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"Dragon Castle" game for USSR Arcade "Multitron" (1990-1991?)

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Ivan555:
Hello everyone!
I'm new to the forum and need expert help.
I've been searching for the "Dragon Castle" game for the Soviet Multitron arcade machine for five years now.
This machine was manufactured by the Vilnius Calculating Machine Plant in 1990-1991. It was a late modification of the Soviet TIA-MC machine, but featured a single board, interchangeable ROM cartridges (like the NEO-GEO), and reduced sound. This machine also featured the already discovered "SOS" and "Fisherman Cat." There was also a game called "Dragon Castle," about which nothing is known.
The Multitron had a smooth, light green case.

The only visual confirmation is an interview with the machine's creator, Mikhail Safyan, and a magazine clipping. https://anatomyofarcades.tilda.ws/michail_safian
https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6438-3338-4631-b866-346265636637/04.jpg
On the left side with the houses is "Fisherman Cat," on the right screen of the machine is the sought-after game "Dragon Castle" (with trees, a forest, and a little man).

I'll also attach descriptions of the gameplay of "Dragon Castle" from eyewitnesses.

"Dragon Island is similar to The Little Humpbacked Horse, also a sidescroller with Pitfall-style missions, but we control Ivan on foot—the blond guy with the headband, apparently wearing a white Russian shirt, blue striped pants, and red boots. He wields a sword—for close-quarters combat like chopping off Gorynych's heads—and a bow. The long one knocks down birds and spiders, and has a jump and crouch. First, he walks through the forest. On the second screen, pine cones fall on him, birds drop apples, and spiders cast snowflakes. He reaches a cliff from which he must jump into a boat. He rows to an island, and along the way, other things rain down on him. On the island, he approaches a castle. A spider with a cross sits on the gate and casts snowflakes. He must shoot it down with his arrow in time. He passes through a castle with enemies, and at the end, the Dragon Gorynych spits fire at him across the screen like Bowser, and behind him stands the princess. He must jump over the fire and crouch, and upon reaching the Dragon, slash it with his sword.

Professional help is desperately needed!

jerryjanis:
This is a great question. I don't think I have ever seen this forum so stumped before. I have tried searching for information on this for the last few months and have come up empty except for the same information you already found. I hope this turns up someday!

Xiaou2:
I highly doubt that any of those machines would have crossed the borders of Russia.

I got stopped at the border, trying to get a machine from Canada, to the USA.  Luckily, they didnt prevent me from taking it home.
But Canada is very different from Russia.

I would also speculate that most Russians would hang out in Russian forums, rather than here... where English is the main
language of use.

Those machines are probably still operating in some small town in Russia.. or possibly in some storage area.
Maybe another private Russian Collector purchased them.   Maybe they got trashed by a family member that didnt
know their value.

Either way... your best bet is to launch a more hardcore search in Russia.  Maybe make a cash Reward, by gathering many
donations from other people that want to see it found, and preserved.

Mike A:
Soviet electronics?
The thing probably caught fire and burned down the whole village.

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