Dragon Mix

Apple II version of Dragon Mix

Dragon Mix is an educational game designed for ages 6-15 which was released by DLM initially for the Apple II and later ported to other platforms. Designed to help with multiplication and division skills, players need to help a dragon defend a city from invading aliens.

The city being defended appears on the right side of the screen along with a very large dragon protecting it; the alien invaders appear from the left and attempt to destroy the city. If the aliens get close enough to the city, a building is destroyed; if three buildings are lost the game is over. To successfully defeat the aliens players need to solve the given math problems. The solution appears on the dragon; each of the three aliens displays a potential equation. The dragon shoots fire which moves up and down targeting the aliens one at a time; to stop each fleet, players choose which equation matches the solution and press fire when the dragon is pointed at the correct one. If players are correct, a ”hit“ is awarded and a new alien fleet appears, otherwise the fleet continues it's advance at a faster pace. The game continues either until the city is lost or time runs out. The game can be customized by adjusting the speed of the alien fleet, the range of numbers used in problems, and the time limit.