/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8423816
>>8423869
>>8423884
There's a pirated/hacked version where enemies deal miniscule amounts of damage. If the game isn't pirated/hacked, all enemies can four-hit kill the player starting from Stage 4.

>>8217837
Congratulations my friend, you've truly beat an NES classic. Out of curiosity, what method did you use to defeat the Grim Reaper with the Holy Water?

>>6002256
>>6004678
It took a lot more digging of links that weren't even labeled as relevance, but I think I found what you were looking for.

https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Akumaj%C5%8D_Dracula:_Akuma_no_Chi_Chi_no_Akumu

>Akumajō Dorakyura: Akuma no Chi, Chi no Akumu (悪魔城ドラキュラ:悪魔の血 血の悪夢 lit. "Demon Castle Dracula: Blood of Demons, Nightmare of Blood"?) is a Castlevania novel published in the Japanese magazine LOG OUT from 1992 to 1995.

>The story was written by Ichiro Tezuka and illustrated by Masaki Takahashi. It was originally intended to be a novelization of Super Castlevania IV but the author decided to create an original story.

>The first six issues of the story were released in novelized form in 1994. Because the serialized magazine eventually suspended publication, this novel was discontinued.

That's a side novel that was actively made into a separate story, not Super Castlevania IV, and was never even finished. This basically has no proper connection to the rest of the series, much like the manga about a random Belmont descendant trying to play Simon in a movie only to end up fighting Dracula for real.

In other words, Simon is canonically not a dhampir in the actual Castlevania series.

>>5715940
The X68000 version lets you see the full screen, whereas the PSX version obscures 15-20% of the screen with the HUD. The X68000 version also has working versions of the Stage 5 clock and Stage 7 seasonal painting, and the hitboxes are reportedly better as well.

the one and only

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Q1rXhHL6g

I want to say III since it has virtually everything and handles it well to very well, but every time I play it something or other tends to aggravate me. With that in mind, my favorites (enjoy the most whenever I play) are I and X68000.

I wish the series would have kept this aesthetic, not that it matters to me since I haven't enjoyed a CastleVania besides the first and fourth one.

One series generates the most flaming and butthurt on this board. Surprisingly, it's not Final Fantasy, Nintendo games, or even Treasure. It's Castlevania. What is the deal with Castlevania threads?

One series generates the most flaming and butthurt on this board. Surprisingly, it's not Final Fantasy, Nintendo games, or even Treasure. It's Castlevania.

What is the deal with Castlevania threads?

Why that of all threads does this series generate the most flaming and butthurt? Surprisingly it's not Final Fantasy, Nintendo-related games, or Sonic. It's Castlevania.

What is the deal with Castlevania threads?

Castlevania 1:

PRODUCER:
>Akihiko Nagata (永田昭彦)
DIRECTOR:
>Hitoshi Akamatsu (赤松仁司)
Story:
>Hitoshi Akamatsu (赤松仁司)
Programming:
>Hitoshi Akamatsu (赤松仁司), Nobuhiro Matsuoka*, 岡出光弘*
Music:
>Kinuyo Yamashita (山下絹代), Satoe Terashima ( 寺島里恵)
Art:
>Noriyasu Togakushi (戸隠のりやす)

*These are probably the same people, but I'm not sure as I'm combining the credits from the English and JP Wikipedia pages

Castlevania 3:

DIRECTOR:
>Hitoshi Akamatsu (赤松仁司)
PLANNER:
>I.Urata
PROGRAMMER:
>Hitoshi Akamatsu, Mitsuo Takemoto, Yasuo Okuda(奥田康雄) S.Kitamoto
CHARACTER DESIGN:
>I.Urata, Takeshi Fujimoto (藤本武史), Noriyasu Togakushi (戸隠のりやす), Koichi Ogawa(小川公一)
SOUND:
>Hidenori Maezawa (前沢秀憲) Jun Funahashi(船橋淳) Yukie Morimoto (森本幸恵)Yoshinori Sasaki

The same basic team worked on all three NES titles, with a few people added or removed. Only two of the devs stayed in gaming, and as such we have the most info on them. Artist Kochi Ogawa, and composer Kinuyo Yamashita. Ogawa ended up working for Square and was a planner for Parasite Eve. Yamashita lives in the states, and has been interviewed, but she does not seem to give any answers. It seems she didn't even interact with the team much, merely composed music for the game. Ogawa has a twitter and he might be more forthcoming with information.

https://twitter.com/MomantaG
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%B7%9D%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%80
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinuyo_Yamashita
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%82%AA%E9%AD%94%E5%9F%8E%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC
http://www.chapelofresonance.com/articles/yamashita.html

I'm looking for fantasy and gothic horror side scrolling game, like Castlevania or ghost'n'goblin

I already plan to play Holy Diver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQkMTm_Bre4

Videogame Philosophers Thread

> Life is like Tetris . Your achievements fade as soon as you make them but your mistakes just keep piling up

Hi /vr/ can you recommend me some games that play similar to the original x68000 Castlevania game? example: Slow 2d platforming, avoiding traps, progressively more difficult.

New castlevania game comes out in a few hours. It's completely free and looks pretty decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-IL7eccrE

Where's the best order to play Castlevania? Are there any games in the series that should be completely avoided?

What's the best way to play Castlevania: Rondo of Blood? I got the original game to work on a pcengine emulator, but the patcher for the english version won't work for whatever reason. Is the PSP one any good?

Of the NES/SNES/Genesis Castlevania games, which are the best? I've never played one and I'm going to pick one to play tonight.

>>3580574
Gonna play through all the Castlevanias in order start to finish

Nothing like fighting literally every Universal monster to get you in the mood

The Good Castlevania Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCKrE86cxQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKAl2A898
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSaorGLcjrc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uf5lN435hw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfbfTM6SoPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5TvOlKsj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egkTac72EWU