[ARCADE] Haunted Castle / Akuma-jou Dracula

Vanya · October 25, 2010, 09:59:03 PM

Having searched high and low for these maps to no avail, I've decided to introduce myself here with this project.
I present you with the map for stage 1 and offer a heart 'Hello' to everyone here. Enjoy.

Full Stage Maps:
Stage 1 Complete (Unmarked)

Sectioned Maps/WIP:

1-1a Finished (split because Photobucket sucks)

1-1b

1-1a' (Night)

1-1b' (Night)

1-2 Finished

1-3 Finished

2-1 WIP

TerraEsperZ · October 25, 2010, 10:39:54 PM

Welcome on board Dude/Dudette! This looks really neat and makes me eager to see the real thing

alucard · October 26, 2010, 12:57:37 PM

Awesome, no one has ever mapped this game before. I look forward to you finishing it.

TerraEsperZ · October 26, 2010, 01:10:47 PM

Oh, it's been done, just not done well at all.

Vanya · October 26, 2010, 08:45:36 PM

Yeah, I've seen those. For my purposes I need something more... precise.
I'm actually working on a gamemaker project that combines all the various remakes of Castlevania/Akumajou Dracula in the ultimate 8-bit remake. But I don't want to talk about that here.

As I work on these I will add in all the little sprite props that the game uses.

Vanya · October 29, 2010, 04:29:18 PM

Quote from: TerraEsperZ on October 26, 2010, 01:10:47 PM
Oh, it's been done, just not done well at all.

I should also point out that the ones on that site are at 1/2 normal resolution.

alucard · October 29, 2010, 09:21:02 PM

Quote from: Vanya on October 29, 2010, 04:29:18 PM
Quote from: TerraEsperZ on October 26, 2010, 01:10:47 PM
Oh, it's been done, just not done well at all.

I should also point out that the ones on that site are at 1/2 normal resolution.

I got the impression that he took a bunch of screenshots and cropped them together. But yes, they are very small and I really dont consider them to be maps based off the way they look.

Vanya · October 31, 2010, 11:10:35 PM

I'm making my maps off of MAME screenshots too. I'm just being more accurate and clean about it.
I'm working on stage 2, but I don't have a way to turn off graphics layers. It's taking ages to remove the fog in the first section so you can get a clear view.

alucard · November 01, 2010, 03:13:57 PM

Is the map you posted in the first post in this thread the final map or will yours be bigger?

Vanya · November 02, 2010, 12:04:19 PM

It's full size. Here, I'll add a download lik to the first post and a WIP of stage 2.

alucard · November 02, 2010, 01:59:07 PM

the full size looks really good

Vanya · November 02, 2010, 07:25:00 PM

Thanks! ^_^

Vanya · November 07, 2010, 06:26:20 PM

Updated Stage 2 with a bit more progress.

alucard · November 08, 2010, 12:11:42 AM

I am excited that someone is mapping this game. I wish I knew how to or I would do it myself. Are you a Castlevania fan or just of this game?

Vanya · November 08, 2010, 11:59:51 AM

I'm a big fan! I've been playing Castlevania since I was like 13 and discovered CV3. (I'm 32 now.)
I'm an amateur game designer and programmer and I'm working on a project that involves the maps for CV1 and all of it's remakes.
I actually hadn't played passed the first stage of HC until I needed the maps.
It's a very challenging game and one of the few CV games I never beat.