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Title: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: andor on December 09, 2007, 05:03:21 AM
PSP Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
PS Castlevania Chronicles
MOBILE Castlevania mobile (not order of shadows)

are these 3 the same Castlevania game for NES only redone in graphics?

If so any changes done on any other than graphics?
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: CVfan13 on December 09, 2007, 06:29:59 AM
In Reply To #1

Dracula x Chronicles is remade from RoB, and Chronicles is the NES game, but with new stages, and I am unfamiliar with the mobile game.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: Long John Silver on December 09, 2007, 06:34:21 AM
The mobile castlevania is more less a port of nes with slightly enhanced but still nes looking graphics and downgraded music.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: andor on December 09, 2007, 07:01:21 AM
what does RoB mean sorry?!
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: shelverton. on December 09, 2007, 07:03:08 AM
Chronicles is NOT the NES game. It's a re-telling of Simon's story, but it's a port of the X68000 game from 1993 (or something).

And RoB means Rondo of Blood.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: CVfan13 on December 09, 2007, 07:08:54 AM
In Reply To #5

WEll i didn't mean its THE NES game, its a remake of the NES game with the same story but with updated music and graphics, with the addition of some new stages.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: shelverton. on December 09, 2007, 07:15:16 AM
In Reply To #6

I guess you could call it a remake, though I have to admit I've never looked at it that way.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: CVfan13 on December 09, 2007, 07:16:39 AM
In Reply To #7

But it was made as a remake! It's part of the Chronicles mini-series, which are all remakes, the title even sayts so, right??
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: shelverton. on December 09, 2007, 07:19:49 AM
In Reply To #8

A remake of "Akumajo Dracula" for the X68000, yes.
Not a remake of the NES game. The games are not the same.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: CVfan13 on December 09, 2007, 09:57:57 AM
In Reply To #9

Grrrrr. I hate when I'm proven wrong.  >:( Oh well. But wasn't the old one meant to be somewhat of a remake.  :D
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: shelverton. on December 09, 2007, 11:23:24 AM
In Reply To #10

It depends on how you look at it.
Do you consider Super Castlevania 4 to be a remake of the NES original? What about Haunted Castle? If yes, then I guess you could call Chronicles a remake of the NES Castlevania. I feel that they're all re-telling the same story, but in the end they're original games, not remakes.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: CVfan13 on December 09, 2007, 05:05:19 PM
In Reply To #11

well, they seem to be half remakes, only because theyre the same story, but changed a little, unlike DXC which is excactly the same.
Title: Re: I need answers for three castlevania Games
Post by: Slayer on December 09, 2007, 05:28:34 PM
Ok, lets clear the confusion (hopefully)
CastleVania Chronicles is a re-release of Akumajou Dracula X68000, containing the original and an updated version, all performed through emulation.  Akumajou Dracula X68000 is, basically, a remake of the original CastleVania, not neccesarily a port with updated graphics,  but more-so of a retelling.  Basically, X68000, and vicariously Chronicles, is related to the NES CastleVania as Super CastleVania IV is.