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The King of Dragons

TitleThe King of Dragons
First release1994
DeveloperCapcom
PublisherCapcom
PlatformsArcade, SNES / Super Famicom
Genrehack and slash
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
Arcade: 1991-09-01
SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-01-01, 1994-03-04 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata IDQ1985746

Gildiss rises to claim his throne, forcing players to select from five character classes like dwarf, elf, or wizard to battle through 16 levels. This SNES port allows players to assign magic attacks and shield defenses to separate buttons for more precise combat during two-player cooperative play.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1985746) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (snes/the-king-of-dragons) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (3205,109478) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (22610) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Capcom · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
SNES Longplay [035] King of Dragons
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 52:56auto-matched
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King of Dragons (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 1:00:27auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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