The King of Dragons ザ・キングオブドラゴンズ Capcom 1991 FIGHTER & ELF ( 2 players )
5The King of Dragons
players: Vludi (cl) , slip81 (fr)
date: 24.11.2018
The King of Dragons (Japanese: ザ・キングオブドラゴンズ, Hepburn: Za Kingu obu Doragonzu) is a 1991 side-scrolling beat-'em-up video game by Capcom that allows players to choose from five characters in order to travel through the kingdom of Malus and defeat the monsters that have taken over, as well as their leader, the red dragon Gildiss. It features a level advancement system, allowing character attributes to be upgraded as players progress through the game. The setting is very similar to that of Dungeons & Dragons and other medieval fantasy worlds, with familiar monsters such as Orcs, Gnolls, Harpies, Wyverns, Cyclopes, and Minotaurs. The music in this game was composed by Yoko Shimomura.
The game was ported to the Super NES and released in 1994. An emulated version of the game was released as part of Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 and Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded. In September 13, 2018, Capcom announced a new compilation called Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle with The King of Dragons being one of the seven titles included and released digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on September 18, 2018.
Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Platform(s) Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release Arcade version: JP: August 5, 1991, NA: September 10, 1991 ; Super Nintendo: JP: March 4, 1994, NA: April 1994
Genre(s) Beat-'em-up, Action RPG
Mode(s) Up to 3 (arcade version) or 2 (SNES version) players simultaneously
Arcade system CP System