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{{short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
|title = Dragon Saber
|title = Dragon Saber
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|designer = Yoshihiro Sugiyama
|designer = Yoshihiro Sugiyama
|composer = [[Shinji Hosoe]]
|composer = [[Shinji Hosoe]]
|release = {{vgrelease|JP|December 1990}}
|release = {{vgrelease|JP|December 1990|US|1991}}
|genre = [[Shoot'em up|Vertical-scrolling shooter]]
|genre = [[Shoot'em up|Vertical-scrolling shooter]]
|series = ''[[Dragon Spirit]]''
|series = ''[[Dragon Spirit]]''
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[PC Engine]], [[PlayStation]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[PC Engine]]
}}
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit'''''|ドラゴンセイバー|Doragon Seibā|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1990 [[shoot'em up|vertical-scrolling shooter]] [[arcade game]] developed and published by [[Namco]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Dragon Spirit]]'', released in 1987.
{{nihongo foot|'''''Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit'''''|ドラゴンセイバー|Doragon Seibā|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1990 [[shoot'em up|vertical-scrolling shooter]] [[arcade game]] developed and published by [[Namco]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Dragon Spirit]]'', released in 1987.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Dsaber.png|200px|thumb|left|Screenshot of the game]]
[[File:Dsaber.png|200px|thumb|left|Screenshot of the game]]
As in the original ''Dragon Spirit'', players must take control of a prince transformed into a dragon by a flash of lightning: the first controls "Huey" (blue) and the second player controls "Siria" (red), which means that two players can now play simultaneously; Huey also looks like an 8192-colour version of Prince Amul from the original game, and both players can now press and hold their Firing Buttons to make their dragons spit flames continuously (and, if they wait for a few seconds without pressing them, charge their shots). Several new enemies and powerups have also been introduced - and, much like in ''[[Phelios]]'', Huey and Siria can take up to four hits before dying (depending on what the arcade operators set the "LIFE" option to), which means that if they have set it to "1" they will die immediately when they get hit. Also (for the US version), if the arcade operators have set the "LEFT" option to "S", the number of lives the players start out with depends on how many coins they insert into the cabinet (one coin for one life, and two coins for three); the game's title screen will also display this information below its name (instead of the game's full title) as a result of this setting being in effect.
As in the original ''Dragon Spirit'', players must take control of a prince transformed into a dragon by a flash of lightning: the first controls "Huey" (blue) and the second player controls "Siria" (red), which means that two players can now play simultaneously; Huey also looks like an 8192-colour version of Prince Amul from the original game, and both players can now press and hold their Firing Buttons to make their dragons spit flames continuously (and, if they wait for a few seconds without pressing them, charge their shots). Several new enemies and powerups have also been introduced - and, much like in ''[[Phelios]]'', Huey and Siria can take up to four hits before dying (depending on what the arcade operators set the "LIFE" option to), which means that if they have set it to "1" they will die immediately when they get hit.


==Development==
==Development==
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==Ports==
==Ports==
There were three ports of this arcade game in Japan; the first was for the [[PC Engine]] in 1991, which was exclusive to Japan. The second was a part of the ''[[Namco Museum#Namco Museum Encore|Namco Museum Encore]]'' [[Compilation (games)|compilation]] for the [[Sony PlayStation]] that was released in 1997 (however, unlike the previous ''Namco Museum'' titles, this one never got released outside Japan), and the third was the [[List of Virtual Console games for Wii (Japan)|Virtual Console Arcade]] release in 2008 (of the PC Engine version) and 2009 (of the original arcade version), which was also exclusive to Japan.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dragon Saber Release Information for Arcade Games - GameFAQs | url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/584238-dragon-saber/data | accessdate = 2020-05-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Dragon Saber Release Information for TurboGrafx-16 - GameFAQs | url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/tg16/588952-dragon-saber/data | accessdate = 2020-05-19 }}</ref> Dragon Saber would also be released on the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] via the [[Arcade Archives]] series on July 14th, 2022, marking its first official release in the west.
There were three ports of this arcade game in Japan; the first was for the [[PC Engine]] in 1991, which was exclusive to Japan. The second was a part of the ''[[Namco Museum#Namco Museum Encore|Namco Museum Encore]]'' [[Compilation (games)|compilation]] for the [[Sony PlayStation]] that was released in 1997 (although unlike the previous ''Namco Museum'' titles, this one never got released outside Japan), and the third was the [[List of Virtual Console games for Wii (Japan)|Virtual Console Arcade]] release in 2008 (of the PC Engine version) and 2009 (of the original arcade version), which was also exclusive to Japan.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dragon Saber Release Information for Arcade Games - GameFAQs | url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/584238-dragon-saber/data | accessdate = 2020-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Dragon Saber Release Information for TurboGrafx-16 - GameFAQs | url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/tg16/588952-dragon-saber/data | accessdate = 2020-05-19}}</ref> ''Dragon Saber'' was released on the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] via the [[Arcade Archives]] series in 2022, marking its first official release in the west.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 10 July 2024

Dragon Saber
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Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Designer(s)Yoshihiro Sugiyama
Composer(s)Shinji Hosoe
SeriesDragon Spirit
Platform(s)Arcade, PC Engine
Release
  • JP: December 1990
  • US: 1991
Genre(s)Vertical-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit[a] is a 1990 vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. It is a sequel to Dragon Spirit, released in 1987.

Gameplay

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Screenshot of the game

As in the original Dragon Spirit, players must take control of a prince transformed into a dragon by a flash of lightning: the first controls "Huey" (blue) and the second player controls "Siria" (red), which means that two players can now play simultaneously; Huey also looks like an 8192-colour version of Prince Amul from the original game, and both players can now press and hold their Firing Buttons to make their dragons spit flames continuously (and, if they wait for a few seconds without pressing them, charge their shots). Several new enemies and powerups have also been introduced - and, much like in Phelios, Huey and Siria can take up to four hits before dying (depending on what the arcade operators set the "LIFE" option to), which means that if they have set it to "1" they will die immediately when they get hit.

Development

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Dragon Saber was the creation of Namco artist Yoshihiro Sugiyama, being his first time as a planner for a game.[1] Sugiyama wanted the game to feel like a true continuation of its predecessor Dragon Spirit in terms of its storyline and world, as he felt the NES sequel Dragon Spirit: The New Legend was mostly just a rehash of the original and had a rather generic premise.[1] He also wanted the game to appeal to anyone instead of mostly hardcore shooter enthusiasts, and one that many could find a degree of satisfaction in.[1] Once the story was completed, Sugiyama began work on the game's lore and fictional world, wanting it to be one that players hadn't seen before in similar games beforehand.[1]

Ports

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There were three ports of this arcade game in Japan; the first was for the PC Engine in 1991, which was exclusive to Japan. The second was a part of the Namco Museum Encore compilation for the Sony PlayStation that was released in 1997 (although unlike the previous Namco Museum titles, this one never got released outside Japan), and the third was the Virtual Console Arcade release in 2008 (of the PC Engine version) and 2009 (of the original arcade version), which was also exclusive to Japan.[2][3] Dragon Saber was released on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives series in 2022, marking its first official release in the west.

Reception

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Game Machine listed Dragon Saber as being the most popular arcade game of December 1990 in Japan.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: ドラゴンセイバー, Hepburn: Doragon Seibā

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dragon Saber 1991 Interviews (Translated)". Shmuplations. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Dragon Saber Release Information for Arcade Games - GameFAQs". Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ "Dragon Saber Release Information for TurboGrafx-16 - GameFAQs". Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 395. Amusement Press. January 1, 1991. p. 37.
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