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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = Castlevania Advance Collection cover.jpg | |cover = Castlevania Advance Collection cover.jpg | ||
|developers = | |developers = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Konami}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Konami|Original games}} |
| + | {{Infobox game/row/developer|M2}} | ||
|publishers = | |publishers = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Konami}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
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|reception = | |reception = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|castlevania-advance-collection|rating}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|castlevania-advance-collection|rating}} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic| | + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|12017/castlevania-advance-collection|83}} |
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|castlevania-advance-collection|rating}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|castlevania-advance-collection|rating}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
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|gogcom id side = | |gogcom id side = | ||
|official site= https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/advance_collection/ | |official site= https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/advance_collection/ | ||
| − | |hltb = | + | |hltb = 98279 |
|igdb = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row --> | |igdb = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row --> | ||
| − | |mobygames = | + | |lutris = castlevania-advance-collection |
| + | |mobygames = 172699 | ||
|strategywiki = Castlevania Advance Collection | |strategywiki = Castlevania Advance Collection | ||
|wikipedia = | |wikipedia = | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | castlevania-advance-collection | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 5339-1 | Steam | Not available in United States store. | | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Humble | castlevania-advance-collection | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1552550 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 1552550 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Games list== | ||
| + | This compilation includes four selected classic titles from the Castlevania series: | ||
| + | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Circle of the Moon}}''' (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2001) | ||
| + | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance}}''' (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2002) | ||
| + | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow}}''' (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2003) | ||
| + | * '''{{w|Castlevania: Dracula X}}''' (originally released on SNES in 1995-96) | ||
| + | {{ii}} The games are playable in US, Japanese, and European versions. | ||
| + | {{ii}} The ROMs from this collection can be extracted to be modified<ref name="Castlevania Advance Collection modding">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2612394352|title=Tutorial: Modding ROMs in Castlevania Advance Collection|date=2023-04-05}}</ref> or play externally with other emulators, but the GBA ROMs lacks audio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Sehieb|date=2021-09-30}}</ref> The audio however can be restored for the GBA ROMs with [https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=33506.msg419622#msg419622 this patch].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2022-04-17|comment=}}</ref> | ||
| + | {{--}} The original soft reset method (pressing A + B + SELECT + START at the same time, on GBA buttons) has been disabled. | ||
| + | {{--}} Control remapping for keyboard is limited in this collection. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/saves|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Castlevania Advance Collection\savedata\}} |
| + | {{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\1552550\remote\}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|origin = | |origin = | ||
|origin notes = | |origin notes = | ||
| − | |steam cloud = | + | |steam cloud = true |
|steam cloud notes = | |steam cloud notes = | ||
|ubisoft connect = | |ubisoft connect = | ||
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | ||
|4k ultra hd wsgf award = | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
| − | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = limited |
| − | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= Choice of {{term|pillarboxed}} or {{term|stretched}} 3:2 (''Dracula X'' is 4:3). Menus are in 16:9. |
| − | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = false |
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
| − | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = false |
|ultrawidescreen notes = | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
| − | |4k ultra hd = | + | |4k ultra hd = true |
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
| − | |fov = | + | |fov = n/a |
|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
| − | |windowed = | + | |windowed = true |
| − | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = Window is freely resizable but locked to 16:9 aspect. |
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = true |
| − | |borderless windowed notes = | + | |borderless windowed notes = {{key|Alt|Enter}} to toggle. |
| − | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = n/a |
|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
| − | |antialiasing = | + | |antialiasing = n/a |
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
| + | |upscaling = unknown | ||
| + | |upscaling tech = | ||
| + | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = unknown | |vsync = unknown | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
| − | |60 fps = | + | |60 fps = true |
|60 fps notes = | |60 fps notes = | ||
| − | |120 fps = | + | |120 fps = false |
| − | |120 fps notes = | + | |120 fps notes = Causes the game to run too fast including audio. |
| − | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
|ray tracing = unknown | |ray tracing = unknown | ||
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|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
| − | |acceleration option = | + | |acceleration option = n/a |
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
| − | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = n/a |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
| − | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = false |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
| − | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = n/a |
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
|touchscreen = unknown | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
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|full controller = unknown | |full controller = unknown | ||
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
| − | |controller remap = | + | |controller remap = true |
|controller remap notes = | |controller remap notes = | ||
| − | |controller sensitivity = | + | |controller sensitivity = n/a |
|controller sensitivity notes= | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
| − | |invert controller y-axis = | + | |invert controller y-axis = n/a |
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
| − | |xinput controllers = | + | |xinput controllers = true |
|xinput controllers notes = | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
| − | |xbox prompts = | + | |xbox prompts = true |
|xbox prompts notes = | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
| − | |impulse triggers = | + | |impulse triggers = false |
|impulse triggers notes = | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
| − | |dualshock 4 = | + | |dualshock 4 = false |
|dualshock 4 notes = | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
|dualshock prompts = unknown | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
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|other button prompts = unknown | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
|other button prompts notes= | |other button prompts notes= | ||
| − | |controller hotplug = | + | |controller hotplug = true |
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
| − | |haptic feedback = | + | |haptic feedback = false |
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
|simultaneous input = unknown | |simultaneous input = unknown | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
| − | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = false |
|separate volume notes = | |separate volume notes = | ||
| − | |surround sound = | + | |surround sound = false |
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = n/a |
|subtitles notes = | |subtitles notes = | ||
| − | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = n/a |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
| − | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = false |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
| + | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
| + | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
|red book cd audio = | |red book cd audio = | ||
|red book cd audio notes = | |red book cd audio notes = | ||
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|subtitles = n/a | |subtitles = n/a | ||
|notes = | |notes = | ||
| + | |fan = | ||
| + | |ref = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{L10n/switch | ||
| + | |language = French | ||
| + | |interface = limited | ||
| + | |audio = n/a | ||
| + | |subtitles = n/a | ||
| + | |notes = Only ''Aria of Sorrow'' has French language option when booting the European version. | ||
| + | |fan = | ||
| + | |ref = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{L10n/switch | ||
| + | |language = German | ||
| + | |interface = limited | ||
| + | |audio = n/a | ||
| + | |subtitles = n/a | ||
| + | |notes = Only ''Aria of Sorrow'' has German language option when booting the European version. | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
|ref = | |ref = | ||
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|ref = | |ref = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Issues fixed== | ||
| + | ===Slowdowns and choppy sound=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Force game to use only one CPU core and set the priority to High|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1018010/discussions/0/1639790664944558164/|title=The solution works on both Anniversary and Advance Collection as confirmed in this thread|date=2023-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/241540/discussions/0/35220315567523989/#c35220315571464720|title=The solution works on both Anniversary and Advance Collection as confirmed in this thread|date=2023-04-05}}</ref>|fix= | ||
| + | # {{key|Alt|tab}} out of the game. | ||
| + | # Open task manager. | ||
| + | # Select Details tab. | ||
| + | # Find {{file|game.exe}}. | ||
| + | # Right click → Set Affinity... and uncheck all but CPU0 checkbox. | ||
| + | # Right click → Set Priority... set to High. | ||
| + | # Go back into the game. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 31 July 2023
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| Developers | |
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| Original games | Konami |
| M2 | |
| Publishers | |
| Konami | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 24, 2021 |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Metroidvania |
| Art styles | Anime, Pixel art |
| Themes | Supernatural |
| Series | Castlevania |
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Castlevania Advance Collection is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action and metroidvania game in the Castlevania series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamersGate | |
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Not available in United States store. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Games list
This compilation includes four selected classic titles from the Castlevania series:
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2001)
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2002)
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (originally released on Game Boy Advance in 2003)
- Castlevania: Dracula X (originally released on SNES in 1995-96)
- The games are playable in US, Japanese, and European versions.
- The ROMs from this collection can be extracted to be modified[1] or play externally with other emulators, but the GBA ROMs lacks audio.[2] The audio however can be restored for the GBA ROMs with this patch.[3]
- The original soft reset method (pressing A + B + SELECT + START at the same time, on GBA buttons) has been disabled.
- Control remapping for keyboard is limited in this collection.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1552550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Castlevania Advance Collection\savedata\ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1552550\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1552550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Choice of pillarboxed or stretched 3:2 (Dracula X is 4:3). Menus are in 16:9. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Window is freely resizable but locked to 16:9 aspect. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Alt+↵ Enter to toggle. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Causes the game to run too fast including audio. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Only Aria of Sorrow has French language option when booting the European version. | |||
| German | Only Aria of Sorrow has German language option when booting the European version. | |||
| Japanese |
Issues fixed
Slowdowns and choppy sound
| Force game to use only one CPU core and set the priority to High[4][5] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4160 | Intel Core i3-6300 |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1552550/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1552550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Tutorial: Modding ROMs in Castlevania Advance Collection - last accessed on 2023-04-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Sehieb on 2021-09-30
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2022-04-17
- ↑ The solution works on both Anniversary and Advance Collection as confirmed in this thread - last accessed on 2023-04-05
- ↑ The solution works on both Anniversary and Advance Collection as confirmed in this thread - last accessed on 2023-04-05