Castlevainia 3 wins because the name Alucard is the coolest name in existence.

Ok if thats a reason than SotN would win because Alucard is the main character instead of just a sidekick like in Castlevania 3.

I prefer Super Castlevania IV to be honest. Castlevania III is second then Rondo of Blood.

If save states existed like on 3DS VC, then Rondo of Blood would be first. I like it the most but I'm really no good at it.

I never played the NES Castlevania games growing up, so maybe that's why I can't get into them now. I would say Super Castlevania IV is my favorite Castlevania game on the VC, followed by Rondo of Blood.

Rondo of Blood is the best, and 2nd place Castlevania III.

I still prefer the original Castlevania. I dont think you can go wrong with any of them on the VC.

Castlevania III is the best VC right now... but i didn't really play the home console Castlevania series when i was a kid,,, what i did have was my black and white Gameboy versions that my cousin gave me... Those Gameboy games sucked, so i didn't buy the home console versions back in the day LOL

SCIV gets my vote easily. I'd throw them down in this order

SCIV > CIII: Dracula's Curse + Rondo of Blood > Castlevania > CII: Simon's Quest.

I really wan't to replay III: Dracula's curse as Trevor Belmont only instead of the constant character switching.
What i hated about it is that it never kept track of the alternate paths you took after completing the game, making multiple playthroughs a bit of a messy guessing game. A Map would of helped Konami! Also CIII is defintily the toughest Castlevania yet! With Rondo following closely behind.

I played them in the following order on the Wii's VC.

Castlevania > SCIV > CIII: Dracula's Curse > Rondo of Blood > CII: Simon's Quest

lament of innocence all ds games castlevania 2 super castlevania wich is a remake of 1st game curse of darkness

wait for Dracula X (SNES)

No offense, but that's horrible advice. It's such a glitchy, poorly designed game, and pulls a lot of crap near the end.

Why in hell would you wan't to play Dracula X for the SNES when the superior Rondo of Blood is already avaiable. And don't count on waiting, because Konami's hasn't been churning 'anything' up on the VC as of late. I'm still waiting for Castlevania: Bloodlines and Contra: Hardcorps but we probably won't even get those.

No offense, but I disagree with Order-Sol who I believe is Mac. I have the cart and I like Dracula X. The music and graphics are awesome opposum and it's Classic Castlevania on the SNES that is why you would want to play it Waveula! But like Wave said, I doubt this game will see the light of day on the VC as Rondo of Blood is available and Konami hasn't released anything on the VC anyway.

castlevania 3 dracula's curse and rondo of blood are my favorites. i would like to see dracula x on vc because i have never played it on super nes but i have on the psp. i can't seem to track a dracula x super nes online that doesn't cost a arm and a leg.

Well since I am not a huge fan of old school Castlevanias I would have to say either Super Castlevania IV or Rondo of Blood.

ive watched a playthrough of Castlevania IV twice now...what is it about this game that seems so bland? i dont think ive ever played that one, is it the whip twirling that got everyone? i got a lot of CV games for various systems, but somethings keeping me from this one. Bloodlines is awesome to me. and ill pick Dracula X over IV any morning

I don't know why you think its so bland. Sure it may be Heavy Barrel on the brownishness but I don't view the setting of Castlevania as taking place in a land of puppy dogs and ice cream. Stuff is decrepit where the spooks hang out though there taste in music is fabulous indeed. And speaking of music, Super Castlevania's IV soundtrack is the greatest! It's moody like Super Metroid. Sure I like my discotech Castlevania soundtracks and some of the rock as well but Super Castelvania IV nails it masterfully! As for the whip thing yeah that's cool but there is so much more to the whole package of the game than that.

Yes, Super Castlevenia IV is the best!

@Ryno
i almost downloaded it on VC to see what all the hype was, thats why i watched the full playthrough for a second time and still im on the fence with it.
i still want to get it and play it through because im open to all Castlevania games.

You should at least download it if not get a copy of the cart for your collection. It is probably the easiest Castlevania game (even on the 2nd quest) but its still grave fun.

As for Bloodlines, yeah I like it (It is classic Castlevania after all and there is not much more I like than that) but I thought the 6 levels was rather weak though you get two different characters. The music is just ok, stage 2 is awesome and even better with the Circle of the Moon remix. Though I do like the remix of the classics.