Dragon Spirit (1989)

Dragon Spirit is an arcade shoot-em-up released in 1989 by Domark Ltd. The game was developed by Christian F. Urquhart, Paul Johnson, and A.J. Madden, based on the original arcade coin-op licensed from Atari Games, Namco, and Tengen.

The game supports single-player action on both ZX Spectrum 48K and 128K machines. Key technical features include AY sound support, compatibility with Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, redefineable keys, and a multi-loader system for both memory configurations.

The cassette version was priced at £9.99, while the disk version retailed for £14.99. The title was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, NES, Amiga, and Atari ST.

The game achieved an average magazine score of 78.06%. It received consistent praise from publications like Sinclair User and Your Sinclair, where it frequently earned scores above 80%.

In Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS versions released by various groups starting in the early nineties. Cracked cassette versions were also available. The title frequently appeared in the game rankings of the Emulate magazine.