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Master System
US/EU
JP

Dragon Crystal

System(s): Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Pocket PC, Virtual Console

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D 2

Sanritsu^[1]

M2^[2]

Genre: RPG^[3]^[4], Action^[5], Adventure Role-Playing^[6]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-12-22^[4]	¥3,5003,500	G-3206
US	1991-04^[7]		2305
EU	1991-06-29^[8]^[9]		2305
UK	1991-06-29^[8]^[9]	£24.9924.99^[10]^[9]	2305
EU	1991		5123
PT	199x
UK	1991-11-21^[11]	£29.9929.99^[12]	5123
AU	199x
MX	199x
BR	199x		023440
JP	2002	¥500^[13]	?


JP ▼	2012-03-14^[14]	¥286 (300)286 (300)^[14]
US ▼	2012-03-15^[15]	$2.992.99^[15]
EU ▼	2012-03-29^[16]^[17]	€3.003.00^[16]
DE ▼	2012-03-29^[16]^[19]	€3.003.00^[16]
UK ▼	2012-03-29^[16]^[18]	£2.702.70^[16]
AU ▼	2012

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Dragon Crystal, known as Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meikyu (ドラゴンクリスタル ―ツラニの迷宮―) in Japan is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear roguelike. The gameplay and much of the graphics are shared with Fatal Labyrinth.

1 Story
2 Gameplay
3 History
- 3.1 Legacy
4 Versions
- 4.1 Localised names
5 Production credits
- 5.1 Game Gear version
- 5.2 Master System version
6 Magazine articles
7 Promotional material
8 Artwork
9 Physical scans
- 9.1 Master System version
- 9.2 Game Gear version
10 Technical information
- 10.1 ROM dump status
11 External links
12 References

Story

As you ride a bicycle one late afternoon, you turn down an alley that you never before noticed and enter an antique shop. There, a mysterious glowing crystal is sitting on a shelf. Upon approaching the crystal and gazing into it, a powerful force pulls you in, causing a blackout.

You awaken in a forest with a large egg following behind. This forest is a huge maze, crawling with dangerous creatures. You find weapons and other items scattered around with which to fight the monsters. The only way out is to continue onward, defeating monsters and growing in power along the way.

Gameplay

The game is a roguelike, which is a subgenre of role-playing games characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels. The hero awakens in the middle of a maze and must battle monsters through 30 randomly generated levels of increasing difficulty. At the end of each level but the last is an exit that leads to the next floor. The last level ends with the hero obtaining a holy goblet that frees him from the crystal.

The hero moves in any direction using the D-Pad; an egg follows him everywhere. The environment is obscured by a fog until the hero moves into it. In the Game Gear version, holding START increases the hero's movement speed; in the Master System version, pressing PAUSE switches between slow and fast movement. Though the hero can move freely, the game is essentially turn-based, with each movement or action equivalent to one turn. Monsters appear randomly and take turns with the hero exchanging attacks. This means that getting surrounded can be particularly dangerous as every enemy gets one attack for every one attack that the player gets. It also means that the player can pause a battle simply by waiting to make a move. Killing monsters increases the hero's experience. The hero gains a new level when he acquires enough experience, which increases his hit points. Hit points are traded in battle with the enemy but are recovered by moving around. The egg accompanying the hero hatches into a dragon that grows with him as he gains levels. Gold is used to revive from death, with the cost increasing with the number and severity of previous deaths.

Weapons, armor, potions, rings, food, and gold are randomly placed throughout the levels and can be picked up by pressing when standing over them. The hero must regularly pick up food to avoid starving. Each food point allows the character to move six spaces on the screen. Bread gives 10 to 30 food points and meat gives 31 to 50 food points; the maximum number of food points is 99.

The hero increases his attack power by acquiring better weapons and his defense by acquiring better armor. Other items picked up in the game are color-coded, with colors representing an effect that cannot be discovered until the player uses an item of that color or throws it at an enemy. Pots are potions that can heal or poison the player, Books provide either maps or spells that may strengthen the player in some way or negate a harmful effect (such as removing cursed items), Rods cast spells that affect enemies, and Rings provide bonuses to stats (or sometimes are cursed, such as the Hunger Ring, which makes the player consume food much more quickly and requires a Bless Book to remove). The hero has a limited inventory. Unwanted items, such as armor or weapons weaker than the ones already worn by the player or cursed or poisonous items, can either be dropped or thrown at enemies for minor damage. The player can bring up a status screen for viewing and managing items by pressing .

History

Legacy

The Game Gear version of the game was released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2012.

A Dragon Crystal II was released for mobile phones in Japan in 2003.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Dragon Crystal	Dragon Crystal
English (US)	Dragon Crystal	Dragon Crystal
Japanese	ドラゴンクリスタル ―ツラニの迷宮―	Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meikyu

Production credits

Game Gear version

Graphic: Tamun, Manabu, Fudo
Program: Totoyo, Kim.P
Sound: E.Fugu
Coordinate: Pata, Totoyo
Special Thanks: Asohy, Tomozou, The Hase, LLG

Source:

In-game credits^[20]

Master System version

Graphic: Gaga
Program: XYZ
Sound: E.Fugu
Coordinate: Gaga
Special Thanks: Waka

Source:

In-game credits^[21]

Magazine articles

Main article: Dragon Crystal/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

MX advert (1992)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-01: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
also published in:

Mega Drive Fan (JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)^[22]

Artwork

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[23]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

88

^[24]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[25]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

53

^[26]

Joypad (FR)

68

^[27]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

73

^[28]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[29]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

55

^[30]

Player One (FR)

PAL

25

^[31]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

74

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

65

^[34]

	66
Based on 12 reviews

Dragon Crystal

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, MX
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

75

^[35]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[36]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

86

^[37]

Dragon (US)

100

^[38]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[39]

Games-X (UK)

74

^[40]

Génération 4 (FR)

73

^[41]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[42]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

78

^[43]

Joystick (FR)

65

^[44]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

70

^[45]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

70

^[46]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

84

^[47]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[48]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[49]

Sega Pro (UK)

82

^[50]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

42

^[51]

Video Games (DE)

53

^[52]

	70
Based on 18 reviews

Dragon Crystal

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	9549fce4
MD5	e05484f93011055c5b76ffabfea84367
SHA-1	021c6983fdab4b0215ca324734deef0d32c29562

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	0ef2ed93
MD5	8431baccd169025f79c9cbc44e31622d
SHA-1	6d53f32001d419a5b5e9c16cb62e07e548d2f44a

128kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32	89f12e1e
MD5	da0b9e94ffb9c3930501c7a7a90fbf18
SHA-1	ea323c4ac28d7762277039450c341d0f025093d8

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	baf4369d
MD5	19bb76e91f6bdb94a9332135698227c2
SHA-1	c7d1551b7bbc01f35fa849e5b05073012f76c3a8

128kB

3DS Virtual Console (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	9c8534ec
MD5	e6d6fdb864d7878b7b444c7200b84b7c
SHA-1	df135dd54638e2ce1f18d670c98b0313484d70bc

128kB

3DS Virtual Console (JP)

External links

Sega of Japan 3DS VC catalogue pages: Game Gear
Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK, AU

References

↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sanritsu
↑ https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-4
↑ File:DragonCrystal GG JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
↑ File:DragonCrystal GG EU Box Back.jpg
↑ File:DragonCrystal SMS EU Box.jpg
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 29
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:DailyMirror_UK_1991-06-29_08.png
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 97
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-11-18), page 27
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-15), page 83
↑ http://www.segapda.com/gg/ggdetail?contentsID=SPDA9100000000209999 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-11 08:01)
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/crystal/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-23 23:11)
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/9RXBY2pwF8yA3KFlAzot_wUEEA_yOQ4F (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-09 00:01)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 ^16.5 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/gamegear/dragon_crystal (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 20:56)
↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Console-virtuelle-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)
↑ File:Dragon Crystal GG credits.pdf
↑ File:Dragon Crystal SMS credits.pdf
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 124
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 122
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140
↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 52
↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 125
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 86
↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 83
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 92
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
↑ Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 36
↑ ACE, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-08), page 73
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 85
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147
↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 6: November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 61
↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Games-X, "31st May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-24), page 36
↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 43
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 101
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 48
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 47
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 81

Dragon Crystal
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Dragon Crystal series of games
	Dragon Crystal (1990)
	Dragon Crystal (1991)
	Dragon Crystal (2002)
	Dragon Crystal (2003) \| Dragon Crystal II (2003)
	Dragon Crystal (2004) \| Dragon Crystal II (2005)
	Dragon Crystal (2012)

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FSanritsu-1] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sanritsu

[https:.2F.2Fwww.mtwo.co.jp.2Fdevelopment.2Fretrogame-2.2F.23tab-4-2] ttps://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-4

[:File:DragonCrystal_GG_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-3] File:DragonCrystal GG JP Box Front.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20181207045745.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fgamegear.2Fsoftware.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)

[:File:DragonCrystal_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-5] File:DragonCrystal GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:DragonCrystal_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-6] File:DragonCrystal SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:EGM_US_021.pdf_p29-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:DailyMirror_UK_1991-06-29_08.png_p-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:DailyMirror_UK_1991-06-29_08.png

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p20-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20

[:File:CVG_UK_116.pdf_p97-10] Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 97

[11] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-11-18), page 27

[:File:CVG_UK_120.pdf_p83-12] Computer & Video Games, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-15), page 83

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030811080127.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.segapda.com.2Fgg.2Fggdetail.3FcontentsID.3DSPDA9100000000209999-13] ttp://www.segapda.com/gg/ggdetail?contentsID=SPDA9100000000209999 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-11 08:01)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180323231128.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp.2F3ds.2Fcrystal.2F-14] 14.0 ^14.1 http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/crystal/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-23 23:11)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120309000137.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com:80.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2F9RXBY2pwF8yA3KFlAzot_wUEEA_yOQ4F-15] 15.0 ^15.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/9RXBY2pwF8yA3KFlAzot_wUEEA_yOQ4F (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-09 00:01)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170624205650.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fgamegear.2Fdragon_crystal-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 ^16.5 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/gamegear/dragon_crystal (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-24 20:56)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2F0MBTg-17] ttps://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Console-virtuelle-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2Fh4Ec4-18] ttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FuAAlo-19] ttps://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html (archive.today)

[:File:Dragon_Crystal_GG_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Dragon Crystal GG credits.pdf

[:File:Dragon_Crystal_SMS_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Dragon Crystal SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-01.pdf_p124-22] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 124

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-02.pdf_p122-23] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1992" (DE; 1992-01-10), page 122

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_006.pdf_p92-24] Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p140-25] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

[:File:Gamers_DE_1992-01.pdf_p34-26] Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p52-27] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 52

[:File:Joystick_FR_022.pdf_p125-28] Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 125

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p86-29] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 86

[:File:MegaForce_FR_04.pdf_p83-30] Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 83

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_015.pdf_p94-31] Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-03.pdf_p92-32] Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 92

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-33] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-01.pdf_p36-34] Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 36

[:File:ACE_UK_47.pdf_p73-35] ACE, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-08), page 73

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p85-36] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 85

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p147-37] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147

[:File:Dragon_US_175.pdf_p61-38] Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 6: November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 61

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p58-39] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GamesX_UK_05.pdf_p36-40] Games-X, "31st May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-24), page 36

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p110-41] Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 110

[42] Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_002.pdf_p38-43] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 38

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p101-44] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 101

[:File:Micromania2_ES_041.pdf_p36-45] Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-46] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p48-47] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 48

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-48] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-49] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p47-50] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 47

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-51] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p81-52] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 81

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Difference between revisions of "Dragon Crystal"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 20:30, 28 April 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Game Gear version

Master System version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References

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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meikyu''''' (ドラゴンクリスタル ―ツラニの迷宮―) in Japan is a [[Sega Master System]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] roguelike. The gameplay and much of the graphics are shared with ''[[Fatal Labyrinth]]''.
+==Story==
+As you ride a bicycle one late afternoon, you turn down an alley that you never before noticed and enter an antique shop. There, a mysterious glowing crystal is sitting on a shelf. Upon approaching the crystal and gazing into it, a powerful force pulls you in, causing a blackout.
+You awaken in a forest with a large egg following behind. This forest is a huge maze, crawling with dangerous creatures. You find weapons and other items scattered around with which to fight the monsters. The only way out is to continue onward, defeating monsters and growing in power along the way.
+==Gameplay==
+The game is a roguelike, which is a subgenre of role-playing games characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels. The hero awakens in the middle of a maze and must battle monsters through 30 randomly generated levels of increasing difficulty. At the end of each level but the last is an exit that leads to the next floor. The last level ends with the hero obtaining a holy goblet that frees him from the crystal.
+The hero moves in any direction using the D-Pad; an egg follows him everywhere. The environment is obscured by a fog until the hero moves into it. In the Game Gear version, holding {{Start}} increases the hero's movement speed; in the Master System version, pressing {{Pause}} switches between slow and fast movement. Though the hero can move freely, the game is essentially turn-based, with each movement or action equivalent to one turn. Monsters appear randomly and take turns with the hero exchanging attacks. This means that getting surrounded can be particularly dangerous as every enemy gets one attack for every one attack that the player gets. It also means that the player can pause a battle simply by waiting to make a move. Killing monsters increases the hero's experience. The hero gains a new level when he acquires enough experience, which increases his hit points. Hit points are traded in battle with the enemy but are recovered by moving around. The egg accompanying the hero hatches into a dragon that grows with him as he gains levels. Gold is used to revive from death, with the cost increasing with the number and severity of previous deaths.
+Weapons, armor, potions, rings, food, and gold are randomly placed throughout the levels and can be picked up by pressing {{2}} when standing over them. The hero must regularly pick up food to avoid starving. Each food point allows the character to move six spaces on the screen. Bread gives 10 to 30 food points and meat gives 31 to 50 food points; the maximum number of food points is 99.
+The hero increases his attack power by acquiring better weapons and his defense by acquiring better armor. Other items picked up in the game are color-coded, with colors representing an effect that cannot be discovered until the player uses an item of that color or throws it at an enemy. Pots are potions that can heal or poison the player, Books provide either maps or spells that may strengthen the player in some way or negate a harmful effect (such as removing cursed items), Rods cast spells that affect enemies, and Rings provide bonuses to stats (or sometimes are cursed, such as the Hunger Ring, which makes the player consume food much more quickly and requires a Bless Book to remove). The hero has a limited inventory. Unwanted items, such as armor or weapons weaker than the ones already worn by the player or cursed or poisonous items, can either be dropped or thrown at enemies for minor damage. The player can bring up a status screen for viewing and managing items by pressing {{1}}.
+==History==
+===Legacy===
+The Game Gear version of the game was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] in 2012.
+A ''[[Dragon Crystal II]]'' was released for mobile phones in Japan in 2003.
+==Versions==
+===Localised names===
+{{aka
+|jp_name=ドラゴンクリスタル ―ツラニの迷宮―
+|jp_trans=Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meikyu
+|en_name=Dragon Crystal
+|us_name=Dragon Crystal
 }}
-| esrb=e10
-| cero=a
+==Production credits==
-| pegi=12
+===Game Gear version===
-| oflc=g
+{{creditstable|
-|
+*'''Graphic:''' [[Tamun]], [[Manabu]], [[Ryo Kudou|Fudo]]
+*'''Program:''' [[Totoyo]], Kim.P
+*'''Sound:''' E.Fugu
+*'''Coordinate:''' [[Pata]], [[Totoyo]]
+*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Hiroshi Aso|Asohy]], [[Tomozou Endo|Tomozou]], [[Katsuhiro Hasegawa|The Hase]], [[LLG]]
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Dragon Crystal GG credits.pdf
+| console=GG
 }}
-{{sub-stub}}'''''Dragon Crystal''''', known as '''''Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meikyu''''' (ドラゴンクリスタル ―ツラニの迷宮―) in Japan, is a [[Sega Master System]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] roguelike. The gameplay and much of the graphics are shared with ''[[Fatal Labyrinth]]''.
-==Production Credits==
+===Master System version===
-===Game Gear Version===
+{{creditstable|
-'''Graphic:''' [[Tamun]], [[Manabu]], [[Fudo]]<br>
+*'''Graphic:''' [[Gaga]]
-'''Program:''' [[Totoyo]], Kim.P<br>
+*'''Program:''' [[XYZ]]
-'''Sound:''' E.Fugu<br>
+*'''Sound:''' E.Fugu
-'''Coordinate:''' [[Pata]], [[Totoyo]]<br>
+*'''Coordinate:''' [[Gaga]]
-'''Special Thanks:''' [[Asohy]], [[Tomozou Endo|Tomozou]], [[The Hase]], [[LLG]]<br>
+*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama|Waka]]
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Dragon Crystal SMS credits.pdf
+| console=SMS
+}}
-===Master System Version===
+==Magazine articles==
-'''Graphic:''' [[Gaga]]<br>
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
-'''Program:''' [[XYZ]]<br>
-'''Sound:''' E.Fugu<br>
-'''Coordinate:''' [[Gaga]]<br>
-'''Special Thanks:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama|Waka]]<br>
-==Physical Scans==
+==Promotional material==
-===Master System Version===
+{{gallery
-{{ratings
+|{{gitem|MDMSGG MX advert.jpg|MX advert (1992)}}
-| icon=SMS
+|{{galleryPrintAd
-| consolesplus=88
+|bemega|1991-01|156
-| consolesplus_source={{num|6|page=92/93/94}}
+|mdfan|12|124
-| joystick=73
+}}
-| joystick_source={{num|22|page=125}}
-| playerone=25
-| playerone_source={{num|15|page=94}}
 }}
+==Artwork==
+<gallery>
+Dragoncrystal logo.png
+Dragoncrystal keyart.jpg
+Dragoncrystal banner.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Physical scans==
+===Master System version===
+{{ratings|SMS}}
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+| manual=Dragon Crystal SMS EU Manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=FR (Blister pack)
+| front=DragonCrystal SMS FR blister front.jpg
+| back=DragonCrystal SMS FR blister back.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
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-| region=AU
+| region=PT
-| cover=
+| cover=DragonCrystal SMS PT cover.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=AU (Hotline sticker)
+| cover=DragonCrystal SMS AU hotline cover.jpg
+| cart=DragonCrystal SMS AU Cart.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=AU (NIAL sticker)
+| cover=DragonCrystal SMS AU nial cover.jpg
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 }}{{Scanbox
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 | cart=DragonCrystal SMS BR Cart.jpg
 | manual=Dragoncrystal sms br manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=MX
+| cover=DragonCrystal SMS MX Box.jpg
+| cart=DragonCrystal SMS EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Dragon Crystal SMS EU Manual.pdf
 }}
-===Game Gear Version===
+===Game Gear version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|GG}}
-| icon=GG
-| ace=75
-| ace_source={{num|47|page=73}}
-| joystick=65
-| joystick_source={{num|13|page=101}}
-| gamesx=74
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-| raze=84
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-| segapower=40
-| segapower_source={{num|23|page=61}}
-| segapro=82
-| segapro_source={{num|2|page=45|pdf=Segapro UK 02.pdf|pdfpage=47}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=JP
+| front=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Front.jpg
+| back=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Back.jpg
+| spine=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Spine.jpg
+| cart=DragonCrystal GG JP Cart.jpg
+| square=yes
+| manual=DragonCrystal_GG_JP_Manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=US
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 | front=DragonCrystal GG EU Box Front.jpg
 | back=DragonCrystal GG EU Box Back.jpg
-| spinemissing=yes
+| spine=Dragon Crystal GG EU BoxSpine.jpg
 | cart=DragonCrystal GG US Cart.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
+| manual=Dragon Crystal GG EU Manual.jpg
-| console=Game Gear
-| region=JP
-| front=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Front.jpg
-| back=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Back.jpg
-| spine=DragonCrystal GG JP Box Spine.jpg
-| cart=DragonCrystal GG JP Cart.jpg
-| square=yes
 }}
-==Artwork==
+==Technical information==
-<gallery>
+===ROM dump status===
-File:Dragoncrystal logo.png
+{{romtable|
-File:Dragoncrystal keyart.jpg
+{{rom|SMS|sha1=021C6983FDAB4B0215CA324734DEEF0D32C29562|md5=E05484F93011055C5B76FFABFEA84367|crc32=9549FCE4|size=128kB|date=|source=Cartridge (EU)|comments=|quality=}}
-File:Dragoncrystal banner.jpg
+{{rom|GG|sha1=6D53F32001D419A5B5E9C16CB62E07E548D2F44A|md5=8431BACCD169025F79C9CBC44E31622D|crc32=0EF2ED93|size=128kB|date=|source=Cartridge (US/EU)|comments=|quality=}}
-</gallery>
+{{rom|GG|sha1=EA323C4AC28D7762277039450C341D0F025093D8|md5=DA0B9E94FFB9C3930501C7A7A90FBF18|crc32=89F12E1E|size=128kB|date=|source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=}}
+{{rom|GG|sha1=c7d1551b7bbc01f35fa849e5b05073012f76c3a8|md5=19bb76e91f6bdb94a9332135698227c2|crc32=baf4369d|size=128kB|date=|source=3DS Virtual Console (US/EU)|comments=|icon=VirtualConsole DragonCrystal 3DS USEU Icon.png|quality=good}}
+{{rom|GG|sha1=df135dd54638e2ce1f18d670c98b0313484d70bc|md5=e6d6fdb864d7878b7b444c7200b84b7c|crc32=9c8534ec|size=128kB|date=|source=3DS Virtual Console (JP)|comments=|icon=|quality=good}}
+}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/crystal/ Sega of Japan VC catalogue page (Japanese)]
+* Sega of Japan 3DS VC catalogue pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/crystal/ Game Gear]
+* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000009323 JP], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309000137/http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/9RXBY2pwF8yA3KFlAzot_wUEEA_yOQ4F US], [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Dragon-Crystal--275572.html UK], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902012117/http://www.nintendo.com.au/catalogue/dragon-crystal AU]
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{DragonCrystalOmni}}
+{{DragonCrystal}}