Dragon Spirit/Stage 1

Welcome to the old version of the game. Once Amul has appeared on the screen six Graia will come flying towards him from the right side of the screen; once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, six more Graia will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen. Once you have shot a flame at each of these to kill them, twelve more Graia will come flying towards you, from the right and left sides of the screen - and once you have shot flame at each of them to kill them, twelve more Graia will come flying towards you from the left and right sides of the screen. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come up to seven Aquasauruses in the water, who are spitting projectiles at you; once you have dropped a bomb on each of them to kill them, a group of five Koptera will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen. Once you have shot flame at each of them to kill them, a group of five more Koptera will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen - and once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, six Bulletfiring Graia will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen, while firing projectiles at you. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, the introductory theme that you are hearing from the Yamaha YM-2151 will fade out as you come up to a Red Egg upon the right side of the screen; once you have dropped a bomb on this Red Egg to destroy it, a red orb with the Star of David on it will fly out of it towards Amul. Once you have collected it, one of the "FIRE" rectangles in the bottom-right corner of the screen will be filled - and the stage's main theme will then start to be heard from the Yamaha YM-2151 (but if you are playing the new version of the game, the stage will start at this point and you can ignore this text).

Two more Koptera will then (if you're playing the old version of the game) come flying towards you from that right side of the screen; once you have shot a flame at both of them to kill them, you will come to an Alligator in the water who is spitting projectiles at you. Once you have dropped a bomb on him to kill him, two more Koptera will come flying towards you, from that right side of the screen - and once you've shot a flame at both of these to kill them, two more Koptera will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen. Once you have shot a flame at both of these two to kill them, you will come to a second Alligator in the water who is spitting projectiles at you - and once you have dropped a bomb on him to kill him, three more Bulletfiring Graia will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen while firing projectiles at you. Once you've shot a flame at each of these three to kill them three more Bulletfiring Graia will come flying towards you from that left side of the screen, while firing projectiles at you; once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them you will come to a Blue Egg on the left side of the screen. Once you've dropped a bomb on it to destroy it, a blue orb with the Barbados trident on it will fly towards Amul - and once you have collected it, Amul will grow a second head, on the right side of his initial one. Six more Koptera will then come flying towards you, from the right side of the screen; once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to a third Alligator in the water who is spitting projectiles at you. Once you have dropped a bomb on him to kill him, you will come to six Tobo on the right side of the screen who are jumping into the air and flying towards you - and once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to six more Tobo on the left side of the screen, who are jumping into the air and flying towards you. Once you have shot a flame at each of these six to kill them, you will come to twelve more Tobo on the left and right sides of the screen who are jumping into the air and flying towards you; once you have shot off a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to six more Tobo on that left side of the screen, who are jumping into the air and flying towards you. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to twelve more Tobo upon the right side of the screen, who are jumping into the air and flying towards you - and once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to six more Tobo on the left side of the screen who are jumping into the air and flying towards you. Once you've shot a flame at each of them to kill them you'll come to a fourth Alligator in the water who is spitting projectiles at you; once you've dropped a bomb on him to kill him, four more Graia will come flying towards you from that right side of the screen. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, eight more Graia will come flying towards you, from the left and right sides of the screen - and once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to a fifth Alligator in the water, who is spitting projectiles at you. Once you have dropped a bomb on him, to kill him, four more Koptera (the last of which is flashing), will come flying towards you, from the right and left sides of the screen; once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them the last one will send a randomly-generated powerup flying towards Amul. Once you have collected it, it will take effect on Amul - and you'll now come to four Insect Love Earths and seven Tyrannosauruses who are spitting projectiles at you from their positions on the right and left sides of the screen. Once you have dropped a bomb on each of them to kill them, you'll come to another Red Egg on that left side of the screen; once you have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it, a second red orb with the Star of David on it will fly out of it towards Amul. Once you have collected it, a second of the "FIRE" rectangles in the bottom-right corner of the screen will be filled - and you will then come up to three more Tyrannosauruses, who are spitting projectiles at you from their positions on right side of the screen. Once you've dropped a bomb on each of these, to kill them, four Apterexes (the last of which is flashing) will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen; once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, they will explode into eight feathers (which must be avoided) and the last one will send another randomly-generated powerup flying towards Amul. Once you have collected it, it will again take its effect on Amul - and fifteen more Graia will then come flying towards you from the right and left sides of the screen. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, you will come to a third Red Egg on the left side of the screen; once you have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it, a third red orb with the Star of David on it will come flying out of it towards Amul. Once you have collected it the last of the three "FIRE" rectangles in the bottom-right corner of the screen will be filled (as Amul is upgraded to Level-2 flames) - and you will then come to six more Tobo on the right side of the screen who are jumping into the air and flying towards you. Once you have shot a flame at each of them to kill them, five more Graia will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen; once you have shot a (Level-2) flame at each of them to kill them you'll come to a sixth Alligator in the water, who is spitting projectiles at you. Once you have dropped a bomb on him to kill him, you will come to six more Tobo upon the left side of the screen, who are jumping into the air and flying towards you - and once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of these six to kill them, you will come to a seventh Alligator in the water, who is spitting projectiles at you. Once you have dropped a bomb on this one to kill him, you will come to three more Tobo on that right side of the screen, who are jumping into the air and flying towards you; once you have shot Level-2 flame at each of these three to kill them, twenty Favos will come flying towards you from the top of the screen. Once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of them, to kill them, you will come up to two more Alligators in the water, who are spitting projectiles at you - and once you have dropped a bomb on both of them to kill them, you will come to four more Insect Love Earths who are firing projectiles at you from their positions on the left side of the screen. Once you have dropped a bomb on each of them to kill them four more Koptera will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen; once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of them to kill them, five more Bulletfiring Graia will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen. Once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of them to kill them, you'll come to six more Aquasauruses in the water, who are spitting projectiles at you - and once you have dropped a bomb on each of them to kill them, eight more Apterexes (the last of which is flashing), will come flying towards you from the right side of the screen. Once you have shot Level-2 flame at each of them to kill them, they will explode into eight feathers (which must again be avoided lest you take a hit from them) and the last one will send a third randomly-generated powerup flying towards Amul; once you have collected it, it will once again take its effect on Amul. Fifty more Favos will now come flying towards you from the top of the screen - and once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of them to kill them, you will come up to fourth Red Egg on the left side of the screen. Once you have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it, a fourth red orb with the Star of David on it will come flying out of it towards Amul; once you have collected it, one of the "FIRE" rectangles in the bottom-right corner of the screen will again be filled. A group of twenty Shellfish will then emerge from the water (you can see their silhouettes beneath the surface), and come flying towards Amul - and once you have shot a Level-2 flame at each of these to kill them, the main theme that you are hearing from the Yamaha YM-2151 will fade out, as Amul stops moving forward.

The game's first 'boss' theme will then start to be heard from the Yamaha YM-2151 as Plesiosaurus swims into view from the top of the screen; his head is his only vulnerable point, and he attacks by spitting flames at Amul (which are the same size as him when he is in his one-headed form, so they might be somewhat difficult to avoid assuming that Amul hasn't taken any hits during the course of the stage, and is still in his two-headed form). But once you have fired a total of twenty-four Level-2 flames (or forty-eight Level-1 flames, if Amul was unlucky enough to take a hit after collecting the third red orb of the stage) at his aforementioned head to kill him, he will explode, and the game will segue into its second stage (which also has an introductory section).