Video poster: 0 to 255 is 256 bits. 8 bits equals 1 byte of data, so 256 bits are 32 bytes of data (32 x 32 bytes are 1 megabyte, or 1024 bytes; so 256 is an important number computer memory). Bits are stored binary digits: their values are either 0 or 1. This "squared exponential" math and strange values of 8, 32, 256 and 1024 are natural consequences of operations using base-2 numbering (binary). That has a double meaning, as "natural" in the context of numbering means base-10, or decimal-valued in computer language. Binary coding is preferential at the machine level for computers because they are basic instructions to logic gates engineered into the integrated circuits making up the computers memory / mobo / CPU.
That's sorta right... Except 8 bits have a potential 256 states. 00000000 = 0 11111111 = 255... Addition and subtraction is pretty similar in binary... Except yeah glitchy as there are no negative values. 1 - 1 = 0... 0 - 1 = 1( instead of negative 1 like normal math). So 00000000 - 1.... Becomes 11111111. And that's basically just to compensate for the quirk of the number system. Elsewise... There are situations where 2 - 4 = 2... Which doesn't just lead to some buggy as conditions for code to rely on... It also loses track of pos/negative... Becomes arbitrary. Having the system know to count 2 - 4 as 254 instead... You can track how far the integer moved into "negative space" if you like. Sort of a trick. But yeah if binary integers didn't loop like that... Even more things would probably break everywhere.
Best way is to go to the coliseum all the way to the left where the knights skeletons and thousand dollar money bag is.use the shield rod Alucard Shield spell and walk through the enemies repeatedly to get to the money bag. then go up to the safe point and replenish your magic. this will take a couple of hours but way better than any other way that I've came up with even before I even knew about the sword brothers spell which doesn't work on the PS4 version by the way
ive owned this game 21 years and still finding new stuff in it. btw i did something similiar with one ring equipped but only got one extra out of it to sell.
(Yeah I know this is years old) The reason it's 255 is programming works in powers of two. 0 acts as the first spot in programming so it's more like 256 and 256 is 2 to the power of 8.
@@link3hyrule yes I just looked it up. Even the latest Xbox is backwards compatible. Gotta give 'em that. 👍 also the 360 port is basically an HD version of ps1. That's why people are getting away with glitches that aren't patched.
Didn't even know it existed. But I finally got the game back, tried it out and got it! Picked up the duplicator after selling a bunch of aquamarines. Just lovely!
I do need to add I use jewel sword as a secondary weapon.And you need to use the jewel sword. It maybe not that helpful but still creating money out of nothing is pretty amazing.
hey man ... 255 isn't a random number ... it's a single byte used to store the total count collected .. the game only have an upper limit - which is blocked at 99. However, if u sold what you didn't have, 0 minus 1 ... and since the byte is unsigned, which means it cannot have a negative number, the bits reset to 11111111 which is 255. Now ... 1 byte is 8 bits, means it has 256 states ... so why 255 and not 256? Because 0 itself is counted as 1 of the 256 states. Therefore the maximum limit for a single unsigned byte is 255. Hope that explains :)
Anyone know if this works on the PS4 version that was just released? I tried it a couple of times but couldn't get it to work. I'm wondering if I'm just not doing it right, or if it's been fixed.
yeah this video was done prior to PS4 release. and if I recall correctly it is patched in the PSP version of Rondo of Blood once unlocked as well. this only works for the PS1 version. haven't ever tried on the xb360 xbl version though.
There is also the faerie glitch as well. Make sure to enable the faerie card before entering the librarian's room for the first time. Enter the room as soon as the faerie starts talking, this glitches out the librarian's dialog. When he starts talking just skip the dialog with start button and walk up to him while his dialog box is still on screen. You should be able to go into your status screen during the store menu.
i know old video but The reason the number is 255 is cause the item number is stored as an 8 bit value and the highest number for an 8 bit value is 255 thank you for showing the glitch btw
Yes because it's the original ps1 version untouched and playable on ps3. They typically can't patch classics. They patch glitches only on official re-releases.
jtomally9681 yeah I know. I mean I keep thinking I'm gonna come back but things come up and I don't really have the time to edit like I used to. I guess we'll see but for the foreseeable future, I don't see it happening.
It is that the value is under flowing a coding term where if there is no negative and it goes to negative it will be read as the highest process able number 255 the max for the specific unsigned interger
Thanks for the tutorial. lol, I remember MissingNo from back in the day! The two spaces of water beside the gym on Cinnibar island, right?Screwed up your hall of fame if you ran into it. Supposedly it screwed up your entire GAME if you caught it.
2021 and I JUST learned of this ... wanna know how I normally get the Duplicator? Spend hours collecting $2000 money bags in the reverse castle crystal caverns. Will definitely give this a shot!
You can get it faster than that. Use the clock sub weapon in the clock room. It's the only way to open the secret door to the upper right double jump up there and you'll get the Alucart Sword, Alucart Mail and Alucart shield. When you equip all three, it increases your luck exponentially, even enough for inverted castle items to be added in the loot pool of first castle enemies. Find any monster that drops the $25000 money bag or diamond ring and farm them with extreme prejudice. Might be slightly easier with the Ring of Ares or dual Rings of Varda.
@omegaPSI2006 It's a shame someone who knew how to do this glitch wouldn't get the significance of 255. Also, there are 151 Pokemon, so Missingno and its glitchy friends are numbers 152-255, the unallocated Pokemon ID slots. Since they are unidentified, there is no graphical value to display, so the algorithm reads irrelevant data as the graphical data, resulting in arbitrary pixels. Maybe Missingno's graphical data comes from the Hall of Fame data which would explain why it corrupts that data.
this also works on the psp, ps1, and even xbox version. for those who have trouble woring the command for the sword broes spell. you buffer the directional, thats the trick XD its like shooting a hodoken in street fighter/... i know this sounds crazy but it works if you buffer
@@joseluisblanco7345 it doesn't work on the psp version (Dracula X chronicles) I've tried persistently and doesn't work. You're probably referring to the ps1 version on psp; and not the re-release.
Since I am playing the psx version on the psp. I have some trouble doing some spells and special uses. I assigned the analog stick which does seem to make it easier to use spells except for the sword brothers one. GRRR! But while doing this I discovered something funny. Maybe people know already although I did not find it in the guides. While doing the hadouken streetfighter move with the jewel sword equipped you create gold coins. Not much,but you create it out of nothing. How cool is that!
Question. Does this only work on a specific version> I have he PSP, have done the spell just fine, talked to the Librarian only after the sword started to spin and...... nothing. I can't get to the my menu. Thanks for your help.
playing on the Saturn version, I am able to go into the menu during the shop after doing the spell except the actual glitch to reequip the gem doesnt work....in fact when I go into the menu it KICKS me out of the sell screen....which I dont remember ever happening on the PSX version
1Sandwitch1 that because it doesn't work akujamo Dracula x only castlevania sotn and all variants direct ported from the PS1 build. so only psq, PSP (when unlocked in rondo of blood) and the xbox360 version
hey hey i have another problem plz plz :( how can i make the Bat moves Fat??? :( and where i can find the Poisn Mist i mean the thired upgread for the mist when you can hurt animes with it :(???????
Yup, that's the one. Yeah I hear that it screwed up your game pak if you caught it, but I had a few friends back in the day that caught it and their game paks worked fine as far as I could see. It's weird.
Does this work on the recent Android release of SOTN? Thanks! So far, got the soul brothers spell working. Thing is can't seem to get the home screen up while talking to the librarian. Bummer!
Okay before I even look at the comments it's $255 because of how computers workers And that's what text-to-speech said before I slowed down and it's because of how bits and bytes are arranged in computer systems that kind of stuff Binary code 256 is the number of unique things or 'items' you can express with eight digits lined up If each of those digits can only be a one or a zero So if the number is 256 then why is the number 255 do you ask?? Because you need to leave room for zero 0000000
@CRADthebarbarian thank you i have 139MP i guess its enough right? ill try toni8 my best. if i didnt get it ill get back to you and cry about it to you :P cheers
samefor dbz legacy ofgoku2 XD its cuz thevalue is max 255 and 0 thenit goesto 255 again one thing is dont do it to often it can secerelycrash the game/save
The reason for 255 is pretty simple. its the highest number you can make with the binary alloted to item numbers, much like the highest IP address is 255.255.255.255. My guess as to what the pokemon number happened was that 99 was the highest and there was no graphic for 255 so it glitched up the graphic, if you used up the items they probably might be 255. Dont mind me, just a wandering nerd with no life :P
You aren't the only one. I have trouble with all of the spells except summon spirit, dark metamorphosis, and hellfire. Most SOTN spells I am simply not skilled enough with the button input combination to cast
Was patched in the Requiem version. Just thought I'd let people know, before they waste their time like I did.
Thanks
Thank u bro
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Thanks
thanks bro, we love u
Video poster: 0 to 255 is 256 bits. 8 bits equals 1 byte of data, so 256 bits are 32 bytes of data (32 x 32 bytes are 1 megabyte, or 1024 bytes; so 256 is an important number computer memory).
Bits are stored binary digits: their values are either 0 or 1. This "squared exponential" math and strange values of 8, 32, 256 and 1024 are natural consequences of operations using base-2 numbering (binary). That has a double meaning, as "natural" in the context of numbering means base-10, or decimal-valued in computer language.
Binary coding is preferential at the machine level for computers because they are basic instructions to logic gates engineered into the integrated circuits making up the computers memory / mobo / CPU.
Fuck you nerd
Jarrett R.K. hit the nail on the head. was going to post this as this is also why Zelda on the NES can only have 255 rupess
That's sorta right... Except 8 bits have a potential 256 states. 00000000 = 0 11111111 = 255... Addition and subtraction is pretty similar in binary... Except yeah glitchy as there are no negative values. 1 - 1 = 0... 0 - 1 = 1( instead of negative 1 like normal math).
So 00000000 - 1.... Becomes 11111111. And that's basically just to compensate for the quirk of the number system. Elsewise... There are situations where 2 - 4 = 2... Which doesn't just lead to some buggy as conditions for code to rely on... It also loses track of pos/negative... Becomes arbitrary. Having the system know to count 2 - 4 as 254 instead... You can track how far the integer moved into "negative space" if you like. Sort of a trick.
But yeah if binary integers didn't loop like that... Even more things would probably break everywhere.
255 is highest number because of 8 bit binary. It is represented by 8 1's with a value of 255. 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1=255
Best way is to go to the coliseum all the way to the left where the knights skeletons and thousand dollar money bag is.use the shield rod Alucard Shield spell and walk through the enemies repeatedly to get to the money bag. then go up to the safe point and replenish your magic. this will take a couple of hours but way better than any other way that I've came up with even before I even knew about the sword brothers spell which doesn't work on the PS4 version by the way
ive owned this game 21 years and still finding new stuff in it. btw i did something similiar with one ring equipped but only got one extra out of it to sell.
I'm convinced my next playthrough the of this game is going to be fun / epic
It's been a few years since I touched it
This game
...
👌😅
🤔🤭😅
Did you know you can put the disc in a stereo system and it has a soundtrack that isn’t used in the game? Had this game on ps1 way back in the day.
255 isn’t random. The value is 1 byte, so if 0 is your lowest number, 255 will be your highest number.
THANK YOU!!! I just tried this for the 360 version & it worked just like you said. Now I have a shitload of Diamonds....GREAT VID!
I know it's for the jump boots, but I have got to wonder why, canonically, the Librarian has that hole under his chair. Nothing good comes to mind.
Ever heard of sh1t buckets?
@@matosz23 Like I said, nothing good. You would think that with all the hundreds of rooms Castlevania would include a couple of bathrooms.
@@JoeEnglandShow Maybe that's his escape route? Obviously he's not very loyal and bound to make enemies
@@handsomelarsandhisfabulousjars Maybe!
If you jump under him multiple times you can get a lot of rare items like the Dracula Tunic. Takes a while though
(Yeah I know this is years old)
The reason it's 255 is programming works in powers of two. 0 acts as the first spot in programming so it's more like 256 and 256 is 2 to the power of 8.
Hh
I was trying this on the October 2018 version on PS4. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work. I will be farming gold otherways it seems.
They fixed it
It does work on the 360 version! Just did it!
What do you mean 360 version?
On the 360 port of SotN
@@link3hyrule wow, I had no idea there was an Xbox version. That's awesome.
@@gameoverdude2249 yea it was a hot minute ago it was released. If you have an Xbox one it works on there too!
@@link3hyrule yes I just looked it up. Even the latest Xbox is backwards compatible. Gotta give 'em that. 👍 also the 360 port is basically an HD version of ps1. That's why people are getting away with glitches that aren't patched.
It works
but
255 is not a random number. You have to learn you bits and bytes to know
Didn't even know it existed. But I finally got the game back, tried it out and got it! Picked up the duplicator after selling a bunch of aquamarines. Just lovely!
this glitch only works on the old game, if you try it on the unlocked version from dracula x chronicles it doesn't work
😢
I do need to add I use jewel sword as a secondary weapon.And you need to use the jewel sword. It maybe not that helpful but still creating money out of nothing is pretty amazing.
hey man ... 255 isn't a random number ... it's a single byte used to store the total count collected .. the game only have an upper limit - which is blocked at 99. However, if u sold what you didn't have, 0 minus 1 ... and since the byte is unsigned, which means it cannot have a negative number, the bits reset to 11111111 which is 255.
Now ... 1 byte is 8 bits, means it has 256 states ... so why 255 and not 256? Because 0 itself is counted as 1 of the 256 states. Therefore the maximum limit for a single unsigned byte is 255. Hope that explains :)
Anyone know if this works on the PS4 version that was just released? I tried it a couple of times but couldn't get it to work. I'm wondering if I'm just not doing it right, or if it's been fixed.
this glitch has been patched on ps4 version
@@chrisalfeus Oh shit, goddamnit. Was about to do it now too! Thanks for the heads up!
Damn i wish i wouldve read the comments first i was just trying it and it wasnt working for the PS4 version..
Porse
yeah this video was done prior to PS4 release. and if I recall correctly it is patched in the PSP version of Rondo of Blood once unlocked as well. this only works for the PS1 version. haven't ever tried on the xb360 xbl version though.
Boys, just letting you guys know that it works on the xbox360 XBLA version
Without this glitch, I ain't buying the PS4 version
There is also the faerie glitch as well. Make sure to enable the faerie card before entering the librarian's room for the first time. Enter the room as soon as the faerie starts talking, this glitches out the librarian's dialog. When he starts talking just skip the dialog with start button and walk up to him while his dialog box is still on screen. You should be able to go into your status screen during the store menu.
@@gameoverdude2249 doesn't work on PS4 version neither :/
Still works on Xbox version, likely will never be patched out.
i know old video but The reason the number is 255 is cause the item number is stored as an 8 bit value and the highest number for an 8 bit value is 255
thank you for showing the glitch btw
I tested this on my digital copy on my PS3 and it works.
Yes because it's the original ps1 version untouched and playable on ps3. They typically can't patch classics. They patch glitches only on official re-releases.
They finally nerfed this for the PS5 I think - I can't get it to work :/
I wish you would have the time or even the interest in making more LPs.
jtomally9681 yeah I know. I mean I keep thinking I'm gonna come back but things come up and I don't really have the time to edit like I used to. I guess we'll see but for the foreseeable future, I don't see it happening.
it is not working in the new version of android and ios or ps4 I am not happy
Fixed 😢
Trying to get that spell down, thanks for the demonstration!
Glitch does no work on mobile. Both with a touch screen or controller.
it doesn´t work on the sega saturn version :(
Every year around Halloween I forget, and thank you for this video 👌
It is that the value is under flowing a coding term where if there is no negative and it goes to negative it will be read as the highest process able number 255 the max for the specific unsigned interger
Thanks for the tutorial.
lol, I remember MissingNo from back in the day! The two spaces of water beside the gym on Cinnibar island, right?Screwed up your hall of fame if you ran into it. Supposedly it screwed up your entire GAME if you caught it.
2021 and I JUST learned of this ... wanna know how I normally get the Duplicator? Spend hours collecting $2000 money bags in the reverse castle crystal caverns. Will definitely give this a shot!
You can get it faster than that. Use the clock sub weapon in the clock room. It's the only way to open the secret door to the upper right double jump up there and you'll get the Alucart Sword, Alucart Mail and Alucart shield. When you equip all three, it increases your luck exponentially, even enough for inverted castle items to be added in the loot pool of first castle enemies. Find any monster that drops the $25000 money bag or diamond ring and farm them with extreme prejudice. Might be slightly easier with the Ring of Ares or dual Rings of Varda.
Thanks, men, I'm from Russia and I am CastleVania SOTN fan. You glitch really helps me, but... can we use 3 fireball attack there?
I think they patched this in the ps4/5 version :(
Doesn't seem to work in the PS4 version.
I know this is an old video, but I'm playing the ps1 version on PS3. Does this not work if I'm playing on PS3?
NVM I GOT IT!!!
Megan Farncomb how???
@omegaPSI2006 It's a shame someone who knew how to do this glitch wouldn't get the significance of 255.
Also, there are 151 Pokemon, so Missingno and its glitchy friends are numbers 152-255, the unallocated Pokemon ID slots. Since they are unidentified, there is no graphical value to display, so the algorithm reads irrelevant data as the graphical data, resulting in arbitrary pixels. Maybe Missingno's graphical data comes from the Hall of Fame data which would explain why it corrupts that data.
Does it work for Dracula X Chronicles, PSP? Cause that’s what I have
No unfortunately... it was patched. And it will continue to be patched for all future re-releases.
this also works on the psp, ps1, and even xbox version.
for those who have trouble woring the command for the sword broes spell. you buffer the directional, thats the trick XD its like shooting a hodoken in street fighter/... i know this sounds crazy but it works if you buffer
Not psp
You are wrong #Bud it works on PSP Vita
@@joseluisblanco7345 it doesn't work on the psp version (Dracula X chronicles) I've tried persistently and doesn't work. You're probably referring to the ps1 version on psp; and not the re-release.
Dont know if anyone still cares but this is still a thing on Xbox
Does this glitch not work on PAL? Ive followed the instructions exactly and it's not working
This version was playing in original console psone ps2 or emulator?
Since I am playing the psx version on the psp. I have some trouble doing some spells and special uses. I assigned the analog stick which does seem to make it easier to use spells except for the sword brothers one. GRRR! But while doing this I discovered something funny. Maybe people know already although I did not find it in the guides. While doing the hadouken streetfighter move with the jewel sword equipped you create gold coins. Not much,but you create it out of nothing. How cool is that!
Question. Does this only work on a specific version> I have he PSP, have done the spell just fine, talked to the Librarian only after the sword started to spin and...... nothing. I can't get to the my menu. Thanks for your help.
Only the original version. The PSP version had it patched.
Hello~~may I ask this bug work in ps4 version?? Thank you
playing on the Saturn version, I am able to go into the menu during the shop after doing the spell except the actual glitch to reequip the gem doesnt work....in fact when I go into the menu it KICKS me out of the sell screen....which I dont remember ever happening on the PSX version
1Sandwitch1 that because it doesn't work akujamo Dracula x only castlevania sotn and all variants direct ported from the PS1 build. so only psq, PSP (when unlocked in rondo of blood) and the xbox360 version
On Saturn you have to exit menus with START not B.
Is this glitch works on ios/android?
@MaFeLikEmE as long has you have the sword familiar and enough MP all you need to do is do the right movements on the control pad. See description.
integer underflow?!
hey hey i have another problem plz plz :(
how can i make the Bat moves Fat??? :(
and where i can find the Poisn Mist i mean the thired upgread for the mist when you can hurt animes with it :(???????
will this work on the ps3 port?
Anybody knows if this works on the android version?
Thanks man, really good video explanation.
Yup, that's the one.
Yeah I hear that it screwed up your game pak if you caught it, but I had a few friends back in the day that caught it and their game paks worked fine as far as I could see. It's weird.
This even works in the Dracula X version.
Dracula X version? You mean the Dracula X: chronicles (psp)? I've tried and it's not working...
@@gameoverdude2249 I mean in the Japanese version. Over there is called Dracula X
Does this work on the recent Android release of SOTN? Thanks! So far, got the soul brothers spell working. Thing is can't seem to get the home screen up while talking to the librarian. Bummer!
Unfortunately it doesn't
Looks like it doesn't work on PS4 😔
Just downloaded this on my ps3 it doesn't seem to work.
It does. It's about timing
It will work as long as you're not playing a re-released version.
Has anyone tried this on the Sega Saturn version by chance?
Thanks. What are you doing? If you're having trouble doing it, tell me and I'll try to help
Hey does this work on the mobile version?
Hi. Does this still work in PS4 version?
Does this works on Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles PSP version ???
I'm trying but I couldn't so far. I gess the glitch is fixed.
Anyone knows if it works for the mobile version??
I've been trying its not sticking.
what does down/forward mean? are you supposed to press them quickly or are you supposed to press them together?
press together
Shit!! Doesn’t work on Castlevania Requiem!! 😢
Cuz Requiem is based on the PSP Redub bundle with Dracula X Chronicles.
Not working on PSP version dude
They fixed it
I tried it on the ios mobile version and it doesn’t work, I think the glitch has been fixed 😓
cause you don't have a start button
Does this work on mobile phone?
for xbox 360 is only from down to Right to up hold for 2 sec and down + x or b
I'm not sure if it work on the ps3 done it a couple of times and no results
It works on the classic version.
Okay before I even look at the comments it's $255 because of how computers workers
And that's what text-to-speech said before I slowed down and
it's because of how bits and bytes are arranged in computer systems that kind of stuff
Binary code
256 is the number of unique things or 'items' you can express with eight digits lined up
If each of those digits can only be a one or a zero
So if the number is 256 then why is the number 255 do you ask??
Because you need to leave room for zero
0000000
man i cant do it in castlevania dracula x chronicles for psp help me
how to do in android.version of the game?
Does this work on the PS4 version?
Not anymore
how i find or unlock Sowrd Familiar Spell? plz help :(
Guess this doesnt work for the new mobile game.
Your glitch worked thanks man
😭 CRAD, is there a way to do this IRL? Great video btw!
this doesnt work on the psp version :\ of castlevania the X chronicles ohwell..
Works on the Xbox 360 version. Thanks!
Hey everyone this works on the downloaded version from Playstation Network!!!
Does it work for the Android version?
255 is not a random number, it is the hexadecimal equivalent of 99.
@CRADthebarbarian thank you i have 139MP i guess its enough right?
ill try toni8 my best. if i didnt get it ill get back to you and cry about it to you :P
cheers
Nice old school
0 - 255 = integer :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_%28computer_science%29
it's cool when you understand that kind of things
Money Bags Glitch!! 😂
Everyone knows about MissingNo.
Doesn’t work
If you're playing the PS4 version on the requiem collection then it was patched out
does nthis work for psp?
No😤😭
Glad I could help.
samefor dbz legacy ofgoku2 XD its cuz thevalue is max 255 and 0 thenit goesto 255 again one thing is dont do it to often it can secerelycrash the game/save
Does it work on ps3?
PS3 version is basically a straight port as far as I know, so in theory it should work.
LightMindedJedi I got it. Thanks fam
sky rimJOB432 I've tried it a couple times so far with no results on my own PS3. I'm most likely doing something wrong.
sky rimJOB432 I was able to do it on the third try. I'm not sure what I did differently if anything At all. Also, thanks OP!
It may be a frame perfect trick.
The reason for 255 is pretty simple. its the highest number you can make with the binary alloted to item numbers, much like the highest IP address is 255.255.255.255.
My guess as to what the pokemon number happened was that 99 was the highest and there was no graphic for 255 so it glitched up the graphic, if you used up the items they probably might be 255.
Dont mind me, just a wandering nerd with no life :P
FF hex is equal to 255 thats why
I was doing the button configuration, but I just had to get used to it...got it to work! Thanks very much I appreciate it ;]
im having trouble doing this spell, damn.
You aren't the only one. I have trouble with all of the spells except summon spirit, dark metamorphosis, and hellfire. Most SOTN spells I am simply not skilled enough with the button input combination to cast
A couple years later but Got it!!! Lol
Sweet!
this glitch doesnt work
Its Does Works But If You Are Playing The PSP Version Of SOTN Then It Doesn't Work. It Have To Be PS1 Version.
fromgio no it does work i kept trying it until i fiured it out um also i thought it wouldnt work because mine is a torrented version but it works
ShadowGuardX how times did u try before it work?
im using psp
gerald pimentel dude can't u read i FIGURED it out.....lol
yeah i got it too. what i mean how long did u try before u got it figured :D anyways thanks bro