Kid Dracula (Game Boy)

Kid Dracula
Also known as: Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun (JP) Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platform: Game Boy Released in JP: January 3, 1993 Released in US: March 1993 Released in EU: 1993 This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

Kid Dracula is a rather silly Game Boy spin-off of the Castlevania series, and a pseudo-sequel to the Famicom game of the same name.

Music Test

Enter password 7314 (まつたけ in the Japanese version).

(Source: 悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録　～Forever KCEK～ (Japanese password))

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US

In the Japanese title, Kid Dracula stands atop his castle which is fashioned into the game's title. A speech bubble reads "Push Start". In the US version, Kid Dracula's head has been moved upwards, redrawn to be smaller and shaded, and his cloak has been fashioned into the game's title instead.

Intro

Japan	US

The intro scene in the Japanese version features a church bell tower. To comply with Nintendo of America's policies at the time, it was replaced with a generic castle spire likely based on the one in the NES game's title screen, for the US version (but the bell sound effect was retained).

Gameplay and Level Changes

Many gameplay changes exist, mostly to increase the difficulty.

• In the Japanese version, enemies that die stay dead. In the US version, enemies respawn as soon as you move half a screen away.

Japan	US

The spell text was reduced by one character for some reason.

The Japanese version starts you off with four lives and 20 coins. The US version halves the life count and removes the coins.

1-2

Japan	US

The big heart was replaced with a small one.

1-3

Japan	US

The maximum heart increase was replaced by a big heart.

Level 1 Boss

Japan	US

The three ghost boss characters of Level 1 have had the symbols on their foreheads removed and the tops of their heads rounded due to their unintentional resemblance to Ku Klux Klan.

In addition, the bosses gained more health in the US version.

Song Titles

Similarly to Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, the songs in the Japanese version's sound test all have unique titles, whereas in the US version they are just named "BGM1" through "BGM20".

Japanese	Translation	English		Japanese	Translation	English
おしろ で ゴーゴー oshiro de GO GO	Go! Go! in the Castle	BGM1		ドタバタ ドラちゃん dotabata Drachan	Dracula-chan in a Panic	BGM11
おさるの きぶん osaru no kibun	Feeling Like a Monkey	BGM2		くたばれ！ ガラモス kutabare! Garamosu	Die, Garamoth!	BGM12
おそらで ピクニック！ osora de picnic!	Picnic in the Sky!	BGM3		おめざめですか？ omezame desu ka?	Are You Awake?	BGM13
イケイケサンバ ikeike samba	Go-Getter Samba	BGM4		じゃんけんコウモリ jan-ken-koumori	Ro-Sham-Bat	BGM14
かいぞくせんがきたぞ kaizoku-sen ga kita zo	A Pirate Ship's Arrived!	BGM5		わたしは ゆかり watashi wa Yukari	I'm Yukari	BGM15
おっと あぶない！ otto abunai!	Whoa, Careful!	BGM6		グサッとひとさし gusatto hitosashi	Thrusting Your Pointer Finger	BGM16
あっちっちっ！！ acchichi!!	Ouch! Hot!!	BGM7		ぼくは おかねもち boku wa okanemochi	I'm Rich	BGM17
タン タン タンゴ tan tan tango	Tan-Tan Tango	BGM8		いっしょにつれてって issho ni tsuretette	Take Me With You	BGM18
ロボロボ とっくり roborobo tokkuri	Robo-Robo Cautiously	BGM9		ガラモスがやってくる Garamosu ga yattekuru	Garamoth is Coming	BGM19
まってろ！ ガラモス mattero! Garamosu	Wait, Garamoth!	BGM10		バイバイ ドラちゃん baibai Drachan	Bye-Bye, Dracula-chan	BGM20