Looking for some castlevaina pics I came across this website saying about the SOTN weirdness and this caught my eye.
This may be old news to alot of people, I still find it kinda cool though.
Zach Keene's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night FAQ mentions the possibility of a hidden fifth ending, where Maria turns into a monster and attacks. The text is excerpted as follows:
"Then, while listening to the various texts for the battle with Richter, I heard these lines. Later, during the texts for game endings, I heard the bit at the end that Alucard is saying [also see file.] I put all the lines into a single MP3 file, and for the sake of size, there isn't much space between the lines--but apparently they detail in different parts:
1. Maria showing up to save Richter
2. Maria transforming into a demon
3. The demon defeating Alucard ["Such power..."]
4. The demon being defeated by Alucard ["It won't end like this..."]
5. Alucard mourning Richter and Maria's passing.
I have no idea how to trigger this ending--but I assume it IS in there, since Konami wouldn't bother to have the English voice actors do these parts unless they had a purpose for them!"
The attached file that Mike speaks of was an MP3 file of the above five lines, which I will attempt to transcribe here:
1. Maria: "Wait! Don't hurt Richter any more!"
Richter: "Ma.. Maria?"
Maria: "Richter!"
Richter: "You saved me!"
2. (Male voice, perhaps Shaft?): "If not for you, I would have lost this fool(?)"
Female Demon (Maria?): "EEYAAAHH! Uh! Hahaha! Four Demons I hold you to your oath. Defend your master who commands you!"
3. Female Demon: "Oh! Such power in such a little girl. Hahahaha!"
4. Female Demon: "EEYAAAHHH! It won't end like this! You should be destroyed along with this castle. Hahaha!"
5. Alucard: "It's over, but the sacrifice was great. Maria, Richter... I did not wish for you to die. Such is the fate of mortals. I'm certain that some dark force was behind Maria's transformation, but it doesn't matter now."
Zach sent me the MP3 that he spoke of. Download it and hear for yourself! Our best guess is that this was in the original script and dialogue was recorded for it, but nothing was ever programmed into the game. It's not a fraud either... I've gone through the CD myself and listen to it. Wanna hack into your CDs? Check out the Playstation Utilities at the Misc section.
http://castlevania.classicgaming.gam...sotnweird.html
"Then, while listening to the various texts for the battle with Richter, I heard these lines. Later, during the texts for game endings, I heard the bit at the end that Alucard is saying [also see file.] I put all the lines into a single MP3 file, and for the sake of size, there isn't much space between the lines--but apparently they detail in different parts:
1. Maria showing up to save Richter
2. Maria transforming into a demon
3. The demon defeating Alucard ["Such power..."]
4. The demon being defeated by Alucard ["It won't end like this..."]
5. Alucard mourning Richter and Maria's passing.
I have no idea how to trigger this ending--but I assume it IS in there, since Konami wouldn't bother to have the English voice actors do these parts unless they had a purpose for them!"
The attached file that Mike speaks of was an MP3 file of the above five lines, which I will attempt to transcribe here:
1. Maria: "Wait! Don't hurt Richter any more!"
Richter: "Ma.. Maria?"
Maria: "Richter!"
Richter: "You saved me!"
2. (Male voice, perhaps Shaft?): "If not for you, I would have lost this fool(?)"
Female Demon (Maria?): "EEYAAAHH! Uh! Hahaha! Four Demons I hold you to your oath. Defend your master who commands you!"
3. Female Demon: "Oh! Such power in such a little girl. Hahahaha!"
4. Female Demon: "EEYAAAHHH! It won't end like this! You should be destroyed along with this castle. Hahaha!"
5. Alucard: "It's over, but the sacrifice was great. Maria, Richter... I did not wish for you to die. Such is the fate of mortals. I'm certain that some dark force was behind Maria's transformation, but it doesn't matter now."
Zach sent me the MP3 that he spoke of. Download it and hear for yourself! Our best guess is that this was in the original script and dialogue was recorded for it, but nothing was ever programmed into the game. It's not a fraud either... I've gone through the CD myself and listen to it. Wanna hack into your CDs? Check out the Playstation Utilities at the Misc section.
http://castlevania.classicgaming.gam...sotnweird.html
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