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| Developer(s) | Namco, Tengen Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Namco, Domark Software, Inc., and Atari Games |
| Designer(s) | Ojisan Trio Plus 1 |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, PSP, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, Virtual Console, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | 1987 1988 TurboGrafx-16 1989 Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1990 Atari ST, NES 1991 DOS Virtual Console TurboGrafx-16 JP November 13, 2007 NA July 2, 2007 PAL July 6, 2007 Arcade JP September 8, 2009 November 4, 2008 Namco Museum Virtual Arcade |
| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to two players, alternating turns |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E |
| Input methods | 8-way Joystick, 2 buttons, Keyboard, Gamepad |
| Cabinet | Upright, cabaret, and cocktail |
| Arcade system | Namco System 1 |
Dragon Spirit is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game released by Namco and Atari Games (in the US). It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, Atari ST, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 and ZX Spectrum platforms.
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After a millennium of captivity, an ugly serpent demon named Zawell escapes imprisonment and kidnaps Alicia, princess to the kingdom of Mitgult. A young, crafty soldier Amul is selected to rescue the princess and destroy Zawell. In praying to the gods for strength and courage, he points his sword high toward the heavens. Suddenly he is transformed into an all-powerful blue dragon, bestowed with special powers. Though gifted with a lethal air and ground attack, this is not enough. He must locate and obtain extra powers along the way. The demon has instructed nine of the mightiest beasts to stop Amul before reaching his goal.
Being the biggest sprite on the screen makes Amul an easy target, and he dies after three hits (or two, depending on the machine settings). The powerups that give the player extra heads may give double or triple the firepower, but they also give double or triple the exposure to enemy fire which, especially at later levels, becomes intensely difficult to avoid.
The English arcade cabinet has several mistakes. The correct levels and bosses are as follows:
Upon completion of the game, the credits appear followed by a list of Namco games up to this point along with their release dates (some of which are incorrect). For example, it says 10 (October) /1984 for Grobda, contradicting Grobda's own ending screen, which says "This game is presented by Namco, 1st Nov. 1984."
An altered version of this game appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System under the title Dragon Spirit: The New Legend. A sequel named Dragon Saber was released in 1990, which allowed two players to play simultaneously.
Additionally, Dragon Spirit was released for TurboGrafx-16. This version retained most of the original arcade graphics and sound quality.
An emulated arcade version of Dragon Spirit appears in Namco Museum 50th Anniversary and Namco Museum Vol. 5 . However, the Gamecube, XBOX and PS2 versions of 50th Anniversary are missing the continue feature (which is found on the PC version).
In Japan only, Dragon Spirit is also on Namco Museum for PSP.
On July 2 2007, the Turbo Grafx-16 version of game was added to the Nintendo Virtual Console, and on September 8, 2009 the arcade version is being released as part of the Virtual Console Arcade in Japan.
On November 4 2008, it was released on Xbox 360 as part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade.
Dragon Spirit | Table of Contents | Walkthrough
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
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| Japanese title | ドラゴンスピリット |
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| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| System(s) | Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii Virtual Console |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Followed by | Dragon Saber |
Dragon Spirit is an infamously difficult vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 and licensed to Atari Games for US manufacture and distribution. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware. A sequel named Dragon Saber was released in 1990, which allowed two players to play simultaneously.
After a millennium of captivity, an ugly serpent demon named Zawell escapes imprisonment and kidnaps Alicia, princess to the kingdom of Mitgult. A young, crafty soldier named Amul is selected to rescue the princess and destroy Zawell. In praying to the gods for strength and courage, he points his sword high toward the heavens. Suddenly he is transformed into an all-powerful blue dragon, bestowed with special powers. Though gifted with a lethal air and ground attack, this is not enough. He must locate and obtain extra powers along the way. The demon has instructed nine of the mightiest beasts to stop Amul before reaching his goal.
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Arcade Amiga Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum Famicom Amstrad CPC Atari ST NEC PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 Bandai NES |
| Release date | Arcade: 1987 (NA) PC-Engine: December 16, 1988 (JP) TurboGrafx 16: 1989 (NA) Famicom: April 14, 1989 (JP) NES: June 1990 (NA) Virtual Console: July 2, 2007 (NA) July 6, 2007 (EU) November 13, 2007 (JP) |
| Genre | Vertical Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player 1-2 players alternating |
| Age rating(s) | N/A Arcade Amiga Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC Atari ST NES PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 ESRB: E Virtual Console |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Amiga Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC Atari ST Nintendo Entertainment System PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 Virtual Console |
| Media | Cartridge NES HuCard PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 |
| Input | Arcade: 8-Way Joystick, 2 Buttons NES Controller Turbo Pad Gamecube Controller Wii Remote Classic Controller |
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Dragon Spirit (Dragon Spirit: The New Legend on NES) is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware. The game was later ported to many consoles and home computers.
After a millennium of captivity, an ugly serpent demon named Zawell escapes imprisonment and kidnaps Alicia, princess to the kingdom of Mitgult. A young, crafty soldier, Amul, is selected to rescue the princess and destroy Zawell. In praying to the gods for strength and courage, he points his sword high toward the heavens. Suddenly, he is transformed into an all-powerful blue dragon, bestowed with special powers. Though gifted with a lethal air and ground attack, this is not enough. He must locate and obtain extra powers along the way. The demon has instructed nine of the mightiest beasts to stop Amul before reaching his goal.
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