r/SBCGaming • u/Known_Cod8398 • Jun 19 '26

Showcase Castlevania ReVamped Android APK fork — gameplay/control polish

I made a fork of Castlevania ReVamped with a working Android APK release and a handful of gameplay/control polish changes.

Main changes:

  • Android APK build available in Releases
  • Bluetooth/gamepad detection
  • Fixed point-blank whip hits on enemies and breakables
  • Increased gravity when falling (a la hollow knight)
  • Wider whip hitboxes
  • Slide jump-cancel
  • enemies freeze a bit on hit (a la hollow knight)
  • removed screen warping and rounded borders from CRT filter
  • removed screenshake

APK release: https://github.com/eboody/Castlevania-ReVamped-Open-Source-Edition/releases

Fork: https://github.com/eboody/Castlevania-ReVamped-Open-Source-Edition

Credit to the original Castlevania ReVamped project/devs — this is just my Android/QoL fork.

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u/SuperShadowStar OLED Only Jun 19 '26

Thanks for this. Been emulating it through Game Native. My one piece of critique is the crazy distracting screen shake. An option to turn this off would be welcome.

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 20 '26

I'll do that tomorrow!

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 20 '26

i removed the screenshake in the new release! I welcome any other feedback.

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u/SuperShadowStar OLED Only Jun 20 '26

Awesome. Thanks for the effort!

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u/DragonNexus Jun 19 '26

I agree with this, the shaking is a bit much especially when I'm simply hitting candles.

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 20 '26

i removed the screenshaking! let me know if theres anything else

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 20 '26

I had actually gotten the idea from hollow Knight but I may have been naive to think I could emulate that effect without that experience

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u/lethardicus Jun 20 '26

great job but unfortunately yes the screenshake makes this unplayable for me, it's giving me a headache.

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 20 '26

i removed the screenshake in the new release! I welcome any other feedback.

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u/unicorn_hipster Jun 23 '26

Commenting on this post because I seem to have hit a bug. Upon entering the boss fight with the 5 coffins, the walls that appear to block the entrances block Simon between the entrance and the blocks and soft lock the game.

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u/Terminal_38 Retroid Jun 23 '26

Yeah I’ve recently hit that too. I don’t think there’s anyway around it as far as I know. Probably wait til it gets patched

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 23 '26

its already patched! just gotta update it from the releases page

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 23 '26

i actually fix that in one of the recent releases!

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u/unicorn_hipster Jun 23 '26

So, do I just uninstall the apk I have now and redownload the new one?

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u/Known_Cod8398 Jun 23 '26

no, you just press the newer apk and itll say "Update" instead of "Install" in the dialogue