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Game entry

Castlevania

1986 · Platformer, Beat 'em up, Horror · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade · Nintendo

Castlevania is ranked no. 777 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,615 and 60% of duels won. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Portal, it has won 0 and lost 4. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 2 out of 19 (1986).

World rank

no. 777

ELO score

1,615

Wins

60%

Duels played

269

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About Castlevania

Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on earth. You've arrived at Castlevania, and you're here on business: To destroy forever the Curse of the Evil Count.

Unfortunately, everybody's home this evening. Bats, ghosts, every kind of creature you can imagine. You'll find 'em all over the place, if they don't find you first. Because you've got to get through six monstrous floors before you even meet up with the Master of the House. Your Magic Whip will help, and you'll probably find a weapons or two along the way. But once you make it to the tower, you can count on a Duel to the Death. The Count has waited 100 years for a rematch.

The community says

So I had this old TV in my room, the kind with the knob you had to turn, and my brother would come in and just WATCH me play for hours without saying a word…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,615 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Castlevania sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 774 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 1,616
  2. 775 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate 1,616
  3. 776 Call of Juarez: Gunslinger 1,615
  4. 777 Castlevania 1,615
  5. 778 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations 1,615
  6. 779 Stalzone 1,615
  7. 780 Fable II 1,614

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Released in 1986

The standing

Where Castlevania ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Castlevania stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 19 (1986).

Where Castlevania ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 777 5,110
Platformer 92 621
1980s 15 154
1986 2 19

The community

The debate

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  1. rowe_trystan

    So I had this old TV in my room, the kind with the knob you had to turn, and my brother would come in and just WATCH me play for hours without saying a word, never touched the controller once, weird kid honestly but I loved having him there.

    Pixel_Espinosa

    Un hermano callado viendo jugar, qué recuerdo tan simple y tan bonito.

  2. RetroSniper1988

    Playing this on a tiny screen with my cousin arguing over whose turn it was is a memory I still carry.

    ChristineRunner

    Meme souvenir avec mon cousin sauf que nous ct pour Spider-Man 2, chacun sa madeleine.

  3. Vinyl_Alfonso

    Está sobrevalorado, la rigidez de los saltos no envejece bien para nada.

    ArcadePhoenix

    J'ai justement voté contre lui la semaine dernière, presque par réflexe. Est-ce qu'on vote vraiment le jeu ou juste le souvenir qu'on en a tous ici ?

  4. TurboByte47

    Vous allez me dire que c'est dépassé, mais l'ambiance sonore fait encore le taf face à des trucs bien plus récents comme Spider-Man 2.

  5. CritByte

    Repris récemment sans lunettes roses, la tension monte encore bien, l'ambiance fait le travail.

    Peltier8

    Repris récemment aussi (comme quoi je ne suis pas objectif ici), face à Portal ça n'a même pas le même vocabulaire.

    AnastasieByte

    La tension monte, oui, mais est-ce que ça suffit à justifier son rang face à tout ce qu'il affronte ?

    FrameKid

    volví a jugarlo hace poco y sí, la tensión sigue ahí, pero al lado de otros juegos actuales se siente bastante duro

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