16-bit Castlevania Titles

[ONecessario]

It’s kind of amazing how Konami went 10/10 with Castlevania on three different consoles in the same generation.

Super Castlevania IV is my favorite one, btw.

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[qw90700]

I would dare say Super Castlevania IV is the best Castlevania game ever for its "whip simulation" gameplay that sadly has not been added even in new games. IDK why they didn't improve whip gameplay by catching enemies with a whip and thus throwing them to the walls, ceiling, and bashing them to the ground and walls repeatedly and all. But the gameplay I have in mind is doing these manually in whatever way you want by using analog stick or mouse lol so they are not part of an automatic combo.

 

[DieselBrand]

I think this Titels are fine too:
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Dracula X

 

[Scotty]

Haven't played "Rondo of Blood", but I loved "Super Castlevania IV" and "Bloodlines". I'd even go as far to say that "Bloodlines" is the better game.

 

[aquova]

I would dare say Super Castlevania IV is the best Castlevania game ever for its "whip simulation" gameplay that sadly has not been added even in new games. IDK why they didn't improve whip gameplay by catching enemies with a whip and thus throwing them to the walls, ceiling, and bashing them to the ground and walls repeatedly and all. But the gameplay I have in mind is doing these manually in whatever way you want by using analog stick or mouse lol so they are not part of an automatic combo.

I completely agree, the 8-directional whip is definitely my favorite classic Castlevania control scheme, and it might even rival some of the weapons from the Metroidvania titles. I always wished one of them would include an 8-way whip as a hidden weapon or something. Instead, they just included Richter mode in every other game..

 

[kingschelppy]

Castlevania: Bloodlines was the first Castlevania game I ever played, as I was seven when the Genesis came out, and my older brother didn't have Castlevania on his NES. Bloodlines is really what sucked me into the Castlevania mythos, as well as my love for Metroidvania in general. While SOTN is still my favorite Castlevania game (as well as my favorite game of all time), it is because of this game that I follow, play, and support Metroidvania titles now, even at 36.

 

[Segadude113]

Alongside Game Boy Castlevania games.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Bloodlines is my favorite (or Vampire Killer as the superior, original, uncensored and unaltered version of the game is called), but I wouldn't argue the point as they all are amazing.

What's really fascinating is how they each are very distinct, something which was typical back then when Konami would do different games from a particular franchise or license on different systems back then. Konami was an overachiever in the 90s and 80s, even with their arcade ports (look at Teenage Mutant NInja Turtles IV on the SNES for example)

I like the characters and story in Bloodlines and some of the crazy elements in the stages like one where you're walking on the ceiling. I like using the spear wielding character too and like how he changes the gameplay. I do love Super Castlevania's soundtrack though, it's AMAZING.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

I used to be a Castlevania 4 guy, but after playing Rondo of Blood... yeah, it's really no contest. That game blows all the other 16-bit Castlevania's out of the water.