praised for his wall cling ability). GamesRadar ranked it the eighth best NES game ever made. The staff felt that it returned to Castlevanias roots after Castlevania II yet "took the series to new heights." GameZone ranked it as the third best Castlevania title. The staff preferred III the most as it felt like the original game the most; they felt its price on the Virtual Console was worthwhile. In a retrospective review, Allgame editor Christopher Michael Baker highly praised the game, describing it as "the greatest Castlevania game to ever grace the NES" and "possibly even the greatest Castlevania game to ever hit any system". IGN placed Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse 5th on their list of the Top 100 NES Games. Former Castlevania Producer and developer Koji Igarashi cites Castlevania III as his favorite game in the series, noting the sound and setting as the reasons. Shutaro Iida, who was a programmer for the GBA and NDS games and director of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, also said it is his favorite in the series, and cited the special sound chip in the Japanese version as the reason why. In other media The 1991 Captain N: The Game Master episode "Return to Castlevania" was based on this game. An animated Dracula's Curse movie had been in development since 2007 with writer Warren Ellis, Frederator Studios, and James Jean attached to the project. In August 2015, film producer Adi Shankar teased that the project, now an animated mini series, was finally in production. Titled simply Castlevania, the first season of the series premiered on Netflix on July 7, 2017. After the 4-episode first season premiere, it was later renewed for an 8-episode second series which premiered on October 26, 2018. A ten-episode third season was released on March 5, 2020. The final season, consisting of 10 episodes, was released on May 13, 2021. Notes References External links 1989 video games 1980s horror video games Dracula's Curse Fiction set in the 1470s Nintendo Entertainment System games Patricide in fiction Platform games Single-player video games Video game prequels Video games about curses Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in the 15th century Virtual Console games Virtual Console games for Wii U Windows games Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS