Nail 'n' Scale
Also known as Dragon Tail
Nail 'n' Scale is a 1990 GB game by Data East.
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About the game
Nail 'n Scale is a mixture of Jump'n Run and puzzle game. The player character can jump and throw nails at his enemies. Apart from killing enemies, nails can also serve as platform when they are thrown into blocks. Some blocks can be destroyed when you throw a nail into them and jump on the nail, whereas other blocks cannot even be penetrated by the nails. As the game progresses, levels get more and more complicated and new types of nails,such as explosive nails that remove particularly resilient blocks, become available.
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Facts
- Platforms
- GB
- First released
- 1990-12-13
- Developers
- Data East
- Publishers
- I'Max
- Genres
- puzzle video game, platform game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 6.6 (5 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · United States) Back Cover (GB · United States) Media (GB · United States)
Screenshots
Intro (GB) Title screen (GB) Title screen (JP) (GB) Stage intro (GB) Throwing nails at your enemies (GB) Using a nail as platform (GB) Nails can be shot in all directions (GB) Jumping on a nail to crush a block (GB) Now how do I get to that door? (GB) Cleave your way through lots of blocks (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 1990-12-13 | JP, north-america, pal | I'Max |
Barcodes
- 0013252002548
- 4988762020107
Where this comes from
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- MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-05
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