Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts retrospective: Live. Die. Repeat | Super NES Works

[@johnforkner]

You missed the greatest benefit of the Gold Armor!! If you hold the attack button while wearing the Gold Armor, you can charge your attack! Some of the charges are really useful!

[@JeremyParish]

I guess I should read the manuals one of these damn days.

[@Hotobu]

How the hell do you play this game and not know that?!

[@dariusq8894]

All of the charges are useful. When you release the magical effects you get a second or two of invincibility. Sometimes that's all you need to avoid death.

[@daingore]

the best part is, he does know that, he just chose not to talk about it/playthru/demo with it in depth (said from saying it's not as good as in G'nG)...it also is a detriment (in this game especially) for many of the magics unless you time the I-frames just right. "Chest Magic" in particular is rather redundant since you already have the full upgrades possible with gold armor and the shields are virtually useless.

[@connor5628]

If I was on a deserted island and could only take five SNES games with me, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts is on that list. The tight gameplay, high difficulty, fascinating world, and gorgeous pixel art keep me coming back all these years. Like Sunset Riders, it’s just a supremely replayable game that somehow never gets boring for me.

[@naejimba]

I like to think of this series as the first proper horror games. While some entertainment is about a power fantasy, horror is specifically about making the main character feel less powerful. Considering the brutal difficulty, the overwhelming amount of enemies compared to how quickly you can attack, and the fact that the environment itself is even against you, it gives the feeling of impossible odds and that you just made it by the skin of your teeth when you succeed. Even small touches like being reduced to running around in your underwear or being transformed into a baby make the player feel vulnerable. The slow committed jump arcs also add to this, as you can instantly tell you timed your jump wrong and have to watch helplessly as you fall to your death. I don't see it as much as hold over from the 8 bit era as much as deliberate design choices that combine to create a terrifying experience. Even as an adult, seeing the title screen makes me feel anxious and uneasy... that is a pretty powerful effect.

[@seudoquia3558]

Chest offerings always follow a pattern, you just have to know where they are.

[@ericspratling9252]

Several years back someone made a KZbin video that began with the player beating the final boss and getting the message that he had to play through again and find the bracelet to win... then the song "You're The Best, Around" song from Karate Kid needle-dropped in and began a superbly edited montage of Arthur's grueling second quest. It was a real treat but it had disappeared from the KZbins entirely the last time I looked for it. A shame!

[@Neverhoodian]

I know, right? So many of my favorite KZbin videos and channels from the site's early days have been lost over the years, be it from user deletions to algorithms taking them down for things like copyright strikes (the vast majority of which were false). It really is saddening.

[@BlockABoots]

Hang on the retail rom of Super Ghouls N Ghosts has massive slowdown, just play the first level and you see it when you get to the fire flowers in the jail cells

[@Madguy90]

Yeah I noticed that. Any idea what version he's playing in this?

[@JeremyParish]

It's the U.S. release on a 1-chip Super NES. I don't know why it's not showing the usual slowdown, but I've been told this game does all kinds of weird stuff on a 1-chip, so who knows. I just went back to test the jail cells and ended up seeing severe sprite glitches that didn't show up when I recorded. Mysteries o' life and all that, I guess.

[@BlockABoots]

I first played it on my PAL SNES and even that version had bad slowdown, so i was bracing myself for when i eventually go the NTSC version but i was not braced enough lol. Apparently its all down to sloppy programming as there's a rom on the internet that changes some 'stuff' in the rom and has no slowdown what so ever

[@JeremyParish]

Another commenter speculated in the Final Fight episode that early devs were working in high-level languages (C++ or something like that) due to uncertainty over the console's final specs, and they shifted over to machine code once the proper dev kits shipped. Who knows?

[@KuraIthys]

Yeah, in terms of slowdown, this game has got to be one of the worst I've ever seen, and it can't be the hardware, because it does a lot less than other games that don't have ANY slowdown. It's truly terrible. As usual, you'd expect the PAL version to (in theory) have less slowdown, since, all else being equal the code has 20% more time for each frame to try and sort out whatever mess of poorly optimised code it's running. But... Of course, that only helps if the NTSC version was a LITTLE bit over. (like, 5%, 15% maybe at most - that's still enough to slow the game to half speed). But if it's way over, like 70% more than what fits in a single frame's time, then that advantage doesn't help at all of course...

[@kijijigreg197]

8:16 - Arthur could never double-jump in the arcade or Genesis version of Ghouls n Ghosts. This is a new skill, not a "carryover".

[@Fattydeposit]

It's a replacement ability for the loss of up and downwards attacks. Instead of lightning speed multi-directional offensive capabilities Arthur now has trickier platform sections to contend with. Not exactly a the kind of trade I'd personally sanction but at least they shook it up a little.

[@kijijigreg197]

I know that. I was pointing out the error in the video, where Jeremy claims the double jump is a returning ability.

[@troyevanthompson]

Glad I'm not the only nerd that intently watches this content. I noticed that too, but a quick search of the comments saved me the time of making a new comment. Cheers Greg!

[@mymangodfrey]

Kijiji Greg Yeah-the double-jump really transformed the series; it’s what’s most original and most striking about Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts. That error surprised me. Super Ghouls is my favorite game in the series. It’s one of those games, like Kid Icarus and Pilotwings, that I still love but others seem to dislike these days.

[@morrowlterraslove]

Oh and the Golden Armor gotten a changed from Ghouls N Ghost where casting spells only gives I frames for the cast which doesn’t work out that well if you try to abuse that you need to be precise with it but in Super you are given 1-2 seconds of I frames after casting on top of the initial frames when you cast Not only that about the shield you can get an upgraded shield (Sun Shield) that reduces cast time and block 2 more hits unlike the Moon Shield which every new gold armor give you one also I think not having a shield also have longer cast times I’m not sure Casting spells meaning charged attacks

[@troyevanthompson]

one of my all time favorites. took many tries to beat (curse you princess bracelet!). always amazing work JP!

[@NemesisTWarlock]

"It wouldn't be a Nintendo console without Capcom crushing children's hopes and dreams with a Ghouls and Ghosts game." Took Capcom a few years, but it seems they remembered, huh? :)

[@TravisOutlaw674]

If you stand on the grey pillars, you are guaranteed to be safe from the tidal waves.

[@Devimon4000]

Somewhat amusingly Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts holds a similar position in the hardcore Ghouls ’N Ghosts fandom that Super Castlevania 4 can get in the hardcore classic Castlevania fandom, its seen as far too easy.

[@DanielSong39]

Super Castlevania 4 was also a great game.

[@Fattydeposit]

Ghouls 'n Ghosts was my favourite game of all time when I was a kid. I even finished it in the arcade using only a couple of credits and camped around my friend's house where his import copy of the Mege Drive port lived. To me it was pretty much the perfect video game. The SNES sequel was harder to master because it wasn't as fun and most of the weapons were handicaps rather than useful. It was also bloated in length and suffered a couple of severe dips in design quality - yet it remains underrated. As the memories of arcade centres continue to fade so will people's ability to understand why these games are so beloved.

[@daingore]

[@virtuafighter3]

Bloated ? Never look extra levels in the mouth

[@djpheeze]

I completed _Super Ghouls_ about a dozen times back in the day. I tried it again a few months ago; it took me 30 minutes to reach the first checkpoint, and I had to tap out around level 5. That game was *hard*, yo.

[@johnnyruttley1598]

Not sure if you would call it an easter egg but the 1up icon would later be the icon for umbrella corporation

[@daingore]

The Yashichi! It appeared in a TON of Capcom games, and was replaced with a little animated Arthur statue in Ghouls 1, which would appear after about 15 points statue spawns.

[@km_6433]

You missed a couple things here. For one, the Gold Armor allows you to charge up a powerful magic attack, just like in the previous game on the Genesis which you show footage of happening, not sure how you missed that. Also, Arthur's double jump isn't "carried over" from anywhere, it's unique to Super Ghouls. I'm really not sure how you came up with the whole "points collected enables armor drops" because that's not even close to how it works. Basically, what appears in the chest depends on 1. What armor Arthur is wearing when you open it, and 2. What number that chest spawn is. Chest spawns are always triggered by Arthur standing or jumping at a certain location, there's basically an invisible hitbox that needs to collide with Arthur in order to spawn a chest. Chests will ALWAYS spawn in the same spots every single time, so once you know where one is, you should be able to consistently spawn it every time you retry that level. As for armor upgrades, if you're wearing steel armor, Bronze(green) armor will be in chest number 2, 4, and 6. If you have Bronze, gold armor will be in chest number 3 and 5. And if you have Gold, an upgraded shield that lets you charge magic faster and absorbs more projectiles will be in chests 4 and 6. If you lose your armor at any point, the steel armor can be recovered from chests 4 and 6. The "number" of the chest depends entirely on you spawning them, so if you miss the first chest spawn and spawn the second one instead, that second one is now chest #1. Knowing about the chest order helps a LOT in this game, because then you can learn where the chests are so that you can consistently upgrade to gold armor, or recover your steel armor should you get hit. You can even lose your armor and still get gold with the blue shield, but this is only possible on level 5 and 6 because they're so short and all the chests are close together. You would spawn all the chests without opening them, lose your armor, open chest 4 to get steel, go back and open chest 2 for bronze, then chest 3 for gold, and then chest 6 for blue shield. This can really save you on level 6 because on the second loop of the game, you need the gold armor to get the special weapon in the first place, AND the weapon is much more powerful and can destroy projectiles if you have the gold armor.

[@morrowlterraslove]

Well about the double jump it did appear later to Ultimate GnG on the PSP even you can get a triple jump (not in the Japan only Kai release )

[@siskavard]

The chest wizards spawning isn't random, they only spawn either after taking 1 hit or after you've maxed out all of your armor and shields

[@daingore]

he said, "occasionally," not randomly.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

[Comment about Parish's Ultimate Ghosts 'n' Goblins review.]

[@JeremyParish]

Haha. 12 years isn't too long to hold a grudge about video game opinions, nope! Totally a healthy way to live.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Someone is definitely going to leave a non-ironic comment about your UGnG review on this video, I'm sure of it.

[@daingore]

@@SameNameDifferentGame I probably would have a few years ago, bu at this point this game series is pretty much gone forever thanks to endless Resident Evil and Monster Hunter sequels, GaiDens, EXs and Elseworlds. They got way too skert to reboot the olds ever since Bionic Commando and Strider, apparently.

[@kabutops87]

Super Ghouls n Ghost was the first game i played on the Super Nintendo way back in the 90's and i was completely blown away by it. The graphics, music, atmosphere, level design and immense challenge made this game an absolute masterpiece. Hell, this game has Freaking Laser Daggers !! I still play this game once a year. Love the Megadrive port of Ghouls and Ghost and the Nes original, i grew up with these games never played the Gargoyle Quest games until year later, but i love them too...Sigh, its a shame Capcom dont make these games anymore and dont have no love for them. Think of it like this, If Donkey kong is the rock that Nintendo built there company on, then so is Ghost n Goblins for Capcom.

[@daingore]

it's too bad they've forgotten that, but the truth is if they tried to bring it back again it would probably end up playing like Ultimate did (even though parts of it were AMAZING)

[@CSGraves]

8:33 this stage always made me crave cherry & blueberry pie.

[@worsel555]

I am on some heavy duty painkillers for my back so forgive me if I am understanding this wrong, but did you say at 03:16 that Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts didn't have slowdown? This game chugs a LOT.

[@JeremyParish]

It's a little sluggish, but not the way Gradius III or Final Fight were. Although after playing Darius Twin immediately after this, I realized that, oh yes, Super NES could indeed handle zippy 60fps motion.

[@MrJWTH]

Fun fact Edge of Tomorrow was actually based on the Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill.

[@brux357]

That’s my favorite Beatles song

[@geovaughan8261]

I didn’t realize how badly this game had scarred me as a child until watching this. Every bad jump arc had me cringing before Arthur even started falling back to his doom.

[@rodneylives]

I love this game. I didn't get to play it until the Virtual Console release on Wii. I managed to get through it to the water stage on the second playthrough, where my game is still saved if nothing has happened to my file in the years since then.

[@FallicIdol]

I was a very young child when I got Ghost n Goblins for the NES. My experience before that was the Atari. People like me did not view the game as a bad port at the time. We were pretty much in awe with it. Hindsight changes perspective.

[@JeremyParish]

Perspective definitely varies from person to person. Speaking as someone who was on-board with NES from the time it went into wide U.S. release in 1986, Ghosts ’N Goblins always felt frustrating and lacking to me compared to things like Super Mario Bros. Gradius, and Metroid.

[@daingore]

@@JeremyParish Arthur's lil' legs are too stubby too land those jumps

[@dmon007]

Hey what's that music you use when you preview the next episode? It really rings a bell but I cannot place it!

[@jasonross6727]

This was one of the first games I got on the SNES back in the day and I can beat both quests. A wierd thing is there's a glitch in the end credits where sometimes Arthir will die during the "recap demo walkthrough", then the game map screen will display, then the walkthrough will continue as noemal, except all of Arthur's moves will be miss-timed ant there is no music!

[@Vriess123]

One of the best games on the system imo, feels very arcadey. Sounds and graphics are excellent!

[@NEWDOR1A]

Beating this game at the age of 12 made me feel quite accomplished.

[@SharonisCarin321]

Are you going to cover Gargoyle's Quest 2 and Demons Crest in the future?

[@niespeludo]

I love these games. Hope you play Demon's Crest sometime down the line.

[@daingore]

One game that is sorely missing from the SNES Classic, but as it is we were lucky to even get this one.

[@strumdynasty3050]

Finally, someone who reviewed this without nostalgia goggles clouding their judgment of this clearly-unfair game.

[@daingore]

the only thing that makes this game slightly less unfair by comparison is the volcano level in Ultimate (among other areas)

[@deadfalltropics6422]

This game along with Contra got me obsessed with one/two hit kill games. I designed my own game to be that way specifically because I knew I'd have to get really creative with enemy/hazard placement instead of just spattering enemies all over the shop.

[@METR0lD]

I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention the gold armor's biggest, most significant, upgrade. Which is the ability to use the screen clearing magic attacks. That alone makes the gold armor incredibly powerful compared to the green armor.

[@isaacixtupe8983]

I need to get my hands on the original cartridge

[@gurgamous]

reallly enjoyed this one. great vid

[@daingore]

I can't believe it took this long to find your video. I also find it hilarious that people are attempting to school Jeremy Hecking Parish on Ghouls'N Ghosts.

[@GameOnRadio1]

I just discovered this channel, and I must say, THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO GAME DOC TYPE SERIES I’VE EVER SEEN!!!! This channel has easily become one of my top five KZbin channels. Hell I wanna buy the books now! Keep it up!!! Hop to see a Sony works or Arcade Works (if there not those already).

[@guesswho3010]

Whats the next episode music? I love it!

[@alvfaria]

It's from Neon Genesis Evangelino anime

[@michaeljensen501]

One of the best games ever made

[@tangentofaj]

There's my End Card, Shade Throwing Jeremy 😂🤣😂🤣. I've missed you!

[@8rb1]

Good video of a great game. There was no mention of the unique charge attacks gained with the gold armor, though. Was this an oversight or did you perhaps not know about this?

[@RurouniZel]

This game still gives me nightmares to this day. DX

[@Bt3615]

Dunno, i still think that the Genesis version of Ghouls'n Ghost is the "easiest" (relatively of course) of the series, followed by Super Ghouls'n Ghost. This because the difficulty of Super spikes in the later levels. Anyway both pale in comparison to the first game.

[@daingore]

absolutely agree. Goblins, is hardest, then Super, with Ghouls being "easiest." We won't even talk about Ultimate ;-)

[@rickdavis32]

I cant remember if ghouls and ghosts punished you for taking your time.

[@jasenweitekamp2036]

very interesting analysis, really well worded. Bottom line- this is still a great game!

[@dezm101]

love the look and sound of this game, although I prefer the play-ability in the Genesis version a bit more. I remember looking in awe at all the bosses I could never reach in the Super Nintendo Player's Guide from Nintendo Power back in the day

[@Magnetar83]

OMG. Even with Save State this game is difficult!

[@TrevorAWilliams]

Great video!

[@ILjXYZ]

Hold up, this game has more than 1 level? Who knew...

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I love this series!

[@VaughnJogVlog]

This game is savage.

[@j0nnyism]

With save states on the SNES mini it’s turned into a game with a reasonably approachable difficulty. There was nothing more painful than reaching the ending of a level to die on ur last hit. This is solved now

[@famuel2604]

It’s funny I’ve never seen the later levels of the nes game before

[@neurath2638]

This Is the only game in which I allowed myself to use the rewind feature on NSO. I did beat it, but It was a bittersweet sensation...

[@sammylane21]

Big FUCKS to this game, this game will make your cry.

[@bobhasashotgun8951]

Yeah, Dark Souls never had any cheap deaths like sgng. Except for the time you get roasted by the hellkite on the bridge, or when the Capra Demon decides to oneshot jump attack you as soon as you enter the fog door, or when you fall into the water while fighting the hydra, or the entire Bed of Chaos fight, or bottomless pits in The Tomb of the Giants, or...

[@JeremyParish]

Show me on the doll where Dark Souls hurt you

[@bobhasashotgun8951]

@@JeremyParish I like Dark Souls. It's one the most important games of it's generation. Having beat both games twice now, I just think you're overstating Dark Souls "fairness" and sgng's "unfairness."

[@bobhasashotgun8951]

@@JeremyParish Also, do you not see the irony in your response here? Which one of us make an 11min video about a disliking a video game?

[@JeremyParish]

Show me on the doll where this video hurt you

[@D0wnshift]

As a kid I always liked the Genesis version more. It was hard, but not too hard. I found it very rewarding and fun. The SNES was just too darn frustrating, and I was never able to finish it. I think not able to fire up or down on the SNES version really turned me off.

[@Monkey_SK]

Fun Fact, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts was banned under the Geneva convention.

[@KaysAnimus]

There's enough exploit in the game on the player side as there are on the game side, and if you learn those tricks, the playing field is -almost- level. The singular place where Jeremy can't be challenged on this one is the randomness. In fact, cranking the game to professional mostly only influences enemies and obstacles that have random patterns by making them even more random. So yeah, the games true edge, and true unfairness, is that, without a doubt, you WILL encounter some deaths that you actually can't do anything about.

[@DanielSong39]

Great game! Actually not as hard as the NES original.

[@ztoxtube]

Though I find this game to be a solid 9/10 in every aspect, I totally get the criticism. I like hard games, but the style of difficulty in this series is clearly designed to antagonize the player.

[@j0nnyism]

I hated this game then I learnt to love it now I adore it. But sometimes I still hate it love and hate. Hate and love

[@jasongarrett768]

I still feel sympathetic pain when watching a death montage from this game. On the bright side, maybe those of us who played Darius Twin will finally find out what the hell was going on with all the fish next episode!

[@IceDelight]

Quality! Thank you

[@Sheepy007]

I still think the DARK Souls comparison holds Up. Both Games are about learning the Patterns necessary for each Situation through Trial and Error, basically playing more Like a Puzzle Game than a straight Up Action Game and it's your Job to figure Out the solution for each Puzzle. And while DS Puzzle is based on the Combat, G&G Puzzle is based around how you navigate through each screen.

[@JeremyParish]

Strongly disagree. Dark Souls is about giving you the tools and experience you need to respond to new situations organically. Once you understand the workings of the game and get a sense of what enemies can do, you can enter a new scenario and come out alive. That's impossible in Super GnG, which from start to finish relies on untelegraphed hazards to force you to memorize by trial-and-error the way through each screen.

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

Another point. Dark Souls isn't a _punishing_ experience, particularly Dark Souls 2. The game gives you ample healing options, some defensive/evasive options, and lots of room to escape enemies with. The mere fact that it's in 3D makes it considerably easier to escape enemy attacks in Dark Souls. All the "Ghosts 'N Goblins" games, by contrast, give you a tiny amount of space to work with. At any given time somewhere between a quarter and two-thirds of the screen will be occupied by enemies, deadly traps, or parts of the floor that you can't walk on. They're also _platforming_ games, so in addition to dodging enemies you also have to keep jumping around with the jankiest jump imaginable. On average, games that feature exploration tend to be much easier, mechanically speaking, than strictly linear platformers. Dark Souls is tough, but forgiving. Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts is just sadistic.

[@seudoquia3558]

Never heard of anyone beating Dark Souls on their first try without dying at least once.

[@JeremyParish]

That's good, because no one was suggesting that.

[@midget35]

So interesting... I think my stance is between what sheepy and Jeremy said, ironically. On a side-note: The souls collecting mechanism of DS is similar to the original Wizardry on Apple II... that's a comparison that seems to go begging when I hear others talking about DS' influences.

[@WaddleDee105]

I always feel like I'm tripping when I see people mention how brutal this game is. I generally do not like ridiculously hard games and I find al ot of NES games to be unfair (most Mega Man games, for example) but I find Super Ghouls and Ghosts to be fairly tame and doable. I first played it on the Wii's VC (which didn't have save states outside of letting you resume where you were when you turn off the console, so it was still as hard as the original release) and while I died a ton, it rarely felt all that cheap and I actually think the game got a lot easier in some of the later levels. I dunno, I honestly have way more trouble playing the first DKC game and I think _that_ game is cheap and poorly designed (DKC2 is an incredible step up, tho!) so I suppose I'll just always be the odd one out for this topic.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will play super ghouls 'n ghosts. 😀👍🎮

[@leont6813]

I felt frustrated just by watching this video... I tried beating the game once and couldn't get past the second half of the first level. And I played for hours!

[@ajpiskel]

Good review, overall. Personally I would rate Super Castlevania 4 much lower than Super Ghouls & Ghosts. That game was far too easy and personally I felt the graphic style was a big downgrade in the Castlevania franchise. Luckily, later games went in a different direction.

[@ajpiskel]

We'll just have to disagree, then because I found CV4 to be pretty much the least fun Castlevania that I've played. And to be fair, I haven't played Vampire Killer or Haunted Castle which I have heard are quite terrible.

[@jasongarrett768]

Lifelong Castlevania fan reporting that Haunted Castle is a miserable slog with one of the silliest walk cycles in videogame history. I'm at a bit of a loss as to how Suoer Castlevania IV could ever be considered a graphical downgrade considering just how richly detailed it is from start to finish. (and seconding the love for its soundtrack)

[@ajpiskel]

The color palette is bad, imo. Lots of greens and browns on grey and reds and browns highlighted with blue which clash, not to mention the brightly neon colors of simon's being contrasted with the greyish-green of his armor. There's a lot of gradients being used to fill space on the larger sprites and background tiles instead of actually using the larger number of pixels compared to the NES and the greater number of colors to create more detail. Rondo of Blood and Bloodlines both do a much better job. Also a game that does a better job with it's color palette and detailing? Super Ghouls & Ghosts. Also in the graphics part, everything is way too large. Simon is gigantic and takes up a much larger portion of the screen compared to other CV games, or even to Arthur here in Super Ghouls & Ghosts. I know you, Jason Garett, specifically were asking about how it was a graphical downgrade, but here's some gameplay considerations as well. For one, IV is really, really easy. The 8-way whip allows you to hit so much on the screen and travels a fair distance. Again that is specifically an issue because of how big the sprites are. Simon can hit a large area of the screen at will freely around him, meaning that positioning is a lot less important than other games, and due to the level and hazard design, nothing really challenges Simon on his quest.

[@BusyMEOW]

Without save states this game Womps!

[@audieorlandolilybassoff4069]

Castlevania is like Dark Souls. G&G is just unfair.

[@KuraIthys]

Hmmh. The way you're describing it, this game is designed almost the same way as 'I wanna be the guy' which is notoriously unfair, sadistic, cruel, and can really only be defeated by rote memorisation of where all the traps are and what they do.

[@CarozQH]

"But is the beauty of the game's visuals and the intense satisfaction of finally reaching the next checkpoint enough to make it worth the suffering?" No

[@juanpalmer5642]

My thoughts exactly! I play to have fun, not frustration,

[@JeremyParish]

"Fun" varies from person to person, though.

[@juanpalmer5642]

Absolutely

[@kabutops87]

Yes!!!

[@MynameisHukos]

I don't particularly like any of the G&G series, but if I had to pick one, I guess I'd pick the Genesis one just because the ability to fire in multiple directions makes the game feel more approachable to me, even though I know it's a murderer's row. The SNES game is obviously a prettier game, but the double jump almost becomes a negative because of the emphasis on really precise platforming. This is something Castlevania did right - while platforming exists in that game, it's largely de-emphasized. And hey, speaking of Darius, I feel that's one of the better SNES shooters that's not named Axelay, Space Megaforce or R-Type III.

[@MandoDaiOu]

This game was not so difficult

[@CircsC]

This is the only game so far I feel like you missed the point of Jeremy. It's a puzzle platformer. Dying if you don't know the secrets is an absolute cornerstone of the genre. ilu man, but this is not your best work. Usually you're more able to examine the game in context than this.

[@lounowell4171]

A save would completely defeat the purpose of the game. If you want to play Mario World, play Mario World.

[@hecosean]

Just finally after all these years sunk some time into this on the Switch SNES library. Man this game is a real downgrade. Not only does it have as you pointed out cheap deaths, the cheapest in the series to date, but weapons that can be detrimental far more than in the other games. A double jump was cool but with no air control it would often lead to taking a hit. I see what they were trying to do with the weapons, make some weapons unpowered up better than others and then mix up the value of the various armor charge attacks. So Liuke the homing crossbow is great, its charge attack is the worst. (I think it uncovers hidden chests) I beat it twice with generous use of rewind and it was really a chore. While the atmosphere and graphics are nice. Ghouls and Ghosts is such a better game and earlier to boot. I was hoping to find after all these years a joy in finally playing the SNES entry in the series., was a little let down.

[@magnus87]

I love and hate this game . 😬

[@CEEPMDEE]

I loved Ghost N Goblins & Ghouls N Ghosts but I always hated this game. Even when the game is not suffering from constant slowdown its still SLOWWW and boring. The when you get to the part where you fight the devil (boss from Ghost N Goblins) this game gets downright cheesy and unfair.

[@boogerf3679]

Dark souls is easy compared

[@Smellbringer]

"A savage beating while strolling through a gallery of beautiful art work." What the fuck kind of comparison is that?

[@JeremyParish]

It's "metaphor." That's different from "simile," where you hedge a comparison with the use of "like" or "as."

[@dannybursace9151]

The worst part is you know you have to beat it twice….lame, no thnx

[@sonicmario64]

After getting bored to death with the last few episodes that cover "Final Fantasy II", I'm really glad to see an episode covering a GOOD game, even if "Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts" is rather infamous for being ridiculously hard, but at least it's a game that is actually fun to play.

[@happydeathman]

Huh. It's almost like different people have different tastes.

[@JeremyParish]

Yeah. When it comes to boring, "why doesn't your free content cater exclusively to meeeee" ranks way up there.

[@davemarx7856]

10,001st Ha

[@shane1489]

I hate this game because it hates me😧