Castlevania

Castlevania is a video game in the action genre developed by Konami Industry Co. Ltd. and published by Konami, Inc. originally released in 1990. It is currently playable on DOS.

Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula is resurrected and terrorizes the land. A vampire hunter named Simon Belmont bravely enters the Count's mansion to defeat him. Along the way he will have to defeat skeletons, bats, fish men, jellyfish heads and other evil creatures.

Castlevania is a side-scrolling action platformer. The player steps into the shoes of Simon Belmont, who can jump and crack his whip directly in front of him. Power-ups can be obtained by defeating enemies or by whipping candles that appear in the castle. One of these power-ups increases the power and length of Simon's whip. Different weapons can be collected that consume hearts when used, these hearts can also be collected from monsters and candles. In addition, some walls hide secrets such as the health restoring turkey or the double and triple shot abilities for the weapons Simon has collected. At the end of each section of the castle there is a boss, which must be defeated. The progression through the castle eventually leads to a confrontation with Count Dracula himself.

Castlevania is available at a reduced price on the following websites and is no longer abandonware.