Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

[Alzar]

http://www.destructoid.com/ces-2007-...la-29141.phtml

wewt

complete with the classic scene of awesome

[Misty]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Wow, this is good news. Even though SotN isn't an arcade game.....but who cares?!

I hope Haunted Castle is next.

[Jamos]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Great news.... now if only I had an X-Box.

[Valkysas]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Man, whoever was playing that on the video really, really sucks. not a single hit on Dracula.

Anyone know if this is the PS1 or Saturn version?

[John Mora]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Probably PS1, I don't think the Saturn version was ever released in America, was it?

[Misty]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Unfortunately, the Saturn version never came to America. A shame, really, because Maria was a playable character.

[Manji]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

the saturn version had a couple of extra areas to explore as well, if i'm not mistaken.

[John Mora]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

I also hear that the game looked like crap because the Saturn couldn't render some of the effects correctly.

[Misty]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Yeah, the Saturn's 3D processor just wasn't as good as the PlayStation's. It DID, however, have good 2D processng.

You remember when the Saturn had its own version of one of my favorite 3D fighting games--Battle Arena To Shin Den? I'll speak nothing more about it. -.-;

[highwind]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

I also hear that the game looked like crap because the Saturn couldn't render some of the effects correctly.

I heard it could successfully turn lead into gold.

[Manji]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

so my guess is that konami simply ported SOTN over to saturn, and the saturn was stuck essentially emulating the ps version, instead of re-writing the graphics code to make use of what saturn could do best and better than the ps.

[Misty]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Yup! 2D. THAT was the Saturn's ONE advantage over the PS. Unfortunately, it did little to save it from its own demise.

I want to try the Saturn version of SotN, by the way. That, and Rondo of Blood for the Turbo Duo

[Goufunaki]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

it's the PS1 version. the saturn version apparently looked like crap, but I would have liked to run around as Maria, which the ps1 version never had.

[John Mora]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Yeah, the Saturn couldn't do any of the transparency effects, so when it tried it looked like crap.

[Gustaff 13]

Re: Castlevania SOTN for Xbox Live Arcade

Right. According to CV Dungeon's Kurt Kata-whatever: all transparencies (and there were a lot) were replaced with pixel dithering.

The Saturn version had a few added items like a relic for double-tap dashing, the "Alcarde Spear" from Bloodlines, and music notes that caused the fairy to sing the vocal song from the soundtrack when she rested on your shoulder.