<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Original	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
Arrange	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
modernized	O
remake	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
introductory	O
cinematic	O
,	O
new	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
re-balanced	O
gameplay	O
among	O
other	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
is	O
,	O
itself	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
where	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunter	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
must	O
defeat	O
Dracula	O
and	O
save	O
Transylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PSone	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
hardware	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
,	O
more	O
complex	O
game	O
engine	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
Castlevania	B-Application
's	O
"	O
looping	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
stages	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
cleared	O
on	O
consecutive	O
playthroughs	O
before	O
reaching	O
a	O
Game	O
Over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
's	O
single	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
activated	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
playthrough	O
,	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
six	O
consecutive	O
playthroughs	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
before	O
reaching	O
its	O
difficulty	O
cap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
being	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
features	O
an	O
Arrange	O
Mode	O
that	O
adjusts	O
game	O
balance	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
accessible	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
features	O
artwork	O
by	O
Ayami	O
Kojima	O
for	O
Chronicles	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
(	O
IGA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
game	O
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
arrangements	O
of	O
familiar	O
tunes	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
brand	O
new	O
compositions	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
three	O
different	O
sound	O
modules	O
:	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
's	O
FM	O
Synthesizer	O
,	O
MIDI	O
Roland	O
LA	O
(	O
MT-32	O
,	O
CM-32L	O
,	O
CM-64	O
)	O
and	O
MIDI	O
Roland	O
GS	O
(	O
SC-55	O
,	O
SC-33	O
,	O
SC-155	O
,	O
CM-300	O
,	O
CM-500	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
hidden	O
General	O
MIDI	O
sound	O
module	O
option	O
that	O
is	O
missing	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
hardware	O
selection	O
screen	O
automatically	O
appears	O
before	O
starting	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
"	O
Original	O
Mode	O
"	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
(	O
X68000	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
expanded	O
much	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
this	O
"	O
Arrange	O
Mode	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
intact	O
,	O
or	O
play	O
the	O
"	O
Original	O
Mode	O
"	O
version	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
"	O
Original	O
Mode	O
"	O
presented	O
on	O
Chronicles	O
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
limitations	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
emulated	O
on	O
different	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
drawback	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
internal	O
clock	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
utilized	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
's	O
internal	O
time	O
and	O
date	O
settings	O
;	O
the	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
clock	O
tower	O
during	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
on	O
stage	O
15	O
would	O
reflect	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
's	O
current	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
painting	O
in	O
stage	O
21	O
would	O
reflect	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
seasons	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
current	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
,	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
date	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
manually	O
adjusted	O
only	O
after	O
a	O
hidden	O
"	O
Extra	O
Option	O
"	O
menu	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
inputting	O
an	O
altered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	O
Code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
7.8	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
the	O
worst	O
option	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
wanted	O
a	O
classic	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Steinberg	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Grade-A	O
smack	O
for	O
Castlevania''	O
collectors	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
damn	O
fine	O
experiment	O
in	O
classic	O
gaming	O
for	O
everyone	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
