Castlevania: Bloodlines – Game Genie Codes The following are known Game Genie Codes for Castlevania: Bloodlines on SEGA Genesis. When using any of the first 9 codes, do not change the number of Lives in the Options Screen from 3. Start With 7 Lives ARFA-ANAR Start With 8 Lives ARFA-ARAR Start With 9 Lives ARFA-ATAR.
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Also known as: Vampire Killer (JP), Castlevania: The New Generation (EU) Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platform: Genesis Released in JP: March 18, 1994 Released in US: March 17, 1994 Released in EU: March 20, 1994 This game has unused graphics. This game has a prototype articleThis game has regional differences. |
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Castlevania: Bloodlines is the first Castlevania game on a Sega system. You don't play as any Belmonts this time around, and chase Countess Elizabeth Bartley around Europe as she tries to resurrect her uncle, Dracula, instead of confronting the big man from the get-go, but it's still the same old stuff set in a different timeframe. This game later saw a direct sequel in the form of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.
- 2Regional Differences
Unused Graphics
Years ago, a prototype of Castlevania: Bloodlines was put up for auction on eBay. Many images were included in the auction, one in particular showing a very different version of Stage 4-5. This earlier stage was flooded with molten steel – black platforms can be seen floating in the steel, and a stream of it can be seen falling from a spout in the ceiling. One of the platforms that is touching the stream is melting, implying that the platforms would have moved through the steel. In the final release, Stage 4-5 is the clock tower filled with gears that the player must traverse vertically.
The platform and stream graphics from this early stage can still be found at 0xAE352 in the Castlevania: Bloodlines ROM.
Another image from the prototype auction showed a zeppelin in the background of Stage 4-7. In the final release, Stage 4-7 is the Frankenstein monster boss room.
Some of the zeppelin's tiles can still be found in the ROM, although nothing else seems to remain.
(Source: http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=21890)
Regional Differences
To do: More differences, including difficulty differences. Source:http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cvbl/game-castlevaniabl.htm |
Title Screen
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The Japanese title, strangely, is not some variant on Akumajou Dracula but instead simply Vampire Killer. The censorship of blood in the European version extended to the title, and not only graphically, as the game is called Castlevania: The New Generation.
Characters
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Eric Lecarde's face was significantly less masculine looking in the Japanese version's introduction and Expert ending.
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John Morris is called Johnny Morris in the Japanese version.
Blood
Blood has been removed from the European version in various ways:
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The dead zombie outside of Castle Dracula, which some crows are feeding on, was removed in the European version.
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The zombies were changed from pink with red blood to a greenish blue with green blood in the European version.
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Hung corpses and blood dripping from the platforms of Stage 1 and Stage 6-2 were removed entirely in the European version as well.
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Due to the aforementioned objection to blood itself (again!), the blood fountain in Stage 5-1 was changed to a boring regular fountain when walking past it. The Blood Skeleton surprisingly survived the censorship.
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Eric no longer gets impaled when he dies in the European version.
Other Changes
- The Japanese version handles passwords differently. Instead of showing passwords in-between levels, they are shown after the End option is chosen on the game over screen.
- The Japanese version's normal mode is less difficult than the international versions', equivalent to the latter's 'easy' mode, with a lower enemy rate and the player being able to deal more damage per attack.
- In the Japanese version, the storyline in regard to Elizabeth Bartley is more sinister.
The Castlevania series | |
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NES | Castlevania • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest • Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse • Kid Dracula |
MSX2 | Vampire Killer |
Arcade | Haunted Castle |
Game Boy | Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge • Castlevania Legends • Kid Dracula |
SNES | Super Castlevania IV • Castlevania: Dracula X |
Sharp X68000 | Akumajou Dracula |
TurboGrafx-CD | Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo |
Genesis | Castlevania: Bloodlines (Prototypes) |
PlayStation | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Prototype) • Castlevania Chronicles |
Sega Saturn | Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku |
Nintendo 64 | Castlevania • Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness |
Game Boy Advance | Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow |
Windows | Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra |
Nintendo DS | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Prototype) • Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin • Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia |
PlayStation 2 | Castlevania: Curse of Darkness |
PlayStation Portable | Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (Prototype) |
WiiWare | Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth |
Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 | Castlevania: Harmony of Despair |
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Share on:Help Dracula save the world from Satan, and protect himself from his own family.Before we get started, please note that Dracula can use the Shadow Whip to destroy many objects in the world. Destroying these objects earn experience points used to upgrade his weaponry, and may also reveal various items.
Always destroy any random objects you come across such as vehicles and containers. Almost anything that stands out from the background can be destroyed.Unblockable attacks should always be avoided by dodging.
They are telegraphed by two glowing red circles around the attacker or weapon. When you see this visual effect, prepare to dodge the coming attack. This goes for normal fights and boss battles.As you progress through the game, you will come across gates that seem to have items in the rooms beyond. To access these gates, you need the Mist Power ability which is obtained during the Blood Curse mission.
There are also areas that may seem just out of reach. These areas can be accessed once you obtain the Demonic Wings during the Hooded Man mission, late in the game.We’re sure you’re eager to get started, but one last word of advice, you will come across alcoves that ask for a Dungeon Key. These are dropped here and there about halfway through the game, but it’s not until you gain access to the Chupacabras’ Shop during the Three Gorgons mission that you can purchase these at will. Keep track of when you come across these areas so you can go back once you have the necessary abilities.