Virtual Console: Original Castlevania Rondo of Blood

[Julius Seeker]

Coming soon to North America and Europe. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood for the TG16 CD is considered to be the top game in the series by a good number of fans. It is already available in Japan. Hopefully it will be available, here, soon into the New Year.

[Blotus]

Symphony and any of the DS games trump it by now. The original Rondo, a remake of the game, and Symphony can all be had in the Dracula X Chronicles for PSP ($15).

[Zeus]

The game was fucking amazing back in the day and the PSP remake is even better and is everything you'd want in a remake. That would be by far the best version to have but if you don't have a PSP, this one is worth it. It's an excellent platformer Castlevania

[Julius Seeker]

Symphony and any of the DS games trump it by now.

It's a matter of opinion. Rondo has a different focus than the new series, it is probably closest to Castlevania 3. Rondo's focus is on action, skill, and getting through the levels filled with enemies and traps; All of the new series games focus on building up levels and inventory to be powerful enough to defeat the bosses.

[ManaMan]

I like the laid-back style of RPG-ish Castelvania better (like SotN). Not the go-go-go, dodge, jump, swing fast-paced, no room for error style of the older Catelvania games. Raises my blood pressure.

[Eric]

Rondo looked better, but I always thought Super Castlevania was the best traditional platformer in the series, mainly because Simon can swing his whip in 8 different directions, whereas the other Belmonts always had a problem learning that particular trick.

[Zeus]

Rondo looked better, but I always thought Super Castlevania was the best traditional platformer in the series, mainly because Simon can swing his whip in 8 different directions, whereas the other Belmonts always had a problem learning that particular trick.

Yeah, you wonder why they never included it in other games. I guess it made them too easy?

In terms of level design and depth, Rondo still takes the cake IMO. Particularly the PSP version

[Julius Seeker]

Rondo looked better, but I always thought Super Castlevania was the best traditional platformer in the series, mainly because Simon can swing his whip in 8 different directions, whereas the other Belmonts always had a problem learning that particular trick.

My dream Castlevania game would be Dracula's Curse with the 8 direction whip and maybe some cool upgrades for Grant, Alucard, and Sypha.