Who missed out on Symphony of the Night?

Speaking of which, I actually want to play the Japanese Sega Saturn version now...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is also on Playstation Portable (PSP).

SotN is included, once you unlock it in the game Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is a 2.5D remake of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood for the PlayStation Portable. The game is known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula X Chronicle. It was initially unveiled by 1UP on February 1st, 2007 with footage being shown during the 1UP Show, and was released on October 23th, 2007 in North America, November 8th in Japan, and early 2008 elsewere.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is structurally similar to the original but has been rebuilt to portray a new 3D-based aesthetic. The original anime art direction has been replaced, and character designs have been handled by long-time series' artist Ayami Kojima. The story and cutscenes are completely redone with new voice-acting and with several alterations. Notably, the conversation between Dracula and Richter now exactly matches the one from the prologue of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and takes place before the battle commences, instead of after it, as originally the case. Furthermore, Maria's dialogue has been rewritten to be less blatantly humorous in order to match the more serious tone of the remake. The stage design shuffled a bit, certain candles drop different items, and backgrounds have been completely altered in some instances, for example, in the room before the Minotaurs boss in Stage 3'. The soundtrack has been remixed with contributions from Michiru Yamane and others. Certain tunes from the original game like Dark Desires and The Nest have been replaced by Tues Deus Meus (an arranged version of Dark Desires) and Moon Fight from Akumajō Dracula (X68000). A Boss Rush Mode and Sound Test option have been added to the menu. Finally, Stage 5' has been altered and an unique boss, the Hydra, is fought at the end.

As the remake is not an exact sprite-by-sprite port from the original, some gameplay mechanics have been slightly altered, decreasing the overall difficulty of the game. However, in some instances the difficulty has been increased considerably (the battle against Dullahan being a prime example) and some levels have been expanded with new areas to explore, some of which include new puzzles. Other new additions include certain obstacles that can only be bypassed after obtaining specific items. Furthermore, in the final battle with Dracula, now he displays a totally new, and much more difficult, form, with a wide repertoire of attacks.

The game includes a port of the entire Castlevania: Symphony of the Night game, which can be unlocked by finding an item in the main game. The re-localized North American version includes items that had been dropped from the original PlayStation version and includes new dialogue that more closely matches the original Japanese dialogue and new voice overs using the same voice actors who appeared in the main game.

Source: castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Dracula_X_Chronicles

My english writing wouldn't do it justice!

When I had the money to buy the game back in the day it seems that it went out of print very quick because I remember seeking it out non stop. So I had to borrow it to play it. I beat it then got the fake ending and something bothered me and it was that the bestiary was not filled up so I went to explore a little more and found out how to get the true ending.

I currently have it on PSN because the PS1 version is pricey and hard to find and more in black label.

I still remember the X-X!V''Q

I'm actually playing Dracula X Chronicles right now. Rondo of Blood is funny in a fun way, it reminds me of arcade games as a kid. (of course, its old enough to be one of those) lol

The SotN redone translation is not that different. The original didn't actually get that much wrong. The hammy voice acting is gone but the new VA's do a good job. Its funny how many people love the hammy original voice acting. lol

I have never played Symphony of the Night, or any IGAvania for that matter. I heard it is a very good game, so I am interested in it. The only thing I have that can possibly run it, though, is our 15 year old PS2. And right now I am too absorbed in Splatoon and Pokémon to browse old PS1 games on Amazon.

1). was too young to know anything about games for systems my siblings didn't buy (not that a child could afford it anyway)

2). would love too.

3). I am a cross between a pc gamer and a Nintendo gamer (skipped the WII U as it looked like shit and just used steam and played a lot of GW2.) used to have a 360 and bought a lot of xbox games, then xbox live screwed me over enough to where I never wanna deal with them again.
so at least with current systems unless it suddenly comes to steam its not about to happen.

Them's fightin' words

I'm not really feeling like arguing at the moment. Here's some Saturn spooky ghosts tho



I rest my case.