My brother bought this when it came out, he was a lot older than me and I used to stay up late watching him play. ( I’m 34). He’s dead now but this game and music reminds me of him and I watch a playthrough now and then. I could never beat this as a kid but got close. Happy memories, I’m glad to be an 80’s kid. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I have a near identical experience but it was with the original Castlevania and my brother. Our NES came with a strategy guide instead of Super Mario Bros. so we had to save up for a game to play on the NES. We got Castlevania. The 8-bit games will always have a soft spot in my heart for the fun and memories of my brother playing.
I'm 37 years old & I grew up playing the next dracula x series "rondo of blood" it was on PC Engine super CD ROM...I'm soooo happy to grow up in that era so many happy memories
FallenByTheHand The 2nd Half of the ending is different when you beat the 2nd Quest (Credits instead of the heros' names.) That means 8 possible combinations or 6 ending elements.
"He began taking the continent of Europe, changing countries from good to bad." That's one way of describing countless men, women, and children being ravaged into bloody corpses by hordes of demons.
Well I'm not a Castlevania expert, but I can guess that while creating anime they also were heaviliy influenced by all the stuff that happened in later games in series - such things as setting, characters motivation and even character destign (see Alucard).
That music at the opening screen......I remember as a kid getting up really early on a Saturday and trying to keep the volume down so I didn't wake up my parents.
Unwritten rules of Castlevania- 1. Where there is mud, there will be Mudmen. 2. Where there is water, there will be Fish Men. 3. When there are pain in the ass precise jumps to be made, there will be Medusa Heads.
And when there are lots of stairs to be climbed, there will be flea men, or Dragon Skull Cannons (the multi headed things that shoot fireballs) there to thwart you.
Registering a name in almost every Castlevania game even though it doesn't mean anything...unless it is a cheat such as the infamous "Help Me" from this game.
"Maybe this century I can use my gothic wardrobe with the mirror-" (Current protagonist destroying chandeliers in the background looking for chicken) "God damnit!"
4:40 This might sound cheesy but sometimes I look at the background and wonder (in the in-game universe) if there are people huddled in those houses - terrified of all the random monsters floating around outside! Or the mountains in the distance - could there be other adventurers camped on the mountainside - stuff like that 😃
I do those kinds of things to make part of games make sense. Like why doesn't the main boss just throw all of his minions at you all at once? Because he likes to watch you suffer and try to get to the end!
The animated hack series in USA of Castlevania is garbage though. Games are good but Americans just dont give a crap about learning about culture, mindset of people back in past like ancient Europe or what not. Just anything they touch is garbage usually. Japan atleast does their research, Europe problem is they add too much post modern mentality into old stuff they make. So i am not 100% fan of that either
I mean maybe there is exceptions like video games such as Prince of Persia or "Assassin's creed"(though Ubisoft is french.. and its partly fictional but based on real events) but its atleast more legit than whatever friggin Castlevania series did of TV series... but interms of whoever is in charge of TV series "atleast now atleast" its really bad post modern mentality and not how they thought or what their mentality was back then interms of realism. Save that for modern times from post modern times of 1970s and outwards or something
Ending stories: Each ending begins with these words... "Trevor made many sacrifices. The long fight is over. Dracula is dead and all other spirits are asleep." ...and ends with these words: "After this fight, the Belmont name shall be honored by all people." Alone: "In the shadows a person watches the castle fall. Trevor must go for now but he hopes someday he will get the respect that he deserves." With Grant: "Both feel their friendship has been stronger since they worked together to rid Wallachia city of evil. Grant will start to rebuild the destroyed areas of the city." With Sypha: "Syfa (sic), the Vampire Killer, has had a bad life, but since she met Trevor she is beginning to feel more comfortable with herself." With Alucard: "The battle was won by Trevor and Alucard but Alucard feels guilty because he killed his real father. Trevor realizes this as he stands there thinking about Alucard."
"In the shadows a person watches the castle fall. Trevor must go for now but he hopes someday he will get the respect that he deserves." "After this fight, the Belmont name shall be honored by all people." Only I find those lines contradicting?
Honestly, I was 100% obsessed with games back then, how bright and colourful they were, how packed with imagination, how they stimulated the brain. I miss those days.
Castlevania kinda stifled peoples brains since you have very limited attacks and movement. Most people cant win until they find the weapon that makes it easy
Without a doubt, this is video game art. I had never imagined that the NES had such good graphics, music and storyline. Take a look at other NES titles (like the first Zelda) and then take a look at this. ART. Excellent walkthrough too.
Well this cart had a special chipset when it came out. I remember playing this when it came out 5000 years thinking it was something special but not knowing why until much later. Think they usuwlly use this title when trying out nes clone systems like some of the super fx chip games on the snes, cause if they can run them, its a quality clone.
This game was brutal back in the day. It would take me a dozen or more tries to get through each level. Definitely one of the best nes games. The soundtrack is amazing.
This Castlevania is the one I played the most as a kid, never beat it though. To this day, that beginning music still haunts me in a good way. I love this game so much!! Edit: I nearly forgot about Dracula’s laughter on the name input screen, THAT scared the hell out of me when I was little!
I now really wish that the Netflix series had included Grant, the weird and perpetually hunched over dude who can run on ceilings upside down on all fours. We’ll never know what we missed out on.
Played this for countless hours as a kid. Consider this to have by far the best soundtrack of all of the Castlevanias out there. Awesome game and it has aged very well which is quite rare.
Love the fact you can have comrades along the game and each one of them has also their own lines in the end! Thank you very much for uploading this! Oh and poor Alucard, by the way.
+Stephen P you are alot better at it than I am that's for sure ,Belmont's Revenge is more on my level of difficulty ,i hope they do another side scroller again one day,maybe a FPS style would be cool too ,imagine the whip like that and online multilayer lol
rellik187redrum You mean Belmont's Revenge that's on the Game Boy? I prefer the NES games, to be honest. With CV III being the most 'entertaining' TraditionalVania after Rondo of Blood (which is the best, imo).
You gotta love the old Nintendo games. Just hearing the music brings back so many memories. I just bought a refurbished Nintendo on eBay and I play all my old games whenever I get a chance. I think Punchout, Contra, Mario bros, Adventure Island and Double Dragon are my favorites!
+Brian L you can download all the nes mp3's if you look in the right place,I used to listen in my ride on a serious system with crazy bass,it was the best
When I was 11 I recorded a VHS tape of me beating this game w/o taking any damage. Once you learn the patterns of each enemy it's not too hard, though it did take me a few tries first.
This game was so difficult that i never got very far before dying, but i also had no idea Sypha's freeze spell was so powerful. Might have to give this gem another go
"Brutal game, but very rewarding." Unlike others such as Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna, Shinobi 2002, World Heroes 2 Jet, Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron, Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Dragon Quest 7, NES Final Fantasy 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, and Mega Man X6 to name a few.
One of the best soundtracks of the NES era. The entire Castlevania series is full of soundtracks that are iconic. I could watch this all day. I loved this game, as frustrating as it was to beat. Yeah, I had a little bit of help from Game Genie, but still it was NOT easy. The jump mechanics were so frustrating. Can't tell you how many times I plunged to my death trying to make the simplest of jumps lol. That clock level was INSANE.
I grew up playing the Castlevania series. To this day, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is my favorite. Why? No time limit. You were able to enjoy the world without having to rush rush through it.
Wait till you discover the original Famicom version of Castlevania 3's music. The Famicom original has THE best soundtrack than the downgraded western NES release thanks to it's built-in VRC6 custom sound chip.
@@JemZard I've tried to like the sound of the Famicom, maybe it's remembering it as a kid in the 80's that puts me there. I'll check out that version though.
+Olivier Cadieux In fact, Tools had nothing to do with that part. I was just running as fast as possible through that part of the level and for some reason, I fell into a particular rhythmic pattern where I could catch the blocks as they fell, just jumping once I saw the sprite move up like it was on the block. If you play through this part yourself, you'll see it isn't too hard to do if you find the right timing. ~JagOfTroy
This reminds me of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the nes. So many memories... Life is so deep, and we end up taking it for granted most of the time but when we stop and look back at the memories, we begin to understand some things that transcend beyond words. Nostalgia and dejavu play key roles in each of our existences.
So satisfying to to see you fly through every level without dying you must be a Pro gamer as mush as i am. After all this a great scary folklore game set in Transylvania.
@@arkanjoteixeira No its not. Its garbage anime hack of an american TV Series. The writer hasnt even played the friggin games. But even so. I always thought it looked like absolute crap before knowing it
My absolute favorite Castlevania game of all time. Multiple paths, multiple helper characters to get you through the game, or you could even go at it with no helper. My friend had two copies of the game many years ago, so he gave me one of them as when I'd go to visit him, and we'd play video games, I'd always, and I mean ALWAYS go straight to this game. I once had all the passwords written down for every stage for 1st and second loop for every spirit helper in the game, that's how much time I put into it. Still have my cart today, and even have the Windows PC Castlevania and Contra collection, where this game is on it, along with CV1 and Simon's Quest, as well as Contra and Super C.
I beat this game once and I never knew have 3 ending, I just remember I finish the game with Syfa, and believe me was so hard for me. One of the Best New game ever! Good old memories!
Don't care how old this is or what system it's on its epic and separates the men from the boys. Yeah it's tuff but that's what drives me to try and beat it. Incredible game.
For anyone having a hard time on the boss fight level 9 (against yourself),I'm not as good as uploader, so you can kind of cheese him by shifting select often (disclaimer still not super easy lol), I have a decent strat for anyone not that good like myself. I jump to the right ledge, I stand on edge whipping and readying select. You're luring him to jump up there. I spam my whip, press select ideally when he jumps, his movements are so unpredictable, so I basically wait a half second the moment he jumps, this will drop him to the bottom level as he morphs. You can get 1 to 2 hits on him as he jumps, plus a cross hit. You can get at least 1 hit on him as he shifts and fall to the ground. Then I jump to middle shifting back to Trevor mid air and then run/jump to the opposite ledge. Rinse and repeat.. Buddy in the video makes this look so easy, very impressive. Don't be afraid to spam select to get around the area.
I know a man who once said this: "Can you imagine a video game starring Laura Branigan with Elphelt Valentine (Guilty Gear), Silene Rambert (Fighters' Impact aka Japanese VS.), and Leni Loud (The Loud House) as her partners in a Dracula's Curse style game? I'd pay big bucks to see that even though Laura Branigan's legacy should NOT be made for profit." Sounds interesting.
I went through the whole video and enjoyed every second of it. Thank you so much for posting this amazing playthrough! You went through all the paths and made it look so easy. This was one of my favorite games as a kid, but it was far from being easy. I never managed to beat it.
I played this game when I was a kid, and I lost the cartridge.... and later on I picked up castlevania 2, and got this game confused with castlevania 1.... and I was wondering if my memory was faded or something.... but no. This was the game that I played when I was little. I am going to get my paws on this game again once I sell some of the old games in my collection that I never play. Quality over quantity.
Melissa Turner hell, I'd go for one of those hybrid consoles where you can play nes, snes, and genesis games together. You might save some money going that route.
***** Yea, the full experience of blowing in the catridge for 10 minutes. Ragequitting when the game freezes before you get the password. xD ~JagOfTroy
CrazyasaFox The game probably freezes because of the bad practice of blowing into cartridges, whichs causes oxidation. blow it with something dry and cool or just wave it around a bit if needed.
It's funny to see how the japanese version is quite easier than the US one in many aspects, but Dracula's first form is much more faster when it attacks than the US one, making it more difficult to not get hit. His final form however is incredibly easy, lasers never go up so you're basically out of danger when you're on the moving platforms... The US one is a pain in the ass when you don't know the right pattern to clear it's final form. Great longplay, you really know the game perfectly !
Another great game that really showcased the power of the NES. This was also sort of the turning point of a great series. While it managed to revert back to the classic feel of the first game, it also retained some of the elements of the second game, namely a bit more story added in throughout the game play and less linearity.
imo this is much better than rondo of blood. multiple pathways, play as 4 different characters, more difficult and larger game. i think the reasons why hardcore cv fans consider ROB the greatest are: because it is a direct prequel to sotn; has anime cutscenes; not as unfairly hard as the "butchered port" on the snes; and it was released in an unpopular console with a cd based feature which adds a lot to its "cool" factor. rondo is better than cv4 tho
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My brother bought this when it came out, he was a lot older than me and I used to stay up late watching him play. ( I’m 34). He’s dead now but this game and music reminds me of him and I watch a playthrough now and then. I could never beat this as a kid but got close. Happy memories, I’m glad to be an 80’s kid. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I have a near identical experience but it was with the original Castlevania and my brother. Our NES came with a strategy guide instead of Super Mario Bros. so we had to save up for a game to play on the NES. We got Castlevania. The 8-bit games will always have a soft spot in my heart for the fun and memories of my brother playing.
No kidding my uncle introduced me to it I would watch him play it as a child this game stuck with me all of my life lots of great times
I'm 37 years old & I grew up playing the next dracula x series "rondo of blood" it was on PC Engine super CD ROM...I'm soooo happy to grow up in that era so many happy memories
Condolence
"He practiced sorcery in order to create a bad world filled with evil."
Well, thank you for that detailed description on our villain's motive...
@ Chaloner as far I know you had 4 different endings i this game.
FallenByTheHand The 2nd Half of the ending is different when you beat the 2nd Quest (Credits instead of the heros' names.) That means 8 possible combinations or 6 ending elements.
Not as descriptive as "changing countries from good to bad."
Fucking genius writing.
Sounds like something a little kid wrote. It's adorable!
Because practicing sorcery just to impress chicks isn't enough for Dracula.
I love the way that the silly narration at the start is turned into some hardcore imagery in the Netflix series
"He began taking the continent of Europe, changing countries from good to bad."
That's one way of describing countless men, women, and children being ravaged into bloody corpses by hordes of demons.
Well I'm not a Castlevania expert, but I can guess that while creating anime they also were heaviliy influenced by all the stuff that happened in later games in series - such things as setting, characters motivation and even character destign (see Alucard).
I love the line "this isn't a bar fight, have some class"
@@erikstensaas1202 **proceedes to punch Tevor on the smolder**
It actually fecked it up big time.
When Sypha uses her staff, it's almost looks like she's whacking a misbehaving dog with a rolled up newspaper.
"Bad skeleton...bad, bad!"
Yeah I know what you mean lover
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Or an oldschool teatcher beating bad students with a pointer. "Lis-ten-here, little man! You're going to do your homework!"
Nintendo is too uptight to ever let Samus be in her own anime netflix. But that would rock tho. Good lord.
A.K.A Trevor stares at you disapprovingly from the upper right corner of the screen for 1 hr and 40 min while you use every other character but him.
Except, during the times you use Trevor, it's the companion who watches you from the corner
Honestly Trevor is the only one I use
@@MexicanSheepMan same
I only use Trevor and Alucard lol
That music at the opening screen......I remember as a kid getting up really early on a Saturday and trying to keep the volume down so I didn't wake up my parents.
🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙
Unwritten rules of Castlevania-
1. Where there is mud, there will be Mudmen.
2. Where there is water, there will be Fish Men.
3. When there are pain in the ass precise jumps to be made, there will be Medusa Heads.
And when there are lots of stairs to be climbed, there will be flea men, or Dragon Skull Cannons (the multi headed things that shoot fireballs) there to thwart you.
And where there is organ music, s*** is about to hit the fan.
Registering a name in almost every Castlevania game even though it doesn't mean anything...unless it is a cheat such as the infamous "Help Me" from this game.
Y,.. and so it was good,..☘️🐞 wish an nice day
Imagine how much money Drac puts to refurnish the castle after we wreck all of em ? No wonder he only comes every century.
Now imagine his mortgage mortal...
If you saw Love At First Bite, that fell on the Romanian Government when they repoed his castle.
Yeah those cathedral style castles take ages to build...
If he had to repay the debt to Tom Nook, it would make total sense
"Maybe this century I can use my gothic wardrobe with the mirror-"
(Current protagonist destroying chandeliers in the background looking for chicken)
"God damnit!"
4:40 This might sound cheesy but sometimes I look at the background and wonder (in the in-game universe) if there are people huddled in those houses - terrified of all the random monsters floating around outside! Or the mountains in the distance - could there be other adventurers camped on the mountainside - stuff like that 😃
thats wrong so wrong omg whats wrong with you wow you need jesus
I do stuff like that too and this comment made me smile. 🙂
Adds more depth to these limited memory games.
:)
I do those kinds of things to make part of games make sense. Like why doesn't the main boss just throw all of his minions at you all at once? Because he likes to watch you suffer and try to get to the end!
@@paulcampbell8696 youre such an crazy edge-kid omg so edgy
If they can make Netflix series off of something as vague as this, imagine what they could do with a Metroid Netflix series!
Man.. we need that
Yess
The animated hack series in USA of Castlevania is garbage though. Games are good but Americans just dont give a crap about learning about culture, mindset of people back in past like ancient Europe or what not. Just anything they touch is garbage usually. Japan atleast does their research, Europe problem is they add too much post modern mentality into old stuff they make. So i am not 100% fan of that either
I mean maybe there is exceptions like video games such as Prince of Persia or "Assassin's creed"(though Ubisoft is french.. and its partly fictional but based on real events) but its atleast more legit than whatever friggin Castlevania series did of TV series... but interms of whoever is in charge of TV series "atleast now atleast" its really bad post modern mentality and not how they thought or what their mentality was back then interms of realism. Save that for modern times from post modern times of 1970s and outwards or something
@@kejiri3593 netflix make alucard gay. no fucking joke.
Ending stories:
Each ending begins with these words...
"Trevor made many sacrifices. The long fight is over. Dracula is dead and all other spirits are asleep."
...and ends with these words:
"After this fight, the Belmont name shall be honored by all people."
Alone:
"In the shadows a person watches the castle fall. Trevor must go for now but he hopes someday he will get the respect that he deserves."
With Grant:
"Both feel their friendship has been stronger since they worked together to rid Wallachia city of evil. Grant will start to rebuild the destroyed areas of the city."
With Sypha:
"Syfa (sic), the Vampire Killer, has had a bad life, but since she met Trevor she is beginning to feel more comfortable with herself."
With Alucard:
"The battle was won by Trevor and Alucard but Alucard feels guilty because he killed his real father. Trevor realizes this as he stands there thinking about Alucard."
Is it just me, or do the character-specific lines...well, sound more like ENGLISH as you go down the list? XD
Such a childishly written localized script, wow.
"In the shadows a person watches the castle fall. Trevor must go for now but he hopes someday he will get the respect that he deserves."
"After this fight, the Belmont name shall be honored by all people."
Only I find those lines contradicting?
@I will make operational deflector shields legal!
It IS rushed. And that's just a case of bad translation.
@@nakano15 perhaps, I think the developers didn't take into account the placeholder text would contradict the ending texts
Honestly, I was 100% obsessed with games back then, how bright and colourful they were, how packed with imagination, how they stimulated the brain. I miss those days.
What is stopping you? Even myself with a wife and kid find some time to play these old gems on a full fat Crt.
Castlevania kinda stifled peoples brains since you have very limited attacks and movement. Most people cant win until they find the weapon that makes it easy
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 I wouldn't say stifled, more like helping with problem solving, and hand eye coordination.
Without a doubt, this is video game art. I had never imagined that the NES had such good graphics, music and storyline. Take a look at other NES titles (like the first Zelda) and then take a look at this. ART. Excellent walkthrough too.
Absolutely. It's still me second favorite game in the series, second only to Symphony of the Night.
Well this cart had a special chipset when it came out. I remember playing this when it came out 5000 years thinking it was something special but not knowing why until much later. Think they usuwlly use this title when trying out nes clone systems like some of the super fx chip games on the snes, cause if they can run them, its a quality clone.
the famicom version has even better music do to being able to incorporate an on board sound chip with extra channels.
Also, part of it is the developers figuring out what they can do within the limits of the hardware.
Every texture takes it to the max! The gears in Block 2 and opening film reel are good examples of this.
The game that first introduced Alucard :)
:D
SomaSaysMeep That would be the movie Monster Squad 1987.
XD
Wrong in the 50s a movie called son of dracula did
I was referring to Castlevania's Alucard.
31 years later. Still plays as good as it did when released back in 1990.
I was a baby when the NES was the thing, so I'm playing it now :D
@@masterkraft4746 I hope you enjoyed it 😊
I played this game when it first came out on Nintendo. Thanks for the memories.
One of the best nes games ever.
But it's also the hardest. - Nerd (AVGN) 2010 Castlevania (Part 2)
@@AndikaThe2000
Not in japan :P
Ok
@@bartek8309 Japan got the filthy casul version :p
Castlevania 2 was just as good!
This game was brutal back in the day. It would take me a dozen or more tries to get through each level. Definitely one of the best nes games. The soundtrack is amazing.
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A long and difficult game but the plot is very good, not everyone reaches that level, excellent contribution
This Castlevania is the one I played the most as a kid, never beat it though. To this day, that beginning music still haunts me in a good way. I love this game so much!!
Edit: I nearly forgot about Dracula’s laughter on the name input screen, THAT scared the hell out of me when I was little!
I now really wish that the Netflix series had included Grant, the weird and perpetually hunched over dude who can run on ceilings upside down on all fours. We’ll never know what we missed out on.
53:49 So that's the famous Alucard. Funny, where are his bishounen good looks? He's a damn pixel platter!
I really love how at 1:33:58 the music changes keys and gets a lot faster for Dracula's final form. Makes the battle so epic!!!!
Played this for countless hours as a kid. Consider this to have by far the best soundtrack of all of the Castlevanias out there. Awesome game and it has aged very well which is quite rare.
Sweet graphics, awesome cast, interesting and detailed stages, challenging bosses-epic soundtrack. This is a very well-done game!
Love the fact you can have comrades along the game and each one of them has also their own lines in the end! Thank you very much for uploading this! Oh and poor Alucard, by the way.
Marcio Roberto Grant Danasty in my opinion was the funnest character to use
This game was hard to beat even with the invincibility cheat, finally beat it today after 24 years 😆
+rellik187redrum After how many years?
+Stephen P I stole it from the video store back in 1991 and beat it this year,do the math😆
rellik187redrum I like your story! This is a legendary game! How do you NOT Steal it?!
+Stephen P you are alot better at it than I am that's for sure ,Belmont's Revenge is more on my level of difficulty ,i hope they do another side scroller again one day,maybe a FPS style would be cool too ,imagine the whip like that and online multilayer lol
rellik187redrum You mean Belmont's Revenge that's on the Game Boy? I prefer the NES games, to be honest. With CV III being the most 'entertaining' TraditionalVania after Rondo of Blood (which is the best, imo).
You gotta love the old Nintendo games. Just hearing the music brings back so many memories. I just bought a refurbished Nintendo on eBay and I play all my old games whenever I get a chance. I think Punchout, Contra, Mario bros, Adventure Island and Double Dragon are my favorites!
+Brian L you can download all the nes mp3's if you look in the right place,I used to listen in my ride on a serious system with crazy bass,it was the best
Shang Tsung Refurbished? I bought a Famicom from Funco back 96. You got the top-loading Famicom?
River city ransom is another good nes game
Nintendo switch has Castelvania Anniversary collection and Contra as well check them out
Making graphics with 16x16 blocks had to be challenging you had to make every pixel count bigtime
I never had the patience nor the attention span to finish these games when I was kid. It's nice to finally see someone go through it.
To take no damage against Death's first form is really impressive.
When I was 11 I recorded a VHS tape of me beating this game w/o taking any damage. Once you learn the patterns of each enemy it's not too hard, though it did take me a few tries first.
Teach me your ways
If I was hungry and I found some meat hidden in a wall, I'd most likely eat it too.
Specially if it was spicy hoi sin duck a la marmalade with a nice bottle of warm mulled Transylvanian spicy red wine!
I dunno, manual says that's "Leg of Werewolf"..
when the undead are raining down on you and hunger hits, you grab a slabber of meat.
thecowboy2 Z good old fashion roasted wall chicken lol
@@SeaOfTides: I read that too. Yet, I find it strangely appropriate for some reason
This game was so difficult that i never got very far before dying, but i also had no idea Sypha's freeze spell was so powerful. Might have to give this gem another go
I couldn’t get passed the sunken city level.
Play the Japanese version. It has higher quality music and is easier.
Loved this game!
Finished it in a week. Brutal game, but very rewarding.
"Brutal game, but very rewarding."
Unlike others such as Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna, Shinobi 2002, World Heroes 2 Jet, Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron, Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Dragon Quest 7, NES Final Fantasy 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, and Mega Man X6 to name a few.
This games was my favorite out of the series.
The music was the best for this one I feel.
~JagOfTroy
Not bad, but you forgot the ending where Trevor defeats Dracula by himself, mister!
One of the best soundtracks of the NES era. The entire Castlevania series is full of soundtracks that are iconic. I could watch this all day. I loved this game, as frustrating as it was to beat. Yeah, I had a little bit of help from Game Genie, but still it was NOT easy. The jump mechanics were so frustrating. Can't tell you how many times I plunged to my death trying to make the simplest of jumps lol. That clock level was INSANE.
Literally the first console game I played and I still love it. Netflix series is just a cherry on top.
man this takes me back, good old days nothing to worry about. no problems to face. just playin games as a kid
The soundtrack to this was so awesome! I love this game. But damn its hard!
Glad to hear you liked it!
Really took my time with this one to make sure as much of it was covered as possible.
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I grew up playing the Castlevania series. To this day, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is my favorite. Why? No time limit. You were able to enjoy the world without having to rush rush through it.
Castlevania Ii is also my favorite. Technically though, there is a time limit if you want to get the "good" ending.
i always wondered why the money bags have dollar signs when the game is set in europe
because the programmer thought it would be sold worldwide, and dollar is more popular than pound.
ah i see , thanks for the info
S3ifEr05 u mean euro?
brick brainiac no euros back then
American cultural supremacy.
20:40 mark: Sorry Grant, it's not you, it's me. I found someone else, I hope we can still be friends.
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I loved this NES game. It has some of the best design and details. The stained glass windows were always such an amazing effect.
I always wanted to play this game. This is some great game playing.
Castlevania III has the best music out of the 3 on NES, very memorable, but who can forget the timeless classic Simon's Quest.
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Wait till you discover the original Famicom version of Castlevania 3's music. The Famicom original has THE best soundtrack than the downgraded western NES release thanks to it's built-in VRC6 custom sound chip.
@@JemZard I've tried to like the sound of the Famicom, maybe it's remembering it as a kid in the 80's that puts me there. I'll check out that version though.
I miss the times when videogame sequels were actually superior.
Tell that to Uncharted 2
It's a prequel, actually. But I get your point.
Curse of the moon is out and looks like a sequel to this
greyfox4577 now we have to worry about developers butchering our favorite games
Tell that to the culling 2 xD
Came here after the Dead by Daylight's announcement of Castlevania chapter just 10 minutes ago! Featuring Dracula and Trevor Belmont.
IMO this game has the best atmosphere and graphic design of all the NES games
great gameplay, great music, great characters, an absolute jewel classic game !
Castlevania III best game in the series. Played it to bits when it came out
Also beat this game back in the day with Sypha and Trevor, and I was using the NES turbo controller with the weird circular D-pad. 👍
NES Max? That's quite an accomplishment because that dpad is awkward!
1:21:48 HOW DID YOU...!? :O
+Olivier Cadieux epic escape.
+류창우 Nope, tool assisted
+Olivier Cadieux In fact, Tools had nothing to do with that part.
I was just running as fast as possible through that part of the level and for some reason, I fell into a particular rhythmic pattern where I could catch the blocks as they fell, just jumping once I saw the sprite move up like it was on the block. If you play through this part yourself, you'll see it isn't too hard to do if you find the right timing.
~JagOfTroy
+LegitimatePride This is not a TAS ;D
chuckobscure almost all of the videos, not this. Try it again ;D
This reminds me of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the nes. So many memories... Life is so deep, and we end up taking it for granted most of the time but when we stop and look back at the memories, we begin to understand some things that transcend beyond words. Nostalgia and dejavu play key roles in each of our existences.
Pues al fin al cabo este juego lo hizo la misma empresa de las tortugas ninja ..konami
Just finished this on the Switch through the Anniversary Collection. Tough, tough game, but a lot of fun.
Long play video game uploads saved my sanity during COVID. Now I enjoy them with my insomniac writing binges
That damn doppelganger fight took me a long time to beat. Nice trick switching between heroes :-)
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First appearance of those pesky Doppelgangers...who also appear in Bloodstained of course.
So satisfying to to see you fly through every level without dying you must be a Pro gamer as mush as i am. After all this a great scary folklore game set in Transylvania.
in case no one has read the recent news, the Netflix series "Castlevania" will be based around the events of this game
DantesonofSparda85 yup, and it's awesome!
Yeah, but shame they never introduced Grant Danasty in all 4 episodes.
@@arkanjoteixeira No its not. Its garbage anime hack of an american TV Series. The writer hasnt even played the friggin games. But even so. I always thought it looked like absolute crap before knowing it
@@arkanjoteixeira Look if you want an actual good animation of something that is closest to Dracula. Watch Vampire Hunter D anime. Way better.
@@kejiri3593 Ye, I take back what I said.
It's clearly not that good.
My absolute favorite Castlevania game of all time. Multiple paths, multiple helper characters to get you through the game, or you could even go at it with no helper. My friend had two copies of the game many years ago, so he gave me one of them as when I'd go to visit him, and we'd play video games, I'd always, and I mean ALWAYS go straight to this game. I once had all the passwords written down for every stage for 1st and second loop for every spirit helper in the game, that's how much time I put into it. Still have my cart today, and even have the Windows PC Castlevania and Contra collection, where this game is on it, along with CV1 and Simon's Quest, as well as Contra and Super C.
Thanks for doing this :) I could never beat this game and it's really satisfying to see someone complete it. You make it look so easy :P
My pleasure!
Come back and check out our other longplays any time!
~JagOfTroy
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This is a really clean and patient playthrough of this difficult game. Bravo!
I beat this game once and I never knew have 3 ending, I just remember I finish the game with Syfa, and believe me was so hard for me.
One of the Best New game ever!
Good old memories!
There are 4, one for each of the 3 spirit helpers, and one for Trevor if he completes the game without ever picking up a spirit helper.
Caen Viso wow i tried to beat with belmont but only got to dracula at the end and it was game over from there.
"New" game
Caen Viso new? Shits like 30 years old
So glad that construction crew left all those turkeys in the stone work
According to the manual, it is a Leg of Werewolf. Simon is luckier that they left him Chicken (or was it Beef?) in his games.
Don't care how old this is or what system it's on its epic and separates the men from the boys. Yeah it's tuff but that's what drives me to try and beat it. Incredible game.
For anyone having a hard time on the boss fight level 9 (against yourself),I'm not as good as uploader, so you can kind of cheese him by shifting select often (disclaimer still not super easy lol), I have a decent strat for anyone not that good like myself. I jump to the right ledge, I stand on edge whipping and readying select. You're luring him to jump up there. I spam my whip, press select ideally when he jumps, his movements are so unpredictable, so I basically wait a half second the moment he jumps, this will drop him to the bottom level as he morphs. You can get 1 to 2 hits on him as he jumps, plus a cross hit. You can get at least 1 hit on him as he shifts and fall to the ground. Then I jump to middle shifting back to Trevor mid air and then run/jump to the opposite ledge. Rinse and repeat.. Buddy in the video makes this look so easy, very impressive. Don't be afraid to spam select to get around the area.
"We have one more Smash announcement"
*Simon*
*Whips it good!*
dragonball4ever well simon is here now
Aaaaand it happened!
Finally!!! The trailer was awesome! It clearly reminded me of when Castlevania was what it's supposed to be!
This is Trevor though
Well whaddaya know this aged well! LMAO 😂
I know a man who once said this:
"Can you imagine a video game starring Laura Branigan with Elphelt Valentine (Guilty Gear), Silene Rambert (Fighters' Impact aka Japanese VS.), and Leni Loud (The Loud House) as her partners in a Dracula's Curse style game? I'd pay big bucks to see that even though Laura Branigan's legacy should NOT be made for profit."
Sounds interesting.
1:21:37 - that whole scene right there, some really skilled jumping. I thought you were a goner for sure!
I went through the whole video and enjoyed every second of it. Thank you so much for posting this amazing playthrough! You went through all the paths and made it look so easy. This was one of my favorite games as a kid, but it was far from being easy. I never managed to beat it.
I beat this game without too much trouble, but I struggled to beat Castlevania 2 because of all the mysteries.
I played this game when I was a kid, and I lost the cartridge.... and later on I picked up castlevania 2, and got this game confused with castlevania 1.... and I was wondering if my memory was faded or something.... but no. This was the game that I played when I was little. I am going to get my paws on this game again once I sell some of the old games in my collection that I never play. Quality over quantity.
"Quality over quantity. " Can't agree more with that.
~JagOfTroy
I'm thinking about buying another NES specifically for this game.
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hell, I'd go for one of those hybrid consoles where you can play nes, snes, and genesis games together. You might save some money going that route.
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Yea, the full experience of blowing in the catridge for 10 minutes. Ragequitting when the game freezes before you get the password. xD
~JagOfTroy
CrazyasaFox The game probably freezes because of the bad practice of blowing into cartridges, whichs causes oxidation. blow it with something dry and cool or just wave it around a bit if needed.
It's funny to see how the japanese version is quite easier than the US one in many aspects, but Dracula's first form is much more faster when it attacks than the US one, making it more difficult to not get hit. His final form however is incredibly easy, lasers never go up so you're basically out of danger when you're on the moving platforms... The US one is a pain in the ass when you don't know the right pattern to clear it's final form. Great longplay, you really know the game perfectly !
Ohhh Castlevania, i was having my old nostalgia attack earlier today, great saga of games in deed
I like how you went back to the Alucard line halfway through!
I loved this game
Still absolutely blown away by the music.
This game fucking haunts me! I have a difficult time passing it yet you make it look like a piece of cake haha
Another great game that really showcased the power of the NES. This was also sort of the turning point of a great series. While it managed to revert back to the classic feel of the first game, it also retained some of the elements of the second game, namely a bit more story added in throughout the game play and less linearity.
From this to the Castlevania anime. Truly a legendary story We certainly can't have someone creating a bad world filled with evil, now can we?
During the Pandemic I was playing that game and BLK 3-04 always gives me sad memories 😔
imo this is much better than rondo of blood. multiple pathways, play as 4 different characters, more difficult and larger game. i think the reasons why hardcore cv fans consider ROB the greatest are: because it is a direct prequel to sotn; has anime cutscenes; not as unfairly hard as the "butchered port" on the snes; and it was released in an unpopular console with a cd based feature which adds a lot to its "cool" factor. rondo is better than cv4 tho
🙏Congratulations Castlevania lll Draculas's Curse!🙏
One of the GREATEST games ever made!
Crazy to see the show stay consistent to the game while still being a blast
Who's here because of the Castlevania Netflix series?
me
yep.
Me
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you nubs probably didn't even know the game existed until the show came out
I have never seen this game played so expertly. Great upload man. My hats off to you.
37:44 i love the song of this level, is amazing *--* Ost Aquarius
I always liked this game, so I was jazzed to realize the Netflix show was based on it.
Syph is the best in my opinion but Grant is pretty useful in later levels if you go down Alucard's path.
~JagOfTroy
The intro is awesome as if I were watching the film.
1:29:00
"Sypha!" "Trevor!" "Sypha!" "Trevor!" "Sypha!" "Trevor!" "Sypha!" "Trevor!" "Sypha!" "Trevor!" "Sypha!" "Trevor!"
Hmmmmm, this looks familiar.
"Don't you mean Syfa?" - Google.
“Charlotte!” “Jonathan!” “Charlotte!” “Jonathan!” “Charlotte!” “Jonathan!” “Charlotte!” “Jonathan!” “Charlotte!” “Jonathan!” “Charlotte!” “Jonathan!”
"Belnades and Belmont."
"Belmont and Belnades."
When I grow up I wanna be just like my hero, Jag Of Troy!
Troy Train
Troy Turtle
1:21:48 - Achievement unlocked: "Holy shit Boy...!"
THE PINNACLE OF NES GAMING 🙌🏿
This soundtrack is fire
one of the greatest games ever.
52:08 the original Alucard was Mr. Bean lmao
Medusa heads + instant death falls = authentic Castlevania experience
Very nicely played! You make this game look so easy… 😂
Wow. That was thorough! I love this game, and the Atlantis level is just so impressive.