Castlevania was developed for a Nintendo console.
Castlevania , also known in Japanese as , is a series of dark fantasy-themed action-adventure video games created and developed by Konami , centered on the Belmont family , a clan of vampire hunters , and their fight with Dracula . The Castlevania titles have been released on various platforms , from early systems including the Nintendo Entertainment System to modern consoles . Castlevania , known in Japan as , is an action-platformer video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System video game console in Japan in September 1986 . Castlevania , also referred to as Castlevania 64 , known in Japan as , is an action-adventure video game developed by Konami 's Kobe branch for the Nintendo 64 video game console . is a platform game developed and published by Konami and the first Castlevania game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System .