Castlevania Video Marathon: Vampire Killer (MSX) (One life run)

When I first learned about VK, I am instantly become curious: “What kind of games is that? The game that supposedly started a legend?“ In seacrh of answer I cam to the YouTube and was surprised by what I saw. VK didn’t make any impression on me, unlike CV1. Too bright, too boring. Seemingly there were no dynamic and the the whole game was more of a quest with action being as a side dish. It is boring and very formualic. There is no random factor that made Castlevania very replayable and enjoyable game. If you have, say axe, in one candle, it always will be there. Enemies doesn’t give random items, but only hearts. In general all this takes away form replayability of the VK. Once you know where to find this damned keys and what upgrades you should have for specific sections of the castle and bosses, the game becomes very simple and formulaic. You can (and actually should) complete this game with only single life. In case if you lose a life, you lose also all your previously collecte