This is a video game analysis book, for the first three Castlevania games, Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, which were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System {NES}. Each of the games has screenshot maps, and pixle sprite images from the game. There is also a look at the LCD {Liquid Crystal Display}, game "Castlevania II: Simon's Quest" by Tiger Electronics, and the arcade game "Haunted Castle". This book is a companion to "GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal" series, the introduction of the book says this is in fact "GameSpite: Journal 13". The book was released in two different versions. A paperback version was released on November 1, 2012 through CreateSpace Independent Publishing ISBN: 9781511880220 {2012}, and a hardback version released on February 18, 2013, through "Blurb Inc."

Books in this series:
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 1 {2008}
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 2 {2010}
* GameSpite: Year Two {2012}

GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal series {Volumes 1-7 are called G1, through G7}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 1, Spring 2009: (Game Boy) x (20 Years) = Retrospective {2009}
GameSpite: Quarterly 2, Summer 2009: The Greatest Games of All Time {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 3, Fall 2009: The Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Heroes {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 4, Spring 2010: The Mechanics of Gaming {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 5, Fall 2010: The NES Turns 25 {2010}
GameSpite: Quarterly 6, Winter 2010/2011: The Most Underappreciated Games of All Time {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 7, Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Villains {2011}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 8, PlayStation, 15 Years Later {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 9, Fall 1911: Games and Mortality {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 10: Super NES Turns 20 {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 11 {2012}
* GameSpite: Journal 12: Sega Vol. 1, Arcade through 32X {2012}

GameSpite Presents:
* The Anatomy of Castlevania: The NES Trilogy {2012-13} {2013 Hardback title, The Anatomy of Castlevania: Vol. 1, The Introduction, says this is "GameSpite: Journal 13".}
* The Anatomy of Zelda, Volume One {2013} {The hardback version is subtitled "GameSpite: Journal 14", on cover}
* The Anatomy of Super Mario, Volume I {2013}
* The Anatomy of Metroid, Vol. I {2014}
* The Anatomy of Metroid, Vol. II {2014}
The Anatomy of Metroid: Deluxe Edition {2014}
* The Anatomy of Mega Man, Vol. I {2014}