Posted Aug 17, 2007 at 05:46AM by Charles D. Listed in: Interviews, Games, Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles Tags: Konami
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You can't talk about Konami without mentioning one of the titles which brought them so much fame in the gaming industry. What am I talking about? I'm talking about Castlevania, the vampire-slaying side-scroller which put Konami on the face of the video gaming map.

In an interview with Ken Ogasawara, localization producer for Castlevania, he talked about the upcoming Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP and some insights regarding the evolution of the game from its original conception way back in 1993. When asked about the nostalgic take of games Konami has been into lately, he had this to say on the matter:

Well, when it comes down to it, that's where Konami's roots have always been. In some ways we're seeing a renaissance of classic action and arcade-style games, helped along by Live Arcade and Virtual Console. We've already put a lot of our older titles up on these services, and depending on how well they do, we'll take a look and see if we can possibly revisit them in the future.


Anyone who's played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will now be able to enjoy the full history of the vampire hunter, Richter Belmont, in this remade side-scrolling platformer for the PSP. The original version on which Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles was based on (Akumajō Dracula X Chi no Rondo a.k.a. Rondo of Blood) never had an official release in the United States.

The game features unlockable content which includes the original versions of Rondo of Blood and SotN as well as new unlockable characters not found in the originals. With the game set for an October release date, everyone can now satisfy their nostalgia by playing this much-awaited game.


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   by anus (Unregistered) - 2007-08-17
 » anus

anus

   by ^_^ (Unregistered) - 2007-08-17
 » interesting...

i was just trying to get the japanese Rondo of Blood to work on the PC, using an emulator... still having problems, though.
Because I tried the Japanese SOTN on the Saturn emu, and it was nice. You can play as Richter or Maria right from the start.
And there are a few areas only present in the Saturn version.
I can't wait to see how this game turns out!

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   by Jx1 - 2007-08-17
 » Oct!

October is so close :D!

can't wait to play ^^!!
* ¬*

   by RMXIII (Unregistered) - 2007-08-17
 » Versions

Hope the version of SOTN on this game is the Sega Saturn varsion "Nocturn in the Moonlight" with Maria and Ricxhter playable right from the start with all the ares not founs in the PSX version

   by Zack (Unregistered) - 2007-08-17
 » Castlevania wasn't Konami's "big break"

"Castlevania, the vampire-slaying side-scroller which put Konami on the face of the video gaming map."

It did what now? That would be Frogger. Konami was big in arcades before the NES even existed. Even Gradius is older than Castlevania.

   by gamemasterkobs (Unregistered) - 2007-08-18
 » great bday gift

october is my bday castlevania would be a great present for me cause im a fan of castlevania sotn and ds versions



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