Demon's Crest, a kind of sequel to Gargoyle's Quest II on the NES, was not a commercial success. According to Nintendo Power, it even recorded negative sales one week due to people returning it! I understand why, despite the fact the game is good: it's too short, especially if you don't search for all the crests. Demon's Crest is cryptic in a way that reminds me of games from the 80's. To beat the game properly, you need to gather the other four pieces of the fire crest, plus five other crests hidden across seven stages. However—and this is where the designers crucially erred—the most common outcome is to prematurely encounter the final boss, Phalanx, after the fourth stage (he mentions how he didn't expect to see Firebrand so soon), beat him, and get the "bad" ending. The credits roll, and you think, wow, my hour of playing wasn't worth $60. Now, a video-game nerd, such as yours truly, might object and say, "Wait! Can't you see that...