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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

1987 video game
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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Summary

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's instance of is recorded as Simon's Quest — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was published by Simon's Quest — publisher (P123): Konami[4].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's genre is Simon's Quest — genre (P136): Metroidvania[5].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest followed Simon's Quest — follows (P155): Castlevania[6].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was followed by Simon's Quest — followed by (P156): Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse[7].
  • Among the performers on Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was Simon's Quest — performer (P175): Kinuyo Yamashita[8].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's developer is recorded as Simon's Quest — developer (P178): Konami[9].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's part of the series is recorded as Simon's Quest — part of the series (P179): Castlevania[10].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's platform is recorded as Simon's Quest — platform (P400): Nintendo Entertainment System[11].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's platform is recorded as Simon's Quest — platform (P400): Famicom Disk System[12].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's platform is recorded as Simon's Quest — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[13].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's game mode is recorded as Simon's Quest — game mode (P404): single-player video game[14].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was distributed by Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): floppy disk[15].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was distributed by Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): ROM cartridge[16].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was distributed by Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): digital download[17].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's input device is recorded as Simon's Quest — input device (P479): gamepad[18].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's country of origin is recorded as Simon's Quest — country of origin (P495): Japan[19].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was published on August 28, 1987[20].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's characters is recorded as Simon's Quest — characters (P674): Simon Belmont[21].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's characters is recorded as Simon's Quest — characters (P674): Dracula[22].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's distributed by is recorded as Simon's Quest — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop[23].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's ESRB rating is recorded as Simon's Quest — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone[24].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's CERO rating is recorded as Simon's Quest — CERO rating (P853): A (All ages)[25].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's official website is recorded as https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/us/en-us/page/history_1987_fcd[26].
  • Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's PEGI rating is recorded as Simon's Quest — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 7[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 99fd932a-55f7-415e-95b2-56de598596ef[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was published by Simon's Quest — publisher (P123): Konami[4]. Among the performers on it was Simon's Quest — performer (P175): Kinuyo Yamashita[8].

Publication

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest was released on August 28, 1987[20]. Its genre is Simon's Quest — genre (P136): Metroidvania[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Simon's Quest — part of the series (P179): Castlevania[10]. Recorded distribution format include Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): floppy disk[15], Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): ROM cartridge[16], and Simon's Quest — distribution format (P437): digital download[17].

Subject and Themes

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest's part of the series is recorded as Simon's Quest — part of the series (P179): Castlevania[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest followed Simon's Quest — follows (P155): Castlevania[6]. It was followed by Simon's Quest — followed by (P156): Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse[7].

Why It Matters

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Famicom Disk System floppy disk gamepad Japan Konami Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nintendo.fandom.com. nintendo.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1987-08-28T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P577]]: 28 August 1987"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-11810-75 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Esrb rating → Everyone
    Developer → —
    Takes place in fictional universe → Castlevania universe
    Followed by → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 27 April 1990"
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