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Family Computer Magazine#
Issue 90 November 9th 1989#
- Page 14 shows a placeholder title screen graphic showing the game's working title (judging by the inclusion of "仮題" (working title) above the graphic) of "Dracula III" (ドラキュラIII), alongside the text "鋭意 開発中!" ("It's under development!").
Commercial#
Showcases a near-final build of the game featuring minor differences in audio and graphics compared to the retail release.
- (0:22) The Prayer is pitched in a different key compared to the final release.
- (0:44) Skeletons use a different, higher-pitched collapse sound effect upon defeat instead of the standard enemy destruction sound heard in the final game.
- (1:46) During Sypha's cutscene, Grant's sprite accidentally replaces the cross graphic and remains static on the screen
(Source: Famicco World Museum)
Nintendo World Championships 1990#
- An early logo design for Castlevania III is visible in photo.
Nintendo Power#
Issue #14 July August 1990#
(Source: Internet Archive)
- One of the screenshots features an earlier English translation of the intro scroll text.
- Magazine: "People didn't like The Belmonts because of their abilities. They forced them to leave the country. Searching the people found another Belmont. His name, Trevor"
- Final: "The Townspeople became afraid of the Belmonts super-human power and asked them to leave the country. Fortunately the people found a mighty Belmont, called Trevor"