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{{Infobox Game
| Title           = DragonStrike
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| Title       = DragonStrike
| BoxArt         = DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
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| BoxArt     = DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
| PlatformName   = DOS
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| Platform   = {{Platform|DOS}}
| PlatformPage    = DOS
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| Year       = 1990
| Year           = 1990
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| Developer   = {{Developer|Westwood Studios|Westwood Associates}}
| DeveloperName   = Westwood Associates
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| Amazon      = B000P1AKQS
| DeveloperPage  = Westwood
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''''DragonStrike''''' is a combat flight simulator based on the world of DragonLance. You play a dragon rider who must engage evil dragons and various other monsters of the DragonLance world. You battle your foes with your DragonLance and the breath weapon of your mount.
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:''For other games in the series see [[DragonLance]].
  
This is probably the first fantasy-themed flight simulator. Unfortunately, the 3D engine used in the game hasn't aged well, the view port is awfully small, and the controls take awhile to get used to. Having to maneuver your dragon, position the DragonLance, and alter your speed is very difficult to do on the keyboard. However, the full-screen graphics for each cut scene are still very attractive.
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'''''DragonStrike''''' is a combat flight simulator based on the world of [[DragonLance]]. You play a dragon rider who must engage evil dragons and various other monsters of the DragonLance world. You battle your foes with your DragonLance and the breath weapon of your mount.
  
DragonStrike was also released on the NES, however, the [[DragonStrike (NES)|NES port]] is a completely different game since the NES couldn't handle the DOS game's 3D engine.
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This is probably the first fantasy-themed flight simulator. Unfortunately, the 3D engine used in the game hasn't aged well, the view port is small, and the controls take awhile to get used to. Having to maneuver your dragon, the position the DragonLance, and alter your speed is difficult to do on the keyboard. However, the full-screen graphics for each cut scene are very attractive.
  
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DragonStrike was also released on the Amiga, Sharp X68000, PC-98, [[DragonStrike (C64)|Commodore 64]] and NES, however, the [[DragonStrike (NES)|NES port]] is a completely different game since the NES couldn't handle the DOS game's 3D engine.
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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{| align="center" |
{{Template: Screenshots
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| TitleScreen = DragonStrike - DOS - 1.png
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{{Screenshot
| Screen01    = DragonStrike - DOS - 2.png
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 1.png
| Screen02    = DragonStrike - DOS - 3.png
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| Description = The title screen.}}
| Screen03    = DragonStrike - DOS - 4.png
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{{Screenshot
| Screen04    = DragonStrike - DOS - 5.png
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 2.png
| Screen05    = DragonStrike - DOS - 6.png
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| Description = Cut scene for the first battle.}}
| Caption01  = Cut scene for the first battle.
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{{Screenshot
| Caption02  = Loading a saved game.
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 3.png
| Caption03  = Making a dent on the enemy's territory
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| Description = Loading a saved game.}}
| Caption04  = Battling several red dragons at once!
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{{Screenshot
| Caption05  = The setup menu.
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 4.png
}}
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| Description = Making a dent on the enemy's territory.}}
 
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 5.png
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| Description = Battling several red dragons at once!}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = DragonStrike - DOS - 6.png
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| Description = The setup menu.}}
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|}
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
Paul Mudra composed the traditional musical score in [[AdLib Visual Composer]]. Unfortunately, he used the default sound bank, so the instruments aren't as realistic sounding as they could be.
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[[Paul Mudra]] composed the traditional musical score in [[AdLib Visual Composer]] with the default AdLib instrument bank and converted it to [[MUS (AdLib)|MUS]] using [[AdLib Convert]].
  
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Paul also composed the NES version with [[Frank Klepacki]], but it appears none of the music from the DOS version made it into the NES version.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
{{Template: Table Recording
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{{TrackListBegin}}
| Caption01 = #
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{{TrackListEntry
| Caption02 = Title
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| Track      = 1
| Caption03 = Composer
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| Title      = Introduction
| Caption04 = Arranger
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| Caption05 = Length
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| DurationMin = 1
| Caption06 = Size
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| DurationSec = 5
| Caption07 = Listen
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| Game        = DragonStrike
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| Platform    = DOS
 
}}
 
}}
| 01
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Introduction - DragonStrike (DOS)|Introduction]]
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| Track      = 2
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Title      = Cut Scenes
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| 1:05
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| DurationMin = 1
| 993 KB
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| DurationSec = 51
| {{Song-List|01 - DragonStrike - DOS - Introduction.ogg}}
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| Game        = DragonStrike
|-
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| Platform    = DOS
| 02
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}}
| [[Cut Scenes]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Track      = 3
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Title      = Missions 1
| 1:51
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| 1.6 MB
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| DurationMin = 0
| {{Song-List|02 - DragonStrike - DOS - Cut Scenes.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 28
|-
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| 03
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| Platform    = DOS
| [[Missions 1]]
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}}
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Track      = 4
| 0:28
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| Title      = Missions 2
| 426 KB
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| {{Song-List|03 - DragonStrike - DOS - Missions 1.ogg}}
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| DurationMin = 0
|-
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| DurationSec = 26
| 04
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| [[Missions 2]]
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| Platform    = DOS
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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}}
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| 0:26
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| Track      = 5
| 415 KB
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| Title      = Missions 3
| {{Song-List|04 - DragonStrike - DOS - Missions 2.ogg}}
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
|-
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| DurationMin = 0
| 05
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| DurationSec = 55
| [[Missions 3]]
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Platform    = DOS
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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}}
| 0:55
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{{TrackListEntry
| 855 KB
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| Track      = 6
| {{Song-List|05 - DragonStrike - DOS - Missions 3.ogg}}
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| Title      = Promotion
|-
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| 06
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| DurationMin = 0
| [[Promotion]]
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| DurationSec = 15
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Platform    = DOS
| 0:15
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}}
| 277 KB
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{{TrackListEntry
| {{Song-List|06 - DragonStrike - DOS - Promotion.ogg}}
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| Track      = 7
|-
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| Title      = DS 5
| 07
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| [[DS 5]]
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| DurationMin = 0
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| DurationSec = 46
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| 0:46
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| Platform    = DOS
| 733 KB
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}}
| {{Song-List|07 - DragonStrike - DOS - DS 5.ogg}}
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{{TrackListEntry
|-
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| Track      = 8
| 08
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| Title      = Game Over
| [[Game Over - DragonStrike (DOS)|Game Over]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Paul Mudra}}
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| DurationMin = 0
| [[Paul Mudra]]
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| DurationSec = 15
| 0:15
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| Game        = DragonStrike
| 212 KB
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| Platform    = DOS
| {{Song-List|08 - DragonStrike - DOS - Game Over.ogg}}
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}}
|}
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{{TrackListEnd}}
 
 
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
** '''Music:''' {{Template: Credits|Paul Mudra|Paul S. Mudra}}
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** ''Music:'' {{Template: Credits|Paul Mudra|Paul S. Mudra}}
** '''Sounds:''' {{Template: Credits|Paul Mudra|Paul S. Mudra}}
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** ''Sounds:'' {{Template: Credits|Paul Mudra|Paul S. Mudra}}
  
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{{Issue Source}}
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
===Game Rip===
{{Template: Table Recording
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{{Rips
| Caption01 = Format
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| Formats = {{Format|MUS (AdLib)}} {{Format|SND (AdLib)}}
| Caption02 = Download
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| File    = DragonStrike (DOS).zip
| Caption03 = Size
 
 
}}
 
}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
 
{{Template: Format|MUS-AdLib|MUS (AdLib)}}
 
| [http://www.vgmpf.com/Rips/DragonStrike-DOS.zip Download]
 
| 7 KB
 
|}
 
  
The [[MUS (AdLib)|MUS]] files are located in the install directory along with the SND file. They were logged into DRO format by using [[AdLib Play]] through DOSBox 0.74, and then recorded with [[AdPlug]] 1.8.2. The "Auto-detect Song End" option under Playback was turned off in order to have the song trail off properly.
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The [[MUS (AdLib)|MUS]] files are located in the install directory along with the [[SND (AdLib)|SND]] file. They were logged into DRO format by using [[AdLib Play]] through DOSBox 0.74, and then recorded with [[AdPlug]] 1.8.2. The "Auto-detect Song End" option under Playback was turned off in order to have the song trail off properly.
  
 
The game's background music doesn't loop.
 
The game's background music doesn't loop.
  
 
===Audio Devices===
 
===Audio Devices===
{{Template: Table
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{{Table
 
}}
 
}}
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| style="background-color:#FFF0FF;" |
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'''Music'''
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| {{Audio Device|AdLib|Music}}
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|-
 
| style="background-color:#FFF0FF;" |
 
| style="background-color:#FFF0FF;" |
 
'''Sound'''
 
'''Sound'''
 
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| {{Template: Audio Device|PCSpeaker|PC Speaker|Music}}
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| {{Audio Device|PC Speaker|Sound}}
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| style="background-color:#FFF0FF;" |
 
'''Music'''
 
| {{Template: Audio Device|AdLib|AdLib|Sound}}
 
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|}
 
|}
  
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(No Source - There is no audio setup. The game automatically detects any AdLib-compatible sound card, and uses PC speaker for sounds.)
  
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
{{Template: Release
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{| align="center" |
| Title01        = DragonStrike
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| BoxArt01        = DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
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{{Publication
| PlatformName01 = DOS
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| Title    = DragonStrike
| PlatformPage01 = DOS
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| BoxArt    = DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
| Released01      = 1990/??/??
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| Platform = {{Platform|DOS}}
| PublisherName01 = Strategic Simulations, Inc.
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| Released = 1990-0?-??
| PublisherPage01 = SSI
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| Publisher = {{Publisher|Strategic Simulations|Strategic Simulations, Inc.}}
| Country01      = USA
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| Country  = USA
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* '''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonStrike_%28computer_game%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonStrike_%28computer_game%29]
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dragonstrike mobygames.com/game/dos/dragonstrike] - MobyGames.
 
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564820-dragonstrike gamefaqs.com/pc/564820-dragonstrike] - GameFAQs.
 
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonStrike_%28computer_game%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonStrike_%28computer_game%29] - Wikipedia.
[[Category:Completed Rips]]
 
[[Category:Completed Recordings]]
 
[[Category:Games That Need Cleaner Box Art]]
 

Revision as of 20:12, 27 December 2020

DragonStrike
DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
Platform: DOS
Year: 1990
Developer: Westwood Associates
Buy: Amazon
For other games in the series see DragonLance.

DragonStrike is a combat flight simulator based on the world of DragonLance. You play a dragon rider who must engage evil dragons and various other monsters of the DragonLance world. You battle your foes with your DragonLance and the breath weapon of your mount.

This is probably the first fantasy-themed flight simulator. Unfortunately, the 3D engine used in the game hasn't aged well, the view port is small, and the controls take awhile to get used to. Having to maneuver your dragon, the position the DragonLance, and alter your speed is difficult to do on the keyboard. However, the full-screen graphics for each cut scene are very attractive.

DragonStrike was also released on the Amiga, Sharp X68000, PC-98, Commodore 64 and NES, however, the NES port is a completely different game since the NES couldn't handle the DOS game's 3D engine.

Screenshots

DragonStrike - DOS - 1.png

The title screen.

DragonStrike - DOS - 2.png

Cut scene for the first battle.

DragonStrike - DOS - 3.png

Loading a saved game.

DragonStrike - DOS - 4.png

Making a dent on the enemy's territory.

DragonStrike - DOS - 5.png

Battling several red dragons at once!

DragonStrike - DOS - 6.png

The setup menu.

Music

Paul Mudra composed the traditional musical score in AdLib Visual Composer with the default AdLib instrument bank and converted it to MUS using AdLib Convert.

Paul also composed the NES version with Frank Klepacki, but it appears none of the music from the DOS version made it into the NES version.

Recording

# Title Composer Length Listen Download
01 Introduction Paul Mudra 1:05
Download
02 Cut Scenes Paul Mudra 1:51
Download
03 Missions 1 Paul Mudra 0:28
Download
04 Missions 2 Paul Mudra 0:26
Download
05 Missions 3 Paul Mudra 0:55
Download
06 Promotion Paul Mudra 0:15
Download
07 DS 5 Paul Mudra 0:46
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Download
08 Game Over Paul Mudra 0:15
Download

Credits


Issue - Missing.svg

Source verification is needed.

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Game Rip

Format

Download

MUS (AdLib).png SND (AdLib).png

Download

(Info)


The MUS files are located in the install directory along with the SND file. They were logged into DRO format by using AdLib Play through DOSBox 0.74, and then recorded with AdPlug 1.8.2. The "Auto-detect Song End" option under Playback was turned off in order to have the song trail off properly.

The game's background music doesn't loop.

Audio Devices

Music

Icon - AdLib.png

Sound

Icon - PC Speaker.png

(No Source - There is no audio setup. The game automatically detects any AdLib-compatible sound card, and uses PC speaker for sounds.)

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
DragonStrike - DOS - USA.jpg
Title: DragonStrike
Platform: DOS
Released: 1990-0?-??
Publisher: Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Links