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Castlevania: 40th Anniversary (iOS or Android Game App)

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Konami is celebrating their 40th Anniversary and offering Castlevania: 40th Anniversary (iOS or Android Game App) for Free to Claim when you install the app for your smartphone device.

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    • In commemoration of Konami's Castlevania 40th anniversary of the series, the ROM cassette version for the Nintendo Family Computer TM "Devil Castle Dracula" will be distributed free of charge on Apple AppStore & Google Play for free for a limited time
    • Devil Castle Dracula is a gothic horror action game released for the Nintendo Disc System in 1986
    • Offer valid through October 24, 2026 or while promotional offer last
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Konami is celebrating their 40th Anniversary and offering Castlevania: 40th Anniversary (iOS or Android Game App) for Free to Claim when you install the app for your smartphone device.

Thanks to community member drsarcasm for finding this deal

Note, ensure you claim/download the respective title for your smartphone device

Those who downloaded it during the distribution period can download and play after promotional period

Available Offer(s)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • In commemoration of Konami's Castlevania 40th anniversary of the series, the ROM cassette version for the Nintendo Family Computer TM "Devil Castle Dracula" will be distributed free of charge on Apple AppStore & Google Play for free for a limited time
    • Devil Castle Dracula is a gothic horror action game released for the Nintendo Disc System in 1986
    • Offer valid through October 24, 2026 or while promotional offer last
  • Additional Details
    • Additional terms/conditions may apply

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dealop
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free for a month. nice
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Limewater
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The 1986 release WAS for the disk system.
The U.S. cartridge release wasn't until 1987.
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WenYue
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Wow, old memories. One of the first things I remember coming to America. Was a dirt poor child of 2 chinese graduate students. I worked as a paperboy, rented this game, and played the hell out of it over a weekend. Funny how when you were young, had no money, but still had way more fun than now being middle aged, money aplenty, but nothing feels as fun anymore. It was a harsh childhood with hardship and endless amount of studying, but yet miss my childhood...
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Quote from JohnR1011 View quoted comment :
Mandela effect. Some of us remember cartridges, others from a parallel universe remember the disk system.
The 1986 release WAS for the disk system.
The U.S. cartridge release wasn't until 1987.
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Yesterday 1:10 PM
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kenkaniffYesterday 1:10 PM
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This game was impossible to beat with a controller but lawd knows I tried. AVGN.
Yesterday 1:30 PM
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adam empireYesterday 1:30 PM
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Is this a legit port? I don't see any reviews on the store.
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Yesterday 1:31 PM
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Quote from adam empire View quoted comment :
Is this a legit port? I don't see any reviews on the store.
Same publisher as 40 years ago. I would hope so.
Yesterday 1:33 PM
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adam empireYesterday 1:33 PM
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Quote from qkumbr View quoted comment :
Same publisher as 40 years ago. I would hope so.
I meant did someone else register a similar Konami name, put up for free and gather data or something???I would think this would've been around on the store for years for like $.99
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Yesterday 1:36 PM
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EventHorizonVIIYesterday 1:36 PM
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Quote from SnoopyX View quoted comment :
The controls on screen on this hard game how can someone even beat it 😂
Maybe see if the pocket taco from 8bitdo will work with it?
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Quote from adam empire View quoted comment :
I meant did someone else register a similar Konami name, put up for free and gather data or something???I would think this would've been around on the store for years for like $.99
On the App Store page, tap the developer name to view their other games. There are titles going back 10+ years; this dev didn't pop up yesterday.

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Yesterday 1:38 PM
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adam empireYesterday 1:38 PM
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Quote from qkumbr View quoted comment :
On the App Store page, tap the developer name to view their other games. There are titles going back 10+ years; this dev didn't pop up yesterday.
Thanks! Always double check these days
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Yesterday 2:10 PM
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jiggydancerYesterday 2:10 PM
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It's 40th anniverary for the Japanese release on the Nintendo Famicom Disk System.. Maybe next year we'll get the port for the American Nintendo Entertainment System
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GandalfNYCYesterday 2:13 PM
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Quote from Crane515 View quoted comment :
I sank a lot of hours in this game back in the day on my Nintendo disk system. Funny how the mind remembers things differently when you get older. I would have sworn it was a NES/Nintendo Entertainment System.
Quote from Slimeyface View quoted comment :
Yep! 1986 was such a great year for the Nintendo Disk System
Quote from CollegeRamenEat View quoted comment :
what is a Nintendo disk system
The Famicom Disk System (FDS) is a floppy disk drive add-on released by Nintendo in Japan in 1986 for the Family Computer (Famicom) console, which was known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

I used an SNES "disk system" (3.5" floppy disks) in NYC briefly, back in the day... so I know it exists here.

"Nintendo disk system" may have been an NES version of this - not what the brief google search stated.
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GandalfNYCYesterday 2:17 PM
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Quote from kenkaniff View quoted comment :
This game was impossible to beat with a controller but lawd knows I tried. AVGN.
Castlevania was easy. Ghosts 'n goblins was a lot more difficult.
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General_KlingerYesterday 2:54 PM
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Quote from adam empire View quoted comment :
Is this a legit port? I don't see any reviews on the store.
Konami... never heard of it.
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Yesterday 2:57 PM
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PDXp2bYesterday 2:57 PM
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Installed on a tablet - the actual gameplay screen is about 1/3 of the screen so it's way too small, no option to increase the size/full-screen. Yet another reason gamers use emulators because they actually want a good experience.
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GlowblueYesterday 2:59 PM
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Quote from postaboy View quoted comment :

I wouldn't play this game with touchscreen but it's doable using a backbone controller.
I just plugged in my backbone... and it says controllers aren't supported :/
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WenYueYesterday 4:19 PM
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Wow, old memories. One of the first things I remember coming to America. Was a dirt poor child of 2 chinese graduate students. I worked as a paperboy, rented this game, and played the hell out of it over a weekend. Funny how when you were young, had no money, but still had way more fun than now being middle aged, money aplenty, but nothing feels as fun anymore. It was a harsh childhood with hardship and endless amount of studying, but yet miss my childhood...

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