Castlevania 1986

Released: September 26, 1986
Anniversary: Turned 40 on September 26
Genres: Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System · Arcade · Nintendo 3DS · Wii · Android · PC · iOS · Wii U · Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer: Konami
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

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Did you know?

The ending credits are laid out like a film's, cast list included, and the names pun on real ones from horror. Dracula is played by Christopher Bee, Death by Belo Lugosi.

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Is it still worth playing?

Simon Belmont, a descendant of a legendary vampire hunter, enters the castle of Count Dracula to destroy him. It is a 1986 platformer, first released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System and in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. There are six blocks of three stages, 18 in all. Simon moves, jumps, crouches, climbs stairs and uses a magic whip, the Vampire Killer, which cracks after a short delay. He starts with four lives and five hearts, has a health meter and has to finish each block before a timer runs out. Hidden food restores health, and bonus lives come at score thresholds. Each block ends with a boss, often themed after a horror movie monster such as Frankenstein's monster or the Grim Reaper. A whip with a short delay and a running clock make every stage a careful one, and that is still the case.