Boss list: 00:00 Intro 00:40 01 Larva Dragon 02:05 02 Goat Redstil 05:12 03 Death Masquerader 08:18 04 Frog Assassin Elite 09:23 05 Float Eye 09:58 06 Galdfis 10:50 07 Giant Enemy Crab 11:43 08 Bakslay 13:46 09 Golem Knight 15:06 Final Boss - Nausizz & Dark Dragon 21:18 Ending

"In appreciation, I must tell you... how to use your shield to block, then slash. And as a bonus, I'll give you an additional reward by telling you how to breathe through your nose..."

That game is actually impressive. Actually, I think the Arcade era was where the most creative games were being produced.

10:05 I really like this animation of trees moving in the wind.

2:24 That girl is really is a stand out to everyone else, the colour palette to the slight anime look of her eyes---she's going to get kidnapped isn't she? (few seconds later) yup.

giant enemy crab detected

10:50 - "...based on famous battles, which took actually took place in ancient Japan... you attack its weak point for massive damage."

10:50​ Giant Enemy Crab. based on japanese history.

So it's Punch Out but Medieval, right? Noice.

Gotta appreciate how this old games made armor. That and the playthrough.

"Thank you for saving us, in return I'll tell you how to use the shield..." Look old man, what did you you think I used to get no damage? How about in return you give me Gold so I can get better gear so I can save more of you guys?

That last boss fight dragged on....I was glad when it was done. The other boss fights weren't so bad though. Awesome job as always!!

this actually looks amazing :D

I saw this game in the arcade when I was little...I thought it was freaking amazing

I can see this takes inspiration from Punch-Out style combat as a source point, and in this I can see the makings of the gameplay that would become more refined sword-action games like Die By The Sword & Dragon Quest Swords.

Oh man I played this on an old windows neo geo emulator forever ago but never could remember the name of this game ever. Thank you for the memories and for the sick gameplay video!

You fought with the strength of many men, Sir Knight! 🛡️

This game tortured me as a kid. I couldn't beat it.

I declare you the greatest gamer alive.

This game is so much fun , especially with 2 players. It's pretty long or feels that way . Played this in arcade all the time, about to load up MAME lol.

One of my favorite games of all time.

0:02: Not to be confused with Belka from Ace Combat Zero

This game looks awesome!

Good game overall, last boss was somewhat of a marathon, the time it was health bar was blue till it started changing must be unerving to anyone playing at the time and be suprised if they weren't thinking 'I'm I actually making any damage?' I'll be searching for full gameplay of this as it looks fun with some good designs.

The bad thing about this game is that you can always DEFEND with shield to avoid being hit. They should have made the enemies able to crush the defence if you keep shielding, with a 1.5 seconds delayed warning, and then attack your for 1.5x the damage. So you need to keep moving your position instead of just keep shielding.

You know cool games, bro, and ur taste its tasty, keep it up.

YES! U ROCK! I LOVE THIS GAME!

You are a amazing Talent bro!!! 😱

THANK YOU FOR SAVING ....... OUR LIVES.

Crab

I never thougt that is even posible beat these bosses without damage, you have god skills.

Darn Cool!

3:51 ... Well whaddya know! He must be a satyr-masochist!

Sword and Sorcery Dynamite Duke, nice.

10:59 Insert giant enemy crab memes!😏😎😆🤣😂 I guess that’s why you named it that!😄

would be nice to have lived in the golden era of arcades

Always saw this in the arcade way back but never played it because it was 2 quarters. I see some similarities to Magician Lord in some of the bosses like the centipede and the fish looking guy.

Is there an option to flip off the Giant Enemy Crab?? Gotta expose the weak point for massive damage!

I Love It

画面内に多数いても必ず一対一で戦う騎士道精神のある敵達 虫や山羊や魚や蛙ですら騎士道を貫く敵ながらあっぱれな奴らだ。

Never played, let alone Heard of Crossed Swords before.

That's some extremely _sugoi_ sound design lmao

I honestly wish that the Scarecrow Sword did something special for actually keeping it through the entire game. Even the swordsmith lady who gives you the sword, says you must defeat him with that sword, but it does so little damage even at max power. Quite unfortunately if you ask me. Though least with some of the boss fights, such as Goat Redstill/Satan Goat, Captain Bakslay, and Nausizz AKA the Devil, being some of the best combat and huge skill gap for those compared to the other enemies. All the gameplay I've seen, I don't know how these players tend to get lucky with the enemies not blocking as much or using special blocks to block all attacks.

I remember playing this with my brother, we managed to get in the final boss but we couldn't beat it lol

I remember this, didnt know what it was called.

dark souls start here

I always had trouble timing the shield correctly.

Flip the crab over & hit it's belly for MAXIMUM DAMAGE!!!!!!

I agree alian me either you know back in those times its always stay inside do homework other wise i would of known about this game

Al principio me desesperaba con este pero después le agarré el ritmo a tal grado de pasarmelo sin perder vidas

Dark Souls 4 looks amazing!!!

If you think about it it's basically For Honor arcade. Almost 3 decades earlier.

we need this on steam and gog.

@ 9:58 The Galdfis Looks Like Some Of The Enemies In The Magician Lord Neo Go Game.

Giant Enemy Crab

Did you use MAME for this? If so how are your settings and where should I go looking for games like this? I can't get MAME working for the life of me.

Imagine a 3D remaster of this

*Attack it's weak point for massive damage!*

So... A norman kit shield would do this guy a huge favor.

10:50 It’s a giant enemy crab! Attack its weak point for massive damage!

I don't know if you've played this game before, Shadowsweg, but, it's a game I was intrigued by, a fighting game where you play as warrior turned into an anthro lion, on a quest to break your curse, you fight through various enemies, with the final boss being some kind of evil sorcerer/god! I sadly can't recall the name of said game, but perhaps you know what it's called?

You did the impossible! I always fail at the first goat bastard!

15:59 I don't know what's in the creator's mind when he thinks about dragons, cause that does NOT look anything resembling a dragon

10:54 time for crab

10:50 Meme appears

So am not the only veteran here😁😁😁

there was a game like this but in future scene on sega mega drive? anyone got any idea?

3:49 bée bée béee

Remind me about ganbae goemon 3 boss fight

Its like Punch Out!

Mazan (Start)

*The giant enemy crab*

Where is the Tyson fight?

Reminds me of Mike Tyson's Punch Out except with a sword and a shield.

This is like Taito's gladiator and punchout combined. I honestly like the gameplay watching. Sad I never heard of this growing up. 😞

You make this game looks easy but it's not. Enemies are fast (tho sometimes predictable), you'll need pretty good reflexes just to get anywhere.

11:32 this kills the crab

Was this game on the Wii Virtual Console?

Hell yeah dude, mf DnD punchout!

Pretty fun game, but having your character being shown as a bunch of lines, so the player can better see the enemies wasn't really necessary IMO.

Boss 1 Boss 2 Boss 3 Boss 4 Boss 5 Boss 6 Boss 7 Boss 8 Boss 9 Final Boss

Has anyone come up with a VR game based on this concept?

DARKSOULS

Satan goat is the best enemy!

クロスソードなのにラスボス、拳という

22:34

Oh hey! I've actually been developing a hentai game, based on Crossed Swords! XD

Pão com ovo

I like to cross my sword with other men

🦀🧀

Play a horror game nes 🙏

GOTY

Ugh. Yet another game where the villains can be whatever creative idea that comes to mind, but the good guys can ONLY be human and nothing else. The more I see this, the more I despise it.

Crab