Talk:Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

message: Is it okay if I add the Catlevania 2 map and Describe the body parts of Dracula????
I think it would be very cool and thoughtful if someone did that, and explained the weaknesses of the body parts. If it gets deleted, then please tell me why.(LonerXL (talk) 20:44, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Map and Dracula body part Decription

message: The game features Simon Belmont and takes place in 1698, seven years after the first Castlevania game.
It's been awhile since I've played the game, but at the end, after you defeat Dracula, doesn't his tomb have a date from the 1300's?  Or are we supposed to understand that that date is the end of his mortal life and not his vampirical death? (I honestly don't know the answer.)  Funnyhat 22:26, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of the game?

message: I updated the story for this game...Feel free to add/delete/change anything! --Yahweh 01:49, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated the story 

message: I removed the following line:
*Most commonly refered to as one of the worst Castlevania games in the series and the NES.
I have never heard that this game had a particularly bad reputation... This would at least need some reference.Ryusenshi 13:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I do not think a bunch of guys saying "This game sucks" (with bad grammar) in YouTube comments count as a reference.--Ryusenshi 08:45, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Pay attention to the review and something might dawn on you. I don't see how his review should be seen as any different from a more known, say, magazine or website, just because he uses profanity? "JamesNintendoNerd" has one of the highest views counts for his videos of any YouTube director. (JamesNintendoNerd on Wikipedia). --Ifrit 12:05, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "a bunch of guys"? This is ignorant.SashaNein 12:53, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: POV line removed

message: Can we do this? Is it stated anywhere that Nintendo has relicensed the contents of the game's manual under the GFDL or has released it under the Public Domain? --Remy Suen 13:27, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Story extracted from the manual

message: This page lists the names of the towns as Jova, Veros, Aljiba, Aldora, Oldon, Fetra, and Ghulash.  However, the Nintendo Power map (the only semi-official source that I know of) lists the town names as Jova, Veros, Aljiba, Aldra, Ondol, Doina, and Yomi.  The town names are never stated directly in the game.  The only ones that have names that are even hinted at in the game are Jova, Veros, Aljiba, and Aldra (so Aldora is clearly wrong, and is likely a typo).  Where do you get the names Oldon, Fetra, and Ghulash from?  I have seen them listed on the web, but I have no idea what official source they come from.  Although the names Ondol, Doina, and Yomi are never mentioned in the game, they are mentioned in an official source (the Ninendo Power map), so they should probably be used.  However, I don't want to change them myself until I hear what official source Oldon, Fetra, and Ghulash (and maybe even Aldora) come from.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.184.64.197 (talk) 03:09, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Town names 

message: It should be mentioned in the article (probably in the reception, or maybe legacy section) that it featured in an episode of AVGN. The Angry Video Game Nerd offers much criticism to the game to be added to the section.
Shouldn't this be mentioned? Xanthic-Ztk (talk) 02:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it should not.  AVGN mentions was deemed unreliable non-notable as a video game reviewer (being as his show is primarily for entertainment).  As such, mentions of him reviewing a game are deemed as non-notable, and not included. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 05:56, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

text: Again, no.  Its just not notable, and was deemed as such by the consensus of the project. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 04:58, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Angry Video Game Nerd 

message: After some research on the game's story, it seems both translations (The Accursed Seal and The Cursed Seal) were inaccurate: It's not the seal that is cursed, the game's protagonist, Simon is cursed. The seal protects this curse from being broken. This is what the woman that appears to Simon (mentioned in the Japanese manual) implies.
A transcript of the Japanese backstory can be found here. And here's a rough translation of the most important quotes:
「あなたの生命は、邪悪な呪いに左右されています。」                                                                                 	"Your life is controlled by a wicked curse."
「邪悪な呪いの力が再び年月をおって蓄積され、その力が頂点に達したとき、ドラキュラは再び復活するのです。」                                                      	"Years later, the power of the wicked curse will accumulate, this power will reach its peak and Dracula will rise again."
「この肉体を、呪いの力が弱いうちに見つけだし、牙城であるドラキュラ城で焼きはらい、封印してしまうのです。」                                                     	"The power of the curse will weaken if you find this body, burn it in the stronghold that is Dracula Castle and break the seal."
「この封印により、ドラキュラ伝説にも終止符が打たれることでしょう。」                                                                        	"You'll not only put an end to this seal but also to the legend of Dracula."
「そして、あなたの背中の傷も、呪いから解放され癒えるでしょう。」                                                                          	"Thus, the injury of your back will be freed from the curse and it will heal."
 
So I changed it to the most accurate translation: The Seal of the Curse. Prime Blue (talk) 17:42, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation of the Japanese title 

message: I wanted to add an external link to Dracula II: Noroi no Fuin (Famicom Disk) but user 92.14.118.118 has decided otherwise. I think the external link can be relevant to anyone who needs more information/images about the Famicom Disk version of the game. What do you think ?
Lkermel (talk) 17:40, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  External link to the Famicom Disk version ? 

message: Should the Angry Video Game Nerd's review be mentioned here? This was the first game he ever reviewed and now he is one of the most famous people on the internet. Does this warrent any notablility?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.15.81 (talk) 22:27, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  AVGN 

message: This part " Active Gaming Media went further describing where and how the Japanese hint was lost.[35]" uses this "^ Anthony Teixeira. "Resolving a Translation Mystery - Castlevania II". Active Gaming Media. Retrieved 2010-01-10. // http://www.activegamingmedia.com/news/?p=291". But the link is dead and I wasn't able to find the article anywhere. Someone knows where to find the article? --186.207.218.168 (talk) 02:51, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link on poor translation 

message: It is my understanding that plot sections are standard and expected for video game articles, and there is no good reason not to include one in this article. —<B>Torchiest</B> talkedits 17:49, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It is,as covered by the videogame projects guidelines. The anonymous ip seems to be willfully missinterpreting the MoS based on his personal opinions. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 18:03, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot section 

message: I thought this deserved to be mentioned as it is a minor change to the game which seems to be a good improvement of the game from what I've heard, unfortunately I haven't played the redaction first hand and have only researched it so far, I will try to contribute more after playing the game from start to finish in the redacted modified version, please edit the article if you feel so and I hope everyone feels that this deserves a mention on the page even if wholly rewritten. I do also recognise I haven't done anything with the external links section for this edit, I am new to editing wikipedia and am not definite on what I should and shouldn't do and apologise if I have done something wrong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrcatmunch (talk • contribs) 10:20, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redacted 

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message: An addition I made was reverted regarding the similarities of the cover to the DnD Ravenloft module and information regarding the first level of Rondo bearing a resemblance to the game. While the first may be reasonably considered “trivia”, I don’t understand the removal of the second, considering Harmony is mentioned in the legacy section and expanding it falls under the purview of valid information.
@TownStalc
Multienderguy37 (talk) 05:10, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why isn’t Rondo info valid?