Best VGM 411 - Castlevania 64 - Castle Center

[soulspace91]

I love the Soundtracks of Castlevania series, always amazing and deep

[shockraid1]

- Hey Joe, how come we never hang out anymore?

- I dunno Frank, I thought it was-OH SHEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIITTTT

[kefkaexdeath]

I really don't think this suits the stage imo. Maybe it would suit Reinhardt's tunnel stage, if that stage were more overgrown with weeds & moss.

[Atasenji]

No jumping what a stupid rule its tough getting the nitro where you wanna go.

[FlameSpyro1]

two words. DON'T JUMP!

[sarcomaful]

the beginning is from vampires dawn!

[Allahweh]

I loved this song...It's perhaps the best song from this game, hands-down. Sadly I don't recall it being in Legacy of Darkness.

[PiinkHairspray]

@Allahweh Its not, i see alot of videos on here for the Castlevania 64 that people are also saying a being Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. And im like umm no lol

[Allahweh]

@PiinkHairspray Oh yes, I knew the games were different. Of course, they were meant to be one game, but they cut back on some of the stuff from CV64 and then naturally had to make a 2nd game. I prefer LoD just because it's a much longer experience, but I appreciate this game as well!

[KataXAfro]

nitro.....

[camagol]

il primo pezzo ricorda molto super mario world - castle theme XD

[DamascusTer]

Castlevania 64 a, à part peut être pour Lords of Shadow auquel j'ai jamais joué, la meilleure mise en scène de la série. Je pense notamment au niveau de la Villa, avec le villageois et le miroir, ou encore le boss de ce niveau, avec la femme victime d'un vampire qui se relève brusquement après avoir vaincu le premier vampire, ou encore les statues de vierges pleurant du sang...

Excellente idée d'avoir mis cette musique dans Judgement, pour le thème de Cornell !

[sirmicro]

Man the music in this game is a few calibers above the games they put out today.

[SparkBlazetail]

This sounds startlingly similar to a music track from Lament of Innocence. And by startlingly similar I mean exactly the same

[StayFreebr007]

@SparkBlazetail which theme is it?

[SparkBlazetail]

@StayFreebr007

I tried to find it for you but I can't. Maybe I'm just going crazy 0.o

[Sonic2021]

@SparkBlazetail Well..they do sort of reuse the songs over and over. I mean, the intro is a variation of Richters theme, after all. And how many games have Bloody Tears in it? So...yeah, it would sound similar.

[SparkBlazetail]

@Sonic2021

As true as that is, I won't complain. I love Castlevania music so much they can reuse it as many times as they want.

X3

[RadicalEdwardBK]

I remember my Ma an' Dadda playin' this game when I was about 6 or 7~ X3 I LOVE that the girl has a better ending than the guy does~ XD You fight one lame battle with Dracula, with the guy, and you fight 3 forms with the girl~!!! My cousin had to help out on the final boss, but I missed it 'cause I was in my room jumping off my bunk-bed into my huge pile of stuffed animals~ XD

[xGolbezx]

@RadicalEdwardBK errr...you must have got the Bad ending with the Reinhardt. Dracula has more than one form lol. you must've took too long to finish it or used day/night cards, or both. I won't spoil it for you. Go play it.

[RadicalEdwardBK]

@xGolbezx I'm thinkin' that that's the one I remember, 'cause I played it all over again a little while ago an' realized I apparently didn't see his best ending~ X3 Carrie's still my favorite, but I just can't help but love the fact that you're kickin' ass as a 12-year-old~ X3

[galti111]

6 people are miserable human scum!

[wowlozer]

they better have TEAMS of guys working to port this over to the 3DS right now!

[1stressout9]

QUESTION TO ALL: If you could give up all the systems and games of today to bring this back would you? Comment Below

[FluffyBunniesOnFire]

@1stressout9 Umm, no. I can bring it back every time I turn on my N64 or emulator. There are also game-making communities that try to revamp the classics to keep them fresh.

[PenItFoMeYo]

I swear, N64 had the most amazing music.

[Thermalfiredotcom]

sadly underrated game

[Aerodeth]

Boy this song takes me back...

...vampire maids...

[javiman]

@Aerodeth

Buttlers Lizzards and metal knights <3

[Aerodeth]

@javiman

But most importantly of all: VAMPIRE MAIDS!

[javiman]

@Aerodeth

LOL

[TommyBoy249r]

You only have this song from Castlevania 64?! It has a LOT of great songs! The eeriness of the Villa is showcased perfectly in the music, and the Tower of Sorcery?! Come on!!!

P.S. This game needs to be put on VC or something because it's amazing and I don't have anymore memory cards that work for my N64

[83jbbentley]

Will you take Mandragora?

Yes? or No?

[OneWithDissidia]

@83jbbentley I chose no, fuck that.

[RichardWiggler05]

@83jbbentley lol better not jump lol!

[FluffyBunniesOnFire]

This song actually sounds interesting in reverse.

[CloudStrifeZX]

why....why almost everybody plays with Carrie? she´s worthless...the true hero, savior and warrior is Reinhardt Schneider

[animalforestboy]

@CloudStrifeZX well you are right,

but carrie is for female players,and is so cool playing with her

because she is fastest uses powers that follows enemies

and is cute

[SoraXKokiri]

I remember the part with Carrie and the nitro thing...When I had to walk down some stairs and I always died in the final step...supposedly when I stepped down the last one, there was movement so yeah. Stupid game and its glitches XD.

[Lumhe]

Played the whole thing only to listen to this song at the Castle Center area *-*

[kanase7]

Damn Nitro and mandragora

and i hate no jump ¬¬

[josh07698]

@kanase7 "OMG I AM ALMOST THERE, JUST GOTTA WALK THROUGH THIS HALL WAY AND I WILL GET THERE" *Skeleton riders come by* FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[SonnyJamesJefferson]

This game, this level specifically, and this music track are absolutely EPIC for the Castlevania series.

[MrDonkDonkerson]

I used to get to a safe area in this level and stay there to listen to the music.

[duzaosr]

I hate this level >.<

[PenItFoMeYo]

The music kind of reminds me of Starfox Adventures.

[KayusMas]

This is good "And so it all begins" music.

[Draculasservant]

DO NOT JUMP WITH NITRO ^^

[120chico]

does anyone know the theme that plays when the spide girls come, or win that statue crys blood?

[BarbarianGurnisson]

Great music, fitting with an epic game!

[minkdude1]

Hey I picked up the nitro! Let run back and jump over..... BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!

[saltyninja01]

@minkdude1 i remember those days.lol i didnt expect that at all, whats worse is i forgot to save.lol 

[coxairman]

i used to suffer a lot in the mazes when that chainsaw guy and the dogs were chasing me... fuck! good old days...

[mszegedy]

This music reminds me of one of those First Person Shooters... possibly Halo.

[olmaho]

i just can't play the new ones.....i guess i AM a masochist i like this one more than the others (new) i cant play the new xbox ones.... they are just missing..... something....and VAMPIRES.....

[SonnyJamesJefferson]

Best level in the whole game. The Castle Center is epic and so is its theme!

[flaco3188]

This game had horrible reviews, but i'll be goddamned if it didn't scare the shit outta me. Once you really get into the castle, you know shit gets real. I tried it on easy and it ended about a third of the way through the game. I was like 'ohhh, you SLY DOGS!'. This game evoked nightmare fuel, from the chainsaw frankensteins, the huge ceberus(es?), the vamps when you got DEEPER into the castle, and OH GOD the battle towers.Shit always get serious when you reach the clock tower in a 'Vania game.

[inuchan43]

All games have there problems. If this was remade, all the music and everything in it, this game would surely be even more epic. One of the best N64 games I played as a kid.

[Predator3400]

its awesome to hear this tracks again...

i sucked at this game as a kid^^

[checkerknights2]

this is by far one of my most favorite Castlevania tracks ever

[FlipReaper1986]

Like this theme.

[EDWARDCR]

anyone knows the name or has a link to the dragon final boss theme?

[Animanga25]

This level pissed me off lol

[xMandalorex]

Castle Centre Level 5 right? long ass level that was lol

[kltiswhoib]

Yes indeed, that level was pure hell.

[xMandalorex]

lol, yea remember going to get the nitron? and you cant jump you have to walk slow and avoid enemies one hit and you blow up LOL i fucking hated that

ahh the memories lol

[kltiswhoib]

That part really took some serious concentration and patience, and it was thoroughly aggravating. I think I still have that game laying around somewhere. I remember they made a sequel to it, but I don't remember much about it because I only got to play the first level.

[xMandalorex]

frst level? forest of slience?

[kltiswhoib]

No, the castle center. Stage 5, it was one of the most hellish levels in video game history.

[FluffyBunniesOnFire]

@xMandalorex The hardest part of the whole game was carrying the nitro on hard mode, where they placed a 3-skull pillar at the center of that gear!

[GreenGearMood]

Bushiest eyebrows ever.

[jaisondsmad]

best song in the game

[Luigi84289]

Music in this game was EPIC. Can't say the same thing about the gameplay unfortunately. Did manage to finish it twice. Thank God for these sound rips.

[Quinxcunz]

Classic

[Quinxcunz]

They should redo these games and make them available for ps?(1,2,3)

[Y0mAMa5957]

I never played this game, but I remember I saw it a long time ago at Blockbuster videos where you could rent N64, and Playstation, and Dreamcast games there. When I saw it, I thought," Wo that looks awesome." Is this game even good? I saw AVGN's Castlevania marathon and he showed this game and it looked awful. But is this game good?

[Jecht111]

It is an amazing game, one of the best of the series if not the best

[MajBlood]

This game is pretty good. A fun game worth playing through. Not as classic as the earlier Castlevanias but way better than the other garbage 3D Castlevanias. The atmosphere in this game is just so omnious...fog, vampires, blood, creepy music....feels like a horror story, you are trapped in this Castle of terror. A lone man out to kill Dracula, will you survive?

[WrexsouI]

@MajBlood Seriously. This game still scares me at some parts. Especially the hedge maze and the chainsaw man. Hearing his clanking footsteps and the dog growl scared the living heck out of me.

[FluffyBunniesOnFire]

@WrexsouI No matter how many times I've beaten it, that part creeps me out.

[mario6515]

Dude the game is killer. The only thing problem you may encounter is the shoty camera work and the flunky controls but thats it this game is excellant

[Quez256]

yeah, I knew about the backhistory with Sypha and Trevor, just never knew that Carrie was related in some way to Sypha, interesting

[Phebie923]

Yeah love this game. I love whooping those bats with hat belt(lol I know it's a whip but belt is funnier)

[Tristan129]

I heard that track in Vampires Dawn. Awesome track.

[bushwhacker2k]

I never knew much about 64, I wonder what the story is.

[DamascusTer]

The story is simple.

Reinhard Schneider herits the Vampire Killer.

Adoptive parents (Sarah Easterfield) of the young Carrie Belnades were slain by Dracula"s army.

You can play the whiper or the young magician girl.

It likes more ancients CV : platforms, action and difficulty.

The story is simple, but there are a LOT of characters to meet (the most in any CV) : Rosa, Renon, Malus, the "miror vampire" (a grat idea!), Actrise...

The story is completed by Legacy of Darkness.

[Quez256]

the hell? Carrie is Carrie Belnades? huh, so Konami didn't go as far off the track as I thought with this one. Liked the game, it just seemed different storywise. That little fact just cleared up a lot, thanks =)

[DamascusTer]

The original name of Carrie Fernadez (US/Euro) is Carrie Vernandesu (jap), and Vernandesu (jap) is the original family name of Sypha Belnades (US/Euro).

Possibly a spoiler :

In Carrie's game, you have to fight "Carrie's cousin". Lot of people thinks it is in fact Sypha, or a fake Sypha (a boss that is in several CVs).

[Vansaligh]

GG man

[Hennethelord]

WTF?!?! i just went to this Vid from Coincidence...and i recognize it...i heard it in Vampires Dawn 1 and 2...these are 2 german RPG's made with the RPG maker..they are awesome..and btw..this game is awesome t2 ;)

[xXJimPanseXx]

same here henneth :)

[XXLinkXX175]

It's the best castlevania game

[gnahzdivad]

Uhh, you can search Castlevania 64 speed run, some guy beat the game in under 30 minutes... it made me feel bad for never beating the game

[samhain81]

Is it me does the start of the song sound like a Bowers Castle level in Super Mario World? =D

(listen to the motif from 0:01 to 0:25)

[Sephiko]

I bet this would work well on the jungle area in Secret of Evermore.

[fantasyunderfire218]

Haha, that is -precisely- what I thought when this started playing!

[soadbro]

Weird... The beginning is almost exactly the same as the SMW castle theme. (The lead melody at the end is the same too)

[Honatuto]

I love almost all Castlevania music and look forward to when you put up either the Tower of Sorcery or Sinking Old Sanctuary <_<

[Doomsdaywarrior]

Dude, thanks so much for uploading this! Can you please upload more songs from this game?

[DarkLordRobert]

Even with its flaws, this game still has the best atmosphere and characters in any Castlevania game IMO. Renon the demon FTW!!

[MegatronYES]

That damn garden was intense.

[DaMattGuy]

This game massively sucked save only for the music. Anyone who got far enough to recognize this music knows what I mean.

[pianoguy222]

I don't know, I liked the 3d gameplay. While it wasn't as fun as SCV (IV), I still had fun.

[checkerknights2]

it wasn't that bad.

[SwordScarab0]

p.s.bonus char

[SwordScarab0]

i thought cornel was awesome :D

[TommyBoy249r]

I don't get why this game got such a bad rap... the only thing I would think it would be is the controls but I thought it was a fantastic game. I even bought Legacy of Darkness as well (which is the same thing pretty much but with a new level and two different characters)

[NYCrazyRob]

It was sort of boring and adding weirdo platform jumps didn't help in the fun factor either. It just didn't capture that same magic Super Castlevania IV had. Sort of like how Donkey Kong 64 could never measure up to the SNES Donkey Kong Country games.

[sonideromex]

I share the same opinion as you but believe it or not there're people that actually like DK64. Maybe they didn't play the ones on the SNES but to each his/her own.

[PRChingon]

One problem with this game was the lack of music, of course it has some but not all levels have some. Overall i did enjoy this game.

[kryptlagoon]

i liked this game lol.

[Cybertoco]

Bad game, although it can be VERY funny!

[HeavensMeat]

The beginning reminded me of SMW's castle theme.

[MegatronYES]

YAAAAAAAAAY one of my favorites.

Possibly my single favorite Castlevania.

[TuxedoRay]

Might I ask why? :)

[MegatronYES]

Assuming you meant WHAT ABOUT Castlevania 64 I liked so much..

Challenging without being unfairly hard. On top of just plain gorgeous.

[TuxedoRay]

Ok. Cool with me. :)

[Maticdave]

Excellent choice supradarky also the title theme is also good just to let you know ;)

[WardogBLacky]

This song is one of the best of the game. I remember this level being a pain, carrying explosives without jumping or getting hit was a pain.

[ShakinJamacian]

I've always thought the atmosphere, tempo, and even music were different than the usual games in the series. It all helps to create an interesting tale in the chronology of Castlevania, at least.

[VGKing]

I'll just ask it right now, because, this being the first post, it will set the discussion to follow: was I the only one to not like this game? The graphics were pretty bad, and the controls weren't too good. Am I the only person who thinks this?

[dipship31]

Seems like the general opinion on this game was that it was not well liked so I'd say you're actually in the norm rather than the minority. I always felt different from the crowd cause I liked it.

[VGKing]

Eh, I didn't. The graphics felt like the game was trying to do Metal Gear Solid on the N64, and the levels weren't as engaging as they were in other Castlevanias.

[TuxedoRay]

Well, its probably better than Simons Quest, lol. Anyways, if I had to make a top 10 Cv game list, this game wouldnt make it. top 15 perhaps?

[BM2341]

Most people don't like this game. It's credited as the worst game in the series next to Haunted Castle for having bad graphics, a terrible camera, and lack-luster music compared to the other Castlevanias.

[Vordox85]

You play Castlevania for your own amusement, or for your own interest in the Castlevania Story?

If yes for first, then it's a no.

If yes for the second, then it's a yes.

Then again I've always been hooked on Castlevania ever since I got NES CV2:Simon's Quest. And now I know pretty much everything about it since it's a long series with alot of value for a VERY long and diverse story, including this one.

[SupraDarky]

I actually really like this game.

[VGKing]

Well, you just answered the question I asked. If only you posted a little later :P :(.

[1122yozz33]

@SupraDarky Who doesn't? This was the game that first introduced Castlevania into the 3D world :D

[legocr8zy]

@SupraDarky Sure Sure I believe you