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Encyclopedia > Kid Dracula

Kid Dracula is a pair of video game titles by Konami released during the early 90s. There were only two releases in the series: one for the Famicom and one for the Game Boy. Only the Game Boy version made it to the United States. Kid Dracula Logo (gameboy version) This work is copyrighted. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) (NYSE: KNM) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ... For other uses, see number 90. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ...


In Japan, the full titles of the games are Akumajō Dracula Special: Boku Dracula-kun, which means Demon Castle Dracula Special: I'm Kid Dracula. The Game Boy version was released in the United States as simply Kid Dracula.


Kid Dracula is half human, half vampire, as his mother was a mortal. Although he loved his father, he soon learned that spreading his father's evil was wrong. Even as a youngster, he fought for good against evil monsters who threatened humans. Even then he knew how to use a Ball of Destruction. Since Kid Dracula is a vampire, he has the ability to turn into a bat and fly. It has been proposed that History of vampire lore be merged and redirected into this article. ... BAT is an abbreviation for: British American Tobacco British Antarctic Territory Bangor Area Transit Baltic languages (other) (ISO 639 alpha-3, bat) Batch file filename extension in MS-DOS, Windows, and some other operating systems This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...


Games list

The following list was taken partially from Castlevania Dungeon (http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/).

Game Title Console/Platform Year Notes
Akumajō Dracula Special: Boku Dracula-kun Nintendo Famicom 1991 Japan only
Akumajō Dracula Special: Boku Dracula-kun Game Boy 1993 Japan release title
Kid Dracula Game Boy 1993 United States release title

The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ...

Storyline

The story of Kid Dracula is relatively simple. The self-proclaimed Demon King, Kid Dracula, has awoken from a long sleep, only to discover that the dinosaur Galamoth has challenged him (note that Galamoth makes an appearance in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night). Swiping his father's cape, it is then up to Kid Dracula himself to set out on the adventure to destroy the monster. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SOTN) is a Japanese action-adventure game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation video game console. ...


Connections

It should be noted that the Japanese name of the Kid Dracula series is Akumajō Dracula, which is also the name used in most of the Castlevania games in Japan (a tradition that has been recently abandoned), and thus suggests that there is a relation between the two. It is quite possible that Kid Dracula is just a parody of the Castlevania series and has no relation with its storyline. Castlevania (キャッスルヴァニア) is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ...


However, speculation has suggested that Kid Dracula is the son of Dracula, Alucard, from the Castlevania series. This would have to be either Alucard in a super deformed, comic form, or Alucard early in his childhood, before the events of Castlevania Legends (Alucard's earliest chronologial appearance), which then suggests that Kid Dracula takes place between the years 1094 and 1450. If one reads the history of Alucard, one notices that at one point, Alucard had emulated his father for the first part of his life, fitting in the possibility that Kid Dracula is indeed Alucard. Dracula based from Symphony of The Night Dracula is a character from the Castlevania series of video games, where he is the main villain in most of the titles. ... Alucard Ţepeş from Castlevania Alucard Ţepeş is the name of the son of Dracula in the Castlevania video game series. ... In anime and manga, characters which are drawn in a highly exaggerated manner are said to be super deformed (SD) or chibi. ... Castlevania Legends is the third Castlevania title released for the original Game Boy. ... Events May - the siege of Valencia ends Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ...


It should be noted that the series takes on a more comedic tone which is very much unlike the very serious tone that the Castlevania series takes.



Akumajō Dracula/Castlevania Series
Characters from the Castlevania series
Console titles: Castlevania | Vampire Killer | Castlevania II: Simon's Quest | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse | Super Castlevania IV | Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood | Castlevania: Bloodlines | Castlevania: Dracula X | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Castlevania 64 | Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness | Castlevania Chronicles (a.k.a. Castlevania X68000) | Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Handheld titles: The Castlevania Adventure | Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge | Castlevania Legends | Castlevania: Circle of the Moon | Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Miscellaneous titles: Haunted Castle (arcade game) | Kid Dracula

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Encyclopedia: Kid Dracula (1175 words)
Kid Dracula is a pair of video game titles by Konami released during the early 90s.
Kid Dracula is half human, half vampire, as his mother was a mortal.
Dracula based from Symphony of The Night Dracula is a character from the Castlevania series of video games, where he is the main villain in most of the titles.
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