Tag: Castlevania

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – Commentary and Longplay (2011)

(2026 Update: This commentary/longplay of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest was originally posted as a seven part video series before being reassembled as a single video in July 2014, which is the version being presented here despite the October 2011 publishing date. There’s also a little extra bit at the end of the video.)

GameFAQs Review – Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WiiWare)

Castlevania: The Adventure for the original Game Boy was basically a stripped-down version of a typical Castlevania game that you would play on the NES. While the lack of familiar enemies and sub-weapons didn’t necessary hurt the game, the sluggish controls and overall sloppy game mechanics did. The end result is a game that is frustratingly difficult and considered to be more of a test of patience than an actual source of video entertainment.

Fast forward to 2009; Konami had already released Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth, brand new downloadable titles for WiiWare that plays more like the classic entries in those franchises with smattering . Naturally, a Castlevania ReBirth would follow, but rather than being a new game, it is a theoretical remake of the original Game Boy non-classic. But make no mistake; while it is based on the original Adventure in terms of story and setting, it is more a return to the classic old-school style of Castlevania that made the series great before Symphony of the Night came along.
And it is a wonderful return to form.

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