For better or worse, this is the end of this little mini-game.Castlevania - Rondo of Blood (english translation) Review by: pollution_skunk - 10/10 HOT RICHTER-ON-MAIDEN ACTION! If there is one videogame franchise that transitioned perfectly between different eras and hardware while successfully mixing things up considerably between each installment, it's Konami's classic Castlevania/Akumajou Dracula (Dracula's Demonic Castle) series. Maria is present at the end of the stage, saying 'ゴメンネ' ('Sorry!') and jumping around. The enemies consist of these purple guys you can kill with your chain whip. Pressing the run button while the castle is visible starts a game at 'Stage X' with a very different art style. The 'X' has the furigana 'ペケ' ( peke), which is Kansai dialect for an X mark (a symbol often used to indicate wrong answers or 'don't do this' warnings - or, in this case, an incorrect System Card). The title is spelled slightly wrong in Japanese, as if being mispronounced. If you try to boot the game using a 1.0 or 2.0 System Card instead of a Super CD-ROM 2-compatible system, you will be shown a different castle than the title screen.Īfter a few seconds, the title will appear. Super CD-ROM 2 System Card Error Easter Egg The hiragana fonts actually form a sentence: 'God, give me strength' (神よ力を与え給え), which is the title for the game's second stage.Īn end-of-demo message is left within the retail version. These sprites show that a stage was in the works with small objects. Interestingly, this less-polished look better matches the design of the Stage 3 minotaur boss sub-stage, which looks somewhat out-of-place compared to the later Stage 3 design. Minor changes can be found throughout the level, but the lower path is dramatically different and far more bland. There is also a Stage X, but it is not playable. These stages are fully playable, but there are sound effect and sprite glitches, presumably due to them not being totally compatible with the newer core game code.

They can be loaded by altering the game's asset sector address table. There are three full stages hidden in the game's data, which appear to be earlier versions of Stages 3, 4, and 5.

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