Based take. Man, Rondo of Blood became my favorite, & it’s clearly the best Castlevania game. Rondo of Blood has replayability, finesse, a great blend of horror and anime, and a killer soundtrack

1:28:35 The painting might be of a Dutch prince, Maurice of Orange. Similar beard, orange sash, and one French painting of him has the same pose and background.

3:24:39 “WHERE’S THE F’N…..PLATFORM?!” 😂😂😂

This is my favorite Castlevania game of all time. I regard it as one of the best games ever alongside Super Metroid, Metal Gear Solid 1 and Half-Life. It's that good.

In Castlevania 4, the most effective weapon for me was the cross.

Having beaten nearly all the Castlevania games (thanks to the inspiration from you and James), I'm playing through them again with a fightstick (arcade stick). It's nothing magical, but there's something a little extra fun about playing these on an arcade stick.

*Most underrated castlevania is Circle of the Moon imo. The bosses are amazing and challenging. Maybe it's nostalgia, but it's one of the best metroidvania castlevanias ever made

If you overlook the graphics, the remake on PSP is worth a playthrough as well. The Dracula fight is something else. Harder than the original. Rondo of Blood is the best and Dracula X is somewhat sadistic in my opinion.

Oi Mick, had a dream you played turrican 2 last night. Thought it was real until i checked me youtube feed, and it wasn't there. Me kid would've loved to see that. Bloody hell

Mike's scream at 3:32:20 sounds like a Golden Axe scream.

3:25:36 Mike building a house and then the Merman teasing him to get on the platform! 😂😂😂

Mike do you remember super mechanic death christ?

Love the castle banks uploads brings back memories of classic horror like the bowling movies etc the mummy with virus Karl off etc

Have to admit that the most I saw of this game before was the James & Mike Mondays episode from a couple of years ago and so am happy to learn more about this game through this stream. I think the biggest surprise was Maria really...what the hell XD. I don't mind her but she as well as her attacks feel like they would belong more in a spin-off cute 'em up style of Castlevania than being a part of Rondo Of Blood (kinda like a Kid Dracula type of spin-off). Castlevania-related, I am now nearing the point in my Cinemassacre/Cinemassacre Clips watch on YT the point where Mike's first archived streams appear and the first one archived is about Odallus: The Dark Call, a Castlevania-like game with Metroidvania elements. Since Mike is known everywhere as the anniversary gamer, perhaps he should mark in his calendar to play Odallus next year to mark his 10-year anniversary as a streamer?...Just kidding, of course :) Game that is missing from your Games I've Beaten On Stream list: -Mega Man 2 - Back To Basics (NES Hacks/Homebrew/Unreleased) -Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

They should make a sequel to SOTN. BRING BACK ALACARD.

As kids, me and a friend I grew up with were late bloomers to listening to music. We were just video game nerds and only heard what our families played on the stereo involuntarily lol! My sister's Michael Jackson greatest hits collection and the OST to this game my brother burned on a CD were our intro to enjoying music. It was different and badass sounding to us I guess. Didn't actually play the game until YEARS later!

Yes, this is the only castlevania I haven't played yet 🎮

Mike is the master of wipping it good.

Where's matei at? Man we need you

Great video, so funny!

Definitely my favorite of the classic style Castlevania's, probably my third favorite overall behind Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow. If they made another classic-style game, it should be like this with multiple paths and secrets with a level select menu rather than just one short linear order of stages.

Hey Mike, have you played any of the PS2 Castlevania games? I feel like nobody talks about those.

Just played a patched version on this a few weeks ago... I definitely agree that this is one of the best classic Castlevania games.. just wanted to ask if you've watched Castlevania Nocturne (the latest one of Netflix feat. Ricther and Maria) and if you did, what do you think about it? Btw, there are a few areas wherein only Maria can access, but yeah,totally respect that you wanted more challenge than an easier mode, but it's still fun to play her :) P.S. Someone should make a Castlevania hack (any of the classic ones) and mod it with 1HP Mikevania as it's title (can also have 1 hp haha)

Lol James just released an AVGN episode about Rando of Blood and it figures it was AFTER you streamed the darn game. Does that dude EVER play any of the games he reviews these days? I mean it seems like he did for Horse Prince(that catastrophic video of calamities untold) Something snapped that man after 2014.. probably that friggin film that should have been filmed in the east coast. Sorry for the negativity. By the way I need to try out a Castlevania game sometime. After all these years I've never played one.

The orb contains the soul of the boss you defeated. Richter absorbs the soul. Giving him strength and refilling his health. I'm talking out of my ass. I have no idea.

That Superman II deleted scene you're talking about early in the video was actually used for the Donner Cut release. Definitely recommended viewing if you haven't seen it yet! :)

Never realized how many assets were used from Rondo in SOTN. Even some of the level branches were shared.

Nice! I love your Castlevania streams. And Rondo, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and SotN are my 3 favorites! Just wish we could get RoB & SotN on Switch. As I’m currently having to resort to my PSP to play those two.

Now I most definitely can't wait for you to play Symphony of The Night for us 😀

This is one I'd be happy to see Mike and James finally paly through together. I still enjoy the video they did from years back. Maybe Mike helps James play through.

Are you still human or AI I am still human😂

You think this is better than Symphony of the Night? PS. I really wish the SNES port of Rondo had just been the original game simply with even nicer colours, proper transparency effects, and some additional parallax background layers in places. It could have been brilliant, rather than the meh version of X it got imo. And the fact Rondo is running in the same 256x224 resolution as SNES [and as SotN too funnily enough] and the PC Engine can't show as many sprites on-screen or per scanline or as many background layers as SNES, etc, means it was all totally within the SNES' capabilities to get a great version of this game. A real dropped ball moment and shame there.

Superman III and Superman IV are my favorites, and also has the best theme music. Castlevania IV 🏯 🏰 is my fav, followed by 2. Who remembers Showbiz and Rock-afire explosion band?

Thank you for playing this!! This and Super Castlevania are my favorite Castlevanias! Also If it's ok, please play F-Zero 99 again for King's League!! Love your play throughs and commentaries!!

Best version of Vampire Killer is in this game IMO. Thanks for all the content!

When a bird shits on my car! 3:11:51

Bad ass game bro

Mike can be hilarious at times

such an awesome game

I was there for a good amount of this stream. I do like classic style Castlevania games. I just felt more at home with the Metroidvania ones. A major reason why I love Castlevania Advance Collection more than Castlevania Anniversary Collection. I highly recommend both of those collections though. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a great game. I simply prefer Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow more. I heard a lot about Castlevania: Rondo of Blood over the years. Sadly due to the versions in this collection it's exclusively on PS consoles. Which is a shame, I would love to play this elsewhere.

😊❤ Always a good night and day for a Castlevania

I still have my copy of it for pc engine but the console I have for it is broken

I love the castlevania lore

This video is really helping me understand autism.

I use save states as a replacement for lives or checkpoints, so I can just quickly go back to those points without having to sit through the dying music, animation and having to wait for the game to put me back where I was.

Grande Mike.

Best version of this is the PSP game package. It has the Rondo of Blood remake, the original game and Symphony of the Night with the easiest Death Skip which spares me a lot of nonsense.

That was great Mike. Try to play Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 1 and 2, plus Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow: Mirror Of Fate!

I think the best one is Symphony of the Night. (my favorite for sure) But Rondo of Blood may be the best classic Castlevania.

The bone bridge 😅 You have to stand on the bones fall then jump off the bones before.

Lesson learned: Breaks are essential, haha. 🌙🧛‍♂️

I'm proud that castlevania is the game that keeps everything together. This is the beginning of the end of the beginning.

What do you think of Dracula X? I've never played Rondo of Blood. But in the 90s I got Dracula X on SNES. I thought it was a stylish anime take on the normal Castlevania. Didn't find out it was a cut down lesser Rondo for years.

The painting is of Dorian Grey from leagues of extraordinary gentlemen

Have you played Bloodstained ritual of the night? Great game

I hope mike never quits. Rondo might be my favorite even though 4 has a more relaxed play feel/ played it more..

Seems like your back into castlevania. I'll have to recommend vs. Castlevania again. It also has online leaderboards.

Castlevania has a history of awesome memorable soundtracks, but Rondo of blood is the best one to me, if we put together both quality and numbers of tracks.

Awesome 👍😎

Dracula X is indeed a completely different game from Rondo. No classic CV fan should overlook it. The challenge and level design feel a lot like the NES era or the X68000 game, being rooted in your limited movement and options. It's no walk in the park, either, you gotta be really patient towards the end. You only get 2 lives per continue, and Dracula actually has a stage that you have to keep playing over and over while learning to beat him (the stage is full of medusa heads, moving platforms and spear knights). Also, despite using some of Rondo's graphical assets for the enemies and bosses, Dracula X has a completely unique visual style. The backgrounds are very colorful and detailed - all original pixel art. It may not have the grim look of IV, nor does it use black and single colors as effectively as Rondo, but it pulls off its own style in a fantastic way. The levels follow their themes well and feel coherent. There are 2 "dash" stages, 4' and 5' - you can get to them from levels 3 and 4, respectively. So, a total of 9 stages of Castlevania greatness, which most people ignore because they've been told that Dracula X is a worse "version" or Rondo or whatever. It hurts to read some of the comments. I think AVGN did a huge disservice to the game in 2009 with the "it's widely considered a butchered port of Rondo" line.

Top Spin can be a pretty good weapon if you know how to use it, which can be pretty tricky. Speedruns use it all the time.

Are you still contacting Kyle Justin ?

I never knew Billy Butcher was subscribed to mikes channel

Maybe castlevania 4 is an intro for beginners, I don’t know me dumb.

Ever play Harmony of Despair on the 360 arcade? Looks like an interesting coop experience.

Mike, you should play through Belmont's revenge. I remember you tried it out with Ryan a while ago, but you've never finished it. Plus, it is a really good classic Castlevania.

Dude, that last elusive 4%

I still remember way back in the day playing Super Castlevania iV and showing off with the whip after beating bosses to my friends lol. Even the name Castlevania is freaking perfect for its genre. I haven't beaten the NES one though and probably never will. I just never liked its art style.

@mike matei the whole Rocket Knight series got a remake

I’d say Dracula X on SNES is really difficult, but not challenging difficult like Castlevania III or Rondo. It’s more infuriating than enjoyable. At least for me. But honestly the last time I played it was back in 2018 on my 2DS XL. So not the most optimal method of play. That being said I just wish we could get another Castlevania Collection featuring SotN, RoB and maybe the PSP Dracula Chronicles. It’s just mind blowing that Nintendo can’t work something out with Konami to get something like that. As we all know it would sell like crazy.

Mike you may like a new turn based roguelike “The land beneath us”. Has throwback graphics. Very fun.

Dante’s inferno remake or something really surprising they haven’t done that

It is the enemy's soul (Orb)

When are you doing the 24 hour madden stream

How much do you bench?

The 3D-PSP version was my first Rondo. Didn't play the original until a few years ago. My nostalgia drive is completely ass-backwards 🤡

Hm. For some reason i didn't get notified for new videos despite being subscribed.

yay!

was this on sega genesis?

Yessss!

Is there anywhere you can get this game without giving yourself a virus?

I agree Castlevania is badass. Also if people don't want to hear you talk over cut scenes they could easily go and watch 100% playthrough vids with no commentary. I watch people like you for the reactions and commentary.

The best Castlevania game will always be Ghouls 'n Ghosts! This and Super Castlevania IV are great too!

Not sure if you're going to post the Loop 2 playthrough of IV, but after declaring the game a "joke," now you absolutely have to do the "No Death" run. All three streams you did of the game had you dying a multitude of times, with many of those on the easiest stages, pretty much directly contradicting all of your statements regarding its difficulty (Again, not trying to yank your chain, but there's a pretty big discrepancy between what you're saying and what's happening on the screen). Ignoring it at this point would be to admit that it's too hard, and that 1 & 3 are actually easier given the completion of those "No Death" runs. Besides, it should be pretty easy, right? In all seriousness though, it would make an excellent challenge. Of course, in lieu of that, a "No Death" run of the all-time classic masterpiece The Wizard of Oz would be perfectly acceptable.

Bro I am begging you so hard to playing dead by daylight when the Halloween chapter comes out. It's straight up a castlevanie collab. Plus players rage so hard when they stream anyway, and you're the champion of rage-ing this has the potential to be some of your best content ever and I say this as some that semi-frequently sub on twitch. Killer will be dracula. It's up in the air about whoever the survivor could be, but it's down to either Simon or alucard. Dead by daylight has an oc named felix Richter, so he'll probably just get a cosplay cosmetic lol.

I always wondered what was the point of bossed doing a final atack if it does not kill you, a joke of the devs perhaps?

Would you prefer playing this PS version, or original on the Mister? Curious if you use Snax on your mister?

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Okay, but you could argue using Maria in this game makes it too easy. Once you unlock Maria early on, what's the point in using Richter? They should have at least made her harder to unlock, and treat playing as her like a reward.

This game rulz

Great stream. Amazing thumbnail~

I think Dracula X gets a bad rep....sure it's inferior to Rondo, but it's still a totally competent and fun Castlevania game.

Well the axe isn’t bad in C4, it still has better range than the whip and it has a downward curve. In SC4 the sub-weapons actually feel like sub-weapons due to how you’re able to combo them with the 8-way whip, moreso than in other games where they feel more like secondary/alternative weapons. Well except the holy water which I would argue has never been a very good weapon.

I wish Symphony of the Night gets remake and update the graphics and fix the horrible loading times.

Play sotn as Richter its really hard He has the same attacks in rondo right?

You could have done it on mister m8, but this is fine 💪

I can’t beat death in this game

Oi mick, do you like spiders mick

Rondo is easily the best castlevania. Ya know...if you actually like castlevania

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