Darby the Dragon

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Darby the Dragon
Darby the Dragon CD Cover.jpg
CD cover art
Developer(s) Capitol Multimedia
Publisher(s) Broderbund
Director(s) Timothy R. Phillips
Larissa Shabasheva
Producer(s) Dale Desharone
Writer(s) Andy Wolfendon
Composer(s) Tony Trippi
SeriesStoryQuests
Engine Magic Composer [ citation needed ]
Platform(s) Windows, Macintosh
Release
  • NA: August 4, 1996
Genre(s) Graphic adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Darby the Dragon is a children's video game developed by Capitol Multimedia and published by Broderbund in 1996 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.

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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.

Voices

Uncategorized: Antoinette Heery, Chloe Leamon, Jack Blovits, Jerry Kissel, Laura Siersema, Mike McNally, Wendy Sakakeeny, Will Le Bow, and Wren Ross.

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