Hello, this begins with that wonderful ZX Spectrum version that made me think the SMS doesn't have what it deserves, that is a version of Castlevania and Spectral Interlude is reeaaally great homebrew!!!. The SMS has many hardware similarities with the ZX Spectrum plus a superior video processor that lets many colors at the same time 32 on screen from a palette of 64, the project actually has the support from the Rewind team (the authors of the original game).
The project has added talented members the first one is the main coder who is going to port the code from ZX Spectrum to SMS then we have a music composer who has lot of experience with the SMS music and last it's me, I'm going to be touching the graphics to use the colourful palette of the SMS, sooner or later will be revealed the aforementioned members identities.
Features:
- The same great gameplay
- Colored graphics to reach the limits of the vdp (video processor)
-8 colors average for each character (up to 9)
-8 colors average for each lesser enemy
-above 8 colors for each boss (unconfirmed yet)
- A little different music to fit SMS sound processor
- Save ram (unconfirmed yet)
- Character portraits (unconfirmed yet)
Now I want to show you what is done so far, they are the NPCs:
- Simon Belmont that is based on the official art from Simon's Quest (actually not a NPC) using Juste Belmont portrait (Harmony of Dissonance)
- Richter Belmont based on the alternate costume from Dracula X Nocturne in the Moonlight (aka SOTN) for Sega Saturn
- Shaft (Dracula X Nocturne in the Moonlight aka SOTN ) in the role of Joseph and Hammer (Aria of Sorrow) in the role of Boldo
- And finally most of the villagers based on characters from Order of Ecclesia.
I touched some portraits only to test my skills and you can see Richter using beard and moustache that because he is older than before, if the portraits are confirmed I hope you guys would be willing to port them.
EDIT:
For those who aren't familiar with Spectral Interlude in short is a homebrew game - metroidvania genre that its story tells the reason the Belmonts have dissapeared from the earth surface, using characters and backgrounds based on Simon's Quest along with bosses from Dracula's Curse.
Visit:
http://spectralinterlude.com/