Talk:Castlevania (Nintendo 64)

Konami of Europe Mokushiroku Website

 * Originally posted by Nagumo baby on Kiyuhito's talk page

I suspect the character information from the Konami of Europe Mokushiroku website is taken from either the NTT-PUB, Futabasya, or Shinkigensya Offical Guide. Since you collect CV guidebooks, could you perhaps confirm my suspicion? --Nagumo baby (talk) 19:27, October 14, 2012 (UTC)

Europe site description is more detailed than a Japanese guidebooks. I don't know whether it is that this description is what received recognition of KCEK. Many character biography is secret.--Kiyuhito (talk) 10:01, October 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * I highly suspect these character biographies come from a Japanese source (for example, Trevor is refered to by his orginal name Ralph), so I think they were provided by KCEK.


 * I noticed something interesting. Dracula's origin is detailed as follows: "Dracula is a powerful demon, second only to the Devil himself and the ruler of the Seventh Plane of Hell. He is the source and the embodiment of every vicious act of humanity. It has been 900 years since this frothing abhoration last slithers up and onto the lands of this world."


 * Dracula is not an evil sorcerer/Vlad Tepes like his origin from Akumajo Densetsu. I think this supports the idea that Mokushiroku was meant to be a gaiden. --Nagumo baby (talk) 14:29, October 16, 2012 (UTC)

The administrator of the Europe site was ignorant about localization (A simple mistake like Ralph Fake of SOTN), I think. I am not thinking description of the Europe site as important.--Kiyuhito (talk) 01:13, October 17, 2012 (UTC)

I found out the information from the website is from the English Millennium Official Strategy Guide. I don't know if that makes the information more reliable. --Nagumo baby (talk) 12:57, October 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * I think that a Japanese version Mokushiroku and an overseas version CV64 are separate. Japanese version doesn't have source of Camilla Fernandez, Carrie's Cousin and Heinrich Meyer. They are called the Fernandez Warrior and Lizard Man by the Japanese version. I think that there is originality like Poltergeist King.--Kiyuhito (talk) 03:04, October 18, 2012 (UTC)

The names don't appear in the English version of the game either. These name are not an original invention done by the translators like the "Poltergeist King". It's possible that "Camilla Fernandez", "Heinrich Meyer" etc were original ideas from the author of the guide. However, since the guide also contains information that came from KCEK, I think it should be treated as legitimate.

It's difficult to determine if Dracula's origin from the guide is an original invention or if it came from KCEK. However, I think Dracula's origin is at least based on information from KCEK. Though it's possible this information was misunderstood/mistranslated. Unfortunately, it appears we can only speculate. --Nagumo baby (talk) 10:26, October 18, 2012 (UTC)

Since I don't know truth, there is no objection reference Europe source. But, I don't change my speculation.--Kiyuhito (talk) 13:55, October 18, 2012 (UTC)