Subj : Re: Retrogame of the month: Castlevania
To   : deepthaw
From : Zero Reader
Date : Fri Oct 06 2017 16:02:30

On 10/06/17, deepthaw said the following...
 
 de> October is here, bringing all the fun of Halloween and zombie movies, so
 de> it only seemed appropriate to make my retrogame of the month one of my
 de> personal favorites: Castlevania!

Thanks! This was a fun read. The first three Castlevania games are my
favorites. I managed to beat the first one exactly two times -- once back in
the 80s after spending an entire afternoon facing dracula and getting killed
-- and then more recently, playing a legal ROM of it on the original Wii.

Castlevania II had some serious translation issues, but the puzzles and
overall game design made little sense. Still, it's the one I have the most
vivid memories of, as one of the gaming magazines of the era printed a
walkthrough of it and my buddy and I played it for ages and managed to
actually beat it multiple times in search of the various different endings.

Part II was frustrating in that the game would slow down dramatically in some
of the dungeons/mansions when too much action got on-screen. And falling in
water or getting knocked off stairs was always a bitch. But the flame whip?
Best weapon ever!

Part III is the one I never managed to beat, and I don't recall why. But it
had the best atmosphere and music for the time. Being able to morph into
different characters was also cool.

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