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Anonymous Thu Apr 27 17:26:43 2017 No.3952094 [Reply] [Original]

Best way to play Castlevania Rondo? Or whatever you choose to call it. What is the preferred experience?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 17:27:34 2017 No.3952098 >>3952094 To clarify I know there are different console versions and remakes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 17:30:31 2017 No.3952105 >>3952094 Turbo-CD via mednafen

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 17:31:16 2017 No.3952108 In the 90s, as a Japanese school kid, on the PCE CD you've bought with your allowance money.

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 17:49:40 2017 No.3952161

original PC Engine version is the way to go. definitely better than the PSP remake or the emulated version of the original included on the same disc.

also the SNES Dracula X is worth playing too, but understand that it's a totally separate game that just used sprites/music from Rondo.

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:24:00 2017 No.3952229

>>3952161
>or the emulated version of the original included on the same disc.
The emulated version is the same as the original with a built-in mid-level save feature.
Also, the remake is good due to redesigned levels (for the better) and a challenging final form for Dracula, not to mention custom soundtrack and boss rush mode (both solo and co-op).

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:31:09 2017 No.3952252

>>3952229
PSP version of the PCE game is fine, but it's got a couple of imperfections that don't make it the ideal version to play.

Although it's much much MUCH more cost effective than buying a PCE/TG16 + CD or a duo and then another 150-200 bucks for the game so it's perfectly serviceable, but OP wanted "the preferred experience" and that's gonna be the original disc.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:31:31 2017 No.3952253 >>3952094 Turbo-CD via original hardware.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:33:21 2017 No.3952258 >>3952252 Yeah now I'm remembering some of the cutscenes have audio sync issues. In that case, the Wii version is just like the PCE version (240p and all) and doesn't have loading times, technically, Wii is the best version of Rondo.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:35:13 2017 No.3952261 >>3952161 >Dracula X There better be a romhack that restores playable Maria otherwise I'm not going anywhere near that shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:35:29 2017 No.3952262 >>3952252 There's no need to spend $150 on the game since PCE CDs don't have any kind of copy protection. Just burn a disc and go. Of course, the hardware itself is getting pricey these days, so your point still stands.

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:36:37 2017 No.3952264

>>3952261
Damn, I remember back when people used to bitch about Maria not being playable on DX.
Now it's almost like it's a good thing, what with all these tryhards on /vr/ trying to find which Castlevania is the hardest, now Rondo is mocked at for having Maria as the "casual easy mode".

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 18:50:11 2017 No.3952283 >>3952258 >Yeah now I'm remembering some of the cutscenes have audio sync issues. That's because they were originally made for Japanese, and they didn't re-animate them for english...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:07:40 2017 No.3952331 >>3952283 But the cutscenes are in Japanese. It's just some of them though, most cutscenes work fine.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:11:09 2017 No.3952340 File: 150 KB, 460x990, mariadxx.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] SNES (remix) > PSP (remake) > TG-CD (original)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:13:09 2017 No.3952349 Translations are so overrated, I played this RAW without knowing a word of Nip and I could figure out the story just fine. Just let me tell you that Dracula has resurrected and took two girls with him as hostages, that's all you need to know.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:13:32 2017 No.3952350 >>3952340 >remix A remix would imply the same assets with some changes, Dracula X is a complete new game in terms of levels and assets, only Richter's sprite and some of the enemies are taken from Rondo.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:16:02 2017 No.3952361 >>3952340 This is bait.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:23:58 2017 No.3952376 >>3952350 New: >level design >background art Old: >music >storyline >sprites >controls Its a remix, my dude.

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:24:51 2017 No.3952378

How do you play this as Richter? The game is so much better if you chose the loli.
>muh much harder game
>muh classic physics
Well too bad nobody cares about your videogame accomplishments, nerd. The loli should have been the weaker character anyway, she is smaller and frail. Not my fault Konami decided to make her overpowered

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:26:30 2017 No.3952384

>>3952376
>level design
The most important thing
>background art
No, whole level assets, not just backgrounds.

>sprites
A lot of enemies yeah, but many are also redesigned and many bosses are brand new.
>controls
Yes, but something curious is that Dracula X took off the bible sub-weapon, maybe to make the game even more challenging.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:28:05 2017 No.3952392 >>3952378 Maria IS the weaker character, she takes more damage than Rich.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:29:08 2017 No.3952395 >>3952384 >Yes, but something curious is that Dracula X took off the bible sub-weapon, maybe to make the game even more challenging. That was obviously Nintendo censorship.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 19:32:57 2017 No.3952408 >>3952395 If that was the case they could have replaced the bible with just a regular book.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:36:25 2017 No.3952584 Emulated the turbo gfx 16 version.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:40:00 2017 No.3952591 Download PPSSPP and get Dracula X Chronicles. That way you get a remake, the original game, and even Symphony of the Night.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:53:10 2017 No.3952618 File: 24 KB, 640x400, rusty_8.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Don't play Rondo. Play Rusty.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:56:23 2017 No.3952626 >>3952591 Don't hear this guy, always play the originals.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:59:27 2017 No.3952636 >>3952626 DXC includes the original.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 20:59:49 2017 No.3952637 >>3952618 Clunky 12fps weebshit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:09:28 2017 No.3952667 >>3952636 It's not accurate, though.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:10:58 2017 No.3952673 >>3952667 Outside of some of the cutscenes (which aren't part of the gameplay), it's the same.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:11:45 2017 No.3952676 >>3952673 It's not the same, nerd.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:12:41 2017 No.3952682 >>3952676 proofs?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:21:00 2017 No.3952705 >>3952378 Yea, Maria is definitely better overall At least Richter's subweapons are way more powerful

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:23:47 2017 No.3952716 >>3952705 The bible is pretty broken, but Maria's dragon is probably the strongest subweapon in the game, that fucker rapes everything.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:39:09 2017 No.3952761 >>3952716 Don't forget her stand, which can rape a boss in seconds and doesn't require any ammo.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:44:40 2017 No.3952774 >>3952261 It isn't even remotely the same game. It uses some of the same assets but the level design and some of the backgrounds even are 100% different.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:58:41 2017 No.3952814 >>3952774 But can you play as Maria? No? Then it's inferior.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 21:59:34 2017 No.3952818 >>3952814 CAAAAAAASUAAAAAALLLLL

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:02:00 2017 No.3952824 >>3952818 I don't care if she rapes the difficulty, nigger. I want muh blonde loli.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:05:24 2017 No.3952828 File: 28 KB, 512x448, cd22.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3952824 I like short curly hair Maria better than long hair.

Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:18:30 2017 No.3952849

>>3952378
It's so much more satisfying to beat the game as Richter though. And it's not even that hard, I can't for the life of me beat Castlevana 1 or 3 or even make it to the final level in either, but over a few days of practice I was able to beat this one. Not to mention Richter is extremely agile and flexible compared to the average pre-SoTN castlevania protag.

Basically git gud.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:19:32 2017 No.3952853 >>3952408 That would require effort.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:21:25 2017 No.3952858 >>3952853 I think they wanted to go back to the classic CV design and only give richter the classic 4 sub-weapons.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:22:45 2017 No.3952860 >>3952849 NO LOLI NO PLAY

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 22:24:55 2017 No.3952863 There was some .exe being passed around in the early 00s, played it using that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 27 23:48:55 2017 No.3953021 >>3952094 Look up Blue Ryu Vs. Darkstalkers an old archived /vr/ thread will have a mega of an exec of the game Super simple and what I used

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 06:00:39 2017 No.3953560 >>3952094 Wii Virtual Console with sideways Wiimote. It's the easiest for me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 06:02:52 2017 No.3953568 >>3952376 That would mean that Majora's Mask is mostly a remix.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 06:13:54 2017 No.3953582 >>3952824 >I want muh blonde loli. Fuck off beta degenerate.

Anonymous Fri Apr 28 07:10:01 2017 No.3953676

Didn't liked how they redubbed the german speech in the intro for the PSP game. The original voice sounded much more intense and memorable.

They listened to the fans and redubbed SOTN too to make it less "cheesy", but destroyed the charm in the process, so now fans say they prefer the old voices.

Anonymous Fri Apr 28 12:33:07 2017 No.3954105
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>>3953676
>They listened to the fans and redubbed SOTN too to make it less "cheesy", but destroyed the charm in the process, so now fans say they prefer the old voices.

Why would you waste time with the shitty dubs when PSP SOTN has subbed original japanese?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 12:41:49 2017 No.3954124 File: 108 KB, 659x588, Richter_n_maria.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This game has the best soundtrack on the pc engine, hands down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bORGHpivY_E

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 13:10:03 2017 No.3954164 >>3954105 To be fair, I must be one of the few people who doesn't mind the original english dubbing. In fact, I really like Alucard and Dracula voices.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 18:26:30 2017 No.3954783 >>3954105 I'm still mad this image doesn't have Mechazawa or coach on it. Wakamoto deserves better.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 18:27:58 2017 No.3954785 >>3954783 You're free to edit it, anon. I'd also like it if it included Drac.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 18:35:52 2017 No.3954793 >>3952094 PC Engine version, Mednafen retroarch, Saturn controller, 15KHz CRT, external speakers.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 18:43:00 2017 No.3954810 >>3954793 >Mednafen retroarch You mean standalone Mednafen. The RetroArch PCE core sucks. I'm pissed they still haven't ported Mednafen's PCE-Accurate core to libretro.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 18:45:09 2017 No.3954816 >>3954793 It kept glitching when I tried to play Rondo on mednafen.

>>	You groove you lose Fri Apr 28 18:58:25 2017 No.3954840 >>3952094 injected WAD with the "official" english transtion on wii virtual console on a CRT.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 28 22:53:31 2017 No.3955272 >>3952253 Are the Chinese selling pressed disc repros of the translation yet? I need a pressed CD cuz I'm a dick like that.

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