<s>
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
cursor	O
to	O
direct	O
Jennifer	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
plot	O
and	O
artistic	O
style	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Italian	O
horror	O
film	O
director	O
Dario	O
Argento	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Phenomena	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
haunting	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
exploration	O
have	O
drawn	O
criticism	O
for	O
being	O
tedious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
2D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Jennifer	O
dies	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
returning	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
and	O
other	O
orphaned	O
children	O
named	O
Laura	O
,	O
Anne	O
,	O
and	O
Lotte	O
are	O
adopted	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
by	O
a	O
wealthy	O
recluse	O
named	O
Simon	O
Barrows	O
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
mansion	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
"	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
its	O
predominant	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
all	O
the	O
necessary	O
items	O
and	O
clues	O
,	O
then	O
she	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
of	O
the	O
mansion	O
-	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
Devil	O
Idol	O
or	O
the	O
Sceptor	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
canonical	O
as	O
it	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Lotte	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
rescue	O
Jennifer	O
from	O
the	O
jail	O
cell	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
dying	O
at	O
an	O
altar	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
Jennifer	O
about	O
the	O
switches	O
in	O
the	O
clock	B-Application
tower	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
triggers	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
immolates	O
Dan	O
,	O
while	O
Jennifer	O
rides	O
an	O
elevator	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
ends	O
up	O
defeating	O
Bobby	O
in	O
the	O
clock	B-Application
tower	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mary	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
(	O
or	O
around	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
prior	O
actions	O
)	O
the	O
clock	B-Application
tower	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Anne	O
(	O
or	O
Laura	O
)	O
has	O
not	O
died	O
yet	O
,	O
then	O
this	O
survivor	O
reunites	O
with	O
Jennifer	O
at	O
the	O
clock	B-Application
tower	I-Application
but	O
is	O
soon	O
thrown	O
down	O
the	O
tower	O
by	O
Mary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
actions	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
Endings	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
or	O
C	O
-	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
could	O
be	O
canonical	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
next	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hifumi	O
Kono	O
,	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
film	O
directors	O
,	O
Dario	O
Argento	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
has	O
strong	O
relations	O
to	O
its	O
plot	O
and	O
shares	O
other	O
similarities	O
with	O
Argento	O
's	O
1980s	O
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
occult	O
themes	O
,	O
distressed	O
young	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
bright	O
colors	O
atop	O
a	O
foggy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
had	O
a	O
passion	O
for	O
old	O
horror	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
to	O
feel	O
like	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
described	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
project	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
budget	O
and	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
graphics	O
in	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
digitizing	O
photographs	O
of	O
real	O
people	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
technique	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
8th	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
54,293	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
featured	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
scenes	O
,	O
and	O
minor	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
monochrome	O
version	O
with	O
no	O
pause	O
option	O
and	O
some	O
HUD	O
changes	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2013	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
reached	O
multiple	O
PlayStation	B-Device
devices	O
via	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
,	O
also	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
has	O
never	O
been	O
officially	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
fan	O
translations	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
CLOCK	B-Application
TOWER	I-Application
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Sound	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Head	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
made	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
added	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
like	O
mouse	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
22	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Hernando	O
Vallejo	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
described	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
thrilling	O
experiences	O
the	O
 [ horror ] 	O
genre	O
can	O
offer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
interesting	O
adventure	O
experience	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
navigating	O
the	O
mansion	O
layout	O
,	O
excessive	O
item	O
hunting	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
flaws	O
,	O
he	O
still	O
found	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
atmospheric	O
horror	O
at	O
its	O
most	O
raw	O
,	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
and	O
Pinsof	O
believed	O
that	O
although	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
aged	O
poorly	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
worth	O
experiencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
has	O
been	O
seen	O
as	O
influential	O
on	O
horror	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
instrumental	O
in	O
establishing	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
alongside	O
the	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
solidified	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
a	O
developer	O
along	O
with	O
Twilight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
and	O
Laplace	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
mook	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
to	O
Nostalgic	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
horror	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
A.V.	O
</s>
