Gargoyle's Quest Trilogy - Adventures of the Red Arremer - Review | Nefarious Wes 

I play Demon's Crest from time to time since I was a child, and it's soundtrack was one of the main influences that made wanna play kayboards. It was also the first "horror" game I ever played.

There is a trick to the long gap jumps across those fire bridges (that's what I call them). When Firebrand starts to drop, he first accelerates until he reaches the terminal velocity. But every time you press the jump button again, he comes to a halt and hovers. The solution is to just alternate between dropping and hovering quickly and voilà. That should work in both Gargoyle's quest parts.

really wish they would make one with today's systems.. even a remaster of Demon's Crest would be sweet

Firebrand, with that pimpin' strut...I'm envisioning him with a cane and a Kangol beret...lol "Dolemite Arremer"

You can extend the distance of hovering by stopping the hover to fall forward a bit, hovering again, stopping to fall forward a bit etc. The fall adds just enough distance but doing to several times gets you across.

Great review! Somehow I completely missed this series growing up. I learned so much from this vid. Also, the can of pepsi was a nice touch to the costume.

I only just now viewed my first review video of yours on a game I barely started for my SNES. I like how you covered all three of these games and what impressed me more was the footage of the gameplay with your "spot-on" narration which outclassed nearly all other video game reviewers online IMO. I am a new subscriber and I look forward to viewing more of your content. Hats off to you!!!!

Demon's Crest is fantastic!

Great costume. Glad you got your Pepsi.

Hey hot dog! Great talking to you the other night. Happy New Year. Had to watch this one again. Rock on Wes!! Edit: I can’t get over how funny the “Stayin’ Alive” segment is!! Love it man!!

I was in my room, and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything but then again I was thinking about nothing.

Hell yeah, I love the King Diamond reference. If you've never listened to them. Or Abigail you should

Great job on this review! I just bought demon's crest. Perfect game for October

Great video as always Wes! I love the Pepsi - perfect accent to complete the costume. I like both the GB and NES Gargoyles Quest games but havent played Demons Crest. Its too expensive and just havent got around to playing it on emulation.

"Mike, Mike!" You're on drugs! Damn! Right after this video, gonna go listen to some Tendencies.

Look exactly like a cross between Mike Clark & Mike Muir! Awesome dude! We opened for them in 2000 for just one show and they where really great guys!

You always do such an amazing job with your reviews! So I haven't played a single game in this series before... probably mostly due to the high price that they go for. I didn't realize the Gameboy version was on the 3DS VC, so I'll definitely check that out! It sounds like Demon's Crest is the way to go. Gotta love those fantastic looking SNES games with their beautiful art style.

Today i finished all three games from beginning to end all in one day, i needed at least 2 hours for each game. I had a little struggle with first two games but i haven't died once in Demon's Crest.

Solid video man! The only one I'm missing is the first game for the GameBoy. I'm kinda stupid and passed it up a while ago when somebody was selling it in box for $20...CANADIAN. Should have snagged it, lol. I absolutely love Demon's Crest and agree with you that the music and atmosphere in that game is through the ROOF! I hate that part in Garg's Quest 2 as well...that pit that you have to jump perfectly over. If I remember right, I think if you occasionally go out of flying, fall a little bit, and then re-engage flying, it gets you a tad more distance and helps you over it...but I could be mistaken! - Adam

MUWAHAHAHAHA! I loved the Bee Gees part :P. I've always wanted to try Demons Crest, had no idea it was a sequel. Always thought it was a standalone game. Great video as always, and nice to see you using some sprite animation at the beginning :)

DUDE! Third video I watched of your channel and your suicidal for life. ST! SUBSCRIBED.

I remember Gargoyles Quest very well. I could complete it in 4 hours by the time I'd become a ninja, mainly down to how slow firebrand moves. There was an old code I used to use on it that I guessed, it would load you up right after getting the buster upgrade, can't remember which letter it was but it was literally 8888-8888 or something. I'm not sure how I figured that out, I think I was just pissing about with it once upon a time.

Currently playing through Demon's Crest

I love the nod to King Diamond! I haven't played the first two games, but I have played and still own Demon's Crest! I need to try and get my hands on the first two games now.

This saga should be back

Demon's Crest is basically the Symphony Of The Night of the Ghosts N Goblins series....Epic.

Great video!! one of my favorite retro series! also try not to get "Institutionalized" anytime soon...lol

Nice review, once again. I've played the SNES game the most. I need to beat it one day.

Another sweet show!! Wicked cool man. We got to get you some more subs dood!!! Ps love your costume. Suicidal for life bro!!

Did you noticed that Firebrand's sprite in GB is pretty much the same as Doc robot from MM3.

Great video, in regards to why on the cover he is green on the cover was probably due to the [game boy] screen lol. I always wished for a mod or hack of the gb version to be colorised like zelda dx and donkey Kong 94 but it seems like the NES game is the closest I'm gonna get to it. I had the gb version back in 91 and was able to beat it in a day after months of practising

All I wanted was a Pepsi. Just one Pespi...

They also turned him into a goddamn monster in SVC Chaos. That zoning game was off the scale

You mention falling blindly in GQII and there's an ability in GQII on the Gameboy to get around that. The move is called Astral Projection and was added because the level lay outs are the same but the viewing area of the gameboy is smaller. So firebrand will sit in a yoga pose and shoot out his soul and you can fly around and scout ahead for 5 seconds. I have footage of it from my Gargoyle's Quest video its in my Mondo Cool TV play list. You can see the Gameboy footage at 5:25 it shows some of the two extra levels and the two extra abilities added to that version. If you have an Everdrive GB you can play a patched version. It's pretty dope. But I can play gameboy games at my job so maybe that's why I liked the GB version so much.

oh wow, i played the 2nd one on my NES but never even knew there was a 3rd one...

It's Mike Muir. I never knew he played video games.

9:55 "Maybe I am just doing this part wrong". If you stop fluttering for short periods of time, you gain a few extra pixels of distance.

Nice costume, don't get shot I really like your vids

wow, I've been a fan of the Ghosts n Goblins games for decades And I never knew these games existed! great job! TRIP AT THE BRAIN TRIP AT THE BRAIN TRIP AT THE BRAIN if you know what I'm sayin'

There's also a Gargoyle's Quest 2 on the Game Boy? It was only in Japan, though.

One thing that confused me about demons crest when I was younger is the cover art on it firebrand is a dark sinister red with gold anklets and bracelets but in the game plain old firebrand is orange with blue anklets and bracelets now of course the legendary gargoyle is red with gold anklets and bracelets but it has horns and the wings (membrane?) Have a gold color along with spiked tips and the legendary gargoyle has more spikes protruding from the elbows and knees which the cover art firebrand lacks (the gold wings spikes and horns) so as I kid I would sit there and compare them for longer then I would actually play the game

it's high time somebody made a vid about the gargoyle's quest mini series. there is one game missing tho, the 2nd entry on game boy which was only released in japan.

The series has always had the sickest graphics. While the 3rd game is easily one of the best looking games on SNES I'm very impressed with part 2 on Nes.

A 3D plat-former remake of demons crest sounds right up the what devil may cry did.

Nice review, dude! These are pretty great games despite a few flaws. Since you mentioned loving Demon's Crest's box art, have you actually seen the one for the JPN Demon's Blazon? If you thought our version looks pretty evil, check this out: i.imgur.com/4T1RbVl.png Damn. I mean, I like the semi-realistic western fantasy cover we got too (it was made by Boris Vallejo's wife and that really shows, lol), though Firebrand looks a bit off-model, a typical problem with outsourced artwork for the western market back then. *But this one's just such an awesome composition!* Love the lightning-filled void, love the gory circle of demon corpses with Firebrand seemingly adding another one to the pile, and the inclusion of the transformations is a clever touch. Also, is that Somulo in the back? Shit's badass, it's like some early '90s death metal cover.

Gargoyle's Quest II is also on Gameboy, but never left Japan. Sadly like the rest of the series, it is no longer cheap. Other than the Gameboy port of GG 2, I have the remainder of the series in my collection.

The most underrated trilogy games of Capcom. People prefer to suffer with Ghosts 'N Goblin over the simplicity of these games. No try to build a high score nor time limit, it is just a game who encourage you to explore everything from it. At least, you can tank many hit compared of Arthur who lost his armor from one hit and die after. But the exact reason of why the people didn't play it and didn't hear about, well... Firebrand from Ghosts 'N Goblin is a pain in the butt to deal with and everyone hate him. But to be honest, I agree on that point. But it is nice to play one of the minions as the protagonist for once. No need to rescue a princess, or be acclaimed to be the great hero. Fireband saves the demon realm and that's it. He don't need anything in return and he don't care about to get power (watch the true ending from Demon's Crest). In other word, Firebrand is really a good character. Edit : My favorite game from the trilogy is Demon's Crest.

I quite like the first two games (have yet to play the third). If only there were more games like these.

All I wanted was a Pepsi! And she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi! >.

Gargoyles quest 2 is on my list to get next weekend.

Anyone else get repeatedly torn apart by that damn ice wolf? It beat the crap out of me until I figured out how to manipulate it's AI by hovering directly above him until he telegraph's his jump, then plop down behind him and fire... Then you have to scamper to get back above him, rinse n repeat.

All I wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi!!!!

"All I wanted was a Pepsi"

Too short? What are you expecting, RPGs?

Awesome bro Suicidal!!!!!!!!

Man I knew people back in the day who's parents would let them play Ghost n Goblins because they were the good guy killing monsters and demons but not Gargoyles Quest because you were a demon

Man great overview there buddy. Our opinion on demons crest is gonna be way different lol. I dunno maybe i just wasn't in the mood to play it that day. And yer costume looks so familiar. Like xzibit or somethin. Hmm

Ghost 'n goblins spoiled the ending. Firebrand gets killed by some asshole in his undies throwing knives.

Fucking great video man! Never touched the Gameboy title. I want to try it just to see what the series started out with. I did get Gargoyle's Quest 2 on NES when it came out because I was a late adopter to the system. And I played Demon's Crest years later. Nice copy you have! Those are valuable :) Demon's Crest's pros: Beautiful. One of the most beautiful SNES games. Fun gameplay. Kickass music. Cons: Slow down. Difficulty. Those two cons really kill it for me. I like the game. I've played it a ton. But damn is it difficult! And the slowdown takes me out of the immersion experience every time. I still to this day haven't been able to beat the final boss for the best ending. It's just too much heh. I also never liked trying to get the timing right for the swoop in the overworld map. Changing gargoyle types always made me smile and I loved the extra flying time on this game. Gargoyle's Quest 2: My favorite of the series. Probably cause I played it first. I played this game before Ghosts 'n Goblins, so I was pretty shocked when I saw Firebrand dancing around in another game. I think this game did a better job of watching Firebrand grow from a weakling to a powered up master. Lot of NES games did that so well. The gameplay was fun, except those bridge levels you had to pass. This is one of the few NES games I've ever beaten. I'm glad to see others playing this series. Great video buddy.

Pyscho Miko!!

All I wanted was a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi.

As a kid I never knew Firebrand was red.

I just want a Pepsi!

Great trilogy!

I like your costume because of suicidal tendency

In gargoyles quest firebrands sprite looks chubby a bit

New 3DS also available.

I enjoyed gargoyles quest 2 the most of the three demons crest was good but there’s a lot of slowdown and it’s very easy.

The only thing I disagree with for these games and demons crest specifically is completion time. I actually beat this game as a kid with my grandmother and it took us like a month of on and off playing. Things were so much different back then. The extra time doing things naturally is what created my nostalgia with the artwork and music. I can't stress enough how much I recommend playing these games without any sort of guide. Playing demons crest with a guide will allow you to beat it in just a day. They were never meant to be played that way.

Is suicidal tendencies still making music???

Just one Pepsi

@ 9:35 you're doing it wrong. I see people complain about this too but they just don't know how to play the game. You need to jump high and turn on the hover mode, turn off hover mode, then turn it back again. By doing this you're able to jump further. It's actually really easy and is a bit of a casual filter.

I still don't understand what you mean by "tinny." It's NES music. Unless you're talking about Sunsoft's music, most of it sounds pretty tinny with a greater focus on treble and less on bass. I notice that the earlier capcom games put a greater focus on resonating notes, instead of the more melodic note bends found in later Capcom stuff. Resonating notes are fine, but after they are sustained for a certain amount of time, they begin to grate my ears. I much prefer the more melodic tracks of games like Mega Man 3, 4, 6, and stuff like Mighty Final Fight.

Give us a New game maybe make it more humorous but still very gothic. Imagine a Gothic Comedy RPG Platformer for this Little Bastard XD

Why are u complaining how a game in the early 90s is short?

This boss reminds me of Pizza the Hutt

“ I saw your mommy and your mommy was dead”

I like potatoes

I prefer japanese names for this series, bc is les confusing. GnG is makaimura, and this is makaimura gaiden

9:55 , first let me tell u that I looove gargoyles quest II, I had to stop the video in this part even if in the rest of it u explain it, I just couldnt, and yes, u are doing it wrong, jumps that require long distances u have to jump high, let o a little bit, then hold again, bc when ur falling u still gain distance, so u let go little by little, I love this mechanic, that does not make it easier but its the correct way, if I may add my dream would be to have from software doing a collaboration with capcom and do another one, omg that would be insaaane, but how things are now mostly with microsoft pushing the industry on not even letting anyone show the quality they have for us bc they will use it to buy all studios and publishers... We stick to the old games and imagine

Mike Muir

demons crest is by far the best of the bunch,that game is on par with the mega man x titles and does away with the rather dumb and unnecessary overworld rpg elements nonsense of the first two...it also does away with dumb life mechanics by giving you infinite continues...meaning if you cant beat it you've got no one else to blame but yourself because youre given all the time in the world to learn and adapt to everything....can you imagine how much better of a series the castlevania franchise would've been with that kind of feature....the games levels are pretty easy but that's irrelevant cuz all the challenge comes from the bosses which is where the challenge is supposed to come from in action platformer games....and this game certainly has some of the more challenging bosses of the snes era...hell the true final boss and secret boss are some of the hardest bosses in action platforming history period id say

U telling me u never got the final upgrade for gargoyles 2? U can hover forever.... That might be why that lava lake was so hard for u u might've done it with no upgrade 😂

Cyco Miko. fuckin right

I see this complaint a lot about gameboy games. Firebrand does not move too slow. Try playing the game on an original DMG 001 Gameboy. Not a Gameboy Color, GBA, Super Gameboy, Gameboy Player or emulator. The screen on an original gameboy is a piece of shit if Firebrand moved faster it would be unplayable on the hardware it was designed for.

Demon's Crest is best

17:07

I wanna say youre the mexican kid from bad boys that goes into prison to kill sean penn. Jk.

bro really used anti-aliasing

Greatly disagree here. First, I think Gargoyle's Quest is the second best Game Boy game after Zelda. They nailed almost everything. The soundtrack is so good, so epic, there's just nothing like it. Also they just invented a new sub-genre with those flying/wallgrabbing mechanics and they did a fantastic job at building level design and the whole game around that right away. Good stuff. But yeah, sadly it's really short. GG2 was kinda more of the same, but not quite there. Jumps felt much floatier. Bosses were smaller and less ingenious, they felt more like something that could have been in any game. All of GG1 boss battles made great use of the new mechanics, GG2 just was kind of a letdown in comparison. GG2 soundtrack is ok but a far cry from the epicness of the original. And then, Demon's Crest. A good game in its own right, but I'm sorry, clearly the worst entry in the series imo. Taking away some of the unique mechanics by giving you infinite flight right from the start is only one issue. But then look at level design. The first stage is almost entirely horizontal, it could have been a Ghouls'n'Ghosts stage just as well. This applies to many of its stages, this game just keeps forgetting what it is about. The first boss battle. It takes place on flat ground, completely ignoring the series' unique mechanics that GG1 used in every single boss fight. That's not a one-time slip, as almost all of DC's boss fights take place on flat ground with no oppurtinity to claw to any wall anywhere. What's more, it does that BS thing of "same boss with different colour palette" all the fucking time. What's worse, the boss music is just crap, sorry. And to make it even worse, they designed the game in a way that you have to go to the menu and switch between different gargoyles all the fucking time. In some boss fights I spent half the time in the menu to switch back and forth. This is simply crap design. Again, DC is a good game, but quite a letdown after the Game Boy original. Gargoyle's Quest: 10/10 Gargoyle's Quest 2: 8/10 Demon's Crest: 7/10

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