Classification board update reveals two ghoulish 3DS VC titles

And they both suck, but none sparkle thankfully.

The Australian Classification Board (previously known as the OFLC) have once again indirectly announced not one but two new titles for the Nintendo 3DS’s virtual console. The two games in question are Vampire: Master of Darkness for the Sega GameGear and Castlevania: The Adventure for the Nintendo Gameboy. While we realise there are various versions of Vampire: Master of Darkness available, considering the lack of Master System titles on the Virtual Console we can assume it will be a port of the Game Gear version.

Vampire: Master of Darkness or “Master of Darkness” in Europe is a platformer game first released in 1992 and developed by SIMS. Similar to Castlevania not only in motif but gameplay too, it sees players playing the role of a psychologist named Dr. Social (clever) who is trying to defeat Dracula, as he is actually behind the killings in London previously credited to Jack The Ripper. It sounds, errr, interesting but I must confess that I have never played it (but I remember seeing the box in stores, that counts for something, right?). The game itself requires players to battle through your bog standard horror landscapes, including cemeteries, inhumane laboratories, castles and of course, a house of wax. The game has been classified PG for Mild Violence.

Castlevania: The Adventure is a Konami developed Castlevania game for the NIntendo Gameboy, first released in 1989. Being the first Castlevania title for the system, it marks a kind of milestone for Nintendo’s premiere handheld console and has even been remade for Nintendo’s WiiWare service (we even reviewed it). The game follows Christopher Belmont, an ancestor of the manliest man ever, Simon Belmont as he goes on a quest to defeat Dracula. We probably don’t have to tell you that this is not one of the strongest titles in the franchise, but I suppose one Castlevania game is better than no Castlevania games. Castlevania: The Adventure has been classified G.

Both games have been submitted for classification by Nintendo Australia, which can only mean they are both heading to our Virtual Console sometime soon. Pricing has yet to be confirmed.

James Mitchell

Avid gamer since I was as young as three years old when I received my first NES. Currently studying full time and consider myself a balanced gamer. Enjoy games on all systems, from all genres, on all platforms. Sometimes feels like he's too optimistic for this industry.