(8/29/2015 - 9/04/2015) Game of the Week: Akumajo Dracula X - Chi no Rondo

[esteban]

You guys just need a bit more practice. I am a total spazz with games when I get stressed out and I never had a problem with controls in Dracula X.

[SumerNivek]

Never have played this "what I assume" is the one of the best games in the series.  I have the PSP remake, but yeah, the 2.5d is not what I was looking for.  I think there is a way to unlock the original version on the PSP, but I lost interested trying to play it on the small screen.  Maybe one day after getting my Turbo CD fixed, finding a Super CD-ROM card, and getting a copy of the game, I can hopefully finally play it.

[lukester]

Never have played this "what I assume" is the one of the best games in the series.  I have the PSP remake, but yeah, the 2.5d is not what I was looking for.  I think there is a way to unlock the original version on the PSP, but I lost interested trying to play it on the small screen.  Maybe one day after getting my Turbo CD fixed, finding a Super CD-ROM card, and getting a copy of the game, I can hopefully finally play it.

If you have a Wii or even Wii U, the game costs only $9 on the Wii Virtual Console.

If you don't want to go through the hassle of emulation, there is a "PC Port" here on this very forum. Credits to who made this.

http://pcenginefx.com/main/pc_port_project_-_dracula_x.html

[SumerNivek]

Never have played this "what I assume" is the one of the best games in the series.  I have the PSP remake, but yeah, the 2.5d is not what I was looking for.  I think there is a way to unlock the original version on the PSP, but I lost interested trying to play it on the small screen.  Maybe one day after getting my Turbo CD fixed, finding a Super CD-ROM card, and getting a copy of the game, I can hopefully finally play it.

If you have a Wii or even Wii U, the game costs only $9 on the Wii Virtual Console.

If you don't want to go through the hassle of emulation, there is a "PC Port" here on this very forum. Credits to who made this.

http://pcenginefx.com/main/pc_port_project_-_dracula_x.html

Thanks for the suggestions!  I do have a Wii U, but I may have to check out the "PC Port."  Thanks for the link!

[Gentlegamer]

It's Halloween, and time for me to revisit Rondo of Blood!

For most of this year I've had a weird schedule that made it hard for me to game, but now it's time for me to revisit my stalled game of Rondo and try to finish the last stage.

I'm using Rondo to kick off my tradition of playing Halloween themed games this time of year, focused on the Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins series.

[GohanX]

Having the axe is key so you can attack at many different angles.

[Gentlegamer]

Having the axe is key so you can attack at many different angles.

Yup, but you have to get it at the beginning and not die the whole way through to keep it. That's probably where save states came in.

[GohanX]

Time to sack up!

[o.pwuaioc]

I get the feeling that this thread isn't going to die anytime soon. I'm in the middle of Gunhed, but Dracula X is still in my CD tray, and the arcade card is still close by. I should revisit this in between Gunhed runs. I want to finish it soon.

Time to sack up!

You should change your sig sometime.

[GohanX]

I really should!

[Gentlegamer]

What's the condition for 100%? I just finished the game with all five prisoners found using Richter and only got 96%.

Edit: I missed Stage 4' Mountains

Well, well, well

[lukester]

What's the condition for 100%? I just finished the game with all five prisoners found using Richter and only got 96%.

Edit: I missed Stage 4' Mountains

Well, well, well

It is dumb.

You can beat the Stage 4' boss, but it won't count for anything until you do it after you beat the game.

[Gentlegamer]

I did it you guise

[GoldenWheels]

man this game is awesome. Not sure what level it was, level 4 or 5, but I got to the hidden boss via a bomb that blew up a wall....destroyed the flying skull on my last life with 1/4 health, getting some love hearts from the "princess" during...then she turns into a villain and kills me!

Was VERY hard NOT to give it another run but sleep was calling.

[vacantplanets]

man this game is awesome. Not sure what level it was, level 4 or 5, but I got to the hidden boss via a bomb that blew up a wall....destroyed the flying skull on my last life with 1/4 health, getting some love hearts from the "princess" during...then she turns into a villain and kills me!

Was VERY hard NOT to give it another run but sleep was calling.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure that going that way past the bomb in the wall is another way to unlock stage 5' too.