Improvement NES / Famicom

Castlevania: Improved Controls

NaOH's patch gives Simon Belmont mid-air steering and other control fixes in the first NES Castlevania.

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What it changes

The original Castlevania commits Simon to every jump the moment he leaves the ground. NaOH's Improved Controls lets you change direction in mid-air, and the patch comes in variants that add two more options: a variable jump height that depends on how long the button is held, and stairs that catch Simon when he jumps or falls onto them instead of letting him drop through.

Details

Version 3.1 dates from February 2021; one variant also bundles a hitbox fix for use together with the Balanced Difficulty hack.

Playing it

The patch is applied to your own copy of the North American NES Castlevania, following the instructions on the patch page.

#controls #quality of life

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