Castlevania: The Adventure
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Release date |  October 27, 1989 December, 1989 December 10, 1989 (GBC) |
| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | 512-kilobit cartridge |
Castlevania: The Adventure, known in Japan as Dracula Densetsu (ドラキュラ伝説 Dorakyura Densetsu?, lit. "Dracula Legend"), is the first Castlevania game for the Game Boy. It was released in Japan on October 27, 1989 and in North America on December, 1989. A colorized version was released on Game Boy Color exclusively in Europe as part of Konami GB Collection Vol. 1.
The remake featured faster game-play (Christopher's movement speed was slightly increased), colorized graphics, and remastered sound, but otherwise was a faithful recreation of the original.
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[edit] Story
The year is 1576, one-hundred years after Trevor Belmont's successful battle against the evil Count Dracula. However, thanks to the power of the Crimson Stone, Dracula revives once again to wreak havoc on the people of Europe. This time, however, Christopher Belmont (great-grandfather of Simon Belmont), heir to the Vampire Killer whip, sets out towards Castlevania, the Count's dark home, to bring him to justice. However, Dracula is not destroyed, and fifteen years later, a terrible tragedy befalls the Belmont family... (see Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge).
[edit] Gameplay
Castlevania: The Adventure is similar in structure to Castlevania games of the 8-bit era. The game has 4 levels, which are arranged in a linear fashion. The main character, Christopher Belmont, must find the once again resurrected Dracula and kill him. His primary attack is a magical whip, which can be upgraded by collecting special orbs found inside candles. Unlike other Castlevania games, you will lose your whip power-ups when hit by an enemy. Other features unique to this game: hearts refill energy, rosaries give you limited invincibility, and there are absolutely no secondary weapons. (However, if you can get two power-ups, you can now throw fireballs from the whip.) Also, unlike the NES game where you go higher or lower by using stairs, this one uses vertical ropes. (You can't attack from the rope in this one, but you could in the 2nd)
Each of the game's four levels conclude with a boss fight: The first boss is the large armored knight Gobanz. The second boss is large group of Undermoles. The third boss is the gargoyle-like Death Bat. The final boss is Dracula, as in most Castlevania games.
As an early Game Boy release, it suffers from blurry graphics which accompany any sort of movement when played on an original Game Boy. To lessen this, Konami reduced the main character's walking speed from the regular pace to sluggish. [1]
[edit] Game chronology
Castlevania: The Adventure stars Christopher Belmont. The events occur a century after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. The actual placement is disputed, however, since the American manual claims that Christopher is Simon Belmont's grandson.
The Japanese instruction booklet for Castlevania on the Famicom clearly mentions in the Game Story section that Christopher Belmont was the last person that defeated Dracula and that 100 years have passed since. Thus, Christopher was a pre-established character in the Castlevania universe, long before he appeared in the Game Boy installments of the series, and such mention in that booklet is very likely the origin of his appearance as protagonist in those games.
Juste Belmont, the protagonist of a later episode in the series, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, was officially recognized as the grandson of Simon. Even in mid-game events, Juste refers to Simon as "my grandfather Simon". Juste's destiny is fulfilled in 1748, over 50 years after Simon's.
Some more evidence of Christopher living before Simon can be found in the following: According to Koji "IGA" Igarashi's ideal timeline (which is printed in Castlevania: The Timeline, which as included with the 20th Anniversary Pre-Order Bundle that came with the Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin pre-order), the events in this game took place in 1576, placing it 100 years after Dracula's Curse (1476), and 115 years before the original Castlevania (1691), hence an interquel. Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge is set 15 years after this game, in 1591.
[edit] Adaptations
The five-part comic book, Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy (written by Marc Andreyko and published by IDW Publishing), is an adaption of Castlevania: The Adventure.
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