- Not to be confused with Manuals, Tutorial, or Walkthroughs.
Guides are external media covering topics such as game modes, playable characters, stats, stages, secrets, puzzles, items, equipment, relics, mechanics, abilities, enemies, bosses, endings, and sometimes even glitches, including requirements, optimizations and strategies for said topics. Guides are typically physical media, though some are digital.
Walkthroughs, while similar in purpose, usually refer to more informal digital guides made by fans. These are often frequently updated, sometimes becoming more detailed than official guides.
Various guides for the Castlevania series and related games have been published.
Guide books[]
Japan[]
MSX & MSX2 MEGA-ROM Guide Book (for Vampire Killer)
All About Akumajō Dracula guide for Super Castlevania IV.
Famitsū Akumajō Dracula Guide guide for Super Castlevania IV
Akumajō Dracula X Kōryaku Guide Book Gekan
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Kōshiki Complete Guide
United States[]
Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games - Dracula's Curse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
NES Game Atlas - Covers Castlevania I, II, and III
Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide - Covers Castlevania: The Adventure
Nintendo Power Belmont's Revenge Guide (Vol. 29)
S.W.A.T.Pro (Vol. 4)
Castlevania: The Official Hint Book - Covers Castlevania I, II, III, the Adventure, Belmont's Revenge and Super Castlevania IV
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Survival Guide
Nintendo Power Legends Guide (Vol. 106)
BradyGames Castlevania Lords of Shadow Official Strategy Guide
Videos[]
Japan[]
Konami Game Simulation Video
(for Haunted Castle)
(for Haunted Castle)
United States[]
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Castlevania
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Simon's Quest (Vol. 1 No. 3)
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Castlevania (Vol. 1 No. 7)
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Simon's Quest (Vol. 1 No. 10)
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Simon's Quest
A strategy guide/tutorial VHS tape released by Game Player's Magazine - contains Castlevania: The Adventure
Secret Video Game Tricks, Codes & Strategies VHS released by MPI Home Video - contains Simon's Quest
Video Game Secret Tips Tactics & Passwords VHS released by GamePro Magazine - contains Super Castlevania IV
Images[]
Poncle's official unlock guide for Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania