I actually think it was a different black dude. I think it being a white dude is more likely than it being Phil Lamar though. It doesn't sound like a voice Phil Lamar could actually make.
What I'm getting out of this, is it takes a hell of a lot of effort, completely outside of practicing and getting better at the game, for the game to be playable.
Sorta related, one of my favorite epic heavy metal bands, Battleroar, wrote a song called Vampire Killer about Castlevania:
They also have a song about Double Dragon called Double Dragon.
What version of Bloody Tears? I'm mainly familiar with Castlevania II's and Castlevania IV's, and even though I otherwise really like IV's soundtrack, I prefer II's version of Bloody Tears.
I don't know / remember what other Castlevania games use that tune.
Usually my weeks are 4 day weeks anyway. It was supposed to be this past week too, as I didn't get Labor Day off, but I took a vacation day on Sunday to attend a concert. So this week went by pretty quickly.
I'm doing the same thing this coming week.