Bram Stoker's Dracula (8-bit)

For other games with the same name, see Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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Master System
Game Gear

Bram Stoker's Dracula

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft

Developer: Psygnosis, Probe Software

Licensor: Columbia Pictures

Sound driver:

Master System Audio Driver

Genre: Action/Adventure^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1993		MK-27065-50
UK	1993-11-19^[2]		MK-27065-50
US	1993-08^[3]		T-93018
EU	1993		T-93018-50
UK	1993-11-19^[4]	£29.9929.99^[5]	T-93018-50
AU	199x	$59.9559.95^[6]

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy Nintendo Entertainment System

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System action platform game developed by Probe Software and published by Sony Imagesoft. It is based on the 1992 horror film Bram Stoker's Dracula. The handheld version was released in Europe and the United States in mid to late 1993, with an eventual Australian release some time later. The home version was published exclusively in Europe sometime in 1993.

Story

Dracula has cast a curse on Mina Murray. Jonathan Harker must journey to Castle Dracula and drive a stake through the heart of its vampire lord to save her from an eternal fate as a vampiress.

Gameplay

Van Helsing

This game is a side-scrolling platformer played as the English solicitor Jonathan Harker on a quest to slay Dracula. The goal of each level is to make it to the end. Every level is split into two parts, a daytime part and a nighttime part. The daytime part always has Van Helsing in a hidden room with bonus items, and the nighttime part ends with a fight against Dracula in various forms. The Bride is also sometimes encountered during the nighttime part; she cannot be defeated but must be avoided until she leaves.

Harker walks with and and crouches with . He jumps with and jumps off platforms with +. He does a ground stomp by pressing in midair, which lets him break through the floor in some places. He attacks with . He initially carries a dagger, which can be used an unlimited number of times, but he can find items that give him a ranged weapon for a limited number of uses (though he continues to use the dagger in close range).

He has three health bars and loses half of a bar whenever he takes damage from an enemy or a hazard (including water). He loses a life if he loses all of his health bars or falls down a bottomless pit or if the level timer runs out. The game ends if he loses all of his lives, but it can be continued a limited number of times. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard), but the whole game can only be played when playing on Hard mode.

Weapons

	Dagger
	This is the starting weapon. Attacks in close range.
	Axe
	Throws an axe at a downward arc.
	Torch
	Throws a torch at an upward arc.
	Rock
	Throws a rock straight ahead.
	Double Rock
	Throws two rocks in a spread.

Objects

	Question Block
	Attacking this block (with a weapon or by stomping on top of it) causes an item to float upward, which can be collected by touching it.
	Lantern
	This is a checkpoint where Harker is revived after losing a life. It is lit after Harker touches it.
	Switch
	Switches activate moving platforms. Harker can flip a switch by jumping in front of it.

Items

	Weapons
	Equips Harker with a ranged weapon with limited uses.
	Energy Booster
	Replenishes partial health (half of a bar).
	Triple Energy Booster
	Replenishes half health (one and a half bars).
	Super Energy Booster
	Replenishes all health (three bars).
	Gold Coin of Transylvania
	Worth 1,000 bonus points.
	Diamond of Transylvania
	Worth 10,000 bonus points.
	Clock Token
	Adds 30 seconds to the timer.
	Invincibility
	Temporarily makes Harker invincible.
	1 Up
	Awards an extra life.
	Continue Credit
	Awards a continue.

Levels

	A Journey Through Transylvania, Daytime

	A Journey Through Transylvania, Nighttime

	Trapped in Castle Dracula, Daytime

	Trapped in Castle Dracula, Nighttime
	This is the last level played when playing on Easy mode.
	Escape from Castle Dracula, Daytime

	Escape from Castle Dracula, Nighttime

	The Hillingham Estate Mansion, Daytime

	The Hillingham Estate Mansion, Nighttime
	This is the last level played when playing on Normal mode.
	The Carfax Abbey Crypt, Daytime

	The Carfax Abbey Crypt, Nighttime

	Back in Transylvania, Daytime

	Back in Transylvania, Nighttime

	Return to Dracula's Castle, Daytime

	Return to Dracula's Castle, Nighttime