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Kinuyo Yamashita (山下 絹代, Yamashita Kinuyo) is a Japanese composer and musician known for her contributions in video games.Her best known soundtrack is Konami's Castlevania, [1] which was also her debut work.
Vampire Killer is a 1986 Castlevania game for the MSX2. Vampire Killer may also refer to: Castlevania: Bloodlines, a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis, known as Vampire Killer in Japan "Vampire Killer" (song), a recurring theme song in the Castlevania series; Vampire Killer (whip), a fictional weapon in the Castlevania series
With the exception of some games, the players assume the role of the Belmonts, a clan of vampire hunters who have defeated Dracula for centuries with the Vampire Killer. [16] The Vampire Killer is a legendary whip that is passed down to their successors and can only be used by them. [16] In Castlevania: Bloodlines, the whip has been inherited ...
A radio drama Akumajō Dracula X: Tsuioku no Yasōkyoku, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth and Contra ReBirth Original Soundtrack, Castlevania Best Music Collections BOX were aired on the program. A special limited edition of the radio drama was released on CD was published by Konami Style on March 24, 2010 in Japan.
Time Extension placed Vampire Killer fourth last on its list of ranked Castlevania games. It was described that it "is a rather unusual attempt to expand the original game in new and interesting ways, and proves that right from the beginning, Konami was clearly aware that Castlevania was a franchise which could easily evolve beyond its action-platforming origins.
Castlevania, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, [a] [6] is a 1986 action-platform game developed and published by Konami.It was originally released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in September 1986, [7] before being ported to cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987 and in Europe in 1988.
That October, the band debuted a surprise Halloween-themed EP as a collaboration between The Megas and The Belmonts titled Skulls, featuring covers of "Skull Man Stage" from Mega Man 4, "Burn" by the Cure, and "Wicked Child" and "Vampire Killer" from Castlevania, the latter of which features guest vocals by Amanda Lepre of Andrew W.K. [15]
Castlevania: Bloodlines, known in Japan as Vampire Killer [a] and in PAL regions as Castlevania: The New Generation, is a 1994 action-platform game developed and published by Konami for the Sega Genesis as part of the Castlevania series. A vampire named Elizabeth Bartley is orchestrating the beginning of World War I to serve as the catalyst for ...