The Cult of Blood

Devlog

• A "no update" update
  July 30, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#Action-Adventure, #castlevania, #Game Boy, #gbc, #Horror, #Metroidvania, #Vampire

  It has been a little bit since I posted an update. No, the project is still alive. I have just been so preoccupied with work and family and what has made things more difficult is that the kids are on... Continue reading
• Update 5: Working with Slopes and Tile Priorities
  May 05, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#Action-Adventure, #castlevania, #Game Boy, #gbc, #Horror, #Metroidvania, #Vampire

  Small update. No new ROM yet but I have been working with the slopes and tile priority feature (where the actor is behind selected tiles) built into GB Studio 3.2. It took me a bit to understand why I... Continue reading

  
• Update 4: Big Update with cut scenes and a map
  April 28, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios

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  #Game Boy, #gbc, #Horror, #Metroidvania, #Vampire, #castlevania, #platformer

  So, there are a few notable additions to this update: 1. I now have a cut scene in the beginning of the level. I was inspired by an outline of Ryu from the Gameboy Advance title Super Street Fighter I... Continue reading

  
• Update 3: Added a functional life bar (and a temporary double jump)
  April 14, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#Action-Adventure, #castlevania, #Game Boy, #gbc, #Horror, #Metroidvania, #Vampire

  In my last update, I had a small TODO list of things I wanted to get done for this update but I decided to postpone 2 (e.g. the map and the attack while crouching) for the next update. I am starting t... Continue reading

  
• Update 2: Adding collision detection, sound effects and more
  April 13, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#Game Boy, #gbc, #Horror, #Metroidvania, #Vampire, #castlevania

  Okay. This too is a small update but a noticeable one. Aside from updating the background to add the evil villain's castle, I added an attack script, a kneeling script and also scripts for actor (enem... Continue reading

  
• Update 1: Implementing the basics
  April 07, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#castlevania, #platformer, #action, #adventure, #metroidvania

  Nothing much to report except that I am laying down the foundation for the game. You will start to see sprites and backgrounds change/evolve as I go along. Attached I have a Gameboy ROM that does almo... Continue reading

  
• Welcome to my project
  April 06, 2024 by Dancing Mad Studios#castlevania, #vampire killer, #action, #adventure, #metroidvania

  Welcome to my little Gameboy Color project: The Cult of Blood . Ever since the first NES game in the 80's, I have been a fan of Castlevania. Technically, it was the first video game franchise that I f... Continue reading