Finally, PS Castlevania will be out...

Liquid Snake · May 21, 2001

According to NCS and VGD, import PS Castlevania will be out either this week or early next week. Finally it will come out...
That means I have two new Castlevania games to play (GBA and PS)!!!

p.s. I haven't finished N64 Castlevania yet...dang.

Metal Slug · May 21, 2001

You dont mean that amazing version that was sheduled for DC, do you? I thought it was scrapped? Ah, wait a mo' you dont say if you mean PS1 or PS2?
I'm confused!

Metal. <IMG SRC="smilies/ohno.gif" border="0">

Fallout · May 21, 2001

AHHHHHHHH im so confused stop confusing me ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh <IMG SRC="smilies/envy.gif" border="0">

Liquid Snake · May 21, 2001

It's on PS and so-called "Castlevania Chronicle". This game is based on Japanese PC version of Castlevania.

Why you guys get confused? I'm not talking about DC Castlevania. I'll only play Konami of Japan, not crappy US division one.

GBA version of Castlevania is great.....as good as PS Castlevania-SOTN

Verbatum · May 21, 2001

Yep, Dracula 68000 is finally on it's way!

jethrek · May 22, 2001

Let's hope the PS version of X68000 is more fun...

sorry. I tried the emu once and it sucked. Still, emus suck so I'm hoping that was why.

[ May 22, 2001: Message edited by: jethrek ]

YeldellGW · May 22, 2001

Excellent!!! Now where's Contra damn it?!

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Liquid Snake · May 22, 2001

Contra? You'd better ask Treasure for find out, not Konami. The team behind Contra is now-known Treasure.
Have you played two PS Contra games? Why Konami let British company to develop Contra game? Contra is one of the trademark Konami games!! You know why, right? Coz the team behind it is gone and established its own company.
Sin and Punishment reminds me of a little bit Contra.....about 15%.
I remember once I read an article about Treasure, one of the producer mentioned that they are tired of making same old stuff over and over. Konami wants them to make sequel of Castlevania, Contra and other so-called "money-making" titles and that's the reason they left. They want to create something unique and more creativity.

We might not see Contra for a while......:<

Rain · May 22, 2001

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Konami! Please Resurrect Contra! Or at least Yie Ar Kung-Fu.......

YeldellGW · May 22, 2001

I played (Or tried to play) Legacy of War awhile back. I was so disappointed in how the game didn't measure up to the Alien Wars, I threw it away without a second thought. Sad to hear that. Oh well. I still have Castlevania and Gradius Gaiden to peek my interest.

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"Don't be scared. I'll only cut off one of your heads! Guess!"

Jackal · May 22, 2001

If Konami wants to keep Contra going- they need to keep Appaloosa away from the franchise. Why have they given it to the makers of Ecco The Dolphin? Not to knock ETD, but I hardly think Contra was one of Appaloosa's main projects.

Here's another idea... perhaps Konami of Japan should take a whack at it on their own. Even without the original Contra team, I am sure they'd do better than Appaloosa.

Today it's been MANY YEARS since Treasure last touched Contra (Contra III is 9 years old now). Back in 1994, soon after Treasure left Konami- we got Gunstar Heroes. Maybe Treasure wouldn't mind now? If they teamed up with Game Arts for Silpheed, then why can't they team up with Konami now for one more Contra?

If this doesn't happen, I'd rather have Konami hand the Contra franchise over to SNK. Look at Metal Slug (although to be a real Contra game, it's got to have diagonal firing).

Liquid Snake · May 22, 2001

I think Konami can still do Contra (Look at Genesis Contra: Hardcore) but they have tons of "money making" titles in hand : Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Goemon, Gradius, and others.

Why I think Konami can do Contra without Treasure? Look at Castlevania and Goemon games as examples.

Those two titles have been developed by five different Konami divisions (Konami Kobe, Konami Tokyo, Konami Osaka, Konami Japan, and Konami Nagoya) so I assume Konami has ability to do Contra but they're not interested in it right now..........

Just my two cents..........

neobuyer · May 23, 2001

GBA version of Castlevania is great.....as good as PS Castlevania-SOTN[/QB]

Really?

SOTN was pretty deep, what's the scoop on this one? Are there multiple paths or characters?

I saw it at E3 but I was leaving, so I only got to see a little....

mvsholic · May 23, 2001

This was made before the announcement, however it will give you the general idea:
http://www.videogames.com/features/universal/castlevania_history/main7.html <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

Liquid Snake · May 23, 2001

Originally posted by neobuyer:
Really?

SOTN was pretty deep, what's the scoop on this one? Are there multiple paths or characters?

I saw it at E3 but I was leaving, so I only got to see a little....

Yeah, you'll have the same kind of map just like SOTN. It's hard to figure out some hidden routes.
After you beat the game, 4 or 5 modes will come up......fun.

neobuyer · May 23, 2001

Wow..

This sounds really good...

I'm gonna get Castlevania GBA and the PS1 port of Dracula X 68000....

I cannot wait...

oi-punx · May 24, 2001

Silent,

I'm thinking about ordering this one, but my PS has a 1st generation mod-chip (not the stealth chip). Any idea if the game will run or not? I really don't want to have to get a new chip to play this game. Please post compatibility info if you can.

Thanks

Liquid Snake · May 24, 2001

Originally posted by oi-punx:
Silent,

I'm thinking about ordering this one, but my PS has a 1st generation mod-chip (not the stealth chip). Any idea if the game will run or not? I really don't want to have to get a new chip to play this game. Please post compatibility info if you can.

Thanks

My PS is first generation, too. I installed mod chip 4 years ago (this is the only system I have got moded)and I have no problem playing any game. Even though I've read articles talking that moded PS console can't play certain games (such as Capcom Dino Crisis, Square's FF 8) but I have no problem at all. My machine has no overheat or other first generation console problems has and it runs like a new one.

I haven't heard Konami will have some kinda code to lock out moded PS machine so I assume you can play on your machine too.

I don't worry about it coz I have JPN PS2 <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

I'll post any news if anything happens.

oi-punx · May 24, 2001

Silent,

Please do post a reply to this thread. I have a modded 2nd gen PSX. I believe it has a 1st or 2nd gen chip in it. It would not play dino crisis, or Strider 2. According to a major online retailer

"Please be aware that many recent releases, particular ones published by Capcom, Konami, and Sony, feature modchip-detection scripts that are executed during the loading process. Should the scripts detect that a system
has a modchip installed in it, the scripts would not allow the game to load."

So, i'm worried about Castlevania Chronicles. The ONLY reason I modded my system was to play Gradius Gaiden. Why Konami mainly releases crap in the US and ignores the gamers that got them where they are today is beyond me. They used to be so great. This is one company that is merely a shadow of their former selves.

Please keep us updated or email me directly

Tsukamaki@hotmail.com

Thanks!

[ May 24, 2001: Message edited by: oi-punx ]

mvsholic · May 24, 2001

Don't forget about the gameshark. I would say wait a few days before importing. Hopefully someone will have posted the gameshark codes which will bypass the mod chip lockout.

The gameshark modchip bypass codes started with ff8.

Liquid Snake · May 24, 2001

I have PS import strider 1&2 and I have no problem playing it (even Dino Crisis). I've never seen any warning screen saying you cant' play this game on moded PS machine.

My system was moded by one defunct online videogame store 4 years ago (I forgot the name of that store). It took me almost 2 months to get my console back coz when the time I shipped my console to that store, it's about to closed the business. I was worry that the owner will not ship my system back but fortunately he did. My system can run anything and have no problem til now. Gosh......my PS is about 6 years now.

Sure, I'll post once I get my copy in hand.

Liquid Snake · May 24, 2001

I've seen Dracula-resurrection PS game on US release list. Don't know if it's related to Konami's Castlevania game???

Jackal · May 25, 2001

Thank goodness for the Game Shark.

When I got Guitar Freaks, I understood full well that it had the modchip detection in it- so the next thing I ordered was the Game Shark Pro.

Some games crash if a Game Shark Pro is used (i.e. In The Hunt). The chipped PS1 is just used for imports now. Domestic games go in my PS2.

Originally posted by mvsholic:
Don't forget about the gameshark. I would say wait a few days before importing. Hopefully someone will have posted the gameshark codes which will bypass the mod chip lockout.

The gameshark modchip bypass codes started with ff8.

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