Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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I'm Utterly In Love With 'Cute Alucard' In This Early Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Design Document

Kid Dracula 2? Castlevania turns 40 this year, which makes me feel utterly ancient, as it's perhaps my favourite video game series of all time. Of the many amazing games in this franchise, the one that stands out to me (and no doubt many others) is 1997's Symphony Of The Night, an epic fusion of 2D platforming action and RPG. Read the full article on timeextension.com

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XBLA Version Of Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Gets The Recompilation Treatment

Thanks to NocturneRecomp. If you're a fan of classic Metroidvania titles, then listen up – the Xbox Live Arcade version of Konami's legendary Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has been statically recompiled by Marco Andronaco / birabittoh (thanks, Video Game Esoterica). Built on the ReXGlue SDK, this recompilation works on Windows and Linux and converts the Xbox 360 PowerPC xex file into native x86_64 code at build time, then wraps it with a small host runtime so the game "runs natively and can

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"It's Fun To Have An Iconic Phrase" - Castlevania's Most Famous Dracula Reflects On A Legendary Performance

"What is a man?". Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the most beloved instalments in Konami's famous series, and for those of us who grew up with the original 1997 English-language version, Michael Guinn's superb performance as Dracula stands out. Boasting the iconic "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" dialogue (which is actually a riff on a line from Andre Malraux's Man's Fate), the original version of the game saw Guinn team up with Robert Begrade's Alucard to delive

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