Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula resurrects and terrorizes the land. A vampire hunter named Simon Belmont bravely ventures into the Count's mansion in order to defeat him. Along the way he'll have to defeat skeletons, bats, fishmen, medusa heads and other evil creatures.

Castlevania is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player taking the role of Simon Belmont is able to jump and crack his whip directly in front of him. Power-ups can be obtained by defeating enemies or by whipping candles that appear in the castle. One such power-up increases the power and length of Simon's whip. Different weapons can be gathered which consume hearts when used, these hearts can also be collected from monsters and candles. Additionally, some walls will hide secrets such as the health-restorative turkey or the Double and Triple shot abilities for the weapons Simon has collected. At the end of each section of the castle is a boss, which must be defeated. Progression through the castle eventually leads to a confrontation with Count Dracula himself.

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Alternate Titles

"悪魔城ドラキュラ" -- Japanese Spelling
"Demon Castle Dracula's" -- Translated Japanese Title
"Castle Vania" -- Brazilian CCE's Top Game Title
"Akumajo Dracula" -- Japanese Title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Castlevania
	Classic NES Series: Castlevania	Game Boy Advance	$10.95
	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)	NES	$4.10
	Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow	Game Boy Advance	$16.75
	Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance	Game Boy Advance	$11.49
	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)	NES	$4.10
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User Reviews

Whip it good, this is an excellent action/adventure(?) game for the NES!	NES	OlSkool_Gamer (101)
Hurts So Good	NES	TheoryOfChaos (55)
The whip-wielding franchise-starter	NES	Multimedia Mike (12318)
its you versus the count in a thrilling duel to the death!	NES	benjamin grimes (10)
This port could have been much better...	Amiga	Jon Ralston (115)
Not scary, not original, not fun, not good, very bad.	DOS	Jim Fun (226)

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The Press Says

Game Freaks 365	NES	Nov 01, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Nintendojo	Game Boy Advance	2004	8 out of 10	80
HonestGamers	NES	Dec 31, 2003	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Wii	Apr 30, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	Game Boy Advance	Oct 28, 2004	7.4 out of 10	74
GameSpot	Wii	May 09, 2007	7.1 out of 10	71
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Wii	May 03, 2007	70 out of 100	70
1UP	Game Boy Advance	Nov 03, 2004	C+	58
The Good Old Days	DOS	May 19, 2006	3 out of 6	50
Armchair Empire, The	Game Boy Advance	Jan 09, 2005	5 out of 10	50