Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: Flames_of_chaos on August 04, 2006, 03:45:44 AM
Title: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on August 04, 2006, 03:45:44 AM
In a surprising announcement, Konami revealed in the September issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly that its PS1 hit Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will be re-released on Xbox Live Arcade this winter. Originally released back in 1997, SotN is considered by many to be the best in the series, so this is a huge (and welcome) announcement.
Title: RE:Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: JonLeung on August 04, 2006, 05:05:23 AM
I thought the point of Xbox Live Arcade was for, you know, quick arcade games.
If it's up to the developers themselves where their games appear, despite the original platform, maybe some select PlayStation games might show up on the Virtual Console? It's not like having a 2D CastleVania game makes anyone want to buy PS2/PS3/PSP CastleVania games - if anything, it might encourage people to buy the GBA/DS CastleVanias which are similar.
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: couchmonkey on August 04, 2006, 05:34:10 AM
Make this happen on VC, Reggie!
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on August 04, 2006, 05:41:07 AM
I wonder how large that game is... we only have 512 MB of space, remember?
Title: RE:Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on August 04, 2006, 07:00:59 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Stimutacs Addict I wonder how large that game is... we only have 512 MB of space, remember?
The XBLA games can't be bigger than the storage that is there to store them, and since MS didn't release HDD w/ every system, they are limited to the size of the memory cards, which are currently 64MB. MS is supposed to release a 128MB or larger mem cards in the near future though.
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: capamerica on August 04, 2006, 08:26:46 AM
Wow this is great news, Not just for the fact that XBLA is getting Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, But the fact that they are getting a PLAYSTATION game. This really adds alot of fual to the fire that Nintendo's Virtual Console could very well get PSOne games like Final Fantasy VII, VIII & IX.
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: nitsu niflheim on August 04, 2006, 10:02:18 AM
Castlevania SotN was also a Sega Saturn game in Japan!
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: capamerica on August 04, 2006, 10:43:34 AM
The one coming to XBLA has been confirmed to be the Playstation version and not the Saturn version.
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Luigi Dude on August 04, 2006, 10:55:48 AM
I just want Dracula X: Rondo of Blood for the Virtual Console and everything will be perfect.
Title: RE:Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: vudu on August 04, 2006, 10:59:18 AM
Quote Originally posted by: capamerica The one coming to XBLA has been confirmed to be the Playstation version and not the Saturn version.
I think what he was getting at is we could possibly see it on the VC because Genesis (and therefore maybe Saturn) games will be available.
However, I hear the Saturn version is pretty poor compared to the PlayStation version.
(On a side note, what's stopping Rare from bringing Perfect Dark to XBLA? I'm assuming there are some licensing issues, right?)
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on August 04, 2006, 11:00:40 AM
didn't know bout the XBLA size limitations; that's quite awesome, and though I'm happy for Xbox users, I worry abnout how many properties Msoft will snag before they can reach Nintendo's VC... or if companies will publish their IP's on Msoft and nintendo's download programs
Title: RE:Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Athrun Zala on August 04, 2006, 11:06:30 AM
Quote Originally posted by: vudu However, I hear the Saturn version is pretty poor compared to the PlayStation version.
really? I heard the opposite :/
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: vudu on August 04, 2006, 11:38:43 AM
There's extra stuff in the Saturn version, but technical limitations drag it down a lot. (This is all hearsay. I haven't played it myself.)
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: Luigi Dude on August 04, 2006, 12:05:42 PM
It goes into the whole Saturn being a beast to program for and so when Konami ported it over the Saturn version ended up with several technical problems and doesn't look quite as good.
But to make up for it the Saturn version added two new area's to the castle and Maria is a playable charactor. She plays like she did in Rondo of Blood where she uses animals to fight for her.
So it comes down to the Playstation version looks and plays the best, but the Saturn has another playable charactor and new area's to explore.
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: IceCold on August 04, 2006, 09:17:04 PM
How do they emulate it? Same question for whoever asked about Perfect Dark..
Title: RE: Konami announced CV:SotN for XBLA
Post by: KDR_11k on August 13, 2006, 04:25:48 AM
As it hasn't been mentioned here: MS enforces a limit of 50MB for xBLA games. But as many old games were 95% CD audio that should be doable with MP3.
