Castlevania (video game)

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.