Difference between revisions of "Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back"

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Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back

First release	1996
Also known as	Drascula, Dráscula: El Vampiro
Developed by	Alcachofa Soft
Published by	Digital Dreams Multimedia, Midas Interactive Entertainment
Distributed by	Digital Dreams Multimedia
Platforms	DOS
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors
Engine	Drascula
Support	Since ScummVM 0.12.0
Available for Purchase	The full game can be legally downloaded from our downloads page

Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back is the only game known that uses the drascula engine. It is an old Spanish 2D classic point & click style adventure with tons of humor and an easy interface.

You are John Hacker, a common guy that gets to meet a gorgeous blond girl, who gets kidnapped by the count and embark on a fun yet dangerous quest to rescue her.

Legal Status

In August 2008, the creators and copyright holders of Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back, Alcachofa Soft, released the game as freeware for use with ScummVM. It is available for download from our Downloads page.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

DOS CD

*.ALD
*.ALG
*.ALS
*.BIN
*.CAL

FREEWARE DOWNLOAD

Download the English version, even if you want to play it in another language.
You also need the 'DRASCULA.DAT' file. It comes bundled with most ScummVM distributions and in most cases, no action is required. However, if you are missing this file, download it here, and place it in the same directory as the other game data files.
To play the game in another language (Spanish, German, French or Italian), download the international AddOn and put the files together with the English version file.
To play the game with a music score, download the Music AddOn and copy the audio files into the same folder as the other game data files.

Audio tracks

For more information about how to use CD audio tracks with ScummVM, see the user documentation.

External links

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 {{GameDescription|
 	name=Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back|
-	image=http://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/other/drascula/drascula-5.jpg|
+	image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/drascula/drascula/drascula_dos_en_1_5.jpg|
 	release=1996|
 	alternateNames=Drascula, Dráscula: El Vampiro|
 	publisher=[[Digital Dreams Multimedia]],<br />Midas Interactive Entertainment|
-	developer=[[Alcachofa Soft S.L.]]|
+	developer=[[Alcachofa Soft]]|
-        distributor=Digital Dreams Multimedia|
+	distributor=Digital Dreams Multimedia|
 	platforms=DOS|
+	resolution=320x200, 256 colors|
 	engine=[[Drascula]]|
 	support=Since ScummVM 0.12.0|
-	purchase=No
+	purchase=The full game can be<br/>legally downloaded from<br/>our [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-drascula:drascula downloads page]
 }}
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 You are John Hacker, a common guy that gets to meet a gorgeous blond girl, who gets kidnapped by the count and embark on a fun yet dangerous quest to rescue her.
+==Legal Status==
+In August 2008, the creators and copyright holders of Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back, Alcachofa Soft, released the game as freeware for use with ScummVM. It is available for download from our [https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-drascula:drascula Downloads page].
+==Installation==
+===Required data files===
+For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation].
+'''''DOS CD'''''
+* *.ALD
+* *.ALG
+* *.ALS
+* *.BIN
+* *.CAL
+'''''FREEWARE DOWNLOAD'''''
+* Download the [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/extras/Drascula_%20The%20Vampire%20Strikes%20Back/drascula-1.0.zip English version], even if you want to play it in another language.
+* You also need the 'DRASCULA.DAT' file. It comes bundled with most ScummVM distributions and in most cases, no action is required. However, if you are missing this file, download it [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scummvm/scummvm/master/dists/engine-data/drascula.dat here], and place it in the same directory as the other game data files.
+* To play the game in another language (Spanish, German, French or Italian), download the international AddOn and put the files together with the English version file.
+* To play the game with a music score, download the Music AddOn and copy the audio files into the same folder as the other game data files.
+===Audio tracks===
+For more information about how to use CD audio tracks with ScummVM, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html#cd-audio user documentation].
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.alcachofasoft.com/web/us/juegos/drascula.html Official Drascula website]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070902224408/http://www.alcachofasoft.com/web/us/juegos/drascula.html Official Drascula website (from archive.org (September 2, 2007))]
-*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/drascula-the-vampire-strikes-back Mobygames article on Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/14108/drascula-the-vampire-strikes-back/ MobyGames entry for Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/games/#games-drascula:drascula Available for download from the Downloads page]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/other/drascula:drascula/ Screenshots]
+[[Category:Supported Games]]
 [[Category:Drascula Games]]
+[[Category:Freeware Games]]