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  • Castlevania

    52 61.90%
  • Contra

    20 23.81%
  • Gradius

    12 14.29%
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    Default Which of the Big 3 Konami franchises is your favorite?

    Which of the following three Konami franchises is your favorite?

    Castlevania?

    Contra?

    or...

    Gradius?

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    While I have love for all three, Contra is definitely my favorite. I imagine that Castlevania will probably win this poll, though.

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    Out of these three, I picked Castlevania, although my preferred Konami franchise is Parodius!

    Castlevania III is just too good. Gradius has some good stuff too, but nothing touching Castlevania III, in my opinion. Castlevania 1, Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, etc. are all nearly as good, too.

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    castlevania outta those three. otherwise it's probably a tie between silent hill, suikoden, and MGS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Junkyrdsalesman View Post
    suikoden
    Oh crap, dude. The first two (sorta the third one too) in that series are amazing. Beats the pants off Parodius, now that I think about it.
    Last edited by NerdXCrewWill; 12-20-2011 at 05:50 PM.

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    Very tough choice, they're all quality series, especially the early installments in the NES era. I think I'd have to go with Castlevania, probably had the most quality games out of the three.

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    My gut instinct would say Castlevania, but in reality, that series now leaves a bad taste in my mouth so if we are talking about the modern games, I am not sure which I would prefer.

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    I went with Gradius. I like all three, but there are no bad Gradius games (some bad ports, but no bad games). Whereas, there are sucky Castlevania games (Dracula X, 64, etc.) and sucky Contra games (Force, Legacy of War, etc.).

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    Castlevania easily for me. Although I don't care much about the series past SotN or so. Once Igarashi fully took over and started cranking out rehashes of SotN (not to mention lame Devil May Cry rip-offs and stupid crap like Judgment), I lost interest. But when it comes to the older titles, they can't be beat. Castlevania has actually had a pretty big impact on my life. The first Castlevania is largely responsible for turning me into a fan of video games (I didn't play it back then, but I was so fascinated watching the NES Castlevania games). I found out about Digital Press on a Castlevania forum, and, most significant of all by far, I met my fiance (been together over 10 years) because of our mutual love for the series.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j_factor View Post
    I went with Gradius. I like all three, but there are no bad Gradius games (some bad ports, but no bad games). Whereas, there are sucky Castlevania games (Dracula X, 64, etc.) and sucky Contra games (Force, Legacy of War, etc.).
    Just as some people don't include Super Mario Bros. 2 in the Mario universe, I don't include Contra Force in the Contra universe. I don't think I even bothered playing that game past the second level in emulation. I would, however hypocritical it might sound, pick it up for $10 because it has the name "Contra" on it, irrespective of how much the game fetches on eBay.

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    Castlevania, no doubt about it.

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    Contra hands down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by treismac View Post
    Just as some people don't include Super Mario Bros. 2 in the Mario universe, I don't include Contra Force in the Contra universe. I don't think I even bothered playing that game past the second level in emulation. I would, however hypocritical it might sound, pick it up for $10 because it has the name "Contra" on it, irrespective of how much the game fetches on eBay.
    its not even supposed to be a Contra game, or even made by Konami. It started off as "Arc Hound" in Japan by some random company I dont remember, sat around as a prototype, then Konami bought it and released it as Contra Force to make a quick buck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Parodius Duh! View Post
    its not even supposed to be a Contra game, or even made by Konami. It started off as "Arc Hound" in Japan by some random company I dont remember, sat around as a prototype, then Konami bought it and released it as Contra Force to make a quick buck.
    I knew that it wasn't originally even supposed to be a Contra game, but I didn't know that Konami didn't even make it. Double lame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by treismac View Post
    I knew that it wasn't originally even supposed to be a Contra game, but I didn't know that Konami didn't even make it. Double lame.
    it was developed through konami but by a third party. They didnt actually have their hands on the game. My bad I was thinking of another title but similar terms of development.

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    Castlevania
    Everything in the above post is opinion unless stated otherwise.

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    Contra. The king of shmups, the only reason you must own a NES, the reason I like Konami to this day.

    Nice poll, treismac.

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    Castlevania from the three choices given, but Silent Hill is my real favorite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by j_factor View Post
    I went with Gradius. I like all three, but there are no bad Gradius games (some bad ports, but no bad games). Whereas, there are sucky Castlevania games (Dracula X, 64, etc.) and sucky Contra games (Force, Legacy of War, etc.).
    Seconded - although I'm apparently one of the few that actually likes Castlevania: Dracula X.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dire 51 View Post
    Seconded - although I'm apparently one of the few that actually likes Castlevania: Dracula X.
    I haven't played Dracula X, but I actually like Castlevania 64.
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