What Makes A Good Platformer? Super Castlevania IV SNES Classic Review (Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Ep. 045)
Summary: Cody and Jon review Super Castlevania IV, one of many remakes of the original Castlevania, on the SNES Classic. Plus: first impressions of the board game <a href="http://amzn.to/2CclJkb">Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn</a>!<br> <br> Show Notes:<br> <br> * Hear how Cody was gilded on Reddit with an unlikely comment related to Triple H’s entrance music.<br> * Cody and Jon set the stage for their discussion by talking about their history with the Castlevania series, including Cody’s extremely old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1RRr5K-mdk&list=PL4l2sILhbOOxVsknZM8GzVED0LlKpUenz">Let’s Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a> VHS Tape, which is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1RRr5K-mdk&list=PL4l2sILhbOOxVsknZM8GzVED0LlKpUenz">now on YouTube</a>.<br> * Cody and Jon debate the merits and pitfalls of Super Castlevania IV: is the platforming any good? Is it too hard? Why is the music so terrible? And most importantly, does it hold up?<br> * Super Castlevania IV trivia from <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zABCDwAAQBAJ&dq=castlevania+iv+trivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SNES Classic: The Ultimate Guide To Castlevania IV by BlackNES Guy </a><br> * First impressions of Fantasy Flight Games’ <a href="http://amzn.to/2CclJkb">Civilization: A New Dawn</a> strategy board game, from Cody’s first play session (highly recommended!)<br> * To nominate an SNES Classic game for them to review on their next episode, email unqualifiedpodcast@gmail.com or tweet at Cody <a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ProducerCody</a> and/or Jon <a href="https://twitter.com/eatplaygame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@eatplaygame</a><br> * Learn how to connect with us on the <a href="http://gonnageek.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GonnaGeek Network</a>, syndication on <a href="http://wgnplus.com/category/gamelife-balance-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WGN Plus</a>, our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/unqualifiedpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a>, and more!<br> * Podcast theme song intro/outro credit: ‘<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thefatrat/thefatrat-unity-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unity</a>‘ by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thefatrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheFatRat</a> with <a href="http://thefatrat.tumblr.com/post/117929050268/faq-can-i-use-your-music-for-my-video-on-youtube" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">permission</a><br> * Game/Life Balance AUS official web site: <a href="http://bit.ly/GLBAustralia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.gamelifebalanceaustralia.com</a><br> <br>
