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The Great Retro Quiz! .14: Castlevania photo

What better way to celebrate the upcoming holidays than with a quiz all about a brooding vampire hunter that brutally kills mythical beasts by whipping them to death or stabbing them in the face? Merry Christmas, everyone!

If you couldn’t figure it out from the gruesome description above, this week’s Great Retro Quiz is all about the original Castlevania for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Truly classic, timeless games are great quiz categories, as everyone goes into them thinking they know so much more than they really do. You can’t hear me, but I am laughing maniacally right now.

Do you eat pot roasts to regain energy after a long, hard day? Do you knock over all the candles in your house, thinking they contain useful items? If so, you will probably do very well on this week’s quiz.

Just leave your answers in the comments and whoever gets the most right will win! (In the event of a tie, don't forget to answer the non-multiple choice tie-breaker question, as it will decide the winner.) This week’s prize is a ridiculously awesome Simon Belmont 8-bit action figure. Check my community blog tomorrow (12/20) for the correct answers and the hair-raising results.

Tie some garlic cloves around your neck, hit the jump, and ... good luck!

The Great Retro Quiz! .14
Category: Castlevania
Number of questions: 25
Difficulty: Normal

1. Ridiculously easy question of the week! What company publishes the Castlevania games?
a. Capcom
b. Konami
c. Square-Enix
d. Namco

2. Based on how he swings his whip, is Simon Belmont left or right-handed?
a. Left-handed
b. Right-handed
c. Amazing! He’s ambidextrous!

HUD memories! Fill in the missing elements:

3. Stage
4. Time
5. Score
6. Lives

7. Which of the following items instantly clears the screen of all enemies?

8. When fighting the first boss, what color is the torn curtain hanging on the back wall?
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Green
d. Purple

9. Who most likely wrote the following personal ad?
I am a floating enemy looking for someone to spend the rest of my eternal life with. I enjoy moving in a wave-like pattern and annoying the hell out of anyone that encounters me. No fatties!

10. How many times can Simon Belmont upgrade his whip?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Enemy death or holy water flame?

11. Enemy death
12. Holy water flame

13. Oh no! All of the classic art pieces of the world are turning into Castlevania enemies! Based on how she appears in the game, which of the below masterpieces would most likely transform into Medusa?
a. The Mona Lisa
b. Venus de Milo
c. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
d. The Last Supper

Match the money bag with how many points it is worth:

14. 100
15. 400
16. 700
17. 1000

18. What color skeleton can never be killed?
a. White
b. Gray
c. Blue
d. Red

19. Which of the following sub-weapons costs more than one heart to use?

20. Which of the following sprites is not only a boss, but appears at least once as a “regular” enemy as well?

21. How many fireballs does Dracula simultaneously throw at you from underneath his scarlet cloak?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

22. True of false: During the epic battle with Dracula, the moon in the night sky is full?
a. True
b. False

23. The room that holds Dracula’s coffin sports how many large windows?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

24. Dracula’s second form best resembles what classic animated Disney character?

25. Ridiculously hard family tree question of the week! Who is Simon Belmont’s great-grandfather?
a. Trevor Belmont
b. Christopher Belmont
c. Richter Belmont
d. Soleiyu Belmont

*Tie-breaker question! The original Castlevania may be the first game released for the franchise, but chronologically, what installment is it (based on the series’ timeline)?

The Great Retro Quiz! Hall of Champions
.01: The Virtual Console (NES) - No prize
.02: The Virtual Console (SNES) - Aerox
.03: Bomberman - ShawnKelfonne
.04: The Legend of Zelda - nebyoolae
.05: The Virtual Console (N64) - Quisling
.06: Metroid - No prize
.07: Contra - Quisling
.08: Halloween edition - OpTiMaL
.09: Final Fantasy IV - Cacticus
.10: Super Mario Bros. - teknomcr
.11: Mega Man - Itchy Tasty
.12: Sonic the Hedgehog - prowlerx083
.13: Sports games - Brilliam


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Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 12/19/2007 12:45
ah crap. i dont know the first castlevania well enough to do this. but its okay cause i already have one of those figures for pre-ordering Dracula X at work.
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 12/19/2007 12:52
I'll be entering even though I've never gotten very far in the first Castlevania. And Spykron, this figure is a different paintjob from the Dracula X preorder. I know, because I have two :)
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 12/19/2007 13:03
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. c
16.b
17. d
18. d
19. d
20. c
21. c
22. a
23. c
24. a
25. c

Tie-breaker: haha yeah right, I've already guessed on so many of these. I guess 3rd. Whoever has the Portrait Of Ruin preorder bonus has an advantage here :)

Enjoy your figure, winner!
Aerox's Avatar
Aerox at 12/19/2007 13:11
Yay Castlevania! Man do I want that action figure.

1. B
2. C (Yay mirror images!)
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D (Also <3s)
7. A
8. I think it's redish and pinkish, so I'll go with A. It might be D though..but my answer is A.
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. False. If I remember right, I think it's a crescent (But I might be thinking of one of the other Castlevanias)
23. Um, I think it's 3 if you're not counting the hallway that leads up to the coffin room. It's either 3 or 4, but I think I'm going to go with 3.
24. I think D
25. B (The original Gameboy castlevania's were terrible)

Super Bonus Question: I believe it's the 5th or the 6th, since the MSX2 game Vampire Killer takes place at about the same time. If I have to pick one I'll say 6th.


As a side note, I think Vampire Killer is one of the best video game songs EVER MADE. In the words of Chad, it's AMMMAAAZZZZINNNGGGG. I have like 10 remixes of it on my iTunes at home.
PwnDaddy's Avatar
PwnDaddy at 12/19/2007 13:15
1 b
2 c
3 d
4 b
5 a
6 c
7 d
8 d
9 c
10 c
11 b
12 a
13 b
14 c
15 b
16 a
17 d
18 d
19 a,b,d
20 d
21 c
22 a
23 a
24 d
25 b

Bonus: 3rd; I can't remember which one is first, but I know the one with Simon, Sylvia, Alucard, and Trent is the second one. I think....
Technophile's Avatar
Technophile at 12/19/2007 13:25
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.C
16.B
17.D
18.D
19.D
20.C
21.C
22.B
23.D
24.D
25.C

Tie breaker - 6th.
ZargonX's Avatar
ZargonX at 12/19/2007 13:27
I remembered way less than I thought I did...

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. C
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. C

Tie-Break: 3rd
Cacticus's Avatar
Cacticus at 12/19/2007 13:31
B C C B A
D A A C B
B A B A B
C D D D A
C B D D B

6th, as long as we're not counting Sonia's game.
KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 12/19/2007 13:32
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. d
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. c
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b
16. c
17. d
18. d
19. d
20. a
21. c
22. b
23. d
24. d
25. a

tie-breaker It's the fifth installment. (1- Castlevania Legends, 2- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, 3 - The Castlevania Adventure, 4- Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, 5- Vampire Killer/Castlevania)
JoshDunford's Avatar
JoshDunford at 12/19/2007 13:37
1. B- Konami
2. b- Right Handed
3. C- Stage
4. B- Time
5. A- Score
6. D- Lives/Hearts...
7. A- Rosary
8. A- Red...It's kinda pinkish too...
9. C- Medusa Head- Even though every one of those enemies are annoying as hell.
10. B- You can get two upgrades to your whip.
11. B
12. A
13. B- Venus de Milo- because it doesn't have any arms.
14. A- Red
15. B- Blue
16. C- White
17. D- Flashing
18. D- Red
19. D- The Stop-Watch
20. A & B- The Bat and The Medusa Head (technically D works as well, considering Frankenstein's Monster has a Flea Man accompanying him)
21. C- 3
22. B- False, It is Crescent
23. D- 3 windows
24. D- Goliath: He's a big blue/grey gargoyle type creature.
25. B- Christopher Belmont

Tie-Breaker: It is the 7th game in the series if you count "Castlevania: Legends" on GB which was retconned from the official timeline. If you don't, then 6th.
teknomcr's Avatar
teknomcr at 12/19/2007 13:44
Awesome Chad.
1.b
2.c
3.c
4.b
5.a
6.d
7.a
8.a
9.c
10.c
11.b
12.a
13.b
14.a
15.b
16.c
17.d
18.d
19.d
20.a
21.c
22.b
23.d
24.d
25.a
Tie Breaker:6th in timeline
The Portrait of Ruin bonus kinda helped, although I played this game over and over. I still remember the first time I beat it..*flashback*...
bluemeep's Avatar
bluemeep at 12/19/2007 13:45
Finally, one I can freakin' do. Here goes nothin'.

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. B
Tie Breaker: I'd say either four or five, depending whether you count the retconned game or not. And if we're sticking to the straight vanilla series and not including weird PC ports or the arcade game which has pretty much nothing to do with the series at all.
zdenocramer's Avatar
zdenocramer at 12/19/2007 13:45
loved me the first Castlevania; here's my go at it:

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. C
21. C
22. A
23. D
24. D
25. B

TIE BREAKER: 7th?
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar
ShawnKelfonne at 12/19/2007 13:47
1) b
2) c
3) c
4) b
5) a
6) d
7) a
8) a
9) c
10) b
11) b
12) a
13) b
14) a
15) b
16) c
17) d
18) d
19) d
20) c
21) c
22) b
23) d
24) d
25) b
TIE BREAKER: I think it's somewhere around the 6th. (I'm fairly certain Lament of Innocence is supposed to be the first, since it has Leon Belmont actually creating the Vampire Killer.)
KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 12/19/2007 13:49
Oh bloody hell, I typed "Castlevania Legends" instead of "Castlevania: Lament of Innocence".

Yeah, Legends was removed from the official canon.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 12/19/2007 14:00
/b/ for every answer.
Meta-Ridley's Avatar
Meta-Ridley at 12/19/2007 14:04
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.B
14.A
15.B
16.C
17.D
18.D-I hated those things in both this and SOTN!
19.D
20.A
21.C
22.B
23.D
24.D
25.D

I would say the 6th one IIRC/
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 12/19/2007 14:15
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. C
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. D

Tie-Breaker: 7th (I've played far too many to remember for sure, but if I'm correct due to the weird timelines it's the 7th in the series?)

Congrats to whomever the winner is!
Cataract's Avatar
Cataract at 12/19/2007 14:25
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. d
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. c
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b
16. c
17. d
18. d
19. d
20. c
21. c
22. a
23. d
24. d
25. b

T-T-T-TIE BREAKER: Well, the original Castlevania took place in 1691, and I think there were only a very few amount that took place earlier, so I'll say it's 3rd in the timeline.
vonstein's Avatar
vonstein at 12/19/2007 14:34
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.B
16.A
17.D
18.D
19.D
20.A
21.C
22.B
23.D
24.D
25.B

Tie Breaker: 7th game
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 12/19/2007 14:48
Tie breaker: Which game in the series is Kid Dracula, chornologically speaking?
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 12/19/2007 15:29
Sry Chad, busy (again) with work and holiday stuff =/. Still, nice quiz.
KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 12/19/2007 16:05
@A New Challenger:
Kid Dracula is not in the main canon, but if it was, I would say the second one, before Castlevania III where he's all grown up.

:P
anchorman84's Avatar
anchorman84 at 12/19/2007 16:14
b
c
c
b
a
d
a
a
c
b
b
a
b
a
b
c
d
d
d
a
c
b
d
d
a

TB 7th game
DutyFree's Avatar
DutyFree at 12/19/2007 17:39
1.b
2.c
3.c
4.b
5.a
6.d
7.a
8.a
9.c
10.c
11.b
12.a
13.b
14.a
15.b
16.c
17.d
18.d
19.d
20.a
21.c
22.b
23.d
24.d
25.a

Tie-Breaker: Sixth
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 12/19/2007 18:18
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. c
15. b
16. a
17. d
18. d
19. d
20. c
21. c
22. b
23. d
24. d
25. d
Tie - 3rd

Great Quiz! Makes me want to keep playing Dawn of Sorrow (Handgun FTW!)
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 12/19/2007 18:57
Random show of affection time! Thanks for taking these quizzes, guys. I hope you like them. You rule! :) :) :)
muziksoul's Avatar
muziksoul at 12/19/2007 20:37
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. D
24. A
25. A
Tie-breaker: It's the sixth installment according to the time line. The order is Lament of Innocence, Dracula's Curse, Curse of Darkness, The Castlevania Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, and then the original Castlevania.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 12/19/2007 22:04
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. C
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. B

Bonus: 6th.
Jasongame's Avatar
Jasongame at 12/19/2007 23:06
Sorry Chad, I'm gonna have to take a raincheck on this quiz. As much as I like Castlevania... I haven't played #1 in quite a while. Plus I have nobody to argue with over my answers over the holiday break making me not have as much fun picking out my answers. Thanks for bringing these to us all the same though. It's fun to think about these things.
P3T3Y's Avatar
P3T3Y at 12/20/2007 01:55
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. A

T-T-T-T-Tie Breaker: 6th
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 12/20/2007 03:20
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. D

Tiebreaker: Currently it's retconned to be no. 7. Could change any time.

Also! On a somewhat related topic, I think
this and this are reasonably awesome. What say you?
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 12/20/2007 03:20
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. D

Tiebreaker: Currently it's retconned to be no. 7. Could change any time.

Also! On a somewhat related topic, I think
this and this are reasonably awesome. What say you?
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 12/20/2007 03:21
Sorry for the double post. Stupid Quicktime crashed Firefox.
cjpkiller's Avatar
cjpkiller at 12/20/2007 07:02
never played castlevania on the nes... wouldnt know...
I'ma go play me some more essay writer... what a fun game... you sit and do research for hours... then you write... and yeah... fuck college from time to time.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 12/20/2007 11:34
@Qalamari,
Yes. Yes, those are very awesome. :)
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