After defeating Nagus (the Spaulder-wearing monster as seen in the distance on the European box art), Firebrand was able to meet with King Morock, who informed Firebrand that he, himself, was on the brink of death. When he returns from his training, he was told to hurry to the local King by another ghoul just before it collapsed and died before him.įirebrand then made his way there.
One day, while Firebrand was out partaking in his daily routine of training in a small, alternate dimension, The Black Light appeared unexpectedly and destroyed his home. "A long, long time ago before humans starting appearing in the fictional place called the Ghoul Realm, there was a fictional, young ghoul warrior, a gargoyle named Firebrand from the town of Etruria. It has since been translated in the English language! Ouch.This game was originally exclusively released in Japan in 1993, under the name Makaimura Gaiden: The Demon Darkness. That means, in the course of one week, there were more people who returned the game to get their money back than there were others who actually purchased and kept it. Maybe parents took offense to the creepy demonic art on its box? Maybe the game was too tough for players to handle? Who knows why, but Demon's Crest somehow managed to earn an interesting distinction among the entire SNES library – it became the only Super Nintendo title in history to actual register negative sales at one point. But because, for whatever reason, it bombed in sales.
Not because it was a bad game – we wouldn't be honoring it if it were. This one, unfortunately, didn't do that well. After that memorable supporting role, someone at Capcom saw something more for the flying demon and decided to give him his own series – including Gargoyle's Quest on the Game Boy, Gargoyle's Quest II on the NES and this game, their 16-bit sequel Demon's Crest. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsĬapcom's devilish hero Firebrand first appeared as an annoying, antagonizing enemy character in Ghosts 'N Goblins. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Timeĭonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!ĭonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
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