To beat this game, you need to be able to make a perfect run without taking damage - the bosses are easy if you can do this, but if you arrive with a low-powered weapon you will not stand much of a chance

The bosses are pretty tough, too

The first three bosses are all absurdly easy, with Dracula absurdly difficult, although very beatable once a good technique is developed.

The graphics are pretty good for the system, and the music is (for the most part) what I expect from a Castlevania game

but really the graphics are as good as they could have gotten for the original gameboy sure it's challenging but fun if you enjoy the classic castlevania style of gameplay and as a collector of course I had to buy

It brings solid graphics to the GameBoy, but the gameplay...if it is solid, perhaps we would better say that you'll need a jackhammer to scratch the surface of this particular rock

but really the graphics are as good as they could have gotten for the original gameboy sure it's challenging but fun if you enjoy the classic castlevania style of gameplay and as a collector of course I had to buy

As an avid Castlevania collector and consummate fan I purchased this game in April and finally beat it last night.

thanks again ,great price authentic cartridge

it's good qualities.

Anyway, I know I make this game sound like it has no redeeming qualities

The music is actually pretty good and very fitting for a Castlevania game and the graphics, though simple are pleasing to the eye

The saving grace is that you can obtain a whip that shoots fireballs and the first stage has GREAT music

but really the graphics are as good as they could have gotten for the original gameboy sure it's challenging but fun if you enjoy the classic castlevania style of gameplay and as a collector of course I had to buy

thanks again ,great price authentic cartridge

The game doesn't even allow you to attack with your whip while suspended on ropes, like you can in the game's sequel, 'Belmont's Revenge'

Buy the excellent sequel Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge instead

As an avid Castlevania collector and consummate fan I purchased this game in April and finally beat it last night.

Tough old game but very fun annnd in great shape

Much later on the ability to use exploding eyeballs as dynamite to open up a hidden area (no joke!) is a great concept well executed

Works perfectly, just as described.

Add to that some well placed rope climbing courses and you have yourself a Castlevania themed gauntlet of four long stages, each one more difficult than the last, with no save feature, but all the continue chances you need

There are no sub-weapons hidden in the game's candles, instead only whip power-ups, chrystals giving you 50 lousy points a piece, hearts which recover health rather than supplement sub-weapons, and occasionally extra lives placed only in secret or hard to reach areas.

The monsters are mostly strategically placed so that you must plan your attacks according to their position and the lay of the land

In a sense, the monsters can best be viewed as little more than well placed obstacles in a deadly obstacle course

As an avid Castlevania collector and consummate fan I purchased this game in April and finally beat it last night.

This is without a doubt the worst Castlevania game in the series, and yes I am taking the N64 game into consideration here

One annoying thing about this Gameboy Castlevania is that the developers often came very close, but ultimately refused to give in to a lot of classic Castlevania elements that make other entries in the series so familiar and comforting.

The first Castlevania on the Gameboy, The Castlevania Adventure has some... issues

This is not the fantastic GameBoy Advance title Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, nor is it Circle of the Moon or even Harmony of Dissonance

Given how hard this game is, though, it's probably not a bad thing to have some reprieve

I know there's only 4 stages, but it would still be nice to have one, especially considering that most far easier Game Boy games use passwords

castlevania the adventure is the greatest video game in the world a true classic the best of the best buy this game if your a huge castlevania fan you wont be sorry

This is a flat-out terrible game, it is not even worth the few dollars to buy it.

I understand that gameboy games are limited, but this game was particularly aggravating to me

My recommendation is to pick up Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge instead

The game doesn't even allow you to attack with your whip while suspended on ropes, like you can in the game's sequel, 'Belmont's Revenge'

For one, Christopher Belmont holds the record for the slowest Belmont in the series

Buy the excellent sequel Castlevania 2 Belmont's Revenge instead