I think he ueses some kind of Ninjutsu and bull fightng techniques.............................maybe...... .........?

Zipota & Savate aswell as Ninjitsu

Ahh, very good. Ninjitsu, of course. Zipota & Savate...if that means Spanish cage fighting, then you are correct.

Of Corse!!!! CAGE FIGHTING!!!!!! :eggsweat:

Yes, Solid, but I believe you are also right about the bull fighting techniques. I'm sure he does utilize those techniques. You must remember when Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li encounter Vega in Street Fighter II V. Indeed, he is a bullfighter in that series.

There was a guy in Street Fighter the Movie called Blade he was in another capcom game and went by another name.
Question is what name did he go by and what was the name of the game.

It took a little research, but I got it. Blade's real name is Gunloc, and he was apparently a wrestler on the game Saturday Night Slam Masters. Interestingly enough, he has nothing to do with Street Fighter, though, in the movie, he is supposed to Guile's brother. Anyway, is that the answer you were looking for?

Its sure is.

Awesome. Interesting bit of information that was. Without further ado:
Who did Remy say goodbye to in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike?

His ice-encased (and I assume, dead) sister.

Way to go, Rosencrantz. Your turn.

Much obliged, sir.

OK, this one might be kinda mean. O:]

The new Street Fighter IV character, El Fuerte, besides being a luchador, has another occupation. What is it?

http://www.jeuxactu.com/images-fiches-street-fighter-iv-9793-4-14-1-15.html there's a hint in one of these screens!

He's a cook

You are correct. Though from what I hear, poor El Fuerte is somewhat deluded in his kitchen ambitions...

Anyway, tis' your turn.

Aha! Is he a chef or a cook? I actually remember the screenshot of him holding a frying pan when I was checking out a site a few days ago...oops! Looks like Jessie beat me to it. Dang 'it 'ol boy...good eye, Jessie.

MET II, from the info I gathered he is just a cook and apparently a very bad one at that.
If the loketest reports are true, most of his quotes are related to cooking, in his intro (where he's seen holding a frying pan) he shouts "Super dynamic cooking time!" and one of his win quotes is something along the lines of "And remember, tortillas are made with CORN!"
Anyway, with all that goofyness running amok, El Fuerte is shaping up to be Street Fighter IV's joke character, though quite the competent fighter if once again the reports are to be trusted.

In Symphony of the Night what is the black sword thats strong against holy.

Great question. I actually had to go and research this. Of corse, by 'research' I mean I went to find and dig out SotN, and look through every thing 'till I found IT.
The dark sword that is strong against holy- Mormegil.

Correct. Your go solid8bit.

Dhalsim uses what kind of fighting style and what is his special technique(s)?

Yoga, which is what he uses to stretch his appendages, flames, fire, and teleportation.

You got it!
YOGA FIREEEE!!!!!!!!

Nice to see your Yoga spirit, Solid. I have a question similar to Jessie's last one? In Portrait Of Ruin, what is the Black whip which is strong against Holy Power?

Is this one too difficult?

I'll give a shot at it.
After a little research, and I'm not sure on this, but I'd say the answer is Jet Black Whip.

Rosencrantz, that was the answer I was looking for. Correct. Ask away.

OK, here goes another Castlevania one.
In the game's bestiary, an enemy is described as:
"A woman of irresistible beauty.
No man can defy her will."

Who is this enemy?

I believe this demon-woman's name began with an A. I know she was on Portrait of Ruin, and she was inside of the first pyramid. Some sort of Egyptian type goddess. She casts spells on you. And no, I didn't have to look this up. I remember almost all the Castlevania demons. Let me try and guess...Anastasia? Something along those lines?

OK, here goes another Castlevania one.
In the game's bestiary, an enemy is described as:
"A woman of irresistible beauty.
No man can defy her will."

Who is this enemy?

Not the succubus, is it?

MET II, you got it right on who the character is. I didn't mention the game in fear of making the riddle a total give-away.
You didn't point out her name (Astarte) but you guessed who I meant, so no point in stalling the thread. Your move, sir.

kairithepaladin, as mentioned before, it is not the succubus, but a one-time boss enemy, Astarte.
The description is important because she has the ability of casting a spell that makes the male playable character attack the female playable character.

A witch indeed. Here's a good one: What was different about the Werewolf you fight in Portrait of Ruin, compared to all the other Castlevania Werewolf bosses?

The Werewolf in Portrait of Ruin stands on two legs, in stead of four.

Actually...its always stood on two legs. It still did in Portrait of Ruin, except for when it ran. There was another obvious detail I was thinking of. The Werewolf was in Rondo Of Blood, Symphony Of The Night, Circle Of The Moon, Vampire's Kiss, Aria Of Sorrow, Dawn Of Sorrow. It always had the same appearance. Red streak of hair down the back, dark fur with a sort of bluish hue. Portrait Of Ruin's Werewolf had brown fur. There's one more more obvious difference.

This is my final hint regarding this question: There is a really big difference.

Well, for starters the werewolf of PoR is huge compared to his previous incarnations. I mean the thing rips out light posts and then throws them at you like javelins! Also the Werewolf of PoR is a completely new sprite design as opposed to being the reused sprite from Rondo of Blood.

Right, exactly. Its much bigger. That was the answer I was looking for. I think, all in all, that Werewolf looks much more ferocious than the previous ones. Well, its your turn to ask a question.

OK, I don't know if this was asked already because I haven't had a chance to look over the entire thread, but here goes:

What are the inspirations behind the Vampiric bosses Camilla, Count Orlox, and Elizabeth Bartley?

If I'm correct, Elizabeth Bartley was a sort of alias for queen Elizabeth Bathory, who bathed in the blood of countless young virgins. Sometimes referred to as Countess Dracula. It would seem that Count Orlox is a reference to Count Orlock, the Vampire in Nosferatu.

WOW.......you really know your..................................stuff

Thank you. The one about Orlox...looked it up on wiki.

Camilla - Carmilla, a vampiress from a gothic novella named after her. Literature character, likely based on Erzs�bet B�thory.
Count Orlox - Count Orlock, the vampire in "Nosferatu". Movie character slightly adapted from Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
Elizabeth Bartley - Erzs�bet B�thory, the "Blood Countess". Historical figure.

Sorry...had to toss my 2 cents on this matter, too many characters of my liking. *really likes Castlevania sub-villains*

MET you got the first two and Rosencrantz got the last one. So, I don't know how you guys are going to settle on who does the next trivia question.

Rosencrantz, be my guest and go ahead.

MET II - thank you, sir. You are a scholar and a gentleman.

A simple Street Fighter one: who are the "Shitennou"?

Shitennou. I believe that translates to " Four Heavenly Lords or Four Heavenly Kings." anyway, the only thing I see that could match that refrence is the three subcommanders of Shadowloo, Balrog, Vega, and Sagat, and thier Leader himself, M. Bison.

Lord Brimstone you are correct, sir.
Incidentally, and the question had that in mind, the Four Heavenly Kings just got their official confirmation on Street Fighter IV.

Really? All four of them? This promises to be most interesting. Though, I should warn all of you not to put all your hadoukens in one basket. Who knows how the game might turn out. Perhaps I should have a little more faith in Capcom.

www.capcom.co.jp/sf4 they're on the official site

The graphics have improved since the initial screens and the gameplay seems solid and entertaining.
The thing I'm really hoping for the most are improvements on the basic moves for the classic characters (I hope Sagat's crouch and air kicks aren't the exact same animation, for instances) and a couple of cool new lady fighters (Ono said he wanted to balance genders in the roster).
There's also words of exclusive characters for the home versions. Toss in the likes of Urien, Dudley, Ibuki, Rose, Elena, Rolento, Gen or Q and this game could be a winner!

Your up, Lord Brimstone

OK then. this one will be kind of easy for you history buffs out there. In Castlevania, Lament of Innocence, Dracula is portrayed as a brilliant tactician for a company of knights under the command of Leon Belmont. What company of knights did Vladislav Dracula (aka the real life Dracula) actually belong to?

I'm not sure about the name of the knights. But they must've been Wallachian, or Transylvanian. Vlad was a Wallachian prince.

If I'm not mistaken, the "Societas Draconis", aka the "Order of the Dragon".

I don't remember if there was a explicit mention of the order Leon and Mathias belonged to in Lament of Innocence though.

Lord Brimstone, have you forgotten us, the people?

uh sorry. I haven't forgotten you guys. My Internet connection has been down for two days due to the remodeling being done at my house. I have since relocated my router and I'm back on-line.

Anyway, Rosencrantz, you are correct. It is indeed, the Order of the Dragon. Also, it's interesting to note, that the Order is where his father, Vlad II, received his last name of Dracul, or Dragon. Dracula, roughly means "son of the Dragon.
In Castlevania LoI, I don't believe they mentioned what order Leon and Mathias belonged to though the only real order that existed around the game's time-line is the Order of St. John, also known as the Knights Hospitaller. It would explain why Leon and Mathias were away in the crusades when Mathias' wife died but it doesn't explain why Leon would have his own territory since the Knight's Hospitaller was based in Jerusalem at the time. Another possiblity is that Leon's company is a nod to the Order of Saint George, a well known order that the Societas Draconis based themselves off of, but the Knights of St. George wouldn't be established for well over a century after Leon's timeline. Another interesting tidbit is if you look up Mathias' name, you will find out he is a real person with a very strong connection to Vlad.
again, sorry for the delay.

Well it wasn't your fault, so anyway, Rosencrantz, your up.

Lord Brimstone, first of all, welcome back to the internets, sir.
Interesting tidbit on the connection between the historical Dracula and Mathia Cronqvist.
It's stuff like this that really makes me respect the amount of work that is put in some games, and the Castlevania franchise has always been a cornucopia of references....much to my nerdy bliss, I should admit.

Anyway, here goes a silly, simple Castlevania one:
What is the Castlevania equivalent for these two lovely little ladies?


EDIT REDUX: new url. lessee if this works...
Much obliged for your help Kneg!

(Tried to fix your tags. Couldn't. Sorry ;; )

ah, as much as I like to, I'm going to let someone else answer this one since I answered the last two that wasn't one of my own questions.

The answer to my ignored question is: Street Fighter Online - Mouse Generation.


Noobs.


:P

i was going to answer dat

@Rosencratz dats the two girls from Castlevania: POR Stella and Loretta

A Capcom Question for yall In Cap vs Snk 2 or (EO) there are are 2 iori's which one would have the name Crazy Iori

That would be Riot of the Blood Iori, I believe. It is also known as Orochi Iori. The form was originally shown in King of Fighters 97. (A.K.A. the Orochi saga)

I'm quite sure nightzero was correct. With the multi-colored eyes, that can only be an equivalent, visually to Brauner's 'claimed', brainwashed daughters. Biologically, they are Eric Lecarde's daughters. Not trying to take your credit, nightzero, just thought I would elaborate a little more. Sorry.

Indeed nightzero is correct.
MET II, to elaborate even further (because I'm just that much of a jolly geek...), one might claim those two characters from Rozen Maiden are the visual inspiration for Stella and Loretta. Besides heterochromia, like S&L, they are also twins, share a similar pseudo Victorian/Gothic Lolita fashion sense and are also similar in the way they engage in battle (one focused on magical attacks and the other on physical combat).
There was also the neverending stream of "desu" jokes when S&L were revealed, but that's a whole different subject...

Anyway, pardon my assumption that anybody would care for something so trivial. Carry on, gentlemen!

On the contrary, dear boy. Your tidbits quite fascinate me and are welcome anytime on my thread, Rosencrantz.

On the contrary, dear boy. Your tidbits quite fascinate me and are welcome anytime on my thread, Rosencrantz.

I agree. I don't know much about Castlevania (most of my insain random knowage is with series such as Metal Gear, Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, and Metroid) so I like to hear facts like that. Keep it up!

Uh, it's been a while. Has the last answer been revealed yet? I would like to know if my answer is correct or not.

That would be Riot of the Blood Iori, I believe. It is also known as Orochi Iori. The form was originally shown in King of Fighters 97. (A.K.A. the Orochi saga)

Yeah thats right....

Very well then, I will do a simple Street fighter word association question. I give you a character quote that is said after beating the pulp out of your opponent, and you tell me which fighter said it.

Here is the quote:
"Go Home and be a family man!"

The answer is Guile. That particular quote was from the Street Fighter II series.

Correct. You're up.

Who is rumored to be the father of Trevor Belmont?

Ignore post

IDK the father of Trevor..................
but on a side note, sence this is also about SF, have you guys heard the Street Fighter II Rap. LOL Check it out
http://www.filefactory.com/file/aa08f8/

Well if we are still counting Castlevania Legends as part of the official timeline, (since apprently after castlevania LoI, Konami doesn't count it anymore) I would have to guess Alucard. Mainly because Sonia Belmont was supposed to be the mother of Trevor and She and Alucard had a thing going on for a while.

Yes, that's correct. But just because Legends never happened, doesn't mean that those two aren't still his parents, right? And yes, Solid, I have heard the rap. Is it the one where the fellow says, "Better watch out cause I'm a Street Fighter"? And then in the middle, it goes into Ken's stage music?

Well the main reason it's not reconised by Konami anymore is the fact that Sonia was supposed to be the first Belmont, however, that got retconned in Castlevania Lament of Inocence. Anyway, trying to come up with a question right now..

Alright, then. Think hard.

OK it took me a while but I had to do a lot of thinking and research on this one. OK it's a Castlevania one. As everyone knows Dracula has usually been the Principle antagonist of the Castlevania series, however a few of his cronies has managed to find a moment in the limelight as well.

The question is this: Excluding Aria and Dawn of Sorrow, What are the Sub-bosses from the Castlevania games that have also been final bosses?
I excluded the Sorrow games Mainly because those Final bosses had never appeared as sub-bosses.

Death, for one, was the final boss on Lament of Innocence. Keeping in mind, I've never played Legends, or either of the N64 titles, that's all I can think of, but I do think that the Dracula fought in the original gameboy titles (Castlevania Adventure and Castlevania Adventure II: Belmont's revenge) looked an awful lot like death, as well as the Final Boss on Simon's Quest, who they claim is Dracula. I suppose it must be, considering it took six of Dracula's remains to create it. Who else would it be?

How about Dracula in SotN. You battled him at the begining and he is also the final boss. I don't know this would count (no pun intended) as a sub boss because it is the ending of Rondo of Blood and you are playing as Richter.

Close but not quite. Death is one of them but he isn't the only one.... Also, Dracula is not one of them either though that is a very clever guess on your part Solid.
I'll give you a hint: The other one is from SotN. Wait, that's two hints. Oh well.

I'm going to throw a random, though relatively educated, guess here. If I happen to be correct, Lord Brimstone, you are very very mean, sir.

Galamoth

He's a boss in SotN and, I think, is the final boss in "Akumajou Dracula Special: Boku Dracula-kun" for the Nintendo Famicom.

Yes, I am very mean, and yes you are correct. http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd263/justiceira33/emoticones-diable-evil-003.gif
Also, just to let you know that Akumajou Dracula Special was also released on the Game Boy here in the states as Kid Dracula, so it's not a totally unknown game here in the states, it just very obscure.

But the truth is, Kid Dracula really wasn't related to the Castlevania story in any way, or so I've heard.

Ah, But when I said which castlevania sub-bosses had also been final bosses, I didn't say castlevania final bosses. I.E. it was a trick question which I'll admit I should have worded better. also there are some similarities to Kid Dracula and Alucard but nothing that is stated as canon as you had pointed out Met, but keep this in mind: Galamoth in SotN was an optional boss and it was not required by the game to defeat him. So it is likely that his appearance was an homage to the Kid Dracula games. Konami has done this in the past, so I wouldn't put it over them to do this.

Edit: so who's up now? I also swear not to do any more trivia questions like that since it seemed to have caused some problems

That's quite alright, Master, you can ask whatever you choose on my thread, just so long as it is related to the thread topic.

Well once agin you and Rosencrantz both got the question right. So I guess it's another toss up then?

Well, I guess the proper thing is for me to pass the torch on this one, as MET II kindly did before.

Thank you, Rosencrantz. Name five or more pairs in SF EX3 which can perform "Meteor Tag Combos".

I suppose no one has an answer for this one?

Well, since no one has provided an answer, I'll take a shot at it.
I admit I had to look it up on a FAQ though...

Pullum + Darun
Ken + Ryu
Chi wo fuuin wo hokareta Hokuto + Kairi
Nanase + Hokuto
Sakura + Ryu
Jack + Vulcano Rosso
Guile + Chun-Li
Blanka + Dhalsim
M. Bison + Vega
Zangief + Darun

To be honest, I have no clue.

Rosencrantz has answered all of them. Your up.

A Street Fighter question: recently, two new characters were officially announced in Street Fighter IV. Who are they?

You don't mean the Luchador, the woman, the big blonde guy and the other one whose hasn't been seen yet, do you? Your talking about two more characters to make a total of six new characters?

You don't mean the Luchador,

his name is EL FUERTE (the strong.. damn you capcom, first you make a "mexican" look like an indian, now you couldnt come up with a better name for a wrestler??????)

Well recently they announced three Fei-Long, Dan and a new character called Seth. here the scans



Am i right?

Well, I came up with that question just to see how updated people were on this whole SFIV biz...

Firebrand-X, you are parcially correct regarding Seth. Dan and Fei-Long are rumored to appear on the console version.
The other character is Rufus. he appeared on a loketest, but only now he was officially announced.

Anyway, no point in stalling this any further, I'll take Firebrand-X's as correct. Your move, sir!


And for the curious...
http://www.capcom.co.jp/sf4/ac1.html
http://www.jeux-france.com/news27703_street-fighter-iv-le-boss.html

Seth seems to be the "bridge" between SFII and SFIII, bearing in mind his undeniable resemblance to Gill/Urien.

Oh, Ok i don't if this is already ask but i will give it a try
true or false
The Dolls from Street Fighter Alpha 3 are named after the months of the year, in their home country's language. And if true named them.

It was I think the Answer was:
Enero
F�vrier
M�rz
Aprile
Satsuki
Juni
Juli
Santamu
Jianyu
Xiayu
Noembelu
Decapre

And was answered by Rosencrantz
Sorry i have no question to ask but since Rosen
answered it before he/she should have the next
question. or anybody else?

yes those are the dolls and apparently M.Bison had sex with them.... sry i just had to bring that up oh and i have a question for yall. For Ken And Alex's Stage in StreetFighter 3: 3rd strike (JPN Arcade Version) what is their stage's song name (its my favorite song too....)

The answer is Jazzy NYC 99. I have that ost. Alot of nice tracks on there, inluding Crazy Chili Dog (Urien), You Blow My Mind (Dudley), Killing Moon (Akuma/Gouki), The Circuit (Hugo), and Psyche-Out (Gill).

Hey everyone, I'm back. I went to the beach for a vacation. Just thought I would say that I have returned. SUNBURN!!!!!!!!!

In symphony of the night (castlevania), What do you need in order to get the holy glasses and where do you need to go?

When I first played the game it took me a while to find the glasses. You have to go to Maria and she gives you the Holy Glasses, and as as for where she is......... I don't remember the location..but it is somewere in the top right of the castle.......... I think you have to go through all thoes spikes and have to turn into mist get through a gate. Or maybe it is the clock room.

In symphony of the night (castlevania), What do you need in order to get the holy glasses and where do you need to go?

you need the silver and gold rings to open the floor in the clock room of the marble gallery.
it is the very center of the castle.
inside, youll fight maria for the glasses.
in the US psx version, you didnt need to fight her.

you need the silver and gold rings to open the floor in the clock room of the marble gallery.
it is the very center of the castle.
inside, youll fight maria for the glasses.
in the US psx version, you didnt need to fight her.

Thats right, now I remember! You had to equip the rings in the clock room! I must have been thinking of some other time where you meet Maria.

CATASTROPHE, will you be presenting us with a question, or shall you pass?

i pass.
same reason with the RE trivia:
my questions are unanswerable

Hmm. I wouldn't mind putting that to the test one of these days CATASTROPHE. I like a good challenge.
Anyways, does anyone else got a question they would like to ask or should I ask one?

Brimstone, you go ahead and ask a question. Give us...a 'challenge', eh? Also, to everyone who participates in this thread, feel free to share any information about upcoming Street Fighter or Castlevania titles, even if it's only trivial, or rumor based. Anyway, Brimstone, your up.

Ok. Another Castlevania question from me. How many
playable characters in the Castlevania games are female
and what are thier names? This includes secret playable
characters as well.

castlevania 3: sylpha belnades -second favorite after grant dannasty.
castlevania legends: sonia belmont - i wonder how she would look with kojima's art style?
castlevania rondo of blood: maria renard
castlevania symphony: maria renard
castlevania 64: carrie fernandez
castlevania legacy of darkness: carrie fernandez
castlevania dawn of sorrow: yoko belnades AND soma cruz ( in early stages of development, he was gonna be a girl).
castlevania portrait of ruin: charlotte aulin


and i think thats about it.

Appy-polly-logies, but I cannot repel the nerdyness, so if I may add to CATASTROPHE's answer:
Castlevania - Portrait of Ruin: Stella and Loretta / Maria
Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia: Shanoa

'Tis just for completion's sake, so I won't dare take any credit for the answer, of course. *bows out*

Appy-polly-logies, but I cannot repel the nerdyness, so if I may add to CATASTROPHE's answer:
Castlevania - Portrait of Ruin: Stella and Loretta / Maria
Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia: Shanoa

'Tis just for completion's sake, so I won't dare take any credit for the answer, of course. *bows out*



you know? i feel like a complete IDIOT!
after that post, i was watching the upcoming eclessia, and never crossed my mind that i didnt put it in the answer!

Well once again I had my question answered by two posters. CATASTROPHE got the bulk of the question right while Rosencrantz filled in the blanks.

Note: I had forgotten that Soma was originally planed as a woman.
Something you might find interesting along those lines is that
in Castlevania Resurrection, the planned but ultimately scrapped
Sega Dreamcast game was going to have Sonia Belmont as one of
the Main Protagonists.

Well once again I had my question answered by two posters. CATASTROPHE got the bulk of the question right while Rosencrantz filled in the blanks.

Note: I had forgotten that Soma was originally planed as a woman.
Something you might find interesting along those lines is that
in Castlevania Resurrection, the planned but ultimately scrapped
Sega Dreamcast game was going to have Sonia Belmont as one of
the Main Protagonists.


yep, had that in mind, but as the game was cancelled, didnt put it.
also, victor (second character) looked a lot like tim curry, was he modeled after tim? if the game had voices, would victor be played by tim?
that would have make it my favorite castlevania EVER.
even if it had reviews of -10.

Yes, that model looked incredibly like Tim Curry, no doubt. So, I haven't heard of this upcoming Castlevania title. Who would do the honors of filling me in?

i have the trailer somewhere, give me 4 minutes and ill post it.

here it is:
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/dracula_ds3/

Sooooo............. whos up?

CATASTROPHE, I believe.

CATASTROPHE, I believe.

as always, i pass.
not because of "the reason", but because right now im quite relaxed and come up with a good question.

You are not being fair, CATASTROPHE, sir. Do honor us with a question when you see fit. Like Lord Magister, and many others, the challenge would be appreciated.
Anyway, if you gentlemen don't mind, I got a very silly Castlevania one.

This is from the private records of conversation between a Castlevania monster and his therapist:
"I keep having this strange dream where I am standing in a corner of a small empty room and, all of a sudden, this little guy walks in. We just stand there quietly staring at each other, like cowboys before a showdown, for like 2 seconds, than all of a sudden the guy pulls out two cards, starts glowing and rund up to me. Then the little bastard starts punching me in the balls!!! Son of a bi**h punches in the nuts til I catch on fire!!!
Then I die, everything goes black...but like 5 seconds later, there I am, alive again, standing in that same corner....and there's that little bastard again, and he does it again! He runs up to me, punches the daylights out of my balls til I catch on fire!!!
And again, and again, and again...it happens like 50 times, the pain is unbearable! Death by excessive genital violence relived endlessly!
Strangely, and this is the really bizarre part...he'll stop and I die for good, but only when I drop this huge magenta card out of my ass!!! I mean...what the hell?!!? I swear to you Doc, I stopped drinking the Holy Water!"

Yeah, this is pretty stupid, but I'm pretty bored.
Anyway, the question is: who is the little bastard that keeps tormenting the poor Castlevania monster?

Neither Fleamen or Rippers use cards, as far as I know. I suppose I'll have to look at a list of the creatures.

Rosencratz jus give us an answer cuz im clueless

at first i was gonna say olrox, but then i read about the card things, and its probably something from circle of the moon (which i havent played completely).

then i lold for the rest of the post.
good job on the dramatization!

I kind of figured it might be from either circle of the moon or portrait of ruin. If it is from CotM, it will be difficult to pinpiont the monster since this game had a lot of pallette swaping clone baddies.

Oh yes, in particular, the elemental demons, do you remember?

The Sewers in Circle of the Moon really creeped me out, what with those Witches and all. They were disturbing.

Actually, I was kind of thinking of one of those Mimic creatures from Harmony Of Dissonance, but they have no cards.

Hey everyone!
Sorry for leaving you out in the blue like that...
CATASTROPHE got it right on the game, it is from Circle of the Moon.

Seems I wasn't eloquent enough in my question. The question is not about the monster, but about the player character.

"Who is the little bastard that keeps tormenting the poor Castlevania monster?"

I swear I'll give a perfectly reasonable explanation for this folly!

So you're talking about Nathan Graves then? I know the salamander
card allows you to strike with fire damage, but I'm not familiar with
with one that allows you to go fisticuffs as you are using the
Vampire Killer whip primely

You are correct Lord Magister. It is Nathan Graves.

OK, on with the explanation:
"the guy pulls out two cards, starts glowing" - DSS activation
"the little bastard starts punching me in the balls!!!" - Mars+Thunderbird allows Nathan to attack with martial arts
"punches in the nuts" - the enemy in question is the Arch Demon, by my experience, crouching next to him and using the mentioned card combination is the fastest method to kill him
"til I catch on fire" - the enemy's death animation (applies to most enemies in CotM, truth be told...)
"but like 5 seconds later, there I am, alive again, standing in that same corner....and there's that little bastard again, and he does it again!" - Nathan exits and re-enters the room
"And again, and again, and again...it happens like 50 times" - hunting for rare drops
"but only when I drop this huge magenta card out of my ass!!!" - the Arch Demon's rare drop, the Apollo Card

http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/cotm/enemy2b.htm the Arch Demon (and every other enemy...), if anyone's curious

And that's it. Here's hoping everything seems more logical now.
I came up with this idea because recently I've been playing Castlevania games (the DS ones and now the GBA ones). Currently I'm playing CotM and this whole scenario kinda popped up in my head while I was hunting for the Apollo Card.
On a side note, despite the graphics and lack of essential stuff like a Bestiary list, CotM is perhaps my favorite Castlevania title.
All original enemy sprites, good challenge, epic boss battles (Adramelech, Camilla and Dracula), DSS system offers lots of variety, having to beat the items and equipment out of enemies makes the level grinding less tedious, great castle design (yeah, it's repetitive but at least there's no ridiculous stuff like nursery rooms...I'm looking at you Dawn of Sorrow!), the soundtrack rocks and Nathan is like the manliest Castlevania hero ever! He whips bears and tackles boulders!

Anyway, on with the show. Carry on gentlemen!

I understand now. I suppose it is Lord Magister's turn now. Well thought, Rosencrantz.

OK, it took me a while but I got one. Street fighter this time:
What game was originally going to be the Sequel to
Street Fighter?

OK, it took me a while but I got one. Street fighter this time:
What game was originally going to be the Sequel to
Street Fighter?

Super Street Fighter II Ultra Special Alpha Turbo Plus Hyper Fighting Extreme EX Advance: The Collectors Edition

ah Incorrect.

Perhaps I should ask a different question?

ah Incorrect.

Perhaps I should ask a different question?

This dosn't seem like a hard question ..(?)..............I just don't know what it is.

OK This question has been out for a while now so I will give
some hints.

1: It was to be the sequel to the original street fighter game,
not street fighter 2.

2: Characters from the game have shown up in later street fighter
games.

3: The game has the same amount of selectable characters as
the first Fatal Fury game.

It's Final Fight.

Guy, the blond fellow whos name escapes me, and Hagar make three and a few of the series characters appear in later SFs. At least I think.

That is Correct!

The Blonde guy is named Cody BTW. The original name
tossed around for this game was Street Fighter '89. However,
Capcom felt that turning the Street Fighter sequel from
One on One to a Beat em up, was too radical and decided to
make it a stand alone game and created Street fighter 2,
and the rest is history.

It should be noted that some of the connection from Final fight
and Street fighter still remained as Haggar was a Former
"Street Fighter" as described by the games storyline, even though
he has yet to appear in any Street Fighter Game as a playable
character.

Great. If that means I'm free to put forth a question, then here is something simple:

In Castlevania: SOTN, which bosses do NOT attack Alucard with a fire-based attack?

I'm going to say Slogra( spear wielding bird skeleton), Karasuman, the Succubus, Scylla Wyrm, and the main body called Scylla, Cereberus (don't think he has any fire-based attacks), Granfalloon (Legion), not sure if you consider any of Richter's attacks fire based, what with the Holy Water and Grand Cruz attacks, Darkwing Bat, The Creature (think he uses thunder based attacks), Akmodan, Medusa, Fake Trevor, Fake Grant, not sure about Fake Sypha's powers, Beelzebub, Doppelganger, Death and maybe Shaft.

also i dont remember galamoth using fire attacks.

well, it takes me 5 seconds to kill him so i could be wrong

I'm going to say Slogra( spear wielding bird skeleton), Karasuman, the Succubus, Scylla Wyrm, and the main body called Scylla, Cereberus (don't think he has any fire-based attacks), Granfalloon (Legion), not sure if you consider any of Richter's attacks fire based, what with the Holy Water and Grand Cruz attacks, Darkwing Bat, The Creature (think he uses thunder based attacks), Akmodan, Medusa, Fake Trevor, Fake Grant, not sure about Fake Sypha's powers, Beelzebub, Doppelganger, Death and maybe Shaft.

I am constantly impressed with you Castlevania knowage Met. Very impressive


also i dont remember galamoth using fire attacks.

well, it takes me 5 seconds to kill him so i could be wrong

What!? How do you beat Galamoth that quickly?!? I have the most trouble fighting him. I thought that he was more challenging than Dracula.

What!? How do you beat Galamoth that quickly?!? I have the most trouble fighting him. I thought that he was more challenging than Dracula.


shield rod + alucarD shield = one death galamoth in 5 seconds

I'm going to say Slogra( spear wielding bird skeleton), Karasuman, the Succubus, Scylla Wyrm, and the main body called Scylla, Cereberus (don't think he has any fire-based attacks), Granfalloon (Legion), not sure if you consider any of Richter's attacks fire based, what with the Holy Water and Grand Cruz attacks, Darkwing Bat, The Creature (think he uses thunder based attacks), Akmodan, Medusa, Fake Trevor, Fake Grant, not sure about Fake Sypha's powers, Beelzebub, Doppelganger, Death and maybe Shaft.

Good guesses, but there are a few fire-users in that list. Should I be giving hints at this point?


shield rod + alucarD shield = one death galamoth in 5 seconds

Shield Rod + Alucard Shield = Death in 8 (or fewer) seconds for nearly anything in the game, incidentally. It's the cheapest way to kill every remaining boss once you obtain the necessary items. I always thought it very unbalanced since it instantly eliminates the need for skill on the PC's part. Probably a bit handy when chaining for rare drops though.

This is a little off topic, it's not a question of a answer to what ever the current question, but is is about Castlevania.
A Castlevania fighter?!?
http://gonintendo.com/?p=47669

solid8bit, indeed there's a Castlevania themed fighter in the works. Castlevania Judgment. It's part of Konami's E3 line-up and a official trailer was already released.
Characters show so far are:
Simon Belmont
Dracula
Alucard
Maria Renard

Characters confirmed but not shown are:
Shanoa (Order of Ecclesia)
Cornell (Legacy of Darkness)
Trevor Belmont (CV3)
Sypha Belnades (CV3)
Grant Dinesti (CV3)
Camilla (Rondo of Blood, Circle of the Moon)

Now for a little rant on the title...
I love Castlevania and I love fighting games, so in theory I should be overjoyed with this game...alas, tis' not so.
The graphics have great quality for a Wii game but in my very humble opinion, the character designs (by Takeshi Obata, of Death Note fame) are nothing short of atrocious.
For once, I just loathe (regardless of game) these designs that just make no sense at all and second, I don't see the point of having a fighting game with some of my favorite characters in gaming if they don't even remotely resemble the designs I like so much.
Anyway, it's a 3D fighter, so I'm hoping for alternate costumes depcting their "classic" designs.
*end rant mode*

So, regardless of any disliking, any particular characters our resident Castlevania fans would like to see in this game?
I'm already (theoretically) glad for Shanoa and Camilla.
Others I'd like to see:
Nathan Graves (Circle of the Moon)
Julius Belmont (Sorrow titles)
Stella Lecarde (Portrait of Ruin)
Elizabeth Bartley (Bloodlines)
Graham Jones (Aria of Sorrow)
Actrise (Legacy of Darkness)

i have yet no reason to say i can loathe this upcoming game.
character designs are "whatever" to me.
dracula looks like cervantes (from soul calibur)
also, because its a 3d fighting game, i will definetely get it, as it my favorite type of fighter.

on my personal list, they are:
sonya belmont
yoko belnades (hey, would be LOL to make sonya and sypha fight)
hammer
the master librarian! (THEY MUST PUT HIM!)
and carrie fernandez

So it's been quite a long while and no one's got it. I guess no one will.

Here's a different question:

In how many Castlevania games has Alucard been featured?

Castlevania Legends
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Symphony of the Night
Aria of Sorrow
Dawn of Sorrow
And now Castlevania Judgement

I think that's it.

Pretty good guesses, I think you've got it. Must say that that Castlevania Fighter poses a very new take on the game. Could be interesting, but it could also be quite a flop. Well at least I can rest easy, knowing my favorite character will be included: Trevor.

what about kid dracula? its supposed to be alucard. (just for completion purposes)

I thought of including that one, but is that really a Castlevania?

Castlevania Legends
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Symphony of the Night
Aria of Sorrow
Dawn of Sorrow
And now Castlevania Judgement

I think that's it.

Yeah, that's pretty much it. It's yours.

Allow me to continue:

Which home video company put out Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie?

and for CV:

In what game was Simon's Theme introduced?

Allow me to continue:

Which home video company put out Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie?

and for CV:

In what game was Simon's Theme introduced?

on the castlevania one :
IIRC, super castlevania 4.

No doubt about it Catastrophe, it was Super Castlevania IV. Theme of Simon. Track number four on Dracula Best Volume 2 Disc One, an album which has the complete Super Castlevania IV ost. Disc two has the Gameboy titles, Castlevania Adventure, and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. Did you know, that in Japan, Super Castlevania IV was considered merely an updated retelling of the original Castlevania for NES?

not only in japan.
back when it was released here, several gaming magazines treated it more as a remake than a new version, though it has far too many differences (and that hole "simon was ressurected" thingy helped on that).

Indeed. Since you are no doubt correct on this matter, why not ask a question, instead of having to wait for the go? We both know your right anyway.

someone still needs to answer the other question.

I think it was Manga Entertainment that released Street Fighter 2 The Animated Movie

I think your correct, so it's your turn.

Oy oy, gentlemen! I was rather saddened to see our ever popular topic being bounced to unglorious page 2...so here's a nice pretext to bounce it back up:

Akuma/Gouki officially confirmed for Street Fighter IV!

http://www.capcom.co.jp/sf4/
http://www.capcom-fc.com/sf4/2008/08/post_53.html
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=gXIDkSdhxi4

Of course this was very much guaranteed from the beginning but still worth a peek as this incarnation of the master of the fist is quite awe-inspiring. Gotta love that red aura effect...
This game is looking more and more awesome with every new video.

Well, it seems like the person that was supposed to ask the next question has dissapeared. So should we just do a random number drawing or something to find out who gets to ask the next trivia question?

i choose the number 3.

Conserning Street Fighter IV, I saw a SF IV short anime. Check it out. I hents that Gouken could be in the game.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35814.html


As for who goes next

i choose the number 3.
3 is a good number. lol

http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/dracula_wii/

3 more characters announced for Castlevania Judgment.
- Aeon, whom you might recall from the critically-acclaimed "Castlevania - Polka of Despair"
- Eric Lecarde, completely destroying the whole point of his character development to a �ber-badass in Portrait of Ruin
- Death, as you would see it in "Bleach"

WARNING: once you see these designs, you CAN'T unsee them!


Now as for actually good stuff, Order of Ecclesia is set for a US release on October 21st.


And on the Street Fighter side of things, a new character for the Arcade SFIV will be announced.
EDIT: it's Gouken.



More on our favorite series will likely be unveiled on the TGS 2008, running from October 9th to 12th.


Cheers!

Ahhh, Obata. Those look like great designs for a new Kingdom Hearts maybe..

Ah Bleach nothing! This is the same art Designer that did Deathnote!!!


Simon....

and Light.

Simon Looks like Light Yagami. Hell, they even have similar Hair styles!
What the hell!? Where is Ayami Kojima? I have now lost all hope for this game. They might as well call this thing Deathnote: Symphony of the Light or something along those lines.

And on the Street Fighter side of things, a new character for the Arcade SFIV will be announced.
EDIT: it's Gouken.



More on our favorite series will likely be unveiled on the TGS 2008, running from October 9th to 12th.


Cheers!

If I remember right, Akuma killed Gouken, right?

Ah Bleach nothing! This is the same art Designer that did Deathnote!!!


Simon....

and Light.

Simon Looks like Light Yagami. Hell, they even have similar Hair styles!
What the hell!? Where is Ayami Kojima? I have now lost all hope for this game. They might as well call this thing Deathnote: Symphony of the Light or something along those lines.

Yeah, the artist took a lot of liberties with the characters. They're almost unrecognizable now, I think. But maybe it can still be a decent fighter if not a good Castlevania. I've only ever seen one video with actual fighting so far so I'm still hopeful it won't suck totally.

Howdy gentlemen...just stopped by to let know, those uninformed on the matter of course, that everybody's favorite brawling highschool girl has been confirmed for the home versions of Street Fighter IV.
http://www.gamekyo.com/newsen29219_street-fighter-iv-screenshots-of-sakura.html

And Order of Ecclesia has a new revamped site, with an ever-growing gallery and character sections.
www.konami.jp/gs/game/dracula_ds3

And Castlevania Judgment...well, I'm not even touching that with a 10 foot pole. My apologies.
Alas, I am standing by my claim of Death having a Bleach-esque design, based on purely aesthetic aspects and not of any ignorance regarding Obata's work.

Cheers!

BTW, shouldn't someone be asking a trivia question right about now?


Also: Obata. Yeah I should have realized what you meant in your post DoomJockey. My Deathnote comment seems to be redundant now. my apologies.

Hello again, gentlemen...seems the great forces of the cosmos felt like teaching little old me a lesson in humility. With that said, I'm "touching" Castlevania Judgment...
New characters confirmed and I have to admit these look pretty cool!

Shanoa
http://imepita.jp/20081008/800810

Golem and Carmilla
http://imepita.jp/20081008/821701


And if nobody minds, I'll post a question, a Street Fighter one to counter-balance all the CV.
From the classic 8 World Warriors, one has a grab technique named after a childish act - who is the character and what is the move?

ill skip the question to comment on the info:
im expecting some nice /34/ on this version of camilla and shanoa in 24 hours or less.
and over 8000 BAD /34/s.

and lol at golem, he looks more like "the creature" from SOTN.

Now now, CATASTROPHE, sir, don't you be evoking Rule 34 in front of the young and impressionable...

*looks around, doesn't see anyone* Yeah, I'm wantsing me some good Carmilla 34 too.


EDIT: 3 new characters added to the official site. Artwork and screens.
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/dracula_wii/

Looking at it better, Carmilla's weapon of choice seems rather peculiar to say the least.
Anyway, with that stupid outfit and other two quite apparent reasons, she could be in Soul Calibur IV...

Pardon the double posting, but I just wanted to let you gentlemen know that Trevor Belmont's Judgment incarnation has been revealed.
While not a fan of the character (I do think he was pretty cool in Curse of Darkness though), his new design doesn't seem as extravagant as the other characters.

http://www.chapelofresonance.com/forum/index.php/topic,1997.1260.html

Scroll below for Trev and profiles of the rest of the cast.

Also...GALAMOTH? WTF?

WOW ^_^

At least he doesn't look like a male dancer. Interestingly, he looks more how I'd have pictured a younger Julius Belmont. Square jaw and all.

I wonder why so many characters have all those straps? So strappy.

the art designer is obssesed with straps, belts, etc.

Strappy.

Ahem. Anyway, Ecclesia came out a bit ago. Anyone got it? Enjoying it?

Also I'll throw out an answer since we've been so off-topic... uhh Zangief's head bite? Kids bite heads when they throw tantrums, right?

doomjockey,
good point there, though it's not the correct answer.
Since the trivial pursuit is somewhat neglected as of lately, might as well give the answer anyway: Dhalsim and the Yoga Noogie.

Regarding Ecclesia, haven't played it but the major feedback is that it's probably the best post-Symphony Castlevania game and suddenly everybody started jumping on a "Portrait of Ruin sucked" bandwagon.
And because I couldn't resist, already spoiled the hell out of the game, courtesy of YouTube. There's a full walkthrough being posted and someone already posted videos of every boss fight, with killer strats to boot.

On a final note, the world needs more Laura. Lots of Laura.

i dont need more laura.
you can prbably guess why.

yesterday i was at magic mountain and saw a trailer fro judgement.
man i cried in shame.

however, thats just for what i saw.
until i play it, i will not say its good or bad.

And here's some SF related news to spice things up!
Screens of Fei Long and Dan:
http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49304117sa5.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=80316414tb1.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=55764407th3.jpg
http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=36644195dl4.jpg

Hardly the returning characters I'd like to see in this latest iteration of the World Warriors, but oh well! the more the merrier, I guess...


And on the CV side of things, new screens of Carmilla, Golem and Trevor.
http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-33369-des-images-pour-castlevania-judgment.html

Once again, I apologize for the double post but I bring great news for SF fans!
High resolution screens of Dan, Fei-long, CAMMY and a big surprise...one of my favorite characters in the Alpha series and a Street Fighter 1 veteran.
He's one of the characters I wished were in the game, but never thought it would happen...
See for yourselves, gentlemen.
http://www.gamed.nl/view/50309

I recently found some game play of Akuma. The Raging Demon looks so cool.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41094.html

I recently found some game play of Akuma. The Raging Demon looks so cool.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41094.html

jesus!

And the news just won't stop popping up...this time for Castlevania.
The last three characters in Judgment have been revealed thus completing the default roster (no word of hidden characters as of yet, though...).
Grant - Voldo + Jack (Power Stone) + Obata's usual crap = WTF?
Sypha - token virginal blondie + generic mmorpg outfit = meh...
Cornell - werewolf + ninja + wolverine + knight = AWESOME!

http://kotaku.com/5076153/castlevania-judgments-final-three-revealed


And a relatively positive hands-on preview on the game
http://wii.ign.com/articles/926/926941p1.html

On a merely technical point, I do think this game is looking quite better with every new batch of screens. The new aqueduct stage looks incredible.

cornell, eh?
so fuck you igarashi, both castlevania 64 are canon, like it or not.

BTW, shouldn't someone be asking a trivia question right about now?



I think we ran out LOL

I'll shoot out an easy one:

Can you name at least 5 items which spring from Tolkien's lore in SOTN?

cornell, eh?
so fuck you igarashi, both castlevania 64 are canon, like it or not.

Well, the fact they are playing around with Time and space, I doubt that this game is going to be considered canon for the main Castlevania story arc. This just seems to scream out "Castlevania fanboy/fangirl game".

Still, Cornell as a playable character is a strange choice to say the least. I mean, if they are going into their non-canon games for characters, why not choose Nathan Graves or Sonia Belmont instead? I guess they needed someone to fill in the obligatory Lycanthrope character slot for these Darkstalker type fighting games.

well, if they randomly picked golem (who looks more like frankenstein), they could easily pick up a random enemy garou.

but the way i see it they are picking characters from the major CV games, not counting if the games are canon or not. the first CV for 64 was the first major effort to bring CV to 3d, and their best attempt at the moment, the two ps2 games are horrible.
SOTN, is considered one of the CV to date, while the permanent title of best CV ever is and always will be dracula's curse.

so it would be:

light yagami: because its obligatory to put the man who was born with the franchise.
near: because bloodlines was the first CV to not feature a belmont (or simon, really) as the protagonist.
carmilla: reason above, plus shes hot (and i dont like her for that)
franken-golem: an enemy that appears in most CV
a shinigami: even if dracula is not the final boss or even a boss altogether, death has always been a boss.
trevor: protagonist of THE best cv in history.
sypha and VOLDO (you know who): same reason as above
alucard: same reason above plus protagonist of the second best CV: sotn.
dracula: need i say anything?
misa: co-protagonist of the third CV ever: dracula X.
cornell: scrapped protagonist (then reincorporated) of the first ever attempt at a castlevania in 3d, though i would have chosen carrie with her annette costume over him.
who else am i missing?

I'll shoot out an easy one:

Can you name at least 5 items which spring from Tolkien's lore in SOTN?

Ring of Varda
Fist of Tulkas
Mormegil
Hador and
Nauglamir (sp)

As for Cornell, he's cannon, and not such a horrible choice. A protagonist who's also a monster? c'mon! Yeah, I would rather a Soma or other choice, but seeing as what has been done to some many character designs, I'm glade some characters didn't show up.

Gawd! They are trying so hard to rip Soul Calibur that it pisses me off. Why do people in the game creation areas believe that every male in the fighting world must look like some S&M androgynous rip-off!

Gawd! They are trying so hard to rip Soul Calibur that it pisses me off. Why do people in the game creation areas believe that every male in the fighting world must look like some S&M androgynous rip-off!

the fact its a SC rip-off is the reason i like and want this game.
what i do dislike is the death note artstyle of the characters

If the gameplay comes anywhere near Soul Calibur, that's a great start and all the other features (sub-weapons, items) are just pleasant extras. Anyway, just saw Grant DaNasty up on the official page (http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/dracula_wii/)...did he become a mummy at some point? Or is this a rendition of his zombie version in SOTN...?

Also Neo, you are correctly correct.

what i do dislike is the death note artstyle of the charactersWell, Takeshi Obata is the illustrator of both Death Note and Castlevania Judgement, so...

Still, the game art doesn't look Castlevanish at all (there was no need to change the character designs), and the playable roster also leaves a lot to be desired.

By the way, both Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon are canon (and, by extension, so are Nathan, Hugh Baldwin, Cornell, Carrie, Henry and the rest of the cast from those games). The only game that has been left out of the official canon is Castlevania Legends (Sonia Belmont included). Also, take into account that both N64 games only count as one (C:LoD expands and overrides Castlevania 64).

Well, Takeshi Obata is the illustrator of both Death Note and Castlevania Judgement, so...

Still, the game art doesn't look Castlevanish at all (there was no need to change the character designs), and the playable roster also leaves a lot to be desired.

By the way, both Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon are canon (and, by extension, so are Nathan, Hugh Baldwin, Cornell, Carrie, Henry and the rest of the cast from those games). The only game that has been left out of the official canon is Castlevania Legends (Sonia Belmont included). Also, take into account that both N64 games only count as one (C:LoD expands and overrides Castlevania 64)


point 1: i knew that, dur

point 2: agree, should have sticked with ayami`s artstyle.
point 2.1: half agree, dont really mind what characters are there as long as they are all play different.

point 3: i liked legends so much. to me its canon, fuck igarashi, he didnt make the game and therefore he doesnt have the right to say its not canon.
not my fault if he couldnt pass level 1.
point 3.1: however, castlevania had elements that were not included in LOD, and among fans they are treated differently.

Indeed. But, storywise, they only count as one. ;)

Well, Takeshi Obata is the illustrator of both Death Note and Castlevania Judgement, so...

Still, the game art doesn't look Castlevanish at all (there was no need to change the character designs), and the playable roster also leaves a lot to be desired.

By the way, both Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon are canon (and, by extension, so are Nathan, Hugh Baldwin, Cornell, Carrie, Henry and the rest of the cast from those games). The only game that has been left out of the official canon is Castlevania Legends (Sonia Belmont included). Also, take into account that both N64 games only count as one (C:LoD expands and overrides Castlevania 64).

I have to admit i went and checked Wiki, along with a few other fan sites. Most people seems not to accept Castlevania 64 as cannon. From what i have heard it was a sucky game.

I think that crappy is not the correct word. It's more precise to say that is was incomplete. ;)

of course they dont accept cv64 as cannon.
becuase its not a cannon.

Kill the punner!! =P

I love Castlevania 64, always have.

im playing CV right now.
i love carrie in her pink costume so damn much. shame it isnt included in LOD

:3

of course they dont accept cv64 as cannon.
becuase its not a cannon.
Wrong. The storyline is canon:

The game itself may be not "totally canon" per se, but that's because (except for a few details here and there) it was overriden by CV:LoD, in the same way the original SFII was overriden by SSFIIT.

In other words:

CV64's storyline is contained in CV:LoD
CV:LoD is canon
So, CV64 is canon

Wrong. The storyline is canon:




cv64 is no canNon.

learn to goddamn read before posting

First of all:
-A cannon is a gun
-Canon (derived from the greek noun κανών, kanon, meaning "rule" or "measure") is often used as a standard of measurement. Thus, a canonic text is a single authoritative edition for a given work.

Back on topic, again, as a I previously said (twice), is not that CV64 was left out of the storyline: it simply got updated (or more correctly, properly finished) into CV:LoD.

The most recent timeline, distributed with preordered versions of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, includes the 1999 Castlevania as well as CV:LoD (althought it does not describe the games' plot).

This year (2008), Legacy of Darkness has been confirmed by KCET as part of the timeline; Cornell (with a backstory that makes reference to his sister Ada and his previous appearance in Legacy of Darkness) makes an appearance as one of the fighters in Castlevania Judgment.

The only games that has been left out of the official canon are CV:Legends and CV:OoS (this last one being considered a side story).

First of all:
-A cannon is a gun
-Canon (derived from the greek noun κανών, kanon, meaning "rule" or "measure") is often used as a standard of measurement. Thus, a canonic text is a single authoritative edition for a given work.


MY HADES...

are you really that stupid?
would you care to READ THE POSTS ABOVE SO IT CAN FINALLY GET INTO YOUR HEAD?

here, ill clue your clueless ass for brain:


I have to admit i went and checked Wiki, along with a few other fan sites. Most people seems not to accept Castlevania 64 as cannon. From what i have heard it was a sucky game.


of course they dont accept cv64 as cannon.
becuase its not a cannon.

Hello gentlemen, long time no see!
It has been rumored for a long time, but it finally got reliable confirmation.
Everyone's favorite Lisa-Lisa homaging Italian seer has been confirmed for Street Fighter IV!


Regardless of liking the character or not, bearing in mind her looks and moves, a faithful 3D transition is a major achievement just by itself and perhaps a first stepping stone for a possible 3D Darkstalkers game.

And on a CV note, just started playing Order of Ecclesia, and it's pretty much what everyone says - awesome and difficult.

Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Tis I! The master of this castle! Returned, have I, to engage in more trivia. Old computer was shit, I tell you. Christmas brought about a new one, so here I am.

Hello gentlemen, long time no see!
It has been rumored for a long time, but it finally got reliable confirmation.
Everyone's favorite Lisa-Lisa homaging Italian seer has been confirmed for Street Fighter IV!




so this ultra faithful 3d adaptation is from a 404 erroe?
wow, im definetely getting sf4 now.
i have never played with a 404 error, much less ultra detailed HD 3d model of it.

Hey Met! Welcome back! Good to see you have returned. There hasn't been a trivia question in a while so I'll just post one to get the ball rolling again.

Which Castlevania boss is described in game as a "Giant Enemy Crab"?

I know the one. This one was dwelling inside the lighthouse on Order of Ecclesia. Had to look up the name, though. Brachyura.

Yep. That's the one. I laughed so hard when I got the medal for beating him without taking damage and there , written in digital letters was the now infamous "Giant enemy crab" line originally made famous by the PS3 demo showing of Genji at E3 when it first came out.

"Now, I'm going to hit his weak point with this spiked elevator for massive damage."

Anyway Met, you're up.

Ha! That's rich. Alright, thinking...here we are! In Castlevania Order Of Ecclesia, which of the bgm tracks was originally in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1990)?

Hmm. Well I have a sneaking suspicion that there is more than one of these tracks, but the one I can think off the top of my head is "Riddle". In OoE, they use it for the two special stages that you unlock while in Dracula's castle.

Speaking of those two stages, I find the training hall not nearly so bad when compared to the insanity inducing frustration that is the Large Cavern. Urghh! I prefer traps and puzzles over rooms and rooms filled with nigh impossible to deal with enemies if you don't resort to massive level gaining or cheese tactics.

P.S. If Konami ever decides to do a remake of a castlevania again, I hope they do it with Castlevania 3. The game is awesome and deserving, and besides, they need to show Trevor some love after what they put him through in Curse of Darkness and Castlevania Judgement.

Just a little bump here. With the shrine down for over a week some of the threads that were current at the time are being lost due to inactivity and getting buried.


On a side note, I just a chance to listen to the music for Castlevania Judgment and I must say, at least they got the music part right.

Just a little bump here. With the shrine down for over a week some of the threads that were current at the time are being lost due to inactivity and getting buried.


On a side note, I just a chance to listen to the music for Castlevania Judgment and I must say, at least they got the music part right.

Is the game THAT bad? (Will end up buying it at some point for completion of series purposes but wondering if it's not as god awful as I have read )

I'm not saying the game's god awful. It's a ok game in my opinion. Unfortunately while the game controls are OK, the camera angle seems to be a fixed point and does not shift with your character, which can be a killer to 3D fighting games. It reminds me of Battle arena toshinden if you know and have played that game before. The Music as I said is awesome, the voices are..... meh, like most castlevania games with Dialog. The graphics are decent though it looks just slightly better to the PS2 games. so they are a bit on the outdated side if you care about that kind of stuff.

The one major problem that most Castlevania Die-hards have with this game is the art style. Takeshi Obata of Death-note fame was the art director of Judgment and to say that he took liberties on how each of the characters look is a understatement. Simon looks like a red haired version of Light, Maria look pretty much Like Misa Misa, Eric Lecarde is a 16 year old (!?) boy in a suit and wield the spear of Longinus from Evangelion, Trevor is missing a eye, etc. Oddly enough the only one that comes close to their original concept art is Cornell and I give that one up to luck since in his original design in castlevania 64, he wore armor, which they later scraped.

Now while I am not a big hater of artwork in castlevania that's not done by Ayami Kojima, since I grew up on the castlevania games before she was around, but the whole look of this game doesn't not seem to have a castlevania feel at all which is really sad since you can tell they put some effort into this game and it had the potential to be really good.

If you want to play it, don't let my opinions stop you as I am a castlevania completionist myself. Just be prepared for the changes and try not to let it get to you too much.

I have heard the same things, Brimstone, especially about the angles and controls. I think I will take a listen to the bgm, see if its worth putting on an mp3 player. Well, you'd like to ask the next question, you answered mine correctly. Go ahead.

As a sidenote, I would love to see a remake of Castlevania III Dracula's Curse. A game with a huge castle and surrounding levels; you know, the Mad Forest and the Catacombs and such. Trevor is, indeed deserving of better than he has gotten. My favorite Belmont, hands down.

OK there was a rift in time that caused the last 10 days to disappear. As such I remember this thread last ending on a pass so I have come up with a interesting Castlevania trivia question for you guys.

Who was the first female music composer for the Castlevania series?

How did that happen? Last thing I remember was asking a question to Rosencrantz. About Castlevania scum, you know? Why is it all of our posts since the third of March are gone? Anyone have an answer? In regards to your question, I can't say that I know any Castlevania music composers aside from Michiru Yamane, so I wouldn't know. I just listen to it. Most incredible game music I've ever lent my ears to.

The treads were lost when the server was changed so they have been swallowed by the void. Unfortunately, I don''t know what your question was so I can't really help you.

And in response to your answer, that would be incorrect. While Michiru is probably the most well known of the female music composers for Castlevania for obvious reasons, she was not the first. If no one gets the answer by Sunday, I'll just relent and give the answer and let someone else ask a question because I have a feeling this is going to be a hard one.

I had to relook this one up, but I recall reading about her before and thinking to myself that madam was something of a looker - Kinuyo Yamashita
http://www.myspace.com/kinuyoyamashita

As for our unfortunate time rift...don't look at me. Aeon did it.

Lord, she composed the music from the original Castlevania, then? And she's from New Jersey. Just a state over from me. I'm not sure I've mentioned it but I am a Pennsylvania native. Still there. But anyway, Rosencrantz, I was asking you about those people you called 'the scum of Castlevania fandom.' You remember, the ones who like Circle of the Moon and Symphony of the Night? I was just curious about why they are considered such. Chances are, I will probably agree.

Yep, Rosencrantz is correct. She did do the music for the original Castlevania game. I don't understand why Castlevania CotM fans are considered "scum" since the game was really good Imo and the music is some of the best I've heard on a GBA.

Perhaps "scum" was too harsh a term, but indeed they are somewhat ostracized because most are labelled as quite fervorous in defending their game as "best in the series".
In SotN's case, this is obvious, as the game was revolutionary and redefined the series, so it has a powerful fanbase.
Regarding CotM, it is very well regarded by a somewhat "hardcore" fanbase who see the game's difficulty as a glorious revivalism of oldschool Castlevania. Most people criticize CotM by said difficulty, and very unjustly, by it's technical shortcomings. Unjustly, as it is a first generation GBA title.
Personally, CotM is one of my favorite CVs, if not my favorite. Despite it's simple visuals, it is fun, has epic boss battles, the soundtrack is perhaps one of the best in the series (the few original themes are great), the extra modes are genuinely fun even though they are all status variations, the castle has a lot to explore and you gotta get every piece of equipment out of monsters (this IMO is great as it excludes merchant shenanigans, makes the game more challenging and leveling up less "forced"). The atmosphere is also great thanks to the castle's tremendous size and the lack of allies makes for a constant state of desolation. My only criticism towards CotM that isn't about technical aspects, is that it lacks a bestiary.
Of course, this whole thing has to be taken "cum grano salis", as this is the internet we are talking about after all. So, for every fanbase, there will likely be a "counter-fanbase" with the pure intent of, well...just being jerks.

But I digress...
If Dracula asked his famous "What is a man?" question to one of his followers, the answer would be "A dirty self-centered mongrel".
So I ask: who is the follower of the Dark Lord who defined humans as "dirty self-centered mongrels"?

You know I also appreciate that desolation in Castlevania titles...Going it alone, so to speak. Something about it makes for more suspense, I believe. Many good points, though Rosencrantz. The only follower of Dracula I can imagine saying such a thing would be either Death or Shaft. I have never heard that used in a CV game. At least not that I can recall.

Tis' not the correct answer, I'm afraid. It is neither Death or Shaft BUT *hint hint* it is a villain, that at least by name, is a recurring presence as well.

Having to guess based on personality, I would have to say the Succubus.

It is not the Succubus BUT it is a lady servant of Dracula.
Not intending to delay this "ad nauseaum", so feel free to toss a last shot at it or just disregard this whole sillyness.

Might you be referring to Medusa?

Not that cursed lady either.
Well, I won't allow this foul beast of a question hanging perpetually - Die question! You don't belong in this world!



In all truth, I thought this one would be simple, after the long pro-CotM speech.
Yeah, now you know why people can't stand CotM fans, the fanatically obsessed bastards...

Actually I figured Carmilla did actually say that but I find it weird that she would say it, especially in CotM, since earlier in the game she didn't seem to have any problems with humans and actually believed that the Resurrection of Dracula would be in their best interests since he is a embodiment of darkness and she believes that evil and darkness is the true nature of man as she explained to Nathan, hence why there always seems to be some groups of humans in the series that want to bring Dracula back from the grave.

How's that for obsessed? of course I'm just a big castlevania historian in general and I have no one true favorite castlevania game.

Ah yes, good show ol boy. Ask another, Rosencrantz.

Alrighty then...here's one regarding the World Warriors, who must have been feeling very neglected as of lately.
That and I'm need of a change in my modus operandi. I'm starting to get the feeling everything I ask is about obscure Castlevania female sub-villains...

Anyway...
Street Fighter IV seems to be a festival for M. Bison's, the series' villain, substitute bodies. Name 3 characters in the roster that have served or were intended, directly or indirectly, to serve that purpose.

Oh god, THIS question. Haha. It's been a while since I played those Street fighter Alpha games which seem to have a more in-depth story to them. anyway the Three I know of is Rose, Cammy, and Ryu.

Your answer is correct, sir.
I should have asked for the four of them, as I originally had the new boss character, Seth, in consideration but Ryu is equally as correct.
Well, your move!

I didn't even realise that Seth was a canidate. then again, I haven't played SF4 much to my dissapointment since it's a badass game from what I've seen.

Anyway question: Another SF one. In her various game appearances Sakura has been able to pull off two moves that typically Gouki/Akuma is known for. (yes I am aware of "evil Ryu' Kairi, and Gouken. hence the typically notation)
Name both attacks.

""Demon Rush"" (Super finish) and... I cant quite remember the other one.
Is it the one where she like slide teleports and stuff?

disregard if i'm wrong

Shun Goku Satsu or Demon rush/Instant Hell Murder is correct and I just confirmed that yes, In Marvel vs. Capcom 2 she can do the Ashura Senkuu (slide Teleport) just like Akuma. I would have also accepted Zankuu Hadouken which is Akuma's diagonal Hadouken preformed in the air. Wait, I just realized that the Ashura Senkuu isn't really a attack per se. oh well. I already given away the answers. Besides, figuring out those moves is a challenge in and of itself. I didn't even know about Sakura being able to preform the Teleport move. Error in your Favor Allen. You're up.

Kind of hard since I am no Street fighter or Castlevania buff, but here it goes.

On a Magazine was a Street Fighter II April fools joke, What character was said to be unlockable, and how?

simple, couldn't think of anything.

Perhaps I am confusing matters, but I believe you're refering to Sheng Long. Confusing, because I don't think he was stated to be unlockable, but foughtable after certain ludicrous amounts of criteria were met:
- playing the game with Ryu
- making it to the final battle with M. Bison without suffering any damage
- prolonging the battle with M. Bison for 10 consecutive rounds without neither of them taking damage, thus ending every round in a draw.

Interestingly, the joke was repeated, in a relatively convincing manner, for SFIII.
It seemed Capcom themselves were doing it again for SFIV, but they took pity on their fans and actually included Gouken.

On a unrelated note, judging by your sig Asamiya, I assume you're a fan of the NESTS characters from KoF.
I don't know if you've seen these already, but coincidentally, I just stumbled across png rips of (most) of the game's character select and win artworks.
Just gonna leave the links here in case you or anyone might be interested:
http://www.mugenchina.org/dzbbs/viewthread.php?tid=25351&extra=page%3D1
http://www.mugenguild.com/anjel/2k2umport.rar

Correct and thanks for the links.
Also I change my signature every
couple days (KoF related).

Alrighty then, tis' be the time of the World Warriors. Here's another SF related question.
Even though street fighting is a very time consuming occupation, one World Warrior manages to juggle international head busting with the complicated tasks of regular work and single parenting. Question is: who?

Did Ken and Eliza divorce? If so, he could be the candidtate. I think I remember hearing that they split up. Am I correct, because I can't really think of any other fighters with children aside from Guile, though he's married.