Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Heroes of the Lance: Pony Canyon Classic Famicom Title
AD&D Heroes of the Lance is a licensed Dungeons & Dragons side-scrolling action game published by Pony Canyon exclusively for the Famicom based on the Dragonlance setting. Control a party of classic Dragonlance heroes, alternating between warriors, mages and clerics while traversing ruined fortresses and monster-infested wilderness to stop the evil draconian invasion.
Horizontal scrolling stages host draconians, undead and shadow beasts. Each character class possesses unique melee and spell abilities; party rotation is essential to counter varied enemy types.
Hidden supply caches contain healing potions and spell scrolls for thorough explorers. Later stages coordinate layered enemy ambushes attacking from multiple vertical elevations.
Pony Canyon’s atmospheric Dragonlance fantasy tile graphics and dramatic heroic soundtrack recreate the grim war-of-lance campaign atmosphere.
Strategically, consistent stage clearing requires rotating party members to match enemy resistances. Sticking permanently to a single hero creates avoidable vulnerabilities against foes immune to their attack forms.
For contemporary Famicom retro D&D licensed collectors, Heroes of the Lance is a domestic Famicom port of the classic Dragonlance action title.