Castlevania II - Simon's Quest: Castlevania Castle Ruins, Battle Against Dracula
Castlevania Ruins Maps

Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived. Here you are in the ruins of Castlevania. A little to the right, you'll have to break a few rocks and then follow the path to the large room where Dracula is located.

The 5 bags containing Dracula's 5 body parts fly up and gather above the altar. Dracula then appears.

If you don't really want to fight, I recommend the golden dagger. Throw a few of them and he won't even move (one throw hits him 3 times and freezes him). Otherwise, use the laurels; it will at least give you the impression that there is a fight.

Not very epic at all. This palace is quite sad... Of course, the minimalist look is intentional since the castle collapsed in the first game, but it doesn't quite work. The atmosphere could surely have been much better rendered. We are far from the battles of the first and third games on this same console. Yet I find that this atmosphere is precisely a strength of the game, especially thanks to its music, but since that's the only thing that holds up here, this final "dungeon" falls flat. As for the bosses, they are all failures anyway, and frankly, there should have been one in each mansion. In any case, it's the end of the game. Depending on the number of days elapsed, different endings are possible. Discover them in the epilogue.

Note that in the event of a double KO, you win :).