NES/Famicom

Castlevania

Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula resurrects and terrorizes the land. A vampire hunter named Simon Belmont bravely ventures into the Count's mansion in order to defeat him. Along the way he'll have to defeat skeletons, bats, fishmen, medusa heads and other evil creatures. Castlevania is a side-scrolling platform action game. The player taking the role of Simon Belmont is able to 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 such power-up increases the power and length of Simon's whip. Different weapons can be gathered which consume hearts when used, these hearts can a...

Genre: Platform
Year: 1987
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Publisher: Konami, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

74 achievements · 661 total points

Vampire Killer Defeat the Phantom Bat.
5 pts
Stalker Defeat Queen Medusa.
5 pts
Wicked Child Defeat the Mummy Men.
5 pts
Walking on the Edge Defeat Frankenstein.
10 pts
Heart of Fire Defeat the Grim Reaper.
10 pts
Nothing to Lose Defeat Dracula and complete the game.
25 pts
Entered Without Resurrection Complete Stages 1 through 3 without dying.
10 pts
Bloodless Brick Chapel Complete Stages 4 through 6 without dying.
10 pts
Endure the Pale Moonlight Complete Stages 7 through 9 without dying.
10 pts
Nothing Worth Dying For Complete Stages 10 through 12 without dying.
10 pts
Face Death Without Fear Complete Stages 13 through 15 without dying.
10 pts
Reject the Curse Complete Stages 16 and 17 without dying.
25 pts
A Whip's Mark Leaves a Lasting Impression Complete Stages 1 through 3 without using a subweapon.
5 pts
The Whip's Grace Is in Its Motion Complete Stages 4 through 6 without using a subweapon.
5 pts
The Whip's Lashes Are a Reminder of Consequence Complete Stages 7 through 9 without using a subweapon.
5 pts
With Great Power Comes a Cracking Whip Complete Stages 10 through 12 without using a subweapon.
5 pts
A Whip's Sting Is a Lesson Learned Complete Stages 13 through 15 without using a subweapon.
25 pts
Gears and Chains Complete Stages 16 and 17 without using a subweapon.
10 pts
Danced with the Devil Complete Dracula's stage without using a subweapon.
10 pts
A Dagger in the Back Complete Stages 1 through 3 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
5 pts
Boomerang Bravery Complete Stages 4 through 6 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
5 pts
Holy Water Hero Complete Stages 7 through 9 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
10 pts
Stopwatch Stud Complete Stages 10 through 12 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
10 pts
Axe Battler Complete Stages 13 through 15 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
10 pts
Like Clockwork Complete Stages 16 and 17 without damaging an enemy with the whip.
10 pts
Subweapon Savior Complete Dracula's stage without damaging him with the whip.
10 pts
Flying Blades Defeat the Phantom Bat in Stage 3 using only daggers.
5 pts
Snake Savior Defeat Queen Medusa without killing any of her snakes.
5 pts
Hasty Haunting Defeat the Mummy Men in less than 10 seconds.
10 pts
The Pride of Frankenstein Hit Igor at least ten times without stun-locking him, then defeat Frankenstein.
10 pts
Blade Frenzy Defeat the Grim Reaper while destroying less than 10 of his scythes and without using holy water.
10 pts
Time Stood Still Defeat the Phantom Bat without being damaged.
10 pts
Lone Mortal Gorgon Defeat Queen Medusa without being damaged.
10 pts
Unnecessary Mummia Defeat the Mummy Men without being damaged.
10 pts
Wretched Creature Defeat Frankenstein without being damaged.
10 pts
Courting Death Defeat the Grim Reaper without being damaged.
10 pts
Restless Nobility Defeat Dracula without being damaged.
25 pts
Under the Red Carpet Break all item containers and find the hidden treasure at the entrance.
5 pts
Panther's Heap Break all item containers and blocks on Stage 1.
5 pts
Inundated Celler Audit Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 2.
5 pts
Bat's Nest Egg Break all item containers and blocks on Stage 3.
5 pts
Red Tower Treasure Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 4.
5 pts
Ascend and Extract Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 5.
5 pts
Garner Gorgon's Gifts Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 6.
5 pts
Courtyard Cleaned Out Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 7.
5 pts
Gifts from the Ravens Break all item containers and find the hidden treasure on Stage 8.
5 pts
Archaeological Loot Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 9.
5 pts
Buried in the Grotto Break all item containers on Stage 10.
5 pts
Sewer Set Straight Break all item containers and blocks on Stage 12.
5 pts
Prison Purloiner Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 13.
10 pts
Axe-Men's Accumulation Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 14.
10 pts
Gallery Aligned Break all item containers and blocks on Stage 15.
10 pts
Treacherous Treasure Break all item containers on Stage 16.
10 pts
Decluttered Clock Tower Break all item containers, blocks and find the hidden treasure on Stage 17.
10 pts
Miserable Little Pile Break all item containers on Stage 18.
10 pts
This Wasn't Here Before Obtain the treasure in Stage 19.
3 pts
Treasure on the Terrace Obtain the treasure in Stage 20.
3 pts
Vespertilio Fortunatus Obtain the 1-up in Stage 21.
3 pts
Moai Mover Obtain the Moai treasure in Stage 24.
4 pts
Crushed Spirits Obtain the 1-up in Stage 25.
3 pts
Rapa Nui on the Roof Obtain the Moai treasure in Stage 26.
4 pts
Moonlight Moai Obtain the Moai treasure in Stage 27.
4 pts
A Score Score 30,000 points and earn a 1-up.
3 pts
Decent Score Score 100,000 points.
5 pts
Excellent Score Score 200,000 points.
10 pts
Doubled Up Obtain the Double Shot.
2 pts
Tripled Up Obtain the Triple Shot.
2 pts
Vampire Hunter Arsenal Acquire the Vampire Hunter whip, and the triple shot, activate a crucifix, drink a potion and have previously equipped all subweapons without continuing.
10 pts
Tempus Cessavit Defeat 20 regular enemies while time is stopped without dying.
5 pts
Pluribus Modis Occidere Defeat 20 enemies with each subweapon, except the stopwatch, without continuing.
10 pts
Quinque Mortui Vespertiliones Defeat three Phantom Bats in Stage 16.
10 pts
Gazophylacium Recover all 11 hidden treasures in the first loop without continuing.
10 pts
Unbeatable Vampire Slayer Finish the game without using a continue.
25 pts
Belmont's Destiny Complete the second quest.
50 pts

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Castlevania frequently asked questions

How do I play Castlevania online with a friend?

Castlevania (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Castlevania on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Castlevania in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Castlevania netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Castlevania have achievements?

Yes, Castlevania has 74 achievements worth 661 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Castlevania for free?

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