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Video Game Museum: The Video Game Museum features the largest collection of screenshots ever put together, covering the thirty-year-plus history of the industry and its many computer systems, its consoles and its arcade presence. Information, game endings, scans, sprites--they're all here, too, in abundance. It even hosts my humble site. Do you want to relive old and new gaming memories alike? Well, then, go here now.

MrP's Mega Man Realm: This is my now-defunct Mega Man site. Though it won't see any future updates due to a never-ending stream of sequels and not enough hours in a lifetime, it's chock-full of images, the stories, and a lot of other fun stuff. Click the link to warp your way there.

Zophar's Domain: Zophar's is the ultimate site for video game news and utilities plus anything else your mind could conjure gaming-wise. Keep up to date with the video game industry by visiting here.

GoNintendo: As of now the ultimate in Nintendo-centric gaming news. Constant output from the overworked staff includes news, reviews, humor, and a popular podcast that always results in pure mayhem. Refresh and you will find.

Nintendojo: This is one of the best Nintendo-exclusive sites on the 'net. If you like your news and views only the Nintendo way, this is one of the best outlets. News, reviews and editorials are here for your entertainment.

Nintendo World Report: Here is another of the more popular Nintendo-exclusive websites. NWR presents its material in a very cohesive news-style manner and therein encourages interactivity via its message boards.

Dandy2000's Sega Page: Here, at the Sega Genesis / Sega CD Games Review & Fan Page, Sega-specific gamers can find reviews, box scans and information about the company and more about its other paraphernalia.

GameFaqs: Here you'll find a painstakingly enormous databank for video game information. Featured within for just about every game ever made are walkthroughs, reviews, codes, save-state files, message boards, and more.

The Gradius Base: This site is dedicated to Konami's famous shoot-'em-up series--Gradius. Go here to find reviews, guides, and many pictures for the different games in the series.

Alupaer's Sprite Page: This site is dedicated to sprite rips from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and some popular fighting games, like Marvel Versus Capcom and Darkstalkers.

Trigames: The Triumvirate: A video game site created, as the authors say, "For the love of games, boredom, and an excuse to play more games." At Trigames, you'll find articles, reviews and other media pertaining to games, brought to you by those who know them best.

Console Classix: Console Classix is devoted to the systems we'll never forget. What's its main dish? The webmasters say, "We offer legal emulation of the Atari 2600, the NES, the SNES, the Game Boy and Game Boy Color, and the Sega Genesis."

The Community Gaming Newsletter: By making your way to the Community Gaming Newsletter, you can subscribe to a weekly newsletter that focuses on the community's interest as to the latest news in gaming.

The Metroid Database: MD is a fan-made site dedicated to what I consider video game's finest series. The site thoroughly covers the entire series and the on-the-side escapades of Samus Aran. News, features, strategies and fan participation are just part of the package.

The Mushroom Kingdom: A compendium for all things Mario. The character, and moreover his separate series, are covered in great detail. If Mario's in it, they've got it. The fun, you'll find, is in the site's many special features.

table pe Internet: Here you can sample free online table-based games until you're ready to play for real money. Tournaments, special strategies, detailed terminology--it's all here for your convenience.

New Gamers: This is a Dutch gaming website that gives you all of the basic information you need to know about games, gaming and gamers. "We have our own Hall of Fame, a History of Videogames, a section on how to become a programmer, and much, much more."

IGN Gaming Network: The IGN network covers every major video game system with up-to-date information, endless media, and dozens of feedback outlets. The best of IGN's material can only be found on its premium site.

GameSpot Video Games: Many people prefer this site to IGN's vast network. GameSpot is equally huge, with previews, reviews, movies, guides, superior interactivity, and more. It, too, has a premium-based service, but its all-access material is more plentiful than IGN's.

Konami Castlevania Database: A subsection of Konami's official Japanese website, this page acts a portal for all of the (modern) individual title's official websites. Available, too, is information for creator blogs, the series' official timeline, soundtracks, and more.

The Official Konami Site: The North American site of the company that created Castlevania and furthermore one of the greatest game series ever. Depending on your knowledge of linguistics, you can also browse the sister sites that cover other continents. See "Other Sites" links for help.


       
   
Castlevania-Only Sites
   

Dracula's Curse: The Page: The site devoted to the masterpiece Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse--the best Dracula's Curse page in existence. Every page from top to bottom is structured like and reminiscent of the game that set the series on a new level. Need to feel like you're playing the game, or maybe have an insatiable craving for Slogra and Gaibon? Head right over here.

The Castlevania Dungeon: One of the first sites I stumbled upon when I was introduced to the web, and I visited it quite frequently to the point where it inspired to make this site. Enough said. Check it out if you have the time--and you know you do.

Castlevania Legacy: For custom-made images, character animations, interactivity, and excellent Castlevania family tree and timeline pages, the Castlevania Legacy website is where you want to be.

The Castlevania Attic: A Castlevania site that seeks to bring about the revival of the Castlevania Worldwide Network. Here, you will find character information, Castlevania MIDI files, a Castlevania RP and Castlevania humor.

The Inverted Castlevania Dungeon: Says the author: "ICVD is the site no one wants to admit having visited, a site full of information on the series; though, most of it should be taken with a grain of salt. The site also features comics, random columns, and a lot of sophomoric humor."

The Castlevania Museum: The Castlevania Museum is the domain of collector extraordinaire Dreamchaser. The site features captions, snapshots and scans of said collectibles, including games, books, CDs and miscellaneous fare.

The Castlevania Graveyard: A blog-style series fan-site that features updated news for everything taking place in the world of Castlevania and Konami.

The Castlevania Villa: This is a very off-the-wall Castlevania site full of humor and lots of fan stuff. As the humble site master says: "It's worth a look."

The Akumajo Dracula GSV Project: Longttime series' fan and collector Akumajo brings to you a site to showcase rare material--CDs, books, movies, and other artifacts.

GameSeries Castlevania: This French website was made by a big fan of the series; within its portal, you'll find game tests, downloads, roms and a forum for French fans. However, of course, you'll need to understand French. (See "Other Sites" for language help.)

Nashounet's Castlevania: This is another French Castlevania site, and this one also thoroughly covers the whole series, generally, and some homemade games. In the author's words: "A French site about Castlevania which is not in black and red."

The Secret Legion of CV Masters: The Secret Legion tackles the series from three directions: (1) It systematically researches the series plus its story and enemies. (2) It comparatively studies the series' many elements. And (3) it features a variety of special analyses such as the female characters and their roles in the respective games.

MegaVania: The Musical Experiment: Cyberdragon10k puts together a seven-part Youtube feature that explores the connections between the Mega Man series and Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge, marrying the two in a most unique way.

Castlevania: The Real Story: A sprite-based comic about the original NES Castlevania. The authors says, "It's all about how I think Castlevania really went down--the scandals and the scenes we never saw."

Castlevania Central: A site that provides information and resources for all of the games in the Castlevania series. For the moment, it is partially incomplete yet always growing.

VGR Castlevania Gallery: A three-section Castlevania site that focuses on images of the game's title logos, their heroes and their bosses.

Castlevania: Chorus of Mysteries: Chorus of Mysteries, created by Dr. Mario and optomon, is an extremely in-depth rom hack of the NES classic Castlevania. New enemies, new bosses, a new soundtrack, and new gameplay mechanics--it's a whole new experience.

Linnavaanijat - Castlevania: The authors bring you the first ever Finnish Castlevania fan site. It's here where "those who lurk in the castle" bring you an ever-growing community offering columns, reviews, information and music.

Castlevania Museum: The Castlevania series rocks, as they say at this message-board community, within which you'll find boards for popular consoles and individual series titles.

Castlevania: Curse of the Clock Tower: This is a forum-type community (in Spanish, English and French) where series' fans can gather for discussion or to help in the trading of series-based resources. The webmaster hopes to build a large community.

Castlevania: Aria of Shame: In the making is a large community dedicated to the series and to video games in general. As the forum's keeper tells us: "This is an awesome Castlevania message board."

The Holy Flame Clan: This website, the author tells us, serves as host for a clan/guild for series' fans that role-play on Yahoo.com. The site also has a page dedicated to artwork.

Castlevania: The Forgotten Son of Dracula: A fan-made movie trailer that sets the stage for the group's upcoming film. The piece blends together game sequences, live action, and some familiar music tracks. "It's gonna rock," the group promises.

Castlevania: Crescent Moon Concerto: Author James Haley brings you this fan fiction (a still-unfolding tale), which documents the continuing adventures of Richter Belmont. Also included is a castle blueprint, a custom map, and the author's chapter-by-chapter notes.

The Return to Console 2D: This is a petition precipitated by a pair of concerned fans. If you, too, would like to see the series see its share of 2D titles on consoles to complement their 3D array, this is a movement you may like to join.


       
   
Other Sites
   

Beyond Limitations: Our (my brother and I) "Full Publishing Services" site dedicated to making young writers' dreams come true. At your behest: Editing (by yours truly), publishing and step-by-step instructions on how to bring your stories to life--everything you'll need to start your career.

Temporal Anomalies: A fascinating site created by M. Joseph Young that looks at the complexities and sometimes impossibilities of time travel using famous movie series such as Back to the Future, The Terminator and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. How much can you read before your brain melts? Whatever--you'll have fun doing it.

You're the Man Now, Dog: Based on the unintentional comedy of Sean Connery, YTMND is a humor site whose users combine imagery, animation and music to create hilariously random displays that entertain, defy all common sense, and definitely "push it the limit."

Backgammon Strategy: Head on over and imbibe in one of the premier resource centers and information base for all things Backgammon, one of the world's oldest table games.

Sunglasses: HiSunglasses.com offers 100% authentic sunglasses for men and women at discount prices.

Motorcycle Fairings: Motorcycle-fairing.com is the Internet's #1 source for aftermarket sportbike fairing sets.

Translated Web Pages: Have you ever wanted to read a page that is typed out in another language? If you visit this section of the Google's website, you'll find the tools that'll allow for just that. And, if you'd like, you can see what my page looks like in other languages.

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