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'''Dragon Slayer''' was released in Japan in 1984. It was later ported to [[Game Boy]] (1991) and [[Sega Saturn]] (1997 [[Falcom Classics]]). The original release for the [[NEC PC-8801]] is considered to be the first true [[Action RPG]].
'''Dragon Slayer''' was released in Japan in 1984. It was later ported to [[Game Boy]] (1991) and [[Saturn]] (1997 [[Falcom Classics]]). It is officially labeled as role-playing game, but it is rather an action-adventure game.
 
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== Genre ==
'''Dragon Slayer''' is officially labeled as a role-playing game, but it actually lacks almost all of the characteristics of the genre. First of all, it is completely devoid of any text, dialogue or interaction with peaceful characters; furthermore, it also lacks any permanent upgrade to the hero's attributes: enemies can not only steal any item in the hero's inventory, but they can also permanently reduce his attributes.
 
Because of this and because of other gameplay elements, ''Dragon Slayer'' definitely falls into the the definition of ''{{c|Action-adventure}}'' game. Its sequel, ''[[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]]'' is even more obviously a precursor of ''{{c|The Legend of Zelda}}'', a well-known series of Japanese action-adventure games (the latter are often described as "role-playing games without experience points").


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Box artwork for Dragon Slayer.
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Dragon Slayer
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s)Nihon Falcom, Square, Epoch
Year released1984
System(s)NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X1, Epoch Super Cassette Vision, MSX, Game Boy, Sega Saturn
SeriesDragon Slayer
Genre(s)Action RPG, Dungeon crawler
ModesSingle player
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Dragon Slayer was released in Japan in 1984. It was later ported to Game Boy (1991) and Sega Saturn (1997 Falcom Classics). The original release for the NEC PC-8801 is considered to be the first true Action RPG.

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