Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse: Castlevania III Bugfixes

This patch fixes a small number of graphical oversights in Castlevania III. Most of these are related from reusing graphics from the first Castlevania game but forgetting to reorder two colors in their palette. Whether these are actually bugs is debatable, I made this patch for my own personal use but decided to release it publicly. The archive also includes a patch to use uncensored graphics in CV3 and a few patches for Akumajo Densetsu.

Bugfixes:

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Castlvania III: Dracula's Curse Color Bugfixes
Version 1.0 - November 20th, 2005
Created by Dragonsbrethren

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Information
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These are patches to fix a small number of color-related bugs in Castlevania III. Most of the
item graphics in CV3 appeared in the first game as well, but with a different palette. When
these graphics were reused in CV3 it seems the developers forgot to reorder the colors of a
few of them. These patches correct these oversights.

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Archive
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This archive (fixcv3.zip) should contain the following files:

?fix all (cv3).ips -All the Castlevania III bugfixes in one.
?fix all (ad).ips -All the Akumajo Densetsu bugfixes in one.
?fix holy water (cv3).ips -Fixes the Castlevania III holy water vial.
?fix holy water (ad).ips -Fixes the Akumajo Densetsu holy water vial.
?fix candle stand.ips -Fixes the candle stand.
?fix rosary.ips -Fixes the rosary (better known as the cross).
?fix money bag.ips -Fixes the money bag.
?fix points.ips -Fixes the points when you pick up a money bag.
?fix boobies (cv3).ips -Restores censored graphics, keeps enhanced graphics.

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Questions
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Q. "Why did you make this patch?"

A. Felt like it. I've known about these bugs for years, I decided to fix them.


Q. "Are you sure they're bugs?"

A. No. I'm almost certain the holy water is (It has a different graphic in Akumajo Densetsu)
and I'm almost certain the money bag isn't.


Q. "Will the patches work with Akumajo Densetsu?"

A. With the exception of the patches with "cv3" in their title they will work fine.


Q. "Why is there a seperate holy water fix for Akumajo Densetsu?"

A. Akumajo Densetsu's holy water is in a different location in the ROM.
It was terrible looking, they "fixed" the graphic for CV3 but it was still incorrect.


Q. "Why didn't you restore the censored cross?"

A. I don't know why people consider this censored. The Akumajo Densetsu cross had a lame
"glowing" effect to it, the Castlevania III one is more realistic. "Fix" this yourself.


Q. "Do you prefer Castlevania III or Akumajo Densetsu?"

A. With the exceptions of music and censorship Castlevania III is supperior in everyway.
Only "Japanophiles" feel the need to bash it for what were mostly corrections.


Q. "Why didn't you make an enhancement patch for Akumajo Densetsu?"

A. Didn't feel like it. I'm sure the Japanophiles would bitch if I did anyway.


Q. What is the proper way to spell Akumajo Densetsu?"

A. Nothing to do with these patches, but the game is also called:

?Akumajo Densetsu (Used in the Castlevania Chronicles interview, "official" spelling)
?Akumajou Densetsu (Most common)
?Akumajyo Densetsu (Nintendo used this spelling for Akumajo Dracula)
?Akumajyou Densetsu (Used in Vice Translation's patch)

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Bugs
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No bugs are known at the moment, if you discover one please E-mail me with a description
of the bug.

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Contact
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Here is my contact information:

?E-Mail: [email protected]
?AIM: Dragonsbrethren
?YIM: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
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"Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse?", "Akumajo Densetsu?" and all occurrences of
related context to their sotfwares are registered trademarks of Konami?.
The creator of this patch is not affiliated with Konami? and
is not responsible for any loss or damage of material/software of the user.
A "patch" is not illegal. If you do not agree with this disclaimer, do not use this patch.

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?2005 Dragonsbrethren Industries

Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse (U) [!].nes - GOODNES 3.14
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