My Retro Christmas

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn an attempt to recapture that magical excitement from childhood, I reached way back into the ’80s and got myself some gifts that 8 year old me would’ve gone crazy for.

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Merry Christmas, everyone! Last year I made some changes to my holiday traditions, and kicked off the first year of it by theming the holiday out retro style! In an attempt to recapture that magical excitement from childhood, I reached way back into the ’80s and got myself some gifts that 8 year old me would’ve gone crazy for. Turned out to be a very special day. I hope everyone is having a happy holiday!

 

Super Castlevania IV [SNES] [PLAYTHROUGH] [4K]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMini-Doc and full playthrough with commentary of Super Castlevania IV for the SNES. The swansong of series favorite Simon Belmont in his final outing in the starring role. Full 4K/60fps presentation.

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Mini-Doc and full playthrough with commentary of Super Castlevania IV for the SNES. The swansong of series favorite Simon Belmont in his final outing in the starring role. Full 4K/60fps presentation.


‘Been looking forward to doing this follow-up to the classic NES trilogy. Fun, nostalgic way to close out ’22 and enter into the 15th year of the channel. 🥃

 


QUICK LINKS:

00:00 – Intro
01:05 – Game Intro
04:13 – Game Start
05:12 – Stage 01: Ruined Fortress
07:31 – Mr Ed Hed
08:45 – Stage 01 Boss: Rowdain
09:40 – Stage 02: Forest of Evil Spirits
10:28 – Simon’s Too Big?
12:36 – Stage 02 Boss: Medusa
13:18 – About Mode 7
14:17 – Stage 03: Ancient Ruins
14:33 – Simon Trevor?
15:44 – About Masahiro Ueno
22:24 – Stage 04: Outer Keep
22:27 – Castlevania IV on the Sega Genesis?
24:12 – Stage 04 Mini-Boss: Puweyxil
25:43 – Rotating Room
28:14 – Stage 04 Boss: Koranot
29:09 – Stage 05: Castle Court
31:41 – Stage 06: Halls
33:35 – SUPER Castlevania IV Title
34:27 – Hidden Room
35:31 – Cheesy Boss Names
40:52 – Stage 06 Boss: Paula Abghoul & Fred Askare
41:40 – Stage 07: Unliving Quarters
45:39 – Dracula’s Mother?
49:07 – Stage 07 Boss: Sir Grakul
49:55 – Stage 08: Dungeons
51:28 – Is The Game Too Easy?
53:50 – Password System
54:21 – Where Is Hitoshi Akamatsu?
55:54 – Stage 08 Boss: Frankenstein Monster
56:39 – Stage 09: Treasury
1:03:55 – Stage 09 Boss: Zapf Bat
1:05:33 – Stage A: Clock Tower
1:08:17 – Regional Differences
1:10:13 – Stage A Boss: Akmodan II (Mummy)
1:11:22 – Stage B: Castle Keep
1:14:45 – Stage B Mini-Boss: Slogra
1:16:07 – Stage B Mini-Boss: Gaibon
1:16:56 – Stage B Mini-Boss: Death
1:17:35 – DRACULA
1:20:20 – Game Ending
1:22:23 – LK Channel 15th Anniversary




RCM Loader For Modded Nintendo Switch | Unboxing and Demo

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnboxing the RCM Loader One by Xkit. Handy little device to inject payload into a modded Nintendo Switch to boot into custom firmware without the need of a PC or smartphone.

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Unboxing the RCM Loader One by Xkit. Handy little device to inject payload into a modded Nintendo Switch to boot into custom firmware without the need of a PC or smartphone.



RCM LOADER ONE: https://tinyurl.com/rcmloaderone



TO MOD YOUR SWITCH

GO HERE FIRST: https://ismyswitchpatched.com/


2ND STEP (if your Switch is UNPATCHED and you accept the risks, etc)

https://switch.homebrew.guide/


Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse | Full Playthrough With Trivia

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCompleting the classic Konami trilogy, here’s a full playthrough/guide with some trivia bits on the final Castlevania game of the 8-bit era.

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Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse is one of the most challenging games on the old school NES, and also one of the best. Completing the classic Konami trilogy, here’s a full playthrough/guide with some trivia bits on the final Castlevania game of the 8-bit era.


When I started this project, it actually wasn’t a project, per se. I covered Simon’s Quest out of a pure labor-of-love desire, as the second game is the most sentimental to me. The following year I covered the original game just because. At that point the trilogy project became a thing (and I’m glad it did). This was fun. 😊

 


Graphics/Art (side panels) Credit: The Last Interceptor

 


HACKS DISCUSSED:
Akumajou Densetsu – Localization / Title Screen Redone
Improved Controls


QUICK LINKS:

00:00 – Intro
01:11 – Game Start
03:16 – Stage 1
05:51 – Origin of Alucard
07:45 – Boss (Skull Knight)
08:33 – Stage 2
12:07 – Regional Differences
13:00 – Boss (Possessed Grant)
15:47 – Hidden 1-up
18:45 – Stage 3
20:38 – Path to Syfa
22:36 – Boss (Cyclops)
23:32 – Syfa Joins
24:17 – The Legend of Squeaky
24:30 – Stage 4A
28:04 – Sub-Boss (Echidna/Medusa)
30:43 – Boss (Evil Flame)
32:29 – Stage 5A
35:27 – Hidden 1-up
37:56 – Boss (Frankenstein’s Monster)
38:24 – Stage 6A
42:30 – Boss (Water Serpents)
43:44 – Rom Hack Info
44:09 – Stage 7A
48:09 – Boss (Evil Flame)
49:32 – Stage 8
50:47 – Castlevania Movie
53:12 – Boss (Death)
53:36 – Dracula vs. Pazuzu?
53:52 – Stage 9
54:42 – Second-Hand Scam
1:00:23 – Boss (Doppelgänger)
1:00:52 – Stage 10
1:04:17 – Staircase
1:04:31 – Boss (DRACULA)
1:06:07 – Ending
1:08:51 – Final Thoughts




Castlevania NES | Full Walkthrough With Trivia

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLet’s go old school and dive into one of the best games of all time for the classic NES! Here’s a full Castlevania walkthrough complete with fun-fact trivia via live commentary.

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Let’s go old school and dive into one of the best games of all time for the classic NES! Here’s a full Castlevania walkthrough complete with fun-fact trivia via live commentary.




QUICK LINKS:

00:00 – Intro
00:31 – Begin Stage 1
03:41 – BOSS (Vampire Bat)
04:04 – Castlevania Director Trivia
04:21 – Begin Stage 2
04:53 – Double-Shot Found
07:02 – Triple-Shot Found
07:50 – BOSS (Medusa)
08:22 – Begin Stage 3
11:40 – BOSS (Mummies)
12:18 – Begin Stage 4
14:38 – BOSS (Frankenstein Monster)
14:56 – Castlevania Name Origin Trivia
15:16 – Begin Stage 5
18:10 – Early Development Trivia
20:05 – BOSS (Grim Reaper/Death)
20:47 – Begin Stage 6
22:17 – The Steps
22:38 – BOSS (Dracula)
23:50 – Dracula (Second Form)
24:38 – Ending
25:00 – End Credits Trivia
25:43 – NMI Crash
26:15 – Invisibility Potion Crash
26:42 – Closing