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Actually, this game's proper name is merely ''[[Recycled Title|Castlevania]]''; [[Super Title 64 Advance|the "64" is only added]] to differentiate it from [[Castlevania (1986 video game)||the oft-remade adventure of Simon Belmont]]. For clarity's sake, however, we'll stick with tacking on the "64" moniker.
''Castlevania 64'' (Japanese: ''Akumajō Dorakyura Mokushiroku'', "Demon Castle Dracula Apocalypse") was the first 3D entry in the franchise, one that was later given an [[Updated Rerelease]] known as ''Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness''. Most players think they hit the [[Polygon Ceiling]] really hard, especially in light of the recent release of the critical darling, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''. [[Word of God|Koji Igarashi]], himself, effectively struck them from the official canon at the same time he disowned ''[[Castlevania Legends]]'', but he seems to have warmed up to them significantly in later years -- they were both included in the more recent publications of the ''CV'' timelines (though [[Broad Strokes|minus the descriptions]]), and ''Legacy of Darkness'' star Cornell has roles in both ''[[Castlevania Judgment|Judgment]]'' and ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow|Lords of Shadow]]''.
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* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Both games let you unlock an alternate outfit for the available characters except Henry; Reinhardt's and Carrie's in ''64'' [[Shout-Out]] to previous games by letting them dress as Simon Belmont and Maria Renard, respectively.
** ''Legacy Of Darkness'''s alternates let you scoff at the redesigns by playing in characters' original ''Cv64'' oufits, [[Mythology Gag|including Cornell's]].
* [[Another Side, Another Story]]
* [[Badass]]: Cornell, especially when shapeshifted.
* [[Broad Strokes]]: Reinhardt and Carrie's games in ''Legacy of Darkness'' travel through Cornell's variations of the levels and omit lines of dialogue they had in the original, so there's still some merit in owning both games if you want the '''whole''' story.
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* [[The Resenter]]: Ortega, Cornell's rival, who envied Cornell's mastery of his alternate form and sought Dracula's help to match him.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Henry wields a gun as his primary weapon. And let's not get started on the robotic chainsaw-wielding Frankenstein's monster in the hedge maze. Or the motorcycle-riding skeletons armed with machine guns.
** And let's also not forget the Tower of Science, with its giant formaldehyde canisters, futuristic motif, electric shock currents and guard robots with infrared beams and machine guns.
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** Henry is actually a case of being late to the party. He arrives well after Reinhardt and Carrie have passed through the areas he visits.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: The Vampire Killer's final powerup grants it lightning properties in ''Legacy of Darkness''; this replaced the weak fire effect from ''64''.
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