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If you love the Game Boy and you don't own Kid Dracula, then I feel like something might be wrong with you.

Kid Dracula is to Castlevania what Parodius is to Gradius (and Twinbee and Darius). It's an amazing platformer that's presented in fantastic Konami sound and vision, and incorporates not only Castlevania mythology, but also lots of fun horror-movie cliches. The game is an absolute blast and should certainly be far more recognized than it is.

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Much like in Castlevania. Kid Dracula will continually learn new secondary attacks to aid him no his quest. In fact, he even learns to turn into a bat! This is the sort of extra-mile Game Boy game that Konami is especially known for. And much like how half the fun of playing Parodius was spotting references to other shmups, I swear I shrieked in glee when I realized that one of the bosses that Kid Dracula all the sudden had to fight was a character that looked suspiciously like Jason Voorhees. This game is absolutely brilliant, and quite possibly the best Castlevnia game released on the Game Boy.

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