Canceled Port Of Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Sighted On Game.Com Handheld

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an olden classic that is often reminisced as the pioneer of the Metroidvania genre. Initially selling poorly and escaping many eyes, it became a critical hit with time, gaining a large cult following and selling over 700,000 copies. No doubt, the title inspired a large variety of games in similar genres.

The game was originally released on the PlayStation and Saturn and eventually got many re-releases over the decade. However, it failed to release on every planned platform, and Tigers Electronics’ Game.com is one of them. A canceled port for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has just been sighted on the discontinued portable.

Major Takeaway:

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night had an unreleased Game.com port that has been recently sighted running on the handheld in a Youtube video.
• The unreleased handheld version appears to be finished and completely playable.
• The short Youtube video goes through some of the gameplay, giving the first look at the Game.com version.

A short Youtube video posted by Diskman Presents shows the gameplay of the canceled handheld Castlevania: Symphony of the Night port. The canceled port was planned to come out on Tigers Electronics’ Game.com handheld but was later scrapped. The port appears to be in a very playable and finished state.

The 6-minute video explores the gameplay capabilities of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the Game.com console. Despite the blurry gameplay due to the lacking visual quality of the screen, the unreleased port is quite playable and of high quality.

The Game.com handheld was known for its impressive ports of classic hits like Duke Nukem 3D, Resident Evil 2, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, and Sonic Jam. Compared to some of the aforesaid ports, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night looks very decent and could have been a popular hit if it had been officially released back in the day.

Unfortunately, the lifeline for the Game.com portable is a short one; it was shortly pulled off the market. That resulted in many of Konami’s planned ports being canceled. Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night were effectively among the canceled games. 

If you are rightfully unfamiliar with the obscure handheld, it was the first-ever portable game console that featured primitive touchscreen capabilities. Moreover, the Game.com handheld also had a whole internet architecture and features like leaderboards.

Despite the very modernistic features at the time, the handheld also lacked a variety of things that people could not overlook. The bad sound system and a very lacking roster of games were one of the major criticisms that the Game.com portable faced.

After entering the market, it was virtually ignored by the press and the community. Another big factor that downgraded the alluring console was its slow processor and very blurry screen.

The basic internet connectivity and touchscreen capabilities were useless if they could not be utilized well because of the other inadequate features. What was manufactured to be a Game Boy killer ended up living on the ventilator during its short lifespan.

What are your thoughts about a canceled port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night running on the discontinued Game.com handheld? Let us know your opinions in the comments below.

Similar Reads: God of War Ragnarok Confirmed To Be More Violent Than Its Predecessor.