Super Castlevania IV
| Super Castlevania IV | |
|---|---|
North American box art by Tom duBois | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Director | Masahiro Ueno |
| Producer | Kazumi Kitaue |
| Designer | Kazumichi Ichihara |
| Programmers | Masahiro Ueno Mitsuru Yaida |
| Artists | Kazumichi Ichihara Satoshi Kushibuchi |
| Composers | Masanori Adachi Taro Kudo |
| Series | Castlevania |
| Platform | Super NES |
| Release | |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Super Castlevania IV is a 1991 platform game developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been re-released multiple times, including for the Super NES Classic Edition.
Super Castlevania IV features expanded play control, 16-bit graphics featuring Super NES's Mode 7, and a soundtrack featuring new pieces and arrangements based on previous Castlevania music. Following the same setting as Castlevania on the NES, the game takes place in 1691 Transylvania, where the vampire hunter Simon Belmont must defeat the vampire Dracula. The game received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest video games ever made.