Akumajou Dracula X - Chi no Rondo

Akumajou Dracula X - Chi no Rondo is a game I've been wanting to speed run for years, however due to SDA's "no unofficial emulator" rule, I've been unable to do so.

However, thanks to the power of Wii's Virtual Console, I managed to get ahold of a copy of the Japanese Virtual Console release and was able to speed run that.

100% is acquired by completing every level, beating every boss, and saving all of the maidens. The fastest way to complete this is as follows:

Richter

  • Stage 0
  • Stage 1 (Normal path, vs Wyvern)
  • Stage 2 (Save Maria, Normal Path, vs Werewolf)
  • RESET

    • Maria

  • Stage 3 (Normal Path, vs Minotaur)
  • Stage 4 (Normal Path, vs Dullahan)
  • Stage 5 (vs Death)
  • Stage 6
  • Stage 7 (Save Annette, vs Shaft's Ghost)
  • Stage 8 (vs Dracula)
  • RESET
  • Stage 1 (Alternate Path, vs Serpent)
  • Stage 2' (Alternate Path, vs Bone Golem)
  • Stage 3' (Save Tera, Alternate path, vs Dogether)
  • Stage 4' (Save Iris, Intentional Death, Alternate Path, vs Carmilla and Laura)
  • Stage 5'
  • RESET (to show 100% Completion)

    • The reasoning behind the route is such: Maria is faster in movement than Richter, and Guardian Fist is very powerful, so switching to her once Stage 3 is reached is optimal. The normal levels are cleared first since you can't go from 4' to 5' until Dracula is beaten. It is technically possible to do say, Stage 3 (alternate, vs Dogether) then on Stage 4 (normal, vs Dullahan). There are other variations too, such as after saving Maria, going back to 1' and clearing the alternate levels until 4', which then you take the normal route and fight Dullahan there.

    This doesn't truly apply on the PSP remake, since saving Tera and Iris are REQUIRED before saving Annette is possible, due to the new special items added in the game, which adds some trouble - you can't get from 2 to 2' boss (Bone Golem) while in the process of saving Maria. You have to save her, then reset and start Stage 2 all over again to get to the alternate route. Not to mention in order to truly get 100% in the remake, you have to collect all of the music items in every stage. Which is really annoying.

    Precentage calculation for the original game is as follows:

  • Maiden Saved: 2%
  • Level Cleared: 4%*
  • Boss Cleared: 4%*

    • *Exceptions: Stage 0's battle with Death is not a boss fight. Stage 6 only gives you 4%, as well as Stage 8, since there are only bosses and boss rooms, but no level.

    Version information will be posted at a later time.