Akumajou Densetsu Music (FC VRC6) - Beginning

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Akumajou Densetsu
Akumajō Densetsu (alt)
悪魔城伝説
Castlevania 3 (JP)

Platform: Nintendo Famicom
Developer, Publisher: Konami
Composer, Sound: Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto
Year: 1989

Tracklist:
1 - Prelude
2 - Epitaph
3 - Prayer
4 - Beginning
5 - Boss Fight
6 - Destiny
7 - Clockwork
8 - Encounter
9 - Mad Forest
10 - Anxiety
11 - Rising
12 - Stream
13 - Dead Beat
14 - Nightmare
15 - Aquarius
16 - Demon Seed
17 - Deja Vu (Vampire Killer)
18 - Riddle
19 - Pressure
20 - Overture
21 - Big Battle
22 - Blk Clear + All Clear
23 - Player Lost + Game Over
24 - Evergreen
25 - Flash Back

This is the complete soundtrack to the Japanese version of Castlevania III. It made use of the VRC6 chip, a special mapper developed by Konami that allowed for 3 extra channels of sound. With two extra pulse waves (that had 8 available duty cycles as opposed to the standard 4), and a sawtooth wave on top, Akumajou Densetsu sounds distinct amongst most other Famicom + NES titles. Madara and Esper Dream 2 are the only other Famicom games that also used the VRC6 for sound expansion.

Fun fact- Hidenori Maezawa, one of the composers and sound programmers for Contra (NES), helped develop the VRC6 chip. You can read more about the VRC6 and other mappers here-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Memory_Controller#VRC6

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• III
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[Owlleen]

where the fuck is Alucard?

[explod2A03]

@Owlleen

I believe that's Alucard on the cover. He wasn't designed with long hair yet.

[sonictom95]

@explod2A03 hey explod whats ur favourit version of the soundtrack nes or the fc

[explod2A03]

@sonictom95

I like them equally. Overture, Riddle, and some of the more ambient ones sound nicer to me with the VRC6. But at times the expansion can be a bit muddy and overbearing (the saw wave is too loud for my liking a lot of the time).

With some of the more straightforward and driving tunes, like Aquarius and Mad Forest, I like the clarity, tightness, and particular sounds that come with the US NES versions.

And a handful just sound 50/50 to me. Both versions are great. :)

[SwedishElite]

STAIR CLIMBAN MUSIC!

[PoIaris]

@sslfsociety Infinite thumbs up.

[sslfsociety]

Call of Duty, Gears of War, and Battlefield 3 can all suck it. THIS is a game.

[gamefreakDX]

Prefer this...

[ChaoticDarkShadow]

@Notyu1459 OBJECTION *throws desk out the window* this is before Alucard got his white long hair in SOTN Alucard in this game looks pretty much like his father like how both Alucard and Dracula look the same in the newer ones.

[cnh2132]

@Saiyuki2o4 "Densetsu" means "Legend". The correct translation is "The Legend of the Deamon Castle".

*Akumajou Dracula = Demon Castle Dracula.

[BrimstoneLandscapes]

@Saiyuki2o4 The "densetsu" part means legend, not Dracula. The first game, Akumajou Dracula, means Demon Castle Dracula. This one is Demon Castle Legend. BRAH.

[leongeeste88]

@Notyu1459 Also thumbs up for you... I imagine it's a rare breed to find people who've played games like Castlevania AND games like Phoenix Wright. So I couldn't help but laugh and jump into the discussion. :)

[leongeeste88]

@Notyu1459 Hahahaha! I can't say for sure, I just like to think it's him. Grant's dagger and Sypha's magic are way cooler to design on boxart than Alucard's... orb... things. Alucard can't attack in bat form, though. I see another bat flying in the distance, but it's so far away that Idunno if you can say for sure that it's coming in the same direction as this bat. But the up-close bat is more prevalent along with Grant and Sypha, so I figured Trevor wouldn't leave one ally behind...