Castlevania II: Simon's Quest And Donkey Kong 3 Coming To Japanese 3DS eShop

Sweet!! That's one of the best Castlevaina's ever. Please come here as well!!

'one of the more unique entries' - That's an extremely kind way of putting it.

My fav castlevania on the NES era! Still waiting on castlevania to hit the states thou :/

Great news and all but where's the original Castlevania? NOA?

Cool. But why don't they release more handheld games for the 3DS VC?

Simon's quest is dumb, and stupid, and stupid, and dumb. Where is the original?

@Damo - Was it that obvious? :3

Well... as I was 14 when I played Castlevania 2, my english was not so good and because of the many dialogs, I had a hard time finding where to go and what to do. So I found it weird but even so I enjoyed it.

Japan getting Castlevania 2, Donkey Kong 1 and 3, Zelda Oracle, Super Mario 2 and 3, and Mega Man 1-6 way before US and Europe = RAGE.

Castlevania II gets a bad rap but I still think it is a fun game. I love the atmosphere and music.

for the 100th time:
how about Mega Man 3 for europe?
thanks.

I'd buy them both if/when they come to the US.

@Romeo: I feel your pain. I don't know why they just don't release games in all regions at the same time.

@hiptanaka Because it looks like that colour games sell better then back and white ones. XD

Though they could get round to the GBA and/or SNES soon....

@KnightRider666
ye, same...
i just don't get it, it doesn't make any sense

it could be so easy... without getting anyone upset, but no... let's do it the hard way..

What a horrible night to play a confusing game...

What a horrible night to hear this news.

Seriously, Simon's Quest is awful. I wish they'd put Castlevania III on the VC.

I have both DK3 and CV2 on carts. With that said, I would get both of these games if they were released here. Awesome (potential) news!!

I really hope they get around to the second Game Boy game eventually.

I wish they start releasing more gb and specially gba games.

I want Metroid Zero Mission, Castlevania Circle of theMoon, Golden Sun 1&2, Mario Power Tennis, Tomb Raider gbc, Lucky Luke gbc, Tintin gbc,... not the same games that are already available in Wii's VC. It's good to have them too but new games are much better

Ah DK3... the forgotten and oft hated DK of the original series. I look forward to downloading one of my favs

Oh, more NES games...

I don't care what the AVGNs of the world say, all due respect. I LOVE Simon's Quest.

Both Donkey Kong 3 and Castlevania II suck, so it's no biggie.

I personally enjoyed the exploration aspects of CV II, and it's one of my favorite CVs, despite the bad rap it gets. DK 3 brings up memories. I got it on my very first Christmas having the NES!

Those things said, wake me up when there are NEW games available on 3DS VC that haven't already been available for YEARS on Wii VC. :/ I'm STILL effing waiting on Castlevania: Bloodlines!

@DarkBlueEdge
Yeah, that's where I am. You consider the countless games that have never seen the light of day except for their original release, and we're getting previously available NES games (some of which have probably been on Wii VC since the very beginning).

Love me some Castlevania II. Can I get some NES Metal Gear too please?

This is BS -_-, we get a lot of puzzle games here

Actually, Castlevania II was a pretty good game in the series. It was different from the first game just like Zelda II was different from the first Zelda title. Those of you who played and loved Symphony of the Night should give homage to CV II since it was the first title in the series to bring the exploration and RPG elements.

@ajcismo

agreed. Konami, bring Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge to the 3DS VC (and Wii U VC, please??)

what north america guys will we be seeing all castlevania titles on the 3ds i hope.

I was going to complain if it was DKC 3 I think that one is the worst out of the Trilogy. I still bought it. I have the Original Trilogy. I would rank them DKC 2 Diddy's Kong Quest First and then Donkey Kong Country. then DKC 3 Dixie Kongs double Trouble.

DKC 3 also had the Worst Soundtrack. I got all three Soundtracks on CD

Castlevania 2 isn't a bad game per se, but it really falls apart when we compare it to castlevania 3 (the game I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO HIT THE 3DS ESHOP, a little more than castlevania 1). I never really liked the avgn (aside from from the point he is a sellout now) because he constantly bashes this game causing others who haven't played it have a pretty bad impression of the game (I'm not saying it's good or excellent, but it isn't as terrible as he say it is), and I kinda enjoy it because it follows the story of my favorite belmont: Simon.
I would give this a 7.5, below castlevania 1, 3 or 4 but I would give it a go again on the 3ds eshop.

I always thoguht DK3 was a really boring game, just seemed like a really simple shooter where they added DK in at the last minute; not a worthy sequel at all.
I really enjoyed playing DK Jr again as part of the 3DS ambassador scheme, and am really pleased the original DK is part of the Famicom 30th promotion, wondering if we'll get the updated DK version with the restored level, hoping it'll at least be 60Hz version in Europe.

I'd rather have Castlevania 3, the best of the classic style castlevanias I would say. Also if they ever start releasing those GBA games I'd like Circle of the Moon since after SOTN it's the best metroidvania, and since my GBA cart's battery has died I no longer have a decent way of playing it.

I'm excited about Castlevania II, although 3 is my fav nes castlevania...can we please get Metal Gear and Snakes Revenge?

I love Donkey Kong 3. It's one of the most underrated titles Nintendo has published. I'd love to see Stanley get some love, and maybe be included in the next Mario Kart game? He can use his bug spray as a weapon.