Ah, the humble Start button – an essential part of the video game landscape for decades, we'd arguably be in a tight spot without it.

This most essential of commands not only allows you to begin your game – a pretty important feature, we'd say – but it has also had other additional functions over the years, such as pausing the game or bringing up a menu.

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Konami's Castlevania series is one of video gaming's most enduring franchises and has been thrilling players since the 1980s with its mix of spooky characters, tense action, brilliant music and strong art style – but how well do you know the history of this blood-sucking epic?

Sure, you might know the difference between a Belmont and Tepes, but with decades of games to choose from and a storyline that has more than its fair share of twists and turns, there's more to Castlevania than meets the eye.

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We're so used to modern systems having wireless controllers that we've all forgotten that controller ports used to be a major differentiator when it came to home consoles.

While there was some degree of crossover in the early years (the Master System and Mega Drive both had the same 9-pin DE-9, for example), before long, manufacturers realised that they could make a tidy profit from ensuring that each of their systems came with a totally unique port, thereby forcing customers to upgrade their pads every time a new generation came around.

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