Castlevania
video game series
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Castlevania is a video game series[1]. Castlevania ranks in the top 2% of video game series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,729 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Hitoshi Akamatsu[3]
- Influenced by: Count Dracula[4], Dracula[5], Universal Monsters[6], folklore[7], Christianity[8], Vampire Hunter D[9], The Castle of Cagliostro[10]
- Genre: platform game[11]
- Producer: Koji Igarashi[12]
- Developer: Konami[13]
- Commons category: Castlevania[14]
- Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System[15], Super Nintendo Entertainment System[16], Sega Genesis[17], TurboGrafx-16[18], PlayStation (console)[19], Sega Saturn[20], Nintendo 64[21], PlayStation 2[22], Xbox[23], Game Boy[24], Game Boy Advance[25], Nintendo DS[26], Commodore 64[27], Sharp X68000[28]
- Inception: September 26, 1986[29]
- Official website: https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/[30], https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/jp/ja/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Castlevania[32]
- Topic has template: Template:Castlevania series[33]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Castlevania universe[34]
- Native label: 悪魔城ドラキュラ[35]
- List of characters: list of Castlevania characters[36]
- Has list: list of Castlevania media[37]
- Derivative work: Castlevania[38], Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy[39], Koumajou Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony[40]
- Media franchise: Castlevania[41]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Castlevania include Metroidvania[42], a video game genre[43].
Why It Matters
Castlevania has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Castlevania is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Castlevania include Metroidvania[42], a video game genre[43].