Maria in Castlevania
MateriaShrine's hack puts Maria Renard from Rondo of Blood into the NES Castlevania, with a double jump, slides and her four guardian beasts in place of Simon's sub-weapons.
What it is
Maria in Castlevania replaces Simon Belmont in the original NES Castlevania with Maria Renard, the young hunter who first appeared in Rondo of Blood, and gives her a moveset modeled on that game.
What changes
- Maria has a double jump and, unlike Simon, can steer in mid-air
- she can slide and roll to move faster, and jump on and off stairs
- her four sacred beasts stand in for Simon's sub-weapons (Suzaku, Byakko, Seiryuu and Genbu take the places of the axe, dagger, holy water and cross), while the stopwatch stays
- a special button input summons the Guardian Knuckle
- to balance her extra mobility, she takes double damage from everything
Playing it
The patch is applied to your own copy of the NES game, following the instructions on the hack's page. Version 1.0 came out on 7 October 2026.