Demon's Crest - SNES Quick Play

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Published on February 19, 2023 11:20:46 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4E0YseFmzk

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Phalanx (1991)

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Demon's Crest is a great game for the Super Nintendo! Loved playing it back in the day and still do.. Great graphics and colors and the Bosses are somewhat challenging, especially when its been a long time since you played the game and don't remember how to beat them LOL!

A little about the game:

Demon's Crest, known in Japan as Demon's Blazon,[a] is a side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third video game starring Firebrand (an enemy character from the Ghosts 'n Goblins series, known as "Red Arremer" in the Japanese version), following Gargoyle's Quest and Gargoyle's Quest II.

The game's story revolves around the Crests, six magical stones which preside over their respective elements (Fire, Earth, Water, Air, Time and Heaven). When all crests are combined, the Crest of Infinity will appear, allowing its holder infinite power and the ability to conquer all realms with it. The demons of the Demon Realm have long fought each other for possession of the Crests, five of which have since fallen into the hands of a red demon named Firebrand. Seeking infinite power, Firebrand challenges a Demon Dragon for the Crest of Heaven and is victorious, though badly wounded. In his weakness, a rival demon named Phalanx ambushes Firebrand and takes all the Crests except the Fire Crest which shattered into five shards.

As the game begins, Phalanx has already begun using the Crests to become the ruler of the Demon Realm, while Firebrand is imprisoned in an amphitheater and made to fight the zombified Demon Dragon. After escaping the amphitheater, Firebrand sets out to regain the Crests and get revenge on Phalanx. Along the way, Firebrand is repeatedly challenged by Phalanx's general, Arma, who grudgingly returns each of the Crests to Firebrand out of respect for his power.

Finally, Firebrand challenges Phalanx in his castle within the Demon Realm. Depending on the player's choices, three different endings are possible in this battle. The worst ending has Firebrand killing Phalanx and leaving the Demon Realm as it falls into complete anarchy, while a more favorable ending has Phalanx sealing himself inside the Crest of Heaven and Firebrand hiding all the Crests. The third ending concludes with Firebrand slaying Phalanx after he summons the Crest of Infinity to transform into a hideous beast, then tossing the Crests off a cliff after deciding that he does not seek conquest.

Completing the game with the third ending gives the player a special password that allows Firebrand to continue the game with a new transformation, the Ultimate Gargoyle, and access the hidden fourth ending in which Firebrand can challenge a secret boss named Dark Demon. Upon winning this battle the fourth ending plays, in which Firebrand casts away the Crests out of pride for his own power, then leaves to seek another worthy opponent to fight.

Developer - Capcom
Publisher - Capcom
Director - Ryo Miyazaki
Producer - Tokuro Fujiwara
Designer - Kenichi Iwao
Composer - Toshihiko Horiyama
Series - Ghosts 'n Goblins
Platform - Super NES
Release - JP: October 21, 1994
NA: November 1, 1994
PAL: March 1, 1995
Genre - Platformer
Mode - Single-player