Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is a side-view action platformer led by Count Dracula and an army of evil poised to overrun mankind. The story takes place 100 years before the birth of Simon Belmont. You play as Trevor, Simon's forefather, and your goal is to fight through the legions of the undead and reach Dracula himself. Trevor carries a whip and can use weapons such as the battle axe. He can also draw on three allies, Sypha, Grant and Alucard, who is Dracula's forgotten son. The game has branching paths, so the route you take is up to you, and there are up to 17 possible levels in all. Stages include a haunted ship, a sunken city, a clock tower and Dracula's castle. It is a single-player game that mixes platforming with hack and slash combat in a horror setting. Konami developed and published it for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and it was released in 1990. It was later rereleased on the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.