Akumajou Dracula, the Video Game by Konami

Type of the machine : Video Game
Akumajou Dracula © 1988 Konami.

Dracula stole our hero's wife the day of the ceremony and so you must rescue her. Armed with your whip, fight classic horror monsters in in this horizontal action game.

Game ID : GX768

Main CPU : KONAMI (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), YM3812 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), K051649 (@ 1.789772 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.00 Hz
Palette colors : 128

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

Released in February 1988.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Demon Castle Dracula'.

This game is known in US as "Haunted Castle".

Akumajou Dracula IS part of the "CastleVania" games series. However, as many games of this series, it is not part of the main storyline. The main character doesn't have any name, but it is believed to be Simon Belmont of the original "CastleVania".

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Collection Vol.1 - K30X7705) on 05/08/1988. This album was reprinted (KCIA-2309) on 21/05/1993.

Version P : the damage is less effective.

* Combinding Credits : If you've ever played Akumajou Dracula, then you know that you are only allowed 3 continues throughout the game. And since you only get One Life per credit, it makes for a hard game. But if you have four credits in the game and hit the player one start button four times you will combined all four credits together giving you a huge life bar. Making this game a lot easier to play. Only trouble is, if you die, it will be game over because you will have used up all 3 of your continues making your Life Bar bigger.

1. Akumajou Dracula (1986, Nintendo Famicom Disk System)
2. Akumajou Dracula (1986, MSX2)
3. Dracula II - Noroi No Fuuin (1987, Nintendo Famicom Disk System)
4. Akumajou Dracula (1988, Arcade)
5. Dracula Densetsu (1989, Nintendo Game Boy)
6. Akumajou Densetsu (1989, Nintendo Famicom)
7. Dracula Densetsu II (1991, Nintendo Game Boy)
8. Akumajou Dracula (1991, Nintendo Super Famicom)
9. Akumajou Dracula (1993, Sharp X68000)
10. Akumajou Dracula X - Chi No Rondo (1993, PC-Engine CD)
11. Vampire Killer (1994, Sega Mega Drive)
12. Akumajou Dracula XX (1995, Nintendo Super Famicom)
13. Akumajou Dracula X - Gekka no Yasokyoku (1997, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
14. Akumajou Dracula - Shikoku Taru Zensoukyoku (1997, Nintendo Game Boy)
15. Akumajou Dracula Mokushiroku, (1998, Nintendo 64)
16. Akumajou Dracula Mokushiroku Gaiden - Legend of Cornell (1999, Nintendo 64)
17. Castlevania Chronicle - Akumajou Dracula (2001, Sony PlayStation)
18. Akumajou Dracula - Circle of the Moon (2001, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
19. Castlevania - Byakuya no Concerto (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
20. Castlevania ~Akatsuki no Minuet~ (2003, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
21. Castlevania (2003, Sony PlayStation 2)
22. Akumajou Dracula - Sogetsu no Jujika (2005, Nintendo DS)
23. Akumajou Dracula - Yami No Juin (2005, Microsoft XBOX, Sony PlayStation 2)
24. Akumajou Dracula - Gallery of Labyrinth (2006, Nintendo DS)
25. Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle (2007, Sony PlayStation Portable)
26. Akumajou Dracula Ubawareta Kokuin (2008, Nintendo DS)
27. Akumajou Dracula - The Arcade (2008, Arcade)

Consoles :

Sony Playstation 2 (2005, "Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono 15 - Akumajou Dracula")

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.