Topic: Why does Castlevania IV have a name entry screen?

[Super Waffle]

It's not like it has a built-in save system or anything.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Your name determines your password code.
Otherwise, the passwords would have been too simple as they would've been common.

Your name adds variety to the passwords.

[Jazz Paladin Productions]

Yeah, I remember having a few instances where I just took down the password symbols using a trash name like Pdsfhi and trying to input the password and pretty much having it not work...

Fun times...back to stage 1...

Not that I didn't have the time back then though...

[X]

It's the same deal as with CVIII. In fact I think CV's III & IV are the only games in the series to do this. You had passwords in other games but no name input tied in to them.

[LuxKiller65]

Has anybody looked into the algorhythm or whatever determines how the name relates to the password? It could be anything really.

[theplottwist]

Has anybody looked into the algorhythm or whatever determines how the name relates to the password? It could be anything really.

http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/577/

I believe this has a Read Me containing the logic behind it.

[Belmontoya]

It's the same deal as with CVIII. In fact I think CV's III & IV are the only games in the series to do this. You had passwords in other games but no name input tied in to them.

So does Castlevania chronicles (x68000)

[LuxKiller65]

http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/577/

I believe this has a Read Me containing the logic behind it.

Thanks! I did not understand the logic, but I feel much better knowing that someone figured it out (really).

[X]

So does Castlevania chronicles (x68000)

Right, forgot about that one.

[MooMilk]

The good thing is you don't have to enter a name and you'll still get a password. Cuts down on password entry.