The Anatomy of Castlevania

By The GameSpite Crew, Jeremy Parish

Subjects: LCD, Racing Games, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, RPG, Games, Videogames, Role Playing Game, Electronic Entertainment, Hobbies, Adventure Games, Liquid Crystal Display, Sports Games, Nintendo Entertainment System, Video Game Analysis, RPGs, Haunted Castle, Castlevania, Pastimes, Video games, Tiger Electronics, NES, Puzzle Games, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Description: This is a video game analysis book, for the first three Castlevania games, Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, which were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System {NES}. Each of the games has screenshot maps, and pixle sprite images from the game. There is also a look at the LCD {Liquid Crystal Display}, game "Castlevania II: Simon's Quest" by Tiger Electronics, and the arcade game "Haunted Castle". This book is a companion to "GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal" series, the introduction of the book says this is in fact "GameSpite: Journal 13". The book was released in two different versions. A paperback version was released on November 1, 2012 through CreateSpace Independent Publishing ISBN: 9781511880220 {2012}, and a hardback version released on February 18, 2013, through "Blurb Inc." Books in this series: * GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 1 {2008} * GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 2 {2010} * GameSpite: Year Two {2012} GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal series {Volumes 1-7 are called G1, through G7} * GameSpite: Quarterly 1, Spring 2009: (Game Boy) x (20 Years) = Retrospective {2009} * GameSpite: Quarterly 2, Summer 2009: The Greatest* Games of All Time {2009} * GameSpite: Quarterly 3, Fall 2009: The Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Heroes {2009} * GameSpite: Quarterly 4, Spring 2010: The Mechanics of Gaming {2010} * GameSpite: Quarterly 5, Fall 2010: The NES Turns 25 {2010} * GameSpite: Quarterly 6, Winter 2010/2011: The Most Underappreciated* Games of All Time {2010} * GameSpite: Quarterly 7, Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Villains {2011} * GameSpite: Quarterly 8, PlayStation, 15 Years Later {2011} * GameSpite: Journal 9, Fall 1911: Games and Mortality {2011} * GameSpite: Journal 10: Super NES Turns 20 {2011} * GameSpite: Journal 11 {2012} * GameSpite: Journal 12: Sega Vol. 1, Arcade through 32X {2012} GameSpite Presents: * The Anatomy of Castlevania: The NES Trilogy {2012-13} {2013 Hardback title, The Anatomy of Castlevania: Vol. 1, The Introduction, says this is "GameSpite: Journal 13".} * The Anatomy of Zelda, Volume One {2013} {The hardback version is subtitled "GameSpite: Journal 14", on cover} * The Anatomy of Super Mario, Volume I {2013} * The Anatomy of Metroid, Vol. I {2014} * The Anatomy of Metroid, Vol. II {2014} ** The Anatomy of Metroid: Deluxe Edition {2014} * The Anatomy of Mega Man, Vol. I {2014}