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[[Image:Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]] | [[Image:Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]] | ||
| − | '''''Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse''''' is an action platformer by [[Konami]] released on the [[Famicom]] in 1989. Though the title | + | '''''Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse''''' is an action platformer by [[Konami]] released on the [[Famicom]] in 1989. Though the title numbers it the third game in the [[Castlevania (universe)|Castlevania series]], it's actually the sixth Castlevania title released, and is a prequel to the first ''[[Castlevania]]''. In this game, you play Trevor Belmont, ancestor of Simon Belmont. The game play functions very similarly to the original ''Castlevania'', while adding new features to the engine including alternate playable characters and branching routes to the end. |
| − | Knowing that Castlevania games were well-liked by my friends, and | + | Knowing that Castlevania games were well-liked by my friends, and having seen a lot of coverage of them in gaming magazines, I bought this game shortly after it came out. It was the very first Castlevania game I ever played and I found it to be particularly difficult; the furthest I got on my own was to the mummy bosses. This, I think, led to my dislike of the early Castlevania titles that are stage-based rather than the later titles which are adventure based ([[Metroidvania|Metroidvanias]]). |
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
| − | + | I used to own this game, but I no longer do. I presume a friend borrowed it and never returned it, although I might have sold it. I have not beaten it and have no interest in trying. | |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
| − | * The game has great graphics and sound for the NES, and the Japanese release even featured an additional audio chip. | + | * The game has great graphics and sound for the NES, and the Japanese release even featured an additional expanded audio chip in the cartridge. |
| − | * The addition of the three playable characters adds more depth replay to the game allowing the player to try to beat it with all four characters. | + | * The addition of the three playable characters adds more depth replay to the game allowing the player to try to beat it with all four characters. I also like the cut-scenes with them. |
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
| − | * | + | * I don't like how you can only have one secondary character with you at a time. |
| + | * Getting hit knocks you back and often kills you, and it happens at an annoying rate. | ||
| + | * Trevor is extremely vulnerable on stairs, and there are a lot to have to walk up. | ||
| + | * The medusa heads are obnoxiously difficult to deal with. | ||
| + | * Again, the game uses points, which have no bearing on the game. | ||
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
| − | * Like | + | * Like [[Castlevania|the original]], the game is just too damn difficult to the point where I don't feel like ever trying to get good at it. |
| − | ==Box Art== | + | ==Media== |
| + | ===Box Art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Japan.jpg|The original box art has great lettering and a nice backdrop, and the theme nicely portrays the game, but the faces of the characters are really jacked up. | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Japan.jpg|The original box art has great lettering and a nice backdrop, and the theme nicely portrays the game, but the faces of the characters are really jacked up. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | ==Documentation== | + | ===Documentation=== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Ad.jpg|Advertisement & contest. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | ==Maps== | + | ===Maps=== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 1 - Warakiya Village.png|1 - Warakiya Village. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 2-1 - Clock Tower of Untimely Death.png|Clock Tower of Untimely Death (Up). | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 2-2 - Clock Tower of Untimely Death.png|Clock Tower of Untimely Death (Down). | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 3 - Mad Forest.png|3 - Mad Forest. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 4-1 - Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons.png|4-1 Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 4-2 - Haunted Ship of Fools.png|4-2 - Haunted Ship of Fools. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 5-1 - The Lost Son of Dracula.png|5-1 - The Lost Son of Dracula. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 5-2 - Tower of Terror.png|5-2 - Tower of Terror. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 6-1 - Causeway.png|6-1 - Causeway. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 6-2 - Sunken City of Poltergeists.png|6-2 - Sunken City of Poltergeists. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 6-3 - Underground Catacombs.png|6-3 - Underground Catacombs. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 7-1 - Castle Courtyard.png|7-1 - Castle Courtyard. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 7-2 - Cliffside Entrance.png|7-2 - Cliffside Entrance. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 8 - Main Hall.png|8 - Main Hall. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 9 - Inner Halls.png|9 - Inner Halls. | ||
| + | Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Map - 10 - Castle Keep.png|10 - Castle Keep. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Videos=== | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKAl2A898 youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKAl2A898] - Longplay. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==Titles== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | English || Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse || || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Japanese || 悪魔城伝説 || Akumajo Densetsu || Devil's Castle Legend | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse] - Wikipedia. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse] - Wikipedia. | ||
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse] - NES Hacker Database. | * [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse] - NES Hacker Database. | ||
| + | * [https://tcrf.net/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse tcrf.net/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse] - The Cutting Room Floor. | ||
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[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
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[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Platformer]] | [[Category: Platformer]] | ||
[[Category: Horror]] | [[Category: Horror]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 January 2019
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is an action platformer by Konami released on the Famicom in 1989. Though the title numbers it the third game in the Castlevania series, it's actually the sixth Castlevania title released, and is a prequel to the first Castlevania. In this game, you play Trevor Belmont, ancestor of Simon Belmont. The game play functions very similarly to the original Castlevania, while adding new features to the engine including alternate playable characters and branching routes to the end.
Knowing that Castlevania games were well-liked by my friends, and having seen a lot of coverage of them in gaming magazines, I bought this game shortly after it came out. It was the very first Castlevania game I ever played and I found it to be particularly difficult; the furthest I got on my own was to the mummy bosses. This, I think, led to my dislike of the early Castlevania titles that are stage-based rather than the later titles which are adventure based (Metroidvanias).
Contents
Status
I used to own this game, but I no longer do. I presume a friend borrowed it and never returned it, although I might have sold it. I have not beaten it and have no interest in trying.
Review
- Overall: 4/10
- Best Version: NES
Good
- The game has great graphics and sound for the NES, and the Japanese release even featured an additional expanded audio chip in the cartridge.
- The addition of the three playable characters adds more depth replay to the game allowing the player to try to beat it with all four characters. I also like the cut-scenes with them.
Bad
- I don't like how you can only have one secondary character with you at a time.
- Getting hit knocks you back and often kills you, and it happens at an annoying rate.
- Trevor is extremely vulnerable on stairs, and there are a lot to have to walk up.
- The medusa heads are obnoxiously difficult to deal with.
- Again, the game uses points, which have no bearing on the game.
Ugly
- Like the original, the game is just too damn difficult to the point where I don't feel like ever trying to get good at it.
Media
Box Art
The original box art has great lettering and a nice backdrop, and the theme nicely portrays the game, but the faces of the characters are really jacked up.
The North American box are is fantastic. Trevor looks like a bad ass, riding the clock gear to whip the skeleton, and Sypha and Grant also do their thing. Very masterfully painted. By-far my favorite.
The EU box uses the same art as the American release, but annoyingly crops off more of it.
Documentation
- Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - Manual.pdf
Game manual.
Advertisement & contest.
Maps
1 - Warakiya Village.
Clock Tower of Untimely Death (Up).
Clock Tower of Untimely Death (Down).
3 - Mad Forest.
4-1 Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons.
4-2 - Haunted Ship of Fools.
5-1 - The Lost Son of Dracula.
5-2 - Tower of Terror.
6-1 - Causeway.
6-2 - Sunken City of Poltergeists.
6-3 - Underground Catacombs.
7-1 - Castle Courtyard.
7-2 - Cliffside Entrance.
8 - Main Hall.
9 - Inner Halls.
10 - Castle Keep.
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKAl2A898 - Longplay.
Titles
| Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse | ||
| Japanese | 悪魔城伝説 | Akumajo Densetsu | Devil's Castle Legend |
Links
- mobygames.com/game/nes/castlevania-iii-draculas-curse- - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse - Wikipedia.
- thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse - NES Hacker Database.
- tcrf.net/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse - The Cutting Room Floor.
