Dragon Warrior/Quest

[DJZen]

Agreed, this is why I like "tag-teaming" RPGs. Basically, when you want to start playing again, you hit your friend on the back of the head as hard as you can and grab the controller before he can find his glasses. That way you have someone with you to make the levelling up less dull. If this friend tries to leave at any point, just press the button on his shock collar. It'll change his mind right quick.

[Del Murder]

Who says we can't be hypocritical? Anyway, I have no problem linking to roms of games you can't buy in the US. It's their fault for never releasing them. I've played V and it's ok, but not as good as the other 4 (except II maybe).

[Dark Ekonis]

the greatest dragon warrior/Quest site I have seen is www.woodus.com, otherwize known as the dragons den. I have enjoyed both DW and FF as a child, I finished the first 4 installments of DW and am working on VII, I would like them to remake all of the for the PS in english so I can enjoy them all again, on the other hand I am also a FF fan I can't really tell which is better, they both have their own style and I love them both in their own ways. Kinda like pizza and Icecream, both are great but have their own place at the top of my list...

[ManThong]

My first RPG was Dragon Warrior Monsters. I still love that game. I still remember being overjoyed when, in my first game, I got a WhipBird through breeeding and hit 999 HP in like 20 levels. And even following copy in every other file I started, I breeded for a WhipBird. And then I'd eventually add a Roboster, which I bred into a GoldGolem, and a GoldSlime. It was crazy hard to lose with a WhipBird and GoldSlime's Ironize skill. :P

DWM2 was a huge let down. Too much focus on adding new monsters not enough on making it an enjoyable story. It just got too tangential from the original thanks to two new monster families and loads of new attacks.

DWM3: Caravan Hearts sadly won't be coming to America via original release (perhaps as a re-release). It came out March 28, 2003, 3 days before the merger. Looked pretty good. Seemed like it was going to take some stuff from DW7: you could win monster hearts from fighting monsters and you could use them to synthesize better monsters.

There's supposed to be a DWM coming out for the DS, but I only learned of that from a magazine the other day. I really should research that . . . perhaps if this one's successful, there'll be some re-releases in order.

DW4 never came to America as an original release or a re-release. It was supposed to be re-released for the PS1 in America, but Heartbreak Inc., the amply named publisher bankrupt before translating enough of the text for an American release, couldn't finish the project. No other company took the project up.

DW7 was a bi of a letdown. I spent 90 hours on that game and I was only about halfway done. I had trouble beating Graco V and eventually stopped playing the game out of boredom. I eventually sold it when I decided I probably wouldn't pick it back up. I don't entirely abhor that decision.

I played the DW 1 and 2 re-release for the GBC as well as the DW 3 re-release. I thought that DW 3 was very good, but I din't finish it, unlike the other two. It had more minigame wise, but was a bit too complex and sometimes boring to keep playing. DW 2 was superb and DW 1 is worth giving a chance, especially since the two games are probably running for $15 now. :P

I'm really looking forward to DW8. The graphics look great. The games being developed by Level 5, same makers of the Dark Cloud series. Anyone who knows those games will know that the game'll look great. Also, I should hope that a good four or five years will be enough to perfect the story of the game. It's just been way too long for us fans.

[theundeadhero]

DW 4 is an NES and probably gameboy remake game. I hav the nes version along with 1-3. It's 5 and 6 that didn't make it.

[DJZen]

There is no GB remake of DQIV

It got a remake for PS1 that was GOING to be translated, but the developer essentially bailed on Enix, leaving them with a mess of code that they tried to reverse engineer, but couldn't. This was only one more dissapointment that DW fans had to live with. There was some hope that with the merger, SE would have the fund to properly port some of the DQ games to America, but this seems like it won't be the case. SE has completely neglected to port two DQ games thus far (neither of which had seen any previous american release), but it looks like we may yet see a DWVIII. Hopefully this will show SE that there IS American interest in the series, and spur them to release DWV and Slime Mori-Mori (neither of which is for an out-dated system).

[Dark Ekonis]

when DQ VIII hits the states I will go and buy it, and I hope everyone else does to, that might inspire S-E to release the originals 1-6 on the PS in the same manner that FFVII inspired them to re-release 1-6. Just a thought.

[Flying Mullet]

I'd only be interested in IV-VI on the playstation as the Gameboy remakes do enough for me for the first three. Although I will say that the Dragon Warrior series is the perfect emulator series so that you can speed up the game when leveling but slow it down for the story.

[theundeadhero]

I have a confession to make. I haven't beaten DW 1 in almost 10 years. I'm so ashamed.

[Queen Anthai]

I adore Dragon Warrior I-III. I played Dragon Warrior before I played Final Fantasy, except I could never ever beat it. A good ten years later, I picked up the GBC re-releases and whomped DragonLord. It was just too easy. So I borrowed my sister's old NES and dug out my copy of DWI and was floored by how much I loved it on its original platform. I love having things re-released and portable and all (I'd BETTER get Dawn of Souls this morning!), but nothing compares to the challenge of kicking a game's ass as God and Japan intended it to be kicked...8-bit style!!

And Dragon Warrior III is my favorite. So versatile!

[Dark Ekonis]

I have finally beaten DW VII, I am now working on the bonus dungeons

[theundeadhero]

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[Yuffie514]

the best Dragon Warrior games i've played are 7 and DW Monsters. i'm an Enix fan, but the DW battle animation has never changed. it could use some change.

[Flying Mullet]

I have finally beaten DW VII, I am now working on the bonus dungeons

Congratulations. Beating DW VII is quite the undertaking. Now finding all of the shards fo rhte bonus dungeons isn't easy, but it's worth it when you get into the bonus dungeons.

[skystje]

Well you all are DEFINITELY in for a treat.

Dragon Warrior series pwns! I STILL play the venerable series. Only thing is I wish I could find the 5th and 6th installment of the series, missing a lot out of the series

I beat the Dragonlord in the first one at the maximum level of 30.. with a BAMBOO STICK!! My cousin had the original idea hehe.

It is indeed the beginning of all RPG's and it is the old style RPG that I grew up with and had tons of fun with.

Old style rpg I derived from the definition of RPG I came up with when the Dragon Warrior series and Final Fantasy series was in its early stages to clear up confusion between different generes (hence Legend of Zelda was NOT a true RPG, it was an ADVENTURE by my definition)

The later final fantasy series does indeed fit my definition of "old style RPG" (final fantasy 10, FF X-2) and Dragon warrior is the reason why we have such awesome games today, and it is just as fun to see where the roots come from. enjoy!