Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse [a] is a 1989 action-platform game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1989, and in North America in 1990, and in Europe by Palcom in 1992. It was later released on the Virtual Console for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
The compilation includes the NES versions of Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, and Kid Dracula along with Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy), Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy), Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) and Super Castlevania IV (SNES). Developed by M2.
Castlevania (/ ˌ k æ s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə /), known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, [a] [2] is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise created by Konami.The series is largely set in the castle of Count Dracula, the arch-enemy of the Belmont clan of vampire hunters.
Simon's Quest was designed by Hitoshi Akamatsu, who also directed Castlevania (1986) and Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989) on the NES. [17] [18] It was released on the Famicom Disk System (FDS) on August 28, 1987 in Japan. [2] Originally titled Dracula II in Japan, Akamatsu created the title Simon's Quest for release in Western ...
Following these four Player's Guides, a fifth was released to Nintendo Power subscribers entitled Top Secret Passwords, containing passwords for a wide variety of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. While initially billed as a subscriber exclusive, this guide was eventually sold at retailers.
In Hitoshi Akamatsu's last game, the prequel Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Dracula unleashes his army of monsters on Europe in 1476. The people of Wallachia secure the aid of Trevor Belmont, who journeys to Castlevania with the help of Grant Danasty, Sypha Belandes and Dracula's son Alucard, and he becomes the first Belmont to defeat Dracula.
The main antagonist of the Castlevania series is Dracula (ドラキュラ, Dorakyura), based on the original character by Bram Stoker and his depiction in film. [1] [2] His real name is Dracula Vlad Tepes, and he is estimated to be over 800 years old by the time of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). [3]
In 1691, Simon Belmont kills Count Dracula in an event that is retold in multiple games (Castlevania, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, Super Castlevania IV, and Castlevania Chronicles). [1] [2] By the events of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, the now deceased Dracula has placed a curse on Simon and all of Transylvania. Simon breaks the curse by ...