When did Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes release?

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes was first released on December 1, 1989.

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

Dec 1, 1989Role-playing (RPG)PC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000PC-8800 SeriesSatellaviewWii

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes on?: Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes was released on PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Satellaview, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), FM Towns, MSX2, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Super Famicom, PC-98, TurboGrafx-CD, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
When did Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes release?: Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes was first released on December 1, 1989.

About Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

In this epic role-playing game, you must guide Prince Logan all accross the beautiful and dngerious world of Isrenasa in the quest to regain his throne. This game features a huge world to explore and many companions to join you on your journey. This game features one of the largest quests and most advanced interface of any role-playing game for the TurboDuo system.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Satellaview, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), FM Towns, MSX2, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Super Famicom, PC-98, TurboGrafx-CD, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publisher: SPS
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy
Series: Dragon Slayer

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

70/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1994	—	$194	—	Medium

Also released on: PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · PC-8800 Series · Satellaview · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · FM Towns · MSX2 · Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD · Super Famicom · PC-98 · TurboGrafx-CD · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Sega Saturn · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

—

Complete

$194

few sales

Sealed

—

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Complete: about once a year
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Japan	16 September 1994	G-5536

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: JP
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Japanese role-playing game port for role-playing fans who want a battery-backed Mega Drive cart.

Dragon Slayer: Eiyū Densetsu is the Mega Drive version of Nihon Falcom's role-playing game, released in Japan by Sega on 16 September 1994. It began on the NEC PC-8801 in 1989 as the sixth Dragon Slayer game and the first of The Legend of Heroes line.

It was a Japan-only cartridge on the Mega Drive, with Sega Falcom credited as developer.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Famitsu rated the Mega Drive version 23 out of 40 in 1994, well below the 29 out of 40 it gave the Super Famicom version.

Also on other platforms

PC-98 · FM Towns · MSX2 · TurboGrafx-CD · Super NES · X68000 · Windows · PlayStation · Sega Saturn · TurboGrafx-16

TurboGrafx-16. The PC Engine version reached the United States as a TurboGrafx-CD release and was the only game in the series released in the US until the PlayStation Portable remake.
Super NES. Famitsu scored the Super Famicom version 29 out of 40 in 1992.

Before you buy

The Japanese cartridge has a different shape from a Western one and needs an adapter, or two plastic tabs removed from a Western console's slot. The game saves to a battery inside the cartridge, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. Because it is a Medium risk cart, ask for a photo of the board.