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{{Series
{{Series
|name=Dragon Slayer
|name=Dragon Slayer
|image=
|developer=[[Nihon Falcom]]
|developer=[[Nihon Falcom]]
|publisher=[[Falcom]], [[Tokyo Shoseki]], [[Namco]], [[Brøderbund]], [[Hudson Soft]], [[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Falcom]], [[Tokyo Shoseki]], [[Namco]], [[Brøderbund]], [[Hudson Soft]], [[Nintendo]]
|year=[[1984]]
|year=1984
|genre=Role-playing, strategy, action-adventure, metroidvania
|genre=[[RPG]], [[Strategy]], [[Action-adventure]]
}}
}}
Dragon Slayer is a series by [[Falcom]]. It is actually made of games whose plots and settings are unrelated. The main link between the various games is the main author, '''Yoshio Kiya'''.
The earliest titles are considered some of the earliest Japanese role-playing games. Actually, they lack any form of dialogue or plot, therefore they would rather belong to the American/computer RPG genre (focused on overabundant character attributes and dungeon exploration).
The series currently counts 22 games. Only seven games were released outside Japan, but actually twelve titles are available in English today. The following table summarizes which games are available in English.
{| {{prettytable|notwide=1}}
! Generation !! {{icon|uk}} Available in English !! {{icon|jp}} Japanese only
|-
! 8-bit
| 1. [[Dragon Slayer]] ''(English in the original)'' <br>2. [[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]] ''(English in the original)'' <br>2. [[Faxanadu]] <br>3. [[Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia]] ''(NES fan translation)''<br>4. [[Legacy of the Wizard]] <br>5. [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian]]
| -
|-
! 16-bit
| 2. [[Revival Xanadu 2 Remix]] ''(English in the original)'' <br>2. [[The Legend of Xanadu]] <br>2. [[The Legend of Xanadu II]] <br>6. [[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]] <br>7. [[Lord Monarch]] ''(Mega Drive fan translation)''
| 1. [[Dragon Slayer Gaiden]] <br>5. [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (Mega Drive)]] <br>5. [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (PC Engine)]] <br>6. [[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II]] <br>7. [[Lord Monarch (SFC)]] <br>7. [[BS Lord Monarch]]
|-
! 32-bit
| 7. [[Lord Monarch Online]] <br>1&2. [[Falcom Classics]] ''(English in the original)''
| 5. [[Sorcerian Forever]]
|-
! 6th gen.
| 2. [[Xanadu Next]]
| 5. [[Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery]]
|-
! 7th gen.
| 6. [[Tokyo Xanadu]]
| -
|}


{{-}}
== Games ==
== Games ==
The first two titles were released in '''English''', even if they were released in Japan only. In 1997 they were re-released in the ''Falcom Classics'' collection for [[Sega Saturn]], always in English although for Japanese market only.
Default sorting is by release year. Click on "'''N.'''" to sort by sub-series.


''The Legend of Heroes'' originated its own spin-off series of the same name, that lists 14 games.
The first two titles were released in '''English''', even if they were released in Japan only. Hence, the English icon {{icon|uk}} in the table below. Although they are officially labeled as "role-playing games", Dragon Slayer 1 and 2 hardly fit in the category. They both lack any dialogue with non-playable characters; DS1 also lacks permanent upgrades (some enemies can lower character attributes).


{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
The following table lists original games only (remakes are included on same row); expansion packs will be described within the specific game guide. ''The Legend of Heroes'' originated its own spin-off series of the same name, that lists 14 games. Two online games were released in Japan, but are now defunct: ''Sorcerian Online'' (2006-2012) and ''Dragon Slayer: Warriors of the Crown'' (2012-2014).
! N. !!width=30%| Title !! Year !! Genre !! Systems
 
<!--The most apparent difference between ''"Dragon Slayer 2: Xanadu"'' and ''"Dragon Slayer: Legend of Xanadu"'' is the fact that the player controls a single hero in DS2 and a party in DS8. For this reason, ''"Xanadu Next"'' can be considered related to DS2, and ''"Tokyo Xanadu"'' as a spin-off from DS6<ref>[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tokyo-xanadu/ www.hardcoregaming101.net/tokyo-xanadu]</ref>.-->
 
{| {{prettytable|sortable=1}}
! N. !!width=33%| Title !! Year !!width=15%| Genre !! Systems
|-
| 1 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer|Dragon Slayer I]] '''|| 1984 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}}{{icon|uk}} [[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]], [[MSX]], [[FM Towns|FM-7]], [[Sharp X1|X1]], [[GB]] <br>{{icon|jp}}{{icon|uk}} [[Sega Saturn]] ([[Falcom Classics]])
|-
| 2 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]] '''|| 1985 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}}{{icon|uk}} PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, FM-7, [[Windows|MS-Win]] <br>{{icon|jp}}{{icon|uk}} Sega Saturn ([[Falcom Classics]])
|-
| 3 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia]] '''|| 1986 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}} PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, X1, [[NES]], MS-Win <br/>{{icon|globe}} NES ''(fan translation)''
|-
| 4 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family]]''' <br/>''(US title: [[Legacy of the Wizard]])'' || 1987 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}} MSX, [[MSX2]] <br/>{{icon|globe}} NES
|-
| 2.2 ||''' [[Faxanadu]] '''|| 1987 || Role-playing || {{icon|globe}} NES
|-
| 5 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian]] '''|| 1987 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} PC-8801, PC-9801, [[NEC PC-88VA|PC-88VA]], X1, MSX2 <br/>{{icon|globe}} [[MS-DOS]]
|-
| 6 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]] '''|| 1989 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX2, [[Sharp X68000|X68000]], SMD, [[SNES]], [[Satellaview|BS]], [[PS1]], Sega Saturn <br/>{{icon|globe}} [[TurboGrafx-16|TG16]]
|-
| 5.2 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (Mega Drive)]] '''|| 1990 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} [[Sega Mega Drive|SMD]]
|-
| 7 ||''' [[Lord Monarch]] '''|| 1991 || Strategy || {{icon|jp}} PC-9801, [[PS1]], [[PS3]] <br/>{{icon|globe}} SMD ''(fan translation)''
|-
| 7.2 ||''' [[Lord Monarch (SFC)]] '''|| 1992 || Strategy || {{icon|jp}} SNES
|-
| 6.2 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II]] '''|| 1992 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} PC-8801, PC-9801, SMD, SNES, MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, PS1 <br/>{{icon|globe}} TG16
|-
| 1.2 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer Gaiden]] '''|| 1992 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} GB
|-
|-
| 1 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer I]] '''|| 1984 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} [[NEC PC-8801|NEC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|NEC-9801]], [[MSX]], [[FM Towns|FM-7]], [[Sharp X1|X1]], [[GB]], [[Saturn]]
| 5.3 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (PC-Engine)]] '''|| 1992 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} [[TurboGrafx-CD|TG-CD]]
|-
|-
| 2 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]] '''|| 1985 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} NEC-8801, NEC-9801, MSX, FM-7, GB, Saturn, [[Windows|MS-Win]]
| 2.4 ||''' [[The Legend of Xanadu]] '''|| 1994 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} TG-CD
|-
|-
| 3 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia]] '''|| 1986 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}} NEC-8801, NEC-9801, MSX, X1, [[NES]], MS-Win <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] NES (fan translation)
| 2.3 ||''' [[Revival Xanadu 2 Remix]] '''|| 1995 || Action-adventure || {{icon|jp}} PC-9801
|-
|-
| 4 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family]]''' <br/>''(US title: [[Legacy of the Wizard]])'' || 1987 || Metroidvania || {{icon|jp}} MSX, [[MSX2]] <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] NES
| 2.5 ||''' [[The Legend of Xanadu II]] '''|| 1995 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} TG-CD
|-
|-
| 5 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian]] '''|| 1987 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} NEC-8801, NEC-9801, [[NEC PC-88VA|NEC-88VA]], X1, MSX2, [[Sega Mega Drive|SMD]], [[TurboGrafx-CD|TG-CD]], [[Sega Dreamcast|SDC]] <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[MS-DOS]]
| 7.3 ||''' [[BS Lord Monarch]] '''|| 1997 || Strategy || {{icon|jp}} BS
|-
|-
| - ||''' [[Faxanadu]] '''|| 1987 || Role-playing || [[File:globe.svg|25px]] NES
| 7.4 ||''' [[Lord Monarch Online]] '''|| 1997 || Strategy || {{icon|globe}} MS-Win ([https://www.falcom.co.jp/monarch/index_e.html online])
|-
|-
| 6 ||''' [[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]] '''|| 1989 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} NEC-8801, NEC-9801, MSX2, [[Sharp X68000|X68000]], SMD, [[SNES]], [[Satellaview|BS]], [[PS1]], Saturn <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] [[TurboGrafx-16|TG16]]
| 5.4 ||''' [[Sorcerian Forever]] '''|| 1997 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} MS-Win
|-
|-
| 7 ||''' [[Lord Monarch]] '''|| 1991 || Strategy || {{icon|jp}} NEC-9801, SNES, SMD <br/>[[File:globe.svg|25px]] MS-Win ([https://www.falcom.co.jp/monarch/index_e.html online])
| 5.5 ||''' [[Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery|Sorcerian: 七星魔法の使徒]] '''<br>''Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery ''|| 2000 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} [[Sega Dreamcast|SDC]]  
|-
|-
| 8 ||''' [[Legend of Xanadu]] '''|| 1994 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} TG-CD
| 2.6 ||''' [[Xanadu Next]] '''|| 2005 || Role-playing || {{icon|globe}} MS-Win, [[N-Gage]]
|-
|-
| 9 ||''' [[Legend of Xanadu II]] '''|| 1995 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} TG-CD
| 8 ||''' [[Tokyo Xanadu]] '''|| 2015 || Role-playing || {{icon|jp}} [[PSV]]
|}
|}


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Dragon Slayer
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s)Falcom, Tokyo Shoseki, Namco, Brøderbund, Hudson Soft, Nintendo
Year introduced1984
Genre(s)RPG, Strategy, Action-adventure

Dragon Slayer is a series by Falcom. It is actually made of games whose plots and settings are unrelated. The main link between the various games is the main author, Yoshio Kiya.

The earliest titles are considered some of the earliest Japanese role-playing games. Actually, they lack any form of dialogue or plot, therefore they would rather belong to the American/computer RPG genre (focused on overabundant character attributes and dungeon exploration).

The series currently counts 22 games. Only seven games were released outside Japan, but actually twelve titles are available in English today. The following table summarizes which games are available in English.

Generation Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Available in English Flag of Japan.svg Japanese only
8-bit 1. Dragon Slayer (English in the original)
2. Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (English in the original)
2. Faxanadu
3. Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia (NES fan translation)
4. Legacy of the Wizard
5. Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian
-
16-bit 2. Revival Xanadu 2 Remix (English in the original)
2. The Legend of Xanadu
2. The Legend of Xanadu II
6. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
7. Lord Monarch (Mega Drive fan translation)
1. Dragon Slayer Gaiden
5. Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (Mega Drive)
5. Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (PC Engine)
6. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II
7. Lord Monarch (SFC)
7. BS Lord Monarch
32-bit 7. Lord Monarch Online
1&2. Falcom Classics (English in the original)
5. Sorcerian Forever
6th gen. 2. Xanadu Next 5. Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery
7th gen. 6. Tokyo Xanadu -

Games[edit]

Default sorting is by release year. Click on "N." to sort by sub-series.

The first two titles were released in English, even if they were released in Japan only. Hence, the English icon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg in the table below. Although they are officially labeled as "role-playing games", Dragon Slayer 1 and 2 hardly fit in the category. They both lack any dialogue with non-playable characters; DS1 also lacks permanent upgrades (some enemies can lower character attributes).

The following table lists original games only (remakes are included on same row); expansion packs will be described within the specific game guide. The Legend of Heroes originated its own spin-off series of the same name, that lists 14 games. Two online games were released in Japan, but are now defunct: Sorcerian Online (2006-2012) and Dragon Slayer: Warriors of the Crown (2012-2014).


N. Title Year Genre Systems
1 Dragon Slayer I 1984 Action-adventure Flag of Japan.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, FM-7, X1, GB
Flag of Japan.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Sega Saturn (Falcom Classics)
2 Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu 1985 Action-adventure Flag of Japan.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, FM-7, MS-Win
Flag of Japan.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Sega Saturn (Falcom Classics)
3 Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia 1986 Action-adventure Flag of Japan.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, X1, NES, MS-Win
Globe.svg NES (fan translation)
4 Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
(US title: Legacy of the Wizard)
1987 Action-adventure Flag of Japan.svg MSX, MSX2
Globe.svg NES
2.2 Faxanadu 1987 Role-playing Globe.svg NES
5 Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian 1987 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, PC-88VA, X1, MSX2
Globe.svg MS-DOS
6 Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 1989 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX2, X68000, SMD, SNES, BS, PS1, Sega Saturn
Globe.svg TG16
5.2 Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (Mega Drive) 1990 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg SMD
7 Lord Monarch 1991 Strategy Flag of Japan.svg PC-9801, PS1, PS3
Globe.svg SMD (fan translation)
7.2 Lord Monarch (SFC) 1992 Strategy Flag of Japan.svg SNES
6.2 Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II 1992 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg PC-8801, PC-9801, SMD, SNES, MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, PS1
Globe.svg TG16
1.2 Dragon Slayer Gaiden 1992 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg GB
5.3 Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian (PC-Engine) 1992 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg TG-CD
2.4 The Legend of Xanadu 1994 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg TG-CD
2.3 Revival Xanadu 2 Remix 1995 Action-adventure Flag of Japan.svg PC-9801
2.5 The Legend of Xanadu II 1995 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg TG-CD
7.3 BS Lord Monarch 1997 Strategy Flag of Japan.svg BS
7.4 Lord Monarch Online 1997 Strategy Globe.svg MS-Win (online)
5.4 Sorcerian Forever 1997 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg MS-Win
5.5 Sorcerian: 七星魔法の使徒
Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery
2000 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg SDC
2.6 Xanadu Next 2005 Role-playing Globe.svg MS-Win, N-Gage
8 Tokyo Xanadu 2015 Role-playing Flag of Japan.svg PSV