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Title: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: farankoshan on September 28, 2011, 07:57:40 AM

You guys have heard of Akumajo Dracula Peke right? That mini-game hidden in Akumajo Dracula X that boots up if you don't have the right firmware/system card?

(http://www.videogameden.com/cdrom/extra/drx01.gif)

(http://www.videogameden.com/cdrom/extra/drx02.gif)

Well, I have a Super CD-Rom2, which doesn't need a system card to run games (not counting the arcade card if I wanna play arcade CDs, of course), and a copy of Rondo of Blood & wanted to know of there is a way to boot up the hidden minigame on my own.

I already know that the PSP compilation and YouTube can help offer that experience already, but I know it's already on my Rondo CD, so its just a matter of finding it and opening it up here.

Is it even possible?

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: Senshi on September 28, 2011, 08:03:46 AM

What if you use a lower version system card in the Hucard slot? Like a 1.0 or 2.1?

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: BlueBMW on September 28, 2011, 08:09:43 AM

That's what you have to do is run a lower system card in the hucard slot.  The hucard slot overrides the built in system.

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: Necromancer on September 28, 2011, 08:18:30 AM

If you have a flashcart, you can use a rom image of the lower cards too.

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: farankoshan on September 29, 2011, 06:21:27 AM

I don't own a lower system card, but if you pop in a Hucard game, will that work? Or will it just play the Hucard game? :p

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: Senshi on September 29, 2011, 06:23:12 AM

The Hucard takes precedence over the CD so it will just play. 

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: Necromancer on September 29, 2011, 06:24:06 AM

It'll just play the game.  Since you don't have a lower card, try it out in an emulator - there's not much to it anyway.

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: farankoshan on September 29, 2011, 06:56:38 AM

Quote from: Necromancer on September 29, 2011, 06:24:06 AM

It'll just play the game.  Since you don't have a lower card, try it out in an emulator - there's not much to it anyway.

Hahahaha! Ok, so without a lower system card, I'll take my chances on youtube then. ;) Watch someone else play it. :) Thanks!

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: BlueBMW on September 29, 2011, 07:40:47 AM

Yeah there really isn't much there.  As far as system card error screens go its leaps and bounds better than most others.  But in the end its a five minute amusement max.

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: grahf on September 29, 2011, 01:18:23 PM

I think there used to be a pretty sweet thread around here with pics of all the system card "error" screens.

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: SuperPlay on October 01, 2011, 12:21:51 AM

Quote from: grahf on September 29, 2011, 01:18:23 PM

I think there used to be a pretty sweet thread around here with pics of all the system card "error" screens.

Maybe this?

http://superpcenginegrafx.net/system_card_warning_warehouse.html

Title: Re: Akumajo Dracula Peke workaround?
Post by: grahf on October 02, 2011, 03:53:16 AM

Yeah, that's awesome thanks!