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Japanese Signposts

This is a sub-page of Spyro the Dragon (PlayStation).

In the Japanese version there are multicolored signposts scattered very liberally throughout the game, providing textual "hints" if flamed, something which is actually used as a placeholder for unfinished dragon cutscenes in early versions of the game (minus the signposts). These would be useful to young Japanese players to help thoroughly explain the game to them, given that games like Spyro were uncommon at the time.