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#famicom

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thezerobit

Maybe this is common knowledge but the Japanese version of #NES #Castlevania on the #Famicom (called Akumajou Dracula) has a selectable "Easy" mode. Differences I noticed are: no knockback (this is huge), less damage per hit, retain secondary weapon on death, and I think you automatically get the subweapon "III" powerup. First time playing, I breezed through the game and second loop in one sitting with like 14 lives leftover. It's a shame this is missing from the NES version.

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hkz

Well, I am surprised. It works!
I am using a "Dendy" #famiclone CPU (TA-03NP1) in an NTSC Famicom, and it seems to work fine!
All I had to do was multiplying the clock for the CPU by 5/4 using this small patch-pcb on the bottom of the CPU, remove a cap and run a small wire.

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ombremad

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

Year: 1989
By: Konami Kukeiha Club (Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto)

The Castlevania series is noteworthy for its baroque-infused tunes. The third major entry in the series for the Famicom went a step further by making use of the VRC6 soundchip, right into the game cartridge. This allowed for deeper saw bass and complex harmonies thanks to the extra audio channels. Unfortunately, this is only true of the Japanese version — the NES counterpart had to be cut down significantly, but still retains some charm thanks to the strong original compositions shining through, as well as some clever adaptation tricks and choices.

Comparisons between the two versions would be worthy of an entire blog post, but for the sake of this selection, I’ll only feature the original Famicom soundtrack here.

By the way, this is not the only time you’ll hear about Castlevania in this thread…

Best picks

Beginning
Clockwork
Mad Forest
Aquarius

Full soundtrack

on Chiptune.app
on Archive.org (mp3)

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#nowlistening#pouetradio#tootradio
voxel

I have a bit of a #famicom collection. I don't chase the pristine cartridges and pay a fortune, I'm opportunistic and grab the cheaper 'well-loved' carts. Most of them are damaged in some way and have grime that can't be easily removed without risking cracking the shells. You can see that here on the side seams and how the label is peeling away at the top.

I'm planning a little web/video project to share my love of 'medium-condition game cartridges' and have been taking some test shots.

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