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Whether it's the third, fifth, sixth or even seventh instalment in the series, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Akumajō Densetsu) was the epic culmination of its Famicom/NES trilogy. Leon, Jon, Michiel and returning guest Ben Cartlidge of One Credit Classics thrash out what it takes to beat this notoriously challenging 8-bit instalment with one or more characters, plus we have memories and opinions from the community to share.Music featured in this issue:1. Prelude (Introduction) by Hidenori Maezawa/Jun Funahashi/Yukie Morimoto/Yoshinori Sasaki2. Demon Seed by Hidenori Maezawa/Jun Funahashi/Yukie Morimoto/Yoshinori SasakiEdit by Jay Taylor

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Alex79

Only got round to listening to this one today. Excellent show as always - always enjoy having Ben on the show, too.

Sindri

Catching up on the last months currently, so this comment is a tad late. Just in case you even remember since it's just a minor detail: The German magazine score of 1,75 out of 6? That is a good score. It is mimicking the german school grade system where A=1, B=2 and so on, so a "1,75" would be a "B+" or "A-" score in total. Anyhow, great podcast like always!

Stephen

Been working through the Castlevania podcasts recently and hearing everyone’s thoughts on the well liked franchise entries (Casltevania 1 and 3 seemingly) and the less well liked entries (everything else) convinced me to pick up the collection on PSN and give it a lash. Ben is fantastic by the way - love the perspective he brings.

Steven Cookson

Great show guys. This game came a little before my time (The New Generation was my entry into the series), and due to the reputation the early titles have in regards to difficulty I've never sought this one out. However, I did recently watch a lengthy YouTube video about the entire series that ranked 3 as one of the best overall. As this sentiment was pretty much echoed here, I will definitely give it a go at some point. On a side note, is there any notoriously hard retro game that Ben hasn't bested at this point?

One Credit Classics

There's plenty my friend, but they're all on the list....

pconpi

Thanks for the inspiration to play all three of the NES Castlevanias. I really enjoyed all of them but especially three for all the reasons stated on this show and it is now my favorite NES era game to play (albeit with copious save states). Ready to whip more vampires next year!