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is a 1987 video game that was released exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer
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The game is non-linear and operates almost like a sandbox game. A fan-made translation patch has been made available by King Mike Translations in 2008. Many video games helped to influence this video game, including The Legend of Zelda. A large video game world helps to define the complexity of the gameplay. However, most puzzles are impossible for non-Japanese speakers to solve. The manufacturer's suggested retail price of the game was ¥5,300 ($69 in American dollars).
, in which there existed two factions: Black Mages, who worshipped the three-headed Chrome Dragon, and White Mages, who worshipped the glimmering Gold Dragon. Their conflicts over territory and ideal
s brought about countless war
s. The God
Narume knew he must stop the fighting, so he put the Chrome Dragon to sleep in the mountains, and the Gold Dragon to sleep in the desert. He then took magic away from the mages, sealing up the eight Magic Books and hiding them in the sacred desert tower.
Hundreds of years passed after Narume erased magic from the world. The people lived in peace, and villages and towns prospered. However, there were also those who would do wrong to gain wealth. Enter the three greedy thieves
: Safra, Kakai, and Unasu. One day, as they were being chased down for some evil deed, they became lost in the desert. After walking and walking, they stumbled upon the sacred tower and discovered the hidden Magic Books. Thinking they could sell them for a pretty penny, the three split the books amongst themselves and each went his own way. With the Magic Books gone, the Chrome Dragon awoke from its eternal slumber, determined to plunge the world into a second age of dark sorcery
. So Narume infused the Gold Dragon with the spirit of justice, summoning him forth in the form of a hero
named 'Feram'. And so, it is up to Feram to collect the Magic Books and return the Chrome Dragon to its slumber
.
s and animal
s. It also an unnaturally high intelligence
and a vast knowledge of spells. The Gold Dragon has a body length of 18 metres (59.1 ft), and shoots Flame Breath and Energy Flame from its mouth. It has taken the form of the hero Feram on orders from the God Narume.
. The ruler of Hell
, it has three heads, each with a different attack. One spits flame, the other two spit explosives. Body length of 40 metres (131.2 ft). The only way to return the Chrome Dragon to its slumber is to pierce its very heart
.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
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The game is non-linear and operates almost like a sandbox game. A fan-made translation patch has been made available by King Mike Translations in 2008. Many video games helped to influence this video game, including The Legend of Zelda. A large video game world helps to define the complexity of the gameplay. However, most puzzles are impossible for non-Japanese speakers to solve. The manufacturer's suggested retail price of the game was ¥5,300 ($69 in American dollars).
Story
It was an age of magicMagic (gaming)
Some role-playing games or game systems can include a set of rules that are used to portray magic in the paranormal sense. These rules simulate the effects that magic would have within the game context, according to how the game designer intended the magic to be portrayed...
, in which there existed two factions: Black Mages, who worshipped the three-headed Chrome Dragon, and White Mages, who worshipped the glimmering Gold Dragon. Their conflicts over territory and ideal
Ideal (ethics)
An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal. Ideals are particularly important in ethics, as the order in which one places them tends to determine the degree to which one reveals them as real and sincere. It is the application, in ethics, of a universal...
s brought about countless war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
s. The God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Narume knew he must stop the fighting, so he put the Chrome Dragon to sleep in the mountains, and the Gold Dragon to sleep in the desert. He then took magic away from the mages, sealing up the eight Magic Books and hiding them in the sacred desert tower.
Hundreds of years passed after Narume erased magic from the world. The people lived in peace, and villages and towns prospered. However, there were also those who would do wrong to gain wealth. Enter the three greedy thieves
Theft
In common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud...
: Safra, Kakai, and Unasu. One day, as they were being chased down for some evil deed, they became lost in the desert. After walking and walking, they stumbled upon the sacred tower and discovered the hidden Magic Books. Thinking they could sell them for a pretty penny, the three split the books amongst themselves and each went his own way. With the Magic Books gone, the Chrome Dragon awoke from its eternal slumber, determined to plunge the world into a second age of dark sorcery
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
. So Narume infused the Gold Dragon with the spirit of justice, summoning him forth in the form of a hero
Hero
A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
named 'Feram'. And so, it is up to Feram to collect the Magic Books and return the Chrome Dragon to its slumber
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...
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Gold Dragon
The dragon worshipped by White Mages. It likes high places, and lives in a house made of stone. Personality-wise, it is fair, virtuous, and peace-loving. It can take many forms, including those of humanHuman
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s and animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s. It also an unnaturally high intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
and a vast knowledge of spells. The Gold Dragon has a body length of 18 metres (59.1 ft), and shoots Flame Breath and Energy Flame from its mouth. It has taken the form of the hero Feram on orders from the God Narume.
Chrome Dragon
Worshipped by Black Mages, the Chrome Dragon despises all good beings and loves crueltyCruelty
Cruelty can be described as indifference to suffering, and even positive pleasure in inflicting it. If this is supported by a legal or social framework, then receives the name of perversion. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept....
. The ruler of Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
, it has three heads, each with a different attack. One spits flame, the other two spit explosives. Body length of 40 metres (131.2 ft). The only way to return the Chrome Dragon to its slumber is to pierce its very heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
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See also
- Dragon Spirit: The New LegendDragon Spirit: The New Legendis a Family Computer video game that was released to both North America and Japan.-Summary:This game is a completely family-friendly vertical shooter that is based on 1942, 1943, and Tiger Heli...
, a game with a similar theme - Dragon BusterDragon Busteris a dungeon crawl action role-playing platform arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It runs on Namco Pac-Land hardware, modified to support vertical scrolling. In Japan, the game was ported to the MSX and Famicom; the latter version was later released for the Virtual Console in the same...
, another game with a similar theme - Hoshi wo Miru Hito, yet another game with a similar theme