Prototype found for long lost Dreamcast title “Castlevania: Resurrection”
Back at E3 1999, Konami demoed a new Castlevania title for the Dreamcast, Castlevania: Resurrection. It was meant to be a soft reboot of sorts, focusing on Sonia Belmont and a new character, Victor Belmont. (A character with this name later appeared in Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2.) Set in 1666, it would have taken place before the original Castlevania, and would have featured a time travel storyline to fit in the 1800s-era vampire hunter Victor. It was being developed by Konami’s internal Japan team and was a 3D game. Sometime after the demo, it was quietly cancelled, reportedly due to Konami’s lack of confidence in the Dreamcast.
However, a prototype version has appeared online, sent anonymously to French website Sega Dreamcast Preservation Info. It features five levels that, due to how early the build is, don’t connect to each other, but are all selectable from the main menu, though one level won’t load.
As of now, the prototype only exists online through photos and video. Sega Dreamcast Preservation Info warns that this may be as far as it goes, as they do not know what the original owner’s intentions are with the prototype.
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However, a prototype version has appeared online, sent anonymously to French website Sega Dreamcast Preservation Info. It features five levels that, due to how early the build is, don’t connect to each other, but are all selectable from the main menu, though one level won’t load.
As of now, the prototype only exists online through photos and video. Sega Dreamcast Preservation Info warns that this may be as far as it goes, as they do not know what the original owner’s intentions are with the prototype.
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