<s>
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
features	O
expanded	O
play	O
control	O
,	O
16-bit	B-Application
graphics	O
featuring	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
Mode	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
new	O
pieces	O
and	O
arrangements	O
based	O
on	O
previous	O
Castlevania	B-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1691	O
Transylvania	B-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunter	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
vampire	O
Dracula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Simon	O
through	O
eleven	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
five	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
ends	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
they	O
have	O
lost	O
them	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Ueno	O
(	O
credited	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Jun	O
Furano	O
since	O
Konami	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
real	O
names	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
main	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
16-bit	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Ueno	O
's	O
team	O
possibly	O
started	O
development	O
on	O
it	O
during	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueno	O
liked	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
the	O
most	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
pure	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueno	O
only	O
considers	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
to	O
some	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
less	O
frustrating	O
game	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
giving	O
them	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
Simon	O
when	O
he	O
walked	O
up	O
stairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Branching	O
stages	O
,	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
were	O
once	O
considered	O
but	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
once	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor	O
5	O
created	O
a	O
short	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
presented	O
it	O
to	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
was	O
impressed	O
but	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
to	O
keep	O
all	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
development	O
in-house	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
pursue	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
miniature	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
featuring	O
many	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Castlevania	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
past	O
Castlevania	B-Application
installments	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masanori	O
Adachi	O
and	O
Taro	O
Kudo	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Masanori	O
Oodachi	O
and	O
Taro	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueno	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
environment	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
more	O
interactive	O
and	O
was	O
proud	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Akumajō	O
Dracula	O
Best	O
2	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Belmont	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenges	I-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
's	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
overall	O
scores	O
of	O
4.0	O
,	O
4.0	O
,	O
4.5	O
and	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
several	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
as	O
positives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
in	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1997	O
Castlevania	B-Application
retrospective	O
,	O
GamePro	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
all-time	O
best	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
in	O
a	O
2006	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
66th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
eShop	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
wrote	O
"	O
Unlike	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
16-bit	B-Application
platformers	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
mature	O
and	O
distinguished	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Castlevania	B-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
13th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Next	O
to	O
Symphony	O
of	O
the	O
Night	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
