Gametrailers: Castlevania Retrospective

**samejamesbond** · 10-04-2010, 02:51 PM

With the release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the horizon, it's time to look
back at what made the series so iconic.

Part I (Original, Simon's Quest, and Dracula's Curse):
[ame="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-i-the-castlevania/705561"]The Castlevania Retrospective Video Game, Part I: Road Into Darkness | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com[/ame]

Castlevania » Nintendo
Castlevania » Amiga
Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge » Game Boy
Castlevania Adventure, The » Game Boy
Castlevania Bloodlines » Genesis
Castlevania Dracula X » Super Nintendo
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest » Nintendo
Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse » Nintendo
Castlevania Legends » Game Boy
Castlevania VI » Nintendo
Super Castlevania IV » Super Nintendo

**elrod21** · 10-04-2010, 03:44 PM

What can be said. I have loved this series since the original. I still play it from time to time.

**samejamesbond** · 10-11-2010, 05:18 PM

Part II (Super Castlevania IV, Rondo of Blood, Bloodlines, Symphony of the Night):
[ame=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-ii-the-castlevania/705740]The Castlevania Retrospective Video Game, Part II: Resurrection Of Evil | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com[/ame]

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-11-2010, 07:36 PM

Speaking of Castlevania, i'm currently playing Curse Of Darkness... i'm trying to gather material so i can combine for an electric guitar

**fenrir1887** · 10-13-2010, 11:40 PM

Then you have the Deck Brush. Curse of Darkness has to be Castlevania's king of weird weapons.

**samejamesbond** · 10-14-2010, 12:03 PM

What kind of weapons can you make?

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-14-2010, 02:12 PM

let's see for weapons: a deck brush, baseball bat, electric guitar, spike shield, a ten gallon hat for equipment...

**samejamesbond** · 10-14-2010, 02:22 PM

Who's idea was that?

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-14-2010, 02:24 PM

Konami's idea i would assume, seeing as they made the game

**samejamesbond** · 10-14-2010, 02:26 PM

I meant individually, but I guess we'll never know.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-14-2010, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samejamesbond

I meant individually, but I guess we'll never know.

They're probably hidden so we don't ridicule them for silly ideas like that

**samejamesbond** · 10-14-2010, 02:39 PM

Most likely.

I should repost all of the videos when they finish the list right?

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-14-2010, 02:45 PM

yeah that way people can see all of them

**Kong** · 10-15-2010, 05:00 PM

Castlevania » Nintendo
Castlevania » Amiga
Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge » Game Boy
Castlevania Adventure, The » Game Boy
Castlevania Bloodlines » Genesis
Castlevania Dracula X » Super Nintendo
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest » Nintendo
Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse » Nintendo
Castlevania Legends » Game Boy
Castlevania VI » Nintendo
Super Castlevania IV » Super Nintendo

**samejamesbond** · 10-15-2010, 05:06 PM

Thanks Kong, when this whole list is all said and done, you don't mind editing them to the top
of this thread (My first post)?

Thanks, I'd appreciate it.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 10-15-2010, 09:03 PM

The one constant weapon in some of these Castlevanias: Death's Scythe. in Curse Of Darkness it inflicts 150 damage, but so hard to get...

**Demon-Mask** · 10-16-2010, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarfoxFan2009

The one constant weapon in some of these Castlevanias: Death's Scythe.

Only the ones that are RPGs, and it was not in Circle of the Moon or Harmony of Dissonance, both of which were RPGs.

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To be honest, I prefer Bloodlines over Rondo of Blood.

**samejamesbond** · 10-19-2010, 05:47 PM

Death's Scythe wasn't in Portrait of Ruin or Order of Ecclesia either.

I prefered Bloodlines over Rondo of Blood too, but then again Bloodlines was my first
Castlevania game, so I'm a little biased.

---------- Post added 10-19-2010 at 10:47 PM ---------- Previous post was 10-16-2010 at 07:26 PM ----------

Part III (Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness, Lament of Innocence, and Curse of Darkness):

[ame=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-iii-the-castlevania/705741]The Castlevania Retrospective Video Game, Part III: Realm Of Horror | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com[/ame]

**Dudebro** · 10-20-2010, 09:58 PM

First post edited with the game list.

**samejamesbond** · 10-26-2010, 09:35 PM

Part IV (Adventure, Adventure II, Legends, Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia)

[ame=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-iv-the-castlevania/705742]The Castlevania Retrospective Video Game, Part IV: Procession Of Portability | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com[/ame]

**Demon-Mask** · 10-27-2010, 05:52 PM

I liked Circle of the Moon.
Despite having the worst story and art in the series, I really liked Dawn of Sorrow. One of the best of the series. The seals kind of pissed me off, though.
I need to get myself a copy of Portrait of Ruin.

**fenrir1887** · 10-27-2010, 11:31 PM

Shame, but then again Circle of the Moon was one of a bunch designed to be different along with Order of Ecclesia.

**SecretAgentCat** · 10-28-2010, 07:44 AM

I loved Symphony of the Night, still play it on Live Arcade from time to time. The music was very cool and went with the gameplay very well.

**Demon-Mask** · 10-28-2010, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenrir1887

Shame, but then again Circle of the Moon was one of a bunch designed to be different along with Order of Ecclesia.

Circle of the Moon was the second Castlevania game to use the Metroid-style exploration.
The developers made it a bit more like the older Castlevania games by making it about a whip-wielding vampire hunter, instead of a slightly effeminate half-vampire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretAgentCat

I loved Symphony of the Night, still play it on Live Arcade from time to time. The music was very cool and went with the gameplay very well.

Symphony of the Night is a classic, there is almost no game that can surpass that. The music was the best in the series, and probably the best of almost any game.

**Belmontzar** · 10-30-2010, 01:10 AM

As you can probably guess by my name and my sig, I can honestly say i have enjoyed every vania game I have played. this includes hte little tme on an n64 one..whcih plan to play more of somehow. For me, the entire series has been awesome. My first vania's were bloodlines and the Saturn symphony import. (whihc I obviously still cant read) I eventually managed to beat symphony wiht help of a site, but msot of that was trial and error. I have played hte GB vania games, I have played the nes difficulty games, honestly, the only vanias I have not played (not counting the japan only or kid dracula games, are harmony of despair, Order of ecclesia, portrait of ruin,Castlevania chronicles, and dracula X chronicles. I have completed symphony, circle, harmony of dssonance, Dawn of sorrow, aria of sorrow, bloodlines, and Rondo (thx to the wii!) and its SNES version Dracula XX.