Comprehensive Dragon Quest walkthrough for Switch, mobile, and NES. Learn about its history, creators, and gameplay.
Dragon Quest was first released in Japan on May 27th, 1986, for the Famicom by developer Chunsoft and publisher Enix. The game was directed by Yuji Horii, with music by Koichi Sugiyama and art by Akira Toriyama, who later created Dragonball Z. The original NES version featured a Hero sprite that always faced south, required specific facing directions for interaction, and had rudimentary coastlines. The only save point was with the King of Tantegel Castle. The original Dragon Quest includes a Puff-Puff Massage lady, a feature absent in Dragon Warrior.
- The Switch version is identical to the mobile versions released for Android and iOS in 2013.
- The author spent over 20000 battles and 15000 spell casts to gather accurate data for the Hero Section and Bestiary.
- Specific tallies for dodge rates, critical hit rates, and encounter chances are available via email request.
- Players can email the author with questions or corrections to the data.
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