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Ok here we go, it's the Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections Box. At two gigabytes and nineteen and a half hours, this beast covers the entire Castlevania series (or close enough). Except to hear a lot of Konami Kukeiha Club and Michiru Yamane, but there's way more artists as well. I've put an enormous amount of time and work into this release, so hopefully it shows.
Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections Box
4/06/2010 Update: No more updates:
1) Fixed the m3u, nfo and sfv.
2) Fixed a few tracks that had misspellings on the box.
3) Fixed the "Encoded" field on a few tracks not displaying properly in Foobar.
4) Fixed the Disc 18 tracks "Comment" field.
5) Swapped the titles of tracks 8 and 10 on Disc 4.
6) Fixed the id3v1 album tags for the tracks in the zip file.
Make sure you only have 574 tracks plus the three other files.
You can download the FINAL 1.04 "Toothed Wheel" update here.
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comment #1
Awesome! Is there any chance of a rip of the DVD that came with this? I haven't been able to find it anywhere.
comment #2
What is a man?
comment #3
A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF SECRETS....
So awesome. TYVM.
comment #4
A miserable pile of...
comment #5
I'm not really sure a simple thank you would suffice with the effort you had to do for this release. But, thank you!
*listens to the many variations of Bloody Tears*
comment #6
Holy hell, nineteen hours and change.... going to be an awesome weekend. Thank you so much.
comment #7
what a horrible night to have a curse
thanks mp3team
comment #8
This is amazing. As always, many thanks.
comment #9
Thank you! Still VERY tempted to buy this. I think the Castlevania series is my favourite when it comes to the music - pretty much all the games have fantastic music.
comment #10
This made my year. Thank you so much.
comment #11
Wow, best release ever!
Too bad Aria of Sorrow still is of shitty quality, was hoping they would fix that
comment #12
You steal mens SOULS! And make them your SLAVES!
Is there any music in this collection that hasn't been released here yet? Or are we treading Romancing Saga box collection ground again.
comment #13
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.........................
comment #14
For the person that asked, no I will not be ripping the DVD.
comment #15
nothing new on this
comment #16
and gamemp3s never ripped dvds (afaik)
comment #17
But enough talk! Have at you!
Thank you guys!!
comment #18
Wow, this is such a monumental release! This is truly awesome and truly appreciated by us all. Thank you!
comment #19
NIIIIICE!!!!!
Msia, I want to have your e-babies.
comment #20
Castlevania has always had some amazing and memorable tracks.
Thank you so much for this release.
comment #21
Der Burgherr des Teufelschlosses, der Herr des Bösen, Graf Dracula ist auferstanden.
comment #22
OHW MY G*D THIS IS AWESOME Msia.. Thank you for this release
comment #23
Thanks Msia.
comment #24
Woow! Thanks alot! Great Compilation! Made my day =]
comment #25
Wow, I didn't think you were going to get this, but thanks for doing so. 19 hours... crazy.
comment #26
You guys are so awesome. *hearts* Thanks!!!
comment #27
Dayum.....thanks Gamemp3's!!!!!!!!!!
comment #28
This must have been a lot of work. I don't need it because I've got all the CV I need, but it's still awesome.
Thanks for sharing.
comment #29
Simply magnificent! You have outdone yourselves.
May gamemp3s live forever!`*bows*
comment #30
Absolutely awesome! A huge thank you for compiling this amazing collection.
To anyone wondering what's not covered by this box set: the only omissions I noticed were Legacy of Darkness on the N64, and Adventure Rebirth for WiiWare, but soundtracks for both of these are easily available elsewhere.
Thanks again!
comment #31
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Thanks for sharing XD
comment #32
Alas, no DVD ;_; Another omission from the boxset is the recent CV pachinko game which actually has a surprisingly enjoyable soundtrack.
comment #33
HYDRO STORM!
HYDRO STORM!
HYDRO STORM!
HYDRO STORM!
HYDRO STORM!
comment #34
Thank you for the excellent work, Msia and #gamemp3 crew.
This is a great chance to hear all of the Devil's Castle in one place.
comment #35
And to quote vgmdb's entry:
This box includes the first-ever releases of Vampire Killer (MSX2), Castlevania Legends (GB), Kid Dracula (GB), additional tracks for the Saturn port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, as well as the two arcade games Akumajō Dracula: The Arcade and Akumajō Dracula: The Medal.
comment #36
... Granted, the Kid Dracula is on that one Konami Best collection that also has Bayou Billy.
comment #37
Thanks for the comments guys. As expected, I'll be posting an update tonight to fix a few small issues I didn't catch the first time.
comment #38
the omission i noticed is I am the wind for dracula x (cd6)
there is also Prologue (from the ost)
dunno if there are more tbh
comment #39
Hm...I probably have most of these already.
....
*clicks download*
thanks!
comment #40
Thanks a lot.
This will fill in the blanks I don't have.
comment #41
I was about to comment on I Am The Wind. Was that track really excluded from the album?
comment #42
Thanks so much for this release~!!!!!
I can finally replace my old crappy collection. You're a life saver!
comment #43
Save yourself the trouble and just download disc 17, Akumajo Dracula: The Arcade. It's some very well done stuff, including nice arrangements of the original Castlevania soundtrack.
The rest (aside from the other brand new material) is some lazy copy/paste from past releases. Glad I'm not the poor sap who wasted his money on this.
comment #44
Fix again...
Please Nuke the file and RE-leash :"C
No Separated..
comment #45
I can finally smile, thanks Msia.
comment #46
아무개: I'm not nuking a 2 GB torrent that's already seeded just for a few tracks. Just download the update after you're finished.
comment #47
There's also going to be one more update to this today. Sorry all buds.
comment #48
Dear cowl,
I didn't waste money on this, but if you feel I did feel free to throw me some cash. I didn't buy this for completion, I bought this because I don't have any Castlevania soundtracks at all. Box sets are not for die hard fans, they're for people who don't have much or any at all.
comment #49
Honestly? I wish I had the cash for this. The value per CD is not bad at all, I'm just poor and with the customs charge, this would come to more than I could afford sadly.
I think it's worth it at any rate if you can afford it, dancey.
comment #50
I'd like to arrange this into subfolders, can someone tell me which set of tracks belongs to which game?
comment #51
Great Torrent, I see on play Asia web site the limited Version with 3 more CDs and the DVD, We don´n have any chance to have it?
comment #52
Thanks Msia!
I ordered today my copy of this awesome package, and now I find your release.... I can´t wait to hear it!
comment #53
You must be the hero that appears every 100 years to do an amazing release.
Thank you!
comment #54
Lodey, the nfo file has game breakdown for you, or you could check entry on VMGdb: http://vgmdb.net/album/17063
comment #55
Hi, there's a misprint on the booklet (Disc 4). Thanks, Msia.
http://www.konami.jp/osirase/100324_1/
comment #56
Opp-Eye: Thanks for catching that, I'll fix it today.
comment #57
WOW! This baby is something alright! A massive collection of game music history
Thank you so much!
comment #58
Thank you so much. I had this on pre-order, and I had to cancel due to it being too expensive. Really thoughtful and kind of you to provide the ultimate Castlevania collection. Thanks Msia & Gamemp3s
comment #59
I second Razakin, even, everyone can go to the VGMdb page or either give a look at the Discussion threat: http://vgmdb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3622 where there is much more in-depth information, regarding each game composer.
As a side note... tag this collection was a nightmare.
comment #60
Thank you so much! I'm still debating whether to buy this behemoth or not.
comment #61
Legendary. I think this makes you an honorary Belmont.
comment #62
irc.Xelium.net appears to be down.
comment #63
Thanks for the commitment Msia
comment #64
You are THE best! Thank you very much! I will try my best to seed for as long as possible! ^____^
comment #65
its not wooooorking T_T
but thank you very very very much for the up!!
comment #66
Thank you so much!!
comment #67
First things first, thank you! Thank you a lot!
Secondly, it is now the 11th of April. So what I should do is download the torrent and then replace those files with the FINAL 1.04 "Toothed Wheel" update?
If someone could please clarify that?
comment #68
mr.floppy: Yes, that's correct. Download the torrent first, and then replace all the files from the update. Use the sfv to check which files you need to keep and which ones to delete.
comment #69
Thanks for clearing things out! And thanks again for your continuously awesome effort!
comment #70
A quick question: How do I seed this without overwriting my own files? uTorrent says that a lot of my files are now unfinished/only partially downloaded after deleting the wrong files and updating the others with the file from the update.
The problem is that appearently a lot of the files now show up as incomplete, even if they were not included in the update (for example 0606 - Dance of Gold). I assume this is because the torrent chucks/blocks don't necessarily match the files.
Wouldn't it be easier to just update the torrent file with all the updates? At the moment I am unable to seed files without overwriting/corrupting them even though they were never updated.
comment #71
... the torrent is no longer downloadable. Any reason for this?
comment #72
wvlfpvp: Check your connection/client. I was able to download the torrent and files using utorrent.
Emil: If you're going to seed the torrent (thanks to all who have done so), it's best just to download it and keep the updated files separately. Once you're done seeding, copy the updated files over.
comment #73
Simply put, this album is pure win. Thank you guys SO much for this...the nostalgia is lovingly washing over me in huge waves thanks to this music. God, memories of playing Castlevania II at night...good times
comment #74
Thanks Msia. I have more then enough space so having two seperate copies is no problem at all. I'll copy everything and let the torrent get back to 100% with the incorrect files so I can seed everything.
comment #75
Walter:
- But I am beloved by the night. You will taste my powers.
Leon:
- I'll kill you AND the night!
Thanks a lot, Msia
comment #76
This is incredible. I can't imagine how many hours you spent painstakingly tagging and cataloging these until you got it perfect.
Stellar work Msia, much respect and many thanks!
comment #77
The Castlevania Bloodlines segment of the box set is incorrectly credited to Konami Kukeiha Club when it should have been credited to Michiru Yamane. Otherwise, a fantastic release, though I already have all of the songs spread though out my hard drive. Now they're all in one place... Well, two places but whatever.
comment #78
too much music! thank you for ever!!!!! =D
comment #79
Thank you very much for this collection and for your tireless work, Castlevania music is awesome!!!

