Category:Castlevania

 Castlevania is one of Konami's longest running series, with games from the NES to the PS2. The series (normally) revolves around the Belmont family and their eternal mission of defeating Dracula whenever he reappears, with occational help from the Belnades clan and Alucard, the son of Dracula.

There are two types of Castlevania games: the traditional level-by-level action games and the newer, so-called, "Metroidvanias", which involves more exploration, item/key collecting, and going through areas multiple times. There is an official chronology that was created several years ago, and involved retconning several plotlines from games, as well as removing four games from the official timeline. Games are not released in chronological order, and several games are direct sequels to previous ones. Most games take place decades or even centuries after the previous entry, but some (Simon's Quest, Curse of Darkness, Dawn of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night, and Castlevania 64) take place a few years later and involve the same characters.

Castlevania games

 * Castlevania
 * Castlevania I aka Akumajou Dracula for the NES, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Arcade
 * Vampire Killer for the MSX
 * Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest aka Dracula 2 for the NES
 * The Castlevania Adventure aka Legend of Dracula for the Game Boy
 * Castlevania 3:Dracula's Curse for the NES
 * Super Castlevania IV for the SNES
 * Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge aka Legend of Dracula 2 for the Game Boy
 * Dracula X
 * Dracula X: Rondo of Blood for the PC Engine (Japan only)
 * Castlevania: Dracula X for the SNES
 * Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis
 * Castlevania: Symphony of the Night aka Castlevania: Nocturne in the Moonlight for the PS1 and Saturn (Japan only)
 * Castlevania: Legends for the Game Boy
 * Castlevania 64 for the Nintendo 64
 * Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness aka Castlevania: The Legend of Cornell for the Nintendo 64
 * Castlevania Chronicles for the PS1
 * Castlevania: Circle of the Moon for the GBA
 * Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance aka Castlevania: Concerto of the Midnight Sun for the GBA
 * Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow aka Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn for the GBA
 * Castlevania: Lament of Innocence for the PS2
 * Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow aka Castlevania: Crucifix of the Blue Moon for the Nintendo DS
 * Castlevania: Curse of Darkness for the PS2 and Xbox
 * Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS

Cancelled games

 * Castlevania: The Bloodletting for the 32X
 * Castlevania Resurrection for the Dreamcast

Spin offs

 * Haunted Castle for the Arcade
 * Kid Dracula for the NES (Japan only) and Game Boy

Chronological order

 * 1094 - Lament of Innocence
 * 1450 - Legends (removed from official chronology)
 * 1476 - Dracula's Curse
 * 1479 - Curse of Darkness
 * 1576 - The Adventure
 * 1591 - Belmont's Revenge
 * 1691 - Castlevania I/Castlevania Chronicles/Super Castlevania/Vampire Killer
 * 1698 - Simon's Quest
 * 1748 - Harmony of Dissonance
 * 1792 - Rondo of Blood/Dracula X
 * 1797 - Symphony of the Night
 * 1830 - Circle of the Moon (removed from official chronology)
 * 1844 - Legacy of Darkness (removed from official chronology)
 * 1852 - Castlevania 64 (removed from official chronology)
 * 1917 - Bloodlines
 * 1944 - Portrait of Ruin
 * 2035 - Aria of Sorrow
 * 2036 - Dawn of Sorrow