Dracula X (PC Engine) Vs Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - which game is better?

[wildfruit]

£6 on wii virtual console for you fellow poor people.

[ClodBuster]

That's what I did along with Gradius II to get an initial taste of the PCE, before spending money on the actual hardware.

[Tatsujin]

That's what I did along with Gradius II to get an initial taste of the PCE, before spending money on the actual hardware.

And I take it that Gradius II superbness did just blow you right out of your shoes

[ClodBuster]

Well, both games did.

[MrWunderful]

That's what I did along with Gradius II to get an initial taste of the PCE, before spending money on the actual hardware.

All i had to do to get hooked was feel the amazing controller and play shadow of the beast once.

Dat parallax scrolling!

[cr8zykuban0]

Dracula x pc engine is better!!!!

[Tatsujin]

Dracula x pc engine is better!!!!

[Desh]

.02 from the new guy is Dracula X hands down.  I bought my first TG16 about 1.5 years ago and fell ccompletely in love.  My expectations for collecting for it were very low as everything is so hard to find and a bit pricey compared to other platforms I collect for. 

One day I went to a buddy's house who had downloaded Drac X on virtual console.  The 15 minutes worth I played that game inspired me to acquire a CD system just to play that game.  I've played through IV and it didn't even inspire me enough to purchase a copy.

[geise]

.02 from the new guy is Dracula X hands down.  I bought my first TG16 about 1.5 years ago and fell ccompletely in love.  My expectations for collecting for it were very low as everything is so hard to find and a bit pricey compared to other platforms I collect for. 

One day I went to a buddy's house who had downloaded Drac X on virtual console.  The 15 minutes worth I played that game inspired me to acquire a CD system just to play that game.  I've played through IV and it didn't even inspire me enough to purchase a copy.

Just the fact that you very recently played Drac X for the first time and were amazed, says something about this game.  I was blown away when I got it in 93, but for people to still be in awe by it shows how completely awesome Dracula X really is.

[Ninja16608]

I'm up in the air over the Drac X and super castle. I thought both games were very well designed and very playable. I love the whip brandishing and swinging of super castle, and i love the back flip in Drac x. Both had great level design but I have to tip my hat to the SNES version unfortunately they were able to do things just not possible on the TG16 and I say this with the utmost love for my TG but the rotating rooms and swinging and skellies busing out of windows from the "tube room" in super castle blew me away.

[Black Tiger]

I'm up in the air over the Drac X and super castle. I thought both games were very well designed and very playable. I love the whip brandishing and swinging of super castle, and i love the back flip in Drac x. Both had great level design but I have to tip my hat to the SNES version unfortunately they were able to do things just not possible on the TG16 and I say this with the utmost love for my TG but the rotating rooms and swinging and skellies busing out of windows from the "tube room" in super castle blew me away.

What about all the things Rondo does which are not possible on SNES?

Do you really value pixelation/distortion over beautifully detailed art and animation?

[esteban]

I'm up in the air over the Drac X and super castle. I thought both games were very well designed and very playable. I love the whip brandishing and swinging of super castle, and i love the back flip in Drac x. Both had great level design but I have to tip my hat to the SNES version unfortunately they were able to do things just not possible on the TG16 and I say this with the utmost love for my TG but the rotating rooms and swinging and skellies busing out of windows from the "tube room" in super castle blew me away.

I say: play the hell out of both games. I did, to point where I was sick of them (well, sick of all the old Castlevania games).

Let a few years elapse. A decade, say.

Ultimately, I find myself going back to PCE DRAG EXXX more frequently.

Believe me, I don't hate the SNES, or its Castlevanias (they dwell within a small crevice of my heart), but they simply can't compare to PCE DRAG EXXX.

[Tatsujin]

I'm up in the air over the Drac X and super castle. I thought both games were very well designed and very playable. I love the whip brandishing and swinging of super castle, and i love the back flip in Drac x. Both had great level design but I have to tip my hat to the SNES version unfortunately they were able to do things just not possible on the TG16 and I say this with the utmost love for my TG but the rotating rooms and swinging and skellies busing out of windows from the "tube room" in super castle blew me away.

What about all the things Rondo does which are not possible on SNES?

Do you really value pixelation/distortion over beautifully detailed art and animation?

HAHAHA! exactly my thoughts.

[johnnykonami]

I wish Konami would make some new Castlevania games up to the standards of these.  To me the peak of the series is Dracula X (PCE of course), Bloodlines, and Symphony of the Night.  I did play many of the Gameboy Metroidvanias but they were missing the right vibe imo.  And the last 2-3 games to come out don't compare either.  I think the lack of Japanese development is a problem for these old series, they just become completely different in the hands of anyone but the original creators and Konami loves to bid out their beloved franchises (rip silent hill as well)

[Otaking]

To me the peak of the series is Dracula X (PCE of course),Bloodlines, and Symphony of the Night.

I agree apart from I think that Super Castlevaina IV is million times better than Bloodlines.