Koji Igarashi Considering 8-bit Castlevania

By Adam Riley 24.07.2008 6

Following the revelation of Capcom bringing an 8-bit Mega Man to WiiWare, it has clearly intrigued other developers, including Konami's Koji Igarashi, who heads up the Castlevania franchise. When asked about Capcom's retro-styled title, he stated:

"I'm watching that very closely to see how it does. Myself, I'm a big retro gaming fan, so if it is successful that definitely opens up doors for what I can do."

Would you like to see a new Castlevania in an old retro style, or would a smoother DS-like 2D download game be preferable? Let us know your thoughts below...

Box art for Super Castlevania IV
Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Genre

2D Platformer

Players

1

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E-Dracon is offline. E-Dracon 24.07.2008#1

OLD RETRO STYLE!!!

 
jb is offline. jb 24.07.2008#2

Lol, I don't mind what style they adopt as long as they bring out a traditional Castlevania!

All this nonsense about having to use the motion control is absolute garbage. Igarashi goes on, and on, and on about how they need to use the Wiiremote as a whip. They don't! How about using the remote on its side, along with Classic and GC controller support.

2D. Traditional control. WiiWare. EASY!

I'm sure if they released a DS-styled Castlevania with better resolution graphics for WiiWare they'd easily sell a shitload.

Come on Konami!

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Dritttoolegit is offline. Dritttoolegit 24.07.2008#3

Definitely want. Although SNES style would be better.


 
Mandown is offline. Mandown 24.07.2008#4

Yep SNES style would be far better, they could employ some new Mode 7 effects.

Castlevania 4 was awesome, it had great music and graphics for the time.

 
samus_boy is offline. samus_boy 24.07.2008#5

I'm loving this 8/16-Bit revival in gaming. A "classic" Castlevania would be wonderful, though I prefer it based on the look of the SNES games as opposed to the NES. I'll take either as long as it is of the same quality gameplay as earlier Castlevanias.

Also, I totally agree about the Wii Remote as a whip thing. Did we have to use it as a steering wheel in Mario Kart Wii? No. Did we have to use it to control our fighters in Brawl? No. If he is so concerned about it, just make optional controls. Is that such a mind-blowing idea???

 
tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 25.07.2008#6

Oh dear god I hope this isn't a new trend...

 

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