Dahna - Megami Tanjou (Mega Drive)

[@JohnHassink]

Never heard of this, but: * main character is a bad-ass female warrior * setting is a fantasy world * plot is a revenge story * clear influences of movies like "Conan The Barbarian" * clear influences of games such as "Golden Axe", "Rastan" and "Fantasm Soldier Valis" * cinematic cutscenes * gameplay looks allright * very decent graphic and music In other words, back in the days this would be a "shup up and take my money" kind of game for me. Thanks for uploading.

[@BillyJones-i3h]

It was made by some Rastan staff.

[@linuxforpunks]

* 19:00 the Black Knight from Monty Python's Holy Grail cosplaying as Thor

[@joelkurowski7129]

0:24 that image of Dahna is undoubtedly based on Aleena (the D&D character). I love seeing the inspirations for these games. The devs were really on the same wavelength as gamers back then.

[@danielramsey6141]

This game feels like it could fit in with the Golden Axe Series!

[@idiots30]

Dahna Axe

[@reymicroc]

actually it looks more like ghosts and goblins

[@devoid5637]

@@reymicroc Yeah... Golden Rastan n' Goblins. That game is so overpriced considering what it really is...

[@reymicroc]

@@devoid5637 what?

[@f.k.b.16]

I have never heard of this game but it looks like a solid title! I like most of the music and the graphics are decent. A little repetitive but very common for games of the time frame. Looks pretty fun too!

[@f.k.b.16]

Oh and that first stage where you are riding an oger... First time I've seen a game where jumping on an enemy and destroying them makes sense 😂

[@piratesephiroth]

it looks painful to play

[@f.k.b.16]

@@piratesephiroth Today absolutely. However putting myself in an age where games were a 50/50 chance of decent controls and pour hit detection... this looks above average

[@BillyJones-i3h]

Was released in Japan and korea only

[@HereticHydra]

@@piratesephiroth Looks like Castlevania to me, even has the slower pace of a castlevania game. I played it before though & it really is kinda bad. Mainly because it's so damn hard. He made it look easy. I can't even get past the damn 2nd level.

[@koteynikoi-kotei9301]

I like the way her sprite leans into sword swings, giving her much better attack range than many other games of that era.

[@danielramsey6141]

One Awesome thing I noticed in this game. Is that Dahna doesn’t Flinch when she’s hit! So instead she’ll just take damage till she dies!

[@Awesomethingness]

Very interesting game. The combat is fair (no touch damage) yet overwhelming due to numbers. I felt like the music was an afterthought, passable without being distracting, until they pulled out the stops near the end.

[@X3MCTZN]

Wow, that is some Golden Axe vibe, especially with the magic, kinda like Ax's but with element of Tyris!

[@Jayce_Alexander]

A little bit of Rastan, a little bit of the Actraiser action sequences, a tiny bit of Valis, and you've got a pretty neat action platformer. Even slight touches of Strider in terms of the gameplay and controls.

[@sense3017]

89년생인데 어렸을 때 진짜 많이했는데 아직도 기억이 박혀있어서 다시 보니 기억 추억 새록새록

[@LlorDrei]

I could be wrong, but, I believe this game is supposed to be another version of the El Viento trilogy of games, also from 1991. Dahna is a girl born with elemental powers, just like Annet Myers, and her belts have the same red and white triangle patterns as Annet's ribbons and the edges of her clothing, over white garments. Possibly, Dahna is an ancestor of Annet, and Regine an ancestor of Restiana?

[@nate567987]

Nah the dev is igs not telnet

[@WanderlustZero]

I noticed that :o

[@edwardgaines6561]

If Tyris Flare had her own spinoff series! 🔥

[@avalonjustin]

This game is awesome. Dahna is a cool main character, the gameplay, music and atmosphere are great.

[@SolomeoParedes-e8b]

I remember when my parents bought me this game for sega mega drive, that the presentation came as “Hercules” and then when I started to play, it was this game, surprise to learn that it was not what I expected....

[@DrownedInExile]

Never heard of this, but colour me intrigued! Tyrus Flare would get along great with Daphna!

[@GenMaster]

Dahna*

[@leandrusi4533]

naawww bro, this game ROCKS. Its never repetitive, it always adds elements to the gameplay, and the plot is awesome. How come is not that well known???

[@Overlord81]

19:10 Well that's a case of "It's only a flesh wound" right there!

[@GenMaster]

awesome sound

[@EricBarbman]

Really nice. I wanted to buy it back then, but the reviews were "not great"... I should have: it's the closest thing to Rastan on the Megadrive.

[@RMOB]

19:19 This is but a scratch.

[@matthewvice721]

Poor griffin. She was bashing it on the head the entire ride.

[@justav2]

It's clearly inspired by the Red Sonja (Yado) movie as much as Tyris Flare in Golden Axe, the game mechanics are similar to Rastan

[@loudradialem5233]

Never heard of this game, but it looks good.

[@Grillman45600]

if she is real I want to stay by her side and fought for her

[@natalironaldo]

This game brings me memories. On a weekend (back in the 90s), my friend and I had an idea of renting only games with female protagonists and beating all of them. We had Valis III, El Viento, Alisia Dragoon and Danna. This one was the toughest for us, specially because it was in Japanese 😅 But we did it 💪

[@Jay_G94]

2:42 This the same Boss from Golden Axe?

[@Grillman45600]

the metal clinking sound makes me want to fight

[@theanglerfish9852]

PROS: - For the time, the game had nice story and characters, despite not being an RPG - Beautiful cutscenes - Dramatic soundtrack - Stomping foes with an ogre CONS: - Repetitive graphics - Uninteresting backgrounds - Lack of vatriety when it comes to enemy sprites (they do look nice, though) - Controls are just above average. Had it been a little more polished, It would be a great game on its genre. There was a lot of potential here.

[@erickmartins3275]

Nunca vi esse jogo ,mais é incrível vou jogar.

[@tartaruhgamuhtante4825]

I never, heard about , but i like the game. Reminds Golden Axe, but looks more eletric.

[@kenbrisby4825]

like actraiser and rastan on a lower budget. v cool.

[@JasonBearKing]

What a blast from the past.. this was a JP only game but friend had it translated on his laptop in his giant rom collection. Sure its Golden Axe-ish but was a really take on it. warrior women rock

[@blightedgrounds]

"Dhana, Goddess Birth" sounds like one of Chris Chan's alter egos 😂 Solid game, though!

[@smokingbeetles5793]

The midi and the sprites just went well together

[@Dr.MSC.W.Krueger]

This system doesn't do MIDI 😂

[@larsondriftlarsondrift1219]

Les musiques sont bien sympas.

[@kurokaze85]

I dont remember this 1 but its kind of remind me of golden axe

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

If released today, would be included in the Sweet Baby Inc Boycott Steam Page.

[@smith981]

Cool. They definitely reused a lot of assets from Rastan.

[@kid_thegamer]

🫡'Salute

[@heilong79]

I was playing this yesterday and it is a good game but that monster roar turning the music off annoyed the hell out of me.

[@Vikingcat01]

Could do with some swordsmanship skills from Conan. ⚔

[@dariobrugiati5596]

Stile Rastan Saga

[@Johnnybomb1]

Overrated game because of it's cool box art, and art direction, but the gameplay is meh, and fornsome reason thr music is lover by nerds these days, hmm. It's just mediocre.

[@protoroc]

Lol stolen assets, did know this happened in gaming yet. Looks decent though.

[@rickleo123]

the graphics look like 8 bit yikes

[@Zero4Champ]

Not at all. It's an early mega drive title. There's no way the NES or Master System could pull off the amount of parallax scrolling that is in this game. It also has nearly zero sprite flicker.

[@joelkurowski7129]

"i am a broccoli-headed zoomer." -you

[@GenMaster]

Please state your age.