This was modified in the international releases, and the later Japanese PSN release has been altered in order to match these features. Some enemies, such as Red Skeletons and Peeping Eyes, do not award points in the original Japanese release.In the US and European versions of Chronicles, the player can save the game at stage 24, the battle with Dracula.The artwork of the Succubus was censored, since her chest in the original was exposed.

The gallery is unlocked by clearing stages in 'Arrange Mode'. The latter images were already featured in the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night. The American and European versions contain an interview with Koji Igarashi (IGA) and a gallery featuring artwork by Ayami Kojima from Castlevania Chronicles and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.While the former emulates the X68000 version (save for translating the name on the title to 'Castlevania'), the latter adds new rendered cutscenes with character design by Ayami Kojima (of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night fame), a new sprite for the main character, new music and a more balanced difficulty. The PlayStation re-release features two game modes: 'Original Mode' and 'Arrange Mode'. This release is notable for its high difficulty level.Īs for music, the player is given the choice between the internal Yamaha YM2151 FM synth of the unit, Roland LA synthesis (MT-32, CM-32L, CM-64) and Roland GS wavetable MIDI (SC-55, SC-33, SC-155, CM-300, CM-500). Roughly half the stages were directly remade from the original game, with the exclusive stages mostly taking elements from other games. The X68000 version is a remake of the original Akumajō Dracula however, this version received redesigned stages and added items taken from games released after the original. He has returned to the Earth to plague mankind. The main antagonist and final boss of the game.

English x68000 emulator