Totally agree with you on all points Tig. The game is one of the classics that I'll always remember from my early childhood (along with Pitfall II and Alpha Beam with Ernie). The replayablity is just superb.
On topic, I've never seen anything higher than the white dragon. What are the colours again? It's been a long time since I've plugged anything into my Atari.
I remember (in no particular order) green, red, blue, purple, black, and white.
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