Super Castlevania IV (Akumajō Dracula) is an action-adventure platformer game developed and published by Konami. It is the eighth entry in the Castlevania series, and the first of two Castlevania games released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. In Japan, the game is simply known as Akumajō Dracula - this title was chosen in order to signify a "back to basics" approach for the series. The game was released in Japan on October 31, 1991, in North America on December, 1991, and in Europe on August 27, 1992.
The game has been re-released several times over the years. It was re-released on the Virtual Console in 2006 for the Wii, in 2013 for the Wii U, and in 2016 for the New Nintendo 3DS. In September 2017, it was included on Nintendo's Super NES Classic Edition in North America and Europe but was not part of the list in Japan. The game is also included in the cross-platform Castlevania Anniversary Collection, released on May 17, 2019.
