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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ドラゴンフォース) is a tactical RPG developed by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Saturn]]. It was originally developed by [[J-Force]], a company founded by former [[Wolf Team]] developers, but finished at Sega after J-Force went bankrupt.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ドラゴンフォース) is a tactical RPG developed by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Saturn]].
  
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Western localizations were made by [[Working Designs]], and unlike most Working Designs releases, this one was also released in Europe (by Sega). It was followed by ''[[Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni]]''.
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The game became notorious for showing the power of the system by controlling 200 characters (made with sprites) at the same time without having any slowdown.
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==History==
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It was originally developed by [[J-Force]], a company founded by former [[Wolf Team]] developers, but finished at Sega after J-Force went bankrupt. Western localizations were made by [[Working Designs]], and unlike most Working Designs releases, this one was also released in Europe (by Sega).
  
 
In North America, four different disc variants exist and three different ''Dragon Force''-themed stickers for a [[Saturn Backup Memory]] cartridge.
 
In North America, four different disc variants exist and three different ''Dragon Force''-themed stickers for a [[Saturn Backup Memory]] cartridge.
  
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===Sequels and re-releases===
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Dragon Force
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega, Working Designs (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9028
Sega Saturn
JP
(Satakore) 		¥2,8002,800 GS-9145
Sega Saturn
US 		T-12703H
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81382-50

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Dragon Force (ドラゴンフォース) is a tactical RPG developed by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

The game became notorious for showing the power of the system by controlling 200 characters (made with sprites) at the same time without having any slowdown.

History

It was originally developed by J-Force, a company founded by former Wolf Team developers, but finished at Sega after J-Force went bankrupt. Western localizations were made by Working Designs, and unlike most Working Designs releases, this one was also released in Europe (by Sega).

In North America, four different disc variants exist and three different Dragon Force-themed stickers for a Saturn Backup Memory cartridge.

Sequels and re-releases

It was followed by Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits (JP)
USA Team
  • Director: Victor Ireland
  • Translation: Akiko Peterson, Victor Ireland, Dean Williams, Laurie Tom, Tim Trzepacz
  • Programming: Tim Trzepacz
  • Additional Music: Bill King
  • Recording Engineer: Bill Staeck
  • Voice Talent:
    • Astea: Katie Staeck
    • Nolun: Dean Williams
    • Teiris: Rhonda Gibson
    • Rudget: Jon Thompson
    • Katt: Kathy Emma
    • Narrator: John Truitt
  • Manual Design: Don Shirley, Victor Ireland, Cindy Ireland
  • Product Testing: Bonnie Shirley, Eric 'Pottle' Brewer
  • Sales: Kelly Knight
Japan Team:


  • USA Special Thanks: Cindy & Brodrico, S. Schmitt, Jin Shimazaki, Shinobu Shindo, Mike's Music & Sound, Mountain Dew
  • Japan Special Thanks: Tomohiro Yamamoto, Jun Sasaki, Mami Sasaki, Takaho Sano

Magazine articles

Main article: Dragon Force/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DragonForce Saturn JP PrintAdvert.jpg
JP print advert
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #86: "September 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)
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Artwork

  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-LOGO.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD1.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD2.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD3.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD4.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD5.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD6.png
  • DragonForce Saturn Art DF-CD7.png

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №69, p118/119[9]
60 №190, p64[2]
80 №45, p90
90 №90, p60[10]
90 №1998, p83
90 №1999, p126
75 №381, p31
89
80 №101, p96[11]
86 №58, p32/33
88 №45, [1]
100 №8, p44-46[12]
80 №55, p72[13]
92 №68, p96/97[14]
87 №22, p70/71[15]
83 №1996-06, p229[16]
86 №, p10[17]
85 №94
Sega Saturn
 85
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
80
[18]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
90
[19]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-U
94
[20]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
94
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
84
[21]
Edge (UK) NTSC-U
80
[22]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
90
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[23]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-U
90
[24]
GameFan (US) NTSC
89
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
86
[26]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
68
[27]
Hyper (AU) PAL
80
[28]
Intelligent Gamer (US)
100
[12]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
81
[29]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
81
[30]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[32]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[33]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
90
[34]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
82
[35]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
90
[36]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U
90
[37]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
90
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
86
[39]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
85
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[17]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[41]
Super Power (FI) NTSC
79
[42]
Ultra Game Players (US)
85
[43]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
85
[44]
Sega Saturn
 84
Based on
37 reviews

Dragon Force

Saturn, US
DragonForce Saturn US Box Back.jpgDragonForce Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Dragonforce sat us manual.pdf
Manual
DragonForce Saturn US Disc Alt1.jpg
Disc (type 1)
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Disc (type 2)
Saturn, EU
DragonForce Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Saturn, JP
DragonForce Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDragonForce Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
DragonForce Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, JP (Satakore)
DragonForce Saturn JP Box Back Satakore.jpgDragonForce Saturn JP Box Front Satakore.jpg
Cover
DragonForce Saturn JP Disc Satakore.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
664,816,320 CD-ROM(EU) MK81382-50 V1.100
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
569,045,232 1996-03-08 CD-ROM(JP) GS-9028 V1.007
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
569,056,992 1996-04-09 CD-ROM(JP) GS-9145 V1.011
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
665,834,736 CD-ROM(US) T-12703H V1.000

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 189.pdf, page 34
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 190.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 190.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 7
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 73
  5. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 5
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 65
  7. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-31), page 74
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 65
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 069.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 069.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:EGM US 090.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 090.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:GamePro US 101.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 101.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Joypad FR 055.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 055.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Joypad FR 068.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 068.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:SSM UK 22.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 22.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:SSM JP 19960412 1996-06.pdf, page 231 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM JP 19960412 1996-06.pdf_p231" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  18. ↑ Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8
  19. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126
  20. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 130
  21. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-09-17)
  22. ↑ Edge, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-05-02), page 88
  23. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
  24. ↑ Fun Generation, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 77
  25. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 6: June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  26. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  27. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "11/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  28. ↑ Hyper, "October 1997" (AU; 1997-xx-xx), page 70
  29. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 40
  30. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/97" (DE; 1997-07-09), page 84
  31. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 58
  32. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 80
  33. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1997" (US; 1997-03-11), page 126
  34. ↑ neXt Level, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-19), page 76
  35. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
  36. ↑ Saturn Power, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 74
  37. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 76
  38. ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1997" (DE; 1997-07-09), page 76
  39. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-12), page 53
  40. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 52
  41. ↑ Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
  42. ↑ Super Power, "3 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
  43. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 71
  44. ↑ Video Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-22), page 93


Dragon Force

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Main page | Comparisons | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Technical information


Books: Dragon Force Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Prima's Dragon Force Unauthorized Game Secrets (1997)
Music: Dragon Force Original Soundtrack (1996) | Dragon Force Complete Album (2005)
Audiobooks: Dragon Force: Souseiki Hen (1996)
Sega Saturn
Prototypes: 1996-06-27 | 10-31 | 11-01



Games in the Dragon Force Series
Dragon Force (1996) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni (1998) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005)
Dragon Force related media
Music
 Dragon Force Original Soundtrack (1996) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni (1998) | Dragon Force Complete Album (2005)
Audiobook
 Dragon Force: Souseiki Hen (1996)
Book
 Dragon Force Koushiki Guide Book (1996) | Prima's Dragon Force Unauthorized Game Secrets (1997) | Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni Official Guide (1998)
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