GameGirl420 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 i've beaten the original Castlevania only twice on NES(i agree it's really hard,took me like 4 hours)....there's a trick i do when i get up to Dracula tho. Just stand in the middle of his coffin (that's the easiest place to dodge his fireballs trust me) and from there it should be very easy,good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Chronicles is also somewhat rare these days and fetches a good price in some markets. Its alright, but overall the original is tops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Well, I'm going to be shipping off my Castlevania cart as part of a trade on Monday. This weekend will be my last attempt. It's do or die! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAGRS Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Good luck. Took me years to beat this game because of the Grim Reaper. Then, I found out that he can be extremely easy to beat with the right special weapon. As others have mentioned, once you get the game's patterns down, it actually isn't that difficult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Anyone want to place bets on whether he succeeds or dies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) Anyone want to place bets on whether he succeeds or dies? Well based on past experiences, I think winning would be the upset of the century (or at least the past 25 years). I have a massive amount of respect for those who have beat this game. I still consider it retardly hard. Edited June 4, 2011 by toptenmaterial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 YOU CAN DO IT!! Keep the Holy Water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 The Reaper hates getting wet. Remember these words. Drac likes Boomerang type things with triple shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynnz Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I just recently beat the game. It was one of those games that I could never beat when I was younger. I remember me and a friend made it to Dracula and just left his NES on for days trying to beat him. (with no luck). We even tried using the NES advantage slow-mo feature hah. So when I started casting games on JTV I figured it would be fun to try and finally beat the game live. Took a while, but I was able to do it. Was one of the best moments of my gaming life Video below of my victory hah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3x118mewTw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarginatorr Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Made me just wonder. Is it a "honor" thing or something, or why dont people simply spam Holywater on the second form, if they think dracula is hard? Having a multiplier pretty much makes dracula freeze and just slowly take damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Made me just wonder. Is it a "honor" thing or something, or why dont people simply spam Holywater on the second form, if they think dracula is hard? Having a multiplier pretty much makes dracula freeze and just slowly take damage. Um, most likely because they are like me and had no idea the holy water was useful against him. I didn't know until one of these recent CV threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynnz Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Made me just wonder. Is it a "honor" thing or something, or why dont people simply spam Holywater on the second form, if they think dracula is hard? Having a multiplier pretty much makes dracula freeze and just slowly take damage. Um, most likely because they are like me and had no idea the holy water was useful against him. I didn't know until one of these recent CV threads. Same here, though I have to say that using the boomerang is pretty damn easy as well. Hardest part with Dracula is the first phase anyway. (assuming you have x3 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 I'm gonna beat Drac's ass tonight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Same here, though I have to say that using the boomerang is pretty damn easy as well. Hardest part with Dracula is the first phase anyway. (assuming you have x3 ) Yeah, I've always used the boomerang until recently. It wasn't until about a month or two ago that I found out you can bait Dracula to shoot straight, you just have to wait until he opens his cape before jumping and attacking at him. You don't even need the boomerang if you do that correctly. It makes the battle soooo much easier! I'm gonna beat Drac's ass tonight!!!! YOU CAN DOOO IIIIIITTT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynnz Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'm gonna beat Drac's ass tonight!!!! so..did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 My guess is "no" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Alas, not yet. Ax is the proud new owner of my Castlevania GBA cart (along with some other stuff, in exchange for an INTV II and a bunch of carts). That being said, I'm not quite ready to throw in the towel. I'm going to download the Virtual Console version and take it from there. Sorry to disappoint you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 No disappointment, we are all just very excited for you to beat it. It is such a great game! Go man, go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Well, if anything, you might have an easier time playing it on the big screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petran79 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Well, if anything, you might have an easier time playing it on the big screen. on the big screen I'd rather play this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrHmhqj7FH0&feature=related 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Well, if anything, you might have an easier time playing it on the big screen. on the big screen I'd rather play this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrHmhqj7FH0&feature=related WOW! Is this thing for real? How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 That is pretty cool looking. That controller makes me a bit nervous though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 What the hell? I didn't know about that. It looks pretty cool. Like a light gun shooter meets one of those arcade samurai games where you wave a controller to use a sword on-screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone! About 3 years and a half ago, I was going through a separation and living at a motel in Maine. Wasn't exactly loving life. To gain some purpose, I attempted to beat Castlevania, with the help of some folks from this thread. I was not successful, but it was fun as hell and really helped pull me out of a slump. I will be trying to beat it again now. I think I'll start by reviewing the posts and videos that other AAers have made and posted on this thread. In 2011, I was playing the game on a GBA SP (with the Classic NES Series cart); this time around, I will be using a hacked PSP-3000, without cheats. Wish me luck! Edited October 30, 2014 by toptenmaterial 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 So I'm posting this now after my first run of CV in many a year. I played the PSP. It was a little awkward at first but I soon got used to it, in fact the button layout is pretty good for NES. Still, I think I'll pick up a GBA SP soon. I got about as far as I expected to: I died at the mummies, after nearly killing them, having made it there with very little health. I had one more life after that but the short whip is pretty useless on the bone pillar enemies. I predict more ass kicking progress in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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