Dragon Scroll
| Dragon Scroll | ||
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Composer(s) Kouji Murata[1] | | |
| Platform(s) | Family Computer | |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game | |
| Mode(s) | Single-player | |
Dragon Scroll (ドラゴンスクロール 甦りし魔竜, lit. "The Rebirth of the Evil Dragon")[2] is a 1987 video game that was released exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer.
The game is non-linear and operates almost like a
Story
It was an age of
Hundreds of years passed after Narume erased magic from the world. The people lived in peace, and villages and towns prospered. However, there were also those who would do wrong to gain wealth. Enter the three greedy
The Two Dragons
Gold Dragon
The dragon worshipped by White Mages. It likes high places, and lives in a house made of stone. Personality-wise, it is fair, virtuous, and peace-loving. It can take many forms, including those of humans and animals. It also an unnaturally high intelligence and a vast knowledge of spells. The Gold Dragon has a body length of 18 metres (59 ft), and shoots Flame Breath and Energy Flame from its mouth. It has taken the form of the hero Feram on orders from the God Narume.
Chrome Dragon
Worshipped by Black Mages, the Chrome Dragon despises all good beings and loves cruelty. The ruler of Hell, it has three heads, each with a different attack. One spits flame, the other two spit explosives. Body length of 40 metres (130 ft). The only way to return the Chrome Dragon to its slumber is to pierce its very heart.
See also
- Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, a game with a similar theme
- Dragon Buster, another game with a similar theme
- Hoshi wo Miru Hito, yet another game with a similar theme
References
- ^ a b Dragon Scroll at GameFAQs
- ^ English-Japanese title translation Archived May 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Superfamicom.org
- ^ a b c d e f g Overview of Dragon Scroll at Video Game Den