Author Topic: Castlevania: Classic Timeline Anthology [concept] (Read 13280 times)

JoshuaKadmon · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2013, 02:47:32 PM »

Is this basically how everyone would like to see it divided?

Since we keep adding stuff to the list, it might actually warrant a retail release on PS3 and XBox360 instead of 3DS and Vita, but I still think making digital copies available on Steam, PSN, and XBL would help bolster overall profits while keeping the hardcopies relatively limited. If that's the case, a $49.99 console version ($10 less digitally) would mathematically work out to even higher revenue than I previously calculated, with less copies needing to be sold to make the project profitable. Surely, Konami could expect more than 35k copies of each Anthology to sell between Japan, America, and Europe, and that's all it would take. Really, this should be a no-brainer for Konami.

CASTLEVANIA ANTHOLOGY I (2D CLASSICS)

GAMES
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse [1476] NES
Castlevania: The Adventure [1576] GB
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth [1576] WII
Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge [1591] GB
Castlevania: Order of Shadows [1600s] MOB
Castlevania [1691] NES
Vampire Killer [1691] MSX2
Haunted Castle [1691] ARC
Super Castlevania IV [1691] SNES
Castlevania Chronicles [1691] PSX
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest [1698] NES
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [1748] GBA
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood [1792] PCE
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [1797] PSX
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [1800s] DS
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon [1830] GBA
Castlevania: Bloodlines [1917] GEN
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin [1944] DS
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow [2035] GBA
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow [2036] DS

UNLOCKABLES
Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun [11797] FC
Kid Dracula [11797] GB
Akumajyo Dracula Peke [XXXX] PCE
Castlevania: Legends [1450 alt.] GB
Castlevania: The Bloodletting [1793] *archive*
Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night [1797] *mini-game*
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair [XXXX] *videos*

EXTRAS
Art Gallery
Sound Test
Music Player
Complete Beastiary
Development History
Interactive Timeline

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CASTLEVANIA ANTHOLOGY II (3D CLASSICS)

GAMES
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence [1094] PS2
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness [1479] PS2
Castlevania: Dracula X ~Chronicles Version~ [1792] PSP
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness [1844] N64
Castlevania [1852] N64
Castlevania: Judgment [11th Millennium] WII

UNLOCKABLES
Nocturne in the Moonlight [1798] *radio drama*
Dracula [1897] *novel*
The Demon Castle Wars [1997~1999] *backstory*
Ricordanza of the God Abyss [2037] *light novel*
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula [1476] *mini-game*
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula II [1476] *mini-game*
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula III [1476] *mini-game*
Castlevania: Resurrection [1451 alt.] *archive*
Castlevania: The Medal [1792] *mini-game*
Castlevania: The Arcade ~Travel Guide~ [1800s] *videos*
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow [END] *videos*
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ~Mirror of Fate~ [END] *videos*
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 [END] *videos*

EXTRAS
Art Gallery
Sound Test
Music Player
Trailer Archive
Developer Interviews
Character Models

son_the_vampire · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2013, 04:31:42 PM »

awesome list joshua.. thanks

X · « **Reply #17 on:** January 11, 2013, 12:09:06 AM »

Now there's a juicy anthology!

JoshuaKadmon · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2013, 04:17:02 AM »

Well, now I've gone and done it. I created a petition on Change.org to gather support for the anthologies we've brainstormed here. Please help support it (www.change.org/petitions/castlevania-anthologies)!

son_the_vampire · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2013, 01:41:50 PM »

SIGNED... if this vision becomes a reality, i will be first in line for a copy!!

X · « **Reply #20 on:** January 11, 2013, 03:53:41 PM »

SIGNED. And I didn't have to sign up for anything else either

PFG9000 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 11, 2013, 05:15:13 PM »

You'd be hard pressed to find somebody here who didn't want a collection like this. We've been talking about it for years. Of course it would be amazing to have all of our Castlevanias on one disc or cart. Even if somebody had an issue with the translation or the video filter or whatever, there's always the original version to fall back on.

The real question is whether Konami would ever do it. To me, it's obvious they won't. Look at the care they put into the Silent Hill collection. They didn't. (Granted it wasn't actually Konami, it was Hinjinx, but Konami didn't give them time, or funding, or trivial things like source code.) Konami doesn't give two shits about the CV fanbase.

Dark Nemesis · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2013, 05:44:22 PM »

Quote from: PFG9000 on January 11, 2013, 05:15:13 PM

The real question is whether Konami would ever do it. To me, it's obvious they won't. Look at the care they put into the Silent Hill collection. They didn't. (Granted it wasn't actually Konami, it was Hinjinx, but Konami didn't give them time, or funding, or trivial things like source code.) Konami doesn't give two shits about the CV fanbase.

I'll have to agree with that. Konami didn't even celebrated the 25th anniversary of the series.

crisis · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2013, 05:53:07 PM »

If they put LoI & CoD on 1 disc for ps3/360 and sell it for $40 i'd most likely buy it

they put HoD & AoS on one cart so it's not like they'll never do something like that again

JoshuaKadmon · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2013, 05:55:06 PM »

Quote from: PFG9000 on January 11, 2013, 05:15:13 PM

You'd be hard pressed to find somebody here who didn't want a collection like this. We've been talking about it for years. Of course it would be amazing to have all of our Castlevanias on one disc or cart. Even if somebody had an issue with the translation or the video filter or whatever, there's always the original version to fall back on.

The real question is whether Konami would ever do it. To me, it's obvious they won't. Look at the care they put into the Silent Hill collection. They didn't. (Granted it wasn't actually Konami, it was Hinjinx, but Konami didn't give them time, or funding, or trivial things like source code.) Konami doesn't give two shits about the CV fanbase.

Then we make them care by gaining 10,000 signatures on this petition.

JR · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2013, 09:26:44 AM »

Quote from: PFG9000 on January 11, 2013, 05:15:13 PM

Look at the care they put into the Silent Hill collection. They didn't. (Granted it wasn't actually Konami, it was Hinjinx, but Konami didn't give them time, or funding, or trivial things like source code.) Konami doesn't give two shits about the CV fanbase.

This would be my biggest concern if an anthology ever saw the light of day. If it happened, I'd put in my pre-order just as fast as any other fan...and then sit back and wait to see how badly Konami screws it up. They seem to have become so incompetent in recent years that it's hard for me not to feel a little bad/embarrassed for them, if only just.

Shiroi Koumori · « **Reply #26 on:** January 12, 2013, 09:27:27 AM »

I think only the purists like us would buy such a thing. From a business standpoint, it would never happen, no matter how many signatures you get. I have a feeling that the CV fanbase is not as large as it used to be...

Pfil · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2013, 12:08:04 AM »

Can you please add Vampire's Kiss for the SNES? I really liked that game. Thanks!

Gunners Heaven · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2013, 11:06:03 AM »

Even if this was split into several volumes the cost alone of it when it hits retail I think would be a big issue. Best chance for a possible anthology would only to include cannon titles. Even one consisting of only cannon titles would have to be split, but cost wise may give it more of a hope seeing production someday. There are currently 15 games within the cannon now, that alone is a big project and the likelihood of a anthology collection slim. The other issue being if it has a large enough fan base that people would be willing to keep buying the collection disks to see the rest of the collections produced.