Dragon Quest IV – 1989 Developer Interview

originally featured in the 11/89 edition of Famicon Tsuushin

Horii: I believe we completed DQIII around October or November of 1987. Then we started working on DQIV about two months after that, so January of last year (1988), I think? From the start, we knew we wanted to do a story with 5 chapters, and AI battles.

Nakamura: We started the development as we always do, with our traditional “staff retreat”,1 but I remember there were no restaurants or food nearby at the first lodge we stayed at.

Horii: Yeah, that was a failure.

Nakamura: It was so cold, I remember having to pace back and forth while eating dinner, just to stay warm. Those were the auspicious circumstances in which the Dragon Quest IV development began… (laughs)

(and much more!!!)

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Dragon Warrior 4 RandoHacker

Features

• Can adjust XP gains from 50% to 500%, and randomize those XP gains.
• Can adjust gold gains from 100% to 400%, and randomize that as well.
• Adjust encounter rate from ¼ to 4x normal.
• Can randomize monsters/boss fights(the main boss will still be there, but who joins him would be randomized. The Chapter 2 Tournament does not have monsters joining them, however, for fairness purposes)
• Can randomize who can equip what item. The hero will still be able to equip the Zenithian equipment, however, so you can get through the tower.
• Can randomize which hero plays in which chapter. For example, you can have Cristo participate in Chapter 1 instead of his usual Chapter 2.
• Can also randomize when each hero joins in Chapter 5. For example, Alena and Brey can join in Endor instead of Nara and Mara at the beginning of the chapter.
• Can randomize stat gains
• Can award XP for Chapter 2 tournament monsters.
• Can change purchase costs of the shop to 1GP or 25000GP, as well as the purchase cost of the tunnel to 1GP in Chapter 3.
• Can speed up battles, which is highly recommended!
• Can speed up text, which is also recommended!
• Can rename the other 7 heroes, as well as Healie, Orin, etc.!

oh my god

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(ebay)

i’m gonna die~~~~~

Today, my ridiculously adorable daughter was a slime.

tsarevna alena droppin truth bombs

[gashi45]

Beautiful pixels……

fuckyeahdragonquest:

milkbarista:

first drawing of 2013 :)

I’m liking the nib more and more.

There’s no response.

An ignominious death.

[the-thought-emporium-imperial]

Armor choices are always so…

[tinsnip]

MY HEROINE