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Akumajou Dracula (Nintendo Famicom Disk System) (Preview)

悪魔城ドラキュラ is an action-platformer developed by Konami that was released for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System on September 26, 1986.

July 1986


Previews of the game were published on page 132 of ファミリーコンピュータマガジン No.14, September 19, 1986 1) and on a flyer 2).

  • The black panther doesn't normally run towards the player here. (Fig.1)
  • The countdown timer begins at a higher number. (Fig.1,3,7,9,12-17)


Fig. 1: Preview Fig. 2: Retail


  • Two of the candelabras are in the middle of the screen instead of at the top. (Fig.3)


Fig. 3: Preview Fig. 4: Retail


  • An extra candelabra is inside the wall just above the door to the left. (Fig.5)


Fig. 5: Preview Fig. 6: Retail


  • There are two sets of stairs leading up to the platform in the center of Death's room. (Fig.7)
  • The background tiles around the stairs and the platform on the right are different.


Fig. 7: Preview Fig. 8: Retail


  • The bible is already just another gear in Dracula's clock tower. (Fig.9)


Fig. 9: Preview Fig. 10: Retail Fig. 11: Retail


(Fig.11) Found by Ren at CV Romhacking.


  • Additional screenshots. (Fig.12-17)


Fig. 12: STAGE 03 Fig. 13: STAGE 07 Fig. 14: STAGE 09
Fig. 15: STAGE 10 Fig. 16: STAGE 12 Fig. 17: STAGE 13




Version 2

A preview of the game is printed right inside the instruction manual 3).

  • The hallway before Death's room also uses different background tiles. (Fig.18)
  • The countdown timer looks like it's the same as in the retail version (3a).


Fig. 18: Preview Fig. 19: Retail



  • There's a green brick hanging from the facade in front of the clock tower face. (Fig.20)


Fig. 20: Preview Fig. 21: Retail



  • The lower half of Dracula's coffin is truncated, maybe it's an editing mistake. (Fig.22)


Fig. 22: Preview Fig. 23: Retail



  • Additional screenshots. (Fig.24-25)


Fig. 24: STAGE 15 Fig. 25: STAGE 15



References


1) https://archive.org/details/family-computer-magazine-issue-19-september-19th-1986/ ファミリーコンピュータマガジン No.14, September 19, 1986. p. 132. (Fig.1,13-14,17)
2) http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/NewCV/ad-jcv1.htm 悪魔城ドラキュラ flyer. (Fig.3,5,7,9,12,15,16)
3) https://www.gamingalexandria.com/highquality/fds/Akumajou%20Dracula/ 悪魔城ドラキュラ manual (Fig.18,20,22,24-25)

family_computer_magazine_-_issue_19_-_september_19th_1986_img0132.jpgFig. 26: ref.1 img2.jpgFig. 27: ref.2 Fig. 28: ref.3 Fig. 29: ref.3 Fig. 30: ref.3

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