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.infobox-label{white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em}.mw-parser-output .ib-video-game .infobox-above{font-style:italic}</style><table class="infobox ib-video-game hproduct"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn">Castlevania</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Castlevania_(Nintendo_64).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/Castlevania_%28Nintendo_64%29.jpg/220px-Castlevania_%28Nintendo_64%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Castlevania_%28Nintendo_64%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="177" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">North American cover art</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Konami#Former_subsidiaries" title="Konami">Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_creative_director" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game creative director">Director(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Yuji Shibata</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_producer" title="Video game producer">Producer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Etsunobu_Ebisu" class="mw-redirect" title="Etsunobu Ebisu">Etsunobu Ebisu</a><br /> Shigeru Umezaki</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game composer">Composer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Masahiko Kimura<br />Motoaki Furukawa<br />Mariko Egawa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Series</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania" title="Castlevania">Castlevania</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">NA</a>:</span> January 26, 1999<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">JP</a>:</span> March 11, 1999</li><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">EU</a>:</span> May 14, 1999</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_genre" title="Video game genre">Genre(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">Action-adventure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Platformer" title="Platformer">platform</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mode(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Single-player_video_game" title="Single-player video game">Single-player</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Castlevania</b></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also referred to as <i><b>Castlevania 64</b></i>, is a 1999 <a href="/wiki/Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">action-adventure game</a> developed by <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a> branch for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>. An expanded version of the game, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness</a></i>, was released later in the same year. </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> is the first <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D</a> game in the <a href="/wiki/Castlevania" title="Castlevania"><i>Castlevania</i> series</a>. The player selects one of the game's protagonists to control: Carrie Fernandez, a young orphan gifted with magic powers, or Reinhardt Schneider, the whip-wielding heir to the Belmont clan (the series' recurring protagonists). Carrie and Reinhardt set out on a quest to stop Count Dracula's impending return to power after a century of dormancy. The characters travel to and explore Dracula's grand estate in their mission to defeat the count and his horde of undead minions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay">Gameplay</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Gameplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castlevania64Screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Castlevania64Screenshot.png/220px-Castlevania64Screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Castlevania64Screenshot.png 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>The player character Reinhardt can jump between 3D platforms to traverse areas. The GUI displays the time of day, which has an effect on the gameplay.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Castlevania</i>, like most of its predecessors, is primarily an <a href="/wiki/Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">action-adventure</a> and <a href="/wiki/Platform_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Platform game">platforming</a> game. The Japanese logo for the game includes the words "real action adventure" in English. </p><p>Combat is slightly more complex than in older entries. A basic targeting and lock-on system has been implemented. Players have the use of both a long-range attack (the whip for Reinhardt, homing energy balls for Carrie) and a close-quarters attack (dagger and rings respectively). Each weapon has strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Cerberus hounds can outrun Carrie's orbs, and Reinhardt must jump to land blows when fighting the vampire in the Castle Keep. Both characters can acquire sub-weapons, of which only one can be used at a time. In past <i>Castlevania</i> titles they were powered by red hearts, but in this game are instead powered by red jewels. The sub-weapons are series mainstays: the axe, knife, cross, and holy water. </p><p>A large part of the game's challenge is also based on jumping from platform to platform while avoiding environmental hazards such as enemies and traps. Platforms are usually stationary, but some may rotate out from under the player, move through the environment like a <a href="/wiki/Rail_shooter" title="Rail shooter">rail shooter</a> (the gondola in the Tunnel level), and crumble or fall away underfoot. There are also some invisible platforms that either afford players a strategic advantage or lead to hidden items. </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> includes elements from the <a href="/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">survival horror</a> game genre. In addition to the trappings and narrative devices of Gothic horror, players are often placed in situations that may evoke feelings of stress, anxiety, and vulnerability. Players may be trapped in caged fights with monsters, such as the battle with the Cerebrus hounds in the Villa when the screen darkens to near-black. Some caged battles are timed, such as the boss battles in the Duel Tower level, where the gamer will be crushed by a falling ceiling should they not best their enemy in time. Vampires are also often fought in caged environments, with the added complication that they can latch onto Carrie and Reinhardt to suck their blood. If the player doesn't break free by rapidly rotating the control stick, the character's status changes to "vamp" and they will not be able to use their primary weapon or healing items. Unless a specific item is used to recover, the game becomes exponentially more challenging. <i>Castlevania</i> also features two other survival horror sequences: In the Villa's maze garden, players must follow Malus through the labyrinthine hedges while strong, unbeatable enemies give chase. In the Castle Center, players must carefully carry the <a href="/wiki/Nitroglycerin" title="Nitroglycerin">"magic nitro"</a> item through an obstacle course to its destination. One jump, fall, or hit will cause the volatile chemical to explode, resulting in immediate death. </p><p>Although progression through the game is relatively linear, with characters unable to revisit completed levels, there is also an emphasis on exploration. Most levels require only occasional backtracking, and are relatively straightforward in how players progress. The Villa and Castle Center levels, however, are sprawling environments that require in-depth exploration. This element of exploration and discovery is strengthened by the fact that there is no in-game map, requiring players to rely on memory alone to navigate. Occasionally boss battles will not occur at end of a level, but rather in the middle or even at the beginning (such as in first level, where players must fight a boss moments after starting the game). The Duel Tower level consists only of boss battles. Both styles of levels include light puzzle-solving, such as the astronomical puzzle in the Castle Center's <a href="/wiki/Planetarium" title="Planetarium">planetarium</a>. Puzzle solving often involves <a href="/wiki/Non-player_character" title="Non-player character">non-player characters</a> such as Charlie Vincent, Rosa, and the lizard man. Conversations with these characters may yield insights or items necessary to progress in the game. </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> features an internal clock that results in a day/night cycle. In a few choice areas the time of day will affect events in the story: characters may not appear or be unwilling to talk at a certain time of day. For example, in the Villa level players must meet Rosa at sunrise in the rose garden and Charlie Vincent will be asleep at night. Also, if the player takes 16 or more in-game days to beat the game, the game will give them a bad ending in which Dracula and his dark forces prevail. The time of day also affects whether or not the player can access certain areas of the game. Doors sealed by magic and bearing a sun or moon crest can only be opened during the corresponding time of day. Additionally, timed events can occur which grant access to secrets, such as the pillar in the Villa's courtyard fountain. Players can use sun cards to advance the time to sunrise (6 AM) and moon cards to sunset (6 PM). Finally, the strength of certain enemies can fluctuate based on the time of day. For example, vampires are much harder to defeat at night than during the day. </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> has different settings to adjust the challenge posed by the game. In "easy mode", the player will only be able to play until the end of the Castle Center level, at which time the game will prompt them to try "normal mode" to advance to the subsequent stages. Upon fulfilling certain conditions "hard mode" will be unlocked. In this mode enemies take more hits to defeat and subweapons require more red jewel points to use (e.g. 2 jewel points for the knife instead of 1). </p><p>Currency, in the form of moneybags, can be used to purchase items that are not dropped by enemies or found hidden in the environments. The heroes may also need to battle Renon, the demon salesman, should they spend over thirty thousand gold. An inventory on the pause screen displays items, such as health-restoring meat, restorative ampoules, keys, etc. </p><p>The North American and PAL versions of the cartridge do not have a built-in save feature; all saved games are stored on a <a href="/wiki/Memory_card" title="Memory card">memory card</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64_accessories" title="Nintendo 64 accessories">Controller Pak</a>) attached to the Nintendo 64's controller. Players save their in-game progress by using white jewel items scattered throughout the levels, which must be touched to activate and can be used indefinitely. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Castlevania)" title="Dracula (Castlevania)">Dracula</a> reawakens in 1852, after nearly a hundred years of enforced slumber, as a result of humankind's descent into vice and wickedness. Two young heroes sense his return: Carrie Fernandez, a girl gifted with magic powers, and Reinhardt Schneider, heir to the ancient Belmont clan of vampire hunters. The two set out to storm the Count's castle in the <a href="/wiki/Transylvania" title="Transylvania">Transylvanian</a> province of <a href="/wiki/Wallachia" title="Wallachia">Wallachia</a> and vanquish him. </p><p>As they penetrate the castle walls, an aristocratic vampire appears to warn Carrie and Reinhardt that "all who oppose the Dark Lord will die".<sup id="cite_ref-c64_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-c64-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two then come upon a decrepit <a href="/wiki/Villa" title="Villa">villa</a>, where they meet the elderly vampire hunter Charles Vincent, beautiful yet unwilling vampire Rosa, demonic salesman Renon and young boy Malus. Beneath the estate's maze garden lies a subterranean path to the castle's center, where Dracula's servants (Actrise and <a href="/wiki/Death_(Castlevania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Death (Castlevania)">Death</a>) attempt to waylay the heroes by pitting them in battle against their loved ones (the Fernandez warrior and Rosa). </p><p>Carrie kills her vampirized kin while Reinhardt beats Rosa in combat. The heroes then climb several of the castle's towers before confronting Actrise and Death atop the Room of Clocks. With their defeat, the heroes climb the Clock Tower to the Castle Keep. </p><p>If the hero took sixteen or more "in-game" days to reach the second chamber on the stairs to the Castle Keep, Vincent will have arrived before them, been defeated by the aristocratic vampire assumed to be Dracula and turned into a vampire (thus triggering the bad ending). The hero will then have to battle Vincent. Without Vincent's later intercession, the hero will not discover that Malus was indeed Dracula reincarnate – not simply possessed by him – and receive one of the bad endings in which the hero rescues the boy. </p><p>If the player took fifteen or fewer days to reach the second chamber on the stairs to the Castle Keep, they will arrive before Charles Vincent (thus triggering the good ending). After fighting the vampire disguised as Dracula, they will battle Malus, who transforms into an adult. After his defeat atop the Clock Tower, Malus will regain the form of a child. Attempting to dupe the hero, he will pretend to have no recollection of the battle, but Vincent will arrive and douse the boy with holy water. Vincent explains that Malus was not possessed, but was in fact Dracula reincarnate. Malus then transports the hero to an alternate realm to battle his true form, a centipedal dragon. After Dracula's defeat, the player will receive one of the good endings: in Carrie's ending, she places a <a href="/wiki/Nosegay" title="Nosegay">nosegay</a> on her stepmother's grave. In Reinhardt's ending, Rosa, who sacrificed herself for him atop the Room of Clocks, is revived and her humanity restored. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg/220px-Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg/330px-Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Camilla_from_Dracula_3D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>A model of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_characters" title="List of Castlevania characters">Camilla, a recurring <i>Castlevania</i> villain</a>, in an early development screenshot</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Castlevania</i> made its first public appearance in the form of a "sneak peek" at the April 1997 <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show" title="Tokyo Game Show">Tokyo Game Show</a>, under the title <i>Castlevania 64</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in development at Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe (KCEK), it became known as <i>Dracula 3D</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United States news media referred to the game by this title as well as <i>Dracula 64</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-d64_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d64-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the English name was revealed to be <i>Castlevania</i>, fans and media alike nicknamed it <i>Castlevania 64</i> to differentiate it from previous games bearing the same title.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In September 1997, the game was approximately 10% finished<sup id="cite_ref-d64_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d64-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was 20% complete in February 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1998 the game was again featured at the Tokyo Game Show; several levels were playable and the game was a hit with the crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, it was revealed that KCEK decided to drop two of the planned four characters from the game "in favor of focusing the programming team's development efforts and moving completion of the game forward."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the dropped characters was Cornell, a <a href="/wiki/Werewolf" title="Werewolf">werewolf</a> who uses close-range martial arts.<sup id="cite_ref-GPRo112_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GPRo112-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cornell would become a player character in <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness</a></i>. Also dropped as the team became aware of how time-consuming development would be were plans for a <a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">fighting game</a>-style <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiplayer">multiplayer</a> mode.<sup id="cite_ref-GPRo112_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GPRo112-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1999 a Japanese release date was set for March 4, 1999<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Castlevania</i> won the "Game of the Month" award at IGN.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the 18th, it was announced that the U.S. release date for the game would be January 26, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On that date, the game shipped as planned.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese version was released on March 11, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The character design and artwork was created by <a href="/wiki/Yasuomi_Umetsu" title="Yasuomi Umetsu">Yasuomi Umetsu</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> style. </p><p>Architecture in the game is predominantly inspired by French castles: The Villa's exterior is based on the western <a href="/wiki/Fa%C3%A7ade" title="Façade">façade</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_d%27Azay-le-Rideau" title="Château d'Azay-le-Rideau">Château d'Azay-le-Rideau</a> in France's <a href="/wiki/Loire_Valley" title="Loire Valley">Loire Valley</a>, while its interior entrance hall is based on the Grand Hall in the <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_House" title="Lancaster House">Lancaster House</a> (a mansion in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>). The Villa's plantings and hedge maze were inspired by the formal gardens at the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Villandry" title="Château de Villandry">Château de Villandry</a>. Dracula's castle drew inspiration from the famous <a href="/wiki/Mont_Saint-Michel" class="mw-redirect" title="Mont Saint-Michel">Mont Saint-Michel</a> on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a>. </p><p>Several elements of the game were designed to allude to past <i>Castlevania</i> titles: Carrie's alternate costume is an homage to <a href="/wiki/Maria_Renard" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria Renard">Maria Renard</a>'s dress in <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Castlevania: Rondo of Blood</a></i>, Reinhardt's alternate costume is an homage to <a href="/wiki/Simon_Belmont" title="Simon Belmont">Simon Belmont</a>'s outfit in the first <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i>, and the Behemoth boss in the Castle Center can be crippled, a reference to the crawling Behemoth first featured in <i>Rondo of Blood</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Audio">Audio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Audio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tomoya Tomita was the game's sound producer and director, while the music for <i>Castlevania</i> was composed by Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa, and Mariko Egawa. Their score is predominantly <a href="/wiki/Minimalist_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Minimalist music">minimalist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ambient_music" title="Ambient music">ambient</a> in composition. It features a wide variety of electronic instrumentation, ranging from the period <a href="/wiki/Harpsichord" title="Harpsichord">harpsichord</a> to contemporary beat <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synths</a>. Tomokuni Katayama performed the violin solo, a rendition of "Bloodlines" from <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Castlevania: Rondo of Blood</a></i>, that greets the player on the title screen. </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> features sporadic voice acting, mainly for the prologue narration and several of the game's main characters. <a href="/wiki/Bianca_Allen" title="Bianca Allen">Bianca Allen</a> provided the voice for Carrie, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Hanikson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Hanikson (page does not exist)">Andrew Hanikson</a> for Reinhardt, Harald Gjerd for Malus, and Scott McCulloch for the Narrator. The <a href="/wiki/PAL_region" class="mw-redirect" title="PAL region">PAL</a> version of the game features voice acting for Dracula's servant in the Castle Wall and Castle Keep levels; the North American version did not include the voice work for the latter level. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Castlevania: The Original Game Soundtrack</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録 Original Game Soundtrack</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Akumajō Dorakyura Mokushiroku Orijinaru Gēmu Saundotorakku</i></span>, "Devil's Castle Dracula Apocalypse Original Game Soundtrack")</span> contains the <a href="/wiki/Computer_and_video_game_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer and video game music">music</a> from the game. It was released in Japan on March 26, 1999<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in Europe in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The soundtrack was republished on March 24, 2010, as disc seven of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_media" title="List of Castlevania media"><i>Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX</i></a> set. </p><p>The soundtrack includes three songs (tracks 1, 26, and 29) that are remixes from <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Castlevania: Rondo of Blood</a></i>. Although most of the songs from <i>Castlevania</i> are featured on this album, some background music and most of the <a href="/wiki/Incidental_music" title="Incidental music">incidental music</a> from the game did not make it onto the soundtrack. A few of the prominent missing songs include a variation of the boss theme "Shudder", as well as the background music that plays during scenes in which the hero converses with Renon or Charles Vincent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Watchtower"</td><td>見張り塔</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Annex - Silent Madness"</td><td>別館 - "静かな狂気"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Hamlet People"</td><td>村人</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:04</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Rose"</td><td>ローゼ</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Maze Garden"</td><td>迷路庭園</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Mysterious Coffin"</td><td>秘密の棺</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"First Struggle"</td><td>闘争 1</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Underground Waterway"</td><td>地下水路 - "深緑の罠"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Underground Tunnel"</td><td>地下坑道 - "Invisible Sorrow"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Lamented Rose"</td><td>ローゼの悲しみ</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Dungeon - Main Theme"</td><td>本丸～メインテーマ</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:47</td></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"Malus Reappears"</td><td>マルスの異変</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track18" scope="row">18.</th><td>"Actrise"</td><td>アクトリーセ</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track19" scope="row">19.</th><td>"Cipher"</td><td>サイファ</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track20" scope="row">20.</th><td>"Planetarium"</td><td>プラネタリウム</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:43</td></tr><tr><th id="track21" scope="row">21.</th><td>"Unexpected Encounter"</td><td>予期せぬ出会い</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track22" scope="row">22.</th><td>"Duel Tower"</td><td>決闘塔</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:18</td></tr><tr><th id="track23" scope="row">23.</th><td>"Tower of Science"</td><td>科学塔</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:40</td></tr><tr><th id="track24" scope="row">24.</th><td>"Tower of Execution"</td><td>処刑塔</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:07</td></tr><tr><th id="track25" scope="row">25.</th><td>"Tower of Sorcery"</td><td>魔法塔</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track26" scope="row">26.</th><td>"Second Struggle"</td><td>闘争 2 - "獄幻界乱舞"</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track27" scope="row">27.</th><td>"Toothed Wheel"</td><td>歯車</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track28" scope="row">28.</th><td>"Stairway to the Clouds"</td><td>暗雲階段</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:18</td></tr><tr><th id="track29" scope="row">29.</th><td>"Third Struggle"</td><td>闘争 3 - "幻想的舞曲"</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track30" scope="row">30.</th><td>"Moment of Silence"</td><td>短い静謐</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:55</td></tr><tr><th id="track31" scope="row">31.</th><td>"Castle Escape"</td><td>天守からの脱出</td><td class="tracklist-length">0:44</td></tr><tr><th id="track32" scope="row">32.</th><td>"Fourth Struggle - Concert of Another Dimension"</td><td>闘争 4 - "異次元狂想曲"</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:38</td></tr><tr><th id="track33" scope="row">33.</th><td>"Carrie's Good Ending"</td><td>青い墓標 - キャリーGoodEnding</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track34" scope="row">34.</th><td>"Bad Ending"</td><td>誓いとその影 - BadEnding</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track35" scope="row">35.</th><td>"Schneider's Good Ending"</td><td>再会 - シュナイダーGoodEnding</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:45</td></tr><tr><th id="track36" scope="row">36.</th><td>"Credits"</td><td>スタッフロール</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track37" scope="row">37.</th><td>"Castlevanian Melodies (Bonus Track)"</td><td>Melodies of CastleVania</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:38</td></tr><tr><th id="track38" scope="row">38.</th><td>"Invisible Sorrow (Bonus Track)"</td><td>Invisible Sorrow</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track39" scope="row">39.</th><td>"A Night of Peace and Quiet (Bonus Track)"</td><td>A night in peace and quiet</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:43</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1217379840">.mw-parser-output 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scope="col">Score</th></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i><a href="/wiki/AllGame" class="mw-redirect" title="AllGame">AllGame</a></i></td><td><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a></i></td><td>8.75/10<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-NG_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NG-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center">GameCritics.com</td><td>5.5/10<sup id="cite_ref-GameCritics_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameCritics-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i>Nintendojo</i></td><td>7.3/10<sup id="cite_ref-Nintendojo.com_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nintendojo.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><i>Castlevania</i> received generally positive reviews. It has an average of 78 out of 100 on <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-metacritic.com_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metacritic.com-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 73% at <a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gamerankings.com_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamerankings.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the release, most critics considered the game to be a good transition to the series, despite many changes in gameplay. <a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> praised the graphics, audio and gameplay, saying "The developers have done a fantastic job of capturing the atmosphere and spirit of the series, while providing a well-balanced, challenging gameplay experience that's filled with pretty visuals, awesome (though limited) music, plenty of secrets, and some incredible bosses (just wait until you see Death... whew!)", while <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> highlighted the sound better than the graphics, saying "Outstanding sound effects with lots of bass. Good music, even if it's a bit simple at times", and <i><a href="/wiki/Game_Pro" title="Game Pro">Game Pro</a></i> said "Is <i>Castlevania</i> fun? It depends on what kind of game you're looking for and how much energy you want to spend playing it. Fans of the old <i>Castlevania</i> will marvel at this version's familiar sites and environments and will appreciate the dedicated tack of the gameplay. Novices will be chilled to the bone at the thought of replaying a huge level after an untimely fall (fortunately, there are numerous save points). <i>Castlevania</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s a 3D platform spectacle that definitely warrants a good look from N64 owners everywhere—you won't find better hauntings than this one". This sentiment was not shared by <a href="/wiki/GameRevolution" title="GameRevolution">GameRevolution</a>, who instead said that "The gameplay, arguably the mainstay of the <i>Castlevania</i> series, just doesn't match up to its predecessors",<sup id="cite_ref-Gamerevolution.com_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamerevolution.com-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Nintendojo who said "It's not horrendous or even bad; just extremely disappointing in execution". <i><a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Tim Turi felt that it was frustrating and flawed; it had a "special place" for him however due to its "desperate lonely atmosphere."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next Generation</a></i> reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "the promise within <i>Castlevania</i> is evident in some of the game's stronger features. But overall, the game fails to revitalize a series that has always been so flawlessly defined in two dimensions."<sup id="cite_ref-NG_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NG-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The camera and the controls, however, were heavily criticized. <a href="/wiki/Game_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Game Revolution">Game Revolution</a> stated that the camera made the game barely tolerable, saying "Getting a good view of the action is almost impossible, so players find themselves just making due [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>] with a bad camera angle. This, of course, often leads to death." and regarding the controls, "The control itself is a little frisky (...) Most of the control problems are found in the speed of the character. Moving close to an edge in order to jump to a lower platform is tedious – you end up mastering the lemming dive before you are able to do it with some degree of success". IGN wrote "Control feels too float at first and the camera can be painful". </p><p>Time Extension commented in its list of ranked <i>Castlevania</i> games: "Ultimately though, <i>Castlevania</i> on the N64 is a disappointment; the visuals haven't aged well, the gameplay is awkward and frustrating (especially during the ham-fisted platforming sections) and the whole thing feels somewhat half-finished – which is because it is half-finished. [...] Despite its myriad failings, <i>Castlevania 64</i> is still worth a look for fans of the franchise, as long as you enter into the game with low expectations."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Known in Japan as <i><b>Demon Castle Dracula: Apocalypse</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1163242311">.mw-parser-output .templateruby>rt{font-variant-east-asian:ruby;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .templateruby.large{font-size:250%}.mw-parser-output .templateruby.large>rt{font-size:50%}</style><ruby class="templateruby">悪魔城<rp>(</rp><rt>あくまじょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>ドラキュラ<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1163242311"><ruby class="templateruby">黙示録<rp>(</rp><rt>もくしろく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Akumajō Dorakyura Mokushiroku</i></span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <i>Electronic Gaming Monthly</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s review, three critics scored <i>Castlevania</i> 9/10, another one 8/10.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania_(1999_video_game)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ign.com/games/castlevania-64/n64-2229">"Castlevania [1999] – Nintendo 64"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105932/http://www.ign.com/games/castlevania-64/n64-2229">Archived</a> from the original on 6 October 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 August</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IGN&rft.atitle=Castlevania+%5B1999%5D+%E2%80%93+Nintendo+64&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Fgames%2Fcastlevania-64%2Fn64-2229&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACastlevania+%281999+video+game%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKonami2010" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a> (2010-08-04). <i>Castlevania: Harmony of Despair</i>. 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