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Includes:

  • Castlevania
  • Castlevania II Simon's Quest
  • Castlevania III Dracula's Curse
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • Castlevania The Adventure
  • Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge
  • Castlevania Bloodlines
  • Kid Dracula
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[–] Linktank 8 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Yeah but, it's on Epic. So, pass.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought people on Lemmy supported free software.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Ooooh boy, that's a nice one, almost got me!

[–] Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

If you are on Linux, you can use heroic game launcher. I have way more than 100 free games from them, and some are really good games.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 2 days ago

They also include the Japanese versions too.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Which ones are actually worth playing? I recall early castlevania games being hit or miss

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Castlevania and Castlevania III for the NES side.

Super Castlevania IV

The two Game Boy Castlevanias.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There were three Game Boy Castlevanias.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 day ago

Kid Dracula was more or less a port of the NES version onto Game Boy so technically doesn't count.

The only other one I can think of that you might be referring to is Castlevania Legends but they didn't bother bundling it with this collection for whatever reason.

[–] WhoDestroysTheGond@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Simon's Quest is a C- game with an A+ soundtrack

[–] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’d like a counter of how many people have quit after not knowing where to go when you had to kneel in that one specific place for that specific amount of time to have a tornado come and take you whatever place it was.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 day ago

Well in anyone's defense, considering the time period that game was released in, how was anyone honestly supposed to know? If you didn't have Nintendo Power helping you and very limited internet access, of course it was very cryptic and very unnecessary.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There was something in the manual if I remember correctly. Which you wouldn’t necessarily have if you rented the game.

Edit: just checked and I was wrong. Nothing in the manual. I must have been thinking of another game.

https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES/Manual/formated/Castlevania_2-_Simon-s_Quest_-_1988_-_Konami.pdf

[–] sag@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Guys I am going to create an Epic Account Sorry.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can't just make a simple list on any site that uses markdown. It removes line breaks. Why? So some nerd can post an 80 character formatted email from a listserve and have it look normal in markdown. It's archaic and stupid.

At any rate, this "feature" makes your list look like a giant paragraph:

Castlevania Castlevania II Simon's Quest Castlevania III Dracula's Curse Super Castlevania IV Castlevania The Adventure Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge Castlevania Bloodlines Kid Dracula

You have to end each line with two spaces to force markdown to preserve the line breaks. Or you have to start each line with an asterisk and a space to make a bulleted list.

I'm going to fix it for you so other people can read it more easily, and also fix some of your typos:

Castlevania Castlevania
Ill Simon
Quest Castlevania
Ill Dracula
Curse Super
Castlevania is Castlevania
The Adventure
Castlevania II: Belmont Revenge's Castlevania Bloodlines Kid
Dracula

[–] WhoDestroysTheGond@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I made it a bulleted list and it looks better now, thank you.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But that would require me to use the Epic game store.

[–] MacNCheezus 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can use a third party launcher like Heroic to avoid having to install that bloated crapfest of an app.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know, I mean I don't want to stroke Tim Sweeney's ego. Also, I just don't trust the company.

[–] MacNCheezus 1 points 8 hours ago

I don't trust them either, that's why I've never given them a single cent. My entire account is literally just free games (and I have certainly gotten a few good ones over the years, although the vast majority is crap). If I'm actually going to buy something I'll go to GOG or Steam.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You have to share your email address with Konami for marketing purposes but they do disclose this in an obvious way.

[–] Imprudent3449@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You don't have to click that button though. I got the free bundle without clicking it anyway.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Same for all free games they give, it's up to the user to give the publisher their email

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Now you tell me! Lol.