{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ee383b3a940139ac6d65c01e","clusterId":"c_68424e3d89334a33c05446dd","slug":"edia-to-re-release-falcom-s-dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-i-and-ii","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Edia to Re-Release Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I and II","summary":"Edia announced on Wednesday that it will re-release the PC-98 versions of Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes and Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II. No release date or platforms were announced. The PC-98 releases add voice acting to specific scenes. The two games first released on PC-88 in 1989 and 1992, and the first game inspired a two-episode OVA in 1992.","whyItMatters":"The PC-98 versions became the reference editions of the first two Legend of Heroes games because of their added voice work, and this marks their return after decades of being tied to that platform.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEdia\u0026#39;s announcement covers the PC-98 editions specifically, which add voice acting to certain scenes. The games first appeared on PC-88 in 1989 and 1992 and were the start of Nihon Falcom\u0026#39;s The Legend of Heroes series, before the later Gagharv Trilogy dropped the Dragon Slayer connection. Edia announced the project on Wednesday but gave no date or platforms for the return.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Edia's re-release restores the PC-98 versions, which added voice acting, not the PC-88 originals. Anyone expecting the 1989 and 1992 versions will get the later revisions instead.","twitterPost":"Edia is re-releasing the PC-98 versions, which added voice acting, not the PC-88 originals from 1989 and 1992.","threadsPost":"Edia's Dragon Slayer re-release targets the PC-98 versions, which added voice acting, not the PC-88 originals. The choice changes what the games sound like compared to their 1989 and 1992 first releases. No platforms or date were named.","newsletterBlurb":"Edia announced Wednesday that it will re-release the PC-98 versions of Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes and Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II. Those editions add voice acting to specific scenes, and no release date or platforms were given. The two games first released on PC-88 in 1989 and 1992.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/edia-re-releases-falcom-dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-i-and-ii-games/.241926\",\"title\":\"Edia Re-Releases Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I \\u0026 II Games\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4342,"outputTokens":553,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789704865,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T04:09:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T04:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T04:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_68424e3d89334a33c05446dd","canonicalTitle":"News\nEdia Re-Releases Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I \u0026 II Games","representativeArticleId":"a_4a58802e59ba312435ad37cd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes\",\"Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II\"],\"studios\":[\"Nihon Falcom\",\"Edia\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:24:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T03:24:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T04:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/edia-re-releases-falcom-dragon-slayer-the-legend-of-heroes-i-and-ii-games/.241926","title":"News\nEdia Re-Releases Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I \u0026 II Games"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes","Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II"],"studios":["Nihon Falcom","Edia"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}