Vampire Savior 2 Arrange
Arcade backport
The two builds
USA ·
vsav2s05
Japan ·
vsav2s06About
These games need CPS-2+, an extended CPS-2 system with more memory. On MiSTer they need a 128 MB SDRAM module (a smaller one is not enough) and the CPS+ core, which the kit includes. On a computer they need HBMAME with the CPS+ driver. They don't run on the standard jtCPS2 core or in stock MAME. About CPS-2+ hardware
Vampire Savior 2 Arrange is one of the arranged editions in Capcom's 2005 PlayStation 2 Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection, and it never had an arcade release. This backport rebuilds it as a CPS-2 game.
It keeps Vampire Savior 2's game system, with Jedah as the final boss, and brings back Jon Talbain, Rikuo and Sasquatch (Gallon, Aulbath and Sasquatch in Japan) with their Vampire Hunter 2 move sets, so every fighter is selectable. Dee, the fighter Capcom made for the Arrange, has his own cell at the bottom of the select screen, and Pyron becomes an ordinary opponent.
Hidden fighters are picked from the bottom cell: press Down to spin the roulette, Start five times for Shadow, or Start seven times for Marionette. Hold Start while confirming Bishamon for Oboro Bishamon, or Jon Talbain for his dark form.
The operator menu adds a ninth difficulty, NIGHTMARE. At NIGHTMARE, a player who wins the secret Oboro Bishamon fight then faces Dee.
B.B. Hood's spoken intro against Jon Talbain is back, from the original Vampire Savior, and Dee has his own voice. The music is the arcade game's own.
The USA build is in English, with our translation; the Japan build keeps the Japanese.
This is a release candidate.
What's included
- Jon Talbain, Rikuo and Sasquatch (Gallon, Aulbath and Sasquatch in Japan) with their Vampire Hunter 2 move sets
- Dee on his own select cell, with his own voice
- Roulette, Shadow and Marionette from the bottom cell; Oboro Bishamon and Jon Talbain's dark form with Start
- NIGHTMARE difficulty, and a secret fight with Dee
- Pyron as an ordinary opponent
- B.B. Hood's spoken intro against Jon Talbain
- USA (English) and Japan builds
Screenshots
How it's distributed
Each build is put together on your own machine from files you already own. You need:
- your own PlayStation 2 disc image: Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection (Japan)
- your own arcade romsets, all Japanese: vhunt2 (Vampire Hunter 2), vsav2 (Vampire Savior 2) and vsavj (Vampire Savior)
A small tool reads the Arrange edition from your PlayStation 2 disc image, combines it with your arcade romsets, and writes out the finished sets for MiSTer and HBMAME, with the CPS+ core for MiSTer.
The builds
| Region | Title | HBMAME / MiSTer |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Vampire Savior 2 Arrange | vsav2s05 |
| Japan | Vampire Savior 2 Arrange | vsav2s06 |
Download
Merged, split and complete archives and extracted ROM folders are accepted. Use --rompath /path/to/roms (repeatable) and --check to verify arcade inputs before rebuilding from your disc. 7z needs installed 7-Zip; ZIP does not.
The kit is our reconstruction code and a short list of byte patches. Everything else is rebuilt on your machine from files you already own.
What you supply
- your own PlayStation 2 disc image: Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection (Japan)
- your own arcade romsets, all Japanese: vhunt2 (Vampire Hunter 2), vsav2 (Vampire Savior 2) and vsavj (Vampire Savior)
How to build
unzip vsav2-arrange-rc1-kit.zip -d vsav2-arrange
cd vsav2-arrange
python3 apply.py --iso "Vampire Darkstalkers Collection.iso" \
--rompath roms --out-dir outRelease history
rc1 (2026-10-07)
- First public release.
Related projects
- Vampire Savior 2, our English translation, which the USA build carries
- Night Warriors 2 Arrange, the other Arrange edition
- CPS-2+ hardware, how the extended system these sets need works
Notes
- On MiSTer each game image is about 92 MB, so it takes longer to load than the original game.
- This is a fan backport, unaffiliated with Capcom. The sets are built from the disc and romsets you already own; the kit ships only our own code, translated text and layout, plus the CPS+ core with its source and licenses.