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Kid Dracula (1990)

Konami

Family Computer · Legacy Mobile Device

3.11 from 79 ratings

164 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 49 backlogged · 20 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h · with extras 2h (from 6 logged playthroughs)

Kid Dracula is a platformer video game made by Konami. It was released only in Japan for the Famicom on 19 October 1990. It is considered a parody of the Castlevania series. A version for mobile phones was also released on 30 June 2006 in Japan only. The game saw ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and … Read more
Kid Dracula is a platformer video game made by Konami. It was released only in Japan for the Famicom on 19 October 1990. It is considered a parody of the Castlevania series. A version for mobile phones was also released on 30 June 2006 in Japan only. The game saw ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows as part of the Castlevania Anniversary Collection which was released digitally on May 16, 2019 in all regions. Read less
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Details

Developers
Konami
Publishers
Konami
Genres
Platform, Shooter
Themes
Action, Comedy, Horror, Kids
Franchises
Castlevania
Series
Castlevania, Kid Dracula
Event
Dai-2-kai Shoshinkai Soft Tenshikai / Super Famicom - Family Computer - Game Boy Soft Tenshikai

Release dates

  • Oct 19, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
  • Jun 30, 2006 (Full Release) (Japan) Legacy Mobile Device

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Rating distribution

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4 stars
21
3 stars
43
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1 star
6
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TheBeautifulEric

Status TheBeautifulEric Aug 18, 2023 Completed

I enjoyed this game a lot more than I expected to. I actually think it is my favorite game in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. It plays more like Ghosts n Goblins + Mega Man than it does a Castlevania, which is probably why I gravitated towards it. Unlocking new abilities was a blast because they felt useful and distinct from …

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I enjoyed this game a lot more than I expected to. I actually think it is my favorite game in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. It plays more like Ghosts n Goblins + Mega Man than it does a Castlevania, which is probably why I gravitated towards it. Unlocking new abilities was a blast because they felt useful and distinct from one another. I love the art, how colorful it is, and how playful it is. I really wish it was on the Genesis or SNES instead of the NES because I think it would have benefited from the stronger hardware. There was a bit of flickering and there's the occasional oddity of scrolling not functioning as it should. I think the only stage I didn't really enjoy was the last one because it suddenly got pretty difficult out of nowhere. It was a short game, but it was sweet while it lasted.

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Reset_Tears

Status Reset_Tears Jun 30, 2021

I played this one via the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Which was great, because it was originally a Japan-only game! So that's something cool Konami has done recently (well, perhaps I should mainly thank M2).

And what do you know? Kid Dracula (as the title was translated here) is a great Famicom (NES) game that's' well-worth playing, whether you're a Castlevania …

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I played this one via the Castlevania Anniversary Collection. Which was great, because it was originally a Japan-only game! So that's something cool Konami has done recently (well, perhaps I should mainly thank M2).

And what do you know? Kid Dracula (as the title was translated here) is a great Famicom (NES) game that's' well-worth playing, whether you're a Castlevania fan or not. The gameplay is actually more of a run-and-gun platformer like Mega Man. You play as Dracula Jr, who must throw fireballs at all the rebellious monsters in the demon world who have made Galamoth (a kind of dinosaur man?) the new ruler of hell.

The graphics are great for a NES title, with expressive characters and cute renditions of classic Castlevania locales. The controls are even better. I may get some pushback for this, but I feel like I can maneuver Kid Dracula here a lot better than Mega Man (at least in his NES titles). You get a variety of different fireballs to use as you progress in the game, and there are goofy gambling mini-games to earn extra lives with between levels. All in all this game is a solid romp, and one of the best 8-bit platformers I've played. A shame it didn't leave Japan back in the day, but it's great to see it get an official English release now.

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