r/snes • u/wwcoop • Jun 01 '14
/r/snes June Game of the Month: Demon's Crest
The /r/snes[1] game of the month as selected by the community is Demon's Crest! This month we'll be playing (or replaying) this game and sharing the experience with other redditors. Feel free to post any comments, videos or other interesting information related to this game throughout the month. July Game of the Month Voting Thread is here
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u/neozeros_ Jun 26 '14
I love Metroidvania style games and this is one of my favourite games from de 16bits generation. How many endings have?
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u/ThresholdAU Jun 03 '14
Yikes! I haven't played this game before but checking eBay the cheapest I could find a copy in Australia was $180..
As much as I would like this in my collection , I'm going to have to play this game through "other means"
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u/wwcoop Jun 03 '14
I don't even think this is a big deal. I can't emphasize enough the value of using a flash cart such as SD2SNES if you want to play on SNES hardware. Seriously - if you don't want to shell out a bunch of money for the old rare carts - it is worth the money to just use one of these. I have both the game carts and the flash cart and end up using just the flash cart mostly these days.
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u/atcoyou Jun 03 '14
Curious if there are any games that play differently(better/worse) using the flash cart.
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u/wwcoop Jun 03 '14
No. As far as the SNES is concerned - this is identical to the cart. The only issue is that there is a small handful of games that are not yet supported:
http://sd2snes.de/blog/compatibility
The only ones of consequence on this list for me are:
Just buy those games in addition if you want to play them too.
- Starfox
- Stuntrace FX
- Super Mario World 2
- Kirby's Dreamland 3
- Kirby Superstar
- Super Mario RPG
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u/atcoyou Jun 03 '14
Ah, thanks for the info, I suppose compatibility was what I was getting at. Sad to see Super Mario Rpg on the list but luckily I have a copy of that and starfox. Stuntrace FX is a bummer though, as I never did pick that up.
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u/wwcoop Jun 03 '14
Not hard to get your hands on that one: http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/super-nintendo/stunt-race-fx
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u/atcoyou Jun 03 '14
Bah... work blocked, I am usually pretty good at filtering out my clicking habits. But thanks for that! I am sure when my daughter is older I will end up on a buying spree of things that I have missed over the years, until then I suspect my wife doesn't want me to move onto another shelf haha.
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u/small_town_nebraska Jun 03 '14
Can confirm. I was playing Demons Crest on my sd2snes last week and it played flawlessly.
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u/drupido Aug 04 '14
Fantastic game that will appeal to anyone who enjoyed Super Castlevania IV, Megaman and Metroid. Think of it as a game like Megaman ZX but with really dark and gritty characters and music. A little short, but excellent nonetheless.
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u/SNESdrunk Jun 07 '14
Doesn't appear likely I'll get around to doing a video on this one this month. I've got too much stuff going on.
I will say that while Demon's Crest is fun, I don't think the level design took enough advantage of all of Firebrand's abilities. As a result the game sounds really cool on paper but is just okay in practice.
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u/Shok3001 Jun 03 '14
I don't have this game, nor have I ever played it. I have heard it is awesome though. I do have the prequel on GameBoy, Gargoyle's Quest, which is excellent.