Nintendo 64 game Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness released 25 years ago, but a new Konami Code, essentially a cheat code, has just been discovered for it.
YouTuber JupiterClimb uploaded a video revealing the code, which he said makes Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness "the definitive way to play Castlevania on the N64". While the game arrived as a definitive edition of the regular Castlevania 64, some criticised it for making only the werewolf character Cornell playable from the beginning. Thanks to this code, however, that's no longer an issue.
By inputting C-Up x4, C-Down x4, C-Left x2, C-Right x2, C-Left x2, C-Right x2, L, R, and Z twice in the main menu, players can create a brand new save and see all four characters unlocked, meaning Reinhardt Schneider, Carrie Fernandez, and Henry Oldrey are all available from the beginning.
Players would otherwise have to play through significant portions of the game to unlock each character despite some being available from the beginning in the original version. Beyond just their base versions, each character's alternate skin is also made available immediately.
The Konami Code also grants access to hard mode once players begin a new save and reach a save point after inputting it. By quitting out of the game and returning to select a new save, the hard difficulty will be unlocked.
Bizarrely, JupiterClimb also showcased other newly discovered codes, which essentially fill a character's inventory, grant a max level power-up and sub-weapon, and give them 99 jewels.
These codes will perhaps breathe new life into Legacy of Darkness, which is otherwise part of a long dormant franchise. Although a well received Netflix animated series arrived in 2017, Castlevania hasn't seen a new video game release since 2014.
This discovering of new codes and the reception to the Netflix show perhaps show fans are eager for more Castlevania games, however, and Konami itself acknowledged the "excitement and enthusiasm" of fans and told IGN this was "really motivating".
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
