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December 2006

 Last update for 2006! Merry Christmas and a Happy New
 Year!     
Persona on December 19 2006

New PoR map set MADE BY ZERIC! Link.

Rondo of blood section is now open with maps MADE BY ZERIC. Link.

DoS Julius Mode low % route now available (without Abyss). Link.

DoS Soma Succubus glitch route now available (without Abyss). MADE BY SATORYU. Link.

An addon to the Toad Morph glitch in PoR which is done by suspending your game. Better make extra file just in case! SUBMITTED BY SKULLKRUSHER. Link.

Want to know how to get your PoR Jonathan/Charlotte record for boss rush course 1 under 20 seconds? Well read on to find out!. Link.

PoR Stella/Loretta boss rush damage chart now available. Link.

The last two 4 komas (for now) TRANSLATED BY PERFECT STRANGER. You can find them near the bottom of the gallery section. Link.

Well, that's it for 2006! If you have anything you want to submit, post about it in the forums or email me and they'll most probably be in the next update in January. I'll still be looking around on the site to fix errors and stuff. For people who haven't gotten Portrait of Ruin yet, lets hope you get it for Christmas. :)

An early Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 Pictures, map set, glitches and more. All for PoR!     
Persona on December 16 2006

More PoR pics and even more translated 4 komas! Link.

Big thanks to Gojira for translating them!







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New PoR map set MADE BY DARTH NEMESIS! Link.

Remember the PoR glitch where you can leave the map walls? Well more places for the glitch has been found! Along with that is an extra that allows you to warp to another room! SUBMITTED BY OUTOFTHEGAMER AND COREY. Link.

A new PoR glitch which allows you to jump.......up to 4 times! Most likely the best PoR sequence breaking technique thus far. SUBMITTED BY JONATHAN MORRIS AND REBORN SAVIOR. Link.

Feitclub has improved the Quest 8 part of the PoR Quests section. Go check it out to find out more about it. SUBMITTED BY FEITCLUB. Link.

 New PoR map set and PoR Quests section up!
Persona on December 14 2006

New PoR map set up. This time they have coordinates so it's very useful. Link.

Made by Japanese Castlevania Wiki

The PoR Quests section (with coordinates to finding what you need) is finally up since I finally got the NA version of PoR. Link.

 Death is evil and Jonathan hacks his subweapons.
Persona on December 12 2006

The glitches for PoR never end.

The first is about Death. The glitch makes you unable to leave his room after he escapes. Movie available. Link.

Submitted by transience

Second glitch is about making Jonathan's javelin subweapon invisible. Movie available. Link.

 2 new PoR glitches.
Persona on December 11 2006

First glitch is about showing debug numbers in Vincent's shop. I consider it a glitch since you can't see the last 1-2 digits of how much money you spent in his shop. Link.

Discovered by Ouranos and submitted by NeoJew!

Second glitch is about being able to switch your top screen while you're in your main menu in the bottom screen. Link.

Submitted by NeoJew!

 Messages from IGA & friends and another PoR glitch!     
Persona on December 10 2006

Lance123 has been kind enough to type out and send in this awesome message from the developers! If you want to know what the big guys and girls in the Castlevania team have to say, check it out here!. Link.

Big thanks to Lance123!

Since this is on the pre-order bonus for Portrait of Ruin, I put it in the Porrait of Ruin section.
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Yet again another glitch for PoR. Want to know what it does? Check it out here! Link.
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Added some secret moves to Richter and fixed some errors about him and Maria in the Richter and Maria Basics and Techniques page.

Added some secret moves to Old Axe Armor in the How to unlock Old Axe Armor page.

Added a way to get back into the castle for the Toad Morph glitch. Thanks to NeoJew for the heads up.


 Richter goes back to the basics and more PoR comic  translations!    
Persona on December 9 2006

Richter and Maria basics and techniques for PoR are up. Link.

Some of the newer PoR comic strips have been translated!

Big thanks to Gojira for translating them!


Link.


 Jonathan: "I can fly!"
 Charlotte: "Now who's your b*tch foo!"   
Persona on December 7 2006

Added a new glitch to the Portrait of Ruin section that makes Jonathan able to float upwards for a few seconds at an angle that is impossible to do without a super jump relic (making sequence breaking at some parts possible). I've also included a video of it. Link.

Also included a video to the Maria only Mode glitch. Link.

 Jonathan and Charlotte basics and... a new Castlevania!?   
Persona on December 6 2006

Added the Jonathan & Charlotte basics and techniques page (even though it isn't as complete as the sisters page at the moment). Link.

Also from PORTRAITofRUIN (yes, that's his/her username), there seems to be some news about a new Castlevania game. All there is so far are these initials:

Castlevania: DCW

The initials sound pretty fake (Demon Castle Wars anyone?), but as long as it's a new CV game, then I don't care what the initials are. I just hope it's not on the DS this time. Other gaming systems need love too. :(

Lets hope there will be more news about it by the end of the year.

 Same maps, different makers. And more picturessssssssss!   
Persona on December 5 2006

If you love your maps, then here's two more sets for Portrait of Ruin.

Made by Up Team and gameseijin.com

Link.

And more pics!





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 Castlevania 20th Anniversary Premium Music Collection,  another Portrait of Ruin glitch and more pictures.  
Persona on December 3 2006

Castlevania 20th Anniversary Premium Music Collection up for download. If you're wondering what it is, it's that CD that is obtainable when preordering the US version of Portrait of Ruin. Before you cry in joy, you must know that all the tracks on the CD are the same exact rips from their original soundtracks. Link.

Another glitch for Portrait of Ruin, which makes you able to play Maria..........all by herself. A useless glitch since you can't beat the game with only Maria (lack of a super jump). Link.

3 new pictures, erm, komas.



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 A pretty big update for the first day of December.
Persona on December 1 2006

Castlevania Curse of Darkness Soundtrack for download! And in my opinion one of the best Castlevania soundtracks yet. *hears people screaming OBJECTION!, Phoenix Wright style*

Link.
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2 new pictures.



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Also always wanted to know what the koma strips say? Well Perfect Stranger has translated all of them!

Big thanks to Perfect Stranger for translating all the koma strips!

Link to them.

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Always wondered how to get the 7th character in Portrait of Ruin? Well it seems IGA doesn't intend on hiding it anymore since the official guide books are out. Read here to find out!. Link.

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Remember the Portrait of Ruin mini game on the official site? Looks like IGA and team is going to fix it up a bit basically because the rankings is flooded with only a few people.

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The main page is starting to be long so I guess it's time to start archiving them. You can see the archieved news in the Etc section of the site from now on. Also if you're looking for the PoR last boss battle and Brauner videos, it'll be in the archieved news since by the time the US release is out, the videos would be meaningless. :P

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