Maria in Castlevania: Dracula X
Akumajou Dracula XX · 悪魔城ドラキュラXX
MateriaShrine's hack makes Maria Renard, with her Rondo of Blood moves and item crashes, the playable heroine of the SNES Dracula X.
What it is
Maria in Castlevania: Dracula X swaps Richter Belmont for Maria Renard, the young fighter who became a second playable character in the PC Engine's Rondo of Blood. MateriaShrine rebuilt her moveset and animations for the SNES game, so she plays the way she did in that original, item crashes included.
What's changed
- Maria replaces Richter, and the story, intro, ending and credits pictures are adjusted so that Richter takes Maria's original role
- Maria takes more damage than Richter did, though the game ends up noticeably easier overall
- Graphics censored for the Western release go back to the Japanese originals
- A recoloured raven enemy
- The original passwords keep working
The hack uses cartridge save memory as extra working space for item crashes, so emulators will create a save file even though progress is still kept with passwords.
Playing it
Version 1.0 was released in October 2026. The patch is applied to your own copy of the game following the creator's instructions on the hack's database page linked below. The screenshots here show the original game.