''Colorful Dragon'' (), is a maze game developed and published by Sachen for the

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on 1989 in Asia. Bunch Games later licensed the game for distribution in

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for a 1990 release, and published it as ''Tagin' Dragon''. The game was not licensed by Nintendo. Sachen republished ''Colorful Dragon'' in the multi-game cartridge ''Super Cartridge Version 6: 6-in-1''.

Gameplay

The player controls a

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, in a maze chase game copaired to ''

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'' or ''

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'', attempting to bite the tails off other dragons. The longer a dragon's tail, the more bites required to defeat it. There are a total 20 mazes. Two players may play either competitively or cooperatively.

Reception

A review in Polish magazine '' Top Secret'' thought that both the graphics and music average, but that the increase in challenge in later levels put it slightly above other arcade style games.

References

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* 1989 video games Maze games Nintendo Entertainment System games Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Unauthorized video games Top-down video games Video games about dragons Video games developed in Taiwan Bunch Games games {{Maze-videogame-stub