Pro Tip of the Day - castlevania iv http://protipoftheday.com/taxonomy/term/297/0 en Pro tip: Viewing a sad, short scene in Super Castlevania IV http://protipoftheday.com/node/499 <p>In Block 6 of Castlevania IV, you eventually come across a hallway where these chandeliers fall and try to crush you.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_dog1.png" /></div> <p>But, you'll notice that there's one archway that doesn't have one. Hit the ground there with your whip to reveal a secret staircase!</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_dog2.png" /></div> <p>Where you'll find a ghost walking around with his ghost-dog</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_dog2a.png" /></div> <p>And if you kill off the dog</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_dog3.png" /></div> <p>The Ghost will fall to his knees and begin to cry</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_dog4.png" /></div> <p>Which is kind of sad, really. </p> <p>But then you get to load up on powerups, which makes it OK.</p> castlevania iv easter eggs SNES technique Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:12:07 +0000 Will 499 at http://protipoftheday.com Pro tip: Recording passcodes the easy way: Super Castlevania IV Edition http://protipoftheday.com/node/312 <p>In the not-too-distant past, to save progress in some of your games, you'd be given a password of some kind. Which was usually fine until you get something like this one from Super Castlevania IV.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_passwords1.png" /></div> <p>Now, what're you supposed to do with that? Draw a little 4x4 grid and draw symbols in each of the squares? Write out the words "heart, space, space, holy water", etc.?</p> <p>Well, you could do those things, but I prefer to substitute numbers for the symbols. Like so:</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/cv4_passwords2.png" /></div> <p>Then the code becomes: </p> <div align="center"> <blockquote>4 1 1 3<br />2 1 1 4<br />1 1 1 1<br />1 4 1 1</blockquote> </div> <p>Which is much easier to write down, much easier to type, and much harder to screw up. It's a win-win...win.</p> castlevania iv passwords pro tip SNES Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:03:57 +0000 Will 312 at http://protipoftheday.com