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Filed under: Virtual Console, Wii Warm Up

We got release dates for various Sega games (and a Japanese release date for Muramasa), WiiWare announcements, news of available Rock Band DLC, and more this week, and yet, for us, the best news all week was about something old: the release of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. And now that all three NES Castlevanias (not counting stuff like Konami Wai Wai World or Boku Dracula-kun) are out and you guys bought them all (you bought them all, right?), we can ask you to pick a favorite. Yeah, we’re asking you the same thing in the contest post, but that’s of all time, and we’d like to exclude the Metroidvanias from consideration.

Is it the straightforward, brutally punishing action of Castlevania? The light platforming and completely obtuse puzzle-solving of Simon’s Quest? The varying locations and playable characters of Dracula’s Curse? Or do you just like whipping Medusa heads in general?

Wii Warm Up: Dracula’s Choice originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Virtual Console

We're going to have to take a break for this week's European Virtual Console update for a little media bias. Look, it's Castlevania. Some things are just sacred, or near enough to it to require a call to action. Go forth, gamers, and take up Simon's Quest. Vanquish evil. It'll make you feel good about yourself.

Oh, there are other games as well, if you're that sort of person, including the first TurboDuo title released.

• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest -- NES -- 500 Wii points
• Gate of Thunder -- TurboDuo -- 800 Wii points
• World Heroes -- NeoGeo -- 900 Wii points

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