01/19/1999 6:10 PM
Castlevania (64/3D) FAQ/Walkthru Version 1.0
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Written By Anthony Hartley (Antookis)
ICQ: 5838229
WebSite: http://wulf.8m.com
http://eva64.8m.com
SYSTEM: Nintendo 64
TITLE: Castlevania
GENRE: Action/Adventure/RPG
PUBLISHER:Konami
DEVELOPER: KCEK
AVAILABILITY: Japan & North America
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Table Of Contents
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(1). Introduction
(2). Version Updates
(3). Official History
(4). Vampire Hunters
(5). Full Walkthru (Coming Soon)
(6). Normal Items
(7). Special Weapons
(8). Disclaimer/Thanx
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(1) Introduction
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First off I would like to thank anyone who reads this walkthru and uses
it to the fullest. Second, this walkthru is NOT 100% complete, nor will
it EVER be. However, it does cover almost everything that is in the
game.
Second, let me make this very clear from the start. This is a
FAQ/Walkthru for the NEW Castlevania game for the Nintendo 64, not the
classic NES version. Konami has simply named it Castlevania instead of
Castlevania 64 or 3D just to confuse people and plus the 64 and 3D
endings just plain sound bad.
After writing my first walkthru for MegaMan Legends I discovered two
things about writing a FAQ.
1) If you devote enough time to it, it can be a breeze.
2) You become the center of attention on that one game. Any and Every
question goes to you.
After getting well over 300 e-mails and having a 90 plus contact list
for ICQ, I decided it was time to move on. I checked some games out, but
they just went bad. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins didn't had too little to
write about and Zelda: Orcarnia of Time had too much to write about, not
to mention it was done by around thirty other people.
Castlevania is another matter. It involves everything I like. Death,
Role Playing, More Death and Big Bosses. Being the 17th in it's series,
Castlevania has plenty to live up to, especially Castlevania Symphony of
the Night, one of the PSX's best games. Well on with the guide!
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(2) Version Updates
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Version 1.0 1/19/99
- First edition of FAQ/Walkthru. Walkthru Not Available.
- Contains Cast, Full History, Special Weapons, Normal Items and
Disclaimer.
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(3) Official History
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[ Haunted Castle (1986) | Arcade Only ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| The first in the series, it | Simon just got married, but |
| was not released on any | Drac comes and of course |
| console but only in the | takes the bride away. Simon |
| arcades. For a decade old | now goes after Drac to |
| game, this one holds up | secure the Belmont family |
| with excellent hand drawn | and save his wife! |
| art and original gameplay. | |
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[ Vampire Killer (1986) | MSX Home PC ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
| | |
| Boy, do I wish I had a MSX. | Simon Belmont is out to |
| With the cooler version of | kill the Count. Why? |
| Solid Snake, Snatcher and | Probley because he has |
| now this. Pretty much an | nothing better to do! |
| early version of the NES | |
| Castlevania. | |
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[ Castlevania (1987) | Nintendo Entertainment System ]
[ | IBM PC ]
[ | Amiga Home Computer ]
[ | Commodore 64 ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| The first one every released | Dracula now rises every 100 |
| in the United States. Very | years so it is still up to |
| classic gameplay and old the | Simon to take him down |
| good stuff you know so well. | hard! |
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[Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest (1988) | Nintendo Entertainment System]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Quest offered much different | It turns out that Drac put |
| gameplay, allowing Simon to | a curse on poor Simon. |
| venture from town to town | Now Simon must find all of |
| while dusk and dawn came | Dracs body parts and burn |
| often. Good music and | them. Good 'ol family fun! |
| improved look for the NES. | |
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[ Konami World (1988) | Nintendo Famicom ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| By heart, this is not really | Konami Man and Konami Girl |
| a Castlevania game at all. | warp from Konami game to |
| It is a collection of Konami | Konami game trying to set |
| games that you get to play | things right. Very odd |
| each level of a Konami game | stuff. |
| with a hero or heroine. | |
| Castlevania is one of those | |
| levels. | |
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[ Castlevania Adventure (1989) | Nintendo GameBoy ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Castlevania for the GameBoy | Take the plot description |
| Long, slow, boring and HARD. | from the first Castlevania |
| | and replace the name Simon |
| | with Christopher. Easy. |
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[Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse (1990) | Nintendo Entertainment System]
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| Very cool stuff here. Not | Trevor Belmont is Simon's |
| do you get to play as Trevor | Great Grandfather and he has|
| but also three other players | a bone to pick with Drac. |
| more layers, music and all | Alucard and the rest are |
| classic gameplay returns! | here! |
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[ Super Castlevania 4 (1991) | Super NES ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Castlevania 16 bit style. | Simon is back once again |
| Lots of new whip styles and | and this is simply seen by |
| very cool levels plus the | some as a 16 bit remake of |
| great bosses and well | the original. |
| rounded play. | |
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[ Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge (1991) | Nintendo GameBoy ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| All around better GameBoy | Solieyu Belmont , the son |
| conversion. Better jumping | of Christopher is kidnapped |
| and sound as well as better | by Dracula before the turn |
| graphics. | of adulthood so now |
| | Christopher is on the hunt |
| | once again. |
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[ Vampire Killer Dracula X | PC Engine Super Cd-Rom 2]
[ The Circle Of Blood (1993) | ]
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| My favorite of them all! | Richter's girlfriend, Anette|
| Anime cut-scenes, the best | and her sister Maria were |
| bosses and the better | kidnapped so it's off for |
| version of Richter! | everyone's favorite vampire |
| | Dracula. |
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[ Kid Dracula (1993) | Nintendo Entertainment System]
[ | Nintendo GameBoy ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Big characters and whacky | Alucard wants to be a good |
| gameplay, but too off and | guy so he goes off as a kid |
| too simplistic to actually | and beats up ugly looking |
| be called a Castlevania | monsters. |
| game. | |
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[ Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) | Sega Genesis ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Back to the old school | Countess Bartley (Drac's |
| (I love saying that) action | niece) has arisen and now |
| and nice boss design. | the new vampire slayers, |
| Nice to see the Castlevania | John and Eric are off to |
| series expand onto other | stop here from bringing |
| systems. | Drac back. |
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[ Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night (1997) | Sony Playstation ]
[ Sega Saturn ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| Possibly the best Castlevania| Richter is gone, Maria is |
| game ever. With RPG elements,| on the hunt and Alucard |
| good storyline, great 2D | has awakened to finish the |
| effects and plenty of classic| bloodline. Plenty to go |
| gameplay, this one tops many | around here. |
| others. | |
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[ Castlevania Legends (1998) | Nintendo Gameboy ]
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[INFO]________________________ [PLOT]________________________
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| The third installment for | An interesting twist here, |
| the Gameboy. Not half bad | it starts with the mother |
| but nothing really new to | of Trevor, Sonia Belmont. |
| offer. | She begins it all here. |
| | Time for Drac to experience|
| | something new... Death. |
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(4) Vampire Hunters
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{Reinhardt Schneider}
Say this one seven times fast. The male role of the game goes to
Schneider, a fur wearing, whip welding, knife slashing all around
vampire hunter. Schneider is actual related to the Belmont dynasty (4th
cousin twice removed?) so this whole vampire hunting/killing/slaying
all comes natural to him.
{Carrie Fernandez}
Yes, she is small. Yes, she is young. Yes, she knows martial arts and
has vampire slaying magical attacks, what girl her age doesn't? Carrie
of course is weaker than Schneider, but her shots go farhter than his
whip, allowing her to avoid more danger.
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(5) Full WalkThru
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C O M I N G S O O N (and I mean that!)
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(6) Normal Items
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Sun and Moon Cards
Much like the Sun song for Zelda, the Moon and Sun cards can change the
game from dusk to dawn at your own will.
Roast Chicken
It's rotten, it's dieeased, it's your dinner. The Roast Chicken
replinishes over 50% of your health. Hey, it's better than KFC!
Roast Beef
Where this came from, I just don't want to know. Roast Beef replinishes
over 80% of your health. Hey, it's better than Arby's!
Med Kit
Good luck finding one of these. If do stumble upon one, however, expect
your health to be fully recovered.
Cure Ampules
These cure any poison effects that your character runs into. Expect
yourself to be poisoned often.
Purify Crystal
Say a vampire BITES you. Your doomed to wonder the earth, roaming around
looking for blood, right? Not with these. After being bit, and then
using one of these, the curse is lifted!
Red Jewels
Unless your working on easy mode, red jewels are used for the use of
Special weapons. Make sure to always have a good supply handy.
White Jewels
While you would think it is just a bigger version of the red jewel, the
white jewel actually lets you save your game on the controller pak.
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(7) Special Weapons
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Special Weapons work in the way of Red Jewels. The number of jewels you
have, the more you can use the special weapons. Simple, ne?
================= Knife ====================
========== Cost 1 Red Jewel Per Use ==========
The Knife can actually be thrown farther than the whip can reach, but of
course is not as powerful.
================= Axe ====================
========== Cost 2 Red Jewel Per Use ==========
Also a good projectile weapon, it can be more well controlled than the
knife, being able to be thrown far and short.
================ Holy Water ==================
========== Cost 3 Red Jewel Per Use ==========
Back evil spawn of SATAN!!! er.. Anyways, the holy water is more of a
close range attack, where is a super soaker when ya need it?
================ Cross ===================
========== Cost 5 Red Jewel Per Use ==========
While it is a VERY powerful weapon, the cross sucks up a good 5 Jewels
every time per use. Ouch. It mostly functions as a boomerang type
projectile.
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(8) Disclaimer/Thanx
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Disclaimer
Castlevania is copyright 1999 by Konami. This walkthru is not
associated or indorsed by Konami in any way. You may freely distribute
this Walkthru for noncommercial purposes if it is not altered in
anyway and I am credited. This Faq may not be used as a source of
material for any other transcript without permission. Please do NOT
use walkthru while driving, operating heavy machinery or performing
open heart surgery.
//////////////////////////// Thanx \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
- In order of latest help:
Konami... I believe they had something to do with the game.. Not for
sure tho.
Nintendo, for getting on the roll again!
Thank YOU for reading (and playing), I hope this walkthru helps in any
way it can. If you would like to improve this walkthru in any way send
suggestions, changes and comments to Antookis@columbus.rr.com
Written By Anthony Hartley (Antookis)
ICQ: 5838229
WebSite: http://wulf.8m.com
http://eva64.8m.com
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