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VAN HELSING (C64)
Pursue Dracula across scrolling levels to rescue Lucy Westenra
Visit game site- Price
- $4.99 USD
- Status
- Released
- Source
- itch.io
About this game
A trail of blood leads into the autumn night after a shadowy creature abducts Lucy Westenra from a London balcony. Playing as Van Helsing, the player sets out into Dracula's domain to track down the vampire and bring Lucy back alive.
The search unfolds across eight scrolling levels filled with hostile threats. Van Helsing explores each area while discovering and wielding multiple weapons to clear out enemies and push deeper into Dracula's territory.
The game is built for the Commodore 64 with support for both PAL and NTSC systems. It runs on original hardware, emulators such as VICE, and modern recreations including the C64 Mini, Maxi, and Ultimate.
Game features
- Two-button joystick: Supports dedicated controller inputs for firing and jumping.
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Community comments
Community feedback from itch.io.
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An amazing, massive Ghosts 'n' Goblins-style platformer that shines on a technical level with great animations and loads of atmosphere. Too bad there isn't a settings menu letting you pick different difficulty modes. You can catch our review in German starting at 00:26:55, plus a full longplay at 06:55:00. English…
Hey there, gave your game a look and seriously, I'm a huge fan! That throwback pixel-art look paired with the gothic vibe is gorgeous. Quick question—do you need any extra pixel-art graphics, promo artwork, or thumbnails for YouTube made for it? Reach out if you do!
Jumping doesn't register on my controller's second button—the only way to jump is pushing up on the D-pad. This is on MiSTer FPGA, and none of the other Griffonsoft titles I've tried behave like this.
Appreciate you creating this title. After picking it up lately, downloading had to wait till today on account of the Spanish Football League's blocks over the past weekend (which disrupted itch.io downloads as well). Really fun stuff with hefty gameplay—it hooks me into pushing deeper right out of the gate.
Looks awesome! Just noticed every single Griffonsoft title is available on USB Cassettes now too! AMAZING! Grabbing the whole batch! Huge thanks for making that happen!
Had a blast playing Van Helsing! Great visuals, fluid controls, and such a delightfully creepy vibe. Yet another standout C64 title out of GriffonSoft and Psytronik! 🕹️ Also put together a gameplay video over on my YouTube channel: