61ec95 No.15221986
Castlevania IV is the best entry in the series. It requires the most skill as using the whip requires more skill than relying on sub weapons. It has the highest real difficulty (instead of artificial shit jumping mechanics like I-II-III.) It has great graphics and a better soundtrack with the SNES's superior sample audio. Finally it has more interesting level design than any other entry.
024a4d No.15221994
sub weapons are poorly balanced as the whip is now a general purpose flail, making the game easier and less cohesively designed.
024a4d No.15222001
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>>15221994
also SNES sounds like canned farts
28febd No.15222037
>>15222001
Rondo of blood's beginning and middle OSTs makes my dick hard
its a shame the later ones seem to suck ass
I never played it but the OST makes me want to
98502c No.15222056
>>15222001
You must be joking.
024a4d No.15222088
>>15222056
>makes sample based music
>on a cartridge format extremely strict on space
>music takes up the most data
nope
bf0af8 No.15222099
III > I > X68000 > IV > Bloodlines > X (SNES) > X (CDE) > Haunted Castle
1263d2 No.15222100
SCIV is just a remake of the first game, except now it's stupid easy because the whip can do pretty much everything. The best Castlevania game is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
acf425 No.15222103
>>15222099
What about SOTN?
af7a6e No.15222107
>>15222099
You are objectively wrong.
a7fc0b No.15222124
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>>15222001
>implying dracula's X version wasnt funkier
61ec95 No.15222129
>>15222100
>the whip's good so the game's bad
What kind of reasoning is this?
1263d2 No.15222140
>>15222129
The game is not designed around the whip being so versatile. You can kill most enemies without them being able to fight back. You're OP from the start, even without the sub-weapons. It's just boring when a game is so easy.
98502c No.15222141
>>15222088
CD sound is soulless.
SNES sound is full of it.
Just compare their Bloody Tears, you faggot.
SNES sounds like old synth, but PC Engine sound like crap cheap electric keyboard synth.
024a4d No.15222142
>>15222141
>SNES sounds like old synth
it literally doesn't you fucking idiot, that's the point of the S-SMP. Type less like the huenigger.
9aa6ee No.15222261
>>15222140
>The game is not designed around the whip being so versatile.
shit, the devs had no idea what they were doing the while time they were making the game! what a retarded head-in-ass post
>>15222103
what about it? it's not a classicvania game
7db2ab No.15222268
The first castlevania on gameboy is best. No other castlevania requires this much skill to even get to the first boss.
7db2ab No.15222310
>>15222292
Are you not skilled enough to play castlevania? It only takes a bit of practice to get past the first jump. Surely you have the time to put in 10 minutes to learn how to whip enemies. Stop watching youtubers play castlevania and get gud bro.
61ec95 No.15222318
>castlevania I-II-III
>can only whip in two directions forward and backward
>castlevania IV
>can whip in eight directions all the time
Obviously mastering eight directions takes more skill.
7db2ab No.15222332
>>15222318
>Obviously mastering eight directions takes more skill.
False. It just makes the game easier. You dont need to manage your jumping skill when you can whip in 8 directions.
61ec95 No.15222337
>>15222332
>you don't jump in castlevania IV
confirmed for never having played it
7db2ab No.15222349
>>15222337
Maybe *you* dont jump, but I do. Get good faggot
71353c No.15222352
>>15222337
That's not what anon said, you faggot
7db2ab No.15222393
>>15222352
Well fuck I guess we are all faggots then. Lets jerk off to Alucard rule 34
61ec95 No.15222397
you sure you aren't just jealous your nostalgia game didn't have whipping in more than two directions?
7db2ab No.15222410
>>15222397
Only need two directions you faggot. The monsters come from the left or right. They dont come from the top. Get good
3b5ed2 No.15222452
>Castlevania IV is the best entry in the series.
No, you piece of shit.
9a8a55 No.15222514
>>15222508
This fucker gets it.
15b595 No.15222619
>>15221986
Completely wrong, Rondo of Blood is absolutely the greatest Castlevania game.
>>15222452
CotM isn't even that good.
3b5ed2 No.15222704
>>15222619
>CotM isn't even that good.
Circle of the Moon is not only the best Castlevania, but it's also the best Metroidvania. It perfectly blends the maneuvering of the previous franchise with the free realm exploration and item pick-up mechanics of the Metroid-like entries, something every subsequent title has failed utterly at. It has exquisitely fine-tuned difficulty that gives you a satisfactory challenge at all times without throwing excessive difficulty spikes at the player, culminating in the most memorable and difficult Dracula fight as never seen before or after. The card system is about as revolutionary as the printing press and brought about an era of creative player freedom and wonder that will never be repeated because Iga is a retarded nigger trying to reinvent the wheel after perfecting it. The music is sublime for GBA quality tunes, from haunted corridor themes to intense blood-pumping boss fight music. The castle layout is as carefully designed as an autistic childs lego layout, with suitably gothic aesthetic backdrop. And to top it all off, it even comes with a class system unlocked with NG+, giving you a myriad of ways to re-experience the game all over again with drastically different playstyle.
Basically everything about the game is perfect and you are just too fucking STUPID to recognize it.
6da3c5 No.15222751
Why is that castlevania on psp so damn hard?
6da3c5 No.15222759
>>15222751
Forgot the pic.
I don't know what happens, I don't know if it is some sort of lag imput, or what it is, maybe it's like dark souls… Who knows.
0774f1 No.15222902
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>>15221986
I really likes Bloodlines.
0774f1 No.15222903
586ffa No.15222908
>>15222452
>>15222704
>saging a castlevania thread with on-topic posts
>sage is a downboat
Titanium mad.
8ae185 No.15223019
>>15222508
ReBirth was a really pleasant surprise, it is easily the best of the ReBirth series. Too bad that the game is tied to WiiWare, the only way to get it is to pirate it nowadays.
>>15221994
Hello Egoraptor. You are right though, IV uses the same enemy design as I - III, while massively overpowering the whip. I came to the NES games only after playing the newer games and I really got frustrated until it finally clicked in my head to actually use those sub weapons instead of racking up hearts like an idiot. The same happened with Zelda or Metroid, you were meant to use your entire arsenal all the time, not save it only for those monster that could only be beaten one specific way.
4503af No.15223248
Anyone know if there’s anyway to cut back on input lag with emulators? I’d love to play these games but it seems like the nes and snes emulators have just enough input lag to make a difference.
411c0a No.15223404
>>15223248
Sadly not really. Modern controllers use system calls, while the OG hardware straight up used interrupts direct to the CPU, and god forbit you use a wireless controller, cause that's gonna add another layer of back and forth on top. There's also the issue of modern display tech just having more latency than ye olde CRTs.
4503af No.15223410
>>15223404
Seems like we took more steps back than forward
401509 No.15223417
>>15221986
It's one of my least favourites together with 2 and Circle of Moon. In my opinion, the best entries in the series are either Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow and Harmony of Dissonance if you prefer non-linear or Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood and 1&2 if you prefer the linear ones. But it doesn't really matter which one of those since they're very good games.
Also, Kid Dracula is criminally underrated.
411c0a No.15223421
>>15223417
>2
>linear ones
Surely you mean 3?
401509 No.15223425
5fc141 No.15223518
>>15223417
>least favorite Circle of the Moon
>Symphony of the Night best entry
How is it possible to have such shit taste?
6ae66a No.15223664
>>15222124
Sounds more like Outrun rather than Castlevania
It fits inbetween the original and the coast-to-coast (or 2's) sound as if this was the plan all along
ee306e No.15223715
Castlevania III is the best, and Rondo was pretty good as well. Bloodlines had some cool moments but had very iffy spots as well. 1 is, of course, a classic, and 4 is very different from all of them. Not bad, but I agree with the general sentiment that sub-weapons are kind of useless. It was too easy, to the point of being kind of forgettable for me. The only thing I remember about it well was the music and the best songs in the game were simply the covers from the other games.
Oh, and 3 had the best OST, no matter which version you like more. VRC6 is objectively superior, though.
>>15222704
All of the metroidvanias are bad. They take the worst from one of Nintendo's worst fucking series, and the bastards went and killed off an actually good series by turning it into this trash.
e44e6c No.15223759
>>15221986
You just sound like you think you're too hardcore for the Metroidvanias, but are actually too much of a casual casual for a real Classicvania. Even the easier ones like Rondo of Blood.
>waaah artificial difficulty
GIT GUD scrub
61ec95 No.15223760
Sorry, nope, uh uh. You faggots are wrong. Castlevania IV is the best. Your judgment isn't sound if you believe otherwise.
3b7252 No.15223779
>>15222099
>Rondo that low on the list
Retard.
I maybe agree with 3 being a good contender for the best one, though, not sure yet.
c9c68c No.15223787
I haven't seen shitposting this low-effort in a while.
61ec95 No.15223821
>>15223787
>my taste is too shit to like a game you like, so you're shitposting
Speaking of low effort.
56c173 No.15223864
uh so should I play Castlevania II? Is it really worth it or not. I like the classicvanias but I know it kinda falls somewhere in between there and the igavania.
ee306e No.15223872
>>15223864
It's not really that good. If you play it, get one of the quality of life hacks that actually gives you proper information and speeds up the text. It's just not nearly as fun as the other games, and kind of a chore to play normally, though it's sort of interesting, I suppose.
9aa6ee No.15223881
>>15222751
if you are simply talking about Rondo of Blood, it's pretty much the Dante Must Die DMC game of the series. that game don't fuck around
ee92c6 No.15223914
>>15223248
>>15223404
buy a 1ms display
use a wired controller
use retroarch https://please use archive.is/gaming/2018/04/better-than-reality-new-emulation-tech-lags-less-than-original-consoles/
be happy
024a4d No.15223930
>>15223914
just use real hardware, cheaper at that point
ee92c6 No.15223938
>>15223930
the 1ms display and wired controller can be used for a ton of different games, and you can play while you are on your PC, and there's a ton of conveniences with emulation, I don't see how someone can really try to defend using the original hardware at this point
024a4d No.15223945
>>15223938
proper 240p output, real controllers not shitty converters that add lag or some garbage microsoft controller, intended experience that doesn't rely on accurate™ emulation, peripherals, and of course being able to play things smoothly that aren't the most mainstream of releases.
oh, and preference.
ee92c6 No.15224014
>>15223945
>proper 240p output,
you're saying a PC can't output 240p (even if you consider it better)? the hassle to get a setup with an old-ass CRT is the same for PC and for a console
>real controllers not shitty converters that add lag or some garbage microsoft controller,
you have a choice between a ton of different controllers on PC because it doesn't lock you to proprietary hardware
>intended experience that doesn't rely on accurate™ emulation,
intended experience also involves frames dropping because of shitty hardware, and therefore it's a meme at fucking best, you don't need 1x1 console experience to enjoy a videogame
>peripherals, and of course being able to play things smoothly that aren't the most mainstream of releases.
true, you're not always gonna be able to play all games smoothly, but it should work for the vast majority of titles on any emulator from the SNES era and earlier, and that covers a shitton of libraries without having to buy 10 different consoles and set them up with a CRT
>oh, and preference.
kinda pointless to argue about preference, what else is there to say other than "well, you like that, I like this"?
401509 No.15224022
>>15223518
CotM tries to be something between the "newer" Castlevanias and the classic games. I mean, the level design is like Aria of Sorrow yet the controls are similar to the Classicvanias besides that you can jump to the top of the screen for some reason. And Dracula looks like he just had lobotomy by the way.
ee92c6 No.15224028
>>15224022
>shitting on the most handsome Dracula in the series
280bfd No.15224070
>>15222452
Literally the worst one on GBA. I couldn't even finish it because of how stiff the controls were. I also hated the fact you had to double tap a direction in order to go fast which is hard as hell to constantly do on a GBA. I don't get why people shit on HoD other than >muh music
401509 No.15224081
>>15224028
He looks nothing like in the concept art. His eyes are red, he actually has pupils and even his hair is black as if he dyed it or something. And it can't be the lightning, because Nathans hair isn't darker either.
15189e No.15224132
>>15221986
>Castlevania IV is the best entry in the series
Not even trying OP
>It requires the most skill as using the whip requires more skill than relying on sub weapons.
<overpowering the whip when not taking sub weapons into account = skill
You don't know what the fuck balance is
>It has the highest real difficulty (instead of artificial shit jumping mechanics like I-II-III.)
<game where the whip kills anything negating sub weapon use = difficult
<being such a casual underage faggot you can't master the jumping from the original games
SCIV niggers are so fucking sad that have to paint the NES games as bad so they can justify their love for Super Classicvania: Normalfag Edition
>>15222099
Wasted dubs. Rondo > all
>>15222124
>>15222141
>Muffled low quality samples sounds better than actual instruments and synth
SNESfags are still exaggerating the quality of their system's audio hardware 25 years later. Sad.
>>15223248
Turn off Aero when using Windows 7. Make your emulators use an exclusive full screen mode.
>>15223404
>>15223930
>>15223945
Go wave your OG hardware dicks in the emulation or fuck off >>>/cuckchan/
ee92c6 No.15224171
>get called a casual for loving SCIV because the whip is too strong and sub-weapons are shit
>I play Castlevania 1 without using sub-weapons
ironic
bf0af8 No.15224181
>>15222452
It has a Progress System™, so no, it cannot be the best Castlevania.
bf0af8 No.15224195
>>15223779
You only like Rondo because it has animu faggotry and because it's the easiest Arcadyvania (braindead-simple level design, spam Bible against bosses to win).
e878bb No.15224200
>>15221986
Castlevania 4 lacks the strong identity of 1, the mystery of 2 and the variety of 3. It was sold on graphics and super moves.
Still a great game, but didn't age so good.
ee92c6 No.15224205
>>15224200
>SCIV
>super moves
you what
also
>defending 2 in any way shape or form
dd3dc2 No.15224211
Saw this one in a video and I can't identify it. What Castlevania is this?
bf0af8 No.15224215
>>15224211
Chronicles remake of X68000. It sucks compared to the original.
dd3dc2 No.15224218
>>15224215
Easier or? Thanks by the way.
bf0af8 No.15224223
>>15224218
Easier, Simon looks like a fag now, the remixed music isn't as good. The good news is you can play the original version with Chronicles.
e878bb No.15224226
>>15224171
Modern gamer mentality makes it hard to evaluate classics. A castlevania boss would have been considered easy or hard due to a variety of factors that are never brought up nowadays, thus confusing retrofags.
Today one boss would be brought up as an isolated phenomenon, as if you're bringing up its youtube boss fight. In the oldfags mind, a boss is what follows a very hard level (limited health), a numbers of hours into the game (limited lives) as if you're still in the middle of the learning curve (unpredictable factor).
The problem with retrokids is that they feed off each other's epeen without learning some actual history from the oldfags. They end up turning into a variety of hipsters that ultimately starts shitting on the classics, when they feel they've outgrown them.
932950 No.15224230
e878bb No.15224238
>>15224205
>defending 2 in any way shape or form
You learned your gaming history from a youtube eceleb, you have no idea of the impression those games had on the actual public and magazines of old.
932950 No.15224243
>>15224205
What's wrong with 2?
0926ba No.15224251
e878bb No.15224259
>>15224243
Over 10 years ago, Nostalgia critic taught his braindead viewers it was shit. It's been memed ever since.
c9c68c No.15224272
>>15224243
Intangible blocks that you either have to trial&error through or spam holy water to find, a dumbass system of having to buy a consumable just to complete a mansion, bosses only showing up in the final third of the game, a poor fusion of classicvania gameplay with exploratory level design, and the good elements it has don't outweigh the bad. It was a neat experiment that was novel at the time, but novelty doesn't make a game good.
abfd4a No.15224291
>>15222410
Yeah they do nigger they dive at you diagonally downward directly from the top right sometimes. And sometimes enemies are just standing on a platform above you throwing shit at you like those bone choking skeletons.
abfd4a No.15224293
>>15222508
Where can I find the rom?
6a87aa No.15224371
Anyone have the 2018 E3 build of bloodstained
61ec95 No.15224379
I think most of the Castlevania IV haters were poorfags who didn't own an SNES.
6a87aa No.15224398
>>15224393
>everyone I don't like is /pol/ or /leftypol/
fuck off faggot
401509 No.15224432
>>15224379
You think that people only like 4, because of nostalgia?
ee92c6 No.15224464
>>15224238
I don't care about ecelebs, and I don't care about the public and magazines of old, and I don't care about the current gaming journalism
>>15224243
it's a mix of Classic and Metroid-like Castlevanias, combining the worst of both worlds
>>15224379
>>15224432
I owned a SNES when I was a kid, only got to playing the series a few years ago though
c51fe5 No.15224527
>>15221986
>Castlevania IV is the best entry in the series if we're only talking about classic Castlevania and not Metroidvania.
ftfy
bf0af8 No.15224628
>>15224398
He was right though, strawmanning is a pretty lefty-tier tactic.
61ec95 No.15224775
>>15224432
People only dislike IV because of nostalgia.
3232ee No.15224796
>>15224432
Nah, SCIV fags are just way too proud and think they're special for enjoying Classicvania: Casual Edition. Even Metroidvania fags have more restraint and are able to be critical of their games.
8edeb6 No.15224813
>>15224014
>you're saying a PC can't output 240p
I said proper because proper would mean it's different in some way. PC can do 240p on a CRT, but then you get into the territory of 120hz 640x240, BFI, arcadeVGA, and with all new video cards removing their DACs and analog out, you get into conversion territory. Out the window goes the argument that render ahead brings.
>the hassle to get a setup with an old-ass CRT is the same for PC and for a console
I assure you, plug & play is much less of a hassle than hoping you have a supported video card, available PCIE slots, no driver conflicts, finding a supported CRT monitor, etc. Much less of a hassle than plugging in a few connectors.
>you have a choice between a ton of different controllers on PC because it doesn't lock you to proprietary hardware
but none are official except that like 200 dollar saturn USB controller. You can do some approximation like a DS3/4 but this isn't quite on point.
> PC because it doesn't lock you to proprietary hardware
instead of doing this it limits you to 2 or 3 real choices which all remove the same features at the same time ensuring tarnished options.
>intended experience also involves frames dropping because of shitty hardware,
that's okay. It happens, devs understood it.
> it's a meme at fucking best
no.
>you don't need 1x1 console experience to enjoy a videogame
no, but you may be able to enjoy it more, or in other ways. When's the last time you tried the real thing?
>the vast majority of titles on any emulator from the SNES era and earlier
if it works for you, good. There's certain things you'll never get to experience through emulation and lets face it, gaming has never been a cheap hobby. It's either compromise or pony up a little bit.
>kinda pointless to argue about preference,
My preferences exist for a lot of reasons emulators do not satisfy.
3232ee No.15224837
>>15224813
>200 dollar saturn USB controller.
Nigger what? USB saturn controllers are cheap.
77546a No.15224851
>>15224628
Someone should run a statistic to prove that for certain. I'm also fairly confident it'll show a semblance of truth.
8edeb6 No.15224855
>>15224837
I mean the real one, not shitty chinese knock-offs.
3f6e72 No.15224884
>>15224070
HoD does have a issue with the castle layout not being a refined. Too many choke points and teleport placements lead to some tiresome backtracking.
ee92c6 No.15225197
>>15224813
my issue with going for 100% accuracy is that in my opinion, people who want this don't care about the game being playable and looking good, they care about some arbitrary standards, that the game should run as poorly as the original hardware limits it to, for absolutely no reason other than "developer's vision", which is not a real thing, if they could they wouldn't have been restricted to shitty hardware
15cd44 No.15225503
>>15223930
There is no reason to buy consoles. Getting all games to run for free on a PC is better.
28febd No.15225515
>>15225503
>getting all games to run for free on a PC is better
Considering that there are still major problems with most emulators in 5th generation and onwards, there's plenty of reason to buy consoles and homebrew, mod and hack them
Or you could have fun working on an emulator yourself and kill yourself after you realize how hopeless it is like so many have already done by now
4503af No.15225623
>>15223914
How much would the final cost point on that be? My friend build me a raspberry emulator for my birthday(he had no idea how cucked the devs were) and I’ve been playing a shit ton of retro vidya recently so it may be worth the investment.
7370c5 No.15225651
>>15222268
This game gave me PTSD
7370c5 No.15225681
>>15224855
From Israel (oi vey)<span>
What did he mean by this?
15189e No.15225867
>>15225515
>Or you could have fun working on an emulator yourself and kill yourself after you realize how hopeless it is like so many have already done by now
Still saves more money and time than chasing after original hardware and software at inflated prices. Come back when you've actually used emulators that have been updated in the last 5 years.
c0aeee No.15225945
>>15224293
Nicoblog has a JP wad of it. Not sure if region code or language matters in a case like this; I don't recall it having much if any text at least.
95a353 No.15225974
>>15221986
>It requires the most skill
lol
e1823b No.15225997
>>15225867
Why the loaded misconceptions? Just get the system, a good flash cart or other back up loading solution and you are good for life.
8f859e No.15226052
fuck Medusa heads and fuck classicvania
024a4d No.15226220
>>15225681
I edited the html poorly pretty much
28febd No.15226232
>>15225997
>expecting an emufag purist to ever admit anything good about original hardware
He's probably not even aware you can get emulators running on consoles even being much better than their PC counterparts if its for a system that is backwards compatible with it
He'd much rather wait 10-20 years to play a game shittily
024a4d No.15226273
>>15226232
I used to feel that way but playing games and having someone to talk about with them is a lot more enjoyable than just playing and digesting it. Hearing other peoples thoughts is a very enjoyable thing and when you make a thread about a 5, 10, 15+ year old game you get a lot of "there's nothing else to discuss" from others.
0902a4 No.15226288
>>15222001
The snes version has more style. This sounds better, but it falls flat
0902a4 No.15226293
>>15223417
>disliking CotM
>putting SOtN as best entry, when it is the blandest, slowest, and most vanilla
shit tastes
024a4d No.15226310
>>15226288
Nothing says style like softened drums, tinny bass and muffled instruments.
28febd No.15226347
>>15226273
>Hearing other peoples thoughts is a very enjoyable thing and when you make a thread about a 5, 10, 15+ year old game you get a lot of "there's nothing else to discuss" from others.
I disagree about the 10, 15+ year old games bit, there's still discussion to be had but a lot of it is in retrospect and its not nearly as lively or full of shit like theorycrafting and good shit as it once was
its the worst for the games within a 1-5 year period range though, it feels like most of the discussion for modern games can be squeezed within 3-6 months and then its pretty much a crapshoot for any future threads after that, especially if any prominent memes surrounding the game have formed. It becomes almost too easy for threads to get shat up that way
863633 No.15226349
>>15222751
>>15222759
>I don't know if it is some sort of lag imput
It is indeed. The PSP has lag that the original version did not.
024a4d No.15226358
>>15226347
Games older than 5 years are pretty much a recruitment process to get anyone to talk about them in much detail.
>>15226349
should just play the original rondo of blood anyway
28febd No.15226372
>>15226358
>Games older than 5 years are pretty much a recruitment process to get anyone to talk about them in much detail.
I suppose it depends on how many people have actually played the fucking game in question too, lmao
15189e No.15226376
>>15225997
>Just get the system, a good flash cart or other back up loading solution and you are good for life.
Sorry, can't hear you over that money I'm spending.
>>15226232
>emulators running on consoles even being much better than their PC counterparts if its for a system that is backwards compatible with it
>actually believing this
Sorry, not every system is like the PS2 and Wii when it comes to emulating their previous systems' libraries.
>He'd much rather wait 10-20 years to play a game shittily
I'm sorry you're a dumb nigger who can't configure an emulator in 5 minutes. Must be hard trying to tie your shoes.
024a4d No.15226393
>>15226376
>Sorry, can't hear you over that money I'm spending.
yeah, better buy a new $600 GPU and a new $300 CPU so I can emulate SNES games better. I hear the newest version of higan is finally as accurate a $200 FPGA clone.
28febd No.15226411
>>15226376
Nigger this has nothing to do with my ability to configure an emulator and everything to do with the state of emulation itself
>Sorry, not every system is like the PS2 and Wii when it comes to emulating their previous systems' libraries.
How about the Vita with its perfect PSP emulation with adrenaline (which by extension can also play PS1 games as well)? That's 3 consoles that can play 6 system's libraries worth with basically no problems
This also doesn't include the fact that high specs are recommended for dolphin and pcxs2, resulting in more money spent
Speaking of which, there is no working vita emulation anywhere
The emulation wiki used for the emulation generals still states that the dreamcast, saturn, OG xbox and to a lesser extent Nintendo 64 emulation are still in a poor state
In many cases the recommended emulators on the wiki itself are on next-generation consoles
Xbox 360 and PS3 emulation might as well not exist except for a few developments recently for the latter
PS4 emulation isn't anywhere to be found either
Now, consider that many of those consoles are between a decade to 2 decades old, some even older and ask yourself if its worth it to continue this shit argument any further because right now you're wasting more time (a far more valuable and easily-lost resource than money, in my opinion) not bothering with OG hardware because you think you have something to prove
By the time these games get working, you'll be dead or have so many life responsibilities you won't have time to enjoy them(along with being older and having worse reflexes, hand-eye coordination, etc.), assuming you're young-ish. Don't be a dumbass
863633 No.15226420
>>15226358
>should just play the original rondo of blood anyway
If you can get it running on an emulator, then sure. The PSP version has it too, but you have to beat the game to unlock it.
571b72 No.15229822
Castlevania IV is trash. Simon is too large, the whip is too powerful, and too many of the stages are gimmick tech demos.
a7fc0b No.15229897
>>15229875
Wait, is the guy with the daggers grant?
I hope he is and i hope they dont give the show to alucard, this is mostly trevor's story.
ca1dab No.15229947
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>>15222268
This was my first Castlevania game and man, it was brutal. I could eventually get to the third stage (music embedded) and just barely have enough lives to beat the boss. I've only beaten the game once and that was some 10 years after I first got it.
Good memories.
15189e No.15230418
>>15226393
>better buy a new $600 GPU and a new $300 CPU so I can emulate SNES games better
>implying it requires that much horse power to play SNES decently in something retroarch or SNES 9X
>believing a word of that cuck byuu
Keep being retarded in basing your opinions of emulators from when you first tried them 20 years ago.
>>15226411
>How about the Vita with its perfect PSP emulation
PPSSPP has already fine emulation for years now.
>This also doesn't include the fact that high specs are recommended for dolphin and pcxs2
Sorry you're still trying use those on your machine that hasn't been updated since 2010. Maybe you could have a better emulation PC if you hadn't wasted your cash on muh original hardware muh CRT and muh everdirves.
>The emulation wiki used for the emulation generals still states that the dreamcast
states it isn't "very good", which is to say the only problem is with Windows CE heavy games. Reicast and Demul have made major strides in compatibility provided your computer isn't a speak and spell
>saturn
Has also made major strides, primarily witrh Mednafen. SSF takes time to set up and is Wangblows only, but it's a had high degree of compatibility for years
>OG xbox
Is complex as fuck when it comes to its design, as even Microshits own emulator for it on the 360 was prone to bugs. If you expect these complex systems like Saturn and Xbox to magically have compatibility and accuracy right of the gate, then you're a bigger dumb fuck nigger than I imagined.
>In many cases the recommended emulators on the wiki itself are on next-generation consoles
You are so full of shit, they're recommended if you want to emulate on consoles, but almost none of them overtake using emulators on PC.
>By the time these games get working, you'll be dead or have so many life responsibilities you won't have time to enjoy them
Already have enough of those responsibilities and a backlog of games that I know emulate fine in addition to actual PC games to play. It's more likely that I'll have carved out my backlog by the time those emus for next gen systems (which have pitiful libraries to begin with) have reached a degree of accuracy and playabilty.
Ask yourself if its worth it to continue this shit argument any further because right now you're wasting more time (a far more valuable and easily-lost resource than money, in my opinion) auticially screeching about people preferring emulation like they raped your mother and OG hardware is superior because you think you have something to prove
024a4d No.15230429
>>15230418
Funny coming from a retard that doesn't know flash carts exist.
3cda42 No.15230458
>>15221986
best Castlevania coming through
ec4462 No.15230538
>>15230418
>major strides in compatibility
That is the most basic of criteria
Until a significant majority of games can run well on reasonable-level hardware with minimal bugs created from emulation, its meaningless
>You are so full of shit, they're recommended if you want to emulate on consoles, but almost none of them overtake using emulators on PC.
Nigger, most of them aren't recommended for emulating on PC period
>Sorry you're still trying use those on your machine that hasn't been updated since 2010. Maybe you could have a better emulation PC if you hadn't wasted your cash on muh original hardware muh CRT and muh everdirves.
You sure like to project fag, I've got a very high end PC. 1070 and 6700K. You come across as a poorfag, your only argument is
>muh money
And
>s-shut up, I can get games booting, this totally means they're playable!
How fucking retarded are you? A Vita costs 100-150, a Wii is cheap, a PS2 is cheap, a Saturn you can pull for under 125 and so on
Most consoles together combined wouldn't cost more than a reasonably-priced PC (800) and you get plenty with them all
57d4f0 No.15230587
>>15230538
also
>If you expect these complex systems like Saturn and Xbox to magically have compatibility and accuracy right of the gate, then you're a bigger dumb fuck nigger than I imagined.
>out the gate
You can't honestly be this retarded
they were released almost 2 decades ago and over 2 decades ago respectively, you utter fucking retard
>You are so full of shit, they're recommended if you want to emulate on consoles, but almost none of them overtake using emulators on PC.
You know nothing about emulation, the recommendations of the wiki is based off static criteria, not anything relative
That's why in the case of OG xbox nothing is fucking recommended for PC
You can't honestly be this fucking dense
>Ask yourself if its worth it to continue this shit argument any further because right now you're wasting more time (a far more valuable and easily-lost resource than money, in my opinion) auticially screeching about people preferring emulation like they raped your mother and OG hardware is superior because you think you have something to prove
This has nothing to do with people preferring emulation, this has to do with you spewing misinformed bullshit about PC emulation and telling people to
>just wait lmao
as if PC emulation will suddenly have a breakthrough for every system when clearly it has fucking problems
813bdb No.15230781
>>15222100
>SCIV is just a remake of the first game
What's this new meme I keep seeing? In what way is it a remake? Sage because OP seems like a faggot.
a7fc0b No.15230813
>>15230781
>In what way is it a remake?
It literally is, its simons first time killing dracula like in 1 but with more things.
c8851a No.15230818
>>15230781
Super Castlevania IV, like Castlevania 1, is the story of Simon Belmont going after Dracula (for his first time) and killing him. Of course, this is very close to irrelevant, as the story/plot of the series is largely irrelevant, so I don't know why someone would use this as a negative (or positive, for that matter).
813bdb No.15231192
>>15230813
>>15230818
I guess from a story perspective it makes sense. Definitely not anything else, though. Different bosses, enemies, locations, etc.
82c634 No.15231390
>>15229897
If they did a SoTN series then it'd be fine with it but they need to let Trevor shine.
5fc141 No.15231419
>>15221986
I just wish it had better bosses. Like half the bosses in the game die in seconds from crucifix spam.
5fc141 No.15231428
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>>15222124
Konami were fucking beasts with that SNES sound chip.
934602 No.15231475
>>15222902
Don't forget to install this hack who makes the game look way better.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2121/
49b6b8 No.15231603
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>>15231428
You know it, bruh
a7fc0b No.15232579
>>15231192
The original intent was for it to be a remake of the first castlevania in this new, advanced hardware, but at the time what a remake was or wasnt had not been defined.
>>15231390
I also want to see how trevor ended up boning sypha, the tomboy loving bastard does not get enough credits for being the first human to ever defeat dracula.
>>15231428
Those were great times for vidya anon.
Japs knew how to go to town with vidya music back then with such limited formats.
f4e651 No.15235160
was castlevania ever good?
a7fc0b No.15235172
>>15235160
Have you ever not shitposted?
45e01b No.15235181
>>15235172
i dont know how else to contribute
e174ab No.15235185
97176d No.15242435
>requires the most skill
You can't possibly believe this
2c78a3 No.15243129
Anyone that thinks IV is the hardest hasn't 1cc'd the arcade game or 6-ALL'd the X68000 game.