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Dragon Slayer

Dragon Slayer is 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…

1 October 1984

Dragon Slayer is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nihon Falcom, released 1 October 1984 on FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.

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What Dragon Slayer is

Dragon Slayer is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1984. It is available on FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dragon Slayer is 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 Xanadu series

Dragon Slayer is the first of 10 entries we hold in the Xanadu series. The next entry was Xanadu in 1985.

See all 10 Xanadu games in release order →

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When did Dragon Slayer come out?
Dragon Slayer was released on 1 October 1984 for FM-7, MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

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