No pre-order this time, these will be available in January and the stock should last for a while (unless I miscalculated the demand).
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HAS came today and man it is awesome!
Did not have much time to play or even test all my boards, but quickly played some Castlevania and Dodonpachi (had to play it horizontal) and these look just stunning!
My setup has OSSC (5x line doubler) on Philips 65" OLED
Thank you so much RGB, one happy camper here
Did not have much time to play or even test all my boards, but quickly played some Castlevania and Dodonpachi (had to play it horizontal) and these look just stunning!
My setup has OSSC (5x line doubler) on Philips 65" OLED
Thank you so much RGB, one happy camper here
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jassin000
Nice setup @nassekova! My only complaint is minor/cosmetic... The name of that game is Haunted Castle, not Castlevania (your plexi needs adjustment/work).
zerox_dogma
Enthusiast
Somebody can say the price of the HAS supergun??
Thanks
Thanks
I know, but that name is just butt ugly as a logo... So since it's a CV series game I choose that classic logo rather than the name!
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jassin000
The US flyer sucks ass..
But I must admit I like that font used for the title/think it looks just as good as CV.
Interestingly enough the game was never marketed at part of the Castlevania series, despite sharing the exact same name in Japan (ie Demon Castle Dracula).
Only in recent years/collections has Konami associated the two it a meaningful way, however they also attempt to connect Kid Dracula which by admission of the director Shiro Murata was never intended to be more than a parody of the CV series...
Think about the Parodius and Gradius relationship for a moment, its the same deal and no one tries to say Parodius is part of the Gradius series because it isn't!
So fuck you Konami! Now you see why I take such a issue with a simple logo/title, its NOT a Castlevania game and it NEVER WAS intended to be (logo belongs nowhere near that PCB).
But I must admit I like that font used for the title/think it looks just as good as CV.
Interestingly enough the game was never marketed at part of the Castlevania series, despite sharing the exact same name in Japan (ie Demon Castle Dracula).
Only in recent years/collections has Konami associated the two it a meaningful way, however they also attempt to connect Kid Dracula which by admission of the director Shiro Murata was never intended to be more than a parody of the CV series...
Think about the Parodius and Gradius relationship for a moment, its the same deal and no one tries to say Parodius is part of the Gradius series because it isn't!
So fuck you Konami! Now you see why I take such a issue with a simple logo/title, its NOT a Castlevania game and it NEVER WAS intended to be (logo belongs nowhere near that PCB).
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XtraSmiley
Legendary
Dude, it's clearly part of the Castlevania series! The Kid Dracula example you post is taken, but that's a parody series, where HC is pretty much Castlevania, I think the main protagonist is Simon Belmont...The US flyer sucks ass..
But I must admit I like that font used for the title/think it looks just as good as CV.
Interestingly enough the game was never marketed at part of the Castlevania series, despite sharing the exact same name in Japan (ie Demon Castle Dracula).
Only in recent years/collections has Konami associated the two it a meaningful way, however they also attempt to connect Kid Dracula which by admission of the director Shiro Murata was never intended to be more than a parody of the CV series...
Think about the Parodius and Gradius relationship for a moment, its the same deal and no one tries to say Parodius is part of the Gradius series because it isn't!
So fuck you Konami! Now you see why I take such a issue with a simple logo/title, its NOT a Castlevania game and it NEVER WAS intended to be (logo belongs nowhere near that PCB).
I think the plexi cover is awesome!
I hope one day someone will be able to hack HC to make it easier and also maybe change the title screen to a CV themed one!
Anyway, that HAS set up looks great!
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jassin000
It clearly SHOULD be part of the series, but fact of the matter is that it isn't (or it would have that title screen in the US release).
If you know your history Final Fight was clearly inspired by and originally intended to be Street Fighter '89...
But I wouldn't be caught dead with a case on my FF PCB displaying Street Fighter logos (because it isn't a Street Fighter game).
Setup is awesome, no denying that (and that is the most important part so kudos on that part).
Everyone knows I'm knit-picky... I won't even use the modern Taito logo on my Bubble Bobble board because at the time BB was made Taito was still using the classic logo.
Language matters, logos matter, historically accurate materials matter, I find it troubling when others don't adhere to this makes me question the dedication/commitment to the hobby.
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zerox_dogma
Enthusiast
I think it has some dip-switch settings to make it on easy mode. That would give you 8 lifes instead of the 3 and enemies won't hit you so hard etc. I might try that one later since this thing is brutal to play
XtraSmiley
Legendary
Even on that setting it’s crazy hard. I watched a YouTube of someone 1CCing it and it’s nuts!I think it has some dip-switch settings to make it on easy mode. That would give you 8 lifes instead of the 3 and enemies won't hit you so hard etc. I might try that one later since this thing is brutal to play
I’m weird though and actually like the game, most people hate it!
msamiullah
Enthusiast
Just wanted to correct on this. I just realized that +5 was not connected and that was the issue. WIth +5V connect brooks retroboard works just fine with HAS 4. cheers
Are you using the Capcom IO for this? Can you show a photo of your setup, as I want to do a Naomi 1 with only cartridges connected to the HAS next. I think if I run the Capcom IO right to my BVM I will only get 480i.
Stupid Dufus
Grand Master
Naomi -> Capcom IO -> HAS -> BVM
I run that set up without issues. I can get 480p or 480i depending on the dip switch on the Naomi.
I do get a slight bending at the top (sync issue), but if I run through an extron device it cleans up that sync issue. Same thing happens with my Dreamcast through a Kuro.
I run that set up without issues. I can get 480p or 480i depending on the dip switch on the Naomi.
I do get a slight bending at the top (sync issue), but if I run through an extron device it cleans up that sync issue. Same thing happens with my Dreamcast through a Kuro.
Thanks, that's great to hear. I'll have to look into the Naomi dipswitches. Unsure if you know @Stupid Dufus, but do you have your Capcom IO switch (right over top of the JAMMA edge inside) set to CSYNC vs H7V sync?
Stupid Dufus
Grand Master
I knew I should've looked up a manual for it at some point. I never realized that switch was there.
Just checked, and mine has always been set to H/V. I can try the csync setting this weekend and report back. For reference, I have a BVM-D20F1.
Very cool, happy to hear results. Hey maybe the switch will fix your sync issue!
