NES Longplay [185] Dragon Warrior

[@gearedcorp]

I have to give props to the author for letting the full dragon warrior theme play out on the title screen.

[@novyx1]

Thought the same thing

[@jakemorgendorffer7310]

Was JUST about to comment this

[@gamerpoets]

Seems the channel does it for every game I've watched so far

[@Jroc1200XMaster]

I was about to skip it but i stopped and realize he real life is going to play the whole theme. So i respected that, went back and listened to the whole thing!

[@pandnh4]

Between watching my friend play and my excitement to begin, I don't think I ever realized there was more than the first 5 seconds

[@luvmenow33]

Not only was this my introduction to JRPG & RPG In general, but this game holds a special place in my heart for another reason I'd like to mention here. My father and I didn't have the best relationship when I was growing up. He had his issues and we didn't have much in common, nor did we do much of anything together. One day he came down the basement where I was playing this very game to tell me to come upstairs for dinner. I happened to be fighting the green dragon to rescue the princess which caught his attention. I was 10. From that day, until he passed away when I was 25. We played tons of rpg together. It was the one thing we had

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

Your father loved you more than you think. I have the same thing with my son. We seem to only relate on games and that’s ok.

[@JFreibs]

It's like you read my diary 🤣 Also my first JRPG. Also have always had a strained relationship with my mom, but she saw me playing this one day and she was totally into it. She started her own file and we'd take turns watching each other play. It's one of the very few times she joined me in my world, and one of my fondest memories.

[@luvmenow33]

@@JFreibs it's strange how even with a strained or in my case Awful relationship I still Hold those memories of playing these games from NES To PC fondly

[@Grail_Quest]

My first RPG too. I was blessed to have a wonderful relationship with my Dad. We went on so many adventures together, both in real life and in the video games we'd play together. Friday nights, we'd jump in the car and spend hours in the arcade watching quarters evaporate into Gauntlet. I'd huddled in close around our 1st PC to play through the King's Quest games, offering suggestions for overcoming the series many puzzles. Playing through Faxanadu on NES together was a special memory too. I'm sorry so many people have had strained relations with their parents, but I'm happy to see so many have been able to meet them in a positive space thanks to the magic of video games.

[@luvmenow33]

@@Grail_Quest yea. It really is rough and sticks with you but you just brought back some great memories. Faxanadu was big for us to . Also Final Fantasy One. My mom snapped out when. we called the Nintendo Hint Line 5 times while trying to BEAT SHADOWGATE & the phone bill was like $500. We didn't get into PC gaming until my father remarried and my stepmother had a PC around maybe 1994. I'd see him on weekends once every other month. Sometimes more. We best KINGS QUEST 5 But I remember trying to play Myst, phantasmagoria, and Night Trap But never getting them to work right. This was before plug and play

[@cannae216]

I have such fond memories of playing this game back in the late '80s. Sounds stupid now, but I was so proud of myself at age 11 or something to have beaten this game all by myself.

[@fench1234567]

Actually, it's not stupid at all to be proud of beating this game @ that age. Don't let today's high pressure, sardonic BS convince you otherwise. Learning enough planning to beat this game when you are young can, at the very LEAST, prepare you for bigger and better games. :)

[@JakMakai]

fench1234567 we need more positivity. Thank you.

[@dbranconnier1977]

It's a tough game to beat. You should be proud.

[@thegoldennuggetyt]

That’s not stupid. I beat filled out the entire big book of monsters in DQ4, and yes I’m 12, but I am proud of myself for that.

[@jameswesten2018]

This game was hard, took a long time. I got this game for xmas, probably 1987, and i was like what is this? I had never heard of it, and i got hooked. Played until i beat it.

[@lilaclunablossom]

"Thou art dead" is my favorite death phrase from any video game.

[@truthsyrup5764]

"thou hast done well in defeating the green slime" is the best

[@a2pha]

Wasn't that only seen in the movie, "Monster House ?" And the audio "Hahahaha ..." was taken from Wizard Of Wor.

[@chrismc410]

Shadowgate has by far the most numerous and sardonic ways of dying

[@523Marc]

These writers were having a laugh for sure lol. The dialogue with characters you talk to is funny too!

[@ravensnflies8167]

Thou hast done well in defeating the metal slime..

[@Moriningland]

This game is the reason why I can read and understand old English very well. This game actually got me into reading as a child

[@NoctemEternus]

Me too!

[@applememesboom5057]

Hello

[@louishubbard2104]

Same learned how to read playing this

[@Phlexxon]

Hahaha

[@Ehal256]

Old english is totally different from modern english. This is just modern english with a few old fashioned words used.

[@supposedhumanmars]

This was the first RPG I ever played. I was probably seven and so my oldest bro was 17. He spent countless hours patiently guiding me through the game after he had beat it. It fostered a deep love of video games in me that persists to this day. I just turned 43 last month and the music from this game never fails to take me back to my childhood. I named my character Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa so every time his name was on screen, it looked like the person talking was screaming 🤣🤣🤣

[@kurtdrayton5065]

This was my first RPG. Got it with my Nintendo power subscription for free😁

[@samspace81]

me too!

[@dragonchr15]

free? damn, good deal....i dropped so many hours into this game as a child...

[@NeutralGloomBot]

This was the first RPG I ever played and I haven't looked back. RPGs will always be my favorite genre and its pretty awesome to see RPG elements in pretty much every video game genre now. The music is so awesome on the original NES. I guess we have to thank nintendo for the birth of electronic music lol

[@Daster131]

NeutralGloomBot this inspired MOTHER 1 to be made.

[@lindseym2553]

Same, and the first game I ever beat!

[@joea5183]

Same here!

[@StukaSteven]

Electronic music has been around since before Nintendo even existed lmao

[@jendorei]

@@StukaSteven Well, not really, Nintendo as a company started in the 19th century :)

[@ivorybow]

I got this game for my kids. In 1992 I broke my leg and was laid up for a long time and I played this game to the end. It got me thru. Thank you for playing the entire intro song.

[@rocky7463]

So many hours playing this, this was one of the hardest games to stop playing once you got started lol loved it

[@RedhairedCrow]

I can listen to this forever. Countless hours playing and replaying Dragon Warrior, still have my original cartridge and NES after all these years.

[@523Marc]

I don’t know why i suddenly thought about this game, but i searched it and landed here. The nostalgia is real. I am back to being 9 yrs old, playing this in the basement of my childhood home :) A simpler, better time.

[@523Marc]

Even as an adult i can completely see why i liked this. The enemies, music, dialogue, and strategy tips from ppl you talk to lol. Its great 😂

[@DoomVideoVault]

One of my first RPG games played, and I like the fact Enix put time to make full rotations for the player character and the NPCs with shield/sword.

[@marshall881]

I played this game for hours when I was like 5 or 6. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing but I kept doing it.

[@1973you3ma]

1986年7月、エンディングで涙を流しました。 ゲームをしていて、初めて泣いたのは今でも忘れていません。

[@ベロちゃん-t1r]

ドラクエ１はやった事無いけどドラゴンクエストビルダーズでエンディングまでちゃんと再現出来てる！３０年経っても本当にドラクエはすごい。

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

ベロちゃん Veronica?

[@coydog7902]

This is such a gem! This is on the same level of epic as Earthbound beginnings

[@emcllns]

So many memories of my dad finally beating this game after days of constant effort and taking his rage out on me with his fists when I was 5.

[@cr-nd8qh]

Yea my dad threw the controller at me cause I said he sucked

[@getupoffyourgoo8045]

We'll go figure your dads a nut, a wall nut!

[@kanyestan2400]

LOL

[@tbp_entertainment]

The grandpappy of the JRPG.

[@yurdp]

LONGPLAY?! not even 10 minutes in, 0E and less than 100 gold, he leaves the village and suddenly has 2900+ gold and over 1100E!!!!

[@ethericsentinel]

***** All it says is "www.longplays,org Played by: Valis77 One of the first rpgs even made on the Nes."

[@Tulase]

Yeah, there's nothing there. Explain yourself

[@MytyaPrykhod]

***** "www.longplays.org Played by: Valis77 One of the first rpgs ever made on the Nes." and what?

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

yurdp I doubt everybody here wants to see him "grinding" for gold.

[@yurdp]

It IS apart of the gameplay, show viewers strategy and would help emphasise the term "LONGPLAY"

[@goatsplitter]

I remember playing this in like 1991 at an uncles house for a few hours. Never knew what it was until like 20 years later and found it, then embarked on my own chain of dragon warrior/quest playthroughs. This being probably around the time this video came out. Good memory, this! The re-releases/remasters have done me well but its nice to see you go through the original like this!

[@joea5183]

My first rpg! I remember playing this when I was around 5. Been a rpg fan ever since.

[@redpikmin017]

Mine was final fantasy on the NES, a lot more challenging than I thought and I still havent finished the game, I did play FF explorers and was somewhat easier

[@TheBroodingTom]

My god I love this game... ♥

[@Holypikemanz]

I know dude, the music brings me back.

[@joannemarkus4019]

Such an awesome game! One of my favs as a teen

[@annoying_HK_guy]

Congratulations Hero,you're in Smash

[@redpikmin017]

Thank you toriyama, now if smash fans weren't so hating towards goku

[@Vulcanfaux]

Boy has dragon quest come a long way since this first game.

[@Stormbringer81]

man I remember playing this game when I was 7 years old and I did not know what the hell was going on. I never got anywhere but always tried to kill stuff. Thanks for the nostalgia.

[@Stormbringer81]

Will M Hahaha! Yeah exactly the same process for me. Either that, play a little Super Mario Bros, not get very far, then try prince of persia, and think that there was only one level in the whole game because I couldn't last for more than a few minutes without dying. Throw a few more games in there and that was pretty much the process for all those crazy hard nintendo games, or those game concepts a young child couldn't understand without some guidance.

[@cakins1986]

Watching this takes me back to being 3-4 years old and watching my older brother and his friend play this and not quite understanding what was going on but knowing that I was watching something incredible and magical.

[@joannemarkus4019]

When I was a teen I was in LOVE with this game!! So happy a KZbin video was made about it!! One of the best games ever! :D

[@Scadufax2001]

I used to LOVE this game. Probably first RPG I played in any VG!

[@JillanneBoan]

Same here

[@shaunb4107]

Arika Toriyama was the character designed for this game. That’s Crazy! From Dragon Warrior to Dragonball-Z the most popular anime in history.

[@austinkuklinski6354]

This is my favorite game of all time, so many memories.

[@NerdyHippy]

I really like how Dragon Quest Builders is a parallel ending to this game.

[@HardDiskDog]

This is a really nice flowing translation for the time, actual effort went into this

[@TomasZydelski1]

Ah, yes. The first console RPG I've played. Still love it to this day. So simple, yet so great.

[@LiquorMaster]

I started with Dragon Warrior Monsters first, but it is crazy how much of the foundation for that game was established a decade earlier. The music, monsters, and spells are the exact same! The names of the monsters may have changed, but they are still the same monsters. Same with DW2. Crazy stuff.

[@RobertBrown-sd5dy]

I got this game for free with my subscription to Nintendo Power. So many hours with my sister playing this game. Good memories... Thank you!

[@neal2608]

I begged my parents for it for Christmas just like I begged them for a Nintendo Power subscription for my birthday. I had many, many hours playing this game with my sister too. She almost begged me to play it some times! Then my younger sister inserted the game and didn't push the power button all the way in on the NES several times and ended up frying the motherboard in the cartridge of this game. I will never forget that.

[@Cory_Springer]

I never finished this game as a kid, but have been playing it again recently. Hard to believe the world record is 24:41 to finish!

[@CommanderBroShep]

33:57 A Scorpion draws near! Scorpion: Nope! The Scorpion is running away.

[@The_Archvile]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@videogamephenomhd]

A year before Final Fantasy came about, Dragon Quest is what started all RPGs.

[@zazelby]

And he went from 20 gold to nearly 3000 gold in those same 16 seconds. There must have been some early-game level-grinding that was edited out of this video.

[@a_crazyjester200]

yeah it went from lvl 1 to lvl 8 and i was just confused how it went up that fast lol.

[@goatsplitter]

yeah dude i had no idea what happened. happened again later on and thats when i figured it out. I'm dumb. Would have been nice to have a tiny blurb and maybe a 10 second sped up montage of the grinding. :)

[@Vath121]

I’ve been playing the iPhone remake lately. I miss this though, nothing beats the classic.

[@ryanern18]

Ummm......something isn't clean here. The sleep spell NEVER lasts for as many rounds as it did in your green dragon and axe knight battles.

[@hagamapama]

Apparently there's ways to manipulate the RNG, but would it surprise me if the dude used state saves? Not particularly. I'm here for the nostalgia

[@dampiere]

Actually, the axe knight is resistant to sleep magic. Very. So, yeah, "something isn't clean here" is a line I will endorse.

[@fullmetalgamer6062]

Can't wait to try out this game when it gets remade in HD-2D next year.

[@pan.nanana3044]

I remember playing this on my sister's keypad phone. I was terrified by every Wraith I encounter (I think because I still have low level). And then, I accidentally pressed the "You may quit" option when I died. That was so unfortunate, that I actually have shivers right now seeing this game again. (I forgot its name for nearly a decade now)

[@jackkoffin1]

Man, this game seemed so much more exciting when I was 7.

[@hagamapama]

i loved it. Took me forever to beat it, mostly because I was enjoying grinding. I got to like level 12 before I even bothered to roast old Greenie because I was so afraid to challenge him lol. It wasn't muuch of a fight at that point. I spent a lot of time hunting Goldmen just because it felt good to kill them and get all the gold. What can I say, I was young lol

[@pennyaskay5653]

This was the very first video game I ever played! It is still one of my top favorites!

[@stomp919]

I was 26 or 7 when this came out. So great. Im now 51 and play COD and Grand Theft Auto 5 Ha!

[@miko-mn9bg]

shut up boomer

[@masonbarlow5794]

Johnnyspyguy shut up boomer

[@austinwakanda9310]

BRUH THIS MAN DOESNèT KNOW HIS OWN FUCKING AGE!!!

[@ricantaino8474]

I beat this game several times as a kid. Damn, I feel old seeing this but it does bring such fond memories.

[@JM-gj7de]

Loved this game as a kid!

[@ShadowoftheRisingSun]

I remember getting this for free when I subscribed to Nintendo Power. Such a great time!

[@moonboy5851]

I never knew RPGs of this quality existed on the NES. Wow… some modern turn based RPGs are almost identical in game play to this very day. Unreal.

[@mantra1229]

I find it nuts that the same tunes make it all the way through the series

[@Brosc]

Brings back great memories, i remember beating this game with my dad when i was young. I showed him this video when he was over for dinner and we had a good laugh.

[@maskedgamerjoker6148]

Dragon Warrior 1 is one of those games that Grinding is mandatory

[@LordVerkins]

Can’t believe this Hero cameo’s in Hero’s final smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

[@HypnoticSuggestion]

I had no idea what an RPG was when I got this game, in I think 1990, totally at random. I was too young to git gud, but in my teens I bought an NES and this game and played it again, and loved it far more. I did so the week Rammstein Herzeleid came out and played it all day every day for a week. Such amazing memories.

[@ErikCordobes]

One of the best game ever made

[@djchilxxn]

I love that you let the opening theme ride. I played that theme at a piano recital last year. Great job!

[@sphinxrising1129]

I miss the old games :(

[@Gymnopedie55]

I remember playing this game before I could even read. Absolute classic.

[@archides2778]

Iconic game, Iconic music and sounds, memorable enemies. Man I was only 5, and I always liked this game. Sweet upload! And I just noticed 1:43:55 pre-Goku!

[@edr777]

Wow, that is some incredible luck with the the sleep spell and crits. I have no doubts that this is a 100% legit playthough. :D

[@NicoFromTheWaves]

My first RPG. Very distant and vague but good memories

[@BenJabituya]

I never knew this game was originally released on the MSX computer in 1986! My brother found me this at a thrift store and I've been playing it like crazy!!

[@missbritt288]

First RPG i ever played , it was on an Emulator my Brother had downloaded on our old shitty Shared family Desktop PC ( Who remembers that having to share ONE computer for a whole household) I dont think i could even read very well when i first played this , i just guessed and knew some words here and there ...

[@RetroRogue.]

Perfect combo of a text based game and Final Fantasy. Yes this was before but still.

[@leebishop7591]

nostalgia at its finest. thanx. my first RPG.

[@nixed242]

Like many here, this was my first JRPG. I remember wanting to explore as far as I could without having to level up, and accidently stumbled upon the first dungeon with the princess inside before the quest was given.

[@ONLYinANTARCTICA]

I remember renting this game from Blockbuster on a Friday evening. I played this game all the way until the wee hours of Saturday morning. It was and is still an awesome! Great memories.

[@thamilkman807]

born in the mid 90's but i have very fond memories of playing this on my uncle's NES and constantly dying but being entranced by the atmosphere

[@jayt4533]

Wow, This takes me back to 7 years old. I was bummed this didn’t end up on the nes classic.

[@shimatetsuo2019]

This game came free with a Nintendo Power magazine subscription for a time.

[@ShadowACE1998]

My favorite game in 5th grade. Note: Dragon Quest was renamed Dragon Warrior for the US release because Enix and Nintendo didn't want to get sued by Sierra Games. Writer and publisher of the Kings Quest and Knights Quest series of games for the PC.

[@adrianpeludero]

thanks !! was a child playing this game and now I could get to the end

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

8:38 I know this song from Dragon Quest Builders. I love it.

[@thetruth1862]

This was one of my favorite games I had the poster with the map

[@hotnazideath3812]

I got the map insert and Manuel from Nintendo Power.

[@Lnblackberry48]

Hot Nazi Death Manuel ?? Did Nintendo give out free Mexicans ??

[@cameronyoung6769]

(First time making it to the Dragonlord) "What sayest thou? Will the great warrior stand with me?" Me: Hell ya!! And then the game froze.

[@djmixnmagic]

And the screen turns blood red. Creepy stuff.

[@trinajackson5817]

@@djmixnmagic AND THE MUSIC KEPT PLAYING. that shit gave me nightmares for a week or so.

[@sergiolandz6056]

i remember i was 5 years old and watching my brother play this, everytime he would get in a fight with the magician, i would get so scared lol..

[@kaseybrown7664]

@28:50 - it's important you understand that she has no tomatoes today. The dramatic pause before she said this was very appropriate.

[@kaseybrown7664]

@Hamikon you cant puff on tomatoes what are you talking about!?

[@SuperGanook]

The first RPG i ever played, like most of us i am sure who are my age (42) and this is the game that got me hooked on that genre...the theme music, the encounter music...oh man, the memories..feeling VERY nostialgic right now lol...though i don't remember Erdricks armor being gotten after beating a Knight and searching there...then again, i could be thinking of ERdricks sword maybe? I just remember having to count steps in a wooded area...." Start here, go twenty steps this way, 40 steps that way, turn south go 30 stpes that way and search" kind of thing...i remember that vividly because i was SO excited when i found what it was..i know it was Erdricks SOMETHING lol..must have been his sword maybe...anyways, this is the game that first introduced me to "The Grind" LOL...i remember grinding for Golden Golems because they rewarded the most gold in the game out of any monster and they were rare..not as rare as metal slimes, but pretty rare and could only be found in a certain area lol...ah man, i miss this game...thanks for the memories Valis77!!

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

I’m 42, hi 👋😂

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

And also the armor that gives you one hp for each step.

[@NonDelusional74611]

One thing I remember about this game, is when you were super powerful, the King would say “Thou art powerful ENOUGH!! Go! Fight the Dragon”

[@Tavdogg11]

One of the first games i played... I still get nostalgia, and i will try to get a consle for these games

[@JrockCal818]

I'm glad came across this... this is one of my favorite games.

[@FastEddddie]

At one time, this game was free with a one year subscription to Nintendo Power magazine. What a great time to be alive!

[@salangerame46]

I loved Enix back in those days.....7th Saga FTW!!!@!

[@dividendz]

this skipped the grind of level 1 - level 8. :(

[@Brianfilms]

Im getting into Dragon Quest and im happy for these videos..Cause im not gonna play them all lol. I just need to have a good understanding of the folklore before I invest my time in one of these master pieces

[@matt00041]

0:07 That always made me think for just a moment that the game had frozen on me.

[@Alexwtstn]

You made me replay 5 times this 0:07 part :D

[@MAYOFORCE]

I cry every tiem

[@jemmanuel7914]

Matthew Santa Cruz LOL

[@ProtoBusterSwrd]

RIP nintendo power. Like you, i miss it dearly. I signed up late in its lifecycle (2006) and i've been with it since that time. Now any other gaming mag just looks foreign to me. And yes the artists were very talented too. Gotta love the very last issue's artwork (december 2012 i think..?) it was a complete throwback to the very first issue. Magical time, that was, albeit a sad one.

[@dfortinvt]

good god the memories with this theme song. I think this game is responsible for me being able to read and retain things quickly from playing it so much as a kid.

[@dosito86]

My brothers played this game when I was around 4 - 5. The cave areas legit scared me and the battle and death themes only added to the anxiety. Good times. Love this gsme

[@tango-bravo]

I think this game was designed to be a combination of the Zelda series and the Sierra King Quest Series. 80’s kids will understand.

[@kingkong1040]

7 year old me had no idea what I was doing....(this is in like 1998) lol this music brings me right back

[@coreyantle9445]

I logged many a hours playing this game back in the 80s wish I still had my old NES 😫

[@schutz85]

Still have my NES and 33 year old copy of DW which still holds saves 😃

[@UltraZakii]

Wasn't there a secret in the naming of your character? depending on the naming of your character, you get different stats ability. So you had to come up with a name that gave the best ability to start out with. I'm sure somebody remember this. Or maybe I got the wrong game, but I'm positive I remember this in this game.

[@Darion350]

Yeah. If you named your character "TEST" you had high stats. Naming your character "ENIX" gave you lower stats.

[@jttasb]

FuujinZakii Names did matter in exactly the way you desribed. IIRC, when you were about to level up, most of the times the gains in HP and MP were the same but sometimes they were randomly different (lower). I would always save before a level then make sure I got the biggest gain.

[@theconfusingwords]

This game was and still is my world.

[@bholdr----0]

This is the first Nintendo game that I played (SMB doesn't count since it was out in the arcade first)... It's also the first RPG I ever played. I was like 8 years old... I still do a playthrough every couple of years, for the nostalgia. (And because it is truly a great game- and not just for the era! It is well balanced and paced, etc- who doesnt remember their first metal slime? (Heck, I remember that little basterd more clearly than i remember my first girlfriend. (Though, she was metal, too! Lol...)

[@dinoflagella4185]

My brother gave me this game because he wasn’t interested in it. He thought it would be a fast paced fighter game. He didn’t like the turn based action. I fell in love with it. It took me a long time playing this game, but I beat it when I was about 10 or 11.

[@sgreen4]

I remember spending all my money on this cart. My friends thought I was crazy to do it , but after playing final fantasy , I was obsessed with RPGs. I never got to the end though. I wish I had

[@errolneal9789]

If you went back in time and stopped me from playing this game, I would have never fallen in love with RPGs. My NES (or game) was broken so game saves would not work. I had to leave my NES on day and night in-between plays. I had no guides and I remember stumbling around in the dark to find Edricks' armor and weps. I loved this game!