You aren’t just going back to old areas to find some extra health, but you could be going to an old stage to find the next major boss. Stages in Demon’s Crest still have those secret chambers, but most levels also have multiple paths, each with their own boss waiting for you at the end. In Mega Man X, every level is mostly linear with a few hidden rooms littered throughout. These, in turn, give you a reason to go back to old stages and discover new sections that you can access with your new powers.ĭemon’s Crest encourages exploration even more than Mega Man X. You can tackle levels in almost any order you want, and you gain new abilities and power-ups as you defeat levels and find secret areas. I could finally play Demon’s Crest! And it’s been worth the wait.ĭemon’s Crest is kind of like another Capcom SNES classic, Mega Man X. That’s why I was so happy when Nintendo revealed that it would be a part of the first wave of SNES games on Switch. I would be able to find every console and cartridge I was looking for through local second-hand games store (no eBay - that’s cheating). That was around the same time I got serious about building up a retro games collection.

I only became aware of it a few years ago. I never even heard of this game when it came out. I’ve wanted to play Demon’s Crest for a long time. If you die, you can keep trying from the last checkpoint as much you like. You have several health points that let you take multiple hits before dying, forgiving checkpoints, and no lives or continues. While Ghosts ‘n Goblins is an unforgiving, linear sidescroller with stiff jumps, Demon’s Crest is about exploration. It’s a spinoff of the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series.

Demon’s Crest is a 1994 2D action-platformer from Capcom.

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