Castlevania 3: Improved Controls

Hack of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse

Title screenHack Information
Released By4545
CategoryImprovement
PlatformNES
LicenseN/A
Patching InformationNo Special Requirements
GenreAction > Platformer
ModsGP
Game DateDec 22 1989
Patch Version1.4
Release DateJul 25 2017
ReadmeNo
Last ModifiedFeb 14 2018
Game Description:
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse an action platforming game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This game is known in Japan as Akumajou Densetsu.

A new feature added for this game, there are three bosses that the player can recruit: Grant DeNasty (a pirate who can climb walls and is an expert dagger user), Sypha Belnades (a magic user, with various types of magic sub-weapons and a staff) and Alucard (Dracula’s son, who uses Fireballs and can change into a bat). Do note that you can only have ONE of these people on your team, and if you want a different one you have to exchange him/her for your current party member.

Another new feature is the “Choose Your Path” feature. After each stage, most of the time you are given a choice between two new stages to go to next.
Hack Description:
This hack modernizes the control scheme of Castlevania 3 to make it less frustrating to people used to tighter controls, including giving the player more control while jumping.

Complete list of changes:
- Enables all characters to control their x-velocity in mid-air while jumping (including while jump attacking); Grant's jumping controls remain unchanged.
- When releasing the jump button, one immediately starts falling again; this allows the player to make smaller hops if desired. (Does not apply to Grant.)
- After being knocked back, the player regains control after a split second and can angle their fall.
- When walking off an edge, the player retains control instead of dropping straight down.
- All characters can jump off of stairs at any point in the climb (however, it is still impossible to land on stairs, so be careful jumping from long flights of stairs over pits)

Compatible with the English translation of Akumajou Densetsu located [url=http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1983/][u]here[/u][/url].

Similar to the Castlevania Improved Controls hack [url=https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3867/][u]here[/u][/url].

Use [url=http://fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lips/][u]Lunar IPS[/u][/url] to apply the hack to your Castlevania 3 ROM file.
ROM / ISO Information:
No-Intro Name: Akumajou Densetsu (Japan)
Country: JAP
ROM size: 393.216 kb
ROM SHA-1: BEB7E005BCBAC031CE61613FA47DF24AD151E9AB
ROM CRC32: E349AF38
ROM MD5: 75DBDF8D0DE9B472EED5065BC0FE4129
Files:
  • Patch File
Screenshots:
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