Castlevania
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This page is for the original DOS release. For the re-release, see Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra.
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Developers | |
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Konami | |
DOS | Unlimited Software Inc. |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1990 |
Taxonomy | |
Perspectives | Side view |
Genres | Platform |
Series | Castlevania |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\CASTLE.DAT <path-to-game>\SCORES.DAT |
-
CASTLE.DAT
contains save data. -
SCORES.DAT
contains high scores. - In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | On/off only (toggle with Ctrl+B for Background Music, Ctrl+E for Sound Effects). | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
Command line arguments
- The following parameters can be used for
CCGA.EXE
,CEGA.EXE
, andCTDY.EXE
(e.g. useCEGA ADL
for EGA graphics with AdLib sound).[1] These options are also available by runningPLAY.BAT
.
Command | Description |
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ADL | AdLib sound. |
IBM | IBM (PC Speaker) sound. |
TDY | Tandy sound. |
HRC | Hercules graphics (only for CCGA.EXE and must be preceded by a sound parameter, e.g. CCGA.EXE ADL HRC ) |
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, Tandy, Hercules |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 384 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA, Hercules, EGA, Tandy |
References
- ↑ VOGONS • View topic - Castlevania command-line options? - last accessed on 9 June 2023