Castlevania AGA - Castlevania for the Commodore Amiga finally reaches 1.0 and it's glorious

Well, this is a delight for a midweek news story, as thanks to the developer informing us this morning, we've been told that Castlevania AGA is done, and now available to download as version 1.0. A glorious fan-made Commodore Amiga project developed by independent creator Dante Retro Dev using earoks Scorpion Engine. Rather than a direct port utilizing original source code from the Sharp X68000 or PlayStation versions of Castlevania Chronicles, this release is a complete reimagining of the landmark 1986 original. Instead, it borrows the sophisticated visual palette and aesthetics of Chronicles to present a beautifully enhanced, 16-bit-infused interpretation built from the ground up tailored to the Amiga's Advanced Graphics Architecture.

Castlevania AGA - Castlevania for the Commodore Amiga by Dante Retro Dev gets an overhaul!

Castlevania has been a highlight for us on IndieRetroNews, especially with a number of clones being released and my personal favorite of Castlevania Spectral Interlude on the ZX Spectrum. Well, one game that's getting another mention however, is Dante Retro Dev's awesome Scorpion Engine developed game of Castlevania AGA. A reimagined port of the 1986 original but with visuals inspired by Castlevania Chronicles and other non-8 bit titles in the series. So why is this game getting another mention? Well, thanks to AmigaFrance giving me the heads up, you can now download a big overhaul of the game in celebration of Commodore Amiga's 40th anniversary!

Castlevania AGA - Castlevania for the Commodore Amiga is feature complete!

Castlevania is certainly a game worth mentioning on Indie Retro News, especially with games mentioned such as the Castlevania 30th anniversary NES facelift, Intellivision, and even the incredible Castlevania Spectral Interlude on the ZX Spectrum. Well today's news is something special indeed, as thanks to the developer Dante Retro Dev announcing the update on EAB, he has said that the Scorpion Engine created Castlevania AGA, is now feature complete! To coincide with this news, we've got some footage of the game, and the full list of additions/changes below the video.