Talk:Super Castlevania IV

Updated the Storyline section and added some Notes
see your talk page --Zaharous (talk) 15:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I updated the storyline for this game and put some additional notes...If anyone has anything else to say about the game, as always, feel free to add it or change/delete it! --Yahweh 00:52, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Note to whoever is blanking the page, or reverting changes
Please stop. Blanking pages and reverting useful changes is considored vandalism. I politely ask you to stop sabotaging this article.172.215.133.91 04:32, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

US storyline
I added information about the US localization, and refrences to Konama USA's version of the timeline for comparison with Japanese version of the story. Someone still needs to transcribe Konami USA's timeline printed in Nintendo Power to its own wiki subject for comparision with the Japanese version of the timeline, and so that that one link back to the timeline as well. Anyone up for the task? I'll do it once I find my copy of the Nintendo Power it was printed in. Note I'm neutral on the issue and won't bring up which timeline is more valid, I just believe that for comparison sake, that one should bring up the facts about differences between the games released in Japan, and the differences in Localization, and Konami USA's decisionsDraculvania 15:11, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Fawning schpiel!
Cheers to whoever chose to omit the flagrantly subjective, loving rubbish I added to the introduction. It was probably for the best! - Klatrymadon

This article doesn't even make mention of the European/PAL release
At this time, this "encyclopedic" article pretends this game was never even released for the PAL territories. Someone with the appropriete knowledge should please fix this glaring oversight. 81.240.52.206 08:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Virtual console release
This is game is going to be Wii's virtual console release so I added some info about it. Feel free to add more — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.103.201.151 (talk) 14:47, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Acclaim and receptance
I'd like to see how the game fared against others in the series, for the time and in comparison to competing series'. Virtually nothing is mentioned here unlike games like Mario or Star Fox- debatebly in a similiar league.

It would be helpful for those considering it on the VC, like myself. I have to check game rankings now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.189.8.93 (talk) 15:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC).


 * This is quite a subjective thing, though. While people can seemingly get away with dismissively referring to SotN as the best game in series over at that page, there would likely be uproar over the same thing happening here. I can at least tell you that CV4 was exceptionally well received in Europe, however, and that it is generally one of the favourites here in Britain, if forums like NTSC-UK are anything to go by! As a launch title, it was compared quite favourably to the other early releases. I hold it as the best game in the series, and it has brilliantly avant-garde music and singular art direction (lightyears ahead of anything else in the series, I'd say), but again, talking in terms of who likes it and who doesn't would probably be far too subjective for pages like this. Cheers, and have fun with it on the VC! - Klatrymadon

North American Release Date
I believe I've finally found the NA release date for this game, although you will have to bear with me on my reasoning.

I myself don't remember exactly when the game came out, although I agree that it came out in December 1991 as I've seen the Nintendo Power issue that talks about the game and I think I have it around here somewhere.

Regardless, most major games seem to come out on a Tuesday, so I looked at the 1991 calendar and saw that the 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st were Tuesdays. However, most articles that discuss the game mention that it came out "in time for Christmas" (which of course makes sense). This would leave the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th, although I doubt it came out on the 24th since that would be very last minute.

Now, Top Ten Reviews says that the game was released on "December 0, 1991," which is obviously a typo, although I think this is a typo for December 10, 1991. December 10 is a Tuesday and it is before Christmas, so I believe this date fits perfectly. Of course, if you disagree feel free to comment. --Brahman 23:49, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * We still need a verifiable source indicating that the 10th is the correct date. Additionally, we cannot reproduce contents of instruction booklets and whatnot to our heart's content, so I've reverted your changes for the time being. Combination  00:27, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Western Plot Is Incorrect
The article says the Western version of SC4 does not consider itself a remake, which is wrong. In the American version of the game, both the in-game prologue and manual specifically state that has been 100 years since Dracula was last defeated. Since the game's protagonist is Simon Belmont, the game CANNOT be considered a continuation of Simon's story that takes place after Castlevania II. The only proper ways it could fit itself into Simon's continuity is as a remake of the first game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.22.245 (talk) 21:36, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Modifying
I'm going to try smooth out the version differences section and add some links where needed, tell me if I screw something up. --Craeldon (talk) 10:44, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

The Angry Video Game Nerd
James Rolfe (a.k.a. The Angry Video Game Nerd) reviewed this game in his 4-part Castlevania marathon back in 2009. At the end of the marathon, he declared Super Castlevania IV his favorite Castlevania of all time, and even compared it to Symphony of the Night in gameplay and challenge.

I added this to the page, I need someone to make the citation for me because I don't know how. It's on ScrewAttack: http://screwattack.com/videos/AVGN-Castlevania-Part-4-1 66.227.220.139 (talk) 22:56, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

EDIT: All right, now I'm pissed off. I made the AVGN addition as informative and unbiased as possible and even provided a source for citation, and it got deleted. Normally I like Wikipedia, but I REALLY hate when you people act like this. I demand a reason as to why my addition was deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.36.54.172 (talk) 14:25, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * First of all, don't take it personally. Secondly, the other editors at the VG Wikiproject has reached the consensus that the Angry Video Game Nerd is not a reliable source for a game's reception since his reviews tend to be based on hyperbole. You can view the archived discussion here. You may try to argue with them again, but I'm pretty sure the consensus hasn't changed that much since then. Jonny2x4 (talk) 21:18, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't realize that. All right, I'll leave it alone. 66.227.220.139 (talk) 21:47, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Castlevania IV was never considered a sequel to Castlevania II
I love how people always bring up the part in the manual where it says that "it is once again time for Simon Belmont to call forth the power of good", while conveniently ignoring one of the previous paragraphs where it says that "100 years have passed since the last battle between Dracula and Belmonts". Castlevania IV was never said to be a continuation of Castlevania II, even in the overseas versions. It's only the internet fans who read too much into things. Jonny2x4 (talk) 18:40, 30 November 2010 (UTC)