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NES
Castlevania
Castlevania II
Castlevania III
FC
Castlevania III
GB
Castlevania Adventure
Castlevania II
PCE
Dracula X
GEN
Castlevania Bloodlines
SNES
Super Castlevania IV
Castlevania: Dracula X
PS2
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
GBA
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonace
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
PSP
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
NES:
Simon's Quest
PS3:
Lords of Shadow (haven't started on it, i wanna finish darksider's first)
DS:
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
XBLA:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: HD
Pfff I don't even know. :lolz:
Edit: Oh I got the X68000 one.
Most of them:
NES:
Castlevania
Castlevania II
Castlevania III
SNES:
Super Castlevania
Castlevania X
N64:
Castlevania 64
Castlevania 64: Legacy of Darkness
Wii:
Castlevania Judgement
Castlevania Adventure Rebirth (Wiiware)
Castlevania (VC)
Castlevania II (VC)
Castlevania III (VC)
Super Castlevania (VC)
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (VC)
Gameboy:
Castlevania Adventure
Castlevania Adventure II
Castlevania Legends
Gameboy Advance:
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania
NDS:
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
PSX:
Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
PS2:
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
PS3:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania Chronicles (PSN)
PSP:
Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles
Xbox 360:
Castlevania: Symphony of the NIght
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (XBLA-all downloads)
Sega Genesis:
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Sega Saturn:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
MSX2
Akumajou Dracula
Famicom
Akumajou Dracula (cart & floppy)
Akumajou Dracula 2 (floppy)
Akumajou Dracula 3 (cart)
Commodore 64
Castlevania
Genesis
Bloodlines
PCE
Rondo
Saturn
SOTN
PS1
SOTN
Chronicles
PS3
Lords of Shadow
I've owned almost all of them ... these are the gems that I still have and play every once in a while
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine, Wii, PSP)
Kid Dracula (Famicom)
Castlevania 3 (Nes and Famicom versions)
Every possible version of SotN (PS one American and JPN, PSP, Xbox360 - sold that system, Saturn)
WoodyXP - How is the C64 version? That sounds pretty awesome.
I must get the VC version of Super Castlevania IV. I remember playing the hell out of that when I was a kid.
The only Castlevania game I don't really like playing is Simon's Quest. I remember renting it as a kid and loving the atmosphere. The way the game played didn't really do it for me.
A lot of 'em.
I really, really, really enjoyed Lament of Innocence, by the way.
Fuck Lords of Shadow. That's not Castlevania.
NES:
Castlevania
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
SNES:
Castlevania 4
PS1:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania Chronicles
PS2:
Haunted Castle (JP import)
Lament of Innocence
Curse of Darkness
PS3:
Lords of Shadow
Wii:
Castlevania Judgment
I haven't gotten around to getting the one that just hit PSN.
I'm only missing the Gameboy ones. I wanted to get them to finish the collection, but they are pretty expensive when complete. I think I like Super Castlevania IV and the GBA ones the best though.
I sold my pc engine Dracula X last year and downloaded the wii rom instead. Now I only own Dracula X Chronicles (PSP), SOTN (PS1), Lord of Shadows (PS3), Dracula X (Snes), Bloodlines (Gen), Castlevania I II III (Nes). I did own the gba and nds games, but sold them off last year also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPIWCGx8PCc
Probably the only one me and Taiso haven't played.
I got all the DS castlevanias.
don't got no ds.
It's a good port, IMO. Having only one action button can make the controls a bit tricky here and there.Quote:
Originally Posted by RBjakeSpecial
Here's a gameplay video:
Fixed your embed.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodyXP
You guys should check it out. That game is a trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneSage
Yeah, I haven't played this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneSage
Reading up on it on the wiki, it sounds like Simon's Quest was more of a sequel to this version of Castlevania than the NES version.
It's interesting to note that they were playing with non linear explroation and item requirements way back with the beginning of the series.
They should remaster this game. Simon is the first Castlevania hero and needs a remake that does him some justice and updates him. Put the original game in as an extra bonus.
I say remake the nes trilogy in HD. Completely redraw it...I'd buy it.
I have the SFC ones. I've been thinking of getting Lords of Shadow, how is it? Looked rather neat.
...as far as i'm concerned, CV is 2D. There is no 3D CV worth your time, honestly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Late
When I played 'Lords of Shadow' I felt like I played the game before. If you've played games like 'Shadows of Colusus', 'GOW', 'DMC' or anything of the like you're going to be telling yourself 'Yeah, I've seen that.. Yeah.. I've been there.. oh, I know how to beat this..' throughout the whole game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Late
As a game, it's fantastic. It's a bit of a hybrid of other game types, but it's still good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Late
It's primarily an action adventure game in the vein of God of War or Devil May Cry. You kill monsters, you gather their essence, you use the essence points to buy new moves. There are hidden inventory power ups, puzzling elements, some great chase/riding sequences, some interesting level design, an epic soundtrack that really makes you feel like a fantasy hero, good fighting mechanics and techniques, wonderful visuals, a great story and a top flight voice over. This is a magnificent AAA title that was sadly overlooked.
Is it Castlevania? Inasmuch as you're a holy knight on a quest to vanquish evil and you're killing all kinds of gothic fantasy/horror monsters in castle and wilderness type environments.
Spiritually, there is enough of the old Castlevania games in Lords of Shadow that you can see it as inheriting many of the basic concepts and design elements of the older games.
But it's connection to the series in terms of actually, definitively being a 'CASTLEVANIA' game is tenuous. Thematic and spiritually, all the pieces are in place. But the lore and world building is all new. They pass it off as a prequel and create some threadbare connections to the Belmonts.
If you want a great game, get it. Don't let people discourage you. It's a great game, but it takes about an hour of gameplay to really get a feel for it (probably it's only real weakness.)
If you're hoping for Castlevania in 3D, there are 3D games more faithful to the IP. However, none of those games are as good as Lords of Shadow. LoS is good enough to play through. It's worth 60 bucks to me. If you're not sure, jump on it if you see it for 20 or less. Or just rent and play through a few levels.
Pretty much all them. I'm quite positive I have the world record for Akumajou Dracula Arcade (Haunted Castle)
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...udracclear.jpg
Oh yeah. I have those, too. Forgot about them. Gotta edit my list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gigaton Chode
got all the important ones (NES versions) and a few others kicking around, definitely no impressive collection.
respect upQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperDeadite
unless you CHEATED
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse is my favorite of the original style games.
Order of Ecclesia is the best of the Metroid style games, I think. All the abilities and challenge were great in that game.
As far as the 3D games... never played any.
No Metroidvania has been able to keep my long-term interest other than SOTN. I've literally forgotten everything about the GBA and NDS ones that I've played. I don't remember a single interesting moment, whereas I can vividly remember the music, areas, and surprises of SOTN.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenimus
While I'm a CV fan, I only keep my favorites around.
NES:
Simon's Quest
Dracula's Curse
SNES:
Super Castlevania IV
Dracula X
Genesis:
Bloodlines
GameBoy:
Belmont's Revenge
PCE:
Rondo of Blood
PlayStation:
Symphony of the Night
My avatar is from Harmony of Dissonance :emb:
Legit 1 credit run. Played on my real PCB. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneSage
NES: Castlevania 1,2,3
SNES: Super Castlevania IV, Dracula X
PC-Engine: Dracula X
PS: SOTN, Castlevania Chronicles
PSP: Dracula X Chronicles
PS2: Lament of Innocence
GBA: COTM, HOD, AOS
Got fed up with the Metroidvanias and LoI on the PS2 was pretty lame (too easy, too many empty rooms). Never bothered with anything else in the franchise afterwards.
I only have Castlevania 1 and 2 (NES). I played those games everyday as a kid, and after I finished Simon's Quest I never felt the desire to play another Castlevania game again.
I actually totally enjoyed curse of darkness, I never finished it so I guess I didn't enjoy it enough to stick it all the way through, but I must have put a good 20 or 30 hours into it one week when I was really sick in bed.
NES
Castlevania
Castlevania II Simon's Quest
Famicom
Akumajou Dracula
Dracula 2 Nori no Fuuin
Akumajou Densetsu (Legend of Demon's Castle)
Kid Dracula
GB&GBA
Castlevania II Belmont Revenge
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Castlevania Harmory of Dissonance
Castlevania Aira of Sorrow
Castlevania NES original
PS1&PS2
Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania Lament of Innocence
Castlevania SOTN
PC-Engine
Dracula X Rondo of Blood
Genesis
Castlevania Bloodlines
Wii/VC
Super Castlevania IV
Castlevania Rebirth
Saturn
Akumajou Dracula X
I use to have castlvania adventure but i couldn't stand it's slugish controlls and so i sold it not to long afther.
I thought Taiso would appreciate this post, something from another forum where we're also talkin bout 'Vania ('tis the season) and the 1999 Julius Battle:
personally I envision the final act taking place in a Castlevania that has left Earth entirely after Dracula uses a thousand years of chaotic magic he has been storing to reshape it into a giant stone dragon, sending it into the sea of stars to speed unerringly towards the sun, whose role as giver of life and surrogate of God makes it the ultimate target of his desire to end the suffering and injustice of humanity by destroying them forever. He sends it towards the eclipse, hoping to seize the very real power of the Moon, which governs madness, inspires fear of the unknown in humanity and stands as the greatest loss of the Earth, having been torn away and rendered lifeless by the cruel and implacable whims of the cosmos. With this shield of lunacy around him, his great draconic armor would become a true threat to the Sun as it grows impossibly larger and more powerful, it's talons bearing the full enmity that destruction feels for creation.
Julius and his remaining allies would be left to fight as best they can towards the head of the monstrous beast, where Dracula's throne now lies. Only the last Belmont himself would be able to fight off the oppressive effects of the overpowering evil and supreme thirst for entropy that permeates the final set of levels. The player would proceed through 4-5 more sections of the castle and several more difficult bosses, before finally entering the head of the dragon, where a large coliseum-like room would be revealed by hundreds of candles lit against the looming eclipse. In this huge chamber, Julius would fight a long, grueling final duel with Mathias Cronqvist as the dozens of incarnations the latter has previously taken (Dracula and otherwise) sit in thrones atop balconies arranged around the room.
(proper teleport and fire-flinging battles happen multiple times earlier in the game)
Finally, Julius would stand triumphant over the beaten and lamenting Mathias, the many phantoms in the background having faded away in attempts to keep Mathias at full strength. Julius' companions would catch up to him and urge him to strike the final blow, ending the threat of Dracula once again and forcing the dark count to return to his state of un-life in the Abyss. But Julius hesitates, reflecting upon the memories of his ancestors that he was forced to relive in order to inherit their powers. He feels the weight of destiny upon him, and sees how the same has left Dracula a tired, joyless creature with no hope of escaping the constant cycle of chaos, the endless rebirth, living death and eternal destruction. Thinking of how much he himself and his friends and family have lost, realizing the futility of such anger and hatred against someone who longer remembers what it is to truly feel human, he falls upon his knees, lays his hands upon Mathias and forgives his fated enemy for all that he has done.
Shocked and confused, the dying Mathias wonders how he can be forgiven by someone whose entire life was dedicated to fighting and destroying the evil he had created. He realizes that while he cannot truly renounce his hatred of God, it was an injustice equal to God's lack of mercy for Dracula to judge all humanity in such a matter, for life - brief and painful as it is - can learn and grow in ways the emotionless universe never can, surpassing the simple concepts of good and evil, order and chaos. Humbled and truly remorseful, he uses his remaining power to move Castlevania out of the path of the moon and open a path back to Earth. He is too weak, however, to stop the dragon's flight, and as he forsakes the power of chaos before the light of the sun, he begins to suffer a final death.
His eyes lose focus and his voice grows faint. "Elizabeth....no, Lisa...is that you? One and the same....after death, a new birth..."
Mathias Cronqvist dies. The reign of the son of the dragon has ended.
But Julius and his companions have little time to think upon his final words. Castlevania is still heading towards the sun, and their window of escape is closing fast. They know that even if Mathias has found peace, the power that is Dracula - the heir to chaos and the will for destruction - will find a new host as soon as possible. The unknown nature of this host could give rise to a new age of terror should they be more vicious and cruel than Mathias, unleashing the whole of their power upon the world. A ritual was started on Earth to seal Castlevania away by any means possible, and in this brief moment there is a chance to place it where few can reach it - between the sun and the moon, within the eclipse itself. Julius realizes that the vow of his clan to hunt the night is just as much a part of the cycle as the castle itself, and he uses the Vampire Killer to give power to the ritual, knowing that to do so will strip him of his very identity.
Finally, the ritual is complete, and the heroes manage to return to Earth with little time to spare. The player shares their view as their forms are borne magically away from the castle and towards home, and they see Castlevania slowly crumble and fade away to reveal the burning light of the sun.
In the end, the survivors of the ordeal are left standing on a cliff near where the Demon Castle War begun, exhausted from all they have been through. Julius struggles to hold onto his memories, but they fade as the eclipse passes at last. He finds himself confused, surrounded by unfamiliar but grateful faces. He does not know who he is, yet his future is assured. It is a new beginning.
{roll credits}
Some distance away, one small and inconsequential scene plays out. A Christian minister and his pregnant wife have been traveling through rural Europe when she begins to go into labor. Fearing for the life of the baby, they are relieved to find that a village they are passing through has modern and capable midwives. After the child is boy safely and healthy, the pastor gives thanks to god and offers his eternal gratitude to the villagers who take his family in until they can travel again. Realizing he has forgotten to take note of the name of the town in the midst of the emergency, he inquires as to where he now is. As a sign of respect to the kindness of the strangers, the boy is named Graham....
....
....anyway, that's all a bit more elaborate than the idea you had, Sniper. But keeping it simple and classic is pretty cool too.
also, I could've sworn there was some point in a game script or documentation where Simon Belmont was specifically referred to as the greatest/most awesome Belmont (not counting how Juilus Belmont is basically a super-hero). Can't figure out where that is now, if it exists. I had an idea going where Julius would finally collapse as he enters the second-to-last part of the final area (space dragon Castlevania), unable to push himself any further. As he begins to fade into unconsciousness, a voice would speak to him from the Vampire Killer, telling him that he has earned a moment of rest and that another would carry him for a while. His body would then be replaced by Simon, who reveals that he is called "the greatest Belmont" not just for his achievements but because he underwent a ritual to have his life sealed into the Vampire Killer, saving his power for when his descendants are in greatest crisis rather than living out a long and full life as he is due (yeah, it's kind of a dick thing for him to do to his wife/children). "Theme of Simon" would then come in full force as you use him to kick ass and take names until the penultimate boss fight (Death). Oh well, it's pretty obviously a moot issue.
Most of them. The X68000 one, MSX one, the first two for Famicom Disk.
'sage:
Some pretty cool ideas in your last post. A very fun read. Thanks for sharing:)
Let's see...
NES
Castlevania
Simon's Quest
Dracula's Curse
SNES
Super Castlevania IV
Dracula X
PS1
Symphony of the Night
Sega Saturn
Akumajo Dracula X
GBA
Circle of the Moon
Harmony of Dissonance
Aria of Sorrow
DS
Dawn of Sorrow
Portrait of Ruin
Order of Ecclesia
PS2
Lament of Innocence
Curse of Darkness
PS3
Lords of Shadow
Castlevania Chronicles [PSN]
Harmony of Despair [PSN]
That should be it.
Original CV
CV II Simon's Quest
Symphony of Night (arguably one of if not the best)
i am going to arguably strangle you
Big castlevania fan. Im trying to collect as much Castlevania stuff as i can. Heres my list of what i own
NES:
casltevania 1
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
GB:
Castlevania adventure
SNES:
super castlevania 4
Gen:
Castlevania bloodlines
GBA:
Castlevania circle of the moon
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Aria of sorrow
Castlevania double pack
DS:
Castlevania Dawn of sorrow
Castlevania Portrait of ruin
Castlevania order of ecclesia
PS1:
Castlevania SOTN
Castlevania Chronicles
Saturn:
Castlevania SOTN
PCE:
Castlevania Rondo of blood
PS2:
Castlevania Lament of innocence
XBOX:
Castlevania curse of darkness
PSP:
Castlevania Dracula X chronicles
PS3:
Castlevania lords of shadow
WII:
Castlevania judgement
My fav would have to be Rondo of blood for the PCE. Also bloodlines is up there as well
A lot of them.
The newest one I picked up. Disk only game that's been custom cart-ified and given nice packaging.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ia/Castle2.jpg
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How about
Castlevania: Soliloquy of Secrets
or
Castlevania: Twilight of Remorse?
Yeah, I made them up.
Sounds like legit titles tho.
Amirite?
Castlevania is shit. They all suck:D
I lol'd.
I should play some of these again.
*looks for chronicles PSX*
NES
Castlevania
Simon's Quest
Dracula's Curse
SNES
Super Castlevania IV
PS1
Symphony of the Night
Genesis
Bloodlines
GBA
Castlevania (remake of NES title)
Circle of the Moon
Harmony of Dissonance
Aria of Sorrow
PS1 - Symphony of the Night -- counterfeit copy purchased in Saudi Arabia in 1997
NES
Vs. Castlevania reproduction cart
PowerPak (My NES has the audio mod for the Japanese Castlevania 3.)
SNES
Super PowePak
PC Engine
CD-Rondo of Blood (I want you to see what I did there.)
GBA
That double pack with Aria of Sorrow and some other game that I couldn't get past the first roadblock in.
DS
Dawn of... wait, I don't have that anymore. I should get it again. I liked it.
XBLA
Symphony of the Night (LOL DLC)
That about does it, I think.
Wow, is this a Boog thread or what?
I'll bite.
SNES
Super Castlevania IV (one of my favourites)
PS1
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (maybe my second favourite)
Castlevania Chronicles (I really liked this port)
GBA
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Wish I had Aria of Sorrow but I don't.
DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
PSP
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Wii VC
Castlevania III