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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: Abnormal Freak on April 22, 2012, 01:05:28 PM
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Is it possible to play the minigame on the VC Rondo of Blood? Would be cool to have some way of accessing it, but I'm guessing not, which is le bogue. Thought I'd try and find out, though.
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Nope :-\
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"Upper left" and "1Button" and "2Button" keeping pushing. And reset. (http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.livedoor.jp%2Fnnkrmg%2Farchives%2F554265.html)
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You probably already know, but it's unlockable in the Dracula X Chronicles.
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"Upper left" and "1Button" and "2Button" keeping pushing. And reset. (http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.livedoor.jp%2Fnnkrmg%2Farchives%2F554265.html)
You gotta be KIDDING ME :D
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Koutei saves the day. 8) I'm so glad I asked.
In case it isn't clear enough (it took me a few tries to really understand), while in the game, hit the Home button to bring up the menu, and while holding down
Upper Left, 1, 2
select "Reset" and keep holding the buttons until Peke loads. I assume doing this will also load the minigame if you're booting the game fresh without resuming a previous session, just gotta hold the buttons down during the bootup.
Koutei, just curious what the full title screen would translate to, and what "Peke" is or how to pronounce it, etc.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/318213_10150830147985435_690670434_12174307_1464155454_n.jpg)
This portion below I'm pretty sure is "Dorakyura" or "Dracula" but the kiddish lettering makes it a little difficult for me to discern:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/485750_10150830148105435_690670434_12174308_436633313_n.jpg)
While this part kind of confuses me and doesn't look like "Akumajou":
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/149492_10150830148210435_690670434_12174309_1973231638_n.jpg)
However, on the cover of my PS2 Haunted Castle disc, there's this (in yellow box):
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/546376_10150830147855435_690670434_12174305_427997360_n.jpg)
which looks to be similar, so is that just the simplified version (katakana?) for "Akumajou"?
(If you could type those characters for me, I'd appreciate it.)
Then there's the so-called "Peke" part. 8)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/564953_10150830148285435_690670434_12174310_797952769_n.jpg)
What are those characters anyway (if you could post them) and what meaning do they have?
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You are correct the top part of the title says akumajouDORAKYURA, which is, of course, Demon Castle Dracula.
The X mark that has the pronunciation "peke" is a pun of sorts. A peke is an x mark as such that would indicate an incorrect answer on a test. Hence this can literally be translated as Demon Castle Dracula Wrong, as opposed to Demon Castle Dracula X.
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Upper-Left, 1, 2 button is made keeping pushing it on this screen.
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/nnkrmg/imgs/c/7/c7993751.JPG (http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/nnkrmg/imgs/c/7/c7993751.JPG)
resets?
(The contents which are not saved are lost)
YES NO
or, Upper-Left, 1, 2 button keeping pushing, Plus A button (Wii remote control crosswise direction)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/149492_10150830148210435_690670434_12174309_1973231638_n.jpg)
"Akumadyoo". This writes a "Akumajo" in the style which clowned.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/485750_10150830148105435_690670434_12174308_436633313_n.jpg)
Dorakyura. Dracula.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/546376_10150830147855435_690670434_12174305_427997360_n.jpg)
オレたちゲーセン族, Oretachi Gēsen Zoku, We Are Arcade Gamers.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/564953_10150830148285435_690670434_12174310_797952769_n.jpg)
"PEKE" is a dialect in a Japanese Kansai area. It means being "failure", "mistake", and "not being useful".
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Ah, cool! That increases my love for this little oddity all the more. 8)
Could "Devil's (or Demon) Castle Dracula Error" perhaps be an apt translation? An error for putting in the wrong HuCard (I think that's how you access the minigame natively).
By the way, how do you pronounce "HuCard"? It's always bugged me. "Hue card" (the way I've been doing it)? "Who card"? "Huh card" ("Hu" pronounced like in "Hudson Soft")?
By the way, just for fun, here's how The Dracula X Chronicles handles the text.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/578970_10150830267940435_690670434_12174954_2056152099_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575953_10150830268125435_690670434_12174955_1367747447_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552772_10150830267815435_690670434_12174953_671765549_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/149492_10150830148210435_690670434_12174309_1973231638_n.jpg)
"Akumadyoo". This writes a "Akumajo" in the style which clowned.
Not sure I get your meaning. Is it a silly way of writing "Akumajo"?
Thanks, Inccubus and Koutei! My nerd knowledge increases.
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It's "Demon Castle Dracula Whoops". xD
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My pleasure
:)
Could "Devil's (or Demon) Castle Dracula Error" perhaps be an apt translation?
I think that it is good. HuCard is Hyū Kādo. I do not know the meaning.
Akumajyo Dracula PeKe
Probably, the localizer abandoned translation.
Not sure I get your meaning. Is it a silly way of writing "Akumajo"?
This mini game itself is a parody.
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It still pisses me off they put this in Dracula X Chronicles and not the SNES version. Sure, I know a lot of people don't care for it, but it's still better and more fun than that
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Having Dracula XX in the collection would've been dandy, but I think it's great that Peke is unlockable since it's in a way part of the original game.
What would be nice is if the SNES game got a Virtual Console release—even nicer if they restored the blood and anything else that got cut out, but apparently that's asking too much.
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You know what I think should be done to DXX?
Replace Richter with Hanz -> Now an alternate continuity/parallel universe game -> PROFIT
...That may not be the best of ideas now that I think about it. :-X
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I was just thinking about the 32X game. Does there exist a beta or anything at all of it? D:
But I'd be all for playing Hanz just because he looks cool.
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Yeah, I got that idea from a ROM hack of US DXX that replaces Richter's sprites with Hanz's along with the fact that Maria's powerless in DXX for some reason.
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Probably, the localizer abandoned translation.
Yeah, it's too bad. If they're gonna do the text in English, they should translate it, I say. :p
But here's something that's really weird:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/318213_10150830147985435_690670434_12174307_1464155454_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/578970_10150830267940435_690670434_12174954_2056152099_n.jpg)
The castle has been redrawn! :O It appears the clouds may have been too, but one thing's for certain, they scroll in the opposite direction.
The animated bat above the logo has also been removed.
I don't understand the reason for these changes.
I assume the Japanese Dracula X Chronicles has a straight port of the original title screen, or has that been changed also?
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I was just thinking about the 32X game. Does there exist a beta or anything at all of it? D:
According to Mr.P's Castlevania Realm there were few screenshots of the game in some Japanese magazine. If it is true, than it means that this game was in some early playable form. How far Konami went in development is a big question, but apparently there certainly was some material, since this game was used as a basis for SOTN development or so I've heard.
Anyway, I believe CVBL could exsit in some unfinished form, but I doubt that it will fall into someone's hands. Though, I really hope that one day Bloodletting, Resurection and Bloodlines Beta will be obtained by beta collectors.
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I assume the Japanese Dracula X Chronicles has a straight port of the original title screen, or has that been changed also?
Changed also. DXC-Peke is not perfect port. DXC-Peke Richter can't moonwalk.
32X game
It was in the KCEK site a long time ago. Not Japanese magazine.
This interview is all.
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Bloodletting (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Bloodletting)
Unnamed rival-positioned character, Fans have created a variety of characters using this sprite.
http://castlevaniafan.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rival (http://castlevaniafan.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rival)
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How do you moonwalk? :o
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moonwalk
The Moonwalk
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/code-rob.htm (http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/code-rob.htm)
Peke Richter can moonwalk, But, DXC-Peke Richter can't moonwalk.
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Hold the whip button, then move backwards/forwards.
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I think I remember doing that at one point. Dunno why I forgot all about it. :o
So how is "Peke" pronounced? I keep saying it like "peak" in my head, but that can't be right.
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Pe ke as two separate syallables, and pronounce the e sound like eh or the e in cafe.
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Peke
This Japanese TV show title is "PEKEPON".
http://channel.pandora.tv/channel/video.ptv?ch_userid=sen-t&prgid=33635944 (http://channel.pandora.tv/channel/video.ptv?ch_userid=sen-t&prgid=33635944)