Dragon Warrior

A turn-based RPG about a descendant of Erdrick crossing Alefgard to defeat the Dragonlord.

Chunsoft · Nintendo · 12–18 hrs

Difficulty

The JRPG that taught America to grind. Buy keys, talk to every throne, and never leave Tantegel without herbs. The Princess is a fetch; the Dragonlord is a conversation if you leveled for it.

Tips

Start here
Stairs, keys, then Erdrick
Buy the torch and a few keys before the first cave. The princess is south of the swamp; Erdrick's tokens hide in the coast and the desert. Don't buy the silver shield until the armor is already on.
Secrets
Rainbow Drop is a map fold
Staff of Rain plus Sacred Necklace at the shrine south of Rimuldar. The Drop builds the bridge to Charlock. You can talk the Dragonlord down — that is an ending, not a glitch.

Walkthrough

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