Blood of Dracula
A downloadable game
Furillo Productions presenta:
"Blood of Dracula", un colorido y divertido juego shoot'em up homenaje a las películas de terror gótico de la Hammer para tu ZX Spectrum 48k /128k.
Furillo Productions presents:
"Blood of Dracula", a colourful shoot'em up homage to the classic Hammer gothic horror movies for your ZX Spectrum 48k / 128k.
The manual in English is below the manual in Spanish. |  |
Technical Info / Datos técnicos:
- Furillo Productions are / Furillo Productions somos: IADVD & Molomazo.
- Design & graphics / Diseño y gráficos: Molomazo.
- Code & FX / Programación y FX: IADVD.
- Music/Música: IADVD.
- Testers / Testeo: Molomazo & IADVD.
Some tomb tiles of the fourth phase are based on Mojon Twins' Zombie Calavera Prologue game (2010). / Algunos de los tiles de tumbas de la fase cuatro están basados en tiles del juego Zombie Calavera Prologue de los Mojon Twins (2010).
Created under a customization of the S.E.U.D. Shoot-Em-Up Designer by Jonathan Cauldwell / Creado con una especialización del motor S.E.U.D. Shoot-Em-Up Designer de Jonathan Cauldwell.
Specials thanks to DF-Design for all the wonderful S.E.U.D. support, specially the Joystick Sinclair setup / Con agradecimiento especial para DF-Design por todo el soporte ofrecido de S.E.U.D. , especialmente para configurar el joystick Sinclair.
Blood of Dracula featurette by / Vídeo promo cortesía de AkaMiMoon:
Furillo Productions presenta:
"Blood of Dracula", un colorido y divertido juego shoot'em up homenaje a las películas de terror gótico de la Hammer para tu ZX Spectrum 48k /128k.
¡IMPORTANTE!
Hay dos archivos descargables: el .tap de la versión inglesa, el .tap de la versión en castellano. Todo gratis. Si te gustan y sientes que quieres y puedes hacer una donación al descargar, nos ayudarás enormemente a seguir haciendo juegos gratuitos. Pero lo más importante es que nos digáis vuestra opinión y si os ha gustado: por favor dejad vuestros pensamientos sobre el juego abajo, en la zona de comentarios (*). ¡Muchas gracias!
(*) También se agradecen correcciones de sintaxis o gramática de los textos en inglés, ya que nuestra lengua es el castellano y lo mas seguro es que a veces no suenen naturales.
Historia:
Bajo la siniestra luz de una luna sangrienta, los antiguos sellos sagrados de la Orden del Monasterio Carmesí se quebraron. Tras largos años de reclusión, Vlad Drácula, Príncipe de las Sombras, escapó de su prisión, espoleado por el hambre y la sed de venganza. Desde las criptas gélidas del monasterio, el Señor de los No-Muertos inicia su retorno al trono de la noche. Pero su regreso hacia el castillo está plagado de enemigos: custodios de la Orden Carmesí, reliquias sagradas, campesinos fanatizados, luchadores de oriente, criaturas traicioneras y, al final del camino, el mismísimo Van Helsing. En este shoot ’em up de horror gótico para ZX Spectrum, tú eres el Conde Drácula: vuela, sobrevive y desata el terror eterno. La noche ha comenzado, y no hay redención para los vivos.
Controles:
S.E.U.D. permite jugar mediante teclado o joystick Sinclair Interface 2 (no Kempston).
O / joystick izquierda: izquierda.
P / joystick derecha: derecha.
Q / joystick arriba: arriba.
A / joystick abajo: abajo.
SPACE / joystick disparo: disparar.
M: Ira de Drácula. Todos los enemigos en la pantalla son aniquilados.
S: Pausa del juego.
Trucos y pistas:
- Dispones de tres (3) vidas vampíricas, cada una de ellas con una cantidad inicial de energía representada por una barra roja.
- Todos los objetos en pantalla, paredes, suelo, velas, etc. te quitan energía. Sólo puedes tocar los ataúdes vampíricos (te devuelven la salud al 100%, hay dos por nivel) ...
...y los cráneos satánicos (te dan inmunidad por unos segundos, hay uno por nivel).
- Dispones de una "Ira de Drácula" (al pulsar 'M' todos los enemigos en la pantalla son aniquilados) al comienzo de cada nivel que puedes usar en el momento que más te convenga.
- El juego tiene cinco niveles y cinco "boss" finales:
Nivel 1: Criptas del Monasterio.
Bajo el Monasterio Carmesí, la atmósfera está cargada de un frío inquietante. Los muros de piedra resuenan con ecos de rezos y cadenas olvidadas. Los monjes fanáticos merodean entre las sombras, lanzando oraciones convertidas en ataques luminosos que queman la carne. Cruces de plata y formas benditas giran en el aire, formando una barrera impenetrable. Al fondo, el Monseñor Ernesto vigila desde su altar, su mirada ferviente es la última defensa contra la oscuridad que despierta. Sólo al superar su furia sagrada, Drácula podrá avanzar.
Nivel 2: Pueblo de los Cárpatos.
Las calles empedradas del pueblo están envueltas en una niebla amarillenta, interrumpida por el parpadeo de antorchas oscilantes. Los campesinos, aterrorizados y armados, patrullan con hoces mientras los ajos colgantes penden amenazantes de los balcones. Las biblias, levitando y abiertas, lanzan versículos malditos con fervor inquebrantable. En el centro, Padre Sandor, con su semblante implacable, prepara la emboscada definitiva para detener el avance de Drácula, oculto entre las sombras del crepúsculo.
Nivel 3: Bosques Altos de Carpatia.
En lo profundo de los frondosos bosques, las hojas verdes tintinean bajo la luz filtrada del sol. Los árboles parecen observar con silenciosa vigilancia. Los hermanos Hsi surgen desde la espesura, rápidos y letales, lanzando shurikens y dardos que silban como serpientes. Estatuas budistas de piedra cobran vida, bloqueando el camino con su imponente presencia. Hsi Ching, maestro marcial, se enfrenta a Drácula con movimientos fluidos y letales, defendiendo el equilibrio ancestral que la noche quiere romper.
Nivel 4: Cementerio Olvidado.
Las lápidas se alzan torcidas bajo un cielo nocturno oscuro, cubierto por neblina que envuelve el cementerio olvidado. Los murciélagos revolotean entre las sombras, los aullidos de lobos cortan el silencio y las figuras errantes de las tribus de la noche se mezclan con la ferocidad de los osos salvajes. En medio de esta desolación, Valeria, la Novia Renegada, emerge, su belleza oscura un reflejo de su traición y sed de poder. Su mirada desafiante reta a Drácula en su propio terreno.
Nivel 5: Castillo de Drácula.
Las torres ennegrecidas del castillo se elevan hacia un cielo rojo sangre, reflejando el eco de antiguas batallas. Los pasillos están custodiados por cruces flotantes y estacas que parecen brotar de las paredes. Los ayudantes de Van Helsing patrullan incansables, preparados para el combate final. La luz divina se filtra en rayos, intentando purgar la oscuridad. En la cámara del trono, Van Helsing aguarda, firme y decidido, el último obstáculo antes de que el Conde Drácula pueda reclamar su reino de la noche.
¡Feliz Halloween!
Furillo Productions presents:
"Blood of Dracula, a colourful shoot'em up homage to the classic Hammer gothic horror movies for your ZX Spectrum 48k / 128k.
IMPORTANT!
There are two downloadable files: the .tap English version, and the .tap Spanish version. All for free. If you like them and you feel that you want to make a donation, it will help us to continue doing free games. But the most important thing is your feedback: please let us know your thoughts about the game below, at the comments block(*). Cheers!
(*) Grammar and syntax corrections about the texts are also very welcome! we are not English-spoken natives and probably they are not very accurate.
Story:
Under the sinister glow of a blood-red moon, the ancient sacred seals of the Crimson Monastery Order were broken. After long years of confinement, Vlad Dracula, Prince of Shadows, escaped his prison, compelled by hunger and a burning thirst for vengeance. From the frozen crypts of the monastery, the Lord of the Undead begins his return to the throne of night. Yet his path back to the castle is fraught with enemies: custodians of the Crimson Order, sacred relics, fanatical peasants, warriors from the East, treacherous creatures and, at the end of the road, none other than Van Helsing himself. In this gothic horror shoot ’em up for the ZX Spectrum, you are Count Dracula: fly, endure, and unleash eternal terror. The night has begun, and there is no redemption for the living.
Controls:
S.E.U.D. allows gameplay using the keyboard or joystick Sinclair Interface 2 (not Kempston).
O / joystick left: left.
P / joystick right: right.
Q / joystick up: up.
A / joystick down: down.
SPACE / joystick fire: fire.
M: Dracula’s Wrath. All enemies on the screen are annihilated.
S: Pause the game.
Hints and Secrets:
- You possess three (3) vampiric lives, each sustained by an initial surge of dark energy, represented by a crimson bar.
- Every object upon the screen — walls, floors, candles, and the like — drains your strength. Only the vampiric coffins may be touched; they restore your vitality to its full measure (two may be found per level).
Seek the satanic skulls — they grant you a brief and dreadful immunity (one lies within each level).
- You possess a single "Dracula's Wrath" (when you press 'M' all enemies on the screen are annihilated) at the beginning of each stage, that you can use at any time during the level.
- The game is woven across five stages, each culminating in a formidable final adversary:
Level 1: The Monastery Crypts.
Beneath the Crimson Monastery lies an air heavy with a chill most unnatural. Stone walls whisper with forgotten chains and echoes of prayers long abandoned. Fanatical monks haunt the shadows, their chants transformed into searing bursts of holy light that scorch the flesh. Silver crucifixes and hallowed forms whirl through the air, weaving an unyielding barrier. At the far end, Monsignor Ernesto watches from his altar, his fervent gaze the last bastion against the darkness stirring within. Only by enduring his sacred wrath may Dracula advance.
Level 2: The Carpathian Village.
The cobbled streets are smothered in a sulphurous mist, broken only by the wavering flicker of torchlight. The villagers, armed and trembling with dread, prowl with sickles, whilst garlands of garlic dangle menacingly from every balcony. Bibles, levitating and flung open, hurl forth verses with relentless zeal. At the village’s heart, Father Sandor, grim of countenance and resolute of spirit, prepares his ambush—waiting in the shadows of twilight to halt Dracula’s advance.
Level 3: The High Forests of Carpathia.
Deep within the tangled green, leaves shiver beneath shafts of dying sunlight, while the ancient trees themselves seem to watch in mute vigilance. From the thickets spring the Hsi Brothers, swift and merciless, loosing shuriken and darts that hiss like serpents. Stone effigies of distant Buddhas awaken, barring the path with their colossal forms. At the heart of this spectral grove, Hsi Ching, master of martial grace, rises to challenge Dracula—his lethal movements guarding an ancestral balance the night seeks to shatter.
Level 4: The Forsaken Graveyard.
Crooked headstones claw at the sky beneath a moonless firmament, and the cemetery is drowned in a pall of ghostly fog. Bats wheel overhead, wolves howl through the silence, and spectral figures of vampire familiars from nomad tribes drift amidst the fury of prowling bears. From this desolation steps Valeria, the Renegade Bride—her dark beauty a mask for betrayal and hunger for dominion. With eyes aflame, she dares to confront Dracula upon ground steeped in his own power.
Level 5: Castle Dracula.
The blackened towers of the legendary fortress rise against a blood-red sky, echoing with the ghost of battles past. Within, floating crosses and jagged stakes guard the corridors, while Van Helsing’s disciples patrol with ceaseless vigilance, poised for the final conflict. Lances of divine radiance pierce the gloom, striving to scourge away the shadows. And in the throne chamber itself waits Van Helsing—unyielding, resolute—the last defiance before Count Dracula may reclaim his dominion as Lord of the Night.
Happy Halloween!
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A cool new shoot'emup for the Spectrum. I've also included it in my new video along with other recently released games. Hope you like it.
Many thanks!! Cheers! :)
¡Enhorabuena por este nuevo juego! Nuevo engine y nuevo juego sacado adelante 👏🏻
¡Muchas gracias compi! El S.E.U.D. merece mucho la pena :)
Me encanta el scroll que tiene! Increíble! Es buenísimo, solo me falta probarlo en el spectrum real, felicidades por el pedazo juego! 🧛
Muchas gracias genial que te haya gustado :)
Hola de nuevo, no se si eres coleccionista de casetes de juegos en fisico, pero justo ahora (enero 2026) tenemos copias fisicas, si te interesa una pasame un email y te paso los detalles, contenido, imagenes de la cinta jewel y demas). :)
Hola! Si claro... Mi correo es siskolopez@gmail.com y además también hice el mío en físico el de Syrion the time of the dragon. Saludos!
¡Muy molón! :D , te escribo al email :)
Great stuff, thanks!
Thanks for your feedback, and happy Halloween! :)
Hello and happy Halloweeeeen;
Although I've really enjoyed this game, I have to say that a bit of more difficulty wouldn’t have hurt. Once you know the movement patterns of the bosses they completely stop posing a challenge. I completed the game quicker than I’d wished. But it was lots of fun while playing.
By the way, I ran it on The Spectrum and the Sinclair II control setup didn't work. Maybe it's a problem of compatibility either with The Spectrum itself or the joystick. After configuring the joystick to the setup keys (mapping the joystick) I could play with the joystick.
Hello! Thanks for the feedback, well it is our first game with this S.E.U.D. engine and we wanted a game that can be finished and enjoyable, specially as a Halloween present. The engine just let the developer to define one set of movements or steps for the boss, so it is a loop of movements the length you wish I think but there is probably a memory limit and probably a maximum of steps limit, but we will try to put more complexity in the movement so it is not so predictable for future games :) . The joystick setup is part of the engine, the developers do not have control over it, so it is as it is (e.g. there is not Kempston joystick). Probably it is Sinclair I, although I am not very familiar with the Sinclair joystick setup. Happy Halloween and the next game I will try it to be harder :)
Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to playing more of your games.
I also tried the interface 2 option and the movement needs fixing as it’s not either port 1 or 2. I know the values have to be poked in to mimic keys 6,7,8,9,0
Thanks ... I do not understand very well, is this? What S.E.U.D. has is a joystick Sinclair I? and if you want It to be Sinclair II then you need to map it using the trick you mention?
SEUD only has keyboard control. To use interface 2 joystick you have to poke the addresses in your menu. In my games I use interface 2 port 2 which is the same as keys 6,7,8,9,0
Hello again, thanks to the wonderful help of DF Design I have been able to fix the Sinclair joystick issue. There is a new .tap version. I hope this one will work with your joystick. Please let me know if you still find problems (it is interface 2 port 2 but in Fuse emulator for instance is recognised as Sinclair 1, I have tested and it works correctly). Best Regards and thank you for your patience. Cheers! :)
great news
Great game, thanks.
Many thanks, great review up to level 2. Very good one! Happy Halloween!
Thank you and to You too.
Nice game. Glad you found our SEUD Facebook group useful, we're always trying to come up with new features to hack into SEUD to make the games feel a little different
Hello, thanks for your kind words! Yes, the Facebook group is a treasure. In the little intro video (Up, right) I speak about it and the good documentation you provide. Happy Halloween and cheers!! :)
Oh, my, what a wonderful setup!!! Congratulations! And thanks for playing!! :)
acabo de comprarlo , muy chulo solo una cosa el mando no funciona solo teclas , lo podeis mirar, gracias.
Hola Michel muchísimas gracias por tu apoyo, pero ojo este juego solo tiene teclas y joystick Sinclair, está indicado en el apartado de controles. Es porque el motor S.E.U.D. con el que está hecho el juego no soporta Kempston joystick. Mira arriba en controles, está especificado...
Controles:
S.E.U.D. permite jugar mediante teclado o joystick Sinclair (no Kempston).
Very nice game!
wow! Many thanks and Happy Halloween! :)