Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

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Nathan Graves uses the Dual Set-up System: action and attribute cards combine into magic effects. Nathan is not a Belmont.

Release and story placement

Release reference: 2001. Original platform: Game Boy Advance. Story: 1830 (side continuity).

Nathan and the DSS cards

Nathan Graves uses the Dual Set-up System: action and attribute cards combine into magic effects. Nathan is not a Belmont.
Nathan Graves, not a Belmont, is the protagonist. The Dual Set-up System combines action and attribute cards to produce magic effects. Its 1830 setting is listed separately from the principal chronology in the older IGA-era chart; that classification does not make the game unavailable or unofficial.

Where to play

Advance Collection includes this game. Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Windows (Steam). Official collection details; Steam collection purchase.
For release versus story order, separate this game from later ports and collections.

Sources and versions

Publisher game description and mechanics; Konami regional release history; Wikipedia media list (secondary). Older story dates and side-continuity labels use the community chronology (secondary). Historical dates and old product descriptions do not establish a current download or price.
Simon fights a bat in a stone hall in the 1986 Castlevania, Anniversary Collection screenshot
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Anniversary Collection on Steam. © Konami.
A Belmont faces a moonlit castle in Super Castlevania IV, Anniversary Collection screenshot
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Anniversary Collection on Steam. © Konami.

Questions

Is Circle of the Moon a DS game?

No. It originated on Game Boy Advance and is in Advance Collection. Dawn, Portrait and Ecclesia are the DS games in Dominus.

Which collection includes it?

Advance Collection. Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Windows (Steam).

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