Why is it called Castlevania?

Why is it called Castlevania?

The word “”Castlevania”” was created by Emil Heidkamp, Konami of America’s senior vice president at the time, who believed the game’s Japanese name was translated as “”Dracula’s Satanic Castle”” and, therefore, choose to change it out of religious sensibilities.

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