| Released By | Shortfilms.tk, Burnt Lasagna |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Status | Fully Playable |
| Platform | Turbografx-CD |
| License | N/A |
| Patching Information | Targets BIN/Cue (Disc Based) |
| Genre | Action Adventure |
| Published By | Konami |
| Game Date | 29 October 1993 |
| Patch Version | 1.01 |
| Release Date | 18 June 2012 |
| Readme | |
| Downloads | 79853 |
| Last Modified | 09 May 2022 |
Game Description:
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is an action adventure game for the Turbografx-CD.
Translation Description:
Hello and welcome to the Castlevania: Rondo of Blood English Translation Patch (PSP to TurboGrafx-CD). After many years of leaving this project abandoned I can happily say that this patch has reached it’s much needed 100% status! However the credits have not made it into this release of the patch (if ever) so in order to compensate for this inconvenience we have included the translation for the credits in the readme.
To make clear, this patch will translate the TurboGrafx-CD version of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood into English. Everything will be translated; even the voiced dialogue will be replaced with the official Konami English dub from Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP). However miscellaneous grunts will retain their original Japanese.
It also replaces the old German narrator with the new narration that was in the PSP and VC release of the game. If you, for whatever reason, do not like this you can easily swap back the original narration (Track03) after it is done patching.
- 2019 Note*
The patch still has untranslated bits. The voice clips during the Death and Dracula fights are still in Japanese. The credits are also untranslated, but that part has already been mentioned by the author.
ROM / ISO Information:
- It requires that you apply it to an ISO/WAV/CUE archive of Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood).
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Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt Lasagna | Production | Directed the project and did all the audio work and some graphics hacking. |
| cubanraul | Original Hacking | The director back in 2004 - 2006. Worked on some text/audio hacking. |
| Tomaitheous | Hacking | His contributions are too numerous to list here. Please check the readme for a complete list. |
| pemdawg | Original Translation | Worked on some early translation and text hacking in 2004 – 2005. |
| DarknessSavior | Translation | Did the translation for the ferryman, signs, and the error message billboard in StageX. |
| Fragmare | Graphics | Made the graphic for the new title screen |
| ReyVGM | Graphics | Made the new English graphics for the signs. |
| Vanya | Graphics | Made the “Castlevania: Oops, Wrong Game!!!” title screen. |
Well done translation though still incomplete
Reviewed By: Dark Jaguar on 06 Jul 2022I’m very satisfied by how well it’s altered the original subtitles and reused assets from the PSP version for the remaining translation.
However, while some voice samples are changed, others (namely those late in the game) are not. Death’s voice is in english during the opening fight, but not during the second encounter with it. Dracula is in English during cut scenes but in Japanese during the fight. Some of the credits are in Japanese lettering, but this isn’t of much consequence. And, on a personal note, since they used a lot of the PSP’s translation anyway, I might’ve simply gone all in and reused the PSP version’s script for the opening subtitles as well.
As it stands, I’m impressed and grateful but can’t yet consider it complete as it currently stands.
Version 1.01 Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well done translation though still incomplete | Dark Jaguar | 06 Jul 2022 | 1.01 | Yes |
| Cool it's accessible to the English speaking, but I'd have preferred something simpler | Thirteen 1355 | 18 Oct 2020 | 1.01 | Yes |
| Great! But... | CaptainHIT | 23 Feb 2018 | v1.01 | Yes |
| I like it but there's one thing I would change | Bero1707 | 03 Apr 2017 | v1.01 | Yes |