Thanks for the background on this guy, I (obviously) had no idea he was so loathed. Though I'm new to NEC, I've been playing since the Atari days. So not a gaming noob, just PCE. This is the only repro. I own, though I wouldn't belittle someone for buying knock-offs (like that "other" Dracula X game on SNES). Some of the game prices today are beyond ridiculous! I totally understand the need for fan made stuff. I thought it would be OK after seeing the repro. Hu cards posted for sale, at a much more reasonable price. I would have loved to split some of those loosies you all got.
As a hardcore Castlevania fan, getting a physical English language copy of Dracula X is worth the dough. With the extras, even though they're just printed BS, I think they look awesome (I am a CIB guy). That all said, at $70 a pop, he is clearly making a killing off of someone else's artistic license. I did think, "How the hell can he get away with this?" when I first found out about "that" company. I know Konami and some of the other developers have fallen on hard times, but WTF?! Still, I am supporting piracy. Maybe they don't give a crap about this in Deutschland?