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Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures

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Join Emmy and Max in five simple platforming stories to find scattered items like Dragon Berries and puzzle pieces.

Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures was released for Game Boy Color in 2001 by NewKidCo; it was the original game version, with no earlier platform release.


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Released
2001
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
698.61 KB
Rating
0 votes

About Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures

Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures adapts the animated series into a platform game for the Game Boy Color. The core activity involves navigating levels to locate specific lost items, with each of the five distinct stories setting a different collection goal, such as scattered berries or puzzle pieces.

Players control the human children Emmy and Max, who can access tight spaces, or various dragons capable of brief hovering and flight. Character switching is possible via in-game signs to utilize these different abilities. Beyond the primary objectives, points can be earned by gathering cupcakes, jewels, and music notes.

The level design and target items change between stories, though the fundamental gameplay remains consistent. A later Game Boy Advance release enhanced the presentation and included a tutorial level to introduce interactive elements like bounce pads and poles, while also expanding the roster of playable characters.

Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures Screenshots

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Title screen.
Options screen.
The opening cutscene.
The story selection screen.
The difficulty setting.
The story in the first tale.
Gameplay.
Signs can switch characters.
Bonuses are given for collectibles.
A cavern level with collectible jewels.