Castlevania

Castlevania

Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...

is a video game series created and developed by Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986 with , which later was released in the United States as Castlevania

Castlevania (video game)

Castlevania, known as in Japan, is a console video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan in September 1986. A year later, in May 1987 it was ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System followed by a...

. The series is one of Konami's most famous franchises. The games takes place in its own fictional universe, and the story revolves around vampire hunters from the Belmont clan waging an endless conflict against the immortal vampire Dracula

Dracula (Castlevania)

, whose real name is Mathias Cronqvist , is a fictional character from the multi-platform Castlevania video game series...

. Castlevania titles have been released on numerous different video game console

Video game console

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s, handheld game console

Handheld game console

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s, and personal computer

Personal computer

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 platforms, several which have been rereleased on multiple platforms and included as part of compilation packages. The series' characters have also appeared in several other Konami games.

Video games

Compilations and collections

Canceled titles

Related titles

There are parody games created by Konami that have Castlevania-related elements or characters.

Other media

Music albums

Title		Release date	Length	Label
Akumajō Dracula Best Vol. 1 Akumajo Dracula Best Akumajō Dracula Best Vol. 1 was released on March 20, 1990 with the catalog number KICA-1005, and a bonus sticker. It was rereleased on September 23, 1998 with the catalog number KICA-7901. It included the FDS version of Simon's Quests music, and three bonus tracks from the NES version...		March 21, 1990	1:04:00	King Records
Perfect Selection: Dracula		September 5, 1991	41:25	King Records
Perfect Selection: Dracula New Classic Perfect Selection: Dracula New Classic Perfect Selection: Dracula ~NEW CLASSIC~ is an album by Konami, featuring classical renditions of several classic Castlevania themes. It was released in Japan on April 22, 1992...		April 22, 1992	43:55	King Records
Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle is an album arranged by Naoto Shibata and performed by 柴田直人プロジェクト , a group of musicians he put together. This album features hard rock renditions of several classic Akumajō Dracula themes. It was released in Japan on July 21, 1994...		July 21, 1994	43:40	King Records
Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle II Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle II Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle II is an album arranged by Naoto Shibata and performed by 柴田直人プロジェクト , a group of musicians he put together. This album features hard rock renditions of several classic Akumajō Dracula themes. It is the second and final album of the Dracula Battle series...		June 25, 1995	42:13	King Records
Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight OST Akumajou Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK is the original soundtrack for the 1997 Konami video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, as it is known in North America. All of the tracks listed below appear in the PlayStation version of the game...		April 9, 1997	1:08:31	Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Dracula X Remixes		October 3, 1997	50:09	King Records
Akumajō Dracula MIDI Collection		October 22, 1997	53:50	King Records
Castlevania: The Original Game Soundtrack Castlevania: The Original Game Soundtrack contains the music from Konami's 1999 video game Castlevania. It was released in Japan on March 26, 1999 at a retail price of 2,234 yen . The soundtrack was also released in Europe....		March 26, 1999	1:13:22	Konami Music Entertainment
Castlevania 20th Anniversary Premium Music Collection		December 5, 2006	1:17:24	Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Notes: The CD was included in a pre-order Pre-order A pre-order is an order placed for an item which has not yet been released. The idea for pre-orders came when people found it hard to get popular items in stores due to their popularity. Companies were then given the idea to allow people to reserve their own personal copy, before the release, ...  bonus for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin at GameStop GameStop GameStop Corporation is an American video game and entertainment software retailer. The company, whose headquarters is in Grapevine, Texas, United States, operates 6,500 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New... , EB Games, and GameCrazy GameCrazy GameCrazy was a video game retailer based in Wilsonville, Oregon. It was a subsidiary of Movie Gallery. The stores were often, but not always, located adjacent to Hollywood Video rental stores.... .
Akumajo Dracula Ubawareta Kokuin OST		October 23, 2008	2:12:11	Konami Style
Akumajō Dracula Judgment OST		March 11, 2009	TBA	Konami Style
Pachislot Akumajō Dracula Original Soundtrack		June 24, 2009	TBA	Konami Style

External links

• Akumajō Dracula series at Konami Tokyo
• Castlevania series at Konami USA