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(c) Bunch Games

For the NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.
Released in the US in 1989.

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Introduction
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Play tag with maze after maze full of dragons. Catch them if you can! Only a
dragon's tail is vulnerable, so sneak up from behind and munch till they turn
to bones. If you are fast enough to snatch the Magic Lantern, you can discover
the secrets buried within the walls of each maze.

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Controls
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Directional Pad:
 Move the dragon into that direction.
 
A Button:
 Bite
 
SELECT Button:
 Option for mode selection. See below.
 
START Button:
 Pauses Game, Starts Game

The object of the game is to outmaneuver the opponent dragons. Run behind them
and bite the tail. It will chew off part of it and make it weaker. A weaker
dragon is open for attacks from the front as well. The dragon can regain its
tail by biting off another dragon's tail. If a dragon is weak and is bitten
once more - it dies (turns into a skeleton). The player must us appropriate
tactics by observing each dragon's tail. For example, if dragons of equal tails
approach each other head on, the snapping dragon will hurt the dragon with a
closed jaw. If one has a shorter tail, he cannot defeat the other even if he
snaps.

There is a time limit on each level. The time indicator is in the lower left
corner along with the amount of dragon's left and the player's score.

There are several objects in a zone you can pick up or destroy. The basic
hedges that divide the area can be eaten after you have picked up a special
lantern. The metal blocks cannot be removed and are permanent obstacles.

Not every area is the same. If there is ice on the floor you will run through
them very quickly and cannot control your movement. Another zone is called
"Time Zone", which kill you if you stay in them for too long.


Modes:
One Player - 1 Player against 3 other dragons
Double Player - 2 Players against 3 other dragons (note that both players need
to leave the area to continue)
Vs - Player against another Player

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Items
*****

Magic Lantern:
Enables the dragon to eat up the hedges in a maze, to reveal more bonus items.

Dragon Egg:
Extra live.

Light:
300 points.

Fire Capsule:
300 points.

Corn:
300 points.

Fruits:
300 points.

Cherries:
300 points.

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Strategy
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- Do not approach other dragons from the front if they have a longer tail, you
  just cannot win that fight.

- Keep snapping if you want to fight a dragon with the same length tail. You
  will most likely win this fight as the AI is not too good.

- Waiting around corners is a great ambush tactic. Either the turn your way
  and simply approach from the front, or they run into the other way and you
  can quickly snap their tail off.

- Do not open yourself up for a feast. Other dragons will use the opportunity
  to bite your tail off, and if there are more than one it is very likely you
  will not keep it after an encounter.

- Approach other dragons will smaller tails from the front if you want, then
  start a fight. Quickly turn around to bite off the tail as it passes you.

- The game is very picky about your directions. If you aren't facing a block
  straight on in the middle, you cannot destroy it. You also cannot destroy it
  as you just turn around, you must step one spot away from this location and
  then face it head on. You will see what this means when you play.

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Credits
*******

This is my guide, but I did not make the game. Credit goes to Bunch Games for
this.

If you want to host this guide on your own site, just do it already and do not
clutter my inbox about it.

-PianoChampion90
-08/18/2007

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