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Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll

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Also known as
Hiryu No Ken: Ougi no Sho 飛龍の拳 奥義の書

A side-scrolling kung fu adventure to recover stolen scrolls and win a martial arts tournament.

The NES version of Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll was released in North America in 1989 by Culture Brain USA. The original game, Hiryu no Ken: Ougi no Sho, was released in Japan on the Famicom in 1987, which is the earliest commercial release of the original game on any platform.


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Released
1989
Original release
1987
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
128.02 KB
Rating
0 votes

About Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll

Flying Dragon - The Secret Scroll is a side-scrolling action game where the player uses kung fu techniques against enemies. The narrative follows Ryohi, a student who trains at Shorinji after his master is robbed of a powerful martial arts scroll. Years later, he enters a world tournament to confront the group responsible for the theft, the Tusk Soldiers.

Gameplay involves navigating levels and defeating opponents to progress. Certain stronger enemies, which are signaled by a screen change, must be overcome as they provide essential items. These items follow a specific upgrade path that ultimately grants a key required to finish a stage. The structure also includes dedicated one-on-one duel sequences, where the objective is to strike a specific point on an opponent while protecting a similar target on Ryohi's own body.

Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Choose your skill level or enter a password.
Title screen (Japanese version)
The journey begins.
Running into a mini-boss.
Punching statues will sometimes reveal items. This one will refill your life bar.
Another mini-boss
Collecting an item power-up from a miniboss.
You get a throwing weapon when you get your third power-up.
We're both near death.