Mega Castlevania IV Project Thrives with New Footage
The fan-made project ‘Mega Castlevania IV’ is actively in development, aiming to bring the classic SNES title ‘Super Castlevania IV’ to the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. This ambitious undertaking is being led by developers @GameDevBoss and @Retro_Reloaded101.
Project Highlights
- Development Status: The project has made significant progress, as evidenced by new footage released by MD Rom Test. This footage showcases the game running on the Genesis/Mega Drive.
- Visuals and Sound: Visuals have been effectively translated to the Genesis, but music has undergone changes due to hardware limitations. Despite this, the soundtrack remains a testament to the original compositions by Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo.
- Historical Context: This isn’t the first attempt to bring Super Castlevania IV to the Genesis, with Factor 5 creating a proof of concept for a Genesis port in the past, impressing Konami but ultimately not moving forward. The current project builds on this legacy, driven by passionate fans eager to see this classic game on a different platform.
Did you own a Mega Drive/Genesis back in the day? Were you jealous of Super Castlevania IV on the SNES?
It completely ignores them in the first stage (drawbridge is stationary instead of going up to close).