'VAMPIRE KILLER' TO 'CASTLEVANIA' PATCH
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Back in 1986, Konami created a videogame that would become one of the company's main series: 'Castlevania', also known in Japanese as 'Akumajou Dracula'.

'Castlevania' was first released on September 26 for the Family Computer Disk System (FCD), followed by an alternate version for the MSX2 platform on October 30, known as 'Vampire Killer' outside Japan. While containing considerably different gameplay (linear arcade game VS exploration game), both games share most of the same background settings, enemies and music.

This year the series will celebrate its 30th anniversary and we want to join the party with a funny experiment: What if the MSX2 version had been developed with a gameplay similar to the FCD one?

Be prepared to visit Dracula's castle once again and live Simon's adventure in a different way!


LIST OF CHANGES
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To turn 'Vampire Killer' into 'Castlevania' we first have disassembled the original game to be able to understand how it works. The following changes have been made:

-Added new game logo
-Maps & stages redesign
-Added castle map display after defeating a boss
-Jump key remapped to M/N keys. Fixed jumping trajectory
-Boots and Wings enabled by default
-Now it's possible to turn around while player is crouching
-16x16 breakable blocks instead of 32x32
-Player keeps all weapons and items after clearing a stage
-Overturned hourglass can also stop time
-Holy water throwing changed to JUMP+UP instead of JUMP+LEFT/RIGHT. Heart consuming changed to just 1 heart
-A few new tiles added at stage 18 tileset to recreate the clock
-Some other minor adjustments

Note: Game Master related stuff keeps intact, so it can still be combined with the game to get some advantages.


WHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS PATCH
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1) 'VK2CV.IPS' file.

2) 'Vampire Killer' ROM dump (CRC32: 217935D0), from your original game cartridge.

3) An IPS patching program. These programs are freely available at many places on the internet. You can patch the game on your MSX too; Just get IPS4MSX by BiFi here:

http://ips.tni.nl/

You can distribute the patch freely. Just one condition, you must include THIS text together with the patch.

DISCLAIMER: Use this patch file at your own risk. We will not be responsible for any damage made on your computer or data by using this patch.



Keep on MSXing!!

MANUEL PAZOS & IMANOK (C)2016

E-mail: jose.manuel.pazos@gmail.com / fernandezdav@yahoo.es
Twitter: @ManuelPazosMSX / @ImanokMSX
