Trivia
The Game Boy Advance version of the game has some different names for certain items and characters. For instance:
* Count Dracula is now simply called "The Count".
* The Holy Water item called "Fire Bomb" in the manual.
* The Vampire Killer (Simon's whip) is now called a "Magic Whip".
* Even though the game takes place in Transylvania, there is no mention of this anywhere in the game or the manual.
* There is also no mention of the hero's name, Simon Belmont.
Contributed by
Kit Silva (6984) on Apr 24, 2005.
Simon Belmont made his first and regular animated appearance in the Saturday morning TV cartoon "Captain N: The Game Master".
There are a number of unused sprites found in the NES Castlevania ROM, most notably a cross, a cupcake, and a love letter, and a basket with kittens inside(?!).
Contributed by
Elix (714) on Feb 23, 2005.
Beat the game once and head to the second part of level two. Climb the stairs, get to the top of the screen and jump on the first moving platform. A blinking treasure will come out of the ground. If you examine it closely, it's a Moai head! Devoted Konami fans will recognize this Easter Island statue from the Gradius series, which seems to be obsessed with them for some odd reason. The same secret is also located in Castlevania Chronicles.
Contributed by
Elix (714) on Oct 01, 2004.
For those who might not know, this game was re-released a decade after, but this time for PSX, known as "Castlevania Chronicles" which contains both original and arrange version with enhanced graphics and cinematics.
Contributed by
MAT 
(34668) on Aug 14, 2003.
Castlevania was voted #48 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).
Contributed by
PCGamer77 (3025) on Jul 28, 2001.
