I'm recently watched Castlevania on Netflix. I'm pretty

Okay now do you want linear straightforward levels or would you like to freely explore areas?

>>384501328
I really dig sidescrollers

>>384500184
>which game in the series should I start with?
If you are planning on going through the entire series, then just play from release order. If you don't really care, start with Symphony of the Night.

Not Op but how long are these things on average?

>>384501542
Try Castlevania 1 and 3 for some classic NES challenge to start off afterwards I'd recommend Super Castlevania IV, it's overall easier than the NES games but it has a lot of QoL improvements like you can use your whip in 8 directions. Then try out Bloodlines which has 2 selectable characters and is more difficult than SCIV but no 8 direction whip although you can still use it diagonally and if you can try and emulate Dracula X Chronicles on the PSP for a remade version of Rondo of Blood with some more content, whatever you do stay away from the SNES Dracula X.

>>384500184
can't go wrong with release order

>pretty interested in giving the series a try now
>now
LoS and LoS 2 my man and then neck yourself.

>>384502078
>>384501640

Are these games available on PSN in some form? I'd really like to give them a try but I don't have any old consoles and I don't know how to fuck with emulators.

>>384502413
Well symphony of the night is but it's not a linear platformer like the ones I listed

>>384500184
A good entry point is Aria of Sorrow for the GBA.

>>384502413
Emulating is stupid easy for NES and SNES. Literally takes 5 minutes tops

Is 1 fine to play as-is? I know that 2 and 3 have some fan patches.

>>384502413
>>384502663
Oh so is Dracula X Chronicles if you have a PSP still or Vita

>>384502413
Just download NEStopia and a rom pack from archive.org