Which version was better?
The MSX game? I don't know man, it's more like it's own thing.
Castlevania because it didn't require you to get through the entire thing with only three lives.
>>3317854
what's the score for in Castlevania? From what I can tell the game doesn't keep high scores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utFlAX9RJQM
>>3318183
Gotta have a score in games, what are you gonna aim for after you've beaten the game several times?
>>3318071
git gud fagit
>>3318194
Christ, that's bad!
>>3318194
dang i thought the commodore 64 version was bad
>>3318194
Gotta agree with the other anons, that's pretty fucking bad. It feels like they sat down and played the game, then tried to re-create it. The amiga was capable of far better than that, dunno why that port was so shitty.
I gotta say, I prefer Castlevania to Vampire Killer. VK is cool and all, but the bosses seem easier while the levels themselves are full of bullshit. It's neat being able to explore, it's not really enjoyable to whip every wall looking for the hidden key to get on to the next level.
>>3317862
>>3318071
You can use the Game Master cartridge for infinite continues and stage select, but even with that the MSX Dracula is just not that good of a game. It feels like the designers knew they were never going to match the Famicom version, so they threw in everything they could into the MSX version to see what stuck.
The game is literally impossible to play without a manual or reference guide, since a lot of power-ups have obtuse input (like the holy water and time freeze) method or passive effects that are hard to figure out on your own. How am I supposed to know that the black bible raises merchant's prices if I didn't know that first hand? The flip screen also don't lent itself well for intense action either.
The only good thing about the MSX Dracula is that some of its unique ideas were put to better use by Castlevania II.
>>3318352
This. You get your first extra life at 30,000 point and additional extends for every 50,000 point until you reach the score cap (which is easy to do during the Dracula boss fight).
>>3318194
It's like someone roofied Castlevania.
>>3318194
This is fake, right? This can't be real.
>>3318639
50Hz
>>3318636
>It feels like they sat down and played the game, then tried to re-create it.
that's because that's literally what happened with most ports of that era
Someone fill me in on Vampire Hunter? More screenshots would be awesome too.
I love that classic horror theme and atmosphere. Probably why I love Castlevania so much.
>>3319631
Vampire Killer was an MSX game developed alongside the original Castlevania that came out a few months later. It had the same basic story and a lot of the same art assets but the stages were Metroid-esque mazes where you hunted down keys and items to reach the next area.
Also despite the phrase "Metroid-esque" the two games were in development at the same time and came out within months of each other.
>>3319639
I thought it was just a different name for essentially the same game.
But I was wrong I guess. Sounds really interesting. Was it any good? I guess I'll watch this thread to see what people say.
>>3318194
One day i hope I can achieve this level of programming mastery.
I am glad that the game had the courtesy to inform me the player, multiple times, 12 stages in, that yes, I am in a castle.
>>3319639
This is misleading, in Japan they had the same name so the game was supposed to be the same. Any design changes in the MSX were not due to them being different games, but just trying different approaches.
>>3318194
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AZs6yhiRms
>>3318194
What's bad in it?
>>3318642
>The game is literally impossible to play without a manual or reference guide, since a lot of power-ups have obtuse input (like the holy water and time freeze) method or passive effects that are hard to figure out on your own.
Like seriously, who the hell thought pressing left/right while jump was a good idea for an input method for throwing holy water?
>>3318194
jesus, there are c64 games with better graphics than that.
