Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Castlevania (NES) with cheats and unlockables.
Cheats
The game is fun by itself, but cheating makes it better. Always be sure to input codes with a Game Genie. All the below codes are compatible with most emulators.
Note: before entering cheats, be aware that altering the game can cause random freezing and several other glitches.
Can Keep Making Hidden Items Appear Instead of Just Once
Cheat code:
SZEZANSE
Continue With Whip Power-Ups
Cheat code:
SXVZYPSA
Dracula’s 2nd Form HP Modifier (1 HP After Form Change)
Cheat code:
PANPGYAG
Enemies Will Always Drop An Item When Defeated
Cheat code:
AEUVGAZA
Gain Rapid Fire Shots On Weapon Pick-Up
Cheat code:
ZEUTAYAA
Infinite Health
Cheat code:
SZSVLYSE
Infinite Lives
Cheat code:
OXNGLZVK
Infinite Time
Cheat code:
SXXXYAAX
Invincible After One Hit
Cheat code:
VXNVXAVG
Keep Weapons After Losing A Life
Cheat code:
GZOGYUSE
Simon Jumps 1.5 Times Higher
Cheat code:
ENPPEL
Simon Jumps Twice as High
Cheat code:
EVPPEL
Start Level 1 On
Cheat code (replace ? with modifier ID):
?EEUSPAA
LXEUNOAX
- P: Stage 19 (Beat The Game Once) & 1 Whip Power Up
- Z: Stage 38 (Beat The Game Twice) & 2 Whip Power Ups
- L: Stage 57 (Beat The Game 3 Times)
- G: Stage 78 (Beat The Game 4 Times)
- I: Stage 97 (Beat The Game 5 Times)
Start On Level
Cheat code (replace ? with modifier ID):
?EEUSPAA
VXOLEOVE
- P: Level 1 Stage 1
- Z: Level 1 Stage 2
- L: Level 1 Stage 3
Start with 1 Life
Cheat code:
PANKXPGA
PANGSAGA
Start with 8 Lives
Cheat code:
AANKXPGE
AANGSAGE
Start with 40 Power Hearts
Cheat code:
AXOGOPIE
Start with 80 Power Hearts
Cheat code:
ASOGOPIA
Start with 99 Hearts
Cheat code:
LVOGOPIA
Weapons Don’t Use Hearts
Cheat code:
KZSSEZKA
KXESUZKA
Unlockables
$1,000 Money Bag
In the starting area of Stage 1, where you collect weapon powerups and hearts, if you jump past the exit door, a money bag will spawn behind you worth $1,000. Make sure to jump back past it so you don’t proceed to the second part of Stage 1.
Easy Lives
On Stage 2 underneath the starting door, there is a candle that drops a money bag worth $700. If you grab it, walk down the stairs, back up, and the candle with the money bag respawns. You can repeat this process until you hit 30,000 points as this will be the necessary amount to gain a life.
This is a time-consuming process, but you will be able to gain 2 lives before the timer runs out, ensuring you gain an extra life for each death. The plus side is that it’s just below the Stage 2 entrance so you do not have to go far.
Hard Mode
Beat the game once. On your second playthrough, hard mode will be available.
Play Without Music
Allow the demo from the title screen to play twice. Once it appears a third time, hit the START button to begin a new game. This will make it so all you hear are sound effects until you reach a new level.
Castlevania is a platformer game developed by Konami and initially released in 1986 for the NES/Famicom.