Topic: Iga intrigued in bringing Castlevania to 8-bit

[A n t r a x x]

In Reply To #42
It'd be cool if they placed it in the gap between LoI and CVIII. I wanna know the story of the last relevant Belmont BEFORE Trevor

Yeah there's some good space to use up there.

[Alexc2808]

You can tell it's an average game at this point, and even IGA acknowledged the bad press reception.

No you can't.  The gameplay looks like a lot of fun.  And IGA acknowledged all the baseless hate on the internet from the few screens.  Are you even reading what he said?  Or just other's posts based on what he said?

Obviously there was more than enough criticism to warrant that.

You're right, there was tons of ridiculousness based ona handful of grainy screen shots.  In case you haven't noticed, you are one of the last few people on this "Kill Judgment!" crusade.

Back on topic...
I wouldn't mind old school versions of newer stories.  Think a Cv1 style HoD or LoI.  It'd be pretty badass IMO.

[DragonSlayr81]

I don't know. These guys rant like usual. I try to look the other way. And I recall that baseless hate comes with the territory when you browse game forums. Sometimes, for the hell of it, I love to pop in on the GameFAQs Final Fantasy XIII message boards just to see the lay of the land POST-XBOX 360 version was announced, and to laugh at the MS and Sony heads ringing each other's throats over it!

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

In Reply To #48

I'm thinking a Post-LoI game would be pretty awesome, actually.
Also, a game after OoE.
You can also re-make the GB ones into NES-style ones just so that they have some more panache to 'em.

I think it's fair to assess some risks given the relatively low development time and budget that's allocated to those Wiiware games.  They don't have to be super-duper-over the top, but can you imagine something that would beat Castlevania III?  I mean, just using the VRC6 chip would immediately harken back to the Akumajo Dracula days.

I am excited if this avenue is taken.  You can do a Wiiware 16-bit version (or 15-bit as Serio said) of Simon's Quest with proper dialogue, correct more bug-free platforming, and save files.

That would rule so much!  The possibilities are definitely there.  It's just a matter of seeing if Konami (or Iga, depending on who's in charge of the big decisions) taking the plunge into it.

[Mathias Hyperion]

In Reply To #49

According to generally accepted timeline (this sounds like Zelda...):

(where x is the game and < and > refer to the linear progression of time)

BELMONT PROTAGONIST + (LoI < x > CV3) = NON-DRACULA ANTAGONIST


Basically, it would have a different villain. But who? Olrox perhaps? Joachim? Or someone completely new? It's 400 years of unexplored CV history!

[A n t r a x x]

IGA has stated he wants to explore Wiiware oppurtunities.

So it could happen.

[Gimph]

In Reply To #51

Castlevania tried Wii-Ware before and it was never even released, so I hope they give it a second chance. That last game sounded fun. It sucks that they had to cancel it (for whatever reason )

[Thomas Belmont]

In Reply To #52

I never heard of this. Do you have a link?

[A n t r a x x]

Yeah, Gimph, what exactly are you talking about?

[Dark Nemesis]

In Reply To #51

Castlevania tried Wii-Ware before and it was never even released, so I hope they give it a second chance. That last game sounded fun. It sucks that they had to cancel it (for whatever reason )

Are you talking about this one?http://gonintendo.com/?p=50407

[Gimph]

In Reply To #55

Are you sure you have the right link? It says:

Igarashi still looking at WiiWare

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

In Reply To #56

O_O
What!?

I've never heard of this!!!

[Gimph]

In Reply To #57

There was a topic for it somewhere. I'm too lazy to find it though.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #58

http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/forums/index.php?topic=1223.0

[Alexc2808]

It was not by IGA, and it was not Castlevania.  it was a game with gameplay heavily influenced by Castlevania.  get your facts straight.