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Title: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Nail_Bombed on January 31, 2012, 08:03:51 AM: Feast your eyes and ears on this monstrosity. PC MS-DOS has never had such a butchered port as this...

Castlevania - PC MS-DOS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7uZ3imlyo#)
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: TreasuryRoom1984 on January 31, 2012, 08:17:14 AM: apart from the fucked music and sound effects it looks halfway decent.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Oralox on January 31, 2012, 09:06:29 AM: I wish there was a like button for posts because that video is hilarious with the stupid music and sound effects xD
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Kingshango on January 31, 2012, 10:00:18 AM: Ow my freaking ears!
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Sumac on January 31, 2012, 10:58:35 AM: I honestly was scared when the first notes of what supposed to Vampire Killer played.
Later I was highly amused. Graphics looks somewhat decent, but Simon look like CookieMan and sounds / music...the horror. Just the horror. :'(
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: PFG9000 on January 31, 2012, 03:52:09 PM: Yeah, maybe with a better soundcard it would sound...better? Apart from the sound though, it looked pretty decent. I liked the little touch with Simon walking to the exit door after picking up the orb.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: VladCT on January 31, 2012, 04:47:18 PM: GAH F*CK MY DELICATE EARS OW
Also, that's a pretty long whip compared to the original. Then again, the stretching might have something to do with that.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Munchy on January 31, 2012, 04:58:15 PM: I don't know, but the best port is obviously Tiger SotN.

BEEP

That's how The Tragic Prince sounds right?
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on January 31, 2012, 05:12:09 PM: Hit stop at 1:40. My ears... I think they're bleeding.

THIS GAME NEEDS MORE SOUND CHANNELS NOW!
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Nail_Bombed on February 01, 2012, 01:36:42 AM: Well, apparently, if you had a proper AdLib soundcard instead of the pc speaker, here's how it would have sounded:

Castlevania (DOS version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahu5pq851Eo#)
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: X on February 01, 2012, 08:44:09 AM: That actually improves the sound by far! It reminds me of the Sega Master System or the Genesis (depending on the game you're playing).
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Vampire Killer on February 01, 2012, 10:14:46 AM: Quote from: Kingshango on January 31, 2012, 10:00:18 AM
Ow my freaking ears!

Ow, my freaking ears! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiX4FAQC9cg#)

Indeed
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Sumac on February 01, 2012, 11:14:55 AM: Quote
Well, apparently, if you had a proper AdLib soundcard instead of the pc speaker, here's how it would have sounded:
Sounds like Genesis music. So, it's not that bad.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Spooniest on February 01, 2012, 11:34:44 AM: Just for comparison's sake, this is what it's trying to sound like. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYfgpodCVHE#)

Apologies, but turd not polished.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Chernabogue on February 01, 2012, 12:26:35 PM: It also sound dissonant on some notes, even on the "good" version...
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: crimsonmist on February 02, 2012, 01:45:32 PM: music: :o distorted.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: GummiCandyful on February 02, 2012, 05:17:10 PM: That distorted version made me LOL so hard! The other version version, however, is quite decent. Thanks for sharing this.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: Nail_Bombed on February 03, 2012, 02:08:37 AM: That's what you got in those days when you weren't rich enough to afford a soundcard. They were a luxury back then for the PC. I should know, I had to put up with PC speaker for Commander Keen back in 92 or whenever. Not til about 95-6 did we manage to get a PC with an actual soundcard, as I recall it was a SoundBlaster Awe32. Doom was so much better.
Title: Re: Worst port of Castlevania?
Post by: TheouAegis on February 03, 2012, 12:54:38 PM: I wanna hear Wicked Child on the AdLib