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In 2018, 29 years after the game was first released, distributor Retro-Bit published a worldwide physical re-release for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
This was the first time the game was released outside of Japan, and was translated into English.
The game was scheduled for a North American release in the same year, and even received a brief preview in Electronic Gaming Monthly, but the game was never released outside Japan.
The game was scheduled for a North American release in the same year, and even received a brief preview in Electronic Gaming Monthly, but the game was never released outside Japan.
Many reviewers and previews also noted the similarity to Konami's earlier Castlevania NES installments, with one publication calling the game a "Castlevania clone".
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