The Castlevania Thread

[Arasoi]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/dx_jacket_hat.jpg

[MarioMania]

How much did you pay for that

[Arasoi]

Hm... Id rather not say :D

Came in great condition though, unused/unworn, in the original plastic.

[mills]

please take a picture while wearing both items

[mills]

you said it was sealed so I hope you got the white box that it came in!

[Arasoi]

Unfortunetely not, the only part that was missing. Not sealed either, but at least unworn.

On another note, I won this auction today:

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n41503477

I checked around, a lower end laserdisc player would cost me maybe 20-30 bucks, so I should be able to rip the analog signal from the disc with a video capture card, and get it internet prepped in virtualdub. Fun fun..

[Kitsune Sniper]

Wow, dude, that's awesome. I hope it's not like the Superplay included in the PS2 port of Haunted Castle. I heard it isn't even a full run through the game! LOL

[Arasoi]

Tell me about it, the Oretachi superplays are a joke, in so many ways. This LD runs about an hour and 15 minutes, so hopefully its quality superplay material.

[mills]

few things.

arasoi you have 666 meseta, stop posting and preserve the evil.

Is that avatar rick from 64th street? DAR!

I DEMAND a photo of you wearing the goods, I won't take no for an answer.


Also I found in another game where you smash walls to reveal roast beef. http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&id=1875&image=1

[Arasoi]

Gasp!

Dracula's wall meats have been hidden in the modern world!

[MarioMania]

Does anyone know what level has the BGM No "16" on Castlevania Bloodlines..

[dreamchaser_se]

Atlast you got the jacket and hat. Nice find indeed.

I got a new European Castlevania (LoI) hoodie on hold. 100% official, only sent out to gaming magazines and the press.

Also won a sealed SotN OSt on a Swedish auction site. Will send a new update to Mr´P when i recieve the new stuff:)

[kainemaxwell]

That's a kickass hat and shirt man, great find!!

[Arasoi]

Atlast you got the jacket and hat. Nice find indeed.

I got a new European Castlevania (LoI) hoodie on hold. 100% official, only sent out to gaming magazines and the press.

Also won a sealed SotN OSt on a Swedish auction site. Will send a new update to Mr´P when i recieve the new stuff:)

An LOI Hoodie is an excellent find also my friend. Im expecting about 15 CV items from Japan within a few weeks, including a complete Akumajo Dracula arcade board and a 1989 Japanese Laserdisc with an Akumajo Dracula arcade Superplay on it. I too shall post to Mr P's!

[MegaDrive20XX]

Does anyone know what level has the BGM No "16" on Castlevania Bloodlines..

Palace of Versailles, France

[MegaDrive20XX]

Does anyone know what level has the BGM No "16" on Castlevania Bloodlines..

Palace of Versailles, France

My bad, when you said "Stage" I was thinking of the OST...

BGM 16 of CastleVania Bloodlines is a hidden track, it is a remix of "Vampire Killer". This is a random track of the three played, which is unlocked via an easter egg trick.

To get Classic Music from older Castlevania games, go to the options menu before you start the game and set the sound effect to 73 and the music to 5. Play both. You'll hear a chime to confirm it worked. Now, when you get the 3rd weapon upgrade, you will hear either Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, or Beginnings remixes from the first three CV games on NES

[Kitsune Sniper]

*pokes Arasoi*

Did ya get the CD?

[Arasoi]

Yes I did, its very nice. Thanks you very much for sending it =) (for those who dont know KS sent me a copy of his Konami OST with Boku Dracula Kun's music on it)

[MarioMania]

Does anyone know what level has the BGM No "16" on Castlevania Bloodlines..

Palace of Versailles, France

My bad, when you said "Stage" I was thinking of the OST...

BGM 16 of CastleVania Bloodlines is a hidden track, it is a remix of "Vampire Killer". This is a random track of the three played, which is unlocked via an easter egg trick.

To get Classic Music from older Castlevania games, go to the options menu before you start the game and set the sound effect to 73 and the music to 5. Play both. You'll hear a chime to confirm it worked. Now, when you get the 3rd weapon upgrade, you will hear either Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, or Beginnings remixes from the first three CV games on NES
Cool..I never knew that, thanks

Did you know about this Little thing..Castlevania: Bloodlines is Locked out if you play it on the Mega Drive...But if you hold Start, A , B or C the game will start..I'll bet you didn't know this

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yes I did, its very nice. Thanks you very much for sending it =) (for those who dont know KS sent me a copy of his Konami OST with Boku Dracula Kun's music on it)

And Wai Wai World 2, which has a Castlevania stage and Simon Belmont as a playable character. :p

Yer welcome.

[residentvania]

I was looking at castlevania games on ebay and i came across this. This would be nice for someone whos missing alot.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330032516982&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014

Just copy and paste in your web browser.


8-)

[mills]

that super castlevania IV is a majesco release. Also that lot is not so greaet in my opinion -_-

[MegaDrive20XX]

Does anyone know what level has the BGM No "16" on Castlevania Bloodlines..

Palace of Versailles, France

My bad, when you said "Stage" I was thinking of the OST...

BGM 16 of CastleVania Bloodlines is a hidden track, it is a remix of "Vampire Killer". This is a random track of the three played, which is unlocked via an easter egg trick.

To get Classic Music from older Castlevania games, go to the options menu before you start the game and set the sound effect to 73 and the music to 5. Play both. You'll hear a chime to confirm it worked. Now, when you get the 3rd weapon upgrade, you will hear either Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, or Beginnings remixes from the first three CV games on NES
Cool..I never knew that, thanks

Did you know about this Little thing..Castlevania: Bloodlines is Locked out if you play it on the Mega Drive...But if you hold Start, A , B or C the game will start..I'll bet you didn't know this

Yup this trick works on all three regions of CastleVania Bloodlines/Vampire Killer/CastleVania: The New Generation

[MegaDrive20XX]

that super castlevania IV is a majesco release. Also that lot is not so greaet in my opinion -_-

Yeah, the booklet black/white. The cart having the later SNES "groove" mold (which I think started in 1993. I wonder why they decided to use that.

[kainemaxwell]

The Castlevania name generator:
http://www.djork.net/castlevania/

Pre-order Portait of Ruin and get a 20th anniversary soundtrack:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B180197A

[MegaDrive20XX]

Pre-order Portait of Ruin and get a 20th anniversary soundtrack:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B180197A

yummy...

[Arasoi]

Preorder for bonus? Done and done :D

[MarkMan]

Can't wait to see what's on the bonus soundtrack. :)

Arasoi: Get the big package of goodies yet from Japan?

I went on a CV retreat this week. Played through Bloodlines and Rondo of Blood again... haven't done so in YEARS... refresher +1.

[kainemaxwell]

Hell I may just pre-order it at this point too!

[MarioMania]

Halloween is coming up..What's the Best Castlevanie Song for Halloween

[MegaDrive20XX]

Halloween is coming up..What's the Best Castlevanie Song for Halloween

Vampire Killer (Violin version from CastleVania 64 intro). Very lovely theme imho, plus has a classic Dracula feel to it.

[dreamchaser_se]

Hey Arasoi, what do you like my latest catch???

http://i20.ebayimg.com/04/i/08/53/2d/58_1.JPG

Quite nice eeee?

[Arasoi]

The E3 DoS demo cart? Nice, man. Only set you back 80 USD I believe?

Share with us any details if you can. =)

[MarioMania]

Arasoi: I got Kid Dracula on the Game Boy, Have you played it before

[Arasoi]

I have not played the Gameboy version, but I've played the Famicom version a lot. I actually still need to get Kid Drac on GB, hmm..

[Arasoi]

A small update before the big japan shipment:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/col_supdate.jpg

Oversize Castlevania Lament of Innocence display box

Supervision Castlevania NES pirate (boxed)

Konami Gameboy Collection 1 (Gameboy Color)

Castlevania Curse of Darkness Soundtrack Sampler (European)

[Rook_Jones]

What a horrible night to have a curse.

[MarioMania]

I have not played the Gameboy version, but I've played the Famicom version a lot. I actually still need to get Kid Drac on GB, hmm..

I got my copy for $5 at the Value Center with the Manual

[MarkMan]

Word from GameCrazy stores is the preorder bonus from them is a 20th Anniversary Artbook. :)

Guess I'll get two copies.

[mills]

supervision cv nes pirate, very cool!

The LOI box is nice too! Good find ;)

[Arasoi]

A small update :) I know I posted some of this stuff before. I'll be taking another full collection photo this weekend.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/newupdate2.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/newupdate1.jpg

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Japanese promo poster
Akumajo Dracula arcade PCB, with all manuals, schematics and inserts
Konami Best Selection superplay laserdisc, featuring Akumajo Dracula arcade
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence oversize display box
Akumajo Dracula guidebook (Famicom, complete with jacket/spine)
Akumajo Dracula: Dark Night Prelude
Akumajo Dracula: Circle of the Moon
Official Dracula X Hat
Official Dracula X Jacket
Boxed Supervision Castlevania NES pirate
Konami Gameboy Collection 4 (Euro)
Konami Gameboy Collection 1 (Euro)
Castlevania: Concerto of the Midnight Sun postcard
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Japanese re-release
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness European OST sampler

[MarkMan]

Awesome pickups again Arasoi!

Update for those of you that haven't heard:

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=B180197A

Order Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS and receive a Castlevania 25th Anniversary Gift Pack FREE! Gift Pack includes a Soundtrack CD, DS Stylus, DS Game case that holds 2 games and a Castlevania art book! Offer good while supplies last.

[mills]

I want to see more details on that super vision pirate, and what is a super vision anyway?

Great stuff I hope that LOI box is displayed nicely.

Keep buying castlevania stuff before you get huge bills like me!

[Arasoi]

Supervision was the "premier" NES pirate so to speak, the only that came in boxes. They are one of the primary reasons Nintendo was so hard on piracy. One of the rarer companies to release a lot of 72 pin pirates too.

[Arasoi]

I cant seem to edit my posts anymore, for some reason.. so I cant put these in the first post like I wanted. So here goes:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/games.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/misc.jpg

[MarioMania]

Arasoi: Have you ever played the Gradius Games..I playyed Gradius II on the NESEmu..ihe music sounded better, Did it use the same chip in Akumajo Densetsu

[GarrettCRW]

Arasoi: Have you ever played the Gradius Games..I playyed Gradius II on the NESEmu..ihe music sounded better, Did it use the same chip in Akumajo Densetsu

No. Gradius II did use a custom mapper (like most everything Konami made for the Famicom), but it did not use the VRC6 for enhanced sound.

[Arasoi]

Since we were on the subject, I thought this might be informative:

VRC1 - Ganbare Goemon 1, Junior Basket - Two on Two, King Kong 2, Exciting Boxing, Jajamaru Ninpou Chou, Tetsuwan Atom

VRC2 - Twin Bee 3, Ganbare Pennant Race, Wai Wai World 1, Getsufuu Maden, Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2, Dragon Scroll, Contra, Jarinko Chie, Ganbare Goemon

VRC3 - Salamander

VRC4 - Wai Wai World 2, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden, Gradius 2, Racer Mini Yonku, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles 1+2, Goal!!, Parodius da!, Akumajou Special, Crisis Force, Tiny Toon Adventures 1, Moe Pro!

VRC6 - Akumajou Densetsu, Esper Dream 2, Mouryou Senki Madara

[mills]

i used to have a VCR.

[MarioMania]

Since we were on the subject, I thought this might be informative:

VRC1 - Ganbare Goemon 1, Junior Basket - Two on Two, King Kong 2, Exciting Boxing, Jajamaru Ninpou Chou, Tetsuwan Atom

VRC2 - Twin Bee 3, Ganbare Pennant Race, Wai Wai World 1, Getsufuu Maden, Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2, Dragon Scroll, Contra, Jarinko Chie, Ganbare Goemon

VRC3 - Salamander

VRC4 - Wai Wai World 2, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden, Gradius 2, Racer Mini Yonku, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles 1+2, Goal!!, Parodius da!, Akumajou Special, Crisis Force, Tiny Toon Adventures 1, Moe Pro!

VRC6 - Akumajou Densetsu, Esper Dream 2, Mouryou Senki Madara

What does the mapper do in game on Gradius II..How would it run on the NES with a Converter

[Arasoi]

Got this in the mail this morning:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/promo_dvd.jpg

A Japanese promotional DVD (Video) for Lament of Innocence, sealed. Im tempted to crack it open and run it on my region free player, but so far I've resisted.

Also getting a mint Dracula X SNES (US) and perhaps a sealed SOTN handheld.

Woot.

[kainemaxwell]

Hell do it and let us know how it is and share the video with the fans!

[MarioMania]

Since we were on the subject, I thought this might be informative:

VRC1 - Ganbare Goemon 1, Junior Basket - Two on Two, King Kong 2, Exciting Boxing, Jajamaru Ninpou Chou, Tetsuwan Atom

VRC2 - Twin Bee 3, Ganbare Pennant Race, Wai Wai World 1, Getsufuu Maden, Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2, Dragon Scroll, Contra, Jarinko Chie, Ganbare Goemon

VRC3 - Salamander

VRC4 - Wai Wai World 2, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden, Gradius 2, Racer Mini Yonku, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles 1+2, Goal!!, Parodius da!, Akumajou Special, Crisis Force, Tiny Toon Adventures 1, Moe Pro!

VRC6 - Akumajou Densetsu, Esper Dream 2, Mouryou Senki Madara

What does the mapper do in game on Gradius II..How would it run on the NES with a Converter

..Can someone answer me about this..I'm going to look for Gradius II

[Arasoi]

MarioMania:

I don't know if that will work. I doubt it, since none of the VRC chip games I have tried work correctly through a 72 pin adapter.

Anyway,

I checked out the Japanese LOI Promo DVD, it had all of the commercials with Sonim, and some other commercials with her talking in the costume as well as the standard Japanese LOI commercial all looped for display in a Japanese store. Pretty interesting, Ill see about ripping it.

[gepeto]

I like castlevania but I am not a collector of the series but I have a question. Do you think that they are putting out too many castlevanias one right after another.

I remember releases were real far apart now it seems like one every 8 months. Just curious.

[Arasoi]

Good question.

I believe it depends on the quality of the games themselves, though recently we've gotten quite a slew due to both console and handheld releases simultaneously (despite different design teams for the most part)

Dawn of Sorrow would have benefited from more development time I believe, though it was still a very good game. From what I understand Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow were at times in development at the same time, and from the looks of it Portrait of Ruin got a lot more attention overall.

The quality of the games being released is definetely up to snuff, but I definetely wouldnt mind a console game given more time before release, I think both Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness both could have used some more polish and bonuses.

[Arasoi]

Collecting slows down a bit predictably for the end of the year holiday crunch.

Luckily I'm getting a few items in before Christmas shopping, and Portrait of Ruin is safely preordered.

Received this item today:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/Castlevania-1.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n310/Protogem/Castlevania-2.jpg

A much nicer condition (sealed/mint) Symphony Tiger Handheld than my current one, which is loose. I may sell my loose one, at that.

[MarioMania]

Arasoi: I'm getting in the mail Casltevania AoS on the GBA cart only for $6...

How much are you selling he Loose CV Handheld Game for..I have to buy it from you after Christmas

[Arasoi]

I'll accept offers via PM, as for price I guess somewhere in the range of 30 dollars or so, as its rare but loose.

[Arasoi]

I'll accept offers via PM, as for price I guess somewhere in the range of 30 dollars or so + shipping, as its rare but loose.

[Arasoi]

Whoop.. double post. Sorry. How do I edit a post?

[jpark203]

Perhaps someone here can answer this.... Does anybody remember the canceled game, Castlevania: Ressurrection for Dreamcast? A couple months ago I remember hearing that a prototype had gone for a nice chunk of change on e-bay. Has there been a leak yet like there was for Half-Life and Propellar Arena for DC? I still really want to play this game. :(

[Arasoi]

It has not been leaked, no. But from what I understand about it, it was not a very enjoyable game to play at the state of development it was in.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Correct, the programmers felt it played too much like CastleVania 64.

[MarkMan]

Got this today:

http://static.flickr.com/109/312768648_67fad9d99e.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/104/312769051_1e54cbd4ca.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/122/312769632_b60804f4d9.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/111/312769468_fc36f3f4e6.jpg

[cyberfluxor]

Two days ago I beat Castlevania DoS after nearly 13hrs of playing. I was level 52 and did a lot of soul collecting before getting to the end but I got the crappy ending so I've been putting some more time into it collecting more souls, unlocking new areas I couldn't go before or didn't know about. It's really just growing more on me and although it does get quite repetative it's just fun to level up and feels great when you finally randomly get a soul from a rarity 3 monster. I pushed myself to finish the game (playing it at my desk at work and between classes) so I would be ready for the sequal comming out in another week. Of course I preordered it on GameStop's website and hope to get all those goodies. I'd suggest all DS owners looking for a 2D hack and slash game with a RPG style to pick it up and I have no doubt the sequal will be badass too.

[kainemaxwell]

Markman, where'd you get those items?

[Arasoi]

That PoR boxset is looking good. I should be getting mine in a few days here. *glee*

I'll post up my latest additions.

One of the guides had some interesting content in it, which can be seen in detail here:


http://www.forumplanet.com/classicgaming/castlevania/topic.asp?fid=3691&tid=1976179&p=1#22588026

[mills]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

[Arasoi]

I know many are tiring of this thread, but..

http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/multi/Masters/collector-guillame.htm

This collection is one of the best I've seen, his total item count exceeds mine by about 50, and he has some nice items. Seeing stuff like this always brings a smile to my face.

[mills]

wow jesus. He's got what looks like every release from every different region even.

[rurouni318]

I just got a Symphony of the Night artbook from my boss for 30$, in great condition it was like it was never opened. How much do you think that would go for. I can't seem to find it on Ebay or any site I check, the only thing I find is the Portrait of Ruin Pre-order bonus. Anyone wanna give me an idea on if that was a great buy?

[Arasoi]

If I understand correctly the book you are talking about, it came with the Japanese and European SOTN/NITM PSX special edition and is a CD pamphlet sized book with all of Kojima's art. 30 dollars is a little steep just for that book, and that's probably as much as you could sell it for on Ebay or such.

It's still a nice little book to have though, one of the better CV art books that have been released (as compared to the PoR and AoS bonus artbooks).

[CosmicMonkey]

If only this were real......

http://superfami.com/neo.jpg

[Arasoi]

Hah, I've seen that picture before.. a Neo Geo Dracula X, craziness.

Whats actually on that cart, anyway? Mysteries abound..