Castlevania Legends

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A monochrome Game Boy screenshot shows a sprite character standing on a wooden platform in the center, facing a tall bare tree with hanging objects. The background displays two layers of pixelated forest treelines creating depth through parallax. A stone ledge with regular notches forms the foreground platform. The HUD at the bottom displays a life bar, item inventory slots, and numerical indicators in the traditional Game Boy dot-matrix style. The overall palette uses black, white, and gray tones typical of original Game Boy hardware.

Castlevania Legends

恶魔城:Legends

4.8 (9.1K)
Game Boy Action 569 plays

Castlevania Legends is an action game released for Game Boy in 1997 by Konami. Players control a character through side-scrolling levels filled with enemies and hazards. The game features the series' iconic whip as the primary weapon, supplemented by sub-weapons found throughout stages. Controls are straightforward: directional buttons for movement and jumping, with a dedicated attack button. Levels progress linearly from left to right through castle stages, requiring players to defeat enemies and bosses to advance. The game maintains Castlevania's gothic horror aesthetic with varied environments and progressively increasing difficulty, delivering gameplay mechanics typical of action platformers from its era.

Developer
Platform
Game Boy
Genre
Action
Players
1P
Rating
4.8 / 5 (9.1K)
Last updated

Castlevania Legends Controls — Game Boy Keyboard Keys

Default keyboard bindings for Castlevania Legends on our in-browser Game Boy emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.

Keyboard Console button Typical use
D-Pad Up Move up
D-Pad Down Move down
D-Pad Left Move left
D-Pad Right Move right
X A Primary action (jump / confirm)
Z B Secondary action (attack / cancel)
Enter Start Start / Pause
Shift Select Select / Mode

Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.

Castlevania Legends Longplay & Gameplay Videos

Watch a full playthrough of Castlevania Legends on Game Boy before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.

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"Castlevania Legends" Game Boy longplay

Castlevania Legends Cheat Codes

30 community-curated cheats for Castlevania Legends. Tick any to activate them automatically when you click "Play with cheats" — or copy a code into your own emulator.

  • Fast Walk Left

    11C-9DB-F7D
  • Fast Walk Right

    11C-76B-F7D
  • Fast Jump Left

    112-D6A-F7D
  • Fast Jump Right

    112-B5A-F7D
  • Enabler To Boot Game

    01FF02C0+01FF03C0+01FF04C0+01FF05C0+01FF06C0
  • Infinite Health

    010F13C5
  • Infinite Lives

    010254C7DA3-45B-4C1
  • Invincible

    010011C5
  • Timer Always 600 (Infinite Time)

    010150C7+010651C7
  • Ultra Invincibility

    010118C5
  • Infinite Burn Mode Meter

    010017C5
  • Infinite Hearts

    016353C7
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  • Visible/Invisible Modifier

    010X0EC501000EC5
  • Soul Weapons Modifier

    01XX55C7010055C7
  • Whip Upgrade

    010X5EC701005EC7
  • Walk On Air/Climb Up In Air

    010X5CC701005CC7
  • Collection Items(Non-Usable Weapons That Determine Game Ending)

    01XX58C7010058C7
  • All Bosses Die With 1 Hit

    010013CD
  • Bosses Never Die

    010F13CD
  • Dracula Dies With 1 Hit

    010013C9
  • Dracula Never Dies

    010F13C9
  • Cutscene

    01XX20C5010120C5
  • Magic Always On

    01FF57C7
  • Level Modifier

    010125C7
  • Cutscene Mod

    010120C5
  • Invincibility

    C97-3BA-C45
  • Infinite Time

    C9D-85D-6E2
  • Jump In Midair

    557-2EA-80A+CB7-30A-3B4+677-31A-E69+287-32A-081+037-33A-3B6+CD7-34A-F75+597-35A-191+517-36A-E62+C97-37A-C49+FA1-70A-4C1+C9F-E4E-A29
  • Disable Death Traps

    C94-5CA-D5D
  • Hit Anywhere

    4B3-49D-803+C94-5CA-D5D
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who developed Castlevania Legends?

Castlevania Legends was developed by Konami, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.

How many players does Castlevania Legends support?

Castlevania Legends is a single-player Action game for the Game Boy.

What type of game is Castlevania Legends?

Castlevania Legends is a Action game for the Game Boy, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.

How can I play Castlevania Legends for free?

Open this page and click "Play Now" — Castlevania Legends runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.

Do I need to download anything to play Castlevania Legends in the browser?

No. Castlevania Legends streams from a public archive into a browser-side Game Boy emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.

Can I save my progress in Castlevania Legends?

Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Game Boy cartridge supported.

Does Castlevania Legends work on mobile devices?

Yes — the Game Boy emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.

Is it legal to play Castlevania Legends this way?

RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Castlevania Legends. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.

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