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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
GenreAction, Platforming, 2D Platforming
ReleasedNovember 23, 1989
Title Screenhot
In-game Screenshot

Achievements

There are 55 achievements worth 626 (2871) points.
Authors: popoki (54), televandalist (1)

Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title 
Thunderstruck (10) (70)
Kill the Cyclops using the dagger as a lightning rod
151 (119) of 3659
(4.13%) players
Cross Your Heart (1) (1)
Feel the power of a rosary.
3543 (1870) of 3659
(96.83%) players
Castlevanian Delicacy (2) (2)
Unearth some delicious wall chicken.
2444 (1407) of 3659
(66.79%) players
Double Shot (2) (2)
Find a ''II'' block as either Trevor or Grant.
1996 (1149) of 3659
(54.55%) players
Triple Threat (3) (6)
Find a ''III'' block as either Trevor or Grant.
805 (492) of 3659
(22.00%) players
Soul Steal (2) (3)
Find a hidden 1-up.
902 (566) of 3659
(24.65%) players
Dance of Illusion (1) (2)
Drink a potion of invincibility.
751 (447) of 3659
(20.52%) players
Heartful (10) (42)
Accumulate 99 hearts at one time.
314 (213) of 3659
(8.58%) players
Vampire Fighter (5) (8)
Reach a score of 20,000 and earn a 1up.
1335 (733) of 3659
(36.49%) players
Vampire Hunter (10) (43)
Reach a big score of 70,000 for another 1up.
520 (207) of 3659
(14.21%) players
Vampire Killer (25) (137)
Reach a huge score of 120,000 for a third 1up.
407 (156) of 3659
(11.12%) players
Warakiya Village (5) (5)
Finish Stage 1.
2973 (1681) of 3659
(81.25%) players
Destiny (5) (6)
Reach the point at which the path truly splits.
1695 (1014) of 3659
(46.32%) players
Demon Seed (5) (12)
Reach the final fork in the path, deep in the underworld.
635 (425) of 3659
(17.35%) players
Clock Tower of Untimely Death (5) (9)
Finish Stage 2...?
1097 (628) of 3659
(29.98%) players
There and Back Again (5) (9)
Escape the clock tower and find a new route to the castle.
942 (553) of 3659
(25.74%) players
Mad Forest (5) (9)
Finish Stage 3.
1006 (610) of 3659
(27.49%) players
Haunted Ship of Fools (5) (12)
Finish Stage 4 (upper path).
734 (416) of 3659
(20.06%) players
Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons (5) (10)
Finish Stage 4 (lower path).
791 (522) of 3659
(21.62%) players
Tower of Terror (5) (14)
Finish Stage 5 (upper path).
610 (345) of 3659
(16.67%) players
Nightmare (5) (19)
Finish Stage 5 (lower then upper path).
323 (226) of 3659
(8.83%) players
Causeway (10) (31)
Finish Stage 6 (upper path).
540 (297) of 3659
(14.76%) players
Underground Catacombs (10) (40)
Finish Stage 6 (lower path).
315 (223) of 3659
(8.61%) players
Sunken City of Poltergeists (10) (39)
Finish Stage 6 (very bottom path).
365 (231) of 3659
(9.98%) players
Castle Courtyard (10) (34)
Finish Stage 7 (upper path).
501 (266) of 3659
(13.69%) players
Cliffside Entrance (10) (42)
Finish Stage 7 (lower path).
363 (209) of 3659
(9.92%) players
Deja Vu (10) (31)
Finish Stage 8.
597 (296) of 3659
(16.32%) players
The Riddle (10) (35)
Finish Stage 9.
544 (261) of 3659
(14.87%) players
Die, Monster! (25) (91)
Slay Dracula and finish the game.
533 (252) of 3659
(14.57%) players
Welcome to Hell (10) (45)
Finish the first stage on Hard Mode.
276 (192) of 3659
(7.54%) players
Granting His Aid (5) (9)
Accept Grant as your partner.
1065 (615) of 3659
(29.11%) players
Androgynous Ally (5) (9)
Accept Sypha as your partner.
988 (595) of 3659
(27.00%) players
The Tragic Prince (5) (11)
Win a duel with the son of Dracula.
699 (459) of 3659
(19.10%) players
Kid Dracula (5) (12)
Accept Alucard as your partner.
640 (422) of 3659
(17.49%) players
Vicious Vampire (10) (48)
Finish any stage completely as Alucard.
246 (180) of 3659
(6.72%) players
Plucky Pirate (10) (35)
Finish any stage completely as Grant.
363 (259) of 3659
(9.92%) players
Mighty Magician (25) (99)
Finish any stage completely as Sypha.
315 (226) of 3659
(8.61%) players
Restrained Warrior (25) (122)
Finish any stage (except Stage 1) as Trevor, without powering up his whip.
216 (179) of 3659
(5.90%) players
Mana Efficiency (25) (142)
Finish any stage completely as Sypha... without picking up a single spellbook or stopwatch.
184 (150) of 3659
(5.03%) players
Candle Conservator (5) (18)
Finish Stage 1 without hitting a single candle.
302 (250) of 3659
(8.25%) players
Clockwork (2) (7)
Give poor Alucard the only sub-weapon he can use.
362 (265) of 3659
(9.89%) players
Iron Blue Intention (3) (10)
Acquire the most rare and powerful spellbook for Sypha.
380 (258) of 3659
(10.39%) players
Picture of a Ghost Ship (5) (10)
Mount your offensive on the haunted vessel.
895 (547) of 3659
(24.46%) players
Aquarius (5) (16)
Engage the floodwaters in the aquatic ruins.
440 (296) of 3659
(12.03%) players
Pitch Black Intrusion (5) (16)
Infiltrate the castle from underground.
471 (289) of 3659
(12.87%) players
Dark Metamorphosis (25) (161)
Defeat both forms of Death using Alucard alone.
173 (131) of 3659
(4.73%) players
Mirror of Fate (25) (118)
Defeat the Doppleganger with Trevor alone.
386 (186) of 3659
(10.55%) players
Heart of Fire (25) (135)
Defeat all three bosses at the end of Stage 7 (either path) as Grant.
222 (159) of 3659
(6.07%) players
In the name of my Mother... (5) (29)
Deliver the final blow to Dracula as his son.
206 (145) of 3659
(5.63%) players
Fear Me Most Sincerely (5) (23)
Defeat the first form of Dracula as either Grant or Sypha.
262 (189) of 3659
(7.16%) players
Symphony in the Moonlight (25) (123)
Finish the game with Alucard as your partner.
306 (177) of 3659
(8.36%) players
That's Why They Call Me Nasty (25) (142)
Finish the game with Grant as your partner.
201 (150) of 3659
(5.49%) players
A Wizard Did It (25) (110)
Finish the game with Sypha as your partner.
393 (201) of 3659
(10.74%) players
Trevor Forever (50) (302)
Finish the game as Trevor alone.
175 (141) of 3659
(4.78%) players
You Don't Belong in This World! (50) (355)
Slay Dracula on Hard Mode.
154 (119) of 3659
(4.21%) players
💬Official Forum Topic
Recent Players:
UserWhenActivity
Penguino2023-01-30 22:29:51Playing as Trevor, on Warakiya Village, Block 1
MegaBrandon832023-01-30 20:14:59Playing as Sypha, on Haunted Ship of Fools, Block 2
Nero902023-01-30 19:55:17Playing as Trevor, on Main Hall, Block 3
thios2023-01-30 19:49:59Playing as Trevor, on Warakiya Village, Block 2
quadscore2023-01-30 18:54:07Playing as Trevor, on Warakiya Village, Block 3
BudCaveTV2023-01-30 18:35:31Playing as , on Warakiya Village, Block 1
OZZYMOTTO2023-01-30 17:07:38Playing as Trevor, on Inner Halls, Block 2
Adlerero2023-01-30 16:19:58Playing as Trevor, on Castle Courtyard, Block 3
poel2023-01-30 12:49:28Playing as , on Warakiya Village, Block 1
zencat102023-01-30 03:13:34Playing as Trevor, on Warakiya Village, Block 3
Recent comments: (All 44)
DisdonnPlays 10 Feb 2019 13:26
yeah, I found that it has not been working with the rom I used to beat the list with.... not sure if it's an update needed for the emulator or if something else is up....
TheGameingChef 16 Feb 2019 23:55
same :(
JAM 17 Nov 2019 06:11
Using name "HELPxxxx" which is gives you more lives will make achievements not work. Same story with passwords to start any level with extra lives.
jltn 8 Jun 2020 09:12
Mastered!
AFACAST 17 Jun 2020 22:23
Thunderstruck achievement haha Great ;-)
TheGameingChef 17 Jul 2020 23:02
This new achievement feels like a kid who found a new toy that other people knew about I dont think this was needed at all but whatever
RawSteelUT 2 Aug 2020 19:22
I'm getting an "unsupported" error for Thunderstruck. Anyone else?
Billnyhilist 15 Oct 2020 05:51
why make a set for the garbage version of the game
Rhaziel 12 Nov 2020 03:15
200% Finished!!!
classicgamer 20 Aug 2021 22:46
Just so you know, if you use HELP ME as your name, the achievements won't count
Throgg 18 Nov 2021 15:25
mastered fun set
TheMysticalOne 27 Mar 2022 23:41
Added score leaderboard. May add some stage time leaderboards later.
TheMysticalOne 28 Mar 2022 12:00
Added Stage Time leaderboards because that seems like a quirky fun idea.
TheMysticalOne 30 May 2022 14:05
HELP ME along with the "Starteith helper, e.g. FUJIMOTO" names now disabled achievements.
Jazmataz 4 Aug 2022 14:26
I did a Trevor Only No Death Run of this Game here is my Recording:
https://youtu.be/mnmwRfTLz6w
vintageclassicgamer 2 Sep 2022 16:55
God this game is hard. Love it though. Shout-out to the Belmont crew.
automidnight 13 Sep 2022 01:41
Excellent set, great balance of challenge and fun. Thank you very much!
OceanManow 4 Nov 2022 22:14
Platinado família, difícil é pouco pra esse daqui, quase fiquei careca terminando esse set.
Jazmataz 13 Jan 2023 23:41
I did a Recording of the Dracula Fight Whip only No Damage. Easy Fight cuz the Pattern is always the Same and this could be a Cheevo for this Classic Gem. This Set is too easy for a CV Game.

https://youtu.be/hz0j628C4gM
Jazmataz 25 Jan 2023 03:10
I did a Trevor Solo No Death Lower Cavern Path (Alucard Route) Playthrough.

https://youtu.be/2wM5NyOW-Dk
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Collections

[AotW - Achievement of the Week 2015]
[AotW - Achievement of the Week 2020]
[Developer - Konami]
[Game Mechanic - Password System]
[Genre - Action]
[Genre - Platforming]
[Misc. - AVGN Reviewed]
[Misc. - GameCenter CX Challenge]
[Publisher - Konami]
[Series - Castlevania]
[Subgenre - 2D Platforming]
[Theme - Halloween]

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Achievement Distribution

High Scores

#UserMastered
79BrianDavis13 BrianDavis132023-01-23 06:19
78YamatoVergil YamatoVergil2022-12-27 22:09
77GammaGuts GammaGuts2022-12-23 00:14
76remotegod remotegod2022-12-15 12:28
75seilahehe seilahehe2022-12-12 14:12
74BenTobitt BenTobitt2022-12-11 03:35
73IDarkReaderW IDarkReaderW2022-12-05 21:39
72donutweegee donutweegee2022-12-03 06:01
71LittleMIXER LittleMIXER2022-11-26 06:47
70OceanManow OceanManow2022-11-04 22:04

Leaderboards

Score as many points as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784999999
Finish Wallachia Village with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784513
Finish the Clock Tower of Untimely Death climb with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784413
Finish the Clock Tower of Untimely Death descent with as much time remaining as possible.
bobolopster bobolopster319
Finish the Mad Forest with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784313
Finish the Haunted Ship of Fools with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784390
Finish the Curse Tower with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784493
Finish the Bridge of Peril with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784398
Finish the Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons with as much time remaining as possible.
MrX2784 MrX2784300
Finish Alucard's Cavern with as much time remaining as possible.
Jazmataz Jazmataz483
Finish the Cavern and defeat the Skull Knight King with as much time remaining as possible.
RobertRJ RobertRJ157
Finish the Sunken City of Poltergeists with as much time remaining as possible.
matsunami0 matsunami0138
Finish the Underground Catacombs with as much time remaining as possible.
Jazmataz Jazmataz156
Finish the Underground Mines with as much time remaining as possible.
RobertRJ RobertRJ273
Finish the Castle Courtyard with as much time remaining as possible.
OceanManow OceanManow292
Finish the Main Hall with as much time remaining as possible.
Jazmataz Jazmataz244
Finish the Inner Halls with as much time remaining as possible.
OceanManow OceanManow259
Finish the Castle Clocktower by defeating Dracula with as much time remaining as possible.
LittleMIXER LittleMIXER217