Amiga Longplay Shadow Of The Beast II

[@doctorvanya]

The opening cut-scene was the thing that terrified me the most as a child. I came here today to face my fears!

[@robl336]

Same, I remember hiding under the covers every time it played 😂

[@timsartsite]

if anyone was wondering the art art for Shadow of the Beast was created by Roger Dean

[@ContentsMayDiffer]

I remember playing this game back in the day when I was 8 or 9. The music and the overall vibe of the game scared the shit out of me. The part with the guy in the door of the first building jogged some memories, I had nightmares about that face. Thanks for uploading this, it was great seeing it again.

[@jfs2761]

The hardest game ever. Very impressive. I had to put my Sotb tshirt to religiously see you doing this.

[@Slapdash86]

Only the first game was harder!

[@ForestKicks]

We got this game as part of the "Screen Gems" A500 bundle for Christmas 1990... Legend has it my brother is still sat somewhere trying to complete it

[@nothankyoutube]

The intro and art is amazing.

[@AshTheMohican]

This game and Alien 3 on the Megadrive used to scare the crap outta me as a kid. I really had to muster up some serious courage to pick up the controller for this game. Good times! :)

[@Karanthaneos]

Ever played the Jurassic Park games on Genesis? The cutscene at the beggining was nightmarish. The overall aesthetic of that game is so realistic it's really scary

[@Beetrecca]

The Fighting Stork me too

[@acidtester303]

I can still remember the cheat for this game lol "Tenpints" was cool to watch this as I was about 7 went I used to play this and I had no idea what I was doing , cheers for the upload

[@billMcLatentspace]

@cubex55 you legend, on a major Amiga nostalgia trip, really awesome to see this. This game was so difficult, it drove me crazy when I was a kid, but I loved the visuals and music. So cool.

[@GameScares]

Can't believe I just watched somebody finish that brutal game, you are a legend sir.

[@elmexingles]

Remember playing this as an 11 year old on my own in the house and shitting myself because the opening scene was so freaky

[@dribblesbarbax7570]

It never felt right releasing those prisoners so they may inadvertently clear the spikes for you further along. May they rest in peace.

[@RUTGERMORTENSEN]

Pahhh they were goblins

[@jstookey2]

I always took this to be the defining moment for the series. You are at exactly the halfway point between being the beast from Beast I to becoming the compassionate human in Beast III. This action was necessary for survival but will weigh on the character's conscience forever. The moral consequence of this choice is the Shadow of the Beast. Questioning the morality by you, the player, marks the transition of the character from beast to man.

[@sam-sharp]

Considering that at least one of the prisoners was locked up for trying to stop Aarbron's sister being kidnapped in the first place. "Thanks for trying to save my sister, er, let me get that door for you..."

[@SerenityNoww]

Thumbs up if you needed the cheat code "ten pints" to help you complete this game.

[@PierLu_77]

I couldn't complete it even with ten pints

[@drakie7024]

Game is hard as hell, that music though!

[@BornSlippy2006]

Same

[@d0nKsTaH]

lol everytime I used the cheat code... I still got trapped somehow. The cheat code didn't stop some things from getting permanently screwed up like certain switches and destructible things

[@_Reynolds_]

"This one is for you Roger. Cheat mode is now active."

[@sausagedogandmrv]

I am convinced you are some sort of God for actually managing to complete this game :)

[@anttam117]

I was never good at this game, so I’m glad to find these walkthroughs

[@cloudskipa]

All the effort Reflections went to with the sound and visuals which were exceptional for their time and yet they couldn't even be bothered to make a decent end sequence! Watching this longplay brought back a lot of "oh yeah, I remember that!" moments, I think this player completed it quicker than I did with the TEN PINTS cheat LOL

[@jammerc64]

Agree. I don't remember many games that had game over sequence so much better than ending.

[@Nicholas_Steel]

jammerc64 Extremely likely because game cartridges were exceptionally small in data capacity back then (Cram the gameplay in, everything else is optional), it wasn't until towards the end of the NES life that cartridges up to 1MB or so became cheap enough for mass production for video games. SNES featured cartridges up to around 4 or 8MB I believe, N64 had only a handful of games use the largest 512Mb cartridge (64MB) and then everyone transitioned to CD's.

[@jammerc64]

***** Amiga games came on 880kB 3'5 disks and could use more of them at cost of uncomfortable disk juggling ;)

[@Nicholas_Steel]

Ah floppy disks, okay then ignore my previous comment.

[@Invidente7]

I think that the genesis version had an extended ending sequence...but isn't really all that long anyway

[@PowderClaws]

They don't make games like this anymore. It has that feeling to it. That darkness, that certain edge to it. The characters, the design, everything. It has that certain touch that made it unique

[@matacachorro4090]

Lights254 totally agree with you.

[@bubullus1169]

Actually they made a remake of the first one in 2016 on ps4

[@spearPYN]

Lights254 exactly! Amiga games had that feeling that is impossible to replicate...it was the apex of human computer creativity. After this era everything went downhill.

[@matheusyamanishi1992]

IMO, the souls game series have the same spirit and this is why they were so well succeeded. The deepness of these works are amazing, makes me want to know more about their world and about their stories. I'm happy to find this great game here, I just knew the first one.

[@lessavini]

@@matheusyamanishi1992 Was about to say the same. Souls games (including Demons Souls and Bloodborne) are among the few games that managed to replicate this kind of atmosphere nowadays.

[@rashy123456]

wow this game brings memories. I used to play it on amiga back in the days when I was a kid

[@paulhunter123]

i want to go back to the early 90s everything was so fresh

[@CrashUK28]

the intro in this game is a work of art

[@Jeromealdebaran]

Grahics, animation, music : Truly, this game released in 1990 on Amiga was as good as games running 386/486 DX in the early 90's (1992/1993) ! Amiga was by far the very best computer of this period...

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

I never had this game but remember being amazed by its graphics and music on my mates Amiga 500 when i was like 10-11 years old. Shadow of the beast games have excellent music

[@MrSmith0601]

man that music took me waaaay back, the prophecies were true, i got old :(

[@Embryonicboy]

wow. not seen this since i was a kid. Fantastic upload!!! great music as i remember!

[@reinaldosilva1309]

Thank you for the post, i had a amiga 500 and this game was the best at the time

[@nastywoodsman]

Is that the ending!? Jesus christ, 7 year old me would've been so disappointed if I could have actually completed it.

[@ptekptek]

Congratulations! As you said this is the more difficult and frustration game I tried to play!

[@jimmyrich1]

One of my favorite games of all time, the whole atmosphere was completely unrivaled at the time, and still is in a way lol

[@toutagamon]

It's one of these videos that you click like before the video starts! :D

[@MetatroN197924]

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[@knutheg]

This game sure was a beast to master, I played it on and off for a at least a year when it was released, but never got past the Crystal Caverns. I kept playing it over and over because of the intro and the incredible music, graphics and immersive feeling of the gameplay. Hard? Yes. Would any 10-year old have the patience to play it today? I doubt it.

[@Highlander1518]

I'd still say that SOTB II is the hardest game I've ever played, even to this day. I feared this game as a kid. SOTB II had a very creepy and palpable atmosphere like no other game. It boasted an unforgettable intro sequence & amazing graphics but the developers put no thought into the actual gameplay. The gameplay had many pitfalls: vague clues for ensuing puzzles, traps that if done incorrectly the game was over, no save points & you only had one life. ....two words: ten pints.

[@emmaevans9498]

Nice one, Roger, this one's for you 👍

[@tweaklab]

AWESOME stuff man, our copy of SOTB 2 was one of many Amiga disks to eventually fail, I remember the intro scared the sh!t out of me as a kid LOL it's still pretty dark and sinister for an older game! Sick stuff :D

[@mistresspirotessa9085]

I remember letting the intro music play for quite some time before actually starting the game This brings back memories of a time when the Amiga was ahead of any PC of the time. Amazing graphics and true stereo sound, I was lucky enough to own an Amiga 2000HD. Wow, I am so old now.

[@v509-cassiopeiae3]

This game, this world, this atmosphere, this melancholic mood, this music, in the form of Elden Ring. It would be a revelation. A huge, cryptic open world, as hard as Elden Ring but with the style of Shadow of the Beast II. Who's for it?

[@jamesroman9576]

Jesus, this video brings back memories! This is one of my favorite games of all time. The upcoming PS4 version takes place in Karamoon as well...hope it does the series justice!

[@emikochan13]

***** the new one looks a lot like the first one.

[@prowokator]

Great that people still share these cool games. You happen to remember what was the game (adventure game if I recall correctly) that started from a small stone house and you were locked into this small room, and there was some sort of ogre that was living in that house. You had to get out from the room and then something... damn can't remember much..

[@mikebarclay]

Played this years ago, REALLY difficult! I never knew about the ten pints cheat til now. The whole game creeped the hell outta me at the time, really atmospheric. Classic.

[@37Retro]

Just managed to complete this with cheats and save states and it was STILL hard. The bit with the dog monster thing was tricky to judge jump wise and the goblin underground cavern was nuts, can't imagine how many Amigas I would have destroyed if I played this through legit, you have more dedication than I do! It's still a great game but there are just too many areas where if you do even one thing slightly wrong you simply cannot win the game. That intro though :)

[@MudderKuzz]

Oh how i looooved this series. Freakin amazing games back in the day.

[@nostyleja]

I bought posters of this game and a Roger Dean artbook because of it. Yet I had never played it. I only had the songs in .MOD files which I listened to religiously. It was great to see the game behind the music. Much spookier game than I thought. Thanks!

[@nebularain3338]

This game was just dripping with atmosphere. I didn't even need good gameplay to enjoy it, the visuals and audio were worth booting it up for.

[@2300DY]

Damn, amazing to finally find this game. I just remembered playing it as a little kid. It also scared me a lot. xD I never forgot the intro and the guy opening the door. Never got far though, it was far too difficult for me.

[@thonyman]

I remember this being viciously hard. Looks like my memory is right. Good times though

[@PanicKernel2008]

How lucky , you had an Amiga 2000 :). By the way this game was really awaysome, It is one the best amiga best technical game ever

[@greenhowie]

The video itself is a relic by this point, how wonderfully meta.

[@LeShark75]

Remember getting this as part of the Screen Gems pack back in 91. Plugging the Amiga into my JVC Hi Fi Aux port was mind blowing at the time. Good times.

[@john142007]

My family had an Amiga 500, I played so many great games on it from the age of 6 or 7 until I was 14! It stopped working and we couldn't fix it so we put it in the bin. We were lucky to have played games like Shadow of the Beast 2, Lemmings, Rainbow Islands The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 etc.. Good times!

[@lbat5276]

Still amazing, even in 2023. The atmosphere is unique.

[@Antonio-hx7yh]

so true. The dark fantasy vibe is great. Also the sound impressive and crystal clear. Very classy game, very smooth. But playability is so-so

[@AmericanHero911]

14:32 - Like anyone would figure you could destroy that slime thing by jumping on it more than once...

[@AmericanHero911]

***** Oh well I would of never of figured that out

[@AmericanHero911]

***** Thanks for the grammar correction matey. And yes, it's the most evil game I have ever played, but also the most beautifully darkest ;)

[@mattvantech9508]

+Bruce Hood You could also screw yourself over at 13:48 by diagonally jumping between the branch and ground and falling thru the map. Lots of ways to put fist thru keyboard.

[@AmericanHero911]

Matt Vantech lol

[@neversever1985]

still got my Amiga, gona have to dig it out, ah the memories

[@trydowave]

Just realised that the 2 prisoners you rescue are simply there to be sacrificed in order to get passed those spikes. I always ran along in line with them to save them. I would get hit. Then they would simply dissappear a bit further along!!

[@Eufeion]

Still one of the most spooky intros to a game & one of the most "strange" world game series ever!!

[@RobbWilliams11]

Brings back some great memories:).

[@cjbaxxter]

Ahh man, you're a legend, this game was so hard!!!

[@cbmeeks]

Love this freaking game. Long live the Amiga!

[@Snowpiercer2]

Just as eerie and ridiculously hard as I remembered

[@optimusjut]

Great video, nice work.

[@Sjeng]

You gotta love that Psycnosis logo!

[@buntefuss]

Love the music. got it as mp3 and listen to it while in the car. It´s amazing!

[@leopies]

I like the 'attack the goblins' music. Looking at this 18 years on is still a haunting experience..

[@turricaned]

@sasfcps Not worse, it just used the hardware differently. Beast 1's infamous multi-parallax effect was limited in that you could only move left and right - the tree cavern and castle levels were loaded separately with 1 parallax layer. Beast 2 they tried to make more seamless (note how the rear parallax layer scrolls in both axes), but it meant that the parallax layer was restricted to 2 colours. By Beast 3 they'd figured out a way of doing Beast 2's scrolling with Beast 1's parallax effect.

[@hocuspocusfocus6229]

But where is Maletoth?

[@hocuspocusfocus6229]

***** lol After watching the longplay I can now understand why I never accomplished anything when I played it (I was 9-10 by that time) Man, this game is so damn cryptic... and we will never know Maletoth's whereabouts.

[@crazyandvegancatlady]

***** The floating hands and head at the end of SOTB 3 is Maletoth.

[@hocuspocusfocus6229]

crazyandvegancatlady What a sneaky bastard this Maletoth fellow turned to be.

[@crazyandvegancatlady]

LOL!!!!!

[@abysmalvsmarcus]

+Gaston Maciel Try the PS4

[@kcapehorn]

I just tried to complete this game using savestates. I had to restore my game at least 100 times!! I'm amazed that you can do this. I never thought about leaving the parchment up top when you go into the caverns. Smart idea. I am better at beating Zelek than you though... :-)

[@MegaAshWilliams]

When the Game Over screen is more impressive than the ending screen...

[@lintfordpickle]

i just loved this game - but i never got very far. The music is great and I used to love the background, which gave the game an eerie feeling

[@liamahern1931]

8 mins and he's gone further than I ever managed on my Amiga 500!

[@DrafiDeutscher]

OMG i would have given up this after 3 Minutes. The gameplay itself looks already frustrating. Respect to the walkthrough

[@earthwolf82]

I just loved the music in this game. I remember just sitting my character on the spot to listen to the song in Karamoon.

[@Agaroki]

I miss games with poorly animated video seqeunces. Just the fact that this game had a video sequence was such a novelty for the games i had back then that it impressed the hell out of me.

[@uriahh4932]

I always loved the art style for the shadow of the beast games. You really don't see this level of creativity in todays video games.

[@MetatroN197924]

amazing tracks,beast 1 and 2 had great music,atmospheric primordial dark tone

[@penlad111]

best intro to a game ever :)

[@laffer35]

The game is hard, no doubt about that.. however, it's far from one of the most frustrating games ever. I had a lot of fun trying and failing in this game, I can think of tons of other games that frustrated me a lot more. Good video though and great game!

[@Stake2]

I still remember the awesome intro... Possibly the coolest up to that time IMO.

[@DeanH92]

Hands down the hardest game ever made. I'd put it up against your Battletoads and Silver Surfer any day. Also, the Idiots who complain about Dark souls, I'd like to show them this.

[@Danblukk]

+Dean Humble I would tend to agree with you but then I played Navy Moves on the Amiga/C64/Speccy etc. I can't get more then 30 seconds in.

[@o_o_o_o_o-o_o_o_o_o]

Silver Surfer is pretty easy actually. It's super punishing until you get used to it and build up some firepower, but then you can breeze through for a while until you die and lose your upgrades again. Several years ago I purchased and played it as an act of reverence to Tim and Geoff Follin, and although I thought it was hard at first, two hours later I had finished it, during my first and thus far only session with it. Battletoads, on the other hand, I have never finished. I couldn't as a kid; I came back as an adult and still couldn't. But I did get further in it than I ever could in Shadow of the Beast II...

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Hard for all the wrong reasons. At least Ninja Gaiden is a good game.

[@andersdenkend]

Good lord, the intro!

[@InnkeeperX]

Loved the music and the t-shirt that came with the game (which I still have). The game itself was hard as balls, though.

[@HatmanTV]

i used to see the game over sequence in my dreams

[@wm8893]

remember this bein the first game I played on the amiga 500 .. was buzzin with the intro but the game I give up on.. was way too hard lol

[@berserkchip]

THERE IT IS!!! This is the game I had when I was little. It scared the CRAP out of me and I'm so mad my amiga is broken. I so want to play it again!

[@telefonaparillo]

The atmosphere and the music is still good!

[@spderweb]

I remember playing this on Genesis back when I was a kid. Took ages before we figured out how to even get to the seesaw puzzle, and then that bit was just as insane.

[@paulhunter123]

i loved how up itself this game was and yeah impossiably hard but a work of art vsionary jots of acid and limitations i think limitations make u more creative

[@WeeStevieB]

I can't wait to give this game a try. currently got the 1st one but never bothered to ever try no. 2 & 3

[@ptekptek]

The ingame music was trully amazing

[@JasonDoddNZ]

i loved this game ... incredibly frustrating at times but awesome when you figured out the puzzles. like jumping on that thin bit of ground to get into the underground. how long did that take to find?!?

[@yeraysantanaaday6827]

Great game...I played the first and third version of the game, but not the second...i try to get a copy for christmas...

[@chazbrennan9632]

This game looked great but you screw up up one tiny part of it, or forget to one thing, and you're doomed.

[@phelipemello3355]

At 6:59 I always do the same method as in the gaming videos, but the floor always opens and I fall into the acid. What happens? I make the character crouch, press the button to open the correct lever and I can never get up, I fall into the acid and lose. Its some bug/glitch?

[@TheMaDDeSTMaN]

Very cool, thanks for putting that video up. Looks and sounds great, but I'm no good at these sorts of games so this is the only way I'd ever get to see it played right through. I have to say, the ending seems like a bit of a letdown after the rest of the visual feast - I would have thought they could have put in something like the intro at the end to reward the player.

[@Bigboss233]

Weird and obscure game series. I love it =)

[@Prinnyblackbeard]

this game scared me so much when i was a kid, the intro is freaky

[@Sphaa]

wow...I`m impressed!!! I remember spending a lot of time with this game, and I never came close to finishing it. Even with the "ten pints" code. Did you find out all that by yourself?

[@prnfl]

I remember first seeing this intro and thinking it was amazing. Haha

[@john142007]

I used to be scared of this game as well. I played Shadow of the Beast 2 on my families Amiga 500 for many years!

[@Alpha999mars]

the best amiga game for me, I finished it with the cheat, and even then it was hard as hell, took me 3 month at least. At the time I was convinced it was imposible to finish it normaly, as you had to play it flawlessly to get somewhere. On the other side, the level design was great as you could see 90% of the game even without the cheat. Btw. Does anyone know a way to do the big dog room? with the key and without "tricks", it still puzzles me how it was meant to do it...

[@RealNC]

Two things I remember about this one: Incredibly difficult and incredibly short.

[@turricaned]

@CaptainFrostshock If you'd owned the first game (as opposed to pirating it ;), the beautifully-written introduction in the manual explained who Maletoth The Beast Lord was. Strictly speaking, the big toe you killed in the first game was supposed to have been Maletoth, but Beast 2 retconned that and said that it was actually Zelek (the Big Bad in this game) in giant form, hence taking your sister to replace you - it's personal. :)

[@DeimosFacility]

Beating something such as Ninja Gaiden next to this, looks like a cakewalk.

[@algo2957]

that intro is fucking amazing