THE GAME

Even if Konami lost all interest in making proper Castlevania games, Dracula’s Castle can’t be kept in the void forever. It just so happens, that this time fans were the ones to aid in its return.

It was originally envisioned as a “demake” of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest but eventually turned into an original independent game for ZX Spectrum.

Castlevania: Spectral Interlude is an action-adventure platform game with elements of RPG. It merges well-known elements of classic games with some new ideas. It tells a new story that tries to remain consistent with the canon of the original franchise and explains why Belmonts disappeared for many years.

Dracula’s Castle is awaiting new guests!

GENRE

Metroidvania is a 2D action-platformer with exploration, backtracking, and RPG elements

FEATURES

CONTROLS

You can control the main character using QAOP or WASD key set. Control type can be changed in Settings – Controls menu.

For QAOP key set:

Q – Up, jump, enter the door A – Down, duck, use statue, object, altar A+A – Down, duck, use statue, object, altar O – Left P – Right SPACE – Down, duck, use statue, object, altar M – Down, duck, use statue, object, altar 1 – Previous weapon 2 – Next weapon 0 – Game map H – Exit to the main menu, skip dialog

For WASD key set:

(This set is more suitable for gamepads or PC keyboard and it is closer to original Castlevania game controls.)

W – Up, enter the door S – Down, duck, use statue, object, altar A – Left D – Right M – Jump **S+**M – Jump from ladder or platform SPACE – Use whip, read sings and messages, talk to a character **W+**SPACE – Secondary weapon Q – Previous weapon E – Next weapon 0 – Game map H – Exit to the main menu, skip dialog

THE WEBSITE

The official website of this game is https://spectralinterlude.ru

CREDITS

CODE

Aleksander Udotov (SaNchez)

MUSIC

Vladimir Tugay (darkman007)

GRAPHICS

Aleksey Golubtsov (diver4d)

SCRIPT

Lev Grinberg

PRODUCING

Michael Sudakov

BETA TESTING

Shadow Maker, Vladimir Burenko (Hacker VBI), GoodBoy

+3 DISK VERSION

mad3001 (code conversion)

tacha, Hynreck and Sergio Campillo (research and testing)

WEBSITE CREATED BY

KG-Design

POLISH AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Rafał Miazga (Ralf)

SPANISH TRANSLATION

Ariel Ruiz

ITALIAN TRANSLATION

Paolo Arus (DaRkHoRaCe)

GERMAN TRANSLATION

Alexander Korn

PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION

André Luna Leão (game)

Marco “Mekanaizer” Martins (website)

Thanks to Vladimir Burenko for help with tap-version