NLife:
"It might not be too off kilter to think that, in some alternate universe, things could have shaken out differently in Capcom’s stable and Firebrand the Red Arremer/Gargoyle would have become a bigger star. The company could have been associated more with crimson than true blue, and fans today could be crying out over the absence of their favourite bald firebreather in his own games (not that a few out there aren’t, we’re sure). There’s no changing history now, of course, but Firebrand did have a good foundation of games on which to launch a career. Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness is one, and it’s worthy on either the 3DS or the Wii U’s Virtual Console."
Every Thursday Jye C. takes you on a journey into the past. This time: Gargoyle's Quest and how he learned to love it.
"Here I was, stuck for weeks on the first level. I thought maybe the game was bad. It wasn't unfathomable, HydLide for the NES still managed to get Nintendo's Seal of Approval after all."
"Although many people are familiar with the Red Arremers, the notoriously persistent enemies from the Ghosts 'n Goblins games, not many seem to be aware that one particular Arremer also starred in several games of his own. The first Gargoyle's Quest was released on the 3DS Virtual Console a while back, and now we've finally received the second entry; curiously it's on the Wii U VC and not on the 3DS with its predecessor."
