Haunted Castle Revisited - All Bosses Comparison Arcade (1988) vs Remake (2024)

[@lunatic0verlord10]

You know, this may be the first time we face what might be the *ACTUAL* Frankenstein. That skeleton that gets up to shock the Creature just might be Victor Frankenstein.

[@pleasecallmedaviddjs1298]

Yikes if that’s the case then what were all the other Frankensteins from all the other Castlevanias supposed to be

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@pleasecallmedaviddjs1298 Well, we never actually saw the doctor in any other games, only his creation.

[@pleasecallmedaviddjs1298]

@@lunatic0verlord10 but if this one is the real one then what are the other ones

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@pleasecallmedaviddjs1298 The real DOCTOR I meant. The creature could be the same each time, with Dracula reviving him repeatedly.

[@pleasecallmedaviddjs1298]

@@lunatic0verlord10 that makes sense

[@Chernobog2]

Always loved how the golem boss in the original doesn't actually have a death animation, the game's just like "you win lol"

[@MaxWeb2599]

"Time for the First Boss... But first" [starts dancing to the background music]

[@MegaYoYo]

Gotta break it down when I get a chance

[@enlongjones2394]

I like how they stuck to the original idea of the Dracula fight, but made it actually challenging and intimidating. You fight his giant head, but there’s four of them now. One of them does the bat-spitting attack the original did, but it’s now only one of four different attacks you need to handle on the fly. You can whip the head until it collapses, but that’s only a temporary reprieve; you need to hit Dracula’s soul while dodging all the attacks from his heads. Took the same idea, but improved the execution a lot, when they could have instead taken one of the giant bat forms from the other games and did that instead.

[@BlueArremer]

Yeah, I was very impressed with how they handled the Dracula fight here.

[@JeffCotten-g2w]

Now easily one of the best Dracula fights in the entire series.

[@bok3rnes425]

Every bosses looks better. But The amazing thing is the developers also stay true to the original ❤❤❤

[@FallenangelLeon]

I wish they had kept Skeleton walk😢

[@ashwolf2006]

@@FallenangelLeon the skeleton had that swagger walk in the original.

[@mikeg2491]

@@FallenangelLeonI call it the Vince McMahon strut

[@Llortnerof]

What in the world is that original walk animation? Did he forget to bring his brown pants or something and has to hold it in?

[@MegaYoYo]

Dude shit his pants at the wedding and then needed to save his wife right away

[@marckpineda2989]

3:29 Young Sherlock Holmes reference

[@cmy428]

Looking at the way our hero attacks in the classic version, I think the most powerful weapon in his hands would be a wet towel.

[@MegaYoYo]

A wet towel dipped in holy water will vaporize all these demons

[@zeroomega3781]

Decent improvement. Last boss even throws suspended knives like DIO

[@Bludobi9001]

WRYYYYY

[@matheuslopes5287]

@@Bludobi9001 "You expect to be with Selena but she belongs to me, DIO!"

[@spiritmacardi9300]

Even funnier considering Patrick Seitz has voiced both characters.

[@matheuslopes5287]

@@spiritmacardi9300 And so did Norio Wakamoto!

[@ashwolf2006]

even the opening scene in where dracula stole simon's wife. feels like straight out of Jojo.

[@Yabuturtle]

The original honestly was pretty broken. Either too easily or difficult in certain areas. But the remake not only balances it, but also adds more stuff which actually improves it.

[@MegaYoYo]

We live in a timeline where there is a playable version of Haunted Castle

[@giannemae]

First time I saw Dracula this creepy and scary af

[@lizardguyNA]

Man, the remake really upgraded everything.

[@海豹-b5n]

誠意之作，不是炒冷飯耶😂

[@RAZUMA_Adventurer]

へぇアーケード版の悪魔城ドラキュラがリメイクされたんだ

[@leandroleon7029]

The remake is better

[@MegaYoYo]

100%

[@chrisdavis8650]

Is this a spin off of. Castlevania?

[@MegaYoYo]

It's a remake of the arcade castlevania, Haunted Castle

[@cnh2132]

while some aspects are improved, imo, the update missed the mark on many elements. the intro and outro are actually smoother in the original.

[@lizardguyNA]

Man, the remake really upgraded everything.

[@rextar9961]

Who needs of holy water when you have a bomb 🤣🤣🤣

[@MegaYoYo]

The cross in this game is an on command screen wipe. Super powerful

[@rextar9961]

@@MegaYoYo I never played it but I presume they make the boomerang something like the cross and the cross in that way 🤔

[@mauricesteel4995]

Holy Hand Grenade, you pull the pin. Count to 3, not 2, not 4, and if the enemy is evil in the eyes of the Lord, it shall be destroyed.

[@Doe-1979]

I imagine Konami releasing a remake of Castlevania 2 and 3 in the style of x68000 for the Nintendo Switch XD

[@theraymunator]

God, I hope

[@MegaYoYo]

That'd be so out of left field but I would be there day 1

[@a.malsuwaidi2776]

A fellow Dr.Doe fan I see

[@Doe-1979]

@@a.malsuwaidi2776 I love that you are a fan of dr.doe

[@LeUberTroll]

I hope they’d release it on more than switch. Look at The Adventure Rebirth being lost on Wii shop

[@Nathan-x1z]

At least this time the Golem actually died instead of just freezing

[@MegaYoYo]

For real, that always bothered me

[@lorddeimos3129]

It's more easy kill Drácula in the original arcade 😲😲😲😲

[@MegaYoYo]

So easy, just spam cross

[@noambruh]

This remake is fricking dope man!

[@MegaYoYo]

One of the better ones to come out and unexpected

[@solarflare9078]

Honestly, the original game isn't that bad at all, at least as long as you're not playing Version M. But the remake provides an all-round better experience that feels familiar, yet refined, and puts the graphical quality on-par with the SotN on PlayStation

[@MegaYoYo]

Version M is a nightmare. That was my intro to the game and I hated it

[@KaiMangaKnight]

First of all, at least our hero does not walk around like he has either a back pain or hernia in the remake. They fixed that. Second... The big Dracula head in the remake looks more like scary terrifying 4 brothers (or two brothers and 2 cousins) picking on a small creature... Giving each other the evil smile and laughter and giving each other a high five. But that would make it more challenging than the original. The original only has one head.

[@MegaYoYo]

That walk animation is soooo funny. The last boss did need an update. I'm glad they re-did the golem boss as well

[@WiggidyWack]

They both look so slap job for their eras, but you can tell everyone was under the gun and trying their best. I think that's what makes them so charming. When you don't have time or money, all you can pour into something is personality and both versions have it in spades.

[@MegaYoYo]

I agree. Very mature take

[@t-spiders1035]

What I wanna know is why he went from a mostly modern-lppking wrdding outfit to what looks like pre-medieval leather armor.

[@MegaYoYo]

He daddy now

[@SprussellSpout_Gaming]

NEVER KNEW THIS REMAKE EXISTED THANK GOD I NEED IT IN MY LIFE

[@MegaYoYo]

It's a great game to beef up the Dominus Collection

[@Kpimpmaster]

So was the cross in the original game the inspiration for the one in Dante’s Inferno?

[@MegaYoYo]

I haven't played Dante's Inferno

[@Kpimpmaster]

@@MegaYoYo simple answer in the game you journey through with Death’s scythe and a silver cross that shoots energy crosses at enemies

[@PORCHMANKEY]

There’s too many remakes

[@MegaYoYo]

this is a good one

[@primusvsunicron1]

WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE

[@whoeverest_the_whateverest]

Wtf, those small 1hp goons on "The Creature (Remake)" make a stifled Neco-Arc's 'ngyaaaa!!' sound and i cannot unhear that

[@MegaYoYo]

oh shit! you made me hear it. I'm cursed now as well

[@rextar9961]

8:08 unbelievable first time we are fighting frankstein 😲

[@Mordecrox]

And apparently the creature will attempt to bash Victor should you fail to stop the doctor too

[@nelsondukenukem]

The haunted castle is the first Castlevania and. This Game was for arcade games. But. The remaster is cool too. But i hope some extra stage in new version

[@johnhorne3052]

Simon's Quest for tang.

[@MegaYoYo]

Mans knows what he wants

[@danilolopez9203]

Wait they remaid this 😮

[@MegaYoYo]

It plays a lot better now

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

You're doing god's work, dude. Awesome! I wish i have the money to support you

[@MegaYoYo]

Thanks for the kind word homie! Your continued viewership helps a lot

[@Alizamk1]

i think the original had more charm. and also better sound mixing the boss theme is oddly quiet. also they didn't bother changing frankenstein's sprite causing to look weird and out of place

[@Tsukoblue]

I prefer the original version of Haunted Castle over the remake

[@MegaYoYo]

Certified hardcore gamer

[@wew123tttt]

this game just a carbon copy of castlevania...

[@MegaYoYo]

hehehehehe

[@notamobilesprout4175]

Gee it’s almost like the devs made the same game and renamed it

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

All the flat rotations on just about all the bosses really ruined it in the remake. Those new guys are always just trying to get away with cutting corners and too many suckers just fall for it. For the original, the animators actually digitally DREW each frame of animation to make the movements for the sprites, not relied on easy cpu panning and rotation effects. That's why all the bosses in the remake look so flat when they animate, as they lack perspective. They're basically just spinning around all the body parts. Just compare the stain glass knight in each version and see how in the original he was drawn in 3 dimensions and in the remake he is just flat. It's like watching one of those paper puppet shows 😂. The original is superior because they actually did the work and the remake is just another new age stinker.

[@theraymunator]

Imagine calling the original HC good. Mind you, I love the game, but it's still terrible

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

@@theraymunator Only because of the ridiculous 3 continues limitation for the arcade was HC "terrible," but the graphics, music, weapons and highly interesting world design, all actually made it still one of the best side-scroll Castlevania games ever made.

[@Magitek1112]

In the case of the stained glass knight it actually makes sense to be two-dimensional. Literally made out of flat glass.

[@caucasoidape8838]

I liked the Medusa, and the Golem better in the original.

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

@@Magitek1112 No. That's a weak excuse. You can still make many 3 dimensional angles regardless of glass appearing "flat," just like in the original and in the fantastic stain glass knight animation in the movie Young Sherlock Holmes, where the cool idea originated from.

[@otaking3582]

Not bad, but definitely not worth repurchasing DS games that I've already beaten.

[@AkaiAzul]

Indeed. Perhaps one day Konami would bother to make Julius's 1999 adventure.

[@otaking3582]

@@AkaiAzul And also rerelease the 3D entries, Judgement, The Adventure ReBirth, and Harmony of Despair.

[@MegaYoYo]

They need the 3D entries. The DS games are fine but many have played those already

[@otaking3582]

@@MegaYoYo Especially since the 3D entries aren't as easy to emulate. I was able to get Castlevania 64 running on my potato laptop, but since it has certain actions mapped to the C-buttons, it made playing with a PS4 controller kinda clunky.

[@MegaYoYo]

@@otaking3582 I tried as well but like you said, mapping an N64 control to modern consoles is a headache