Castlevania - Prince of Darkness

About this project

V1.4b: the ZIP file now contains a patch for the USA version of the game
+ minor corrections, new (and better?) fight against Drac 2nd form.

V1.3: minor corrections, better fight against mummies!

"Prince of Darkness" is a big evolution of my previous hack "Horror of Dracula". The biggest change is the modification of enemies behaviors.

Here the list:
- Level 1: black panther, vampire bat boss
- Level 2: spear armor, medusa boss
- Level 3: mummy (you MUST fight my mummies!)
- Level 4: fishman, Frankenstein's créature
- Level 5: blue skeleton, axe armor (beware your legs!)
- Level 6: blue skeleton (different/L5), Dracula 2nd form

Thanks to:
- Stake (by Dan)
- Yychr
- Castlevania enemy data (by Optomon)
- HxD Hex Editor (by Maël Hörz)

... and my wife, Caroline, for her patience!

Castlevania (Europe) from NES No-Intro (20190907-044000) CRC32: B15390D8 MD5: 37444eb9fe184a779446a231d35035b1 Castlevania (USA) from NES No-Intro (20130731-235630) CRC32: 0AC1AA8F ROM SHA-1: EE09B857C90916EDD92A20C463485A610B0A76FD

Readme & instructions

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Hidden Treasures Note: an asterisk (*) denotes an item that is only found in the second quest after you have defeated Dracula. LEVEL 1 Stage 01 - *. Outside, crouch in front of the black way for 1000 pts.

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Hidden Treasures
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Note: an asterisk (*) denotes an item that is only found in the second quest after you have defeated Dracula.

LEVEL 1

Stage 01 - *. Outside, crouch in front of the black way for 1000 pts.
1. Jump over the entrance to the castle for 1000 pts.
*. Stand in front of the window at the top of the three raised platforms for 1000 pts.

Stage 02 - 1. At the end of the underground section, crouch on the most to the right low block for 1000 pts.

Stage 03 - None

LEVEL 2

Stage 04 - *. Climb first stairs, whip blocks on the right, then walk into the gap for 2000 pts.

Stage 05 - 1. Stand on the two raised blocks for a couple seconds for 2000 pts.

Stage 06 - *. Stand between right and center spiked ceilings for a few seconds for a 1-up!
1. After climbing the stairs, wait between the 2nd and 3rd pillars, counting from the right, for 1000 pts.

LEVEL 3

Stage 07 - *. Crouch on the platform at the top of the stairs at the beginning of the second section for 4000 pts.
1. Before you reach the last White Skeleton, duck (or fall) on one of the lowest platforms for 1000 pts.

Stage 08 - 1. After climbing the stairs, crouch just before the 2nd candle. Go left for 1000 pts.

Stage 09 - 1. In the Mummies' room, keep walking left against the first platform for 1000 pts.

LEVEL 4

Stage 10 - None

Stage 11 - None

Stage 12 - None

LEVEL 5

Stage 13 - 1. From the left high plateform on the last screen of the stage, jump to the left to take an invisible bridge. Jump over invisibles holes (!) and keep walking left into the wall for a 1-up!

Stage 14 - 1. After taking the first set of stairs leading downward, wait in the middle of the hollow to the right for 1000 pts.
*. Whip the closed door and wait beside the wall for 1000 pts.
2. Take the final set of stairs leading upward, then go right, and land on the two isolated blocks for 1000 pts.

Stage 15 - None

LEVEL 6

Stage 16 - None

Stage 17 - 1. After going downstairs to the third screen, head right instead of going left. On the right end of the gear, crouch for 1000 pts.

Stage 18 - None