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Episode 9

Castlevania 2 : Simon's Quest is one of the most influential NES games ever made! Castlevania is such a big franchise for Konami, its easy to forget it all started with the trilogy of games on the NES.

This game was the first time that the Castlevania series would go full on nonlinear, and it is this type of gameplay that would define future entries in the series, like the iconic Symphony of the Night. In fact, many of the ideas in this game would strongly influence that game.

Simon's Quest has amazing visuals for an 8bit game, and features an incredible sound track. This would be the first appearance of the song "Bloody Tears" which would be used in many of the later games, and was even heard in the Netflix television series.

In this video we will:

* Find EVERY WEAPON and SUB WEAPON!

* Fight ALL of the game's bosses, with THREE different strategies for defeating Dracula!

* Understand the confusing geography of the Transylvanian countryside!

* Demonstrate a NEW path through the game that will make it MUCH easier!

* Explore the Day/Night cycle and how to take advantage of it!

* Learn a damage boost trick that can teleport you across the map INSTANTLY!

* Reveal all THREE different endings, and how to get them!

SPECIAL THANKS to viewer David Anber for not only suggesting this game as an episode, but for also sending me his personal map of the game!

NOTE: You DO need to collect the Red Crystal to be able to enter the final area. While it IS possible to complete the rest of the game without it, you'll be barred access to Castlevania. If you follow the path I recommend for the video, you should have no problem getting the Red Crystal, and finishing the game just make sure you don't forget it!

Thanks for watching!

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