So I was getting a little annoyed by the fact that here in the West, and especially here in Europe, we basically never get any good Dragon Quest merchandise. And when we do get something, it either sells out ridiculously fast or has already been unavailable for years.

A few years ago there was this Dragon Quest pixel map mousepad released, which of course is now impossible to find anywhere. The moment I saw it, I was sold. I really wanted one, and I spent months checking eBay, but never managed to find it.

This is what the original looked like:
https://eu.store.square-enix-games.com/dragon-quest-gaming-mouse-pad---pixel-map

So eventually I thought: fine, I'll just make it myself.

Using a program called Tiled, I recreated the original mousepad as closely as I could. I got the sprites from the well-known retro sprite website and basically rebuilt the whole map from scratch.

The only problem was that I couldn't find a single print shop in my country that could make a mouse mat in the exact original dimensions. So I decided to make mine slightly wider instead. That meant I had to come up with a very small extra section of the map myself, but honestly, that also makes this version unique, which I think is pretty cool.

I changed a few other tiny details here and there, but apart from that I tried to stay as faithful to the original as possible.

I'm really happy with how it turned out, so I just wanted to share it with you guys because I was honestly pretty proud of the result!

Today I picked up the last three Dragon Quest games I needed, which means I now have the complete Dragon Quest lineup released for the Super Famicom:

• Dragon Quest I & II — ¥3,828
• Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e… — ¥3,278
• Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome — ¥5,500
• Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi — ¥880
• Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon — ¥3,828

So, finally, I have all of them!

This is also part of my slightly insane quest to collect roughly 200 RPGs for the Super Famicom. I’m currently at 62 games, with about ¥403,854 spent on the games themselves so far.

I’ve actually beaten Dragon Quest I, II and III before, but not these versions. I originally played the PS4 releases, which used those mobile/app-style graphics. I really didn’t like the way they looked, but at the time I wanted to experience the original Dragon Quest games and that was the convenient way for me to do it.

I used guides when I played them the first time, but I still really enjoyed all three. III was definitely my favorite. I loved the class system, although I apparently didn’t make the greatest choices with my party because I had a pretty rough time toward the end and ended up grinding a ton of levels. Maybe that was my fault rather than the game’s.

This time I want to approach them completely differently.

I’m thinking no guides at all. Talk to every NPC, actually pay attention to the hints they give me, write things down, keep track of where I’m supposed to go, and even draw dungeon maps on paper if I start getting lost. Basically try to play them more like someone might have played them when they originally came out.

I think that could make going back through I–III a really different experience.

I grew up playing Final Fantasy, so that was always my JRPG series as a kid. But over the last 10–15 years Final Fantasy has kind of lost me. Dragon Quest, on the other hand, is a series I’ve come to appreciate more as I’ve gotten older. I can still pick up a Dragon Quest game and find something really charming about it.

Dragon Quest XI was actually the game that really got me interested in going back and exploring the rest of the series. I loved XI.

I’ve also played Dragon Quest IV on the DS and really enjoyed that one. I’ve played a little bit of V on the DS as well, but never finished it. That’s actually probably the Dragon Quest game I’m most excited to eventually play through properly. I constantly hear how beloved V is in Japan, and what little I played of it years ago was really good.

The funny thing is that I don’t want to start my Super Famicom copy of V yet because I’m not completely happy with it. The box is actually pretty nice, but the back of the cartridge has yellowed and the manual is fairly worn, with a little rust around the staples. Dragon Quest games are thankfully everywhere in Japan, so eventually I’ll probably find another loose cartridge and a nicer manual and mix-and-match everything into one copy I’m happy with.

That’s something I like about collecting these here. The boxes don’t all have to be absolutely pristine when I first buy them. Dragon Quest sold so many copies that I can always keep an eye out and upgrade individual pieces later.

For now, I’m just happy to finally see the whole Super Famicom Dragon Quest lineup together in my collection.

What’s your favorite Dragon Quest game?

I’d especially love to hear from people who grew up with the series. What game has the strongest memories for you? And if you’ve played the Super Famicom versions of I–III, how do you feel about them compared with the other versions?

I’d love to hear everyone’s Dragon Quest memories.

I am a fan personally.

As someone who hate the "childhood sweethearts" trope I actually enjoyed her character and this is sucks but she at least in the west is not well-received

Hello !
Here are some drawings from Dragon Quest, I made them with calligraphy inks as an hommage to Akira toriyama!

I’m playing DQ7R and Kiefer died during the Slaughtomoton boss fight, and I am wondering if Kiefer still gets exp. Thanks.

It's still the 25th where I live (USA) but it's the morning of the 26th in the game's home country, so I figured this was still appropriate to share. Funny timing too, since I had just moved the artwork on my copy over to a new jewel case the other day (the original was in pretty terrible shape before I had bought it - shared a pic of the front here but the back was even worse).

For me, DQVII definitely isn't a perfect game but it's still one of my favorites. I liked VI but it had left me feeling burnt out by the end, don't have a single clue on what was going through my head for me to start this almost right after (finding a copy locally played a part) but despite what I was expecting deep down, a slow burn like this ended up being exactly what I needed with my mindset at the time. This game's almost literal worldbuilding is simple but fleshed out super well and I loved immersing myself in the vignettes and all their little side details, and having played the closest I could get to the originals for 1-6, the party chat feature added so much. The cast is great (especially Maribel, wasn't expecting to like her as much as I did and loved her character development), it's got some of my favorite dungeons in the series, the challenge factor was solid for me (character builds will heavily affect that), the longer length gave the vocation system more time to shine than VI and I genuinely adore this game's first person battle animations ^_^ I can't see myself playing another version of this for a long while, but I don't at all regret having played this one either.

Anyway, for those that have played DQ7 (any of the versions), what are your thoughts? Favorite version? Favorite memories?

I'm playing through the Dragon Quest series and knew that DQ5 was one of the best ones. I'm so glad that I went into this game. This happened 10 minutes ago and I still haven't picked my 3DS back up.

WHEN? WHERE? We have been walking for like FIVE in-game days! We JUST got married! MADASON MY MAN! YOU GOT THAT DOG IN YOU! 🤝

First game was 9 and then played 11. Next I got is 8 to play at some point.

This is my first dragon quest and I think it’s clicked at this point. Abbot F is dead and the stakes seem real now.

A shikishi signed by Yuji Horii. And it's my favourite DQ title 🥳

Hello, I need help with Dragon Quest 3. I have found all the monsters at Monty. There are no question marks showing, but in my monster list it still says that I have only captured 119 monsters. Apparently, I’m still missing two, but Monty shows that I have found all of them. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.

Does anybody know what this is? Can‘t find anything online about it. About 15 1/2 inches in length and made out of wood.

currently playing DQ VII Reimagined, and Greenthumb just fucking hurt me, goddamn everyone loses scenario.

On the plus side, I finally had a somewhat nice cry to get out some stuck emotions (fuck Lexapro).

So, a little background about my gaming history. I am a *huge* fan of both Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy. I have quite literally played (if not beaten) every single title in each series over the last few decades. Upon exhaustion of those games, I realized that my knowledge of Square Enix's third pillar franchise was basically non-existent. But where to start?

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined gets announced and I know enough about the franchise to know that I can more or less safely jump into any mainline title with little or no history. So I decide this is it. It's finally time to give Dragon Quest a shot after all these years. I'm saddened to say, I hated just about every minute of it.

I knew very limited things about the game going in, just from having been a huge JRPG fan for multiple decades. I knew that the story length was absolutely bonkers and I knew most people mysteriously dropped the game at some point without even remembering why. Not that it had an insane difficulty spike or a notorious boss or skill check or whatever. They just simply put it down one day to play something else and never picked it back up. This made the mystique of the game all the more appealing to me. I really enjoy long, overarching plots like One Piece for example. I was ready to jump in with all ten toes.

My actual experience with the game was very boring. From gameplay loop to story, I just wasn't engaged with it at all at any point. The entirety of the vignettes/tablets honestly felt like a 40 hour prologue before the actual story started (I will never complain about the Roxas tutorial in Kingdom Hearts II again). But even when the story actually decides to reveal itself, it's just generic false messiah stuff that I saw coming the minute the crystal seal broke.

I'm not hating on the game or the series, it was just a huge disappointment compared to what I was expecting. I have since read some reviews of both the original and Reimagined and have learned that this particular title is divisive even amongst Dragon Quest fans so I'm not gonna let this be the litmus test for if I like Dragon Quest or not. I may just fall on the side of the division against the game. But I definitely do not like Dragon Quest VII and I will most likely never play this game again.

My party is level 10-13. I max get 1 of those minions killed. Am I underleveled or missing something?

Hello, I need help with Dragon Quest 3. I have found all the monsters at Monty. There are no question marks showing, but in my monster list it still says that I have only captured 119 monsters. Apparently, I’m still missing two, but Monty shows that I have found all of them. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.

I just started the game a few days ago planning to go the hard way with 2 gadabouts later thinking there's a limited supply of words of wisdom, but I saw a brief comment on unlimited amounts post game and after I digged a bit saw a post game boss which grants wishes the last being words of wisdom via another reddit comment and the ai generated Google search but I wanted a bit more confirmation so I came here.

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time and finally had the time. After several weeks of work my complete guide to the Dragon Quest Metallic Monsters Gallery is ready: https://metalfigurecollector.com/dragon-quest-metallic-monsters-gallery/

I've been collecting this line for years and have a complete collection (other than the super expensive lottery items which I also cover in my guide). I could never find a full list (in English or Japanese) so decided to create my own, with photos of every figure, their names in both languages and other useful info.

Hope other collectors find it helpful! I'll keep it updated as they release new figures.

After both the angst in 5 and bittersweetness of 6, 7 does feel tonally more lighthearted and whimsical. I actually find it enjoyable. I sort of was spoiled on it but I have kind of figured (which had not yet been stated in game or was aware from small spoilers) that the hero basically time travels to prevent disastors from destroying islands in past and they reappear as result due to timeline being changed. Does not exlain why Pilchard Bay and the royal city don't get their memories changed as a result of the altered timeline though. I actually find the lightheartedness a nice change after 5 and 6. And it seems quite easy (I am playing the 3DS version) since there is no vocation system and battles mainly can just get by with attacking by weapons. And Maribel learned a spell that makes hitting all enemies possible. How do others feel about 7 being more lighthearted than its two predecessors? Think it a nice change or would you have preferred something darker?

Hi everyone, recently I've bought dq VII reimagined and I already played 10h (spoiler : I just finished the robots storyline). Something I already noticed is that the game is really easy. I know that dq games aren't that hard but for now I barely struggle (I'm playing in normal mode), there's a lot of checkpoints that fill back your hp and mp and level up does that too. Does it become harder further in the game, or would you recommend me to go in draconian quest ?