CONSOLE: Nintendo Entertainment System
CREATED
BY: Konami
RELEASED: 1987
RANK: 60%
ADDED
TO ARCHIVE: November 21, 2003
LAST
UPDATE: September 24, 2004
AUTHOR: R. I. P. Games
***INDEX***
REVIEW
CONTROLS
STATUS BAR
ITEMS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
TIPS
SECRETS
This game is a classic. Any real NES fan
would have heard and most likely played the series. I am going to include the
second and third one to the archive eventually. I didn't add every single
secret to this page, there are more, which I may eventually add. The reason
this game didn’t score higher with me was because it was a “continuous play”
game. You can’t continue later from a certain point, you must defeat the entire
game in a single go.
Control
|
Result |
|
A |
Jump |
|
B |
Whip |
|
+B |
Activates secondary weapon |
|
Select |
N/A |
|
Start |
Pause |
|
/ ¯ |
Climb Stairs |
Information
|
What
it looks like
|
What
it means
|
Secondary Weapon’s Box
|
Square box. When
you get a weapon a picture of that weapon will appear.
|
Just informs you what weapon you are currently using.
|
|
Enemy Health |
It is a bar with 16 separated rectangles. These are
peach and beside the word “enemy”. |
It represents the stage boss’s health. |
|
Player Health |
It is a bar with 16 separated rectangles. These are
red and beside the word “player”. |
It represents your health. |
|
Score Indicator |
White Writing that says “score” and is followed by a
number. |
Inform you of your current score. |
|
Lives Indicator |
White writing with “P-” and then a number. |
Inform you of your number of lives remaining. |
|
Heart Indicator |
A red “♥“ with a
number beside it. |
Indicates your secondary weapon ammo. |
|
Time Indicator |
The word “Time” followed by a four-digit number. |
Indicates your remaining time. |
|
Stage Indicator |
The word “Stage” followed by a two-digit number. |
Indicates your present stage. |
***Items (Alphabetical Order)***
|
Item |
Purpose |
|
Brown Money Sac |
+100 points |
|
Heart |
+1 Heart, used as ammo for the secondary weapons |
|
Large Heart |
+5 Hearts |
|
Crown |
+2000 Points |
|
White Money Bag |
+700 points |
|
Whip |
Increases whip attributes: Length, strength |
|
Turkey |
+Health |
|
Blue Money Sac |
+400 Points |
|
Crucifix |
Destroys all enemies on the screen. |
|
Ale |
Temporary invincibility |
|
Roman Numeral II |
Use secondary weapon 2x before “reloading” |
|
Roman Numeral III |
Use secondary weapon 3x before “reloading” |
|
Flashing Money Sac |
+1000 points |
Secondary
Weapon
|
Attack Description |
Attack
Distance
|
Heart
Requirement
|
|
Holy Water |
Parabolic, it burns where it hits for a second |
3 |
1 |
|
Axe |
Parabolic |
6 |
1 |
|
Cross |
Boomerang, Horizontal |
9 |
1 |
|
Stop Watch |
Freezes time |
N/A |
4 |
|
Dagger |
Horizontal |
Unlimited |
1 |
1.
Get as many points as you
can. Every 30,000 is a free life.
2.
If at all possible attempt
masters with full health.
3.
Attempt all secrets even if
they are “worthless” since the points add up to extra lives.
Stage
|
Secret |
1
|
1. There is a blue money sac hidden in the far ® brick of the balcony. 2. Jump past the entrance to the castle and a flashing money sac will
raise from the ground just to your ¬. |
2
|
1. Go down the ladders till the large wall that blocks your passage ®.
Break the bottom blocks with your whip to reveal a turkey. 2. Go all the way ®
when you are down in the water area. You’ll fall down to another ledge. Look ¬ and break the brick. Go down to the very bottom ledge. Go all the way
®
and kneel down. |
3
|
At the base of the ladders where you fight the bat
there is a Roman Numeral: II. |
4
|
1. Climb the first set of stairs and hit the ® wall. Step inside the 1x2 hole you made. A crown will appear get it
for 2000 points. 2. There is a Roman numeral: II hidden to the right of the “trapped”
guard. (He is noticeable). |
5
|
It is in the upper level of this stage. Go all the
way ®
and break the brick above the brick that is 7 units away from the ® wall to reveal a turkey. |
6
|
1. Break the 4th brick ¬ to reveal a turkey. 2. At the bottom of the stairs a brick contains a roman numeral: II 3. Defeating the Medusa really easily: Use the Stop Watch to freeze the
medusa. |
7
|
The left brick on the second set of ledges contains
a turkey. These ledges are 2x1. |
9
|
When you enter the castle area, just to the ®
of the first mummy is a break. Break it to get a turkey. |
12
|
1). Where the skeleton snake is there is a brick
that contains a turkey. 2). Where the second skeleton snake is there is a
Large Heart in a brick. |
13
|
Just after the red skeletons there is a ledge with a
brick that contains a turkey. |
15
|
Just above the entrance there is a brick with a
turkey in it, but you need to go up the stairs first. |
17
|
When the gear section begins follow the wall ¯ to the bottom. Break the ®
bricks to reveal a turkey. |
18
|
Defeating the masters: First hit Dracula’s head to
reduce his health. Practice hitting his head and dodging the fireballs, there
is no easier way (if there is let me know). Do the same with the creature
Dracula turns into. I did not find their weaknesses if you did submit them to
me. |
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