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Posted: Aug 29th 2009 11:34PM Ryuk said

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it would have been nicer to have a list too..... :P
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Posted: Aug 29th 2009 11:47PM (Unverified) said

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No matter how many versions of Vampire Killer there are, Bloody Tears will always be the song I associate with Castlevania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjazC45Qkww
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:00AM wardob said

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Bloody Tears is my fave too.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:24AM Jawmuncher said

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Yep, that is by far the best one IMO.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:32AM D dogg said

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I agree that Castlevania 2 is overlooked all too often and it's a complete shame. But, if you're listing music, one can NOT overlook Symphony of the Night.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6D692C49C153D064
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:41AM Jawmuncher said

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Out of SOTN, I have to say Dance of Gold is my favorite.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:48AM Nier said

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Bloody Tears is by far the ultimate Castlevania song.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 1:15AM Nolan North said

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If you watch the full collection video, there is a related Bloody Tears collection.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 1:59AM RageTek said

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@Espiownage yep,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshGL3nYpIQ
best ever!!!!! i even learnt to play it on my guitar!!! :D
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 2:57AM NinjaJesus said

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Really? No one remembers "I am the wind"? Prepare to have your ear-pussies taken to dinner and made sweet sweet love to repeatedly...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3DxQ84shnE
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 5:39AM (Unverified) said

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Bloody Tears FTW
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 10:21AM Bowlby said

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Dance of Gold is a good track but I've learnt to loathe it after how many times I found myself in that room, stuck.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:41PM Altairio said

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Total agreement. Bloody Tears rocks.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 3:01PM (Unverified) said

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I have a "Classical" version of Bloody Tears that I can't find on Youtube, it is by far the best version, I believe it was on a CD with all Classical editions of Castlevania themes. Does anybody have any ideas what I'm talking about?
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:07AM (Unverified) said

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I've always hated PS2's "Lament of Innocence" for skipping this theme. You'd think a game all about the creation of the Vampire Killer whip (and a series so fixated on musical fan-service) would include at least one reference to the song.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 2:21AM Deadpool said

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You don't hate enough to murder it...do you? Because I'm not letting you borrow my Ford Bronco again.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:16AM (Unverified) said

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the artwork is gorgeous...reminds me a bit of metal gear.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:49AM CrabBattle said

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I love it. I wish they had a bigger pic so i could use it as a wallpaper.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 8:51AM nighttime said

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they just don't make cover art like they used to!

+1 for the wallpaper.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 5:05PM (Unverified) said

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Well you see if you google "castlevania" then click on the images tabs. This artwork in wallpaper form is about the 2nd one there..
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:30AM (Unverified) said

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Heh, they reversed the first two games. Castlevania on FDS came before Vampire Killer on MSX2.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:47PM Grauw said

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Well they were released only 1 month apart so at least development took part simultaneously… it’s not that one really came ‘after’ the other. But yeah, guess you’re right.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:33AM Special Agent Steve said

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I really like the Castlevania Judgment one, but the original was just awesome.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 1:53AM (Unverified) said

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I love the castlevania series. But I can tell you this; they forgot three vampire killer songs. One was from the unreleased "Castlevania Resurrection", which starred the short lived Sonia Belmont, set in the year 1666 (time travels i guess) to fight Dracula and team up with a disturbed Belmont who threatens to abandon his family's bloodline. The second was from the (horrible) GB "Castlevania Legends" , which starred Sonia Belmont (again) in the year 1450 (before Trevor) to fight Dracula during his first coming to earth (she also had to fight Alucard. Some rumored a love relationship.) The final song was from the GBA masterpiece "Harmony of Dissonance", which Starred Juste Belmont, grandson of the famous Simon Belmont, who teams up with his friend Maxim Kischine, in order to find his captured lover, Lydie Erlanger.
Sorry to be so detailed, but I'm a geek about the whole game series.

PS - The Castlevania Resurrection song was entitled "Another Vampire Killer", but it was still the same song, only a much faster beat. Harmony's version was entitled Vampire Killer 2k2, which was composed by Michiru Yamane herself.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 9:55AM WAldenIV said

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They also omitted "Portrait of Ruin" for the DS.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 11:33AM (Unverified) said

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How is Portrait of Ruin omitted? I never heard the vampire killer tune in that game. If you're talking omitted as in storyline, it cannot be omitted. If I'm wrong on all fronts, enlighten me.
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Posted: Aug 31st 2009 9:16AM MGarvey said

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Michiru Yamane was a girl?! I never knew that!
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Posted: Aug 31st 2009 3:19PM (Unverified) said

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Yup, Michiru Yamane is a female, as well as the Symphony of the Night artist, Ayami Kojima.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 1:55AM (Unverified) said

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Vampire Killer in Circle of the Moon is my favorite. I remember wondering when it would actually appear in the game since it didn't until the last part of the castle...but what a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment when I finally heard the track in the game.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 2:58AM The Wicker Man said

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NOICE!!!!
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 3:47AM (Unverified) said

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Mmm, I'd have to say Dracula X and the X68000 ones are actually my favorites, haha. Even though I've -never- heard either of them before.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 8:39AM Schpyder said

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Bah, they left out the best version! While the samples in VK2K2 from Harmony of Dissonance are kinda low quality, the arrangement is easily the best of any VK version, IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqkJtnytk2s
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 11:06AM Clone TrooperTZ said

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I haven't played the game or anything but i thought i saw the joker before clicking lol.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 8:43AM zewm said

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When the page first loaded I thought that was a picture of The Joker. I've been playing WAY too much Batman: AA.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 8:50AM Schpyder said

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"WAY too much Batman: AA"

Ain't no such thing.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 9:42AM DjiegoMoz said

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you want a catchy Castlevania tune?
everybody get down to Symphony of the Night's Wandering Ghosts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls0DMEwMO0M
BD
oh yeah..! lol
its not often I find a video game song that makes me wanna dance =]
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 9:59AM MystileArmor said

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So.. if they hate hot girls and big women, you're saying all that's left are skinny ugly bitches?
That doesn't sound like a fun website at all!
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:15PM Slaziman said

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Never reply to spammers, you'll look like an idiot when their comment gets removed! :P
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Posted: Aug 31st 2009 9:23AM MGarvey said

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I was just thinking that.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 10:02AM (Unverified) said

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Don't forget Akumajou Dracula Melody from Pop'n Music 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGADTVmSJrA
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 11:18AM (Unverified) said

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I honestly think the one of the best songs in Castlevania aside Vampire Killer, is Iron Blue Intention, used in Castlevania: Bloodlines, Portriat of Ruin, and Judgement. However, there is an awesome metal version of Iron Blue Intention recently released on a video game music website. Go to dod.vgmix.com and click on the song under current duels "Crimson Twilight". There are also a lot more Castlevania songs, so check em out!
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 11:21AM (Unverified) said

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Nope, never forgot. Cross your heart, and Bloody Tears from Haunted Castle. Good songs on an outdated arcade, but classic nonetheless. I had them on my music player for a long time now (Got the song from Castlevania Dungeon).
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 11:55AM (Unverified) said

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Only a sadist uses a whip!
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:33PM (Unverified) said

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Ok, Never comment on these, but this ismy Castlevainia jam... Not just because I sang in the program, but because it's a collection of the best Castlevania songs, and it's a live symphony, and it's amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1fYiHfqXwk
PS: It gets EPIC right around 4:40
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 12:38PM Grauw said

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Ohh the sweet sounds of the PSG :).
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 2:52PM SlyBeast said

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Man, I love the Chronicles remix!
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 4:48PM STiger said

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Bloody Tears (IIDX EDITION) wasn't in the Bloody Tears collection...
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 7:18PM moominsean said

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i had this as my ring tone for a couple years...
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 7:30PM niakori said

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Why is Joker cloud spying on Belmont?
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Posted: Aug 30th 2009 7:32PM Cptkrush said

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I personally like "Beginning" the best out of all of the songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9MzR-5kM0
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