I had been wanting to check this game out, having not played it originally on SNES. After Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth was announced and I caught some video of it, I was jonesing for some old-school Castlevania. So, hangin' around the house today bored, I bought SCIV off the VC.

First thing that stopped me in my tracks was the need for a Classic Controller. Uncool, man...very uncool. I was really looking forward to kicking back and playing this thing old school with just the Wii Remote. Sure, I get it -- you need that extra button to use your special weapon, but I still hate going back to the GCN controller. Not that it isn't a great controller; it just feels like crap for a game like this, and I hate being teathered with the cable.

No biggie, I guess. I loaded that sucker up and on with some gameplay. Game still looks great to this day, in my opinion, though the sound effects are a bit lackluster. The music, though, is really sweet. It's hard to readjust to the quirks of a game from 1991 -- like how the whip doesn't always grab onto posts the way you'd expect it would -- but this game is still damn fun. It's also fairly challenging. It ain't Ghosts 'n Goblins or anything, but it's a great balance of that sort of gameplay.

Anyway, I really hope ReBirth hits WiiWare next Monday. I got the review for it for CCC, and I can't wait. I know it's based on some shabby Gameboy offshoots of the series, but it looks a lot better gameplay-wise than those past games. Not sure if it'll stand up to with SCIV, but I think fans will dig it. The sound effects and music are butta'.

GamerJM tagged me the other day -- my first time -- so here goes:

1. I curse a lot when I play games.

2. I'm not dyslexic per se, but I juxtapose sometimes words my.

3. I started playing guitar when I was six-years old; made money at it for a while; haven't picked up my guitar in about four years.

4. I got arrested once when I was younger for getting into a fist fight with my older brother. The judge told us to next time take it out into a field where no one would be disturbed by the ruckus.

5. My real first name is Tony. (Please, no Tony Montana jokes!)

6. I lived in my car for the better part of a year once. It was one of the most enjoyable times in my life.

7. My last name is Italian, but my father was actually Jewish. He changed his name so that the goodfellas he worked with would think he was from the "old country."

8. I believe in God, and I'm fairly certain about my uncertainty regarding His/Her true nature.

9. I once got offered to do a three-way with a girlfriend and her bi-girlfriend, but I chickened out. They were both gorgeous girls, and I regret it to this day.

10. I'm a Taurus, so I'm usually full of bull.

And as a pre-order bonus, here's a pic of me from when I was about 17 or 18-years old. Hair bands were all the rage, so...you know.

Now that I've been tagged, I must spread the infection. Watch for it, people. It may come when you least expect it!

Seriously, I have no idea what that means. I've read folks talking about getting tagged, but I must admit to not really paying much attention to what that was all about. Anyway, GamerJM PMed me yesterday and said he was tagging me. What do I do now?