The game is fully tested & guaranteed to work. It’s the cartridge / disc only unless otherwise specified.
If you think it’s scary on the outside, wait’ll you see the basement! You’re in for the longest night of your life. Ghosts, goblins, demons, wolves, bats – creatures lurking around every corner. As you descend deeper and deeper, they get thicker and thicker. Better stick close to the cavern floor – it’s your only chance of finding a weapon or two. You are Simon Belmont of the Belmont clan. Count Dracula has appeared and it’s your job to rid the world of him.
PRODUCT DETAILS
UPC:083717110040
Condition:Used
Genre:Action & Adventure
Platform:Nintendo NES
Region:NTSC (N. America)
ESRB:Teen
SKU:NES_CASTLEVANIA
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
The Cool Guy –
Here is where it all started. You, Simon Belmont, must journey into the heart of Castlevania to destroy Dracula once and for all. Well, the original is still the best!STORY: 5/5. Great story! Go in. Kill all who oppose you. Very simple and easy to understand.GRAPHICS: 5/5. Incredible! Remember folks, this was the NES. When this came out, these graphics were top-notch. Sure, they made some better graphics for the NES later on, but this was when the Nintendo had very few titles to choose from. Coolest Graphics: Death and Dracula.MUSIC: 5/5. The music is one area where this game really shines. It starts out good at the beginning with the classic “Vampire Killer” track. Each level has its own music and it is all good. One 8-bit tune from anywhere in this game kicks “Harmony of Dissonance”‘s butt anyday.HERO: 5/5. Here we had a guy with a relatively normal name: Simon. I mean come on, this is a hero we could RELATE to. This was no wimp like some of the other Belmonts have turned out to be.PLAY CONTROL: 5/5. I am so sick of all these CHUMPS complaining, “Wahhh, wahhh, there’s no midair jump control! Wahhh, wahhh, the controls are sluggish…” To all of you GIRLIE MEN, I say to you, “Get a life!” You know what? Sorry people, but midair jump control does not exist in real life. Once you leave the ground, you really don’t have much say in what happens next until you hit the ground. And the controls in this game are tight. They are straight to the point. Left goes left. Right goes righ.
jumper –
great game, great music, good graphics, but it’s hard. hey it has unlimited continues, I finished it 25 years ago i had to leave the nes on overnight and keep trying the next day but I did it. The challenge along with the fact that it’s a fun game is why I like it so much.
80sbaby –
The original Castlevania game is one of Konami’s cult classics. Only good Ol’ Simon Belmont, the original Vampire Slayer can kick so much monster butt with his trusty whip. Its also considered Konami’s horror answer to The Legend of Zelda, but only on a linear platform. The immpecable gameplay, superior graphics, fluent controls, and kick-butt Konami soundtrack makes me wonder why I did’nt first play this game when I was younger (oh yeah, because the local Video Store never had it and we could’nt afford to buy every NES title back in the late 80s). After so many recommendations, I had to get it for myself, but my brother bought it for me before I had the chance to order it. For those that never played this horror adventure game, let me warn you that its hard. I never even made it up to Dracula myself (close, but no cigar), but thats why we have unlimited continues. You really have to strategize and maintain alot of patience as you progress and that strongly applies near the end of the fifth level and all of the sixth level (before you face Dracula). When you’re playing this game, you gotta practice and practice. I do have 3 main complaints about this game. I hate it when you get knocked back dramatically each time you get hit, resulting in alot of cheap deaths (this will be a common problem in the future games as well). Being defenseless on the stairs really sucks too (you can’t use your whip while walking up and down). Those relentless Medusa heads near the end o.
PatriciaM –
And even after 20 years, I still play this bad boy. It’s a great game but man is it hard.
reb st. martin –
Game worked and my 16 year old enjoys this game.
J.R. –
Ok great game, great story, and a classic! No way would I ever ever ever pay 1500 for a game! If anyone did they need help. Ok who is the fool that would buy this?……
T. Sparks –
"Castlevania" was one of the first games for the NES; as a result, you can expect somewhat stiff, challenging gameplay, placed in an extremely addictive formula.As Simon Belmont you are required to kill Dracula for some reason. Although it wouldn’t be explained WHY until Castlevania II, all you need to know for this game is that Dracula is bad and must die. Dracula knows this, and so has a cast of minions at his disposal, including Medusa, Frankenstein, and the Mummy.Because the game was made in 1986, quite a few of the religous undertones were axed for the game. Holy Water is called the "firebomb," whereas the Cross is called the boomerang. Still, everybody knew what these sub-weapons REALLY were.The game offers detailed graphics (for the time) as well as absolutely amazing music and sound effects (it took a lot of work on Konami’s part to get Simon to grunt when he was hurt.) The music for the first level has become a staple of the game series.The game, however, is hard. Very, very hard. The furthest I ever got was to the dungeon, right after you beat Frankenstein and Igor. With no password feature, this means that you’ll be playing the game for quiet some time before you fight Dracula–provided, of course, you ever get that far in the game.Still, a great game that deserves a place in any classic video game collection.
Penny Hopkins –
I would reccommend this game for everyone who loves the classics is so much fun a must have for everyone
Jeff Johnson –
The classic video game that brought a whole new nightmare to video games. You are Simon Belmont, vampire hunter, your quest is to go through five very challenging levels to finally kill Dracula! Armed with a whip, and other weapons like daggers, axes, boomerangs, you set out into Dracula’s castle facing nightmarish monsters and mythical beasts like Medusa, Frankenstien, a pair of mummies, and the Grim Reaper. This game has some fantastic graphics for Nintendo, and even its time! The challenge is incredible, however it is rather mindless, because you only have a whip and one other weapon at a time. You must use strategy and patience to defeat the five bosses, or they will destroy you quite quickly.
Skittler –
I’ve never died so many times in one game in my life and I loved every minute of it. What an addicting platformer that can be extremely hard but at the same time just begs for you to try 50 more times to beat each boss thrown your way. From Medusa’s head to Frankenstein, it truly throws everything at you inside Dracula’s castle. Equipped with your trusty whip and cool magical secondary weapons which you much collect hearts throughout the levels to use, you will quickly work up a sweat trying to dodge and dispatch ghoulish enemies. I absolutely love this game and would recommend it to any classic gamer or any horror fan. An amazing start to a wonderful series.