Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Series	Castlevania
Platform(s)	Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16
Release date(s)	PC Engine JP October 29, 1993 Virtual Console JP April 22, 2008 NA March 15, 2010 EU March 19, 2010
Genre(s)	Platform, Horror, Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	QAPN18, QAPL18, QAPJ18
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Count Dracula, the evil Transylvanian vampire lord, is resurrected in the year 1792, a century after the brave vampire hunter Simon Belmont vanquished him. His demonic servant Shaft is sent to nearby village to kill men, abduct women, and set the village on fire. Richter Belmont, Simon's descendant, swears to free the women, among which is his fiancee Annette. He takes the Vampire Killer, a powerful whip he inherited from his ancestor, and enters the castle, hoping to put an end to the Dark Lord's reign.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻 (ロンド) Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, lit. Devil's Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood), like its predecessors in the series, an action platformer. Richter is trying to reach the end of each stage, defeating evil creatures on the way with his whip and traditional sub-weapons (throwing axes, daggers, holy crosses, etc.). He can also perform powerful "item crash" attacks with his sub-weapons. In comparison with the previous entry in the series, Super Castlevania IV, the game lacks the eight-directional whipping. As with most Castlevania games the levels consist of platforming challenges which require good timing and reactions. At the end of each stage Richter will face a powerful boss.

The kidnapped women are hidden in the castle and to find them Richter needs to uncover hidden exits which may lead to alternative levels and bosses. One of such hidden areas unlocks a second player character: Maria Renard, Annette's sister. She is weaker than Richter but has a greater agility and her own abilities such as sliding and double jumping, which allow her to find even more alternative paths. She also has her own special attacks with unique sub-weapons.

Problems

There are no reported problems with this title.

Configuration

This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
3.5-1720	Windows 8	Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 @ 1.8 GHz	Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset	No problems	Jogait