First dragon you remember fighting in a video-game

[RageBurner]

I don't need to elaborate on how much dragons and draconic imagery in general has had, has and will continue to have a great impact in our collective psyche as a powerful symbol with an endless myriad of meanings.
Let's not discuss semiotics, though, let's keep it simple and fun!

In my case, it was the final boss of Castle of Illusion for the Master System, summoned right before you fight Mizrabel, the witch.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Can't recall the title but there was a side-view shmup we used to play on the Famicom where you're a plane collecting parts to be a robot and the boss was a robot dragon.

 

[RageBurner]

Can't recall the title but there was a side-view shmup we used to play on the Famicom where you're a plane collecting parts to be a robot and the boss was a robot dragon.

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

Yup, I vaguely remember the dragon being contained in a box and had multiple head, Now I'm so curious what game it was. Big ups if someone knows. It's a side-scrolling shooter where your ship collects robot parts as you go.

 

[zibltogt]

The first Archmonster from Sword of Vermillion for the Genesis, my first JRPG. I still have a huge softspot for this absolute classic, and beating him felt like a big achievement to my lil' self.

 

[RageBurner]

Very cool, fellow Berserk fan!

 

[Graw]

This one
Or I guess if that's not dragony enough this one

 

[tenkai star]

Dark Dragon from Shining Force. Far from the typical design for a dragon and that's why it's so memorable for me

 

[RageBurner]

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Or I guess if that's not dragony enough this one
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Been dragon slaying for a while now haven't you? thanks for sharing!

 

[Graw]

Been dragon slaying for a while now haven't you? thanks for sharing!

Yeah I guess so. Pretty sure Zelda would have been the first. Either that or Final Fantasy but I played that after Zelda because I played Zelda before I could read.

 

[RageBurner]

Yeah I guess so. Pretty sure Zelda would have been the first. Either that or Final Fantasy but I played that after Zelda because I played Zelda before I could read.

Ah, it was a formative game, I see. Growing up with Sega myself, it would be a long time until I'd have contact with N's franchises.

 

[Gold]

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Or I guess if that's not dragony enough this one
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I think this is my answer too. I also remember running from a big zombie dragon in another early childhood game but do you just run or do you fight it? I don't remember what the game was though.

 

[PSVitaForever]

The first and only one coming to mind is one of the last bosses of "Odin Sphere".

 

[ciro64]

 

[RageBurner]

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Ohh that brings back memories!

 

[Turd Curator]

Blue Dragon from Golden Axe

You could then use it yourself if you knocked off its rider

 

[Yousef]

 

[RageBurner]

Blue Dragon from Golden Axe
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You could then use it yourself if you knocked off its rider
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Ah, such a classic, nice one!

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Where's this one from, bro? now that's a confident dragon if I ever saw one!

 

[Yousef]

Where's this one from, bro? now that's a confident dragon if I ever saw one!

Ancient Dragon from Dark Souls 2!

 

[AncientBehemoth]

This one I think.

 

[RageBurner]

Ancient Dragon from Dark Souls 2!

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Ahh that explains why I've never seen it, haha!
I played a good portion of DS1 but not the others for any appreciable length of time.

 

[Yousef]

Ahh that explains why I've never seen it, haha!
I played a good portion of DS1 but not the others for any appreciable length of time.

While we’re at it, special mention goes towards Darkeater Midir from DS3’s Ringed City DLC expansion!

And while technically a wyvern and not a dragon, Ancient Wyvern from DSIII’s base game also deserves a mention!

 

[RageBurner]

While we’re at it, special mention goes towards Darkeater Midir from DS3’s Ringed City DLC expansion!View attachment 37190
And while technically a wyvern and not a dragon, Ancient Wyvern from DSIII’s base game also deserves a mention!View attachment 37191View attachment 37192

Yeah, to the lowly human character, dragons and wyverns can equally make said character lunch. Monster Hunter is a whole can of worms with monster classification too that is too long and convoluted to get into here, but oh boy haha.

 

[fake-kun]

This guy from Rayman Legends.

 

[RageBurner]

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This guy from Rayman Legends.

Really cool! boy it caused a lot of destruction going by the background! at first glance I honestly thought it was Ghouls and Ghosts I was looking at for a minute.