Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti (Fam/NES) | Retrospective & Review [SSFF]

[@alejandrovaldez9848]

This game finally got localized on the Namco Museum Archives collection Vol.1 on the switch. Rejoice everyone!

[@diegog1853]

I love how Rick carries an axe but stupidly hits with the blunt side every time.

[@Pixel-dan]

Great stuff Derek. This is one I've earned to pick up for some time, but have never pulled the trigger due to price. I know it's not too expensive, but was always holding out for cheaper. Still, looks like a lot of fun!

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+PixelDan Eardley (The Pixel Dan Channel) hey dan! it's not about "game collecting" it's "bargain hunting", hold out until you get a better deal!

[@LUCKO2022]

+PixelDan Eardley (The Pixel Dan Channel) I got a repo of this game years ago for about $25. It's pretty easy to get a repo copy of the game if you want to play it enough.

[@tonesdad0408]

The developers of 2010 knew so much about the history of the franchise that garbage of cesspool was actually made into a trophy, very cool!

[@CazTheGamerGuy]

I assume the idea behind the "graffiti" in the title is in reference to the game itself taking on a more chibi-like art style, i.e. artistically masking the more gruesome characters and enemies from Splatterhouse in a new coat of paint with its own, distinct style from the first game (since Splatterhouse 2 and 3 weren't out until later)

[@GatorRay]

+Caz That would make sense Caz.

[@JDelwynn]

+Caz I like to think it's a really obscure reference to the movie American Graffiti. That was the first thing that popped into my head so it's very unlikely...

[@Zaekk]

+Caz I was thinking the same thing, ya beat me to it holmes.

[@SeekerLancer]

+Caz Yeah, it's basically a tongue-in-cheek reference to this being a parody. "Naughty Graffiti," is saying that this is a "vandalized" version of Splatterhouse.

[@Kani8122]

I think they just put graffiti in the title because making graffiti is a "naughty" thing.

[@achaudhari101]

Well after years since it was mentioned, you finally got around to reviewing the game. Well done Derek.

[@RPGtourguide]

Wanpaku Graffiti looks like a whole lot of fun in a little Famicom package. ;) Who knew that chopping up hordes of monsters could look so adorable? Hahaha. Excellent review! :)

[@mementoa9025]

Dayum shame we may never get a Splatterhouse Remastered or a Splatterhouse 2010 sequel. But thanks for doing a video on this, I've been waiting for it like many others in the comments.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+mementoa there were rumors of a canceled dlc for the splatterhouse reboot. lot of tragedies around that 2010 reboot

[@mementoa9025]

+Stop Skeletons From Fighting That's news to me. From the West Mansion fansite interview I heard they were planning on making a sequel instead, which sadly never came to be. Its a shame since because of your video, you got me into the game and a lesser extent the series, which I wouldnt have considered before due to the poor reviews. For a game stuck in development hell, it turned out to be pretty fun. Here's hoping though one day Namco Bandai uses that Dark Souls and mobile game revenue to produce a sequel, or at the very least a remaster with slightly more story content. Crazier things have happened this year, like all these ports of obscure Japanese games and visual novels and such to Steam.

[@tonesdad0408]

+mementoa My hope is that If they truly plan on keeping the franchise buried, they should consider selling the IP. Strangely, to me Nintendo could be a good fit. The first I owned the the originals on the Virtual Console so there is a connection plus I fantasize about a Rick Taylor Amiibo! That would be amazing!

[@SeekerLancer]

It's not a great game, but I love it! I like that you touched on the Namco/Nintendo thing. It's the reason why the Genesis became the home of Splatterhouse 2 after all. Please review the Rolling Thunder games Derek, I'll love you forever!

[@GatorRay]

+ChristopherBlair Speaking of the Genesis Rolling Thunder 3 is not only a Genesis exclusive but also only released in North America.

[@renbelmont]

Good stuff as always, D.

[@ryanamberger]

It's nice to hear someone mention emulation as an option without being all dramatic and stupid about it. Nice review Derek.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Ryan Amberger for these older games, sometimes it's more important to just play a game than to own it. game collecting can be a very expensive hobby and it shouldn't prevent you from playing really great games

[@bortlicenseplate1288]

Well said. I ain't paying for no Little Samson these days, but it would be a shame to miss out on such a fun game

[@melasauce9943]

Emulation itself isn't illegal, the way you get the ROM is just questionable...

[@miguelb5661]

I thought the reason for emulation was to back up games you OWN; meaning paid for. Not to be advice to do all wily nilly and rip people who worked hard on the game. For these older titles, sure. But for more current games, that's piracy my friend and ur the reason a lot of smaller developers close cause their product doesn't sell well do to piracy.

[@XTNDEADPLAY]

i have a shiny charmander with a pikachu hat

[@arcaderkid8449]

Greatest horror games on Nintendo: Only for Nintendo. My Listed Favorites of Horror: 1. Castlevania 2. Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest 3. Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse 4. Frankenstein: Monster Returns 5. Bram Stoker's Dracula 6. Monster Party 7. Ghoul School 8. Dr. Chaos 9. Jaws 10. Chiller 11. Uninvited 12. Ghoul School 13. Shadow Gate 14. Zombie Nation 15. Friday The 13th 16. Maniac Mansion 17. Home Sweet Grave 18. Dr Jackyl and Mr Hyde 19. Nightmare on Elm Street 20. Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

I always assumed you'd get to this one eventually. Glad to see you did. I did an episode about it a few years ago for Halloween, and I glossed over the possibility of a US release with "whatever, violence and religious imagery." Recently, I did a bunch of research on newer episodes that included Namco, Tengen, etc., and you definitely gave a better explanation. Love the show, and I think I mentioned it to you on Twitter, but I love the new(ish) intro.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+On the Stick gotta thank the gaming historian for tipping me off to that bit about namco and nintendo.

[@kakufreaks]

Came from your old video from Splatterhouse, nice to see your quality keeps evolving. Thank you for the analysis.

[@retroNES2600]

Finally have some downtime and get to enjoy this AWESOME review. Great as always keep it up Derek! See you at the stream!

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+retroNES2600 oh yeah, thanks for watching the streams!

[@TheGameGrinder]

Excellent review as always! I think the Splatterhouse reboot gets more gruff than it deserve, it's simple and entertaining and did what it intended to do. Also, for those who don't have the original games, they are unlockable in the reboot as well.

[@TheGameGrinder]

Glad I'm not the only one. It wasn't amazing by any means, but I had fun ripping enemies apart and beating them with said limbs. Also unlockable gf nudies.

[@jignjorf9076]

+The Game Grinder Yeah, it wasn't revolutionary or anything, but it's still quite a bit of fun and I personally loved its combat and dialogue.

[@AMARIIILO]

Hey Derek, absolutely love this review, old time fan here! Really happy you went for a more professional review switch rather then putting on the whole HVGN mask, I'm lovin' the newer content alot! As a suggestion, perhaps, you could review the Gameboy port of Gargoyle's Quest 2 only released in Japan! Not a full on review, of course, just a small one to show the differences and your thoughts. Anyways, I don't wanna ramble, but can't wait for more content, I can't wait to see the day you're among the best KZbin reviewers out there!

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Serbirus you know i forgot about that game! i'll put that one down on the list.

[@steamboshow606]

Your videos are the fucking best! I was actually starting a Splatterhouse playthough tonight! :D Your review for Splatterhouse on the 360 got me wanting to play it.

[@mikeval1525]

You finally review this game, after a the years.

[@GaggleofDoozies]

Got my fan translated cart.....LOVE IT!!!

[@bloodhound223]

Daniel Johnson reference on a splatterhouse game, awesome.

[@Diablokiller999]

Yai, Emulation! The only thing that saves me a shit load of money for overprized used game copies! :D

[@benbeesley4277]

Its refreshing to hear a retro gaming reviewer not shy away from suggesting emulation, especially when its a foreign game.

[@RaposaCadela]

in Brazil in even worst, i live here, believe me. an example: a Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartdrige in USA costs 5$, approximately, and here in Brazil, it costs 70R$! that's freakin' expensive!

[@christian6911]

+Ben Beesley well it's not like the publishers will gain or lose money from emulation same with used copies.

[@Diablokiller999]

christian Arredondo Yup, purchasing old games is more a collecting thing. I don't get why I should make some people rich because they were lucky to buy this years ago or (more likely) from people who were unaware about the prices for used copies.

[@multitaskgamerpro6980]

+2ツDerickFabro bullshit...ive been to brazil and that game in the flea market is more or less free

[@KevinTheTimeGeek86]

I think I vaguely recall seeing a friend of mine stream this one time. I was floored by the fact this was a Splatterhouse game because of the cutesy nature of it. Anyway, great vid, Derek! Can't wait for the next one! Also, I want that EarthBound poster. :D

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+GoldenTalesGeek that's not a poster it's a painting, guy goes by the name of Square Painter. donated it to me years ago, he makes quality stuff, look him up

[@KevinTheTimeGeek86]

+Stop Skeletons From Fighting It's a painting?! Holy crap, that's amazing! I will definitely look him up! I wonder if he would do any "Chrono Trigger" art like that...?

[@bungalox]

Had no idea that the price went up for this game. I remember buying it off ebay maybe 2-4 years ago for 10 bucks.

[@XBranchProductions]

Oh! You tease, I see that Tomba sitting back there! I'm glad you at least have it, over the years I've come to find out its pretty rare. One of my childhood favorites though! I hope you'll review them both someday! Provided you have the second one that is, if not I'd be more than willing to keep an eye out for you! Someday I'll do my own reviews but it'd be nice if they got some attention from someone as big as you! Regardless, cool review, been looking forward to this one for a long time! Love the show, keep up the great work man!

[@LUCKO2022]

+JZNES I have Tomba. I still need a physical copy of Tomba 2 though. What's funny is I got the game new for $10 in the late 1990's just after Tomba 2 had come out. Now it goes for easy over $100 or more depending on condition.

[@XBranchProductions]

Yeah its a great game and that's a great deal! I had it back in the day too but my copy got scratched to hell because I was a stupid little kid and I played it way too much as well. It's a very awesome/ underrated game

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Not every classic game has to be perfect in every way. One of my favourite games of all time is the original Dead Rising. I love it and have finished it many times but a lot of it's mechanics are a bit janky and so many people dislike that game.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Great review! I played this during Halloween and loved it, I got a Repro Cart from Uncle Tusk. The whole Splatterhouse series is just so bizarre and awesome. The 2nd one seriously freaked me out when I was a kid.

[@ultimosis]

Oh man I finally bought this just the other day. Glad I JUST missed the Derek Alexander bump! Love your videos!

[@SusuperHands]

Nice work! Love that Blood Skeleton on the wall

[@kevinatomic5141]

Hey Derek, just stumbled on the channel the other day and I have to say it is great to see you're still making videos and keeping it happy and nerdy (ha). Excellent work as always!

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Kevin Atomic thanks! and yup still out here

[@kevinatomic5141]

I've been trying to start over from the ground up. It has been difficult but fun to be back in it.

[@sfighter0085]

I played this on an emulator once, this game was...weird to say the least. I mean a kid friendly of a game that would make "Mortal Kombat" look like "Clash at Demonhead" is just a strange concept. While I did manage to have some fun with it, I never managed to get past the the first boss. But grated the chibi style designs aren't bad. Good video, hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving Derek.

[@danyelperao]

maybe 'graffiti' is the word some "translator" found to represent "a fake image" because the story being all a movie or whatever... (sorry my bad english, I'm from Brazil)

[@GatorRay]

+Danyel Perão That would make sense.

[@ChicaneryBear]

Your English is great. There is no need to apologise.

[@GatorRay]

ChicaneryBear I agree.

[@lilwyvern4]

Even though you say your English is bad, you still thought of a possible explanation for the name which I never thought of. Clearly you're better than you give yourself credit for!

[@dummyringbomb]

the "a treat for daniel johnston fans" bit had me laughing more than it shouldve

[@christophermiller3031]

i just started watching your channel and just want to say that I think you're doing an awesome job! keep it up dude :)

[@livecoilarchive1458]

2:15 A Daniel Johnston mention? Between VG Cats and this, you just got that much cooler, Uncle Derek. Thanks. 😊

[@hughlingard]

_this really is fun for the whole family._

[@G_Gr00v3]

It's funny watching this again after revisiting Derek's reviews of the other Splatterhouse games, because he said "I don't feel need to review that one anymore." Then again, he did say "buying Doom one last time" when talking about PS1 Doom, so... 😁

[@ArchivusUniversalis]

Always love the Splatterhouse stuff! Keep going strong.

[@salokin3087]

Damn, I've been waiting a long time for this video...

[@samm4931]

Regarding the title, maybe it implies that it's Splatterhouse with a "wacky graffiti" over it?

[@The_Real_DCT]

Sam M it's actually translated as Naughty Graffiti.

[@LancasterPlays]

Never heard of this game before, very interesting! Great stuff man! Would love to work with you some day.

[@neonnwave1]

Wait, did I see a Chibi Snatcher among those games you showed as examples? *looks again* OMG, how is that even possible?! O_O

[@GatorRay]

+Neon Wave Because Konami is Konami

[@shards-of-glass-man]

+Neon Wave Well, the genre is different (SD Snatcher is a JRPG). I've heard that the plot differs as well, don't know to what extent though. There is a fan translation avaliable.

[@ararattempest-lingua]

gory cutie hellyeah. btw, I was playing this at the Halloween night this year.

[@ireallylovepie]

The outline of the boss at 2:58 reminded me of Cropsy from the 1981 slasher flick The Burning.

[@malonshammer]

I played and wrote a review for this game for Halloween this year! Great little game. Played through it twice in a row happily.

[@CaliforniaBigHunks]

oh baybee that wanpaku graffiti. keep up the good work fam.

[@TheHenriGame]

YES! FUCK YEAH! I knew you would take a look at this game at some point! Man, just wished I didn't take so long to watch this.

[@MisterNinten]

I just assumed the graffiti in the title would be referring to the blood and violence being cutesy. Like there isn't really blood spatter, but more of like graffiti instead of actual blood.

[@bontonne]

Awesome Whirly ball shirt! been there twice and had a great time!

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Bontonne z i got it at goodwill for a couple of bucks. i actually had no idea whirly ball was an actual thing, i just liked the design!

[@Fracassi1]

Like the added history lesson. Now, I have to go play some lacrosse on bumper cars.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Anthony Fracassi always got time for a little history

[@khog143]

Whirly Ball shirt is awesome. Great review.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Great stuff as always man :-)

[@JDDL2011]

Another excellent upload.

[@wdcain1]

SD Snatcher? I have never heard of that though I did play Mighty Final Fight as a kid (Poison's first US appearance!!). BTW I saw Shenmue & Skies of Arcadia in the background there. I am looking forward to your next videos.

[@maysaisawsome]

been waiting a long time for this one :')

[@ferdinandcountfathom9298]

What a great early Xmas present to us fans, Derek! I was just replaying the 2010 Splatterhouse remake on 360 after rewatching your review this past week; how fortuitous on the timing for wanpaku! Merry Christmas to you and yours...Btw, have you seen Krampus yet? Just curious what a horror fan like you would think; I'm planning on seeing it later this month. Keep up the great work, man, your vids are some of my absolute faves on youtube. :)

[@treehousewizkid]

This game has the smoothest controls of any NES game I've played. Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu is a close second.

[@Valtharr]

it's actually by the same developer

[@GameplayandTalk]

I finally got around to playing through this for the first time back in October. As a Splatterhouse fan, my feelings on the game were about the same as in this video.

[@ViperAcidZX]

It's such a shame that Wanpaku Graffiti couldn't at least get bundled with the 2010 Splatterhouse remake, it would have made it the total package for long-time fans and newcomers alike.

[@LUCKO2022]

+ViperAcidZX The ports on that remake were shitty anyway, so it's just as well. The 2 Genesis games sound horrible and the arcade version was blury as fuck. That is how it is on my PS3 copy which I bought day 1.

[@Cronoro]

This channel grew on me man hahha 💪

[@OneColdMonkey]

I wonder if the 'graffiti' part is why my copy came with cute little chibi Splatterhouse stickers inside the box.

[@fiiive2the5ix]

Yo man, I envy your beautiful blue eyes. straight up. also! great review. only really played splatterhouse on Genesis a few times and for some reason I don't remember much about it. I have to go back and check it out.

[@TheGamingExposure]

I believe it to be a worthy game to add to your collection if you are a fan. i spent 60 bucks on the no longer sold retrousb version. Love this game first nes title I finished.

[@double-helix-22x22y]

can't wait to play this game

[@Mantis47]

Maybe the graffiti is referencing how in the original Splatterhouse you "Splat" the enemies against the walls when Rick attacks, and now because it's more chibi and cutesy, it's like a graffiti? I dunno.

[@SeriousBeats]

I need to get this game!

[@Cronoro]

I love your channel man 💪

[@willmistretta]

A five sentence fan translation? Nice.

[@hollowsephiroth]

About time you covered this game. Finally broke your original rule eh?

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+hollowsephiroth i had always planned to get back to it but i definitely wanted to take a break from Splatterhouse

[@hollowsephiroth]

Makes sense. You went really in depth on the series in the past. Honestly got me into looking them up and playing them for myself. Definitely difficult, but super fun. BTW, thanks for responding directly. Not many KZbinrs do that anymore. Love your work and your commentary.

[@GiordanDiodato]

Cause it's AWSOM!

[@Pimpeaux]

.....But it's not Halloween anymore, Derek.....

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Pimpeaux; at Stop Skeletons From Fighting, it's Halloween whenever we say so

[@KaotikKnight]

This video is awesome!

[@squelchotron8259]

Could the graffiti thing be a reference to it being a mischievous "overlay" on a series franchise?

[@brpadington]

This game was a nice change after I got P.T.S.D.(Powerful Tyrannosaurus Sized Dick) from Splatterhouse.

[@Feelin_DanDy]

I rarely import so I emulate it, actually did a playthrough on this recently on my channel. Is there multiple paths or something? I beat this and didn't see some areas & bosses shown here. Also forgot to mention after dracula does the thriller dance, he flips you off xD

[@Alianger]

+Ness Kirby Yes there are.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Ness Kirby yes, there are two crystal balls in hidden areas, you need them both to see the full ending. and no, the dracula does he peace sign, which in japan means something harmless like "victory".

[@GatorRay]

It makes me wonder why this game wasn't an unlockable in the Splatterhouse reboot.

[@Mat23]

Great video Derek! Any chance you'll do Xenosaga or Breath of fire series someday?

[@solidmasterdante]

Awwww, shit, I've been waiting for this one :D

[@The_Real_DCT]

Took some work but I got it running on my modded NES classic and by work I mean finding a MMC 3 mapper patch for the game and then patching my rom and then adding it to my classic.

[@BackToFiction]

Praise Derek..

[@crazycarlsadventures5983]

I got a cib repro cart from timewalk games before they bite the dust and went out of business ...best boxed repro site

[@LUCKO2022]

+Crazycarls adventures Yes they were. I got Mega Man Ultra from them (which is the Mega Man 2 rom hack) before they bit the dust. Capcom are the ones who basically killed them off as this was mentioned on a thread in Nintendoage forum. Capcom got them to do the Golden Ducktales NES carts that were part of those limited edition press releases (see Guru Larry's channel he got one). and then Capcom made them shut their doors right after that (that is what I heard anyway, I know they did the Golden Ducktales carts for sure) (they claimed they got too popular and too many orders to keep going is Timewalk's official excuse).

[@MrNorbert1994]

I don't really get why they (my guess Now Production was forced to) used Mapper 19 aka. NAMCO106, while this game clearly not use the audio expansion, and by just looking it, a standalone MMC3 could have got the job done. Plus, the only reason why I ever played this game is because of Maekawa Masakatsu's composition.

[@FreeArtFreestheWorld]

YES!!!!!!!!

[@BigTuk]

A little late but the Graffiti could be an allusion to well, splatter, as in paint splatter.

[@Riz2336]

Kind of a funny little spin off but I still like the horror blood and guts shit of the other releases a lot more.

[@Alianger]

I like this one better than the "real" SH games.

[@NintendoPsycho]

5:14 I own it translated on a red see through repro cart.

[@gabriels4862]

My favorite Splatterhouse game. The mainline ones seem so dull trudging along a straight line.

[@davenwatts8173]

I love whirley ball

[@InternetTAB]

Isn't this a prequel to splatterhouse 1? Also I'm surprised you didn't compare the health gain mechanic with Bionic Commando

[@Bunnybruises]

Maybe "graffiti" refers to how gore is splattered all over the walls, like spray paint. It ain't gore! Just some "naughty graffiti"!

[@xRocketzFighterx]

I must get this game :D

[@GavinDragon]

Question will you ever go over a fighting game called bloody roar if you all ready have I'm sorry for asking

[@chocobro7]

Have you been doing spice on Dune? Your eyes are almost glowing blue

[@juancarlosmorales548]

Please review The Suffering and The Suffering: Ties That Bind

[@EarthboundX]

Hmm, is the Spatterhouse reboot really a fan favorite? I mean I really enjoyed it, but I've not seen many people praise or even talk about it. It has to be the biggest divide of a game I've played that got 2s and 3s in professorial reviews though. I'd give it a 8 or 9 myself. I'm trying to think of any other games that were so widely critical panned that I enjoyed so much.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+EarthboundX i was going off of the comments i've received on that review over the years.

[@EarthboundX]

Stop Skeletons From Fighting Ah, gotcha.

[@NetConsole]

You have reviewed every game in the higher batch in the background but none of the games in the lower batch. Is that some forshadowing for future reviews?

[@XBranchProductions]

+NetConsole I hope! Tomba's in that bunch!

[@kikihideout4966]

so, any actual new reviews of old games?

[@FreeArtFreestheWorld]

Here's how I'd rank the Splatterhouse series from best to worst: Arcade original Part 3 Part 2 Wanpaku (which is still good but just a tad too easy) and Reboot (I just don't enjoy modern 3D Brawlers excluding God Hand)

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Alex K. you're out of your mind putting splatterhouse 3 so high!

[@FreeArtFreestheWorld]

+Stop Skeletons From Fighting Haha. It's flawed but I think it's the most unique. The atmosphere is amazing and it gets an extra point for having Goya's Saturn Devouring His Children featured. The cutscenes still hold up. The gameplay is a bit shallow but better than most beat 'em ups at the time (aside from Capcom's CPS2 games like Punisher, AVP, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs). The big flaws with 3 is that there's not enough focus on weapons, enemies do too much damage towards the end, and all of the bosses annoyingly play keepaway. I can almost no-death-run part 3.

[@williammason3229]

Rick look like DBZs Krillan with underwear on his face.

[@taiyorenai7690]

Omg he really does XD