<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Kiya.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
X1	B-Device
and	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
1985	O
(	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Super	B-Device
Cassette	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
by	O
Epoch	O
in	O
1986	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
in	O
1990	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	I-Application
included	O
in	O
the	O
Falcom	O
Classics	O
collection	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Saturn.Dragon	O
Slayer	O
began	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
banner	O
which	O
encompasses	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
popular	O
Falcom	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Xanadu	I-Application
,	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for.Kamada	O
Shigeaki	O
,	O
レトロゲーム配信サイトと配信タイトルのピックアップ紹介記事「懐かし	O
(	O
Retro	O
)	O
(	O
Translation	O
)	O
,	O
4Gamer.net	O
Building	O
on	O
the	O
prototypical	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
of	O
Panorama	O
Toh	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Kiya	O
and	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
,	O
Sam	O
Derboo	O
(	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Dark	O
Age	O
of	O
JRPGs	O
(	O
7	O
)	O
:	O
Panorama	O
Toh	O
ぱのらま島	O
-	O
PC-88	B-Device
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	I-Application
often	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
turn-based	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
entirely	O
real-time	O
with	O
action-oriented	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
combining	O
arcade	O
style	O
action	B-Application
mechanics	O
with	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
mechanics.Dragon	O
Slayer	O
featured	O
an	O
in-game	O
map	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
dungeon-crawling	O
,	O
required	O
item	O
management	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inventory	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
one	O
item	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
and	O
featured	O
item-based	O
puzzles	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
's	O
overhead	O
action-RPG	B-Application
formula	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
later	O
games.Kurt	O
Kalata	O
,	O
Xanadu	B-Application
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
Along	O
with	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
Hydlide	B-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
including	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Ys	O
and	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda''	O
.	O
</s>
