ROM Hack - Castlevania - Legends: Speed Hack

Castlevania - Legends: Speed Hack

Original game : Castlevania Legends

Platform : GB

Author : Sliver X

Release date : 09 February 2007

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : P

Downloads : 6083

ROM Information

Castlevania - Legends (U) [S].gb
CRC32: AD9C17FB
MD5: 1475824E7262C0D6359F43C287E034A5
SHA-1: 91A8E49BF6EAC5FE62EC2CC5E6DECBD08CE9B515
SHA-256: 56D3DEE063B8801704A284BD1BC229B94F15A3A448F485D347F04283D9BD16D7

Hack description

One of the things that put me off about the Gameboy CV games was the slow walking speed of the protagonists. While I understand this was due to the old school Gameboys blurring very badly when ANYTHING moved, in the age of emulation it's just a pain in the ass.

Therefore, I hacked Castlevania Legends so Sonia moves faster than usual.

In v1.0, Sonia moved as quickly as when Burning Mode was activated. Due to complaints, I slowed her down a little (By using a different method to hack her speed), so Burning Mode still provides a speed bonus along with its other benefits.

There is also a patch for the japanese version of the game as of v1.1. The most notable difference is that it uses SRAM instead of passwords.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Sliver X	Original Hacking	Hacking

Reviews

Makes it way better	IndianaRoy	2021-08-08	Version 1.1
As someone who played the game before, on the GBA, I definitely remember how slow it was. Even if it was done to mitigate the blurriness of the first Gameboy screen, it's not a good way to play on modern displays so this patch makes it way better

Do not play this game any other way	Supergamerguy	2021-03-07	Version 1.1
I tried playing the vanilla version of this game and ragequit during level 3 (even with the use of save states). However, this hack allowed me to beat the game all the way through with less frustration. This hack turned the game from a literal slog to a mediocre platformer that I could find at least a little bit of enjoyment in. There's no reason to ever play the vanilla experience again; if you are interested in this game, use this hack to make the game bearable.

Great hack	MathUser2929	2016-06-04	Version 1.1
This is the way to play the game. By default Sonia Belmont moves really slow. This in combination with really long levels can make this game a bit of a bore. The walking speed seems to be about as fast as the other Game Boy speed hacks so it feels very natural. 1.0 made her default speed as fast as her burning mode so avoid that version if you find it online anywhere. Recommended.

The only way to play this game	Rodimus Primal	2013-06-23	-
Version 1.1. I've always loved Castlevania and the original Gameboy games felt like I was playing in slow motion the entire game. Now with this hack you can have Sonia move at a pace that doesn't crawl. This does make the game easier though as jumps that were originally a super challenge are now easier to get across. Finally feels more like the NES Castlevania games.

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