Dragon Saber (Japan, Rev B)

Arcade Video game published 34 years ago:

Dragon Saber - After Story of Dragon Spirit (c) 1990 Namco, Limited.

A vertically scrolling shoot'em up game.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco System 2 hardware
Game ID : DO

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C140 (@ 21.39 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Dragon Saber was released in December 1990 in Japan.

As its aforementioned full title suggests, it's the sequel to Dragon Spirit, which was released 3 years earlier. The game's title was abbreviated by Namco as 'DO' to separate it from Dragon Spirit's abbreviation, 'DS'.

This game is known outside Japan as just "Dragon Saber" (without the subtitle).

Soundtrack releases :
Dragon Saber / Namco Game Sound Express Volume 4 [Victor Entertainment - VICL-40014, 40015 - March 21, 1991]

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Arranged Dragon Spirits BGM : After coin inserted, press Start with pressing A+B button.

- SERIES -

1. Dragon Spirit (1987)
2. Dragon Saber - After Story of Dragon Spirit (1990)

- STAFF -

Producers : Asinaga Bucho, Yoko Boss
Game designers : T. Negi, O!Sugi
Programmers : "All or not" Nishimaki, "Shiohigaler" Ito
Sound : Shinji Hosoe
Graphic designers : T. Isikawa, Kim 045, H. Miysima, Sigemaru, Ma.Ha.Ho. Tejima, Nakamura, Wagatuma, Yosinami, Yanagihara

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (dec.27, 1991) "Dragon Saber [Model NC91005]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (oct.30, 1997) "Namco Museum Encore [Model SLPS-01050]"