Ha, 1998, yeah...I remember those days. I was 13 & enamored with Alucard, so's I went looking for info on all previous CV incarnations. That's not to say that SOTN was my introduction to CV - I grew up with it because of my older brother & an innate love for vampires, gothic things & all things NES - just it was what really drew me back to the series after becoming discouraged by the difficulty level as a youngling. Anyway, I stumbled across this joint & have lurked ever since. Yep. Even started the original photo thread on the old file planet thingamajig. Yep. Yeh-hep.