Episode B07 - The History of Castlevania

We brave nearly 35 years of Dracula’s castle with an extended look back at Konami’s horror platformer/RPG series that exploded onto the industry and into the history books in 1986 and went on to create not just a host of sequels, but also coin the term for what became a huge genre. Which makes each game great? What’s the best sub weapon? What makes Symphony of the Night such a brilliant instalment even 20 years on? And just how long can we talk about the GameBoy games for anyway?

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