Dragon Spirit

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Dragon Spirit
Box artwork for Dragon Spirit.
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)
Japanese titleドラゴンスピリット
Release date(s)
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
Players1-2
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer
Followed byDragon Saber
Dragon Spirit marquee

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.

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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 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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