[Julio]

The first Castlevania was evil in it's most vile form. No matter how short it was it was a real pain in the neck to get further ahead and the energy was never too abundant.

I don't think that Simon's Quest was all that superior. It was quite frustrating to see that damn screen of "What a horrible night to be outside" and "The sunlight has vanished the horrible night" or something like that every now and then. Also, I never understood why you were allowed to carry only 255 hearts when the counter clearly indicates four zeroes... Talk about some nasty programming.