Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)

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2D side-scrolling game action-platformer video game video game

Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) is a classic 2D action-platformer from Konami, known for its gothic horror atmosphere, challenging gameplay, and foundational role in the long-running Castlevania series.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Castlevania	21
Castlevania (1986 video game)	5
Castlevania series	5
Castlevania (NES)	2
Castlevania (1986)	1
Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) canonical	1
Castlevania (score)	1
Castlevania Anniversary Collection	1
Castlevania franchise	1
Castlevania universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
Context triple: [Sharp X68000, notableGamePorts, Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)]

A. Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Bloodlines is a 1994 action-platformer in the Castlevania series known for its gothic horror setting, challenging gameplay, and exclusive release on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
B. Shadowman
"Shadowman" is a film featuring actress Josephine Chaplin, known as part of her body of work in European cinema.
C. Golden Axe
Golden Axe is a classic fantasy-themed side-scrolling beat ’em up video game series known for its hack-and-slash gameplay, cooperative multiplayer, and iconic arcade and console presence in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
D. Ys
Ys is Joanna Newsom’s critically acclaimed 2006 avant-folk album known for its long, orchestral compositions and richly poetic lyrics.
E. Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts)
Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts) is a notoriously difficult side-scrolling action platformer by Capcom and the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins, featuring knight Arthur battling demons and undead across gothic fantasy stages.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
Target entity description: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) is a classic 2D action-platformer from Konami, known for its gothic horror atmosphere, challenging gameplay, and foundational role in the long-running Castlevania series.

A. Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Bloodlines is a 1994 action-platformer in the Castlevania series known for its gothic horror setting, challenging gameplay, and exclusive release on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
B. Shadowman
"Shadowman" is a film featuring actress Josephine Chaplin, known as part of her body of work in European cinema.
C. Golden Axe
Golden Axe is a classic fantasy-themed side-scrolling beat ’em up video game series known for its hack-and-slash gameplay, cooperative multiplayer, and iconic arcade and console presence in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
D. Ys
Ys is Joanna Newsom’s critically acclaimed 2006 avant-folk album known for its long, orchestral compositions and richly poetic lyrics.
E. Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts)
Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts) is a notoriously difficult side-scrolling action platformer by Capcom and the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins, featuring knight Arthur battling demons and undead across gothic fantasy stages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	2D side-scrolling game ⓘ action-platformer video game ⓘ video game ⓘ
artStyle	8-bit pixel art ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
developer	Konami ⓘ
enemy	Death ⓘ Dracula ⓘ Frankenstein's monster ⓘ linked to: the Creature Medusa heads ⓘ Mummies ⓘ
feature	boss battles at the end of stages ⓘ hearts as ammunition for sub-weapons ⓘ high difficulty ⓘ limited jump control ⓘ stage-based progression ⓘ sub-weapons system ⓘ
franchiseDebut	Castlevania series ⓘ linked to: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
gameMode	single-player ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ gothic horror ⓘ platformer ⓘ
includedIn	Castlevania Anniversary Collection ⓘ linked to: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
influenced	Metroidvania subgenre development ⓘ
initialReleasePlatform	Family Computer Disk System ⓘ
mainCharacter	Simon Belmont ⓘ
musicComposer	Kinuyo Yamashita ⓘ Satoe Terashima ⓘ
notableFor	challenging gameplay ⓘ foundational role in the Castlevania series ⓘ gothic horror atmosphere ⓘ
originalTitle	Akumajō Dracula ⓘ
perspective	side view ⓘ
platform	Amiga ⓘ Arcade (Vs. Castlevania) ⓘ Commodore 64 ⓘ Family Computer Disk System ⓘ MSX2 ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ Nintendo Switch (Castlevania Anniversary Collection) ⓘ PC (various ports and compilations) ⓘ PlayStation 4 (Castlevania Anniversary Collection) ⓘ linked to: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 (backward compatibility) ⓘ linked to: PlayStation 5 Xbox One (Castlevania Anniversary Collection) ⓘ Xbox Series X/S (backward compatibility) ⓘ linked to: Xbox Series X/S
protagonistWeapon	Vampire Killer whip ⓘ
publisher	Konami ⓘ
region	Europe (NES release) ⓘ Japan (original release) ⓘ North America (NES release) ⓘ
releaseYear	1986 ⓘ
series	Castlevania ⓘ linked to: Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
setting	Dracula's castle ⓘ

How these facts were elicited