Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

August 28, 1987

Collection

Castlevania

Franchises

Castlevania

Platforms

Family Computer Disk System Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Entertainment System Wii Wii U

Companies

Konami

Genres

Adventure Platform Role-playing (RPG)

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When asked if Metroid influenced the "exploration action" nature of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, director Hitoshi Akamatsu instead cited The Maze of Galious: Knightmare II, another platform-adventure game by Konami that features puzzle solving, as having influenced the game's development.

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Contributed by ProtoSnake on September 21, 2021

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The zombies that appear in the towns during night were originally going to be 'Chinese Jiangshi' that could hop, due to their popularity at the time. The hopping move was removed after complaints that the enemies were too strong.

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Contributed by ProtoSnake on April 4, 2020

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In Japan, the game was originally called 'Dracula 2', but the game's creator and director, Hitoshi Akamatsu, thought of the title 'Simon's Quest' for the game's release in Western regions.

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Contributed by ProtoSnake on November 18, 2019

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The line "DON'T LOOK INTO THE DEATH STAR, OR YOU WILL DIE." is a reference to the manga Hokuto no Ken. In the manga, if two warriors engaged in a fight see the Star of Death, one of them will die soon. This reference was lost in the English translation, as Hokuto no Ken was not popular in America.

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Contributed by Cavery210 on May 3, 2017

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Dracula's grave reads "1431-76." This is a reference to Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler), a major inspiration for Bram Stoker's original Dracula character. Vlad Tepes was born in 1431 and died in 1476.

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Contributed by Dark Star on October 25, 2014

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The box art bears a striking resemblance to the Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft module. The background art of Dracula was removed from the later released European version of the game, possibly for legal reasons.