Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) Full Playthrough!

[@3X73RM]

I found this channel through Cinemassacre, the latest AVGN, and I am glad I did :D

[@supergeoff]

That's awesome man ,Jluv and Aaron from Pixel game squad was in that video as well

[@tetrisdave]

Good Job! Especially with Sypha! I was never really a fan but you made her look really powerful. Nice!

[@ErinPlays]

Thank you, Dave! Yeah, I really liked playing with her. Now I’m trying Grant in the Famicom version.

[@LeeBondo]

Hey Dave, love you guys! Gamesack rulezzzz! Fuck Yeah!

[@jeremyyoder3431]

Grant needs his own game... Something that takes place in a giant ship.

[@supergeoff]

Dave!!!!

[@ashleyp3662]

Erin is a Gangsta!!!

[@PikangsFutaba]

I never knew that with Sypha's fire spell you could bypass hitting Dracula phase 1 on the head, and also phase 2 became a joke with it, phase 3 with Trevor (using Axes) is also easy peasy. Nice job beating this hardcore game.

[@TheAzrielDragon]

Congratulations Erin! Beating Dracula's Curse is huge! Love your channel too 😊

[@joshmartimez2235]

Congrats on beating this game. You are an inspiration for others to try to conquer this game. This game is tough but very good, great level design, controls, sound effects and music are top notch in my book. Great vid Erin.

[@ErinPlays]

Aw thanks so much! Just took A LOT of practice :)

[@bc5327]

Not silly, legitimate challenge. These young fools should recognize : )

[@sillyrascal]

That was amazing! I was only ever able to beat this game once, back when I was a kid in like 1991, and it was so tough that I never played it again. I remember that boss after Dracula with all the faces - it was cool to see it again for the first time in almost 30 years.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

Nice Sypha strats! A lot of players, even good ones, tend to underestimate or completely overlook the ice spell. These days I actually get a lot of enjoyment out of trying Sypha-only/ice-only runs. You can enter URATA on the name screen to start with her in a normal quest, with the first possible ice book located in a candle near the top of the vertical chapel set piece. ;D

[@stevelsnow]

Love your reaction to beating the game! This game is such a hard game; congrats on beating it! Love your videos; keep them coming! Take care!

[@alfredocanas6802]

Well played, I first played castlevania 3 in 1990 but I couldn't finish it until my adulthood a couple years ago, it feels very good to finally beat something from my backlog from long time ago, now battletoads awaits... gulp!

[@NMC_1980]

That Combos review caught me off guard, specifically the "They look like dog treats" part, it's funny because it's true.

[@Shadow-jn9yv]

That moment when you finally kill Dracula at the end...It is just an incredible release to know you won.

[@DBul3000]

This is the only NES Castlevania I ever beat. It helped it was the only one I actually owned. One of my faves!

[@Edwardsjm]

Extremely tough game, congratulations Erin!

[@monadopowuh6937]

Look,someone's actually playing Castlevania 3 from The Never Easy Son entertainment system!

[@starneko]

I have beaten this game once. On 3DS and I absolutely abused the save states. But I LOVED playing as Sypha! Her staff can sort of be used as a shield against projectiles, cause she hits fast and her attack covers her entire front. So I tended to use her a lot on stairs and against bone pillars. She could usually attack fast enough to wack the bone pillars and their projectiles to death without usually getting hit.

[@TastyAbbyJamz]

That final gauntlet against Dracula is so brutal! Congrats on the victory! :D

[@love4music1992]

What a badass you're a better gamer than I. Keep up the great work huge fan!

[@juanmeza6492]

I remember this game, got pretty far as a kid but never quite beat it. You're awesome.

[@Scribblescrabbly]

One of my favorites! So many great memories of this game during my childhood.

[@paulschultz2331]

I bought this game new by saving my allowance for damn near a whole summer, and I still haven’t beaten it. Well done!

[@classicnerdderp9844]

I need to watch more of these was actually very enjoyable also badass job on beating the game

[@ravagingwolverine]

You looked physically ill a couple of times there during the Dracula fight. You were kicking his ass there for a good bit and I admire how sporting you were in allowing him to hit you a few times to make it interesting and exciting. You had some good moments throughout. I liked the segment going up the stairs in that red area in the 13th minute. You played that rather nicely with some close calls. Also nice to see Sypha used to good effect. That's one thing I like in watching other playthroughs. I get to see completely different strategies from my own. I tackled Dracula completely differently. I also used Trevor almost exclusively the last time I played the game. That has its pros and cons. Nicely played and congrats on completing it. It was fun to watch .

[@ErinPlays]

Thanks so much! Yeah, it's always interesting to see how other's beat the game.

[@Vistico93]

That's just the gamer stare coming from that particular combination of frustration and determination. (if I stare, I won't miss anything this time or something to that effect) It's like when you lean playing a racing game as if that has any effect whatsoever on the vehicle's ability to take a turn :-)

[@sammylane21]

Everytime I walked on a bridge with Medusa heads coming at me, I just chanted...... "I am one with the force, the force is with meeeee! I am one with the force, the force is with me" over and over until I FINALLY made from the area with SLOW to fall bricks! The red towers of death as I call it.

[@AnalyticalMenace]

I never realized how amazing the music is in this game. Simply exquisite, wouldn't you agree?

[@ErinPlays]

Yes!

[@tinadukakis4215]

You are my absolute favorite KZbinr, Erin!

[@whiteraven7777]

Excellent work, Erin! Dracula's Curse is a b&%#. I don't think I ever beat the game with Syfa. I used Grant....but that was years ago.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Congratulations Erin! A few years ago I beat this game 4 freaking times in a row and got all the endings. It was a super hard week or two to do that even though I had beaten it with Sypha before that. Also Alucards path is easily the hardest

[@ErinPlays]

Thank you! And yeah, I tried a bit of Alucard's path and it definitely seems harder.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

You're welcome Erin! The worst levels on Alucard's path have those flying eyeballs that drop tears on you. And the block tower thing. Blocks fall from the sky to make a tower!

[@PunkRockZombie205]

I loved this game as a kid. I liked how you could pick different characters. You didn't get to do that very often in those days

[@JegoEXP]

Great job Erin and congrats! Definitely a notable accomplishment

[@wademeitner6605]

I still havnt beat this game, yet. Bravo. Thanks from Panama city beach FL 😎

[@ErinPlays]

You can do it!

[@Cotelw8345]

You beat one the hardest NES games you deserve congratulations, great job.

[@gavinpickens73]

8 eyes is hard or ghost n goblins.

[@IceWolve67]

Good job ! Was great to watch !

[@ErinPlays]

Thanks!!

[@Galagaboy]

Great job Erin! Nice ice ball strats and your stair hit box was spot on. Greatest NES platformer just defeated. So crazy to see your Sypha strats. Ice ball is OP

[@henkehaandersson]

was nice to catch it live

[@orionlsd]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that shifts around in my sit when doing difficult platforming sections lol. Like my shifting is going to somehow keep me from falling lol

[@matthagen67]

One of the best games EVAH! :) Glad you managed to beat it up :) I first beat it in 1994 when I was still a kid, and it was THIS Castlevania that made me fall in love with the whole Castlevania game series. Later, Symphony of the Night just solidified that love :)

[@elvisrobotbeta3299]

I love the excitement and disbelief you feel when you win the game, Erin. It makes me remember how excited I got all those years ago when I first beat it (with Syfa too, by the way). After that time I won the game several times with the other characters and even in hard mode, but when I did it the first time it was such an incredible feeling that I defeated a game sooo great in every aspect, even though at times it seemed impossible to beat and at the same time I felt the satisfaction that my efforts of playing for hours and hours were worth it. That feeling you have for life🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@ErinPlays]

Haha thanks. I think I may have teared up (at least I did with Batman on NES lol.) it was so exciting! And that’s great you had a similar experience. I’ve now done the Alucard path too. It’s such a good game.

[@elvisrobotbeta3299]

@@ErinPlays Awww, how nice if you did. I also cried that time because of what the last two scenes cost me and because of the emotional ending. For one reason, CastleVania III is my favorite NES game😊. You know, it happened to me just like you when I defeated Batman, both because of the years I spent trying, but especially because of what that movie means to me, since I saw it at its premiere when I was very little❤️). Thanks!! I tell you the same thing!! Ohhh, really, Alucard's too? That's great!! So if you recorded it soon I will see that video too🦇👌🏻 You are a great and lovely girl, Erin. I'd love to play it with you one day, taking turns and swapping characters (I'll push Sypha away from now on, haha😌... just kidding, I'll let you pick first😉)

[@ChaossX77]

I know I'm 5 years late to this but wow that was impressive. This game is tough as nails.

[@lchambers56]

I gotta say, you got more patience than I ever will. I get mad if my toast isn't up in two minutes. 😂 Great job!

[@Lyrici17]

Super fun playthrough!! I've never played this game before (it's possible I've never even seen anything from this game before), so it was cool to see it al.... Thanks!

[@jmbad]

Cool video! Beating this game was my biggest achievement in high school. It was much too difficult compared to the other games.

[@skabcat242]

Wow. I never realized how powerful Sypha's magic was.

[@ErinPlays]

Sypha is pretty great. I started playing the Famicom version with Grant and he seems cool too, since he can climb walls and stuff.

[@IamGulzow]

Great work Erin! This game is no joke, I have yet to beat it but am still working on it. Keep up the good work!

[@joshuamoran7122]

Congratz for beating this game. I started playing this as a kid before I was 10 and didn't beat it until a few years later. When I did beat it for the first time it felt great. I use the same method you did to beat Dracula in his final form, too. :)

[@doudoune8035]

It doesn't sound silly at all! Castlevania III is by far one of the hardest game I have ever beaten, and I can beat NInja Gaiden 1 without dying! Great job on beating this one, Erin!!

[@TempusFugit78]

"Everyone's an asshole" - the original title of Castlevania 3.

[@MadJaze]

I just subscribed to your channel. I'm really fan of those games and some day I wanna record some long plays to post them somewhere xd

[@rubemevangelista3868]

Damn, congratulations, this game is tough as hell (which makes me angry, cause I love it a lot lol) BTW, just found your channel, seems fun hanging out here Kappa, so +1

[@superfamilyfun2671]

We want to make a video on Castlevania 3 soon, but we're not sure where in the game we want to make it. Instead of beginning or end, we wanted some epic midgame scene, like when we get a character. We haven't chosen which we're going for, yet.

[@sergiotg81]

Congrats Erin Castlevania III is a great game im glad you beat it

[@ErinPlays]

Thank you! :)

[@JustinEvitable80]

Congrats. I'm not good at this game at all. I've gotten to points where Trevor meets Sypha and the path Trevor meets Alucard. Although long ago, I've made it to the point Trevor meets Grant, I can't get there anymore. I need to put more time into this game.

[@ErinPlays]

It just takes A LOT of time and practice. You can do it!

[@focalized]

Castlevania II is what I had first as a kid. Played it out along with my Nintendo Power subscription. When I got Castlevania III, I had no skill and was always frustrated. Never got through half the game. Didn't play the original until I was way older. Like 35. Got good at it and should really work on Castlevania III now.

[@RTCMAHL]

Mad respect. Played that game for years and never beat it.

[@joeytello5694]

That was really great video Erin, very entertaining

[@matthewsan78]

Nice work! This game is tough as nails. I beat it legit once when I was a kid shortly after it came out, but since then I've only beaten it using save states.

[@flamesofhell6449]

Grew up with this game and loved it. Played the crap out of it till I knew it off by heart. I like taking Alucard.Great video. Thank you.

[@darinstaley1993]

That was really intense

[@chaospoet]

The pizza bits part had me chuckling pretty hard. You're not wrong. You've got to play Castlevania Bloodlines on Genesis next.

[@brandonryder5873]

Nice job,I really enjoyed watching.

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

One of the best franchises in video gaming histories and probably the hardest of them all

[@04StartyCornRainbowOnline88]

33:14 - 35:22 That was amazing! :D Well done, Erin.

[@brettsix2027]

26:32 My Dad used to call Combos dog treats 😂

[@spookerredmenace3950]

ah Castlevania 3! nice! well done Erin

[@elefsidi]

I actually managed to beat Castlevania 3, three times in a row. First time, it was with Sypha, the second and third time was with Alucard. The levels I found the most trouble with is stage 7 from Alucard's route and stage 9.

[@noahheninger]

This game utterly shocked me with its difficulty.

[@Roger_Smith_Staniel]

That’s a really hard game. (Obviously).. I’ve never beat the first or third and get too frustrated with them to finish. I did beat Simon’s quest many many times though. My copy of that game l’ve had since 1993. It has James signature on it now! I also have a Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout cartridge signed by James and bugs bunny himself; Mike! I’ve met them quite a few times because I live close to Philly!

[@ErinPlays]

That's awesome! :)

[@blackenedwritings]

Wow. That game nearly destroyed me when I was a kid.

[@adamarkgaming]

awwW so cute seeing you tear up at the end

[@Edwardsjm]

The concentration!! 34:30 The image on your shirt looks similar to the end-boss for this game :)

[@RyderLComics]

That was fun to watch, congrats on beating Dracula, Erin! We should start calling you Erin Belmont from the amount of times you beat him at this point. Also sidenote, the title is misspelled. the T and the L in Castlevania need to be switched :-)

[@ErinPlays]

Thank you! And yeah, someone else let me know too so it's updated (whoops!). Thanks though!

[@4thcoming]

Dracula's Curse is like very hard. NES hard. It's partly remade in SOTN. It seems like. Good work Erin.

[@xyanide1986]

I'm getting some good tips from this as I still have to beat it, but it's on my shelf. Thanks!

[@elliotbjorksdottir2878]

Omg! Best reaction ever at the end!

[@frankiegee6135]

It took me a year to beat this game I was 13. I just used the main character no one else. This game is so difficult, it made me cry when I was a kid.

[@herosshade2247]

"Fuckin' BIRD" This is such a mood for any gamer

[@RyuPlaneswalker]

"Oh My God I can't stop saying Oh my God" said while fighting Vampires..we we sure Erin isn't a Joestar?

[@SceneClosely]

Bosses handled like a pro 💪

[@chrisplissken4626]

Nice! This are the best bragging rights anyone can have, I respect people more when they say I beat Castlevania for nes or ninja gaiden or holy diver ...way more than someone who beats darksouls

[@Jbayz]

I've beaten castlevania and dark souls. Lol.

[@chrisplissken4626]

@@Jbayz my point is that now a days anyone can beat a game on this generation,because of save points and respawns ,back in the days once your continues or lives are over you're fucked you gotta start from the beginning and some games won't even track check points if you advanced 5 mins into the level and die is back to the beginning lol ....but on new games you usually start fairly close you just get no satisfaction from beating them

[@chrisplissken4626]

@@Jbayz so yeah difficulty now days even on hard is still easy which is sad

[@MaidenHell1977]

Congrats, its a pretty tough game but an amazing play through.

[@MaidenHell1977]

By the way you are ultra friggin cute, especially the look on your face after you beat Dracula. :)

[@RaceToNowhere]

Ok, so, this is what happn'd. We all know that Mike is a monster in gaming, he can dodge anything coming his way and complete even the most exhausting of trials without beating an eye, and that's because he's a vampire, and what do vampires do? They do their things, one of them is knitting, another is having super reflexes. Now that Erin let him in, she is under his influence, poor thing, and maybe it's too late, maybe she already became a creature of the night. I have never seen her so relaxed and indifferent towards a game, as if there's a layer of cold between her and the screen, a layer of darkness. And look at her, no makeup, so pale yet so beautiful, as a pearl shimmering in the moon. Mike! What have you done.

[@kurrono]

Oh after Rondo of Blood is Synphony of the Night..Psx ;)

[@fredfuchs3573]

I will have to pickup this looks fun thanks erin

[@hansoak3664]

I came here from a RetroManCave video. Nice channel.

[@danieldougan269]

Great job, Erin. That's a big achievement! You might want to stop down your camera lens a bit to get a deeper depth of field because you were going in and out of focus as you rocked back and forth in your chair.

[@trelblant2414]

This was awesome. i cried too. Thank you!

[@megagrey]

Wow, I never beat it on Sypha's path because I got stuck on her twin hydra boss, plus I needed Alucard for a later part anyway. I had no idea Dracula could be bested so fast. I used Trevor for the whole fight.

[@deezy81]

Combos are awesome. I am surprised you have been to 7-11 so much and never knew about them until recently.

[@AsteriskSS]

Reaction at the end...priceless

[@mokthemagicman]

Good job Erin. I never played this one since the Sega Genesis came out about four months before it was released. I was already on the new system playing Altered Beast. This looks fun tho. Must go back and play it now.

[@muthesquirrel]

CVIII is my fave Castlevania game, and I've sadly played all of them but one...

[@AmberShort]

Only Castlevania I have yet to try. I'm tempted to try now.

[@ErinPlays]

You should totally try it out!

[@andrewdennis7343]

Congratulations on beating Castlevania 3 Erin! I enjoyed watching you play! I was wondering; have you ever played a game called Gladiator. From what I can tell this game was released for the arcade in 1986. It's very enjoyable and can be played on Taito Legends Volume 1 for the PS2. I'm just giving this game as a suggestion because some elements of Castlevania 3 reminded me of Gladiator.

[@ErinPlays]

Thanks! And no, I haven't. I'll have to look that one up.

[@bigdaddyjpj]

That SegaJason guy sounds cool... ;-) Good job, Erin!

[@cruehead419]

Congrats on one of the hardest Castlevania games I've beat it and always try new paths or I started long time ago to just go through the entire game with just Trevor Belmont

[@Ian-ky5hf]

Grant is in the clock tower It is the top choice at the first fork in the road.

[@deezy81]

Great job Erin. I have beat it with Trevor solo, Alucard and Syfa.. Only with Grant Da Nasty left..

[@deathknell609]

Congratulations! Great Job.

[@mokthemagicman]

35:18 I think I counted 27 "OMG" and then tears follow.

[@mjollnir85ts]

Luckily old enough to have played this 5 years after it came out..seemed easy and fun for me