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What's this about the game coming out in Japan in 1993? That's ridiculous. The original Japanese Famicom version came out BEFORE the US NES release.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.239.206.148 ( talk) 20:16, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
I updated the story on this game a bit...If you want to fix anything feel free to! -- Yahweh 1 July 2005 17:56 (UTC)
They take up half the page, and seem to not add all that much to the actual article itself. Hbdragon88 22:43, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Could someone clarify the use of the name "Dracula" in the original NES game? I own the original NES American release, and it [i]specifically[/i] avoids calling the vampire "Dracula," and instead calls him "The Count." By the NES American release of "Simon's Quest," he is called "Dracula," but not before. It sounds like there may have been copyright worries here ala Conan/Case Closed. Please note - perhaps the Japanese version of the game used the name "Dracula," but the American version disparity should be addressed. -- L. 22:44, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
Not really sure if it is relevant for the article, but one thing I find confusing about the Castlevania series is that they use hearts as mana or energie for the second weapon and not for filling the life energie. Does anybody know why Castlevania does use hearts for that purpose, which seems to conflict with the conventions in basically all other games I know. -- Grumbel 02:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Regarding Castlevania, in almost every article except this one is stated that the MSX2 Vampire Killer is the original version of the first Castlevania, which came out before the Nintendo FDS version. IF this is true, shouldn´t it be included here?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.141.237.211 ( talk) 12:36, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
It is mentioned that Super Castlevania is a remake/adaptation of the NES Castlevania. However, I've seen little to connect the two as the same game. Sure, they both take place in Dracula's castle and have the same name, but don't most Castlevania games? As stated above, the MSX version of Akumajou Dracula came first, and should also not be listed under this section. Haunted Castle seems distinct enough from the NES game that I wouldn't consider it the same game. It is noted that all the games are distinct from this one; why, then, are we mentioning them here instead of the series article? The Sharp version should be mentioned for its updated graphics, but the others should be left out.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacquismo ( talk • contribs) 23:37, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
The article suggests that Vampire Killer is an "adaptation or version" of Castlevania. Vampire Killer is, in fact, the game that spawned the Castlevania franchise. Therefore, Castlevania is an adaptation of Vampire Killer; not the other way around.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.236.30.20 ( talk) 18:40, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
All the sources I've read that refer to exact release dates point to the following:
Akumajô Dracula- 22 September 1986, Famicom Disk System Vampire Killer- 30 October 1986, MSX2 Home Computer Castlevania- 1 May 1987, Nintendo Entertainment System
This information can be found at Moby Games, among other places. Although I still have these games today and played them when I was much, much younger, I don't remember myself (obviously), the exact release dates of them.
Regardless, there are several other places that attest that Vampire Killer is an "adaptation" of Akumajô Dracula, such as the Castlevania Dungeon and VG Museum.
So, it seems that the "first game" came out in September (whether it was the 22 or the 26) and then was adapted into a more difficult and more RPG-like version called Vampire Killer, named after the whip Simon used. -- Yahweh 22:45, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
In this article it is stated that Simon is the great-grandson of Christopher Belmont, but this seems unlikely. Christopher Belmont fought Dracula from 1576-91 and Simon didn't fight Dracula until a century later (1691-98). Thus, it seems more likely that Simon is Christopher's great-great-grandson, or in other words, as stated on the Simon Belmont article, the great-grandson of Soleiyu Belmont (who "came of age" in 1591). -- Yahweh 22:56, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
The plot section seems to be marketing copy. Even if it isn't, it could use with sprucing up. Lots42 ( talk) 06:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
In the Castlevania manual, it states that the game can be played by two alternating players. It also states that by pressing SELECT at the title screen you switch to 2-player mode. Was this a planned feature that was never used? 72.161.200.85 ( talk) 03:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't know much about the Castlevania series beyond the original game, but the second paragraph in the header seems to contradict itself:
Castlevania being the first game in the series (first released, mind you--I'm given to understand that the stories in some games in the series are set chronologically before the original's), how can it have predecessors? Assuming that what is meant is that these other games are predecessors in the chronology of the series, as opposed to the timeline of the games' releases, then Castlevania can't be "set in the past relative" to those games if their stories precede Castlevania's chronologically. Could someone in the know clear this up? -- Pennyforth ( talk) 06:18, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
I remember playing some sort of side-scrolling, black and white, castle/dungeon game on an early Macintosh computer. I thought it was Castlevania, but I don't see a version that was release for the Mac platform. Does anyone know what game this might have been? Faint memories recall a castle, bats flying around, and similar basic gameplay to most Castlevania games. - Speedeep ( talk) 13:46, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
I also remember this game, it was well made and a lot of fun. I too thought it might have been called Castlevania, but it clearly wasn't. I'd love to figure out what it was. Dsghi ( talk) 01:10, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
What is the pressumed value of the original Castlevania arcade machine, all original, unserviced and in proper working condition? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.28.224.148 ( talk) 04:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
so, they just took some celebrities' names and changed them at random? what's the point? is that supposed to be funny? was the game made by grade schoolers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.135.36 ( talk) 22:35, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
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I remember seeing this at my local arcade, exact same game as the NES version, however. Should this be noted, maybe it was on one of the playchoice machines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.105.202 ( talk) 05:01, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
This is it, not a playchoice machine but it was called vs castlevania same as nes, just a few different colors and harder. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hC-jps-IK2UALkr6TZi1kIrfSWoGAjoDUnB6VGT5ADaFL15n3UFUABs14k5ZLVWEUKqHI4M39K6_zcBhHzb-i_9h17kIBwtTu2OmnA 71.184.110.64 ( talk) 01:53, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
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What's this about the game coming out in Japan in 1993? That's ridiculous. The original Japanese Famicom version came out BEFORE the US NES release.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.239.206.148 ( talk) 20:16, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
I updated the story on this game a bit...If you want to fix anything feel free to! -- Yahweh 1 July 2005 17:56 (UTC)
They take up half the page, and seem to not add all that much to the actual article itself. Hbdragon88 22:43, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Could someone clarify the use of the name "Dracula" in the original NES game? I own the original NES American release, and it [i]specifically[/i] avoids calling the vampire "Dracula," and instead calls him "The Count." By the NES American release of "Simon's Quest," he is called "Dracula," but not before. It sounds like there may have been copyright worries here ala Conan/Case Closed. Please note - perhaps the Japanese version of the game used the name "Dracula," but the American version disparity should be addressed. -- L. 22:44, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
Not really sure if it is relevant for the article, but one thing I find confusing about the Castlevania series is that they use hearts as mana or energie for the second weapon and not for filling the life energie. Does anybody know why Castlevania does use hearts for that purpose, which seems to conflict with the conventions in basically all other games I know. -- Grumbel 02:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Regarding Castlevania, in almost every article except this one is stated that the MSX2 Vampire Killer is the original version of the first Castlevania, which came out before the Nintendo FDS version. IF this is true, shouldn´t it be included here?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.141.237.211 ( talk) 12:36, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
It is mentioned that Super Castlevania is a remake/adaptation of the NES Castlevania. However, I've seen little to connect the two as the same game. Sure, they both take place in Dracula's castle and have the same name, but don't most Castlevania games? As stated above, the MSX version of Akumajou Dracula came first, and should also not be listed under this section. Haunted Castle seems distinct enough from the NES game that I wouldn't consider it the same game. It is noted that all the games are distinct from this one; why, then, are we mentioning them here instead of the series article? The Sharp version should be mentioned for its updated graphics, but the others should be left out.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacquismo ( talk • contribs) 23:37, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
The article suggests that Vampire Killer is an "adaptation or version" of Castlevania. Vampire Killer is, in fact, the game that spawned the Castlevania franchise. Therefore, Castlevania is an adaptation of Vampire Killer; not the other way around.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.236.30.20 ( talk) 18:40, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
All the sources I've read that refer to exact release dates point to the following:
Akumajô Dracula- 22 September 1986, Famicom Disk System Vampire Killer- 30 October 1986, MSX2 Home Computer Castlevania- 1 May 1987, Nintendo Entertainment System
This information can be found at Moby Games, among other places. Although I still have these games today and played them when I was much, much younger, I don't remember myself (obviously), the exact release dates of them.
Regardless, there are several other places that attest that Vampire Killer is an "adaptation" of Akumajô Dracula, such as the Castlevania Dungeon and VG Museum.
So, it seems that the "first game" came out in September (whether it was the 22 or the 26) and then was adapted into a more difficult and more RPG-like version called Vampire Killer, named after the whip Simon used. -- Yahweh 22:45, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
In this article it is stated that Simon is the great-grandson of Christopher Belmont, but this seems unlikely. Christopher Belmont fought Dracula from 1576-91 and Simon didn't fight Dracula until a century later (1691-98). Thus, it seems more likely that Simon is Christopher's great-great-grandson, or in other words, as stated on the Simon Belmont article, the great-grandson of Soleiyu Belmont (who "came of age" in 1591). -- Yahweh 22:56, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
The plot section seems to be marketing copy. Even if it isn't, it could use with sprucing up. Lots42 ( talk) 06:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
In the Castlevania manual, it states that the game can be played by two alternating players. It also states that by pressing SELECT at the title screen you switch to 2-player mode. Was this a planned feature that was never used? 72.161.200.85 ( talk) 03:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't know much about the Castlevania series beyond the original game, but the second paragraph in the header seems to contradict itself:
Castlevania being the first game in the series (first released, mind you--I'm given to understand that the stories in some games in the series are set chronologically before the original's), how can it have predecessors? Assuming that what is meant is that these other games are predecessors in the chronology of the series, as opposed to the timeline of the games' releases, then Castlevania can't be "set in the past relative" to those games if their stories precede Castlevania's chronologically. Could someone in the know clear this up? -- Pennyforth ( talk) 06:18, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
I remember playing some sort of side-scrolling, black and white, castle/dungeon game on an early Macintosh computer. I thought it was Castlevania, but I don't see a version that was release for the Mac platform. Does anyone know what game this might have been? Faint memories recall a castle, bats flying around, and similar basic gameplay to most Castlevania games. - Speedeep ( talk) 13:46, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
I also remember this game, it was well made and a lot of fun. I too thought it might have been called Castlevania, but it clearly wasn't. I'd love to figure out what it was. Dsghi ( talk) 01:10, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
What is the pressumed value of the original Castlevania arcade machine, all original, unserviced and in proper working condition? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.28.224.148 ( talk) 04:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
so, they just took some celebrities' names and changed them at random? what's the point? is that supposed to be funny? was the game made by grade schoolers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.135.36 ( talk) 22:35, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
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I remember seeing this at my local arcade, exact same game as the NES version, however. Should this be noted, maybe it was on one of the playchoice machines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.105.202 ( talk) 05:01, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
This is it, not a playchoice machine but it was called vs castlevania same as nes, just a few different colors and harder. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hC-jps-IK2UALkr6TZi1kIrfSWoGAjoDUnB6VGT5ADaFL15n3UFUABs14k5ZLVWEUKqHI4M39K6_zcBhHzb-i_9h17kIBwtTu2OmnA 71.184.110.64 ( talk) 01:53, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved - No consensus for the proposed move. Essentially the primary topic here is disputed. ( non-admin closure) FOARP ( talk) 09:41, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Castlevania (1986 video game) → Castlevania (video game) – Definitely the most-known game titled simply 'Castlevania'. A google search of "Castlevania" "video game" produces only series articles or articles about this game (It might eventually produce a non-NES article, but I haven't seen it). The video game disambig isn't even used for another game, so it's a bit of a waste, and people can be easily directed to the other entries with a disambignote at the top. Cukie Gherkin ( talk) 01:03, 31 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal ( talk) 01:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)