Darby the Dragon

Darby the Dragon
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Developer(s)	Capitol Multimedia, Inc.
Publisher(s)	Brøderbund
Distributor(s)	Mindscape
Director(s)	Timothy R. Phillips Larissa Shabasheva
Producer(s)	Dale Desharone
Writer(s)	Andy Wolfendon
Composer(s)	Tony Trippi
Series	StoryQuests series
Engine	Magic Composer
Platform(s)	Windows, Macintosh
Release date(s)	‹See Tfd› NA: August 4, 1996
Genre(s)	Graphic adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Darby the Dragon is a children's PC video game developed by Capitol Multimedia, Inc., published by Brøderbund and released in 1996 for both Macintosh and Windows computers.

Summary

This game follows two young dragons, Darby and his sister Sparkle (who has been shrunk), on a quest to find the ingredients of a potion that will "make Sparkle big again". This game is full of puzzles and allows children to solve problems in order to complete tasks. There are songs throughout the game that are both key to some of the puzzles, such as clues, and some are just for fun.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings 80% (Windows - 1 review)[1] Review score Publication Score Metzomagic [2]
Awards Publication Award Goldstar Award[3] Writer Access Home PC Excellence Award[4] Writer Access 1996 Bessie Award[4]

References

1. "Darby the Dragon for PC - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
2. Rosemary Young (June 2003). "Darby the Dragon Review by metzomagic.com". metzomagic.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016. A great choice for a starting out adventure game for children around pre-school/early school age.
3. "Darby the Dragon - Goldstar Award". Retrieved August 29, 2016.
4. "Andrew W - Writer #11759". Andrew W. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

External links

• Darby the Dragon at MobyGames
• Darby the Dragon review (at Internet Archive)