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| Japan Release Date: December 27th, 1989 - The Japanese version is titled is Dracula Densetsu, which translates to Legend of Dracula. Europe Release Date: August 8th, 1991 - The European version arrives sometime in the next year. |
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The
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TERROR AT HAND To confront the death defying Count, insert the cartridge into the Game Boy, and then click on the Power Switch. When KONAMI appears on the screen, press the Start Button. Now you're in the misty midst of Dracula's less than welcoming lair. There's no place to hide. No place to run. The only direction you can go is "dead" ahead into the darkness that is Castlevania. With the taste for sweet revenge on the tips of his fangs, the blood thirsty prince of darkness hungers for a succulent delicacy--and your throat is definitely on his menu. But before you reach this host of horrors, you must risk your neck against multitudes of unearthly evils that lurk around every corner. All told, there are 4 levels of dark dungeons, torture chambers and vampire crypts. At the "dead" end of each, you'll find a Primary Evil who's waiting to terrorize you. Before proceeding to the next level, you must crush and demoralize (not that it has a lot of morals to speak of) this beast. At the end of the fourth level, you'll enter the "dead" of night, where you'll come toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball with everyone's favorite blood sucker--Count Dracula. And it's here that you'll either vanquish his midnight powers forever, or be initiated into his vampire corps. Your sole means of protection are your Mystic Whip and mindful wits, which will lead you through Drac's menacing maze. Along the way, be sure to light the candles with the tip of your whip. It's a sure fire way to unleash life sustaining items such as hearts, crystals and crosses of gold. You'll begin your quest with three lives to spare. At 10,000 points you'll receive a bonus life. For every 20,000 points thereafter, you'll be granted another reincarnation. Note: There's a time limit in each stage. And if you fail to destroy the Primary Evil or Count Dracula before it expires, you'll expire. |
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Objective
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Castlevania: The Adventure was the first series' title available for the classic Game Boy. When it arrived for play on the system, it did so without a defining storyline. It was originally intended to be another adventure for the popular Simon Belmont, but when it came time to produce a direct sequel, it was the perfect opportunity for Konami to change its mind and instead designate the Game Boy titles as their own mini-series with their own hero. Thus, its hero character would much later be coined "Christopher Belmont." Due to the Game Boy's limitations, Adventure presents more or less a watered-down version of the series' classic style of play: You'll take control of Christopher and guide him through four stages of torture (and I don't mean the variety inflicted by the enemies). With only the famed Vampire Killer whip in his possession, Christopher must encounter and defeat the four stage bosses, the final of which is the ever-present main villain, Count Dracula. In terms of mechanics, any perceived changes to the formula are superficial at best. For example: Because there are no sub-weapons, there are two types of hearts that instead act as energy restores. After completing the game, you can play through it again in a second quest wherein the enemies deal more damage. There are no other changes. |
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Japanese Version
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Soundtrack
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Character
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Lesser Enemies
Bosses
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