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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…
Game entry
Castlevania
1986 · Platformer, Beat 'em up, Horror · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade · Nintendo
Castlevania is ranked no. 589 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,665 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. 589
ELO score
1,665
Wins
60%
Duels played
240
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.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,665 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Portal 0% 4 duels played · 148 points behind
- against Spider-Man 2 75% 4 duels played · 103 points behind
- against Super Mario World 0% 3 duels played · 206 points behind
- against Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 100% 2 duels played · 68 points ahead
- against Gravity Rush Remastered 50% 2 duels played · 100 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Castlevania sits between in the world ranking.
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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).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 589 | 5,035 |
| Platformer | 69 | 620 |
| 1980s | 9 | 155 |
| 1986 | 2 | 19 |
The community
The debate
33 comments
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.
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.
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 ?
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.
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