History VideoGame / CastlevaniaChronicles

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The epic version of Simon's Theme that plays in Block 8, especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdJk7a18Cg the Arranged Version]].

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The version of Simon's Theme that plays in Block 8, especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdJk7a18Cg the Arranged Version]].

* EliteMook: FrankensteinsMonster appears as a sort of midboss in Stage 7. In a similar vein, a Stained Glass Knight appears just before the fight with Medusa.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Half-way through stage 2 you'll see the giant dragon skeleton. Guess who's the Boss?

* HellFire: Being the remake of the first game, Dracula uses his classic teleport and fireballs in the first stage of the FinalBoss fight.

* LiftOfDoom: The elevator in stage 2 ''isn't'' intangible to the obstacles - each one breaks a piece off, giving you less room to move.

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: On the background of the second area of stage 2 you can see winged shapes with spears flying by. They attack you ten seconds later.

* NoFairCheating: The first stage closely resembles the first stage of the original ''Castlevania''. Thus, you might know exactly where the wall meat is hidden. Nope, it's been moved. In its place, how about an infinite supply of [[GoddamnedBats fleamen]]?

** Stage 1 is copied almost brick-to-brick from original ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania|I}}''.
** Stage 2 has elements from original game's first half of Stage 4.
** The first of Stage 3 has elements from original game's second half of Stage 4.
** Stage 4 is basically Stage 2 from original game with the giant blood crying statue. It also has elements of the Church segment from the first level of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''.
** The beginning of Stage 6 is the same as the beginning of final stage from ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV''.
** Stage 7 is stage 5 from the original game.

* SceneryGorn: Stage 7 is given a much bloodier overhaul from the original ''Castlevania'''s Stage 5, complete with hanging, partially dismembered corpses and gory body parts left on several operating tables.
* ShoutOut: The [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} original guy]] who [[LooksLikeOrlok Looked Like Orlok]] can be seen in the background of the stage 9, frozen in a block of ice
* StalactiteSpite: In stage 2, the underground level.

* TearsFromAStone: A large statue produces TearsOfBlood. They turn into [[InvincibleMinorMinion red skeletons]], too. Guess what [[VisualPun BGM plays in that stage]] (which is stage 4 by the way)?
* ToyTime: Stage 6 is the Tower of Dolls and Mirrors, where toys come to life and attack you.
* VideoGameRemake: This is the remake of the original VideoGame/CastlevaniaI, similar how VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV is.

* Gainaxing: [[UniqueEnemy the Mud Woman]]

* RedheadedHero: The remake was the first game to depict Simon with red hair (''and'' drawn by Ayami Kojima). He hasn't been seen with another color since.

* VideoGameRemake: This is the remake of the original VideoGame/CastlevaniaI, VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV is not.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything:
** Each NewGamePlus tweaks the obstacles you face. For example, by the second loop, the black panthers in Dracula's Castle can jump at will, and the ninja maids can [[RollingAttack roll at you]] ala [[Franchise/StreetFighter Blanka]]. By the third loop, the animated patrol armors get aggressive when you occupy the same platform as them.
** Also see NoFairCheating below.

The [[VideoGameRemake most recent version]] of Simon Belmont's assault on Dracula's castle in 1691.

Originally titled ''Akumajo Dracula'' (same as the original ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania|I}}'') and released solely in Japan in 1993 for the SharpX68000 computer, it was rereleased worldwide on the {{Sony PlayStation}} in 2001 as ''Castlevania Chronicles''. It had two modes: "Arrange Mode" with updated graphics, music and sound effects and selectable difficulty, and "Original Mode" which was a port of the SharpX68000 version.

* IconicOutfit: The infamous "Black leather skirt and high-heeled Dominatrix boots" that Simon Belmont was saddled with Arranged mode.

* SymbolicBlood: Fake Simon [[HighPressureBlood becomes a fountain of broken glass]] upon defeat.

Originally titled ''Akumajo Dracula'' (same as the original ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania|I}}'') and released solely in Japan in 1993 for the SharpX68000 computer, it was rereleased worldwide on the {{Sony PlayStation}} in 2001 as ''Castlevania Chronicles''.

* StockSubtitle: ''Chronicles'' would later make an another appearance with ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles]]''.

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The most recent version of Simon Belmont's assault on Dracula's castle in 1691.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: See NoFairCheating below
** Each {{new game plus}} tweaks the obstacles you face. For example, by the second loop, the black panthers in Dracula's Castle can jump at will, and the ninja maids can roll at you ala [[StreetFighter Blanka]]. By the third loop, the animated patrol armors get aggressive when you occupy the same platform as them.
* EliteMook: Frankenstein's Monster appears as a sort of midboss in Stage 7. In a similar vein, a Stained Glass Knight appears just before the fight with Medusa.

* NinjaMaid: Unlike the later vacuuming martial artists, these lithely leap around and throw knives.
** TurnsRed: Some of them turn wild and shoot homing fireballs at you if you strike them.
* NintendoHard: Thankfully, the remake tones down the difficulty for the Arrange Mode.
** If you're a sucker for punishment, try taking on the original mode and all its {{New Game Plus}}es.

** The first of Stage 3 has elements from original game's second half of Stage 4.

* StalactiteSpite: In stage 2.
* SubvertedInnocence: One of the later rooms is an art gallery that starts off with a colorful mural of an outdoor scene on the back wall. ([[HolidayMode It even changes season based on the time of year.]]) The beauty of the area doesn't last.
* TearsFromAStone: A large statue produces TearsOfBlood. They turn into [[InvincibleMinorMinion red skeletons]], too. Guess what [[VisualPun BGM plays in that stage]]? (which is stage 4 by the way).
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The most recent version ([[CapcomSequelStagnation one of five]]) of Simon Belmont's assault on Dracula's castle in 1691.

Originally titled ''Akumajo Dracula'' (same as the original ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania|1986}}'') and released solely in Japan in 1993 for the SharpX68000 computer, it was rereleased worldwide on the {{Sony PlayStation}} in 2001 as ''Castlevania Chronicles''.

* AnachronismStew - Dracula keeps M. C. Escher's ''Relativity'' and Salvador Dali's ''Persistance of Memory'' (or pretty good copies of them) in his private art gallery!
* {{AI Breaker}} - The dolls in the tower freeze up and stop homing in on you when you climb the stairs, but they'll still move relative to your climbing. Reposition yourself and whip them as you see fit.
* {{Beastess}} - This is the only ''female'' werewolf in the series to date. How does she compare? The typical series werewolf uses charging attacks, fireballs and a ground pound. This werewolf ''rips the clock tower apart'' trying to kill you.

* [[TearsOfBlood Bloody Tears]] - From a large statue. They turn into [[InvincibleMinorMinion red skeletons]], too. Guess what BGM plays in that stage? (which is stage 4 by the way).
* CreepyDoll - What do you expect from the place called Tower of Dolls?
* DenialOfDiagonalAttack - Simon can only whip downwards or diagonally downwards when jumping, now. After ''Super Castlevania IV'', this is very jarring.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything - See NoFairCheating below

* FallingChandelierOfDoom - And they also set the stage (and the enemies) on fire.
* ForebodingArchitecture - The skull door to the last section of Dracula's keep, attended by Ninja Maids.

* AGlassOfChianti - This is the first game to depict Dracula with a glass in hand.
* AnIcePerson - The Ice Wizard.
* ManaBurn - If the Ice Wizard boss hits you with the dragon head attack, it'll drain your heart stock.

* NewGamePlus - Each play through [[SerialEscalation bumps the difficulty]], for a max of [[HarderThanHard 8 different play throughs]]
* NinjaMaid - Unlike the later vacuuming martial artists, these lithely leap around and throw knives.
** TurnsRed - Some of them turn wild and shoot homing fireballs at you if you strike them.
* NintendoHard - Thankfully, the remake tones down the difficulty for the Arrange Mode.

* NoFairCheating - The first stage closely resembles the first stage of the original ''Castlevania''. Thus, you might know exactly where the wall meat is hidden. Nope, it's been moved. In its place, how about an infinite supply of [[GoddamnedBats fleamen]]?

** Stage 1 is copied almost brick-to-brick from original Castlevania.
** Stage 2 has elements from Castlevania's first half of Stage 4.
** The first of Stage 3 has elements from Castlevania's second half of Stage 4.
** Stage 4 is basically Stage 2 from Castlevania with the giant blood crying statue. It also has elements of the Church segment from the first level of CastlevaniaIII
** The beginning of Stage 6 is the same as the beginning of final stage from SuperCastlevaniaIV.
** Stage 7 is stage 5 from Castlevania.
* OrchestraHitTechnoBattle - The final boss track "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUARZuhOsH0 You Goddamned Bathead!]]"
* RedheadedHero - The remake was the first game to depict Simon with red hair (''and'' drawn by Ayami Kojima). He hasn't been seen with another color since.
* SceneryGorn - Stage 7 is given a much bloodier overhaul from the original ''Castlevania'''s Stage 5, complete with hanging, partially dismembered corpses and gory body parts left on several operating tables.
* StalactiteSpite - In stage 2.
* SubvertedInnocence - One of the later rooms is an art gallery that starts off with a colorful mural of an outdoor scene on the back wall. ([[HolidayMode It even changes season based on the time of year.]]) The beauty of the area doesn't last.
* TearsFromAStone
* VisualPun - For those who didn't figure it out, the theme of stage 4 (the one with the the giant statues that cries TearsOfBlood) is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpxB_mbD-kU Bloody Tears]].

* WastedSong - One of the game's two most popular new songs (the other being the Tower of Dolls) is used for its ''data loading screen''. It wasn't until ''Dracula X Chronicles'' and ''Adventure Rebirth'' that its true potential was harnessed.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: Why they removed the Japanese chatter of the dolls from the US release is anyone's guess.

** Probably because it was in Japanese.

** Stage 4 is basically Stage 2 from Castlevania with the giant blood crying statue.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: Why they removed the japanese chatter of the dolls from the US release is anyone's guess.

* Bowdlerize: Why they removed the japanese chatter of the dolls from the US release is anyone's guess.