Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Akanbe Dragon / あかんべドラゴン (MSX2)

(C) 1988 Winky Soft

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- The game is based on a cookie. Around 1985 House Food started selling 'Akanbe Dragon' teriyaki and 'Shiranbe Salamander' cheese flavored cookies.
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- Akanbe Dragon was re-released on MSX-FAN magazine, issue May 1992 (installer -- blank floppy disk required)

- Characters don't actually have proper names in the game, but rather the names shown are for their favorite terrain type (Heichi/Plains, Mori/Woods, Yama/Mountains, Mizu/Water, and Sora/Sky) and movement pattern (King, Queen, Roke/Rook, Knight, Bishop, Porn/Pawn).

- Heichi/Plain type characters get a temporary +1 STR boost when fighting in the Mountains. They hate Water and dislike Forests.

- Mori/Forest type characters get temporary +1 SPD, +1 JMP, +1 STR boosts when fighting in the Forests. They hate Water and dislike Plains.

- Yama/Mountain type characters get temporary +1 SPD, +1 JMP, +1 STR boosts when fighting in the Mountains. They hate Water and dislike Plains.

- Mizu/Water type characters get temporary +4 SPD, +4 JMP, +1 STR boosts when fighting in the Water. They hate Forests and dislike Plains and Mountains.

- Sora/Sky type characters get temporary +1 SPD, +1 JMP, +1 STR boosts when fighting in the Plains. They dislike Water.

- There's four types of pickups in the game, only usable on the map screen: First Aid Kit (restores health to full), Speed Shoes (increases SPD by 1 for one battle), Jump Rocket (increases JMP by 1 for one battle), Power Punch (increases STR by 1 for one battle)

- Every stage has 2x First Aid Kit, 2x Speed Shoes, 2x Jump Rocket, and 2x Power Punch randomly scattered around the map. You get them automatically when you manage to land on a cell that contains a pickup. This is one of the two luck-based elements of the game.

- At the end of each stage, every living character gets a random permanent stat increase (dead characters are only getting resurrected). This is another luck-based element of the game, as some stat increases are better (MAX HP, STR, WEAPON) than others (SPD, JMP).

- There's now an English translation patch for this game. Beside translating the game, it also replaces the Akanbe Dragon logo during gameplay with a useful terrain chart, to make it easier to strategize. You can download it from: romhacking.net/translations/7106