Castlevania: The Adventure

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Castlevania: The Adventure is a 1989 platform game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy. The game is the first in the Castlevania series to be released on a handheld game console.

The game was re-released as part of the Konami GB Collection Vol.1 compilation in Japan and Europe, the latter version of which added color support. A remake titled Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth was released as a WiiWare game for the Wii. The original game is included in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, which was released in 2019.

From Wikipedia's article Castlevania: The Adventure, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard controls

Game BoyPlayer 1
D-pad↑↓←→
BZ
AX
SelectShift
StartEnter

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

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Keyboard controls

Game BoyPlayer 1
D-pad↑↓←→
BZ
AX
SelectShift
StartEnter

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

Videos

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Bubble Bobble Game Boy 545K plays • 1986
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja Game Boy 61K plays • 1991
Bionic Commando Game Boy 70K plays • 1987
Dig Dug Game Boy 1.4M plays • 1982

Pixel Verdict

Castlevania: The AdventureGame Boy

2.5 Could be better

Critics 66 · 9 reviews

What the reviews talk about

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What the critics said

  • GamePro said that along with Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (1991), they were both "excellent additions to the Castlevania series."

    — GamePro, 1997

  • Mark Bozon of IGN stated that it lacked "true inspiration" and was "pretty basic in its overall game design."

    — IGN, 2007 (Mark Bozon)

  • Re-reviewing the game for the 3DS virtual console, Retro Gamer said the games biggest sticking points were poor visuals, stiff controls and "some frustratingly precise jumps later on".

    — Retro Gamer, 2013· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Castlevania: The Adventure article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • Electronic Gaming Monthly 8/10, 8/10, 8/10, 7/10
  • Famicom Hisshoubon 1989 2/5
  • Famitsu 1989 7/10, 6/10, 7/10, 5/10
  • Power Play (magazine) 1990 83%
  • Total! 1992 89%
  • Video Games (magazine) 1991 81%
  • Zero 90/100
  • Nintendo Life 2012 3/10
  • Retro Gamer 40%

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 70/100 · 77 votes

Full reviews

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  1. 1.00+
  2. 1.540+
  3. 2.050+
  4. 2.560+
  5. 3.068+
  6. 3.575+
  7. 4.080+
  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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