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#28 Castlevania III

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Hey you haven't lived until you've...listened to the Japanese version soundtrack for Castlevania 3. The cart had a special chip to make the music better. This is a soundtrack I'll often just sit down and listen all the way through, eyes closed, thinking about how cool the songs are.

Castlevania gameplay is always great, but this game's branching paths make it feel fun to give up and start the game over, when you get frustrated. And finding new characters and swapping between them anytime is great--every game ever, should have this feature (slight exaggeration).

The difficulty, is something everyone should experience once. If you asked me for the hardest game I can think of, while still being fair, I'd probably choose this.

There are harder games out there, but those tend to be unfairly punishing. But Castlevania 3 is very fair: infinite continues, levels are short, and there is no late game 8-Boss-Rush or anything. And yet, it *still* manages to be outrageously difficult. I'm not sure I will ever beat it again without save states.

BEST LEVEL: The second-last level, where the song "Riddle" plays. It's a "best of" compilation, that re-uses mechanics+visuals from the hardest rooms from the rest of the game. It's so hard. Love the opening fleaman gauntlet!