11-07-2013, 12:56 PM
Okay I'm not actually submitting these just yet - I'll make some icons and upload them myself once I do - but I just wanted to show off what I've been working on lately.
![[Image: Game_KidDracula2.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jermungandr.net%2Fjunk_drawer%2FGame_KidDracula2.png&hash=453ebcc2cd529b88a37cdb64460960e0)
For those of you unaware (which is probably the majority of you as it's a rather obscure title), Kid Dracula is a spinoff of Konami's Castlevania series, and a self-declared parody (much like Parodius, which Kid Dracula makes a cameo in). In this two-game series you play as a young Dracula who has to fight his own minions who have fallen under control of the evil alien overlord Garamoth.
So yes, the game is basically Vampires vs. Aliens.
Despite it's cartoony look suggesting that this title is aimed at little kids, this game is actually pretty hard; on par with the NES Castlevania titles. Your main attack is a fireball (if you are unaware, Dracula traditionally uses fireballs as his main attack in the Castlevania series) which can be charged up to throw a larger and stronger shot. He also starts the game with the ability to transform into a bat for a few seconds. Other spells are gained after defeating bosses, such as throwing bats, a spray of homing bullets, an exploding shot, the ability to walk on ceilings, and an umbrella that acts as a shield.
Overall the game is a combination of cuteness, fun humor, and "RAWR WHY IS THIS GAME HARDER THAN IT LOOKS".
![[Image: KidDracula_Title.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jermungandr.net%2Fsprites%2Fsheets%2FKid_Dracula_%28GB%29%2FMisc%2FKidDracula_Title.png&hash=41f9246b5a21a678fdbfece7cbde3556)
![[Image: KidDracula_Password.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jermungandr.net%2Fsprites%2Fsheets%2FKid_Dracula_%28GB%29%2FMisc%2FKidDracula_Password.png&hash=74af2017b7a99b086241ee944704c951)
![[Image: KidDracula_Cutscene1.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jermungandr.net%2Fsprites%2Fsheets%2FKid_Dracula_%28GB%29%2FMisc%2FKidDracula_Cutscene1.png&hash=f5505dbb74fe9dfe9657fa6b22b187fe)
![[Image: KidDracula_Hero.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jermungandr.net%2Fsprites%2Fsheets%2FKid_Dracula_%28GB%29%2FHero%2FKidDracula_Hero.png&hash=2e2422b3c2b06a05087a36d01f142aca)
For those of you unaware (which is probably the majority of you as it's a rather obscure title), Kid Dracula is a spinoff of Konami's Castlevania series, and a self-declared parody (much like Parodius, which Kid Dracula makes a cameo in). In this two-game series you play as a young Dracula who has to fight his own minions who have fallen under control of the evil alien overlord Garamoth.
So yes, the game is basically Vampires vs. Aliens.
Despite it's cartoony look suggesting that this title is aimed at little kids, this game is actually pretty hard; on par with the NES Castlevania titles. Your main attack is a fireball (if you are unaware, Dracula traditionally uses fireballs as his main attack in the Castlevania series) which can be charged up to throw a larger and stronger shot. He also starts the game with the ability to transform into a bat for a few seconds. Other spells are gained after defeating bosses, such as throwing bats, a spray of homing bullets, an exploding shot, the ability to walk on ceilings, and an umbrella that acts as a shield.
Overall the game is a combination of cuteness, fun humor, and "RAWR WHY IS THIS GAME HARDER THAN IT LOOKS".