ROM Hack - Castlevania - Localization Fix

Castlevania - Localization Fix

Original game : Castlevania

Platform : NES

Author : spiffy

Release date : 13 February 2018

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, T

Downloads : 1376

ROM Information

Castlevania (U) (PRG1) [!].nes - GOODNES 3.14
CRC32: 856114C8
MD5: 52EB3F7E2C5FC765AA71F21C85F0770E
SHA-1: 7A20C44F302FB2F1B7ADFFA6B619E3E1CAE7B546
SHA-256: C71BE6AC16E8EEA7F867CD5437AFD1449BEF7C4834EC4CA273CAFE2882EBFC46

Hack description

This patch simply alters the graphics in the end credit sequence to read 'Simon Belmont', his official English name, instead of 'Simon Belmondo', his official Japanese name.

The download includes patches for all four regional releases of the game on the NES:

- Japanese NTSC 'Akumajou Dracula' (CRC32: 93F0488C)
- Original American NTSC or PRG0 (CRC32: 39C879BB)
- Revised American NTSC or PRG1 (CRC32: 856114C8
- European PAL (CRC32: 9A3CF4D6)

Also included is a special variant of the patch that also updates several of the enemy names in the end credits to their current and slightly more accurate English translations:

- Frankenstein - Franken (since at least CV3)
- Hunch Back - Flea Man
- Armor - Armor Knight

... if that sort of thing really interests you, of course.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
spiffy	Hacking

Reviews

Perfect finishing touch on a classic!	Mr. Pennington	2020-01-01	Version 1.0
The best kind of improvement patch: No handle added to the credits, corrects only obvious errors, and makes any further alterations optional. Well done and thank you! The end credits to this game are already goofy enough. It's nice to finally at least see Simon's correct English name.

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