Dragon Slayer IV MSX1 version - is it even possible to beat?

Talking about that with Sutchan (who told me to give you his regards) pointed me to a walkthrough he wrote a long time ago for the Call MSX magazine. Textually:

In MSX1 version the dragon must be defeated using a different way...After each "burst", you have to go back completely to the left of the screen: Only in this way the beast will jump towards the right. Otherwise, it would advance until corner (to the left)... scorching you without remedy.

Yep, that did the trick! Thanks again.

Man, what an annoying final boss! Definitely improved in the other versions of the game. The ending, too, is as barebones as they come in this version -- and weirdly, has a lesser version of "Teatime" playing? I swear it's got less harmony to it, and just sounds like a prototype of the version used during the slideshow portion of the MSX2 version's ending (which isn't in the MSX1 version; Teatime just plays over the final copyright screen instead).

What's weird, though, is that the dragon's death animation is WAY COOLER in the MSX1 version than in any other version of the game. You see it smoothly collapse into a heap, burst into blue flames, then dissolve into the air with a Star Trek transporter-like effect. Strange that neither of the other versions kept that animation, as it looks pretty neat... and is really the only thing I can give the MSX1 version over its brethren, save for maybe having better box art.

Anyway, thanks again! It feels good to have this mystery solved.

-Tom

The thing is, it's honestly not that tough of a game -- especially the MSX2 version, which rebalances a lot to make things way fairer and less frustrating. With just a bit of effort, you could totally beat it! You should give it another go sometime -- it's very rewarding.

-Tom