{"id":601648,"date":"2019-03-19T21:46:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T01:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/?p=601648"},"modified":"2019-03-19T22:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T02:27:48","slug":"konami-announces-anniversary-collection-arcade-classics-castlevania-anniversary-collection-contra-anniversary-collection-for-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/konami-announces-anniversary-collection-arcade-classics-castlevania-anniversary-collection-contra-anniversary-collection-for-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami announces Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics, Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Contra Anniversary Collection for Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Konami has just announced a trio of collections for Switch. 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It&#8217;ll contain the following titles:<\/p>\n<p>Castlevania<br \/>\nCastlevania III Dracula&#8217;s Curse<br \/>\nCastlevania II Belmont&#8217;s Revenge<br \/>\nSuper Castlevania IV<br \/>\nFour mystery games<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a bonus book here as well, but it has yet to be detailed.<\/p>\n<p>Also planned for early summer is the Contra Anniversary Collection. You&#8217;ll get the following: <\/p>\n<p>Contra<br \/>\nSuper Contra<br \/>\nSuper C<br \/>\nContra III The Alien Wars<br \/>\nFour mystery games<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, there&#8217;s also a bonus book here, but Konami has yet to share the details. <\/p>\n<p>Access the official website for Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics, Castlevania Anniversary Collection, and Contra Anniversary Collection <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/games\/50th\/ac\/us\/en\/\">here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konami has just announced a trio of collections for Switch. 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