Dragon Slayer I | Game Boy Playthrough | RadRedRooster

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Published on May 23, 2023 8:08:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAg1pOQ_az4

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Dragon Slayer (1984)

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Welcome to my playthrough of _Dragon Slayer I (ドラゴンスレイヤーI)_ (game region: Japan) for the Nintendo Game Boy (GB for short).

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I use the "Default Green" palette of the Gambatte core as the game's color palette.


*– VIDEO INTRODUCTION –*

This playthrough shows:

• a run of Phase 1.


*– GAME OVERVIEW –*

_Dragon Slayer I_ for the Game Boy is an overhead action role-playing game (ARPG). It was ported by Nihon Falcom and published by Epoch. The game was released in Japan on August 12, 1990.

• Developer Nihon Falcom first brought _Dragon Slayer (ドラゴンスレイヤー)_ – its original title – to the NEC PC-8801 home computer in Japan on September 10, 1984.
◦ The game was designed by Yoshio Kiya.
◦ It is often considered to be the first true action role-playing game.
◦ In addition to being ported to the Game Boy, it was also adapted for various Japanese home computers, and a remake is included in JVC's _Falcom Classics (ファルコムクラシックス)_ (1997) for the Sega Saturn (SAT).

• _Dragon Slayer_ began the _Dragon Slayer_ series, a banner that encompasses a number of popular Nihon Falcom titles, including _Xanadu (ザナドゥ): Dragon Slayer II_ (1985), _Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (ドラゴンスレイヤーIV ドラスレファミリー)_ (1987) – localized in North America as _Legacy of the Wizard_ (1989) – and _Sorcerian (ソーサリアン)_ (1987).

• Along with competitors Xtalsoft's _Heart of Phantasm (夢幻の心臓, Mugen no Shinzou)_ and T&E Soft's _Hydlide (ハイドライド)_ (both 1984), _Dragon Slayer_ laid the groundwork for franchises such as Nintendo's _The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説)_ – [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXeuWoBp40mkojF8fgRfBulTB8FAqx61L] – and Nihon Falcom's own _Ys (イース)._

• The music featured in _Dragon Slayer I_ is Antonín Dvořák's "Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 7".

• _Dragon Slayer I_ spawned an exclusive Game Boy sequel, _Dragon Slayer Gaiden: Nemuri no Oukan (ドラゴンスレイヤー外伝 眠りの王冠)_ (1992).

Reference(s):

• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Slayer_(video_game)] – (English) Wikipedia

• [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ドラゴンスレイヤー_(ゲーム)] – (Japanese) Wikipedia


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