Play Wagan Land (Japan) [En by AlanMidas v20001222] (~Wagyan Land) Online

Wagyan Land is a 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System release from Namco, a side scrolling platformer that arrived during a crowded era for the genre. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it carves out its own space with a distinct, almost goofy, personality that separates it from the more serious Mario or Mega Man titles of the time.

You control a small, blue dragon named Wagyan, navigating left to right across single screen stages. Your main goal is simply to reach the exit, but the real fun is in exploration; you can burrow into the soft ground to uncover hidden items and secret passages. Your primary attack is a short range tail whip, and defeating certain enemies leaves behind eggs you can collect for points. The pacing is brisk, and the difficulty is generally manageable, though some later stages demand precise jumps. It feels like a cheerful, slightly strange Saturday morning cartoon you get to play.