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Inverted Castle
The Inverted Castle is a setting in the video game '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' (1997), which was designed by Koji Igarashi. Players control the protagonist Alucard as they explore Dracula's Castle. Upon defeating Shaft, a minion of Dracula, players are able to enter the Inverted Castle, an upside down version of the original castle. The Inverted Castle was included because the designers wanted to add more content without having to create new assets. The Inverted Castle served as inspiration for multiple games, such as 2014's '' Strider'' and Igarashi's '' Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night''. The Inverted Castle received generally mixed reception. Some critics, such as those for ''IGN'', '' GamePro'', and ''Edge'' felt it was one of the best gaming moments, citing how it is designed to be playable in both orientations. Staff for ''IGN'' and '' The Escapist'' felt it was an important factor to why ''Symphony of the Night'' was so good. Other critics, such as ''USgamer' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlevania
''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early systems to modern consoles, as well as handheld devices such as mobile phones. The franchise has expanded into several spin-off video games and List of Castlevania media, other media, including comic books and an Castlevania (TV series), animated television series. ''Castlevania'' is largely set in the eponymous castle of Dracula (Castlevania), Count Dracula, the main antagonist of the List of Castlevania characters, Belmont clan of vampire hunters. It debuted with 1986's ''Castlevania (1986 video game), Castlevania'' for the Nintendo Family Computer Disk System. The first entry and the majority of its sequels are side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling action platformers, and were succeeded by the 1997 game, ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant DaNasty
Listed below are characters from all of the ''Castlevania'' video games in the order of their introduction and the game's release. ''Castlevania'' and ''Simon's Quest'' Dracula The main antagonist of the ''Castlevania'' series is , based on the Count Dracula, original character by Bram Stoker and his depiction in film. His real name is Dracula Vlad Tepes, and is estimated to be over 800-years old by ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' (1997). With a few exceptions, he has starred in every title. The series mainly takes place in the eponymous castle of Count Dracula, who resurrects every hundred years to take over the world. Players often assume the role of the Belmonts, a family of vampire hunters who have defeated Dracula for centuries with the Vampire Killer, a legendary whip. First seen in ''Castlevania (1986 video game), Castlevania'' (1986), Dracula is a vampire who was once defeated by Christopher Belmont a hundred years ago in Transylvania. He rises from the dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a tornado. Upon her arrival in Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West. The book was first published in the United States in May 1900 by the George M. Hill Company. In January 1901, the publishing company completed printing the first edition, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out. It had sold three million copies by the time it entered the public domain in 1956. It was often reprinted under the title ''The Wizard of Oz'', which is the title of the successful 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the classic 1939 live-action film. The ground-breaking success of both the original 1900 novel and the 1902 Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Link To The Past
''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game in '' The Legend of Zelda'' series and was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in North America and Europe. The story is set many years before the events of the first two ''Zelda'' games. The player assumes the role of Link as he journeys to save Hyrule, defeat the demon king Ganon, and rescue the descendants of the Seven Sages. It returns to a top-down perspective similar to the original '' The Legend of Zelda'', dropping the side-scrolling gameplay of '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''. It introduced series staples such as parallel worlds and items including the Master Sword. Released to critical and commercial success, ''A Link to the Past'' was a landmark game for Nintendo and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. It was ported to the Game Boy Advance as '' A Link to the Past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
