Anyone here a fan of Castlevania?

[VirusPunk]

Hi I'm new here, I was just wondering if anyone is a fan of the Castlevania series. I plan on making a online Castlevania with RPG elements in the near future -or- a 2D Biohazard game, I would like to know if anyone else here is doing the same thing or something similar. Also what would you recommend I use to help me learn how to make a 2D side-scroller to the best of my knowledge? I'm an intermediate programmer, although I'm a little more into artwork elements but that isn't really much a problem.