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.

Completing the any% run means to beat the game from Stage 0 though Dracula, using the fastest choice of route and characters, which is (currently) the following:

Richter

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

    • Maria

  • Stage 3 (Alternate Path, vs Dogether)
  • Stage 4 (Normal Path, vs Dullahan)
  • Stage 5 (vs Death)
  • Stage 6
  • Stage 7 (vs Shaft's Ghost)
  • Stage 8 (vs Dracula)
  • Percentage Completion: 62%

    • 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. Going on the alternate route and fighting Dogether instead of Minotaur takes about the same time, but you can save about 30 seconds going though 4' instead of taking 4, since 4' has a LOT of more horizontal sections (including the last section, which you can just burn rubber through with Maria).

    Choosing not to save Maria and only playing as Richter is classified as a separate category.

    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.

    7 versions of this run have been completed.

    v1 - 0:25:00
    v2 - 0:24:52
    v3 - 0:24:25
    v4 - 0:24:10
    v5 - 0:24:01
    v6 - 0:24:00
    v7 - 0:23:55