by Snorb » Sat Feb 21, '15, 5:15 am
Last week, I finally, finally beat Dragon Warrior I.
I mean, hell, I was using the Game Boy Color version and I had maps of the overworld and the scant dungeons, but let's be fair: If you were one of the many many people who got the game as part of Nintendo Power's nice little giveaway back in 1991ish where Enix massively overproduced the cart and had to do SOMETHING to get rid of their backstock of it, you also got an Explorer's Handbook (a mini strategy guide for the game, I still have mine) and a poster map of Alefgard which had a complete bestiary on the backside (tragically, I don't have this anymore. Harumph.) so no accusations of cheatery abound.
Sentimental value for me because this is one of the first NES games I've ever owned. (Not as much sentimental value as Super Mario Bros. 3, but I've spoken about why SMB3 means so much to me in another thread.)
But hey, I finally did it last week. After 25 years, Princess Lora has been safely returned to Tantegel Castle, and the Dragonlord lies dead, his power over Alefgard shattered. Kyle, the descendant of Erdrick the Great, sets forth with Lora to discover new lands, and forge a new kingdom.
...And that's when I realize, "Oh, Christ, there's still Dragon Warrior II, III, IV, VIII, and IX to go through!" (Dragon Warrior V I'm not really digging, VI I might start over again and make better choices with vocation selection, and I have never played Dragon Warrior VII and considering how utterly scarce it is these days, I sincerely doubt I ever will.)
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Well, excuse me while I defy all laws of logic and common sense and do it anyway.