Castlevania

Q: How do I kill off Frankenstein?
A: As Frankenstein approaches, run to the middle of the screen and whip him
   as quickly as you can. Then try to reach the lower-left part of the screen.
   Igor randomly jumps around the screen but seldom moves into this part. From
   there, continue to whip Frankenstein until he dies.


Q: What about the grim reaper?
A: Easy peasy. Just before the grim reaper you'll find an area with medusa
   heads floating around. Whip those heads; eventually you'll kill enough
   so that you get a x3 multiplier when you hit a candle. Get the boomerang
   from one of the candles here too. When you face the grim reaper, just
   shoot boomerangs like mad and he'll die fairly quickly.

Q: Right, so what about the count, man?
A: 99.94252% of piece-of-crap strategy guides say to use the boomerang, but
   really just using the whip is easy enough. Keep moving around (so he 
   doesn't teleport on top of you), jump over or whip his fireballs before
   they split into three, then jump up and whip his head. Repeat as needed,
   and do NOT hit that candle on the left side of the screen!

Q: Oh great, the count died and this big white bod is kicking the crap out of
   me, now what, eh?
A: Shaddup and pay attention. That's not a 'big white bod'. That's the count's
   _ghost_ kicking the crap out of you. _Now_ you are allowed to whip that
   candle I told you about and get the firebombs. Keep moving around (the
   ghost really likes to land on top of you for some reason) and firebomb
   the ghost to stop it. While the ghost is stopped, jump and whip his head.
   Repeat as needed.

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(Alternatives) thanx to: kcassidy@zoomnet.net (William Cassidy)

OK, you always read that the Boomerang is the best weapon to use against
bosses, right?  WRONG!  Use the Fire Bombs with a Triple Shot against
every Boss (except the Phantom Bat and Dracula ver. 1).  The Bombs
freeze enemies; as long as you keep a fire burning beneath them, they
can't attack you!
Specific bosses:
MUMMIES:  When you enter the Mummies' room, *don't* break the block
with the Pork Chop in it.  Go down into the room to get the battle
started.  Once you hear the "boss" theme music, hightail it back up
onto the blocks to the left (you need to use the Pork Chop block as
a step).  Then, it's Bombs away!  The Mummies will never hurt you!
Just make sure you have enough Hearts.
FRANKENSTEIN:  Stand on the two blocks to the left of Frankenstein.
When the battle starts (listen for the music again), just start
throwing Bombs.  Frank will be frozen, and if you time your Bombs
right, Igor will be too.
GRIM REAPER:  If you beat Frankenstein with the Triple Shot Fire
Bombs, you'll start Grim Reaper's level with them.  Just be careful
to hang on to them and conserve your Hearts.  On the approach to
the Grim Reaper, you'll probably want to use a few Bombs to get past
the Axe Men.  When you get to the Reaper's room, listen for the music
to start.  Then, throw a Bomb on the right platform before the Reaper
appears.  He'll land on the flame and freeze, giving you enough time
to throw more Bombs.  Keep doing this and he might not even throw
any sickles at you!  If he does, he should be dead long before they
can hurt you anyway.
DRACULA:  Ignore the Boomerang.  Just get the Bombs right away.  Kill
Drac ver. 1 by jumping over his fireballs and whipping his head.  Then
when Drac's ghost appears, freeze him with Bombs.  Voila!