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Dragon Slayer I

Dragon Slayer I is a Game Boy conversion of the Dragon Slayer, an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many…

12 August 1990

Dragon Slayer I is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nihon Falcom, released 12 August 1990 on Game Boy.

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What Dragon Slayer I is

Dragon Slayer I is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1990. It was published by Epoch. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dragon Slayer I is a Game Boy conversion of the Dragon Slayer, an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many sequels that would spin-off into their own franchises over time.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dragon Slayer series

Dragon Slayer I is the 11th of 26 entries we hold in the Dragon Slayer series. It arrived 8 months after Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes. The next entry was Lord Monarch in 1991.

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When did Dragon Slayer I come out?
Dragon Slayer I was released on 12 August 1990 for Game Boy.

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