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* '''{{w|Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow}}''' (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2003) | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow}}''' (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2003) | ||
* '''{{w|Castlevania: Dracula X}}''' (originally released on SNES in 1995-96) | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Dracula X}}''' (originally released on SNES in 1995-96) | ||
− | {{ii}} The games are playable in US, Japanese and European versions. | + | {{ii}} The games are playable in US, Japanese, and European versions. |
− | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} The ROMs from this collection can be extracted to be modified<ref name="Castlevania Advance Collection modding">{{Refurl|url=https://www.gamepretty.com/castlevania-advance-collection-how-to-mod-roms/|title=Castlevania Advance Collection: How to Mod ROMs|date=2021-11-01}}</ref> or play externally with other emulators, but the GBA ROMs lacks audio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Sehieb|date=2021-09-30}}</ref> The audio however can be restored for the GBA ROMs with [https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=33506.msg419622#msg419622 this patch].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2022-04-17|comment=}}</ref> |
− | {{--}} | + | {{--}} The original soft reset method (pressing A + B + SELECT + START at the same time, on GBA buttons) has been disabled. |
− | {{--}} Control remapping for keyboard is limited. | + | {{--}} Control remapping for keyboard is limited in this collection. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
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Developers | |
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Original games | Konami |
M2 | |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 24, 2021 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Metroidvania |
Art styles | Anime, Pixel art |
Themes | Supernatural |
Series | Castlevania |
Castlevania Advance Collection is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action and metroidvania game in the Castlevania series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Not available in United States store. | ||||
Steam |
Games list
This compilation includes four selected classic titles from the Castlevania series:
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2001)
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2002)
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2003)
- Castlevania: Dracula X (originally released on SNES in 1995-96)
- The games are playable in US, Japanese, and European versions.
- The ROMs from this collection can be extracted to be modified[1] or play externally with other emulators, but the GBA ROMs lacks audio.[2] The audio however can be restored for the GBA ROMs with this patch.[3]
- The original soft reset method (pressing A + B + SELECT + START at the same time, on GBA buttons) has been disabled.
- Control remapping for keyboard is limited in this collection.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1552550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Castlevania Advance Collection\savedata\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1552550\remote\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1552550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Choice of pillarboxed or stretched 3:2 (Dracula X is 4:3). Menus are in 16:9. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Window is freely resizable but locked to 16:9 aspect. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Alt+↵ Enter to toggle. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Causes the game to run too fast including audio. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | Only Aria of Sorrow has French language option when booting the European version. | |||
German | Only Aria of Sorrow has German language option when booting the European version. | |||
Japanese |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4160 | Intel Core i3-6300 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1552550/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1552550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Castlevania Advance Collection: How to Mod ROMs - last accessed on 2021-11-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Sehieb on 2021-09-30
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2022-04-17