Released in 1993 in Japan by Capcom, this single player game makes use of a new type of role-playing style. The North American release of this game in 1994 by Squaresoft takes us into the life of Ryu the main character. While in a deep slumber, Ryu dreams of a dragon that cautions him to evacuate the second floor of his fiery residence. It seems that the Dark Dragon family has ambushed Ryu’s community of the Light Dragons. The Dark dragons are out to take over the world, with the assistance of special keys known as Dragon Keys. Ryu has chosen to set out on a journey to stop the plot of world power by this evil family. On his journey Ryu has several other friends join him on his mission to defeat the Dark Dragons they are Nina (Princess of Winlan), Bow (a hunter from the town of Tantar), Gobi (Master of Underwater Combat), Bleu (Sorceress that helped seal the evil Tyr), Ox (Strong builder), and Mogu (a mole with the ability to dig through all things). The enemy is finally able to obtain all the Dragon keys and discharge the goddess Tyr. The group conquers Tyr. Since the threat of the goddess is gone, everyone goes back to their villages and communities to reconstruct them.