Akumajō Dracula

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Akumajō Dracula is the original Japanese title of the classic Konami action-platformer game known internationally as Castlevania, which launched the long-running gothic horror game franchise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf action-platform game
horror video game
single-player video game
video game
antagonist Count Dracula NERFINISHED
artStyle 8-bit pixel art
audio chiptune soundtrack
belongsToFranchise Castlevania NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
developer Konami NERFINISHED
feature boss battles
health bar
hearts as ammunition for sub-weapons
limited lives system
stage-based progression
firstReleasePlatform Family Computer Disk System NERFINISHED
franchiseStarterOf Castlevania franchise NERFINISHED
gameMode single-player
genre action
gothic horror
platformer
hasSubWeapons boomerang cross
dagger
holy water
stopwatch
throwing axe
hasTheme good versus evil
vampire hunting
influenced later Castlevania games
language Japanese
notableFor challenging difficulty
gothic atmosphere
iconic music
notableWeapon Vampire Killer whip NERFINISHED
originalTitleOf Castlevania NERFINISHED
partOf Castlevania series NERFINISHED
perspective side-scrolling
platform Amiga NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
Family Computer Disk System NERFINISHED
MSX2
Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED
PC (various ports and compilations)
playerCharacter Simon Belmont NERFINISHED
protagonist Simon Belmont NERFINISHED
publisher Konami NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1986
series Castlevania NERFINISHED
setting Dracula's Castle NERFINISHED

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