I played Castlevania and Castlevania III and loved them. It took me a while to play Simon's quest because I knew it was the black sheep of the NES series. I first started playing and got lost pretty quick. I was going screen to screen not really knowing what my objective was. I had to watch a walkthrough of the game just to get through it. The graphics, controls, and music had that Castlevania feeling that I love. Compared to the other games, this one is definitely not as good. But I wouldn't say it's a bad game either. I just can't believe anyone could get through this game back in the day without a walkthrough. "This is what you call a Nintendo Power game."