Arcade Longplay [360] The King of Dragons

[@1StIwY1]

This game is pure gold. A truly masterpiece of the 90s, the golden era of gaming in general.

[@boxcarchildrent.v.8477]

1987-1998 IMO 👍🏽

[@1StIwY1]

@@boxcarchildrent.v.8477 Also early 2000s

[@adammarquez5203]

Period

[@adammarquez5203]

@@1StIwY1 I guess

[@adammarquez5203]

@@1StIwY1 with the GameCubes Super Smash Bros Melee & the ps2s Rachet & Clank you’re right those game Are iconic now

[@TimelordR]

Truly, one of Capcom's greatest games! A most impressive display of skill, i'd say.

[@guilhermegmoreir]

This game brings so many memories... I love the music from the first and last level. it's so beautiful.

[@glbfromjustgian3882]

Kiryu Ga Gotoku true

[@linkology4250]

dude i have tears..... u cant emaging

[@Y54F]

Fr man it’s hurts to think how much life has changed

[@shovonkhan9501]

The musics in this game are all truly spectacular.

[@glbfromjustgian3882]

Shovon Khan true

[@edufaraujo3384]

Yoko Shimomura masterpiece

[@ZenithMusicNet]

Very skilled indeed. I do notice the music is dual mono. All other soundtracks on KZbin as well, except the SNES port. Is that how the arcade is set-up?

[@edwardgaines6561]

Can we take a moment to marvel at all the sprite work that went into birthing these *AWESOME CHARACTER DESIGNS?!* Go, ye Capcom of olde!

[@Ecc6464]

I really didn't expect the old living tree to say "thanks buddy" lol

[@patronsaintofprocrastination]

I love this game's art style! Nothing beats classic medieval fantasy! ❤

[@diegochavez1286]

Hack/Slash arcade games like this jewel were the pinacle of gaming back in the 90s. What a golden era for the gaming industry that was

[@GamePlayMetal]

I loved that game. Finished it on an emulator, but my brothers used to finish it on an actual arcade cabinet (I was too young at that time). Its difficulty is surprisingly balanced, it's not that hard for an arcade.

[@goodsirking]

*Level up!* HOOOOOOOOOO!

[@dorourke105]

+GoodSir King How far do the levels go?

[@yeremiapatuan4877]

@@dorourke105 Depends on the character. If you choose Fighter, it's about 16 or 17.

[@Mimoas66]

@@dorourke105 the max i have reached was 18 with the Cleric on the Snes version

[@BrickmanZero]

Damn, i love your profile pic man, gave me a lot of Cave story vibes, also good comment!

[@ImaFnT-Rex]

start level "Hooo!" lol

[@Philandhisdog]

The phantom @24:33 is my fave boss, very cool grim reaper looking boss, especially when they turn red!

[@tanzidahmedprieom1434]

Me too brother

[@ZorotheGallade]

"Bards! Go forth and tell the tale of the one who slew the mighty Gildiss! Just...leave out the part where I just stay in a corner and cut his toe repeatedly until he dies. That wouldn't sound very heroic."

[@christianfarina3056]

I played this game so much. Still my favorite.

[@TheGutterpig]

watching this makes me miss my childhood. Mom would game this with me all the time. Wizard was awesome. He would fuck shit up end game

[@DevilFish69]

0:04 That's Anguirus' roar 5:30 That's Gyaos' roar

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

I played the SNES version of this game many years ago. It is still one of my favorite co-op games.

[@jackdoe552]

IIRC, I usually played the Cleric on this one. A great arcade game for any fan of D&D, Golden Axe, and/or Gauntlet. Also, the only game brave enough to give crossbows to werewolves! 7:04

[@stevemeters3090]

They never had this anywhere near me. We had Golden Axe and Altered Beast (as a kid it was mind-blowing to see them transform into "man-beasts", especially the "weredragon" ).

[@edufaraujo3384]

Fun Fact: The soundtrack is made by Yoko Shimomura!

[@Y54F]

I miss playing this game so much! The music brought me here!

[@sadbanana3367]

Ooohhh amigo..., qué recuerdos de cuando lo jugaba hace años atrás...

[@gaialanzer81]

Shimopi composing another awesome OST from back in the day. For those who don't know, Shimopi is Yoko Shimomura, of Kingdom Hearts fame.

[@jeremym9011]

I like Yoko Shimomura's work when she worked over at Capcom. As for her work at Square, the only thing I liked from her was her composition of the first Parasite Eve game. I feel that Kingdom Hearts should've NEVER been made.

[@Y54F]

This game was absolutely legendary back then I remember playing this numerous times, back then felt much easier

[@0bzen22]

King Of Dragons, Magic Sword, Dungeons And Dragons... Classic arcade phantasy.

[@megna1]

One of the best memories of my youth!

[@hiamaraldvaan7221]

95 me 15 yo decided to play it at evening . I was playing long and when i reached last level i turned around and saw all machines were turned off and all people with owner lady standing behind me and watching me playing . It was during summer holidays at the sea side. Best memories. After that i was known there for whole my stay.

[@kadai97]

💯

[@50percentGrey]

Can you guys imagine Monster Hunter as a CAPCOM beat-em-up? That would be so awesome, wouldn't it?

[@xebatansis]

5 Characters to choose from and SO MANY LEVELS! Too bad the SNES port is very expensive on ebay, same as Demon' s Crest.

[@Bloodreign1]

+Sebastian Brinkmann Glad I bought both long before they could (KoD, $14.99), or right before they did (DC $24.99). The prices are astronomical, and show no signs of coming down anytime soon. Sadly the SNES port, like Captain Commando, and Knights of the Round is slower in pacing, though CC is not so great on SNES due to not only it's pacing, but it's drab colors. But KoD and KotR are still all around fun, shame I didn't get KotR while it was still affordable all those years ago, I kick myself for that now.

[@samuraistalin]

Get the PS2 port on Capcom Classics 2!

[@austinreed7343]

Sebastian Brinkmann Someone made a fan-sequel that extends the number of classes, adds 4 guest characters, special moves, and a more free-form level system! I don't like the guy who made that one, but the game itself is incredibly impressive.

[@pantheman2842]

Sebastian Brinkmann Sorry for being late but it is a free online game now. Play it at will.

[@vbrotherita]

Austin Reed Really? May I ask the name of it, please?

[@kevobot9342]

Can’t wait to get the capcom beat em up bundle Tuesday

[@highwaysurfin]

Absolutely! I've waited like forever for a legal way to own and play this coop-masterpiece...

[@kevobot9342]

highwaysurfin truth be told I wanted to play this knights of the round and armored warriors

[@Junior0yExXe]

Jogao dos anos 90... lembro que jogava esse e eoutros no fliperama. Nossa, nostalgia pura o ver essa obra prima. Ja hoje, os jogos sao totalemnte sem diversao alguma. Parabens pelo video.

[@TheDalien]

31:07 Do you have more of these 5.000 quid strawberries ?

[@mequetrefe413]

Very impressive run. One credit, no lives lost (you started with two lives, and ended up with six). I take off my hat for you :)

[@Maru96]

+Mathiuz DeJesus Save-states though.

[@gregorybatara8105]

The King of Dragons sends his regards.

[@RetroDanuart]

The most playable of all the Capcom beat'em ups. Also featuring amazing graphics and music,

[@PharoahsKingdom]

I was playing this game back in 91 when I was 13. Great memories.

[@samfisher8850]

I’m happily surprised 239000 ppl still remember this game

[@koteotake]

Можно сказать я этот шедевр всю жизнь искал. Спасибо!

[@HereForAStorm]

Anyone else recognize the dragon's sound effect later used on Fei Long's stage in SSF2T? they also used a lot of the sounds from this in Knights of the Round as well.

[@jaysonrogoz8822]

ronjon83 it originally from angirius from Godzilla films

[@DjMarksman1986]

Yep

[@freakyfred291]

I used to play this game as a kid, but couldnt remember the name of it, thanks to My Ai i found it

[@vanillaicecream9126]

Lots of memoris in this game ...I rember when i was young guy in our local candy -store and playing on arcade machine.Maybe am wrong but i think was in 1992 or 1993. :D

[@shahrilsafian9651]

Most important in 90 start screen game, "please insert coin" unforgettable experience

[@MystMagus]

For some reason the plot intro, "The red dragon, Gildiss, has *crushed peace* [...]", is just hilarious to me.

[@hashimotokobayashi2244]

Childhood summers, beach arcades and this 🤓🏖️⚔️

[@m.a.packer5450]

Always thought Japanese games that imitated old school D&D were darling, the way they patchwork in different western cultures. Looks as silly as when we patchwork Asian cultures together in our Mortal Kombat style games

[@Y54F]

The music bought me here and then looking at this game reminded me playing this game whenever I could back when I was like 6-7 I know I was young but I was still pretty good 😂

[@Jp22062]

Magnífico, melhor jogo do Nintendo!!!

[@KaibunTheGreat]

I remember back in the day always playing as the cleric, myself.

[@reanimator9]

beautiful colors, fantastic music, great stages... capcom was on fire back then AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH !

[@darlas2007]

選弓箭手，射程遠，殺傷力較弱，善用閃電，會耗一點生命值，可短暫無敵，一隻就可全破，不過前提是，要在真正的街機上，才好操控 拿盾牌的，只要抓準時機，按反向走可以擋下攻擊 打最後龍王，只要跑到龍頭後面，龍抓就會抓住你往前扔

[@cheehaurchan7620]

沉默之鷲 我喜欢用魔法师 我只玩过超任的而已

[@katikyogaming875]

oh my, been searching for this game for so long,used to play this with my friend every night

[@vanillaicecream9126]

MAME 32 there is all what u need and lot more :D

[@IgnotusPerIgnotium]

Oh yeah I was waiting for this longplay, thanks! This game is still so fun to play!

[@DevinPlayzYT2007]

This is just like Dungeons & Dragons!

[@youssefsabiri3860]

Good memories! Golden era! Thanks for this video

[@Y54F]

So many memories i just humming the soundtrack all day whilst playing, then killing the dragons and hearing then scream and die out I can’t even explain this game is nostalgic.

[@EnesLOTR]

my favourite arcade game I use to play it when I was 9 . damn time fly so fast and I feel so old lol

[@rockylopez7846]

Man, it had to be this masterpiece, which inspired Castle Crashers! When I played that game, I kinda got King of Dragons vibes, best medieval themed beat em ups, ever!

[@Mike14264]

Man, this looks so cool!

[@slayer5571]

Pure dimond,brings so good memories

[@KenMasters.]

Capcom should've made The King of Dragons II & III instead of the two Dungeons & Dragons games.

[@alicevon-schott7872]

good thing that finger points out the right direction to go. I never could figure out which way to go in side scrolling games..

[@paolo_damiani]

i just noticed that when the character faces the right he holds the weapon with the right hand, but when he faces the right he holds it with the left hand

[@troybrothers8583]

i rember playing this on my ps2 it was a really fun game.

[@edufaraujo3384]

The soundtrack is by the great Yoko Shimomura

[@cesardoppia4301]

the soundtrack is awesome

[@edwardgaines6561]

Some of the boss themes sound similar to _Captain Commando!_

[@edufaraujo3384]

One of the Yoko Shimomura first works!

[@LuBaLu]

I'm surprised we didn't see any of these characters in MvC.

[@edwardgaines6561]

That was a letdown, but this game is a bit obscure. Even by Capcom standards!

[@screwthenet]

I look back at the way japanese made games used to have the weight of buff characters across so many games, it makes me laugh. Clearly before the 2010s, people in the east had no idea how much people in the west could weigh. Still a great game from me childhood though :P

[@Pedrusko]

Nostalgia overwhelm. :D

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

after a D&D sesh, we plugged in the ps2, turned on Capcom collection and played this as our characters

[@retro-gaming-realm4938]

SMAUG is the final boss that kicks ass

[@tuskenvader6620]

This game is such an underrated classic. I prefer this game over golden axe tbh.

[@druss216]

I love King of Dragons. I still play it every now & then on my PS2.

[@crisantita]

Same... me too

[@racistnproud]

the fact that you could actually block an attack was awesome,the best game of my youth as coin game!

[@renatomaia4117]

Sempre deu pra bloquear ataque era só configurar no menu

[@parkinsontatak]

thanks for sharing. I feel like I play the game, myself while watching :)

[@50percentGrey]

Obviously those spiders in stage 7 were just elite enemies with a Health Link buff.

[@MasterYoshidino]

I hate that gimmick of those fish enemies. Makes me wish Shoryuken was in the game just to stuff the attack.

[@SydTheGray]

The music in this game🔥

[@guitarproud]

"Oh, thanks buddy."

[@edwardgaines6561]

Psychedelic tree, no doubt.

[@x-Abraham-x2]

@@edwardgaines6561 Yes

[@x-Abraham-x2]

@@edwardgaines6561 Hi Edward once again we run into each other

[@edwardgaines6561]

@@x-Abraham-x2 Yes indeed. Arcade games are such good memories.

[@x-Abraham-x2]

@@edwardgaines6561 HOOOOOOH!!!

[@SergioAlexandreGianezini]

The wizard is the best, if you're skilled enough. He starts a bit weak, but is the strongest attack in the end.

[@doscuramenos]

Putz, que jogaço, já falei em outro vídeo... Wou, what a great game!...

[@lordraptor5042]

I got a question. Is the shield block by chance or is it a timed thing?

[@higor9123]

Timed

[@JimithyJommers-et8wg]

I remember picking up the SNES port of this for a couple dollars from a pawn shop back in the day! It was one of my favorites to bust out when a friend was over, but I don’t think I ever made it past the spiders in Trent Woods… or maybe the very beginning of the next area.

[@carvul1]

Mame 32 anyone? :D This is my favorite game from back in the day, next to Knights of the Round and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

[@vanillaicecream9126]

I got Mame 32 .....yea all this game are famous

[@faby6515]

Yo

[@MFool64]

The wizard looks older that a 28 years old guy

[@logria10]

Better than Dungeons and Dragons.

[@paulofrota3958]

If you're a useless drunk potato, maybe

[@tims.2717]

This game reminds me of SEGA's "Golden Axe," except 10 times better.

[@screwthenet]

F THE F YAH!!! USed to love this ! Final Fight and Knights of the round too. Soo good.

[@MaverickShooter9]

the green and red knight bosses were a mix of knights with ninja swords and ninja skills

[@joncreasy3169]

This game was the elder scrolls of its time

[@PuffZombie]

Oh yeah, lets call all fantasy beat-em-ups "golden-axe clones", all RTS - "dune clones", all FPS "doom clones" and so on. This game doesnt look too much alike Golden Axe to be called "clone".

[@freddurst9672]

"Please insert coin"........Man do I miss that..

[@MannesChiarini]

What version are you playing? I can't get extend at 160k I get extend only at 200k and I can't change dip switches. Please, what version of mame do you have and which rom? Thank you.

[@juanolguin2468]

1:50 ¡HOOO!...

[@edwardgaines6561]

Get ready for *16 STAGES!!!* 😥

[@yeremiapatuan4877]

@@edwardgaines6561 Bring it on!

[@AegisArthas]

Having no manual shield option in the arcade version was a big problem. The Snes version would let you assign a button for manual shield.

[@Nupraptor4]

It was done by pulling the joystick in the opposite direction (left/right) at the exact time of the hit. It makes the game somewhat more difficult, but at the same time more enjoyable for experienced players 👍🏻 I used to go close on purpose and wait for the monsters to swing just so that I could block the attack 🥳

[@MElekiaZ]

That Game was a solid 9 in the time. I rememner dont go to the school to play this Game in a bar with coins😅

[@edwardgaines6561]

Did Sega's _Golden Axe_ rip off the enemy designs from this game? Skeletons and lizard men seem familiar... 7:00 My favorite stage music! *HOOOOO!* 😤

[@x-Abraham-x2]

Golden Axe was good too..HOOOO!

[@mythmr4264]

I remember my best score 3M something and life bar 96. But wonder possible this again now.

[@Maru96]

+Seungyong Ji Playing as wizard i guess?

[@amr.c1650]

I remember playing this and Metal Slug on the mame32 emulator.

[@PrepWork]

Now this brings back memories =)

[@yonatanmoises7206]

La musica con el juego va exelente !

[@javierxd3559]

This was the Darksouls of 90's 🧐😯😯

[@SmashTom]

I didn't know there was an arcade version :O I only played the SNES version which only had a 2-player option. Looks like the arcade version is superior. Also, a lot of this game kinda screams Dungeons and Dragons. Capcom made two great D&D side-scroller RPG hybrid games; sorta like this one except much more complicated (in a good way).

[@andyroseby4539]

Absolutely loved this game! Couldn't remember the name of it though? Time to see if my pi4 has it!