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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 occasional 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

• Akumajou Dracula is the Japanese name for the Castlevania video game series, as it is known as outside Japan. Several games, in Japan, within the series share the Akumajou Dracula name:
  • Castlevania, the first game in the series for the NES. It was originally released on the Famicom Disk System, and was also ported to the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga.
  • Vampire Killer, a game in the series for the MSX2.
  • Haunted Castle a game in the series for the Arcade.
  • Super Castlevania IV, a game in the series for the SNES.
  • Castlevania Chronicles, a game in the series originally released for the Sharp X68000. The original Sharp X68000 version is also officially called Akumajou Dracula X68000.
• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest aka Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin for the NES.
• Legend of Dracula:
  • Castlevania: The Adventure aka Legend of Dracula for the Game Boy.
  • Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge aka Legend of Dracula 2 for the Game Boy.
  • Full-color versions included in Konami Collection Vol. 1 and Konami Collection Vol. 3 for Game Boy Color (Japan and Europe only).
• Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse aka Demon Castle Legends for the NES.
• Dracula X.
  • Dracula X: Rondo of Blood for the PC Engine (Japan only).
  • Castlevania: Dracula X aka Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss for the SNES.
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night aka Castlevania: Nocturne in the Moonlight for the PS1 and Saturn (Japan only).
  • Original and 2.5D version included in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP.
• Castlevania: Bloodlines aka Castlevania: The New Generation for the Sega Genesis.
• Castlevania Legends for the Game Boy and the Super Game Boy.
• Castlevania Apocalypse:
  • Castlevania 64 aka Castlevania Apocalypse 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.

Chronological table

The original title of the series is Akumajou Dracula, where Akumajou is Japanese for Devil Castle. Metroidvania is a term referring to 2D video games where the exploration is non-linear; its earliest famous example is the Metroid series, hence the name Metroidvania.

After 2010, the Castlevania series was rebooted. The games are then titled Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (plus number or subtitle) in both the original and localized versions.

Cancelled games

• Castlevania: The Bloodletting for the 32X
• Castlevania Resurrection for the Dreamcast
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Game.com

Spin offs

• Kid Dracula for the NES (Japan only) and Game Boy

Heroes and chronological order

• XI Century:
  • 1094: Leon Belmont (Lament of Innocence)
• XV Century:
  • 1431-1476: Life of the historical Vlad III Dracula, Prince of Wallachia, called "Tepes" (Rumanian for "Impaler") by his enemies.
  • 1450: Sonia Belmont (Legends, removed from official chronology: Dracula would have been 19)
  • 1476: Trevor Belmont (Dracula's Curse)
  • 1479: Trevor Belmont (Curse of Darkness)
• XVI Century:
  • 1576: Christopher Belmont (The Adventure)
  • 1591: Christopher Belmont (Belmont's Revenge)
• XVII Century:
  • 1691: Simon Belmont (Castlevania, Castlevania Chronicles, Super Castlevania, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle)
  • 1698: Simon Belmont (Simon's Quest)
• XVIII Century:
  • 1748: Juste Belmont (Harmony of Dissonance)
  • 1792: Richter Belmont (Rondo of Blood, Dracula X, Dracula X Chronicles)
  • 1797: Richter Belmont, Alucard Tepes (Symphony of the Night)
• XIX Century:
  • 1800s: Shanoa (Order of Ecclesia)
  • 1830: Nathan Graves (Circle of the Moon, removed from official chronology)
  • 1844: Reinhardt Schneider, Cornell (Legacy of Darkness, removed from official chronology)
  • 1852: Reinhardt Schneider, Carrie Fernandez (Castlevania 64, removed from official chronology)
  • 1893: Setting of Brahm Stoker's novel "Dracula".
• XX Century:
  • 1917: John Morris (Bloodlines)
  • 1944: Jonathan Morris (Portrait of Ruin)
• XXI Century:
  • 2035: Soma Cruz, Julius Belmont (Aria of Sorrow)
  • 2036: Soma Cruz, Julius Belmont (Dawn of Sorrow)
• Time rift:
  • Castlevania Judgement
  • Castlevania: Harmony of Despair