Dragon's Fury

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Devil Crash MD/Dragon's Fury
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Technosoft (JP), Tengen
Developer:
Distributor: Domark (EU)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Devil Crash (JP)/Devil's Crush (US) is a pinball game ghost-developed by Compile under license from Naxat Soft for the TurboGrafx-16, as part of Naxat's Crush series of pinball games. Technosoft acquired a license to port the game to the Sega Mega Drive, calling it Devil Crash MD (デビルクラッシュＭＤ) and releasing it in Japan. They would then license it to Tengen for localization overseas; Tengen censored a few graphics deemed too Satanic for western audiences and released the final product as Dragon's Fury in the US and Europe (hence the page name) despite the TurboGrafx-16 version having been released internationally beforehand. While Naxat furthered the series itself, Tengen would later release a sequel, Dragon's Revenge, not under license from anyone.

Gameplay

The goal of the game is to accumulate as many points as possible by defeating hordes of enemies and other objects in each part of the table without losing all your balls. By default, the D-pad buttons each shoot the left flipper, B shoots the right, and A tilts; this can be configured in the Options menu. Holding B charges a new ball for launch. Each section of the table has portals into bonus stages (see below). Completing the six regular bonus stages takes you to a seventh table which must be cleared by destroying all the on-screen bosses to win the game.

The game ends with a loss when you lose all your balls; in typical arcade fashion, there is a high score screen where winning players enter their initials. Before the game actually ends, you are given a "LAST CHANCE" to increase your score — point values between 0 and 1000 shuffle quickly on screen; hit B to choose the point value you want. You can get a new ball after a certain number of points, even on the LAST CHANCE (though if you get a bonus ball in the LAST CHANCE, you will not get another LAST CHANCE after losing it).

Pressing A while paused gives you a password you may use to return to the game later. Pressing B while paused shows a more detailed HUD. Pressing C while paused shows the top 5 scores.

Passwords collected from the TurboGrafx-16 version are incompatible with the Mega Drive version and vice versa. To move the password cursor when entering a password, hold B while using the D-pad.

The Options menu is accessible by pressing A+ START  in Devil Crash MD, but is made directly accessible from the title screen in Dragon's Fury.

Bonus Stages

Each portal takes you to a bonus stage; which one depends on a number of preconditions. You have one ball to complete the mission in each bonus stage, but even if you lose that ball, you will still receive points for playing the bonus stage. In some cases, pockets on the sides of each table shoot the ball out again when entered; in others, you will have two sets of flippers. Completing a bonus stage successfully wins you a jackpot of points and a different colored ball.

Devil Crash MD Screenshot Table, Goal
DevilCrash BonusStage1.png Bonus Stage 1: Destroy the dragons shooting fire at you.
DevilCrash BonusStage2.png Bonus Stage 2: Destroy three coffins filled with bats.
DevilCrash BonusStage3.png Bonus Stage 3: Destroy the enemies around the two "eyes" to destroy the enemy within.
DevilCrash BonusStage4.png Bonus Stage 4: Destroy the three skulls at the top of the screen.
DevilCrash BonusStage5.png Bonus Stage 5: The floor is littered with blue dots, and enemies will swarm out from the building in the background. Destroy an enemy while it is hovering over a blue dot to turn that dot red. Mark all the dots red to clear the stage. There are other targets; what they do if they are all cleared is unknown (TODO).
DevilCrash BonusStage6.png Bonus Stage 6: Destroy the monster shooting fireballs by hitting its head.

Built-in Passwords

In addition to the standard passwords the game generates, Tecnosoft added these 1-player passwords, which are explicitly checked for in ROM:

Password Description
OMAKEBGM00 Change main table music to "Knights of Legend," the Stage 1 theme from Thunder Force II
OMAKEBGM01 Change main table music to "A Breach of Contract" from Herzog Zwei
OMAKEBGM02 Change main table music to "Venus Fire," the Planet Gorgon theme from Thunder Force III
OMAKEBGM03 Change main table music to "Blood-Stained Lake," the theme of the rightmost selectable stage of the four selectable stages of Elemental Master
OMAKEBGM04 Change main table music to "Etude of Wind" from Shin Kyuugyokuden, an RPG Tecnosoft made for Japanese home computers
BGMOFFMODE Turns background music off
TIMETRIAL0 Gives you 99 balls and disables pausing the game, forcing you to beat it in one sitting
TIMETRIAL1 TIMETRIAL0 + BGMOFFMODE

Since Tecnosoft added these, none of these will work in the TurboGrafx-16 version. It is unknown whether or not Dragon's Fury adds its own codes.

Restarting from a password after using one of these passwords reverses the effect of the first password.

Promotional Material

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    US print advert

  • JP print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93 №1, p52/53
60 №52
89 №3, p64/65
93 №121, p56/57
90 №28
80 №2, p56
89 №10, p19/20/21
91 №12, p161
88 №21, p172
87 №1, p40/41
83 №1, p60
93 №1, p34/35/36[1]
90 №1, p77[2]
92 №22, p52/53/54
90 №34, p26/27
92 №2, p60/61[3]
85 №18, p65
93 №9, p32/33[4]
Sega Mega Drive
 88
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[5]
ACE (UK) NTSC-J
50
[6]
Bad Influence! (UK) PAL
93
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[9]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
91
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
93
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
92
[14]
FX (UK)
90
[15]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[17]
Games-X (UK)
90
[18]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC-J
80
[19]
Game Zone (UK)
89
[20]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[21]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[22]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
93
[23]
Joypad (FR)
91
[24]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
88
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
87
[26]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[27]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[29]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[30]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
92
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[32]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
92
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
90
[34]
Player One (FR)
88
[35]
Play Time (DE)
81
[36]
Power Up! (UK)
92
[37]
Power Play (DE)
77
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
92
[40]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[41]
Sega Force (SE)
92
[42]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[43]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[44]
Supersonic (FR)
91
[45]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[46]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[47]
Video Games (DE)
73
[48]
Sega Mega Drive
 83
Based on
44 reviews

Dragon's Fury

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  1. ↑ File:Megatech UK 01.pdf, page 34
  2. ↑ File:Megatech UK 01.pdf, page 77
  3. ↑ File:Segapro UK 02.pdf, page 62
  4. ↑ File:SegaForce09UK.pdf, page 32
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 58
  6. ↑ ACE, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-08), page 102
  7. ↑ Bad Influence!, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 52
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 36
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 64
  10. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
  11. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-15), page 56
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  13. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 306
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 39
  15. ↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
  16. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  17. ↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 48
  18. ↑ Games-X, "31st October-6th November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-31), page 34
  19. ↑ Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 56
  20. ↑ Game Zone, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 16
  21. ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-04), page 89
  22. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 128
  23. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 78
  24. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 161
  25. ↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 172
  26. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 40
  27. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  28. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
  29. ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
  30. ↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  31. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 34
  32. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  33. ↑ Mean Machines, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-27), page 52
  34. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  35. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 86
  36. ↑ Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 96
  37. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 17, 1992" (UK; 1992-10-17), page 1
  38. ↑ Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 174
  39. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-06), page 26
  40. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 62
  41. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  42. ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 20
  43. ↑ Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 32
  44. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  45. ↑ Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 15
  46. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 58
  47. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
  48. ↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 24
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