The version of this game floating around is not the original Japanese version. More information here
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/issues/11476
and here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/t7znk6/akumajou_draculacastlevania_x68000_original/
I imagine it would be close to impossible to get similar times using the original version of the game for x68000. So perhaps another category could be created, one for the original and another for the easy hack which everyone has clocked their time on.
Cheers
Hello.
I have been meaning to address this, but IRL has all but consumed me these days. My apologies.
So, about a month ago I actually came across this discrepancy myself.
I have the "1-Dmg" rom on my computer as well, and I copied the rom to my miSTer and fired it up through the X68000 core. The game then did the damage multipliers as stated on the posts you shared. I then researched some Youtube videos of X68000 gameplay and saw the same damage multipliers as my miSTer playthrough.
Needless to say, this dynamic COMPLETELY changes the speedrun for this category.
I think it is perfectly acceptable to have a "1-DMG Hack" category within the X68K section.
If anyone has feedback or more information, please share. I will not make any official changes until contact has been attempted to all runners affected by this change.
-TBS
Greetings @TheBelmontSteaks,
Totally understand. I myself came across the game only recently. Then found out about the dmg issue quite quickly by pure luck. I have played the so called original Japanese version until the doll house stage. It is incredibly difficult not to die up until that point. Nevertheless it is quite exciting to spread the knowledge with others and possibly have a new category, for this amazing game.
Cheers!
UPDATE: I have reached out to both runners of the X68000 category. I will make the proposed amendments to the leaderboard in 1 week if I do not replies from either of them first. Questions and feedback still welcome.
UPDATE 2: Leaderboards have been updated with the new changes as well as some minor tweaks to make all categories, especially X68000, a bit more visible.
