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Castlevania (video game)

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Castlevania
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Nintendo (GBA)
Composer(s)Kinuyo Yamashita Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesCastlevania
Platform(s)Famicom Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, PC MS-DOS, PC Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, AT&T Wireless mMode Network, Virtual Console
Release
  • JP: September 26, 1986
  • NA: May 1, 1987
  • EU: December 19, 1988
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single player
2013

Castlevania, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ, Akumajō Dorakyura, lit. "Demon Castle Dracula"), is an action platforming video game made by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It's the first game in the Castlevania series. It stars Simon Belmont, a vampire hunter, who has to battle against Dracula and his minions. It's had many sequels and is still a popular series.