Draconian (video game)
{{short description|Multidirectional shooter video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Draconian
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| image = Draconian title.png
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| developer = Mike Hughey[http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?497-Other-hobbies&s=e3bb40edc7a95e8b048bc7342cc1bbe4&p=11353&viewfull=1#post11353 I wrote a few games for the TRS-80 color computer about 20 years ago.], Mike Hughey 2007-07-23, speedsolving.com[https://archive.org/stream/the-gamers-connection-1988-09/The_Gamers_Connection_-_2_of_4_September-October_1988#page/n41/mode/1up Draconian], Reviewed by: Joanne Ziskl, Page 40, Vol 1/Issue 2, The Gamers Connection (September–October 1988), Published:September 1988[http://blog.simonhardy.com/HOSTING/Dragon2009/approvals/Michael_Hughey.txt Subject: CoCo software archives], Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997, My name is Mike Hughey. I contributed a few games of some value to the CoCo world, and I would be THRILLED to give my permission for these games to be distributed freely. Please feel free to distribute them as desired, in whatever format. The two "good" games I distributed were both through Tom Mix: Draconian, Grabber
| publisher = Tom Mix Software
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| released = 1984
| genre = Multidirectional shooter
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = TRS-80 Color Computer
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}}Draconian is a multidirectional shooter for TRS-80 Color Computer. It was written by Mike Hughey and published via Tom Mix Software in 1984, then converted to the Dragon 32/64. Draconian is based on the 1981 arcade game Bosconian where the player navigates a ship through scrolling space to destroy enemy bases.
Gameplay
Image:Draconian - game tandy Color computer - emulator.png
Draconian adds some features to the Bosconian design:
- Bases contain prisoners who can optionally be freed to gain more points.
- The space shuttle is attacked by little dragons.
- There is one big indestructible dragon which chases the player when time is running out.
- The player needs to avoid mines and asteroids.
The user needs to destroy all bases to complete a level. If done, a small tunnel will open. The spaceship will explode when the borders of the tunnel are hit. In case the user flies against the borders of the field, the space shuttle will bounce back.
References
External links
- [http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Documents/Manuals/Games/Draconian%20%28Tom%20Mix%20Software%29.txt Manual text]
- {{youtube|iZh-n-VeM9s|DRACONIAN for the Tandy Color Computer - A Closer Look}}
Category:Multidirectional shooters
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Single-player video games
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