This is the first episode of The Ongoing History of RPGs, and I figured I’d start it off with a series I really enjoy, but ironically haven’t played too much of. Dragon Quest, despite not being as big as Final Fantasy in the West, is one of the most important titles in the RPG genre; it gave players an accessible way to enjoy a story while innovating mechanics that are still being used today.
Sources I used for this video can be found below:
- “Before They Were Famous” by John Szcepaniak – Retro Gamer #25 (March 2007)
- “Iwata Asks: Iwata Asks video interview for Dragon Quest IX” – Nintendo. (July 2012)
- “Koichi Nakamura Interview: On the Birth of the Console RPG” by Jeremy Parish – 1UP (August 2012)
- “25 Years Of Dragon Quest: An Interview With Yuji Horii” by Chrisitan Nutt – Gamasutra (May 2011)
- “East and West, Warrior and Quest: A Dragon Quest Retrospective” 1UP Staff (May 2011)
- “Dragon Quest and the Art of Efficient Exploration” 1UP Staff (May 2011)
- “Dragon Warrior Strategy Guide” Nintendo Power (1989) via Dragon’s Den
- “Dragon Warrior Explorer’s Handbook” Nintendo (1989) via Dragon’s Den
- “Discussion Between Miyamoto & Horii” Game Staff List Association Japan (defunct) (1989) – Translated by Aria “GlitterBerri” Tanner
- “Interview: Yuji Horii and a Lifetime of Dragon Questing” by Michael Thomsen – IGN (July 2010)
- Yuji Horii picture taken from “Message from DRAGON QUEST creator, Yuji Horii” at 0:11
Music by Chillhop: http://youtube.com/chillhopdotcom
Break Even by Guggenz: https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/break-even
Hinterlands by GlobulDub: https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/hinterlands
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