Dragon Breed (ドラゴンブリード)

Released in 1989

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Manufacturer: Irem

Developer: Irem

Distributor: Irem

Mame ROM Info

dbreed, Dragon Breed

Display Raster	Orientation Horizontal
Resolution 384 x 256	Colors 1024, Color
Genre Shooting	Attributes Horizontal Scrolling
Controls 1 Joystick / Button(s)

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Game Summary

Nicely extends the horizontal-shooter genre.

Hardware Info

V30 cpu @ 16 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3.579645 Mhz
YM-2151 audio @ 3.579545 Mhz
DAC audio

Hardware Platform: Irem M81

Game Details

Fly through stages riding dragonback. The dragon's body is invulnerable and can be used to block shots, but you (the rider) make a large, vulnerable target. Position is critical, because you never want an enemy above you -- unless there is ground nearby where you can land, jump off and shoot them out of the sky.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by bloodflowers. Comment: "Excellent scrolling shooter - a fairly dark feel is evident throughout, through the use of X-Multiply/R-type style graphics and a powerful soundtrack. Not the hardest game in the world so you might want to dipswitch it to hard mode. The way the Dragon moves is very intuitive and adds a nice control element, since it can be used against enemies." (2001-08-10 07:38:18Z)

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