Castlevania: The Adventure Whips Japan Next Week

I have this game and it's very slow and not very fun (imo).

Oh goodie, a virtually unplayable game that already saw an improved remake comes to Japan! This calls for a celebration!

Yay! Bring on the hatred from the hardcore fans. It's always fun to watch :3

The DOS version of Castlevania is better than this garbage. Better off waiting for the sequel.

I remember playing this from back in the day. What's so bad about it?

One of the worst games on the GB.

Best part about this game is the stage 1 music

The only good thing about this title is the "Battle of the holy" track from stage 1. It's sad.

@James I think Damien said it best: "Some fairly obvious design blunders have been perpetrated here, with atrocious level design, poor control and a crippling lack of attack options all combining to create a pretty hateful piece of software."

This is the only Castlevania game I can think of that doesn't have sub-weapons. WTF?

Finally! I've been waiting to beat this game. And now the restore points will help

I'll wait for the sequel.

Is that very difficult?

Would love to give this one a try someday.

@ 13

Its only 4 stages but by stage 3 it gets tough

Somebody knows why an official Castlevania 3DS hasn't been done yet??? They used to create a "weekly" CV game for the DS (I mean, quite often) and now... nothing... WHY? WHEN? Somebody knows??

I was just thinking "insta-buy!" but after seeing some of these bilious comments I'm not so sure. Is this game going to garner any praise? Any at all?? Will wait for the review I suppose. Better safe than sorry...

I have beaten this game three times in a row! This was my first Castlevania game.

I'm pleasantly shocked to see ANY VC activity from Konami, as I don't believe they've released anything on VC or any other Nintendo download platform, since Castlevania: Rondo of Blood! Metal Gear Solid 3D is one of the few games Konami's released on a Nintendo system lately PERIOD! So, I'm thrilled to see this not only because it's a Castlevania release, but also because Konami is showing some signs of life (they've been a non-factor to me for years now).

Also, seeing any new Castlevania release (even if it's an old one) is a relief, as Castlevania has been in decline for a while now, with no brand new installments announced (I feel like they don't know where to go with it after "rebooting" with Lords of Shadow). Now this gives me hope for Castlevania: Bloodlines and Contra Hard Corps (how about long-missing original NES Contra too...).

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/09/castlevania_the_adventure_retro
Here's the review in case anyone's interested.

@Fluttershyguy Konami has been supporting the VC. The last two game boy games to come out on Japanese 3DS VC were Konami games (Ganbare Goemon and Quarth).

All this negativity is shocking, as I'm happy to see any of the Castlevania games come out on the VC. Even if you don't get this game, this means that the sequels is likely to come out for the service.

I'm gonna buy the second when it comes out, but first I have to beat 3 on the nes

I've never played Belmont's Revenge, but the first game is very very hard, and it's not hard because it's challenging. It's hard because of lots of poor stupid design issues like very clunky movement (character moves very slowly and has lead boots), lots of tiny platforms that, if you happen to miss, forces you to start over (and over, and over and over if you're as bad as me). If you get hit, you get nudged backwards which spells instant doom if you happen to fall into a bottomless pit or onto spikes.

There's millions of bad things about it (like only one weapon at a time and crap levels) and you should avoid it like the plague, but some people actually like the game and like the challenge so download at your own risk or something.

Konami, where the hell is Operation: C and Nemesis?

Seriously, where's a 3DS Castlevania to rival the great DS and GBA games??

Hell, they could probably slap together an anthology of those prior games with added 3D layers and I'd buy it. Or just a port of Symphony of the Night in 3D. Anything!

Does this mean that Belmont's Revenge is around the corner?

Never played any Castlevania games before, so I might check this out if it hits Stateside. Even if it ends up bad, at only $4 it's not like I'm dumping a bunch of money into it.

@Slapshot　Hope so. Everyone's saying that's the better of the two. I'm hoping that the GBA Castlevania games come out eventually. Though...I dunno, maybe its just me, but I didn't like Circle of the Moon. The others were great though.

I have the original GB copy and it's a rather ho hum generic platformer with the Castlevania name slapped on it. It's not the worst game in the series but the sequel outshines it in every single way. For those who never played it, give it a shot. Just be warned that you may not like it as much as you think.

Really cool but inferior compared to the tighter sequel: Castlevania Belmont's Revenge - The music in that game is EPIC!

i got this game for x mas when i was very young wish i still had the cart i will grab it

I had the original cart way back when, and actually liked it. Tried finding it some time ago but couldn't, much to my chagrin. Others in the pile: Bo Jackson Baseball/Football (!), Motocross Maniacs, Top Rank Tennis, Mortal Kombat. The middle two are so choice. The bookends are pure pain.

I had the first two GB Castlevanias back in the day. I sold them both recently in their original boxes. Yeah, the first one is a short, very difficult straight ahead platformer. The second game is awesome. I would recommend holding off on this one and waiting for the second to hit the Handheld VC.