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Posted on Oct 15th 2010 at 08:00:00 AM by (noiseredux)
Posted under Game Boy, Horror, Castlevania, Gaming



Castlevania: The Adventure gets a lot of flack from fans of the series. It was released in December of 1989, very soon after the launch of the Game Boy handheld. In fact, I can very vividly remember it being part of my first batch of games for the old gray brick. That being said, there is of course a certain level of nostalgia that I (and anyone else who got The Adventure that Christmas) can't help but shake for the game.



In fairness to the realists out there, there's certainly plenty to not like about Castlevania: The Adventure. For starts Christopher Belmont moves agonizingly slow. And his jumping skills are pretty terrible to boot. This wouldn't be such a problem if The Adventure didn't rely so heavily on platforming -- unfairly difficult platforming. Another thing that seems to bother fans of the series is the lack of stairs. Instead of stairs there are chains or ropes to clime to each new level. I personally aren't bothered by this devise, even if it is less than comfortable. Admittedly the one big omission that does baffle my mind is the lack of secondary weapons. Y'know all those daggers, crosses and holy water you're used to in other Castlevania games? Well, they're not here.

Having said all that, I can't help but enjoy The Adventure. Sure it's way too hard. I've still never beat it over twenty years later. But I can't help but get a certain satisfaction out of feebly trying. Like I said, for me this was one of the first Game Boy games I ever played. Which made it rather amazing in and of itself.




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While not up to par with the later Konami titles in the Game Boy line, I also think this title gets an unfair shake.  It truly feels like what it is: an early attempt on a Castlevania title for new (at the time) hardware.  The controls are sluggish and the game itself a little more simple than the NES original, but the enemy designs are fair and the music and atmosphere are well represented.  I personally find a little charm in the game, though it is definitely at the bottom of my 'replay the entire Castlevania series' barrel.  Still, I put it in and get slapped around every now and then.
 
I think the WiiWare remake of this game fixed a lot of these problems

 
I played this game to death on Gameboy back in the day. The music was great, and well, everyone knows about the gameplay. I just don't understand why your character moved like he was covered in mollasses with cement shoes. I did beat this one back in the day, but when you only got games every great while, you played everything to death.

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