Play Ryuuki Heidan Danzarb (Japan) [En by Aeon Genesis v1.0] (~Dragon Squadron Danzarb) Online

Dragon Squadron Danzarb came out in 1993 for the Super Nintendo, developed by Tamtex and published by Irem. It was part of that wave of mid-90s action games that tried to blend different genres, offering something a little different from the usual platformers or RPGs dominating the system at the time.

You control a team of three dragon riders, each with unique abilities; you swap between them on the fly to handle different enemies and obstacles. The samurai excels at close combat, the archer picks off foes from a distance, and the mage deals wide area damage. Your goal is to fight through side-scrolling stages, defeat bosses, and ultimately stop an evil empire. The game requires constant character switching to manage enemy patterns and environmental puzzles, and the difficulty can be punishing if you don't use each rider's strengths. It feels hectic but satisfying when you smoothly chain together attacks from your whole squad.