Castlevania: The Complete History (2023 edition)

Castlevania: The Complete History (2023 edition) | Retro Gaming History

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You probably already know of the 1986 action-platformer created by Konami for the Famicom Disk System (and eventually the Nintendo Entertainment System) But what you may not know is who made the original trilogy of NES games, what inspired them, why they made them, and what they are doing now!
In today's episode, I plan to answer all of these questions as well as cover every other game too including its follow-ups such as Simon's Revenge and Dracula's Curse on the same system. But also cover the strange Arcade ports such as Haunted Castle and the Playchoice 10 cabinet too.
We will cover its obscure releases on the original Game Boy such as The Adventure (plus it's Wii remake) & Belmont's Revenge, the even more bizarre Vampire Killer, and Akumajō Dracula on the sharp x68000
And of course, we will be giving special attention to the Mega Drive / Genesis release of Castlevania Bloodlines AKA the New generation before digging deep with the super Nintendo classic Super Castlevania IV before ending on probably the greatest Castlevania ever for the PC Engine AKA the Turbo Grfx16 game Rondo of Blood!
The less said about Castlevania Dracula X AKA Vampire Kiss... THE BETTER!
Next up we take a heafty look at the Playstation 1 game Symphony of the Night (SOTN)
Why did these games get made, how did these get made and who made them... well, actually we all know that it was mostly Koji Igarashi from this point on... but of course, we go a lot deeper than that!
On top of that, expect to hear about the Gameboy and Famicom spin-off Kid Dracula as well as the arcade game, the super strange pachinko machines, and let's not forget the often overlooked Wii Title Castlevania: Judgement!
The strange world of Castlevania mobile ports will also be brought up including Konami s many puzzle games and Grimoire of Souls too, the surprisingly fun Lords of Shadow games for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and NO... NOT THE 3DS!... I mean.... we mention it, but it's still not very good lol
Of course, a massive section of the video is focused on the excellent game Game Boy Advance Castlevania titles including Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow
The same amount of love and respect needs to be given to the Nintendo DS games Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia... that game is sooooo good!
Then of course you have the ups n downs that can be found on the Playstation 2 (PS2) and Nintendo 64 (N64) with games such as Curse of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, Legacy of Darkness, and the self-titled game too (that also includes the Game Boy Game also known as Castlevania Legends (such a confusing series lol)
And don't worry, we do not forget about the Netflix show either! nor do we forget about the XBOX 360 game Harmony of despair
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@slopesgameroom 7 ай бұрын

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@michaelwautraets7126 7 ай бұрын

Get yourself a pet snake and call it Slope's Nope Rope.

@ericjones745 7 ай бұрын

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! Keep the vids coming please!

@TrexelCat 7 ай бұрын

16:01 Castlevania II was the first game that I beat ever, with the help of my Mom. I still have fond memories of coming home from school, plopping myself down on the floor in front of the Television, having Mom behind me on the couch with the official map book, and hearing her give me directions on which way I needed to go to get the next item.

@fusionspace175 7 ай бұрын

My mom also gave me Castlevania 2, at the end of an Easter egg hunt, along with 2 other games. Still that was the Castlevania I owned, not bothering to get the first since many friends had it. I didn't beat it until emulator though.

@LoneTiger 7 ай бұрын

My mom only watched and helped when I played "Adventures of Lolo" she is more of a puzzle person.😹 Now Simon's Quest, that was my drug, addicted to it.

@Jpetersson 7 ай бұрын

"It´s still Castlevaniar, frough and frough, innit?" 😀

@samidekash 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing joy to the world and for your fantastic most profound reviews.

@slopesgameroom 7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you ever so much for the generous tip. So happy that you liked it, plenty more on the way

@jetcitykitty 7 ай бұрын

If you all think the Castlevania III soundtrack on the NES is amazing then you owe it to yourself to check out the famicom version. It is godlike, it truly raises the game up even more ❤

@Boogie_the_cat 7 ай бұрын

I much prefer the music in CV 1 + 2 and Super Castlevania. I find much of CV3's music just okay.

@Walkeranz 7 ай бұрын

Japanese cv3 is easier with waaay better music

@Imgema 7 ай бұрын

Dunno, i think i prefer the US version of the soundtrack.

@LVPB 7 ай бұрын

@jetcitykitty 🤢🤮 ✂ 🍆 🙈🙉🙊🤡🤣🤣

@darrnellnott07 7 ай бұрын

@@Imgemaidk but I just love the US music version more. I didn't grow up playing III and only really got into it as an adult. Just much prefer it for whatever reason

@groovemedium 7 ай бұрын

My favorite is still Simon's Quest. I got it for Christmas and it really took up a lot of hours. I had the Nintendo Power issue as well.

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

The Nintendo Power issue probably helped. It was frustrating to people without the magazine.

@alexriesenbeck 7 ай бұрын

There’s a lot of good video game content on KZfaq.. but you have a unique style and charisma that keeps you on the top of my list. Love your videos

@ty_sylicus 7 ай бұрын

Watching Slope open sealed copies of games is the equivalent of watching a player ripple shuffle their Magic cards. 😬

@MauseDays Ай бұрын

nah i like it these things where ment to be used and played and enjoyed. Sealed copies are sterile and boring

@BradenBest 6 ай бұрын

FYI, it's akumajou, not akamujou. Akuma (悪魔) meaning devil and jou (城) meaning castle. If you have trouble remembering the order of the vowels, just think Akuma from street fighter + "Joe" like a cup of joe. Akuma, Joe. Akumajou. I also think it rolls off the tongue better if you stress the second syllable instead of the third, though that may be a matter of personal taste. Also his name is Igarashi, not Igarushi.

@caseycu 7 ай бұрын

Also worth noting, the homebrew scene has patched the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of Night to correct the deficiencies of the retail release.

@StomachPlug 7 ай бұрын

Oh? Intriguing.

@R3dHouse 7 ай бұрын

What a great night to have a new video! Thank you Slopes! Very excited to watch this again with all the new additions!

@StrokedGT 7 ай бұрын

What?! A new version?! Thank you Slope!! Watching now!

@thejokerl1ves 7 ай бұрын

I found the Symphony of the Night Tiger Electronics handheld at a Goodwill years ago, and only recently found out it's ridiculously rare.

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

I would have grabbed it just because.

@ty_sylicus 7 ай бұрын

He's not kidding about Symphony of the Night and all the GBA and DS games that follow in its legacy. The gameplay, art, and soundtracks are mostly all brilliant and memorable even now 20 years or so later.

@UnderratedAlbums 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this trip through the Castlevania universe, I had a great time watching it.

@theekonezung 7 ай бұрын

An Insane 2-Hour Marathon !! Loved it. Thank you !

@Super-DeLuxe- 7 ай бұрын

Amazing quality video as usual! This will not disappoint any Castlevania fans out there! Kudos Slope 🏰

@StoolSamples 7 ай бұрын

I am so excited to listen to this one, man! Slope does it again! Thanks man!

@alessandrobaggi6129 7 ай бұрын

54:20 did i just hear Whang's voice reading Iga's statement about CVA2? 🤔😱

@MauseDays Ай бұрын

scrolled down to figure this one out was like heard that voice before but who. thanks

@5786brian 7 ай бұрын

Haven't seen a slope vid for ages. Since that amazing amico vid. So happy I just clicked on your icon 5 hours after this was put up woo! Lov castlevania. Especially the music

@SuperArt7 7 ай бұрын

Grimore of Souls is actually on Apple Arcade without all the pay to play stuff. You can still play the game

@darrnellnott07 7 ай бұрын

Great, great video once again! These are awesome and hope this will make it to a DVD much like the one I picked up earlier this year. Btw crazy crazy crazy collection. Parts of me eeked with a combined feeling of joy and anxiety with every slice of cellophane to open up a box 😅 It even inspired me to truly give CV Harmony of Dissonance a true try. I never really gave it a chance though I did download a demo a while ago. Well, I gave it a good 30 minutes and ended up buying it with a couple of DLC packs. It's everything like Slopes said and very much for a select audience lol I wouldn't have done it without this video. It's also digital, and much like CV Rebirth, you never when we'll lose access to these downloads. Might as well get and not regret. Super thanks for the wonderful video as a Castlevania lover and for the content as a whole!

@samidekash 7 ай бұрын

Funny that you mentioned Mikie, that's my favoutite too. Specifically the Commodore 64 version, the music there is fantastic. Thanks for your evenly fantastic review.

@kawonewilliams1949 7 ай бұрын

Took me a couple days but I was able to watch the whole video. I even rewatched a few parts. Incredible work good sir

@razrentals8897 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! I’ll be watching off and on all day!

@SkollMX 7 ай бұрын

Did we finally learn to pronounce IGA? Let's find out.

@SkollMX 7 ай бұрын

One step forward, a couple back. AkuMAjo, not akoomoojo. IgaRAshi, not Igarooshi

@kennethd4958 7 ай бұрын

Did they give you their collection and then tell you to open the sealed games? Or did you buy it? Lol

@Sabre_Wulf1 7 ай бұрын

Literally came off a 3rd viewing castlevania netflix binge watch. Was just about to load up bloodstained ritual of the night and this dropped. Been a great night!

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

Funny, I recently started Bloodstained ROTN as I got it on sale on Steam for cheap.

@faenethlorhalien 7 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO, mate.

@MrNarum Ай бұрын

Really great documentary. Excellent job❤

@stephenjmunn 4 ай бұрын

First time I've seen a Castlevania collection comparable to mine. Great lot. You opened sealed copies and I took that personally.

@wolfgangkrauser9735 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Learning everyday with KZfaq.

@LinktheSamoyed 7 ай бұрын

Umm, that NES flap isn't meant to come off... brutal.

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

Watch Slope open a bunch of unsealed games he doesn't own and manhandle consoles.

@lucsinator739 7 ай бұрын

Always love hearing ashens. He was probably the first person on gaming I watched. And from then it only got better. You guys are great

@bencorrigan5915 7 ай бұрын

I love your castlevania videos. They make me download the collection again. Then once again discover I've rubbish at these games. Then delete them in anger. Good times

@5786brian 7 ай бұрын

As always a top quality, long and informative video. I need to seep

@drryanmorris 7 ай бұрын

Wow big effort nice one slopey

@RolasRook 7 ай бұрын

Have multiple opinions on the franchise that I'm glad you've touched on. Nice to listen on your thoughts.

@theorcosaurus 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff, as always. Loved the video. My favorite Castlevanias are still Super Castlevania IV, Symphony of the Night and Portrait of Ruin but I really like most of them. It's one of those amazing gaming series that has been around for a long time... until Konami decided to be Konami.

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

Konami was always Konami, they just put out good games at one point though. 29:15 an Example of Konami always being scummy. Same thing with Metal Gear 2/Snakes Revenge. Same thing with the developer who worked on the original Silent Hill and didn't get paid. Konami has done shitty things for a long time. People like to pretend that this is a new thing in the industry and it isn't, there's just far more companies making games so it just happens more.

@BerserkerKong02 7 ай бұрын

A dangerous drinking game, take a shot everytime DJ Slope botches a Japanese word

@johnaraya3761 5 ай бұрын

wow i love this episode, you rock boss-man facts!

@robbyrobot3303 7 ай бұрын

Symphony of the Night sold very well in NA, over 500k which is more than it sold in Japan

@kaisercreb 7 ай бұрын

Yeah that's why there is a greatest hits version on the PS1

@robbyrobot3303 7 ай бұрын

@@kaisercreb yes! Got mine for $20 at a Blockbuster in 2001

@Mark-nh2hs 7 ай бұрын

@@robbyrobot3303Aaaah Blockbuster I remember those days 😂

@kaisercreb 7 ай бұрын

@@robbyrobot3303 mine was like 12.99 at a babbages

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

Too bad some reviewers hated it because "it wasn't 3D." That probably didn't help sales. A game that holds up better than other games on the PS1.

@glenhayman8722 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this

@youpoop9755 7 ай бұрын

Once you get used to it´s controls and Plattforming, both Castlevania´s on the N64 are definitely hidden Gems!

@chocolocojames213 7 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great video. I had to pick up the physical version of Super Castlevania for the SFC just for the box art 😊😊😊

@bbertgilo1574 2 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who waited till the end of the vid but never noticed which part he talked about the price of the collection?!

@IcyVeinsLordship 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you! Soooo how much is that collection worth anyway? Unless I missed it in the video, it was to be mentioned at the end.

@ericjones745 7 ай бұрын

One of the best gaming history channels on KZfaq!

@JasonRasmussen 7 ай бұрын

And for anyone who hasn't read Brahm Stoker's Dracula book, do it now! Don't watch the horrid movie interpretations. The book is extremely riviting and well written.

@retrovideogamejunkie 7 ай бұрын

23:28 Wink wink nudge nudge

@zZiL341yRj736 7 ай бұрын

Somehow I accidentally fell on top of my keyboard, and somehow made Google came up and somehow I got the game, somehow.

@faenethlorhalien 7 ай бұрын

Castlevania 4, one of the best OSTs for a SNES game

@jrchmgn. Күн бұрын

If you want a long Retrospective of Castlevania you can try I Finished A Video Game, when I say long it's 7+hr long.

@yofyo 7 ай бұрын

BIG UPS thank you for this one!

@Wild-Goober 7 ай бұрын

Unrelated to the video, but: have you ever done one of your reviews on Omori’s kickstarter? It’s very interesting.

@Sinn0100 4 ай бұрын

I started gaming in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. Castlevania was something I truly enjoyed playing as a kid (still do). When the Sega Genesis and TG-16 were announced, I was mesmerized by both of them. I didn't know which one was going to be the best, but I wound up choosing the Sega Genesis. From that point forward, I was a huge Sega fan, and I really stepped away from Nintendo (minus a few games- Ninja Gaiden, TMNT2: The Arcade, SMB3, Castlevania 3) but I digress... When the Snes launched, I really wasn't interested. In my eyes, the Genesis was the supreme champion, and nothing was going to get me interested in the Snes. Well... I went to a friend's birthday party in which he got a Snes and a ton of games. The very first game he decided to throw on was Super Castlevania 4. Now, I thought the graphics were decent (definitely not better than a Genesis could do), but it was the music that really just crushed it. Don't get me wrong, the Genesis can lay down some incredible beats, but it was just so crystal clear and it flowed like nothing I had ever heard before. That night, I told my mother that I wanted an Snes with Castlevania 4, or Super Ghouls n' Ghosts, and or F-Zero for Christmas (one of those games not all at once). She and my father (divorced) made it happen and they got me all of the games, including Final Fight! Addendum- That Christmas I also wound up getting Sonic The Hedgehog for my Genesis and SOR. That Christmas vacation, my friends and I held the mother of all super 16-bit showdowns! My dad made up scorecards at his work for us. Sonic The Hedgehog and Super Castlevania 4 stole the show. Great video my friend, great video.

@mschmalfeldt 7 ай бұрын

You have some very creative pronunciations!

@OP10thNakama 7 ай бұрын

Order of ecclesia took grinding to a new level. Raising the level cap to 255 in addition to skill points that cap at 65535 per attack type was ludicrous.

@shona-sof 7 ай бұрын

Great video.... but were you unsealing a bunch of original games?!?!?!?

@tysoncarpenter8628 7 ай бұрын

Hahahaha hell yeah whang!!!! Love that dudes channel cool colab lol

@mrmysterious8124 7 ай бұрын

Can you look at the History of Megaman🔫🤖

@slavetometal8529 23 күн бұрын

Outstanding. Very informative and pretty much complete. Lots of stuff I did not know. The only thing I disagree is you thrashing the SNES version of Rondo Of Blood at 47 mins. I thought it was a very good conversion of the TurboDuo. The first stage is better than the PC engine with better fire effects. The soundtrack was not that bad. The More The Better!

@greyfox4577 7 ай бұрын

I am a castlevania fan since the original release and personally i loved the castlevania adventure on Gameboy, maybe because at the time when it came out we didn't have tons of other games to compare to? The one i did find a bit dissapointing and i know everyone else loves, was Castlevania IV as i felt it felt short after i played super mario world and was probably expecting something as big as that with every SNES game. Not to mention Castlevania 3 had multiple characters, and different paths so for me Castlevania IV felt like a downgrade except for the graphics. As for Castlevania Dracula X i loved the game, you have to understand most of us at that time did not know there was one called Rondo of Blood which it was based off of. So for us Dracula X was just an awesome Castlevania. Same thing for me on the N64 there weren't all these perfect 3d games out there, only some of them like Goldeneye but for me Castlevania 64 was and is still a great game fitting to the n64 system. The ones i really did not like are the ps2 and the original xbox one as they seemed empty and repetitious

@Gatorade69 7 ай бұрын

See, I feel the same way about Super Mario World. Compared to 3 it felt like a downgrade except for the graphics. There was less power ups, less visual distinctions (World all mostly looked the same), less enemies, etc.

@neko-lord 6 ай бұрын

Not Akamujo, it's AKUMA (like Street Fighter) JO, Akuma Jo, Demon (Akuma) castle (Jo)

@Neozio Ай бұрын

17:24 I don't care what anybody says I still love Castlevania 2 Simon's quest to this day. Luckily I had the subscription to Nintendo power so I had all the help I needed, lol. Actually for me this is one of the first games I realized they have multiple ending depending how fast you beat it I speed run this game to get the better endings & bad ending, lol!! Yes people don't realize that because that came right there Simon's quest I love the fact that you could go and tackle the mansions in any way you want to and then once I figure it out that the white crystal you didn't really need you to have to have it but you didn't need it to go into some of the matches as long as you can do I love the fact that you could go and tackle the mansions in any way you want to and tonce I figured it out that the white crystal wasn't needed to get through the mansion but that whirlwind summoning with the Red Crystal.

@joeketchumm 6 ай бұрын

I just went and looked around and found the Wiiware Castlevania title to play on my PC with Dolphin emulator and it looks amazing in 4K

@dannybursace9151 Ай бұрын

What is man? A little miserable pile of secrets..but enough…have at you!

@Arexion5293 7 ай бұрын

I honestly feel like the closest we have to a proper 3D Castlevania nowadays are the Souls games. It has that tight thoughtful enemy placement focused level design mixed with combat entirely focused on understanding attack windups and recoveries within environments that can contextualise the enemy placements in more and less threatening ways. Though only Elden Ring so far has had some Castlevania styled platforming segments, and those were all saved for the final legacy dungeon. I still bet some indie dev will one day make a game that properly translates classic Castlevania into 3D.

@biokido575 6 ай бұрын

This video made me want to scream. Why are you opening those old boxes???!

@ty_sylicus 7 ай бұрын

The only Castlevania games I played growing up were Adventure on GameBoy, then Symphony of the Night and all the handheld games that followed in its mold.

@KenBladehart 7 ай бұрын

Im sorry but... Koji Igurushi? Koji Igarashi. Igavania

@ryusteel4556 7 ай бұрын

Ohhh a new one so happy

@wingleburt3146 7 ай бұрын

Portrait of ruin has the best soundtrack

@Boogie_the_cat 7 ай бұрын

Erotic Pachinko machines are where the money's at if all you care about is making a quick buck and manipulating those with gambling addictions, and you don't care about your games and their legacies. So, if you're Konami, basically.

@milkmanleeroy 7 ай бұрын

1:20:23 - It's mah boy Whang!

@BerserkerKong02 7 ай бұрын

After watching the whole retrospective, it seems you really didn't update it beyond 2017... Netflix show well beyond season 3 and no mention of Nocturne? No mention of the Sega Saturn found prototype? Bloodstained still in development?? I love your content Slope, I really do, but the "2023 edition" addition to the title is kinda false...

@JamesThomasJeans 7 ай бұрын

The developers of Dead Cells are allegedly working on a new Castlevania game for Konami. I hope that is true.

@TjM1978 4 ай бұрын

I actually loved Lords of Shadow and Mirror

@StomachPlug 7 ай бұрын

Controversial take on my part I think, but I honestly believe that in terms of gameplay Symphony of the Night is genuinely pretty mediocre. • the game reuses too many assets from Rondo of Blood and only gets away with it in the West because we completely missed out on that game at the time • bosses are ridiculously easy, some are genuinely as pathetic or somehow even worse than the ones in the Gameboy titles • enemies often feel haphazardly placed • level layout is often extremely clumsy with awkward screen transition sections or have way too much straight drop verticality where missing _(or getting knocked off of)_ a single platform can lead to multiple minutes of backtracking ala the church towers in the top left with the birds and flying skeletons • requiring fighting game inputs for the super jump in particular was always a terrible idea, and they're not great for the special moves because several of them are too similar to each other and the inputs + start-up frames can very easily cause the player to completely miss their target • menus are cumbersome, dull and ugly, don't mesh with the game's aesthetic at all, are terrible even for their time, and the lack of an auto-sort button for items and equipment is a genuinely huge issue that gets completely glossed over by fans • speaking of equipment there are too few different kinds of attack animations for how many weapons there are, they didn't even really experiment with things like extending or shrinking hitboxes and changing attack speed or making some unable to be backlash cancelled or anything, and because of that nearly your entire repertoire is way too samey feeling • enemy drop rates are absurdly low and the exp. and levelling system are genuinely awful to the point where trying to reach max level is one of the most tedious things in the universe • the upsidedown castle is seriously lacking because it's just not designed to feel good to play through, has way too few music tracks compared to the primary castle, and has no story cutscenes or character interactions at all until the very end • traveling between the upsidedown and primary castle is a massive hassle, especially if you plan to visit the library and go back to where you were That all being said the game still has incredible art, fantastic music, and a top notch atmosphere. Those three things do nearly all of the heavy lifting for SOTN's reputation. In terms of gameplay balance and stage layout though nearly every other Igavania is leaps and bounds better than SOTN, and I feel that way too many people just grandfather in SOTN as Metroidvania perfection, often through word of mouth alone. It's the exact same problem that came about with AVGN ruining the reputation of a number of genuinely good _(or at least fun/interesting)_ games; though in the opposite direction, and I think its honestly a really terrible thing for the fandom to encourage. It has likely contributed to a lot of people skipping out on the GBA and DS 'Vanias entirely because they'll hear that SOTN is this grand masterpiece that nothing can touch, play it, rightfully find it lacking compared to Hollow Knight in terms of gameplay and lore, and then just never interact with the series again because it's all apparently downhill from there. The rest of the series needs to move out from beneath SOTN's shadow.

@brianharris643 7 ай бұрын

I feel that the dark souls series is what Castlevania should have become.

@thesayerofthelaw 7 ай бұрын

Funny. I was playing castlevania when watching this video.

@derheadbanger9039 2 ай бұрын

Why would you even unwrap or open the sealed games?! That doesn't add anything - other than anxiety!😧

@Kievitzi 3 күн бұрын

Simon Belmont for the win.

@nintentyr2355 4 ай бұрын

29:31 did you just open a factory seal packaging on the Castlevania & Contra box?!

@kinganarkzie 7 ай бұрын

Really wished I played the gba games at the time, I had the console but I bought a lot of crap games on it. My favourite was the second N64 game, I wish they would remaster it.

@Jojo05716 7 ай бұрын

Could you take a look at the wonder boy in monster world games?

@silentcaay 4 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary! We aren't getting pachinko machines in place of CV games, though. That's just an IP licensing deal. It's not like they have game programmers working on pachinko machines in lieu of making games. They could make both but Konami has been dead to gaming for ages now. They outsource a crappy mobile game or collection every now and then but they're a husk. Waiting a little bit longer won't change that. I'll be waiting on Bloodstained 2.

@F1ghtGam3r 7 ай бұрын

I'm just here for castevania judgement

@Neozio Ай бұрын

29:41 I can only speak from the USA perspective I know in Castlevania 3 came out we were dealing with the Sega Genesis Turbo Graphics 16 and still the Super Nintendo as well so that's why I believe that game did not perform is good there was too much newer technically more powerful video game consoles came out.

@darksidealice 7 ай бұрын

Unlike the rest of the world, I really like the music in Harmony of Dissonance. There are some really nice chip tunes in that game ❤

@michaelmacorso4479 7 ай бұрын

There is never enough castlevania. I hope we get a re lease ds ones

@Faapu 7 ай бұрын

I actually was able to play Grimoire of Souls with a controller thanks to my Apple TV, but it's pretty boring to play unfortunately. I feel it might be worth playing for me because of the story and characters, though

@StrelokBoggard 6 ай бұрын

To be fair to castlevania adventure in hindsight it sucks but back when it was release there was only 1 and 2 on the nes(in the States) and adventure was part of the first batch of gb games, compare to it contemporaries the first Mario land and baseball, it was awesome at the time. Also in hindsight Rondo doesn’t coming on the turbo was a good thing because we ended up with a different tougher to beat game and 80% of Dracula x for the super nes detractors wasn’t even playing games when it release or haven’t even play the game themselves and just go with whatever they hear on the internet. I think we’re the better for having two different games to play now that they don’t even make castlevania games any more.

@Minnan1 Ай бұрын

May I request an updated link to the music? It's no longer working.

@Neozio Ай бұрын

23:42 knock it off Slopes, Hahahaha😂😅😊

@dreamlandnightmare 7 ай бұрын

Castlevania was also inspired by the Hammer Horror movies.

@pregoago-go4410 27 күн бұрын

Areola of Sorrow

@jescis0 6 ай бұрын

I have both of those FDS games and other than defeating Dracula himself, I got to him at least… I will not stop until I kill Drac on the FDS game and won't do a playthrough of Dracula II Noroi No Fūnn ("The Seal Of The Curse") ;) ;) I USED to have "Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night" OG PlayStation game, always looking for the OG and NOT the "Greatest Hits" version… but I also completed it too ;) ;)