Episode 36 – Castlevania Oddities

Castlevania music has a special place in our hearts. But what about the wacky, wild world of Castlevania cameos, bizarre ports and side story games and other ‘Vania obscurities? Mike and Justin take the listener on a bumpy hayride past Dracula’s castle, and into his backyard to listen to some of the stranger versions of mainline games in the Castlevania franchise. From mobile to only in the arcade and even multiplayer preferred, the series has certainly had its ups and downs but the tunes have mostly always been the best kind of wall meat: tough to find, yet fully satisfying! So, grab your garlic water and rave sticks and join XVGM Radio as they explore these weird and wacky Castlevania remixes…with a few originals to boot!

***Please note: We caught an error in our information regarding the IIDX Bloody Tears Track during the final hour, so we updated the show notes here and will make a clarification in a future episode.***

Thanks to Vincent Diamonte for chatting with us about Order of Shadows! Please check out his soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/vincentdiamante

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TRACK LISTING:

Intro: – Castlevania Judgment (Wii – 2009) “Darkness of Fear” Hideki Sakamoto (Director), Yasushi Asada

1 – Pop’n Music 15 ADVENTURE (Arcade – 2007) “Akumajo Dracula Medley -Hybrid Version-” KONAMI Kukeiha Club, Michiru Yamane

2 – Castlevania: The Arcade (Arcade – 2009) “Walking on the Edge” Arranged by: Gō Fujiwara, Masayuki Maruyama, (original by Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa

3 – Haunted Castle (Arcade – 1988) “Basement Melodies/Stage 5” Kenichi Matsubara, Masahiro Ikariko, “T”

Patreon Pick: Cam Werme – Castlevania (DOS – 1990) “Vampire Killer Ad-Lib and IBM PC Versions” Kris Hatlelid (arranger), (Original by: Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa)

4 – Castlevania Order of Shadows (Mobile – 2007) “Daring Assault (Roland Mix)” Vincent Diamante

5 – Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle (FC – 1991) “Bloody Tears” Yūichi Sakakura, Kenichi Matsubara, Satoko Minami

6 – Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (PS3/360 – 2011) “Ruined Castle Corridor” (Original by Michiru Yamane, Takashi Yoshida,