Flying Dragon

Flying Dragon, known in Japan as , is a fighting game with role-playing video game elements that was developed by Culture Brain and released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. Part of the "Hiryū no Ken" series, it was published in Japan by Culture Brain, and by Natsume in North America and Europe.
Its most notable feature was the game's SD mode that featured a character progression system, in which characters advance in levels as they become more experienced, and in which it is possible to collect credits and treasure items to equip characters with. The game received relatively low scores on specialized reviews at the time of its release. It had a sequel a year later, titled "S.D. Hiryu no Ken Densetsu".
"" is also the name of a NES game released by Culture Brain in 1989, which is part of the same series.
Characters.
The game consists of two different fighting modes, though the two share many common characters.
"S.D. Hiryu no Ken Densetsu".
An updated version of the game, entitled , was released in Japan only, adding more characters (such as Jack, Ryu, and Gofire from the "Super Chinese" series), items and a new gameplay mode. It also removed the more realistic "Virtual Mode", favoring the super deformed "Quest Mode".
Playable characters are Ryuhi, Hayato, Min Min, Wiler, Shouryu, Yuka, Suzaku, Powers, Robo No Hana, Bokuchin (unlockable), Jack, Ryu, Raima, E. Quaker, Ellie, Gofire, Ryumaou (unlockable).