Castlevania HoD - Revenge of the Findesiecle Deluxe ROM

Castlevania HoD – Revenge of the Findesiecle Deluxe is a GBA ROM Hack by Sorrow based on Castlevania – Harmony of Dissonance in English. It was last updated on February 27, 2023.

Also, be sure to check out Castlevania – Reaper’s Reckoning.

Description

Castlevania HoD – Revenge of the Findesiecle Deluxe is a fan-made ROM hack by Sorrow of the Game Boy Advance title, Castlevania – Harmony of Dissonance. Castlevania HoD: Revenge of the Findesiecle Deluxe+ takes the original features of Castlevania HOD: Revenge of the Findesiecle (J) and expands them further for the USA version. Several characters have been added, and original characters have been improved upon. There are two types of Simon (Original and enhanced), two Justes (Original and Devil), Julius from AOS, Maxim, Megaman, and Mario. Several other features have been added or changed, including sprites, palettes, music, and other things

Features

• Several characters have been added
• Original characters have been improved upon
• Added music
• Sprite tweaks and palettes.
• Actions optimized (e.x, Maxim). Techniques change and become easier to use now.
• More secrets added (special places, infinite items…)
• Enemies, items, and some other factors are adjusted. The game is harder overall.
• All characters can level up and start at level 1. They can also pick up relics to increase their abilities.
• Some characters have unique sub-weapons like Devil Juste with a fist, Enhanced Simon with the Holy Book.

Changelog

V2.3.75

• Added FIVE more Player Characters, bring the total amount of characters to choose from to 14!
• Character 10: Enter SIMON.IV in Name Entry and you will load Simon Belmont in the style of Super Castlevania IV!
• Character 11: Enter SIMON.II in Name Entry and you will load Simon Belmont in the style of Super Castlevania IV but with Colors inspired by Castlevania II!
• Character 12: Enter SIMON.HC in Name Entry and you will load Simon Belmont in the style of Haunted Castle!
• Character 13: Enter SIMON.JG in Name Entry and you will load NES Simon Belmont with a new Recolor by JonataGuitar!
• Character 14: Enter AXEARMOR in Name Entry and you will load Axe Armor!
• Sound Effects from Super Castlevania IV and Haunted Castle were added to the SNES Simons and Haunted Castle Simon respectively for a more authentic experience!
• The following songs were added from Super Castlevania IV and Haunted Castle for the Simon Characters:
• Intro Theme song from Super Castlevania IV added to be played during any of the new Simons’ Prologue Scroll.
• Theme of Simon Belmont from Super Castlevania IV (SIMON.IV’s Entrance Theme).
• Bloody Tears from Super Castlevania IV (SIMON.II’s Entrance Theme).
• Don’t Wait Until Night from Haunted Castle (SIMON.HC’s Entrance Theme).
• SNES Simons can equip with Platinum/Steel Tip and show the Graphic Attachment at the end of the attack sequences.
• Edits made to allow SIMON.IV and SIMON.II to be able to use the Whip Dangle Ability.
• Edits made so that ALL of Axe Armor’s subweapons and Magic use the Axe.
• Edits made to allow ALL characters the ability to load an in-game Menu:
• Note, some of the legacy characters do not have a portrait.
• Edits made so that ALL Extra Characters now have sprites for the Crush Stone item.
• Edits made so that ALL Extra Characters can now use Crush Stone.
• Edits made and Sprites added for megaman to have dash ability.
• Edited some of the weapon equipment text to reflect equipping item to a “weapon” rather than a whip.
• Gave the above mentioned NEW characters different graphics and palettes for their in-game Menu.
• Maxim will show Sword in Menu.
• Eric Lecarde will show Lance in Menu.
• Juste, Julius, and John Morris show Whip in Menu.
• Edits made so that the characters that are able to load in-game Menus have different starting equipment
• Julius:Walk Armor, Cipher’s Charm, Mystic Brooch
• Maxim:Kaiser Mail, Viking Helm, MK’s Bracelet
• John Morris:Fancy Bandana, Crested Band, Greaves
• Eric Lecarde:Silk Cloak, Bangle, Silver Boots
• In addition to Julius and Classic Simon, edits were made to allow different theme songs to play during the Entrance Area for Maxim, John Morris, and Eric Lecarde.
• Juste: Theme of Juste from Harmony of Dissonance
• Julius: Don’t Wait Until Night/Heart of Fire from Haunted Castle
• Maxim: Theme of Maxim from Harmony of Dissonance
• John Morris: Reincarnated Souls from Bloodlines
• Eric Lecarde: Iron Blue Intention from Bloodlines

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