It's the first Castlevania and boy does it feel like it, if you play with save states don't feel bad honestly, this game was designed to make you play over and over again with how much death is so frequent, Simon doesn't control the best but there's no denying this was the start of a gaming icon. If you wanna check this out now i'd recommend the Castlevania anniversary collection for modern consoles as that game contains every old-school Castlevania game to get you into the series.