, creator of killer7 and no more heroes said in an interview that he would love remaking this nintendo ip because its special to him (this game was made by human entertainment, the company where he started before grasshopper manufacture)

[@vgbcp3rs0na41]

Clock Tower!

[@ElFreakinCid]

Hideki Kamiya also wants to remake it. Goddamn, imagine Suda AND Kamiya working together on it, and to make things even better, it's developed by Monolith Soft.

[@novastrike3733]

So funny how Takamaru walks!!Love this game!!!😂❤

[@erikliljeberg3291]

This game is very hard, but I really appreciate how they made save points between each level. Since it’s an NES game it could have just as well reset the entire game if you got a game over.

[@enochliu8316]

This was originally on the Famicom Disk System, so saving was easy to implement.There is nothing special about that.

[@erikliljeberg3291]

@@enochliu8316 Didn’t know that. Still, It’s good it was on the disc system, otherwise it might’ve been even harder.

[@jacbakley880]

I can see AVGN reviewing this game

[@requiem165]

BTW this is by far one of my favorite NES games

[@somedude5644]

Is it weird that I kinda want to see a movie made about this game?

[@Willom]

no.

[@somedude5644]

Hmm...true.

[@Svante]

+FalchionOfEternity “Sparkster” Gaming There was actually a TV series made in Japan, in 1986, with the same name and loosely based on the same plot as the game :)

[@somedude5644]

Dammit.....

[@robertstegmann9260]

Do you mean an adaptation or documentary?

[@TonyWoW01]

Just one congratulation is necessary.

[@tsuaru9677]

why is this not inncluded in the nes mini >_< kill me pleasd

[@waiver269]

Because they just put trash sports games.

[@notkimpine]

the title screen looks like predates the horror era of exe games with red sky and black background on the bottom

[@joeds_]

Is actually not "Congratulations" It's "Peace again.."

[@GardevoirBoy]

Or "The world is safe..."

[@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883]

Conglaturations

[@user-sd8vd1wb1e]

It looks like chaos emeralds in the ending!

[@padlock711]

Why is Ode to Joy the ending song?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

It works.

[@theherohartmut]

A lot of games at the time featured classical music pieces.

[@dragonkatanamaster4977]

In Japan, 50 years after the death of a composer their music becomes public domain

[@RikoRikowski]

This game is shockingly good for being as old as it is, first time playing it this week, very surprised by it.

[@Shoko7Lee]

Criminally underrated game

[@PaloJaurez]

Fun fact: they initially looked at this game as a potential sequel to Super Mario Bros after the lost levels was rejected for North America.

[@SenranFan-xx6jm]

If anybody wanna know, misaki from the super mario bros super show, resembles takamaru from that game! 😃🤔😌😀👍👌

[@LunaPrincessNinjato]

Oh wow I heard this music on super smash bros Brawl so this is the game...COOl

[@GojoGOATED]

This game is one of the hardest games I’ve ever played

[@191694525]

Looks Like The Legend of Zelda in Edô Japan.

[@kingguernon]

I discovered this game back on Winter 2018

[@n-aera]

this song is very addictive ^__^ i listened in SSBB!!! i put "nazo no murasamejo" on the youtube search an i end here... this isn´t the legend of zelda engine??

[@dominicbly8427]

Needs to Be in SSB4

[@edwardlopez3961]

yup he is....as an assist smh

[@QuillShott]

Edward Lopez i was so dissapointed when i saw that.

[@seymourwillings2956]

***** Who said he won't be in the next Smash?

[@QuillShott]

Sakrai in today's Picture of the Day. hes an assist trophy.

[@seymourwillings2956]

Oh, well I'm pretty happy with the roster right now so I don't really care

[@requiem165]

1:51 lonk arrow and shield sound intensifies

[@Rubberman202]

I'm really happy this game is now on NSO and more people get to play it. :) Edit: Oh dang, is this a fan-translation? "Riddle of Murasame Castle" is an interesting translation of the game's title.

[@user-sk3jz1gk2d]

I still enjoy this game

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

We didn't have this until 2014, when it came out for the Virtual Console.

[@luisu5284]

I finally beat this game just now

[@thesegacampgamerandwerecam7504]

I'm bummed we never got the Game here in North America this is something I feel like playing...... but it never left Japan........

[@NatnatGaming101]

So this game has sound effects from other Nintendo NES games.

[@videogameadventure]

They should import this on the Virtual Console. I love the music in SSBB and I love this longplay of Nazo no Marasamejo, so why not bring it over here?

[@diegogarcia1171]

Anyone else here after Nintendo announced that the game is on switch today?

[@RyneMcKinney]

Me. This is such a historic game in Nintendo's library

[@Takato2527]

you can say this ... Legend of Zelda in Japan History ver. =))

[@LeCorbeauNoar]

i want a fanmade remake of this, it could be awesome

[@sahpdude]

I am working on a game similar to this

[@Magitek1112]

This game had a Virtual Console release, they really should add it to Nintendo Switch NES Online..

[@jayblizzyyyyy]

It was released to Nintendo Switch online at the end of October!

[@capscaps04]

what? what happened at the end with that thunder suddenly falling into the castle?

[@ZukaTheSoilderZebra]

I'm wrong, but it might be that The random alien that Got into the Murasame Castle is defeated, that might be the reason of why there was Thunder at the ending...

[@teckworks]

Huh, the music is surprisingly catchy.

[@M-gf9gu]

That's Koji Kondo music! :)

[@paddedpineappleanimations265]

What is takamarus hair called?

[@JerrythePlayer360]

I hope one day they port this game into the NES Library of the NSO one for Switch Caused I played this on 3DS and now I wanna try it again

[@rrurangi]

they did it on switch

[@thepokemontrainer6094]

whys isnt this on the nintendo nes libray?

[@bluescat581]

Music in this game is pretty nice

[@CowboyJoseph64]

I only know this game even exists because Super Mario Maker 2 elected to reference THIS game of all games as one of the sound effects. Why'd it have to make me Google something, damn it!

[@danielevans6816]

30:39 Currently, I can only shoot one small fireball straight forward. How many of those would do the trick?

[@ArtDocHound]

Awesome

[@uss_cushing]

Nintendo should release this on the switch immediately

[@metallosaurusrex5118]

Your wish became truth

[@mopbrothers]

This game looks really good, though I can totally see why it didn’t come to America.

[@J_Ciner]

I like the parts when nothing for a really long time

[@atteranenforcer5263]

Famicom Disk Drive load times basically.

[@girloninternet1188]

Sekiro looks great.

[@Paraboxify]

@cubex55 Shouldn't you guys list FDS games as FDS to denote the Japanese-onlyness of it, instead of listing it as NES because it's translated? I think it would help a lot of people search for more specific longplays. Also, love that you guys play a video game that has minor relations with Brawl.

[@skunkman9815]

When is this game gonna be added to the Nintendo entertainment system online service

[@StoneBust]

Yep, when it comes to Japan.

[@minegamer4l1f33]

The ninjas doing stuff is funny

[@cacarat53089]

Where can a rom for this english translation be safely obtained. I have Japanese version but would like English too.

[@WandererRonin]

You don't need one this game barely has any text.

[@padlock711]

I don't understand... why was this only released in Japan?

[@padlock711]

Metroid and Zelda were on the disk system too but they saw international releases

[@Willom]

m8. if you've got a 3DS it's on the eshop.

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

+Willom Today, maybe, but, on the NES/Famicom in the '80s, it was Japan-only, which is what I think he is referring to. In my personal opinion, I see no reason why it shouldn't have been sold in the West, as it is a great game (one of my favourites on the Famicom Disk System), and the '80s were the decade of Japanophilia.

[@ped3752]

@@lordsnivyofnottingham2948 Maybe it was too complicated and Japanese for the dumb Westerners, i guess that's what they thought of us in that time was this

[@docbaker3333]

I think its because of the fact that the final level Bares an uncomfortable Resemblance to Japan's hell and that the final boss fight as some creepy faces on walls thinks it because it would give nightmares to children in the west

[@MidnightThunderKid]

The fact that this game was in Nintendo Land as an attraction.

[@RoyboyX]

The thunder just ''had'' to ruin it. :P

[@ZukaTheSoilderZebra]

Agree xd

[@RocMegamanX]

The fourth level...X_X Oh good Lord, the pink...

[@platano214]

This game was a hybrid of mario and zelda and was delayed for the fds but was suppose to be a launch title for the famicom disk system

[@Willom]

where is the Mario part?

[@dirtypeasant6941]

Willom the music is composed by Koji Kondo

[@ZukaTheSoilderZebra]

@@Willom Music is composed by Koji Kondo, but A Mario sound effect is in minute 14:45 I'm not really sure if that sound effect is from Mario or not...

[@CresentSoul]

where?

[@ThatRyeMcFly]

Don’t care what people say. This is better than Zelda

[@padlock711]

I wonder... has anyone ever collected 99 lives in this game?

[@theclaudiaestilo]

Padlock Films Yes. I have collected them on my Nintendo 3DS version.

[@Ashi8No8Yubi]

I wish this game got twenty sequels

[@requiem165]

1:20 who came here from Super smash bros, the wizard , mario maker 2?

[@dawnparker5243]

Riddle of the mysterious murasame castle

[@arcticfox04]

Cool game. Wish it made it state side.

[@jerichomarsh3681]

4:40 I've never seen an nes game where monsters can follow you between rooms.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

does phanto from smb2 count

[@KidPrarchord95]

Metroid

[@rjd-kh8et]

Why would a fan translation translate "Delete Save File" as "Kill Mode"?

[@varietygamer95]

Your guess is as good as mine. The Japanese version of Zelda 2 has that written out in English

[@roxas4930]

fun fact this was the first game released for Famicom, as well as possibly being the inspiration for bullet hell games

[@gmitch1978]

The first games for the famicom were popeye and donkey Kong.

[@silverdamascus2023]

Nope, it wasn't, it was released in 1986, the Famicom was released in 1983, it wasn't even the first game on the Famicom Disk System acessory.

[@roverplush2.0]

The Mysterious Murasame Castle

[@DarkbluesEXE25]

What-If Nazo no Murasame Yoe in Popular Game

[@joeds_]

THE PINK?! The last level is harder than the pink!

[@snoozy04]

Super Mario Maker 2 Ninja Attack sound effect.

[@skunkman9815]

30:40 what is that thing

[@Inckman452]

reused sound effects, and style too but with new graphics and story, do like =)

[@dragonjames4500]

I wish I could play this

[@timothyroehm4307]

Buy it on the 3DS Eshop then what’re you waiting for!!!

[@timothyroehm4307]

Then again it’s only in Japanese text except the name entry so your call.

[@Dinosaurprince]

No one is talking about the hell level being the Darkworld music from Zelda.

[@jamesoffutt2801]

It seems like this game takes place after the Hyrule fantasy. The other side of the world different problems. Link handle his business with Gannon. Takemaru in his country also has its own problems.

[@soulrefix6503]

Suda51 reboot when?

[@td64youtubechannel80]

I got it on 3ds virtual console

[@mrnukes797]

TD64 Channel should I get it

[@jordandaluz2129]

@@mrnukes797 Please do, Matt. It's awesome like you are.

[@Anothy264]

even if this game is hard.i still want to play it but it never release in the united states.

[@SalForgione]

Ode to joy!

[@somedude5644]

This game is short. D:

[@joeds_]

Its "The Mysterious Murasame Castle" not "Riddle of Murasame Castle"

[@zdenenkschijbers187]

It is the original title

[@ilestecritqueseullink6387]

Here waiting for nintendo to make their version of ghost of tsushima

[@TronPachioftheDynamo]

This game looks really good. I don't see too many good NES games so that's big for me to say.

[@dylandoesrandomthings6595]

1:23 0.5x smm2 sound effects

[@RNorthex]

@Baximus it used cartridges, the famicom is a somewhat better version of the nes "kill mode" i love nintendo

[@peckneck8601]

the FDS uses floppy disks

[@DJWaffleston]

God, Koji Kondo's earliest compositions are undoubtedly timeless... Even if this game wasn't a big success back then, the music certainly stands out.

[@coryfice778]

how many times can u post the same comment

[@DeliaESymbols]

I discovered this game through SSBB years ago.

[@ScytheJackal]

21:04 I die for no reason here all the time

[@Sakurball]

"Riddle"

[@DuskusCB]

Nintendo Land brought me here.

[@DragonHeartHisMajestyX]

11:09 Mother of shit, dude! I couldn't be able to survive that shitshow if I tried!

[@osryionblaze8984]

0:00

[@andrewendres4421]

this chiptune is amazing