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Castlevania is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami, released 31 December 1990 on DOS.

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What Castlevania is

Castlevania is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami and released in 1990. It is available on DOS only.

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Castlevania is the 14th of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania in 1990.

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What it launched against

Castlevania launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

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When did Castlevania come out?
Castlevania was released on 31 December 1990 for DOS.

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