About this episode

The episode revisits the overlooked action-adventure game Demon's Crest for the Super Nintendo, exploring its gameplay mechanics and features.

Demon’s Crest for the Super Nintendo. Firebrand escapes captivity and takes flight across a dark fantasy world, recovering magical crests that let him smash through stone, soar through the sky, explore underwater ruins and transform into increasingly powerful gargoyles. We revisit Capcom’s overlooked action-adventure and check out its nonlinear stages, hidden upgrades, multiple endings and enormous monsters turned one of Ghosts ’n Goblins’ most irritating enemies into the hero of his own game. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4LNUSbeR1D8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Johnson

Topics covered

• Demon's Crest
• Super Nintendo
• action-adventure games
• Capcom
• video game history
• nonlinear gameplay

Keywords

• Demon's Crest
• Super Nintendo
• Capcom
• action-adventure
• video games
• nonlinear stages
• gargoyles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Capcom

Products: Demon's Crest

Books & works: Ghosts ’n Goblins

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