Apparently so (or the Famicom, at any rate). I stumbled upon the cover art somewhere, and I really couldn't believe what I was seeing. Considering how violent this series is, just look at this:
Jesus. And the first level boss? A resurrected Dracula doing Michael Jackson-esque dance moves. Crazy.
BlogFAQs etc., but I thought some people would find this interesting. So many hidden gems in the NES library!
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West of the brick. ~*Rockets Fan*~
Epic SA-X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI89FfIEYU4