NES Longplay [450] Ghosts'n Goblins

[@travisbickle5381]

Satan himself must have been involved in the making of this game.

[@josetrejo5144]

Travis Bickle lmao goodone

[@albertnortononymous9020]

I mean the game admits this at 17:04

[@falcougeoutpost1585]

Fuck off please. I'd still rather play this version of the game than Street Fighter V, Street Fighter 6 or any of the newer Resident Evil games, especially those god damn overrated remakes of the older entries that are overhyped to shit.

[@everyslowsdown709]

31 year of this infernal game, and this still blows the brain through its impossibility!

[@Nimmermehr666]

The first Dark Souls game xD

[@Shendue]

Dark Souls is a walk in the park compared to the GnG games. Super Ghost n' Ghouls is one of the hardest games I've ever seen, and Ultimate Ghost n' Goblins is also absurd.

[@mikkel1523]

No

[@juliantonnera8539]

@@mikkel1523 it was a joke

[@TheTrueBro]

Shendue i think SGNG is hard due to technical reasons (AKA the constant slowmo that affected the control response a lot). I heard there's a fix that removes the game's slowmo and makes it more playable (in a very good way). UGNG, on the other hand, I can't agree more with your statement. That game is hard for real, legit lessons. And highly underrated.

[@tanjobi0202]

The first Hell.

[@darkprose]

This looks really intense. I was on the edge of my seat watching it.

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

How to beat this game AVGN style 1 - Get the knife 2 - Get the knife 3 - GET THE KNIFE!

[@ericandre5060]

Video Games And The World tip number four don’t let the flame appear in level 2

[@dorourke105]

@@ericandre5060 also don't miss that shield weapon in level 6 either or you'll be kicked back to level 5. troll lo lo lo lo lo lo laaa

[@iciouailleurs1977]

Ah, what good memories of youth with this good old arcade game. Sometimes I still play it from time to time to pass the time thanks to an emulator, and I admit I still love it so much.

[@scipio8866]

I could never get past the first stage

[@etejoy]

+Nicholas Cone Hard Game

[@44bigfreeze]

I couldn't get past the third. So many red devils...

[@antn7207]

I am playing it. After 3 hours I reached stage 2

[@Ballowax]

@Retrogamer Dell That is unless if you play the Famicom version where there ARE NO CONTINUES...

[@Ballowax]

@Retrogamer Dell did you beat it?

[@knightzofpleasure2]

Dude I'm 37 now nvr could beat this game and just saw the last level finally tonight....ty so much...YOUR THE MAN!!!!

[@kitrik23]

yeah i thought i was the man at this til i seen this dude, i gotta wonder was this legit play or some kind of cheat involved cause some of the shit seemed impossible

[@duckdog706]

The red devils are insanely hard, they alone make me question the veracity of this video. Sometimes they swoop in so fast at an angle you can't help but get hit.

[@daveshen0880]

Matthew Kough There is no the red devil, but only one. His name is Firebrand. Firebrand is the protagonist in Gargoyles Quest 2 on NES.

[@marioisawesome8218]

Plus, he got the axe. The worst weapon in the game. Plus, he picked up the item that turns you into a frog. I very highly suspect savestates

[@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd]

Most of the videos of WoL are tool assisted, they're here to give us an idea of what the game is like to decide what to buy and what not to.

[@MsPacManEntertainment]

@@marioisawesome8218 yhe flame

[@bulb9970]

@@marioisawesome8218 I refuse to believe 7:29 was done without save states

[@RainePhoenix]

For a game so old, it's impressive that it was capable of scrolling diagonally. Most games of this era could only scroll left-right or up-down at once.

[@DepriverOfSouls]

31:21 I find it funny not only how the ending text has misspellings....but also when the princess is done kissing Arthur and the screen goes black...GAME OVER!! I think the Princess KILLED him xD

[@brianleemason4357]

16:00 "Oh my God it's another one! There are two Satans?!" -AVGN

[@alexthompson5275]

gotta kill them 2 with the shield or cross or get sent back two levels and it will say this weapon has not effect. try again pretty much

[@alienspacebat5218]

It's amazing how in just nine years, Capcom got from the true ending of this game (even more mistakes than the arcade version, to boot) to a fairly lengthy text scroll entirely in nearly flawless English, even in Japan, for the intro to the first MegaMan X.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

I don't understand this comment in the slightest bit.. wtf..

[@CaptainCapitulation]

@@Gameboy-Unboxings he is saying that the true ending of this game in english had many spelling mistakes (more than the arcade version) and that it was impressive that in only 9 years they could master their english writting staff for megaman x

[@CanadaDragon1]

In the words of James Rolfe (Angry Video Game Nerd) 1. Get the knife 2. Get the knife 3. GET THE KNIFE!!!

[@CanadaDragon1]

***** You wanna cut steak with a plastic spoon? No. Get the knife.

[@blackadam06]

Man....all of these 80s NES games bring back so many fond, teenage memories LOL!!

[@Wflash00]

You know the saying "you can't argue with results"? Well in the several times I've longplayed this game, not once would I have ever switched away from the knife. That thing is crucial. I give you lots of credit for completing this longplay even with the rapid switching of weapons that occurred throughout. I've attempted, but god the firebrand and axe are garbage, and I'd get killed by the gargoyles in level 3 because of it.

[@sion103]

1:07 - that feeling when red demon was my end game.

[@CRGamer1]

Conglaturation! You're winner.

[@beefcurtainz69]

Lol big rigs!

[@44bigfreeze]

But this game spells it like "congraturation"

[@Dueville7777]

"Return to the starting point to challenge again!" FUCK THAT!

[@edwardgaines6561]

Dueville7777 Some people call it "Replay Value."

[@thesinaclwon]

Truly one of the top 5 rawest games ever made. This is the Dark Souls of the 80's. This is where rage quitting got started.

[@theonionkingdom8060]

Tips on how to do good in Ghosts 'n Goblins. "Number 1: Get the knife, Number 2: Get the knife! Number 3: GET. THE. KNIFE." -James Rolfe.

[@bruce.5364]

Un excelente juego y recuerdos de mi infancia :,)

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

31:23 - 31:44 (I think the ending script would be) Congratlations! This story has happily ended. Thanks/Thank you. Being the wise and courageous knight that ya are made ya feel strongful willing in your body. Come back to play it again.

[@milliondollarsism]

I personally like the flame

[@albertnortononymous9020]

Pretty sure it was supposed to have been “You feel strength welling up in your body.”

[@crazy_buffalo_balrog_02]

I like how in NES games, the music glitches when certain sound effects over lap it...

[@Spectacular66]

Limitations on the amount of sound channels the NES had if you're looking for a more technical explanation.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

It's because the NES had only 5 sound channels. 2 square wave channels, 1 triangle wave channel, 1 white noise channel (usually used for drums) and 1 sample channel. Samples took a lot of space on the cartridge, so they were usually very simple. If all channels are used for music, then some sound effects will interrupt it.

[@longhorn7]

Thank God for the emulator on my PSP that allows me to save any point of the game and load it until I reach new levels. Still cant get past all the Red Devils in the castle. Shit is insanely hard.

[@kennethmccullah4905]

this guy is a legend for using the fire

[@guildjonah4156]

29:40 Goblin: I’m just gonna wander around as I feel like it Knight: NO (smacks him with a shield) enough with the crap

[@JackoMoonwalker]

I just came here to tell you all, that after hundreds of tries, I finally could finish this game today on my original Family Game console!! It was a pain in the ass with those fuckin' devils, but I made it. After suffering the first time and gaining some experience, the second time the gameplay is easier! It's not impossible, never give up!!

[@frun]

Wow 😵

[@drunkenramble4120]

One of the Harder NES games ... drove me crazy in my youth!!

[@naasj3226]

Man same here

[@myc5136]

“You want to cut steak with a plastic spoon no get the knife”- AVGN

[@neontyler6663]

I feel so old I remembered i always gets scared when im playing this

[@TheMbauer2011]

level 5 was the the furthest i ever got! this game was sick! love it how you run through!!!

[@naasj3226]

I couldn’t get pass level 5 is so much more harder than it looks

[@Uru19861]

Good Lord! Someone must have enough pacience, with this game. What a torture!

[@JoeCambo]

17:03 the worlds largest middle finger

[@RetroArt216204]

Joe Cambo now I’m twice as pissed off

[@DwayneAPurple]

why the hell was he in the graveyard with his girlfriend? And in only his trunks? That's not the best situation to score!

[@edwardgaines6561]

DwayneAPurple You sure about that?

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

that was a princess

[@milliondollarsism]

He is the owner of the graveyard. He was like " babe! All this you see here, will be yours one day". And then.... Swoop. She's gone. Uhhh hi! That's what happen!

[@joonaslehtonen7965]

Take a key for coming in.

[@yngwe8257]

I watched this a while ago. Amazing playthrough. It is a really difficult game.

[@Outsider_aa]

This is hardcore gaming, no blood needed.

[@44bigfreeze]

No swearing either... Oh wait.

[@GungKrisna12]

Just insane difficulty that makes you swear a lot

[@Butucu128]

NES classic edition conformed

[@Ballowax]

Oh yeah, when you hit jump Arthur sometimes won't respond and God help you If you're playing on a real NES on an HDTV where you have to hit jump earlier than usual and hope to god he jumps

[@The_Bear_Is_Watching]

Ballowax 2002 yeah I also noticed that on nes classic

[@lizb4234]

This game caused my high blood pressure and now I'm on meds for the rest of my life. It may also be the reason for my depression. Definitely my PTSD.

[@arterialtribal]

INCREDIBLE work! I never finished level 2.

[@alonzotanner1226]

Damn, this game used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Probably cuz of the music and the extremely dark and demonic nature of it I don't know. I could never get past the 2nd stage. I don't think I even want to try now that I'm in my 30s. You did great though. Well done!

[@rizqiism]

Me too, i was not an easy give up kid back then, but this game just different, it feels weired feeling when i played this game, especially when mu character died. I just cant try more than stage 2.

[@CryMoar]

Don't you love games that end with "GAME OVER"? Just totally deflates that feeling of victory.

[@44bigfreeze]

Shinobi for the Sega Master System

[@transientclassic6698]

This game is SO EASY..............said nobody ever.

[@Vistico93]

The greatest opening to a videogame ever. I have so many questions... Arthur totally in his "So what are we gonna do about this?" pose with Prin Prin

[@jamesg8199]

The most terrifying soundtrack of any NES game.

[@davida7153]

Awesome port. Feels pretty much like the arcade.

[@sheppardfun5360]

Oh to think how many times I threw this damn game cartridge across the room....

[@francescookei3785]

0:26 is a castle in the mountain?

[@BattletoadOVerload]

Yeah dude the final level. Out there in the distance just to tease you!

[@francescookei3785]

WoW i love these particoulars.New games are without fantasy.

[@gnussyflarkin]

I was so terrible with fire. Kudos to you!

[@jayhoppy2524]

One of the hardest games with the easiest final boss.

[@kzbxvz]

The original arcade game is one of the hardest platformers ever but the infamous NES version takes the cake.

[@msw0322]

The difficulty of this game sends that of Castlevania, Zelda 2 and Ninja Gaiden home on a stretcher.

[@Ballowax]

The music that plays in stages 5 and 6 plays in my head for every time I get my report card:D

[@MegaPhilX]

This series just doesn't care if it has to sacrifice balance or any other "normal" game design rules in order to kick your ass.

[@BBoyBiff]

The old capcom token for 5000 points , love how they put that in all their games 🔥

[@Alder-sj9or]

Tip one Get the Knife Tip two Get the Knife Tip three Get the Knife That's my tip for whoever wants to get far in this game.

[@1Professor3]

AVGN =)

[@snorman1911]

Tip four don't ever, ever, ever get the fire.

[@ndcloutedd8683]

Tip Five Forget About getting the shield till the end of this game

[@mets2128]

ZeroC108 Tip six GET THE FUCKIN KNIFE AND DON'T LET IT GO UNTIL LEVEL 6.

[@Faren_]

Tip seven: Get the shield.

[@MarMaxGaming]

This was definitely tool assisted. Level 3 was ridiculous with those devils.

[@RedRumOnE]

That's what I was thinking after seeing how long it took to take out the first devil, As well as a ghost or two.

[@MarMaxGaming]

@@RedRumOnE I think you can tell when people move in ways that clearly have hindsight in their side! There are strategies that are safer than others, so when somebody runs right into potentially dangerous spots with no punishment because they always act just the right way.. you know it’s some nonsense. And I’ve beaten GnG several times at this point!

[@KC-fb8ql]

This game gave me fits back in the day

[@waterwong12]

I didn't understand the get-the-knife comment until I finally played it. GET THE MFING KNIFE and SCREW THE TORCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@krypbo]

Actually, my dude, those comments are from a video of this game by Cinemassacre.

[@wildwest1832]

this game is really legit one of the hardest on nes. I still think its a pretty good game though.

[@Silvester2K]

This is Nintendo Hell

[@POLE7645]

(30:44) "I did it! I beat two Satans in my underwear!" -AVGN

[@RetroArt216204]

POLE7645 love these AVGN references

[@Flamestar320]

My comment on the ghosts in this game, to quote Johnny's version of the Tails Doll, "CURSE THAT INCESSANT SQUEALING!!!"

[@realdjtoddthunder1323]

this game is so cool

[@DEADMETALSTAN]

This game was brutal, especially without the knife.

[@user-we9rr2ff1b]

this game was hard as hell, but I loved it. it took me forever to beat it.

[@InsaneKorean77]

31:06 Welcome To Streets 'N' Fighters!

[@rizqiism]

I remembered this was one of the most difficult game i ever played.

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

Game's Complete.... Still, 4th Wall Broken, By Displaying A Game Over Message.

[@billyrigney2280]

This game is harder than a coffin nail. The amount of times you nearly got hit haha

[@keetmadu1054]

This game introduced me to gamer rage.

[@duckdog706]

The feat accomplished at around 29:58 is not possible. Played this part. You have to retreat down the ladder to stand a chance.

[@slackaxeable]

I can feel the strongth welling in my body

[@BirikinPrimary]

Curious to ask but Is the shield required to kill final boss ? I mean only shield does kill the final boss ?

[@44bigfreeze]

Yes

[@thesnuggler9606]

+Birikin Yeah, it is. Also: if you don't want the "This room is a trap" ending, aim for the face on his stomach.

[@Wflash00]

The thing about it is, to access the 7th level in a legitimate run, you do need the shield. Otherwise, there's a level select code that will grant you access there without the shield. You can kill the devil with whatever weapon you choose if you do that. The code is this: On the title screen, hold Right while pressing B three times, then release Right Press Up (don't hold it) and press B three times Press Left and press B three times Press Down and press B three times You choose what level and what checkpoint with the A and B buttons, then press Start to load it.

[@kellypermenter9779]

Hah! This has got to be one of the most difficult and aggravating games ever released. My copy eventually ended up under my refrigerator after I ripped it out of my NES and threw it into the kitchen. I did manage to beat it, though after watching this video I'm not sure how I did it

[@willbanks4969]

This is the first Nintendo game I ever played ,it was 1989 took me forever to beat this damn game. Took me years to beat it . The greatest game in history imo & the darkest.

[@DoctorChained]

not even close to the greatest game. get better taste

[@willbanks4969]

@@DoctorChained I like the dark shit so this is perfect for me .And it's my opinion not yours so f off.

[@edwardgaines6561]

17:02 Biggest FUCK YOU by a Capcom game to date! "Go ahead dauntlessly!"

[@rauladdams5709]

I see lots of talk about how some of the stuff done in this playthrough would require TAS. To me, its totally irrelevant. This isn't a video claiming to be anything other than a longplay, so if some Tools were used so as to give me a better idea of what I'm facing later in the game, so what? This video was uploaded 5 years ago and it just helped me immensely, I thank you! *ADDITION* Is the website now defunct? Can't seem to get it to load up for me.

[@will.2155]

Just realized you could duck under the unicorns fireballs. I-

[@gleisonwilliam6018]

You are the great master in this game. Congratulation!!!!

[@aaron75fy]

17:21 ...you have to beat the game twice? you have to beat the game twice *laughs* in a row...well that's good because now I'M TWICE AS PISSED OFF!!!! beat the game twice

[@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd]

This is known as being one of the hardest games of all time, and rightly so. It's sort of an artificial difficulty though, forcing you to play the whole thing twice. However, there is a platformer out there that makes this look like a cakewalk. Kitchen Panic on the PS1. It was only released in Japan and the graphics make it look like some stupid kids' game, but I am willing to bet money it's the hardest 2D platformer of all time with a physical release.

[@michaelheadjr.5415]

how old is Katie Liedlich today if she was born on this day in 1995?

[@curtispop8123]

One of hardest nintendo game i ever played...n still the most scariest game

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

31:31 You can just hear the throwing of controllers in the distance.

[@MetalHeadJagger]

@6:00 this entire level is a marathon of Devils lmaooo AVGN Is the Best

[@cashmab]

This was the hardest NES game of it's day, at least for kids in my age range (11 or 12 years old back then). We never beat this game, not even with the secret controller combo to skip levels...

[@longhorn8459]

yep, and now after watching this, if i would've ever made it to the end and then find out I had to to it all again I would've broken my NES. the ending sucked too. i think this game was the original flappy bird

[@filopride619]

But with actual gameplay value.

[@snowthemegaabsol6819]

You apparently have never played Silver Surfer.

[@kitrik23]

wow...I was 13 and beat this game eventually after hours and hours, but beside megaman 2 ive never beat any other game ... and ive beat the mario brothers games too //// but i couldnt beat castlevania, ninja gaiden, batman or mike tysons punchout

[@megablastoise8770]

insert AVGN quote here.

[@rootykazooty351]

OK. "AVGN is a SNES fanboy who is so shit at video games his opinion is worthless."

[@spaceinvader2827]

GET THE KNIFE

[@mommyesdeath7473]

MegaBlastoise15 CURSE CURSE GODDAMIT

[@TheBranMan100]

(Sees the Pig in a blanket Ghost) Nnnnnnneeeeeee- SHUT UUUUUP!

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

How can such a fiendishly difficult game have such an easy final boss?

[@VGMrawk]

8:31 - you took a gamble...and you won.

[@MrGullisYT]

Funny how when I watch stuff like AVGN, i imagine these games to be like 6-8 hours long, when in reality they can be beaten in 30-60 minutes

[@youremybiggestfan]

You know when hes been trough hell when he throws shields on the boss.

[@ezequielgomez7083]

I play it on NES Classic Mini of Ghosts n Goblins this is one of the HARDEST Game Ever.

[@NewYorkJon41]

It took me 25 years to beat this game

[@GUBMENTxCHEESE]

Nintendo hell. Where you are forced to play Ghosts n' Goblins, Ninja Gaiden, and Battletoads for eternity on a 12inch black/white tv with a break-proof controller.

[@44bigfreeze]

And if you somehow manage to beat all those, you get to try Gradius and Silver Surfer.

[@johnnywalker4941]

Those flying devils are worse than that foosball

[@normamohdnor4730]

You climb ladders by holding UP, correct? I can't climb them for some reason (I reached Stage 2 and tried to climb the first ladder but I can't).

[@MSHAPPY-sr1uq]

I been trying to best this game for 32 years now

[@ZangooseFanatic]

CONGRATULATION!! THIS STORY IS HAPPY END!!