Runner Introduction starts at 5:17. Run starts at 5:44. Couch Commentary provided by Aquas.

"Get the knife" -AVGN

It makes me sad how few people were in attendance for this. This is amazing game play that had to have taken thousands of hours to reach this level of play.

BEING THE WISE AND COURAGEOUR KNIGHT THAT YOU ARE YOU FEEL *STRONGTH* WELLING IN YOUR BODY

Shoutouts to the brave NES that died in this video.

Dat level 5... I can't believe you could despawn half the level, that's awesome! The audience should have clapped.

Most people can't even make it past the first devil in stage one and this complete dude is damage boosting in stage 2 😂

The red devils are the hardest enemies in this game. Took me forever just to beat the first one on level one. Matter of fact I thought that was the end of the level as a kid.

rule #1: Get the knife

I've played this game before. Him showing confidence that I can make it to level 2 must be some big joke, right?

"One corn."

I wonder if the original intent of the game (both arcade and NES) was to fight two dragons in Stage 4 but the hardware couldn't handle it? Because every other stage it's one of the boss, then two; but always one dragon

Did the mom who loves this game but couldn't stay up to watch the run get to see this?

I think they forgot the most important rule. #GetTheKnife

R.I.P. to the NES, that sadly died at the start of this video.

"I'm going to power cycle the game"

What is Error's accent?!? Or is it just his unique voice!??! I'm so fascinated!!!

Feel the strongth welling.

sounds like wreck it ralph is playing :D

Excellent run!

CONGRATURATION! Those boosts is awesome end! Thank you!

Thank you for bringing up memories

I gave up on trying to beat this game years ago... Now, at least I can watch someone destroying this game

A Boorito

And avgn said you needed the knife to progress thru the game

I feel so bad he's running this absurdly difficult game and talking to an empty audience :(

watching speedruns for games you've beaten always makes them more interesting prior to when i've beaten them. i'd say this game is characterized by 1 or 2 very tricky sections per stage and the rest of those stages are pretty easy to handle. but for a speedrunner the tricky bits are impossible to distinguish to the rest of the game, so it's fun to watch them trivialize those parts

I would not beat this game even in 23 days. He does in 23 min. Ok.

Shame nobody bothered to show up for this one. Error72 looked lowkey depressed the whole run.

I can’t even get out of the graveyard in level one, great run.

TIL John C. Reilly runs Ghosts 'N Goblins. It's like I'm listening to Wreck it Ralph play video games.

This is impressive cause this game is hard af

Rule #1: get the knife. Rule #2: get. the knife. Rule #3: *GET. THE. KNIFE*

This man is a god

So that’s what the 2nd level looks like!

"This is the [insert boss name]. He's immune to the [insert weapon name]" Really Capcom? just making some bosses fully immune? geez

Nes games are *so* ruthless

Why is Arthur naked? Why are they in front of the cemetery? Why does that devil want the princess? So many questions...

Come on kids, blowing on the damn cart just corrodes the contacts with small saliva particles. Put the cart in, turn on the console, wiggle the cart back and forth until you get a flashing title screen, then you press reset. Presto! Then get off my damn lawn! *hobbles away with a walker*

I can complete GNG Arcade on capcom classics and capcom generations 2 but the nes version....nope.

Even when the game was new, that cart was always finnicky

I had this for C64. Took me months to beat.

He should of had pj up there

Fun Fact: you don't need at all to beat this game twice since it's an infinite looping and there's nothing new to face upon.

Shoutouts to James Rolfe for his AVGN video on this and for inspiring me to play Ghosts n' Goblins on the 3DS eshop

Loop 3…?

I heard if you best this game, three of your distant family members become possessed and eventually kill themselves.

I didn't know God did speedruns.

wheres dat play button

Not so much an audience as an audient.

this guy may as well not have a couch...he was completely silent the whole run.

WTF it took me 13 hours to beat this game

good runner, but....

filthy casuals

I can beat Ghosts and Goblins Arcads......after 4 hours but NES version.......nope.

The announcers speech impediment was driving me fucking insane

Trans rights are human rights

I wish they would run some fundraiser for environmental protection so I can donate for something I care about. :(

*Runner makes MLP reference in first 5 min* Yea, this gonna be good, lol

Sixth

Is the announcer talking weird, or is it just me? (I mean no offense, it's just I've never heard someone speak like that in real life)

These people who donate to "save the animals" really show no respect for the speed runners.

Great speedrunner. Horrible moderator

The dude playing this seems like a total doofer.

Am I the only person who sees the main character do a ‘praise the sun’ gesture once a level is completed?

wish Capcom would do a Ghosts and Goblins remake in HD