![]() Considered one of the best games on the series, it has simple gameplay, animated cut scenes with voice acting, and a unique twist: the scenarios have double paths that can be unlocked by discovering hidden roads on the stages. In Rondo of Blood, Richter Belmont had to rescue his girlfriend and two other maidens of his native village from the grips of a recently revived Dracula. Slash – Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993, Japan only) (2010 in America and Europe) (Composed by Jigokuguruma Nakamura) | PC-Engine and Wii Console To complement our friend Leif’s submissions into the column Spooky Soundtracks, I will lend him (and you) my monster slaying skills whipping my way through my favorites of all Castlevania songs.Ĭome with me and prepare your Holy Water, we are going to vanquish the horrible night:ġ0. Along with the intense gameplay and the memorable 2D graphics, there was one thing that I suddenly realized after a few hours of wandering around the innards of those dreaded castles: I was humming and drumming those sick MIDI beats. ![]() Good memories, indeed!Ī few years later, I had the pleasure of playing Castlevania Chronicles and Castlevania Symphony of the Night on a borrowed PlayStation 1. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version of the first chapter of the Castlevania series was one of the coolest pieces of media my tiny mind enjoyed. I still remember how I managed to skip the candles with the daggers and how to properly use the throwing axes to unleash my vampire hunter fury against the Giant Bat boss. It was one of the first videogames I ever played, and it was a swift kick in the butt with absurd difficulty, awkward controls and satisfying ghoul slaying attitude. “Die monster, you don’t belong on this Toilet!”
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