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You either love or hate Castlevania II Simon’s Quest by Konami on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). There is no real “middle ground” with this release. Hardcore Castlevania fans place this one towards the bottom of their list of quality entries. Others actively engage in the adventure aspect presented in Simon’s Quest. The exploration does […]
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Castlevania II Simon’s Quest Branches Franchise on Nintendo NES – December 1st, 1988 – Today in Video Game History
November 30th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in NES, News, Nintendo 
Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, adventure, castlevania, Castlevania II, dracula, konami, simon's quest 
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Three New Retro Gaming Consoles Coming
October 31st, 2016 Carl Williams There are currently three new retro gaming consoles on the way. Each has a different set of games and options. Two are limited to the games of the hardware while the third is more of a wild card in this race. While many gamers are clamoring for news on the upcoming Nintendo Switch there are […]
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Posted in Console, Nintendo, Sega Tags: alex kidd, ALIEN STORM, altered beast, ARROW FLASH, AtGames, Balloon Fight, BONANZA BROTHERS, Brawl Brothers, Brazil, Bubble Bobble, Captain Commando, castlevania, Castlevania II, Classic Mini, columns, DECAP ATTACK, donkey kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Double Dragon II, E-SWAT, entertainment system, excitebike, fatal labyrinth, final fantasy, Flicky, GAIN GROUND, Galaga, Generations, genesis, Ghosts n Goblins, Golden Axe, GOLDEN AXE 3, gradius, Gun Smoke, Ice Climbers, JEWEL MASTER, Kickle Cubicle, Kid Chameleon, Kid Icarus, Kid Niki, Kirby's Adventure, knights of the round, konami, kung fu, Last Battle, legend of zelda, mario, mario bros, Mega Man 2, metroid, Mr. Dream, nes, ninja gaiden, nintendo, Nintendo NES Mini, OUT RUNNERS, pac-man, punch-out, retro, retro gaming, Retro-Bit, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, SEGA SOCCER, SHADOW DANCER, SHINOBI 3, simon's quest, SONIC 3, Star Tropics, Super Bases Loaded, super c, super mario bros, Super Mario Bros 2, super mario bros 3, Super NES and arcade games. Some of the titles that have been leaked include Rival Turf (SNES game), Super R-Type (SNES), system on a chip, Tecmo Bowl, Tectoy, The Adventure of Link, The Revenge, TURBO OUTRUN, zelda II 1 Comment » The New Nintendo Classic Console Previewed
October 20th, 2016 Carl Williams You’ve probably already heard that the classic Nintendo console has returned. The new NES is practically the same in design, but only cuter than before. It’s called NES Classic Mini and it’s the official relaunch containing 30 classic hits and most loved 80s games ever.
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: Balloon Fight, Bubble Bobble, castlevania, Castlevania II, Classic Mini, donkey kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Double Dragon II, excitebike, final fantasy, Galaga, Ghosts n Goblins, gradius, Ice Climbers, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, konami, legend of zelda, mario, mario bros, Mega Man 2, metroid, Mr. Dream, ninja gaiden, nintendo, pac-man, punch-out, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, simon's quest, Star Tropics, super c, super mario bros, Super Mario Bros 2, super mario bros 3, Tecmo Bowl, The Adventure of Link, The Revenge, zelda II No Comments »
Castlevania II Simons Quest Creeps onto the Nintendo Entertainment System – April 27th, 1990 – Today in History
April 27th, 2015 Carl Williams Seven years after the original Castlevania, this installment takes a rather large departure from the first game. This entry was different from what fans expected. Simon is on a pilgrimage to visit his family’s resting place. On this journey he meets a lady who offers information on the Belmont family. She tells him that Dracula […]
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Kickstarter: Infernax Bringing 8-Bit Horror 2D Action Back from the Dead
February 22nd, 2015 Carl Williams Ah, the good old days of 8-Bit gaming. For those of us that have been around long enough to remember those days, particularly the end of that era, will probably remember how gamers quickly dropped it. Sure, what is old becomes new again, and in this day and age of super detailed graphics, orchestral audio […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 8-bit, action, adventure, castlevania, Crusades, horror, indie retro news, Infernax, kickstarter, retro, retro game, retrogaming, simon's quest No Comments »
Review- Castlevania Spectral Interlude for ZX Spectrum
February 16th, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, this is a tough review to write for me. Not because it is a bad game or anything but because Castlevania Spectral Interlude is just so damned good. While this is a fan made title, i.e. technically illegal as Konami has not licensed this version, it feels like an official Konami release. Aleksander Udotov […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 128, 2d, action, adventure, bandit gaming, Belmont, castlevania, dracula, indie retro news, konami, retro, retro game, retrocollect, retrogaming, review, role playing game, rpg, side scroll, simon's quest, Spectral Interlude, whip, zx spectrum 3 Comments »
Update: Castlevania on ZX Spectrum Gets Subtitle and More Updated Screen Shots
July 27th, 2014 Carl Williams We covered this port of Castlevania earlier this year and now can report that the game is now about 95 percent complete. The version we covered before was an early entry in Retro Games Battle 2014 and Sanchez (the dev) has not stopped working. This is an unlicensed port of Castlevania to the ZX Spectrum, […]
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Bandit Gaming: “Castlevania” on the ZX Spectrum
March 2nd, 2014 Carl Williams Apparently a dedicated fan has created Castlevania II for the ZX Spectrum. This is a product of a homebrew challenge called Retro Games Battle 2014. Several interesting titles were submitted but “Castlevania”, as it is called, is the most interesting of the bunch. Obvsiouly based on Castlevania II, it has a town and similar gameplay […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: bandit gaming, castlevania, nintendo entertainment system, simon belmont, simon's quest, whip, zx spectrum 1 Comment »
