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{{Header Nav|game=Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse}} | {{Header Nav|game=Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse}} | ||
How you proceed from here depends on how you arrived: from | How you proceed from here depends on how you arrived: from Warakiya Village or from the Clock Tower. | ||
== Block 3-00 == | == Block 3-00 == | ||
'''You start here if you came from | '''You start here if you came from [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Stage 1|Warakiya Village]].''' | ||
Collect the Hearts, but beware of the spiked mashers along the way. While contact from below or the side is deadly, you ''can'' stand ''on top'' of them safely. Deal with the chasing Ghost and ascend the stairs. | Collect the Hearts, but beware of the spiked mashers along the way. While contact from below or the side is deadly, you ''can'' stand ''on top'' of them safely. Deal with the chasing Ghost and ascend the stairs. | ||
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== Block 3-01 == | == Block 3-01 == | ||
'''You start here if you came from the [[ | '''You start here if you came from the [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Stage 2|Clock Tower]].''' | ||
Collect hearts and watch for blinking eyes. These indicate the presence of Owls that will swoop down on you. The Boomerang you collect along the way can be handy against them. Also watch out for the water pits, since you can't swim. Cross all the way to the door leading to Block 3-02. | Collect hearts and watch for blinking eyes. These indicate the presence of Owls that will swoop down on you. The Boomerang you collect along the way can be handy against them. Also watch out for the water pits, since you can't swim. Cross all the way to the door leading to Block 3-02. | ||
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The first thing you'll run into next is that infernal twin-headed fireball-spitter. Time your ascent to avoid getting singed, then lay on it with your whip. Deal with two of these as well as the odd Hunchback and climb on back down. | The first thing you'll run into next is that infernal twin-headed fireball-spitter. Time your ascent to avoid getting singed, then lay on it with your whip. Deal with two of these as well as the odd Hunchback and climb on back down. | ||
You're back on the level where you started, only across the wide gap. Step into | You're back on the level where you started, only across the wide gap. Step into door...where you will have a decision to make. | ||
{{Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Fork | {{Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Fork | ||
|header=Entering this door leads to a fork in the road. You must choose your next course. | |header=Entering this door leads to a fork in the road. You must choose your next course. | ||
|choice1=Continue straight to continue in the Mad Forest. Take this path if you are interested in Sypha | |choice1=Continue straight to continue in the Mad Forest. Take this path if you are interested in Sypha Belmades or wish to take the "Easy" path to Dracula's Keep. ''The Mad Forest walkthrough continues below.'' | ||
|choice2=Take the lower path, and you will divert to the [[ | |choice2=Take the lower path, and you will divert to the [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Stage 4|Murky Marsh of Morbid Morons]]. This will wind your way towards the two more difficult routes to Dracula's Keep...as well as Alucard. | ||
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Another Whip Skeleton awaits you, but worse are the Spiders. They'll drop down on lines, and if you don't (or can't) hit them before they hit bottom, they'll send a spider kid your way on a course littered with gaps. Try to make your way across quickly to minimize the danger. After another Whip Skeleton, climb up while avoiding the Spiders. Then climb back down to where you can reach the candles and continue on down. | Another Whip Skeleton awaits you, but worse are the Spiders. They'll drop down on lines, and if you don't (or can't) hit them before they hit bottom, they'll send a spider kid your way on a course littered with gaps. Try to make your way across quickly to minimize the danger. After another Whip Skeleton, climb up while avoiding the Spiders. Then climb back down to where you can reach the candles and continue on down. | ||
From here, it's a short trip right to the stage boss: the [[ | From here, it's a short trip right to the stage boss: the [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Bosses#Level 3|Cyclops]]. Once you defeat him and take the Crystal, a statue in the background will crack open, revealing it to be a petrified human restored: the sorceress Sypha Belmades. At this point, you can choose to recruit her. If you didn't get Grant, there is no downside to recruiting her. If you have Grant, however, the choice is up to you. Both have their benefits and drawbacks, and recruiting Sypha dismissed Grant. | ||
Regardless of your choice, the stage will be cleared, and you will continue onward to the [[ | Regardless of your choice, the stage will be cleared, and you will continue onward to the [[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse/Stage 4A|Haunted Ship of Fools]]. | ||
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