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Belmont’s second GB outing.

Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge is the direct sequel to Castlevania: The Adventure, and is generally one of the lower profile entries in the series, despite being quite good.

Divisive.

Castlevania‘s first trip into 3D was well received by critics at the time of release, despite what they try to claim years later. It was cast out of series canon by series producer Koji Igarashi in around the time of the release of Harmony of Dissonance, though his official stance is that Castlevania 64 is now a side story.

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Konami and their weirdness.

Kid Dracula is a parody of/spin-off from the Castlevania series. Instead of playing as a member of the whip-wielding Belmont clan, you play as Dracula, albeit as a younger kid. He’s still evil, and rather cocky about it, but he’s too cute to be threatening. The Game Boy game is both a remake of and sequel to the Famicom game Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun.

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Back to our regularly scheduled programming. Today’s ad comes from a game that’s full of lies;

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest picks up seven years after the first game, with whip-cracking protagonist Simon Belmont suffering from a curse placed on him by Dracula during their last encounter. The curse can be undone if Simon resurrects Dracula and defeats him again. The game is infamous for its NPCs, several of whom purposely tell you lies to throw you off course. Unfortunately, some of the subtlety of the game’s dialogue was lost in translation. This ad originates from North America.

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