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Famicom battle - Holy Diver vs. Moon Crystal

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  • Holy Diver

    Votes: 13 50.0%

  • Moon Crystal

    Votes: 13 50.0%
  • Total voters
    26

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The NES had a lot of games that were left in Japan. Holy Diver and Moon Crystal are two action platformers that were initially supposed to get Western releases but didn't. If you had to choose one of these to be localized back in the day, which would you pick?

I'm a fan of both but I would pick Moon Crystal. Holy Diver's Castlevania vibe is cool but just I love Moon Crystal's smooth animation and controls more.

Holy Diver
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Morrigan

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I don't know either of those games so I voted for Holy Diver because of Dio 👀
 
asmith906

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Holy Diver is impossibly hard but has an awesome soundtrack.

I'd have to go with Moon Crystal if you actually wanted to enjoy the game
 

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I liked Holy Diver a lot. It's a little rough in terms of polish (maybe moreso than I'd expect for a 1989 Famicom game), and it's hardly perfectly-tuned, but I love some of those stages and boss fights and the theme all around. I remember leaving the Famicom on for a couple days to beat it, lol. You have to do some truly ridiculous things in that game.

I haven't played through Moon Crystal yet but I'd like to.
 
Morrigan

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OrangeNova said:
You should look up the story to Holy Diver, based on why you voted for it you'll get a kick out of it
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lmao holy shit it's literally based on Dio 🤘

And yet... why is this familiar? Now that I think about it, I've heard about this before but just kinda forgot haha. Cool. :D

🎵 Holy Diverrrrrrrr, yeahhhhhhh~ 🎶
 
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It would be great if these games could be re-released on Switch Online or elsewhere. I don't know who would own the rights to Moon Crystal today, though. The company behind it (Hect/Hector) has been dead for over 20 years.
 
1upsuper

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Probably Moon Crystal. The level design is nothing special but it's such a visually charming game with really impressive animations for the system. It's a memorable little game you can easily play through in an afternoon.
 
Combichristoffersen

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DrFunk said:
Moon Crystal because of the animation
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Oreiller said:
Moon Crystal seems like a much better game. Holy Diver is brutal.
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1upsuper said:
Probably Moon Crystal. The level design is nothing special but it's such a visually charming game with really impressive animations for the system. It's a memorable little game you can easily play through in an afternoon.
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xir

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i mean 20 years later i still remember the animation and sprite work in Moon Crystal! Holy Diver i know for the memes and hardness (feel like if it was easier it would have been a very good B+ game tho)

edit: but Little Samson > Moon Crystal tho
 
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