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before Simon actually does so. The player begins the game with four lives and five hearts, and must complete the current block of stages before a timer runs out. Simon has a health meter, which decreases whenever he is hit by an enemy or projectile. One life is lost if either the meter or the timer reaches zero, or if Simon falls off the bottom of the screen or is hit by a moving spiked ceiling. Hidden food items restore health, and bonus lives are earned at certain score thresholds. The player fights a boss character, usually themed after a classic horror movie monster such as
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s influence on the series after its release caused people to forget about the NES games. It praised the
Virtual Console for allowing players unfamiliar with these games to experience them more easily. IGN's Lucas M. Thomas included its 25th anniversary in a list of forgotten anniversaries which took
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that function as boomerangs. However, only one such weapon can be carried at a time; if the player picks up a new one or loses a life, the weapon is automatically lost. Backup weapons require hearts for their use, which can be found by extinguishing candles or defeating enemies with the whip. Other
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and is divided into six blocks of three stages each, for a total of 18 stages. Simon can move, jump, crouch, climb stairs and use a magic whip (known in the series as the "Vampire Killer") as his primary combat weapon. When the player presses the button to crack the whip, there is a short delay
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also gave it a positive review in 1989, praising the "huge playing area and lots of neat touches" that would "keep you engrossed for weeks." They criticized the "gaudy graphics" but said "it's the gameplay that counts, and it's great!" It sold impressively and was considered a classic by
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called it one of the most enduring video games ever made. It attributed its quality less so to its unique gameplay and more so to the adult atmosphere and challenge for players. In his review of the
Virtual Console version,
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Japanese Family Computer in 1993. The release omitted the name registration screen from the original Famicom Disk version (as well as saving) and included an "Easy" mode.
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hidden items include point bonuses (money bags, crowns, chests), temporary invincibility (golden jar), upgrades to the whip's length and power (metal chain), instant destruction of all on-screen enemies (blue
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was one of the first major platform games on the NES and a part of an unofficial second wave of video games for the NES. Its release coincided with the 90th anniversary of
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s 'top 100 games of all time' list. It suggested that the reason this is the case is because of the NES games' high learning curve and difficulty level. It also felt that
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America and 1988 in Europe, and re-released in cartridge format for the Japanese Famicom under its original title in 1993. The international name of
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games were ranked 25th and fifth, respectively. It was praised for its difficulty, gameplay, soundtrack and visuals. GameZone ranked it as the eighth-best
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made the series a "legend" and called it the "essential
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was released in 1993, and was later re-released for the
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1743:"Classic NES Series: Castlevania for Game Boy Advance"
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The History of Castlevania: Book of the Crescent Moon
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1464:McFerran, Damien. "The History of Castlevania".
1156:"Castlevania (Registration Number PA0000335213)"
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1676:"悪魔城ドラキュラ | ニンテンドー3Ds | 任天堂"
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2092:"5. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse"
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1614:McWhertor, Michael (April 18, 2019).
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2156:"Revisiting Castlevania on the NES"
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1690:"悪魔城ドラキュラ | Wii U | 任天堂"
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2189:"Castlevania Review"
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1845:"Castlevania Review"
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1963:. August 2008: 71.
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774:Game Boy Advance
475:Players control
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335:Game Boy Advance
329:
320:
311:
294:
292:
283:
267:
252:February 5, 1993
251:
238:
229:
213:
181:Game Boy Advance
127:Kinuyo Yamashita
76:Hitoshi Akamatsu
36:
24:
23:
3108:
3107:
3103:
3102:
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3099:
3098:
3097:
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2967:
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2961:
2941:
2911:
2880:
2842:
2807:
2761:
2749:Konami Classics
2700:Wai Wai World 2
2680:
2618:
2599:Lords of Shadow
2590:Lords of Shadow
2584:
2448:Dracula's Curse
2381:
2368:
2361:
2318:
2313:
2306:
2284:
2280:
2270:
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2237:
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2202:
2185:
2181:
2171:
2169:
2152:
2148:
2138:
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2121:
2117:
2107:
2105:
2090:
2089:
2085:
2075:
2073:
2058:
2057:
2053:
2043:
2041:
2026:
2025:
2021:
2011:
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1994:
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1977:
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1965:
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1935:
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1920:
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1902:
1898:
1888:
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1879:
1875:
1874:
1870:
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1843:Mueller, Greg.
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1823:
1819:
1818:
1811:
1801:
1799:
1792:CBS Interactive
1780:
1779:
1772:
1762:
1760:
1753:CBS Interactive
1741:
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1733:
1723:
1721:
1714:CBS Interactive
1702:
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1697:
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1495:
1479:
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1462:
1453:
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1113:
1109:
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1055:
1048:
1019:
1000:
983:
976:
943:
903:
833:
808:
804:
796:Virtual Console
776:as part of the
721:
703:Akumajō Dracula
692:Christopher Lee
659:Akumajō Dracula
625:
566:
435:Akumajō Dracula
379:
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367:
364:January 7, 2005
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346:August 10, 2004
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217:
208:
199:
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130:Satoe Terashima
129:
62:
39:
22:
21:1986 video game
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16:1986 video game
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11:
5:
3106:
3096:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
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3055:
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3045:
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3015:
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2995:
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2985:
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2940:
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2932:
2927:
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2902:Michiru Yamane
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2839:(2023–present)
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2813:
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2544:Aria of Sorrow
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2469:Rondo of Blood
2465:
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2425:Haunted Castle
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