Topic: Dracula The Medal slot machine

[Reinhart77]

I thought I'd start a new thread for the slot machine so talk isn't mixed up with the Dracula Arcade discussion.  For previous discussions on this game, please see the following thread:

http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/forums/index.php?topic=1347.60

At any rate, Kotei posted a link to Konami's page for this slot machine

http://www.konami.jp/products/am_dracula_medal/index.html

Here's a google translate link to one of the pages found at that site. 

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.konami.jp%2Fproducts%2Fam_dracula_medal%2Finfo.html&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ja&tl=en





It looks like the slot game has some interesting Castlevania mechanics to it.  A battle between Richter and an enemy appears overlayed on top of the slots and their fight is acted out as certain events happen on the slot game.  Whenever a wild appears, you strike the enemy with the whip.  I think that whenever you defeat an enemy, you gain hearts.  When you get enough hearts or something, you enter a "Boss Rush" and fight a series of bosses until you face Dracula.  You can use subweapons against the bosses, perhaps using hearts. 

It looks like you can fight with Maria as well, check out the Maria's dragon item crash attack on the Wyvern in the picture in the lower right corner.

There's also some kind of sound collection mode in the game.  Whenever you beat a boss, you can gain a song you can change the background music play.  It's probably all music straight from Dracula X Chronicles.

Yeah, one could blow a lot of cash trying to defeat Dracula in this game.  I suppose it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that they might add this game as a bonus of a future normal game one of these years.

[Profbeanburrito]

Thats super cool!

[Reinhart77]

I wonder if you have an account you can use when you play?

[Dark Nemesis]

That's really cool!! At first, i didn't like the idea, but now from what i have seen and read so far, i love it!! Do i sound like a crazy for saying this words?

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #3

This is an arcade game, no one is going to own it, so that means no personal info, customization, or online play. This looks like crap already.

[Dark Nemesis]

In Reply To #5

I don't bellieve that you've said these words!!

[superDioplus]

The only thing worth noticing is the music.

[Reinhart77]

the music is probably all taken straight from Dracula X Chronicles, but it's possible it might have some original music.

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #6

Why not?

[Dark Nemesis]

In Reply To #9

Because if you are a Castlevania addicted, then you should like every Castlevania relative game!!

[CVfan13]

That is by no means true. I'm annoyed by Simon's Quest, CV Adventure, and Belmont's Revenge, and I absolutely HATE Super Castlevania IV. This "slot machine" looks ridiculous.

[Abnormal Freak]

That is by no means true. I'm annoyed by Simon's Quest, CV Adventure, and Belmont's Revenge, and I absolutely HATE Super Castlevania IV. This "slot machine" looks ridiculous.

Whaaaaaaat? And you call yourself a Castlevania fan???? It shows that you've only been introduced to the series within the past few years. I can't believe you would call those games terrible, and consider CVIV the worst in the series. Utter blasphemy. :o u r teh suk!

As for your "no online play" comment simply because it's an arcade game... You should realize that there has been score-keeping and online play in arcade games. I believe you use a special card that you insert when you play.

Anyway, slot machines? Seriously? That's not a video game. BO-RING!

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #12

Just Because I have an opinion against a few of the earlier games makes me a noob? I love all the games surrounding those, I just don't like those particular ones. And no, I don't just love all the recent ones. PoR bores me, DoS = the same, and yadda yadda yadda.

[Abnormal Freak]

But who in their right mind dislikes Castlevania IV (which I consider to be the best in the series)? No one. :o Thus, you are a crazy person. :)

[paletteswapmonster]

(which most people consider to be the best in the series)

Fixed...I think.

In Reply To #11

What is so bad about SCVIV that makes you hate it?