Castlevania clones?

[Jungell]

Hello, dear forumists!

I've been playing a whole lot of Castlevania lately, and now, I crave for more!
So I'm wondering; are there any Castlevania-like games on the Genesis/Mega drive?
I've got the very clumsy Dracula, but that isn't really what I'm looking for!
And sadly, google hasn't been very helpful on the matter...

I'm buying a Gopher and would really like to fill it up with some great horror/adventure games like Castlevania and Splatterhouse.

So, does anybody know of any Castlevania-like Genesis games?

Thanks a lot!

[Betamax001]

There's Castlevania Bloodlines. That's like Castlevania

I can't think of too many on the Genesis. I can think of a couple for some other systems.

[dedalusdedalus]

I can't think of any Genesis games that fit the bill, but I've got two suggestions.

8-Eyes (NES) and Vampire: Master of Darkness (Game Gear) could be considered Castlevania clones, in that they're both horror-tinged platformers whose stage designs heavily incorporate staircases and in which the main character's main attack is limited range/horizontal.

You never said they had to be good clones.

[Jungell]

8-Eyes (NES) and Vampire: Master of Darkness (Game Gear) could be Castlevania clones, in that they're both horror-tinged platformers whose stage designs incorporate staircases and in which the main character's main attack is limited range/horizontal.

You never said they had to be good clones.

Yes, I've got Master Of Darkness on the Master System!

But that wont play on the Gopher, since it's a Genesis emulator...

[Breetai]

Earnest Evans is similar to Castlevania.

Think of it as a mix between Castlevania and Indiana Jones, but with looser gameplay. It's a decent game, but not up to Castlevania quality. Still, it's worth getting if you can find it for cheap.

It's available on the Genesis/Mega Drive, and also on the Mega CD as a Japanese import (includes CD sound and animated cut scenes).

[Anthony817]

I can't think of any Genesis games that fit the bill, but I've got two suggestions.

8-Eyes (NES)

Yeah, I own that cart on NES since I was a kid, so many memories of the start up music at the main menu.

Anyway, I would recomend getting a Dreamcast, as it has emulators for all the classic systems you coluld want, and they have a NES Castlevania collection homebrew disc somebody made that has the first 3 games on it!

http://www.dcisozone.com/downloads/1563 ... ction.html

Plus, look at the Beats of Rage mod that is in the Castlevania universe, and you can easily see why it is a great system for any Castlevania fan for emulation and homebrew purposes.

http://www.dcisozone.com/downloads/1202 ... ction.html

Also, there are emulators of the SNES and Genesis that include their games as well.

[final fight cd]

i actually have earnest evans. and i actually beat it last year. it is...decent. like what breetai said, only pick a copy up if you can get it for cheap.

[Jungell]

Thanks for the tips, guys!

Fortunately, I do have an Ever Drive to test games before I buy them!

[Ivo]

I think Phantom 2040 is Metroid-ish. You may want to try that one.

Ivo.

[Gamerforlife]

Valis 3 perhaps?