History VideoGame / Rusty

''Rusty'' is an {{action|Game}} PlatformGame developed by C-Lab released on July 16, 1993 for the UsefulNotes/PC98, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer MS-DOS]], and EPSON PC 286/386.

''Rusty'' is a game heavily inspired by the classic 2D side-scrolling entries of the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, namely ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Vampire Killer]]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}, as the player explores the stages and find keys to open locked doors to advance through the area or uncover hidden secrets that may aid them along the way. The game also has some striking similarities to ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''; both titles being released around the same year only months apart from each other, they're both set in a GothicHorror setting, featuring a whip-cracking monster hunter out to stop an evil vampire lord terrorizing a countryside while rescuing many [[DamselInDistress damsels in distress]] along the way.

* Necromancer: The boss of stage two can make some zombies rise from the floor as Mooks for her boss battle.

* GuideDangIt: If you didn't have the manual or looked up the Internet on how to play the game, you may have a hard time figuring out how to use your sub-weapons, which is done by pressing both Attack and Jump buttons together.

* DressedLikeADominatrix: A heroic example with Rusty who's dressed in a leather outfit complete with a leotard, elbow gloves and thigh-high high-heel boots to complement her use of the whip.

* WhipItGood: Rusty's trusty weapon of choice. She can also attack upwards (but not diagonally) and use her whip to swing from hoops with it.

''Rusty'' is an {{action|Game}} {{platform game}} developed by C-Lab released on July 16, 1993 for the UsefulNotes/PC98, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer MS-DOS]], and EPSON PC 286/386.

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over Bloodthorne Castle and a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were never seen or heard from again. As the ensuing chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has began spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named [[TheHeroine Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul]], a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village mayor to find the kidnapped women and the missing older sister of a young boy and girl of the village, Rusty sets out to rescue them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks. Opposing her are [[BigBad Queen Bloody Mary]] of Bloodthorne Castle, who wishes to use the women to resurrect Monte-Carlo (her master), and her mysterious masked hunter [[TheDragon Gateau]].

The game is often regarded as a {{cult classic}} among ''Castlevania'' fans, often praised for its surprisingly high production values and complex level design. Unfortunately, since the game was released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]] and C-Lab has long since went defunct, the game became a rarity among other Japanese computer titles with people attempting to [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep a copy available]]. However, an English fan-translation patch was released on May 9, 2017 by 46 [=OkuMen=], a small translation team whom also worked on the fan-translation of ''[[VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution]]'' for the PC-98. You can find the English patch for ''Rusty'' [[http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2997/ here]], and a trailer for the fan-translation can also be found viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71q8q1sQc7c here]].

* BulletTime: Using the Hourglass sub-weapon will slow down time of some enemies.
* CallingYourAttacks: In the PC-98 version, Rusty will call out the name of the subweapon, sans the owl familiar, upon use.

* DependingOnTheArtist: A quirk of the game is the design of the lead character, Rusty, as she has two different designs used between gameplay and cutscenes. During cutscenes, she has short wavy hair and clad in red leather leotard, shoulder pads, elbow gloves, and knee-high boots, but during gameplay she has long straight hair with a blue and slightly more revealing version of her attire, similarly to how she's depicted on the front cover; and on that note, three different artists worked on the cutscenes, cover and instruction manual.

* DressedLikeADominatrix: Heroic example with Rusty who's dressed in a leather outfit complete with a leotard, elbow gloves and thigh high high-heel boots to complement her use of the whip.

* EyeCatch: After a dialogue that takes place from clearing a stage, players are greeted with an eye catch before proceeding to the next stage. Some of these eye catches features the village women you just rescued, a few of which are wearing a revealing outfit, and a few others lets the player know when to switch discs if they're playing the game from the floppy discs.

* GoryDiscretionShot: In the opening cinematic, an innocent young woman can be seen in the clutches of Brian Gateau, one of Monte-Carlo's henchmen, then afterwards a shot of his castle is seen on top of a mountain, followed by the woman's scream, implying she was killed during a ritual.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Marquis de Monte-Carlo is technically the main antagonist of the game, as he is the vampire monarch who ruled the world in the past until he was defeated, and he is returning. However, he himself is not responsible for the monster attacks and kidnapping of village women, and in fact cannot not do anything as he is still dormant. His [[DragonInChief servant]], Bloody Mary, is [[BigBad the mastermind behind the attacks]] who drives the plot through her efforts to revive him.
* GuideDangIt: If you didn't have manual or looked up the Internet on how to play the game, you may have a hard time figuring out how to use your sub-weapons, which is done by pressing both Attack and Jump buttons together.
* JumpPhysics: Similarly to the Belmonts from the classic ''Castlevania'' games, Rusty cannot control the direction of her once she's airborne. She can also perform a short hop by holding Down while pressing Jump, or a long jump by pressing Jump while sprinting.

* MsFanservice: Rusty is one, as she wears a revealing leather leotard that shows some cleavage and her impressive bust, along with elbow gloves and knee-high boots. There's also [[BigBad Bloody Mary]], a female vampire who serves [[GreaterScopeVillain Monte-Carlo]] and is clad in a (more revealing) leotard and thigh-high boots. A few of the village women you rescue also sports some eye-catching outfits.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some sources have romanized Rusty's full name as "Rus'''tia''' Sprin'''kle'''", however 46 [=OkuMen=] went with their own romanization as "Rus'''tea''' Sprin'''cul'''" as they were not sure of the legitimacy of the former's origins and did fit with the Japanese pronunciation of her name.

* SpiritualSuccessor: C-Lab made a game called "Totsugeki! Mix" which uses the same exact engine as Rusty but has nothing to do with vampires and is a lot more light hearted.

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over Bloodthorne Castle and a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were never seen or heard from again. As the ensuing chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has began spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named [[TheHeroine Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul]], a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village mayor to find the kidnapped women and the missing older sister of a young boy and girl of the village, Rusty sets out to recuse them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks. Opposing her are [[BigBad Queen Bloody Mary]] of Bloodthorne Castle, who wishes to use the women to resurrect Monte-Carlo (her master), and her mysterious masked hunter [[TheDragon Gateau]].

* DependingOnTheArtist: A quirk of the game is the design of the lead character, Rusty, as she has two different designs used between gameplay and cutscenes. During cutscenes, she has short wavy hair and clad in red leather leotard, shoulder pads, elbow gloves, and knee-high boots, but during gameplay she has long straight hair with a blue and slightly more revealing version of her attire, similarly to how she's depicted on the front cover.

* BreatherLevel: Stage 7 is a linear level that doesn't require hunting for keys.

* CallingYourAttacks: In the PC-98 version, Rusty will call out the name of the Bomber's attack upon use.

The game is often regarded as a {{cult classic}} among ''Castlevania'' fans, often praised for its surprisingly high production values and complex level design. Unfortunately, since the game was released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]] and C-Lab has long since went defunct, the game became a rarity among other Japanese computer titles with people attempting to [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep a copy available]]. However, an English fan-translation patch was released on May 9, 2017 by 46 [=OkuMen=], a small translation team whom also worked on the fan-translation of ''E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution'' for the PC-98. You can find the English patch for ''Rusty'' [[http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2997/ here]], and a trailer for the fan-translation can also be found viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71q8q1sQc7c here]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: Marquis de Monte-Carlo is the vampire monarch who ruled the world in the past until he was defeated, and he is returning. However, he himself is not responsible for the monster attacks and kidnapping of village women. His [[DragonInChief servant]], Bloody Mary, is [[BigBad the mastermind behind the attacks]] who drives the plot through her efforts to revive him.

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over Bloodthorne Castle and a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were never seen or heard from again. As the ensuing chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has began spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named [[TheHeroine Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul]], a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village mayor to find the kidnapped women and the missing older sister of a young boy and girl of the village, Rusty sets out to recuse them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks. Opposing her are [[BigBad Queen Bloody Mary]] of Bloodthorne Castle, who wishes to use the women to resurrect her master Monte-Carlo, and her mysterious masked hunter [[TheDragon Gateau]].

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were never seen or heard from again. As the ensuing chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has began spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul, a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village mayor to find the kidnapped women and the missing older sister of a young boy and girl of the village, Rusty sets out to rescue them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks.

* BigBad: Marquis de Monte-Carlo, who ruled and terrorized a part of Europe until a hero defeated him. He came back, however, and began his reign of terror again.

* MsFanservice: Rusty is one, as she wears a revealing leather leotard that shows some cleavage and her impressive bust, along with elbow gloves and knee-high boots. There's also Mary, a female vampire who serves Monte-Carlo and also clad in a (more revealing) leotard and thigh-high boots. A few of the village women you rescue also sports some eye-catching outfit.

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were not seen or heard from again. As chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has been spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul, a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village Mayor to find the kidnapped women and the missing elder sister of a young boy and girl, Rusty sets out to rescue them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks.

''Rusty'' is a game heavily inspired by the classic 2D side-scrolling entries of the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, namely ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Vampire Killer]]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}, as the player explores the stages and find keys to open locked doors to advance through the area or uncover hidden secrets that may aid them along the way. The game also has some striking similarities ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''; both titles being released around the same year only months apart from each other, they're both set in a GothicHorror setting, featuring a whip-cracking monster hunter out to stop an evil vampire terrorizing a countryside while rescuing many [[DamselInDistress damsels in distress]] along the way.

* MsFanservice: Rusty is one, as she wears a revealing leather leotard that shows some cleavage and her impressive bust, along with [[OperaGloves elbow gloves]] and [[ThighHighBoots knee-high boots]]. There's also Mary, a female vampire who serves Monte-Carlo and also clad in a (more revealing) leotard and thigh-high boots. A few of the village women you rescue also sports some eye-catching outfit.

* DependingOnTheArtist: A quirk of the game is the design of the lead character, Rusty, as she has two different designs used between gameplay and cutscenes. During cutscenes, she has short wavy hair and clad in red leather leotard, shoulder pads, elbow gloves, and knee-high boots, but during gameplay she has long strait her with a blue and slightly more revealing version of her attire, similarly to how she's depicted on the front cover.

The story takes place centuries ago after Marquis de Monte-Carlo, a vampire lord who once ruled over a remote European region, was sealed away by the efforts of a lone hero. However, after 300 years since Monte-Carlo was vanquished, this seal has weakened and monsters have returned, attacking villages once more. Many beautiful women also began disappearing from various villages throughout the frontier and were not seen or heard from again. As chaos breaks out from the monster outbreak, rumors has been spreading that Monte-Carlo has returned. As one village finishes burying and mourning the deceased, a woman named Rustea "Rusty" Sprincul, a beautiful monster hunter who is feared among others, arrives at the scene. After hearing the plea of the village Mayor find the kidnapped women and the missing elder sister of a young boy and girl, Rusty sets out to rescue them in hopes they may be alive and put an end to the monster attacks.

* TimedMission: You only 500 seconds to clear a stage, and if the timer reaches 0, you lose a life. Time can be replenished by either picking a Clock which adds 100 seconds back or the Gold Fish which gives back 500 seconds.

* SpiritualSuccessor: C-Lab made a game called Tokugetsi! Mix which uses the same exact engine as Rusty but has nothing to do with vampires and is a lot more light hearted.

* DamselInDistress: Ryoko, the elder sister of the young boy and girl, along with other women that were kidnapped by monsters.

* WhipItGood: Rusty's trusty weapon of choice.

The game is often regarded as a {{cult classic}} among ''Castlevania'' fans, often praised for its surprisingly high production values and complex level design. Unfortunately, since the game was released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]] and C-Lab has long since went defunct, the game became a rarity among other Japanese computer titles with people attempting to [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep a copy available]]. However, an English fan-translation patch was released on May 9, 2017 by 46 [=OkuMen=], a small translation team also whom also worked on the fan-translation of ''E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution'' for the PC-98. You can find the English patch for ''Rusty'' [[http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2997/ here]], and a trailer for the fan-translation can also be found viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71q8q1sQc7c here]].

* DamselInDistress: Ryoko, the elder sister of the young boy and girl, along with other women were kidnapped by monsters.