Super Castlevania IV, known as Akumajō Dracula in Japan, is a platform game developed and published by Konami and the first Castlevania game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in 1991 and later re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in 2006. While Super Castlevania IV features the same plot and premise of the first Castlevania on the NES, it also has eleven new stages , expanded play control, 16-bit graphics featuring SNES Mode 7, and a soundtrack featuring brand new pieces and remixes based on previous Castlevania music. The events... are the same as the original Castlevania for the NES. The game takes place in 1691 Transylvania where, after 100 years of peace, evil spirits trying to end the world have resurrected the vampire Dracula along with his undead army and have begun terrorizing the masses. Players take control of the game's hero Simon Belmont on a quest to destroy Dracula and restore peace to Transylvania.
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| Release date: | 1991 |
| Publisher: | Konami |