.gif)
Dragons of Flame (video game)
Encyclopedia
Dragons of Flame is a video game released in 1989 for various home computer
systems and consoles. It is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance
. It is based on the second Dragonlance
campaign module, Dragons of Flame
, and the second half of the first Dragonlance novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight
. The game Shadow Sorcerer
is a sequel to this game's storyline, but has quite different gameplay.
The style of the game is very much like its predecessor, horizontally-scrolling fighting controlling one character at a time. The plot is a faithful representation of the books it is based on.
The game is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance and like it is arcade
oriented, with little RPG
elements.
The Famicom version, the only AD&D Famicom game not released on the NES, was the first game to be translated by the fan translation group DvD Translations (October 31, 2003).
Home computer
Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977, and becoming increasingly common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user...
systems and consoles. It is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance is a video game released in 1988 for various home computer systems and consoles. The game is based on the first Dragonlance campaign module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Dragons of Despair, and the first Dragonlance novel...
. It is based on the second Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
campaign module, Dragons of Flame
Dragons of Flame (module)
Dragons of Flame is the second module in the first major story arc in the Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance series of game modules. It is one of the 14 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR between 1984 and 1986...
, and the second half of the first Dragonlance novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of Dungeons & Dragons game modules...
. The game Shadow Sorcerer
Shadow Sorcerer
Shadow Sorcerer is a 1991 role-playing video game. The game was the sequel to Heroes of the Lance and Dragons of Flame. It is based on the third and fourth Dragonlance campaign modules, Dragons of Hope and Dragons of Desolation.-Reception:...
is a sequel to this game's storyline, but has quite different gameplay.
The style of the game is very much like its predecessor, horizontally-scrolling fighting controlling one character at a time. The plot is a faithful representation of the books it is based on.
The game is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance and like it is arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
oriented, with little RPG
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
elements.
The Famicom version, the only AD&D Famicom game not released on the NES, was the first game to be translated by the fan translation group DvD Translations (October 31, 2003).