

Artist Craig Stitt suggested a game about a dragon, and work began on a new game. Spyro the Dragon started development following the release of Insomniac's debut game, Disruptor, which sold poorly but was generally praised by critics, impressing Universal Interactive enough to encourage them to make a second game.

Spyro's abilities as a dragon include fire breath, a head-on charging attack, and a mid-air glide which he can use to scale large distances, all of which must be used strategically to find items and defeat enemies. Spyro the Dragon is an open-ended 3D platformer, featuring large, sprawling levels in which the player must locate collectable items, among which are gemstones, crystallized dragons, and stolen dragon eggs. The first game in the Spyro series, it stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro, and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, who must journey across the Dragon Kingdom to defeat Gnasty Gnorc, who has overtaken the 5 dragon Homeworlds by trapping the other dragons in crystal and turning their hoard of gems into an army of minions. Can't figure out how to open a Chest? There's an Items and Gameplay Mechanics section just for you.įind out how to accomplish all of the game's Skill Points and unlock all of the Trophies/Achievements, new to the Reignited Trilogy.Spyro the Dragon is a 1998 action adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Missing a bunch of Gems from one of the levels? Go to the Easy to Miss Gems section for tips on finding Gems that are easy to miss or outright hard to find. In the mood for a leg up, or just want to view the credits without finishing the game? All Cheat Codes for the original game are covered here. Get the most out of Year of the Dragon by visiting the Tips and Tricks page.

Go to the main Walkthrough and be taken step-by-step through to game to collect every Egg, Gem and Skill Point, as well as the Trophies/Achievements added to the Reignited version along the way. This Walkthrough encompasses both the original Year of the Dragon released in 1999 for the original PlayStation, and its 2018 remake in the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Play as the plucky little Spyro as he saves the Year of the Dragon by travelling to the Forgotten Worlds to rescue all the Dragon Eggs from the clutches of the evil Sorceress. Spyro: Year of the Dragon is Insomniac's fourth game, their final PS1 game, and their last contribution to the Spyro the Dragon series.
