NES Version on record: NTSC

Castlevania

NESNTSC

NESPAL

Fight through Dracula's castle as vampire hunter Simon Belmont.

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Provenance nescartdb.com User-supplied NES template c68f2a0f: NES-CV-USA. Original physical scan retained separately; front label extracted at the recorded crop rectangle.

Specification — NTSC

Platform: NES
Region: USA (NTSC)
Release year: 1987
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Entry type: Official release
Archive code: NES-CV-USA

Specification — PAL

Platform: NES
Region: European EEC (PAL-B)
Release year: 1988
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Entry type: Official release
Archive code: NES-CV-EEC

Regional versions

This title has 2 regional records. Open a regional record to compare its complete information and artwork. Label design, language and hardware compatibility require release-specific verification; a title-card placeholder is not evidence of a physical cartridge label.

About this game

Simon Belmont enters Dracula's castle to battle its supernatural inhabitants. The route leads through six demanding levels before the confrontation with Dracula. Surviving the monsters and hazards requires careful movement and effective use of the weapons available along the way.

Region notes

USA NTSC, catalog code NES-CV-USA. Regional year 1987 is taken from the cited physical-cartridge catalog record. Other country, revision and shell variants remain separate. Gameplay language is not inferred from the region.

Archive notes

Main image uses the user-supplied transparent NES shell with this exact regional label, placed at uniform scale. This is a standardized display composite, not a physical-cartridge photograph or a print-ready label. Physical sources document the release separately. Gameplay reference: Nintendo UK — https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/NES/Castlevania--720215.html

Source & provenance

External reference: nescartdb.com

Catalogued from User-supplied NES template c68f2a0f: NES-CV-USA. Original physical scan retained separately; front label extracted at the recorded crop rectangle. (row 150).

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Reference title: Retro Games Castlevania 72 pins 8bit Game Cartridge for NES Video Game Console