Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse with cheat codes.
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.
Game Genie Codes
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| After The Title Screen But Before The 1st Stage, A Debug Menu Appears That Will Let You Start Any Stage And Choose Any Partner | KVAVPY |
| Automatically Picks Opening At The Title Screen | SZEVGG |
| Blood Red Sky Code | VITALS |
| Candles Are In The Form Of Enemies, And You Running | SXIAIO |
| Collecting A Whip Power Up Also Gives You The Invisible Potion | PEOXYOSP |
| Different Background | SXPAKO |
| Don’t Lose Double Or Triple Shot When You Get A Different Weapon | SZNXYPKZ |
| Double Shot Appears Faster | VANXIPSA |
| Enable Extra Enemies And Start With Cross And Invisible Potion | OPEOPAEP |
| Foreground Remix | AAPALX |
| Find A Specific Item At The Start Of Level 1 | ??ZOGG (replace ?? with modifier ID) – TO: 1-Up – TE: Ax – NX: Clock – OX: Sacred Water |
| Gain A Life Everytime You Die, And Have Infinite Lives | PANESO |
| Great Mix | AAPALZ |
| Have 4 Times The Health (Still Shows Regular Amount) | NNGPIA |
| Have Infinite Lives When You Die Once | PANASO |
| Have Infinite Time When You Die Once | OELAKO |
| Hearts And Items Are Worth More And It Causes Some Enemies To Drop Items They Normally Don’t | AEAAEG |
| High Jump | LAUPLVPA |
| HMMMM | AAPALA |
| If You Get A Whip, You Can’t Hit Anything After That | SXPZIO |
| Infinite Health | OXEEZZSE |
| Infinite Life | SEXEVGSZ |
| Infinite Lives | SXPAOO |
| Infinite Lives (Alternate) | OXOAUPSE |
| Infinite Time | SXYAPO |
| Infinite Time (Alternate) | OXKEKPSE OXKAKPSE |
| Jump Higher | TAVEOZ |
| Jump Higher (Best) | PETPKA |
| Less Time (It Looks Like There Is More, But There Is Actually Less) | SXIAOO |
| Mega Jump | PAUPLVPA |
| Mega Jump (Super) | AAUPLVPA |
| “Minimalist” Mix | AAPALU |
| Music Changing Code | AAPALA |
| No Enemies | AAPAPA |
| Peaceful Mode (No Music) | TUNEUP |
| Push Up To Climb Stairs Automatically (If There Are No Stairs, You’ll Climb Invisible Stairs) | SPTLYV |
| Receive Twice The Points Defeating Enemies | OEAEXG |
| Sample Password Screen | IEPTTL |
| Slight Remix | AAPALI |
| Small Hearts Disappear | NYPZAA |
| Small Hearts Don’t Fall Down Or Go Away | VOYOKN |
| Small Hearts Fly To The Right, And There Are More Candles | NYPZPA |
| Start A New Game With 9 Lives | PEUOAAZE |
| Start A New Game With 25 Lives | IXUOAAZA |
| Start A New Game With 50 Lives | ASUOAAZA |
| Start A New Game With 99 Lives | OOUOAAZE |
| Start Each Level With 50 Hearts | ASKPPAIA |
| Start Each Level With 99 Hearts | OOKPPAIE |
| Start Each Level With More Energy | AVKPIAAK |
| Start Each Level With Even More Energy | NNKPIAAK |
| Start Each Level With More Time | OPKLGLAE |
| Start Each Level With MUCH More Time | NYKLGLAE |
| Start Each Life By Being Dropped Into The Stage | OOEETO |
| Start The Game And You’ll Be Dropped In Towards The Middle Of Stage 1-01 | AXELLL |
| Start With Alucard And Cross And Invisible Potion | OPOPAAEP |
| Start With Grant And Cross And Invisible Potion | OPOOTAEP |
| Start With Sylph And Cross And Invisible Potion | OPOPYAEP |
| Start With 1,000 Points And You’ve Defeated 2 Bosses | TTLLTY |
| Start With 10 Lives | AAGPLA |
| Start With 10 Lives Without The “HELP ME” Password | NYGPZA |
| Start With 99 Lives (Alternate) | OOUOAAZE |
| Start With 50,000 Points, But You Keep Dying | OOPEXP |
| Start With 555 Seconds | PAKLLL |
| Start With 9,500 Seconds | PALUYL |
| Start With Dagger | VEKPAZSA SEKPLAKA |
| Start With Sylph’s Fireball | SEKPLAKA |
| Switch Between Trevor Belmonts! | GEPTTL |
| Takes Twice As Many Hits For Enemies, Not Bosses | SOTLYK |
| There Are Less Candles Than Normal Where The Screen Goes From Left To Right | SXGAPO |
| There Are More Candles Than Normal Where The Screen Goes From Left To Right | SXGAAO |
| There Are More Candles, Up And Down, And Left And Right Scrolling Screens | SXPPZO |
| There Are No Candles Where The Screen Goes From Left To Right | SXIAPO |
| This Is Only A Test | AAPATA |
| Try Walking, And You Can’t Always Get Things | VNLZPA |
| Try Walking Right Or Left | VNLZPA |
| Turn Up The Volume For A Loop | AAPALE |
| Use Any Weapon To Activate The Watch | PLKLOXAU |
| Walkthru Except For Bosses | UNIONN |
| Walk Twice As Fast Going To The Right | GENATL |
| Warp To The VERY End Of The Game | NYZAGA |
| Weird! (Do Not Try To Use Weapons) | APPLES |
| When You Climb The Stairs Leading To The Vertical Part On Stage 1-03, You’ll Appear Half Way Thru It With 45 Hearts | KONAII |
| When You Climb Stairs, Push Left Or Right To Climb Invisible Stairs (Only On Stairs That Are Going To The Left) | ONOPOL |
| When You Die, Instead Of Starting On The Left Side Of The Screen, You’ll Appear In The Middle Of The Screen | SEPETS |
| When You Die, You’ll Start On The Screen You Died On, Not At The Beginning Of The Stage | VAUUZL |
| When You Die, Start On The Screen You Died On, With More Time, And 13 Hearts | KAUUZL KAULZL |
| Whip Hits Anything Up To Eight Blocks Away (and Behind You) | VPLLTG |
| You’ll Bypass The Vertical Part Of Stage 1-03 | PAANIT |
Passwords (Alucard)
Use the name HELP ME and you can start the stage with Alucard and 10 Lives.
| Effect | Password |
|---|---|
| 1-1 (2nd Quest) | Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart |
| 5-6 | Heart, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank, Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 6-1a | Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Cross |
| 6-1b | Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 7-1 | Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Cross, Heart, Blank, Heart |
| 8-1 | Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Cross |
| A-1 | Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Heart |
Passwords (Alucard 3 Lives)
Use the name OKUDA and you can start the stage with Alucard and 10 Lives.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| 2-1 | Whip, Heart, Blank, Heart / Blank, Cross, Blank, Heart / Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 2-4 | Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Heart, Blank, Cross / Cross, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 3-0 | Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Heart / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Heart, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 3-1 | Cross, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Heart, Blank, Heart / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 4-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip / Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Heart, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 4-A | Cross, Cross, Blank, Blank / Blank, Cross, Blank, Heart / Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 5-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Cross / Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart / Cross, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 5-6 | Heart, Whip, Blank, Whip / Blank, Heart, Blank, Cross / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 5-A | Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, White, Heart, Blank / Whip, Whip, Blank, Heart |
| 6-1a | Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Whip, Heart, Blank, Heart |
| 6-1b | Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank / Blank, Cross, Blank, Cross / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 6-A | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Cross, Whip, Blank, Cross |
| 7-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank / Cross, Heart, Blank, Cross |
| 7-A | Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip / Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Heart, Blank Heart, Blank |
| 8-1 | Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Cross, Blank, Heart, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank / Whip, Cross, Blank, Heart |
| A-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank / Heart, Cross, Blank, Cross |
Passwords (Sypha)
Use the name HELP ME and you can start the stage with Sypha and 10 Lives.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| 1-1 (2nd Quest) | Whip, Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart |
| 4-A | Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 5-A | Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Cross |
| 6-A | Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip, Blank, Heart |
| 7-A | Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 8-1 | Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Cross |
| A-1 | Blank, Heart, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Heart |
Passwords (Sypha – 3 Lives)
Use the name URATA and you can start the stage with Sypha and three lives.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| 2-1 | Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank |
| 2-4 | Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 3-0 | Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Heart / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 3-1 | Blank, Cross, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Heart / Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 4-1 | Blank, Heart, Cross, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 4-A | Cross, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank |
| 5-1 | Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart / Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 5-6 | Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Cross, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank |
| 5-A | Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip |
| 6-1a | Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Whip, Heart, Blank, Whip |
| 6-1b | Heart, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Heart, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank |
| 6-A | Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank / Heart, Whip, Blank, Whip |
| 7-1 | Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Cross, Heart, Blank, Blank |
| 7-A | Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 8-1 | Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross / Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Heart, Whip, Blank / Whip, Cross, Blank, Whip |
| A-1 | Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip / Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Cross, Whip, Blank / Cross, Cross, Blank, Blank |
Passwords (Trevor)
Use the name HELP ME and you can start the stage with Trevor only and 10 lives.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| 2-1 | Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 3-0 | Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 4-1 | Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 4-A | Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 5-1 | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 5-A | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Heart |
| 6-1a | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Heart |
| 6-1b | Heart, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 6-A | Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip, Blank, Cross |
| 7-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Heart, Blank, Cross |
| 7-A | Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 8-1 | Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank, Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank, Heart |
| A-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank, Cross, Cross, Blank, Cross |
Passwords (Trevor 3 Lives)
Use the name TREVOR and you can start the stage with Trevor only and three lives.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| 2-1 | Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Whip, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 2-4 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 3-0 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Heart / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 3-1 | Cross, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 4-1 | Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 4-A | Cross, Heart, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 5-1 | Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Cross / Blank, Blank, Blank, Cross / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 5-6 | Heart, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 5-A | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank |
| 6-1a | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank / Whip, Heart, Blank, Blank |
| 6-1b | Heart, Cross, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 6-A | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Cross, Whip, Blank, Whip |
| 7-1 | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Blank, Cross, Heart, Blank, Whip |
| 7-A | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Whip / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank |
| 8-1 | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Cross, Cross / Blank, Blank, Blank, Heart / Whip, Blank, Whip, Blank |
| 9-1 | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Whip, Blank / Whip, Cross, Blank, Blank |
| A-1 | Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Cross, Cross, Blank, Whip |
Player Name Codes
Enter one of these as your player name.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Play the Second Quest | AKAMA |
| Start game w/ Alucard | OKUDA |
| Start game w/ Grant | FUJIMOTO |
| Start game w/ Syfa | URATA |
| Start with 10 Lives | HELP ME |
Start Second Quest with an Ally
Enter the passwords with the player name Help Me to begin the second quest (Expert Mode) with one of the three spirit allies.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Begin 1-01 with Alucard | Whip, Whip, Blank, Blank / Blank, Cross, Blank, Cross / Cross, Blank, Whip, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart |
| Begin 1-01 with Grant | Whip, Whip, Blank, Whip / Blank, Heart, Blank, Heart / Whip, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart |
| Begin 1-01 with Syfa | Whip, Whip, Blank, Whip / Blank, Cross, Blank, Blank / Cross, Blank, Heart, Blank / Blank, Blank, Whip, Heart |
Passwords (Final Level)
Use these passwords with the player name HELP ME to go straight to the final level with ten lives and the spirit helper of your choice.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Begin 1-01 with Alucard | Blank, Heart, Blank, Blank / Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Blank, Heart, Blank / Cross, Cross, Blank, Heart |
| Begin 1-01 with Grant | Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank / Whip, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Cross, Blank / Cross, Cross, Blank, Cross |
| Begin 1-01 with Syfa | Blank, Heart, Blank, Whip / Heart, Blank, Blank, Blank / Blank, Whip, Blank, Blank / Cross, Cross, Blank, Heart |
Unlockables
Alternate Credits
Beat the game on Hard Mode.
Hard Mode
Beat the game once.
Sound Test
At the title screen, hold A + B on Controller #1 and press START.
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse is a platform adventure game developed by Konami and initially released in 1989 for the NES.