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Castlevania is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan with the release of Akumajo Dracula for the Famicom Disk System and MSX platforms in 1986 in Japan. Even though the MSX port (which was localized in Europe under the title of Vampire Killer) was released first outside of Japan (a fact which had led to many people attribute the MSX version as the original game, when in reality the FDS version came out first), many people in the west weren't exposed to Akumajo Dracula until the localized release of the FDS version under the title of Castlevania for the NES in 1987.In Japan, the series is mostly known as Akumajo Dracula, which loosely translates as "Demon Castle Dracula". On the Nintendo Game Boy systems, the series is known as Dracula Densetsu, which could be translated as "The Legend of Dracula". However, since for the Game Boy Advance, the Japanese games have officially adopted the western name for the series, although it should be noted the first Japanese title to recognize the "Castlevania" name was Castlevania Chronicles (yet it still retained the subtitle of "Akumajo Dracula X68000"). This is due to the fact that the developers want to expand the series to involve scenarios that do not solely revolve around the main plotline of the series.
The series is also famous for the differences seen between the Japanese and American versions. When the games are converted for western audiences, they usually lose a heavy share of violent and religious imagery and references, fact that upsets Castlevania fans. This strong censorshipIn ancient Rome, censorship was the office or function of a censor. This article is about controls over publication and discussion. Censorship is the use of state or group power to control freedom of expression. Censorship 'criminalizes' certain actions o (which is a common practice in many other games) makes the American versions much milder, and such differences can be seen right in the opening sequence of Super Nintendo's Super Castlevania IV , for example.
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The Castlevania series is about a war between the enchanted family bloodline of the BelmontsListed below are characters from all of the Castlevania video game series. All lists are sorted in chronological order of storyline in the Castlevania series. A lot of the information on this page was added with the help of. The heroes The Belmont clan Th and DraculaDracula is a character from the Castlevania series of video games, where he is the main villain in most of the titles. He first appears in the series as the main villain of Akumajo Dracula (for many platforms). However, he first appears chronologically in. At least every hundred years, Dracula is resurrected and it is up to the Belmonts to defeat him before he causes too much pain and suffering.
The most notable Belmont is perhaps Simon BelmontSimon Belmont is unequivocally the most prominent and recognized of the heroes from the video game series Castlevania''. He has now starred in at least nine different games, seven of which are remixes of the same events. Simon Belmont in Castlevania PlayS, star of the first several Castlevania games. However, the games feature many other characters, including Belmonts, relatives and other people that the player can take control of. Included among the usable characters is AlucardAlucard Tepes is the name of the son of Dracula in the Castlevania video game series. His true full name is Adrian Farenheights Tepes . As the offspring of an unnatural bond between Dracula and a human woman named Lisa, Adrian had special powers, preordai, the son of Dracula himself. Also, several female characters star in some of the later games. See Castlevania charactersListed below are characters from all of the Castlevania video game series. All lists are sorted in chronological order of storyline in the Castlevania series. A lot of the information on this page was added with the help of. The heroes The Belmont clan Th for more information about the characters of Castlevania.
The series is somewhat based on the mythology of Bram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker ( November 8, 1847 April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula''. Early life He was born on November 8, 1847 in Clontarf in Ireland, a coastal village near Dublin. Until's novel Dracula. In fact, the novel is considered to be within the official canon of the series; the events taking place prior to Castlevania: Bloodlines . However, the series also incorporates a variety of other monsters from classic horror fiction, films, fantasy, and mythology.
