Black Tiger © 1987 Romstar, Inc.
North American release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; Black Dragon.
Black Tiger was released on August 1, 1987 (Saturday) in the USA.
Although they are similar in nature, there are also significant differences between the export version, Black Tiger, and the original version, Black Dragon. Globally, the export version is an easier game. Below are some of the more apparent differences found in these Export versions:
* Items less expensive.
* Less pitfalls (rocks).
* Less and easiest enemies.
* Bosses easiest.
* Points given by the Red Dragon, Red Demon Warrior, and Black Dragon are differents (see scoring section).
* The bonuses are changed (different value and position).
* The secret item locations are the same but the symbols for them are different.
A bootleg of this game was released by Dragon with the same name.
Isiah Johnson holds the official record for this game with 2344150 points on May 31, 2008.
| Scoring is exactly the same as in the original Japanese version except for the following bosses | |
| Dragon (red) | 10,000 points. |
| Demon Warrior (red) | 150,000 points. |
| Dragon (black) | 10,000 points. |
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