Dragon Warrior WITH LYRICS - Brentalfloss
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- What if the mother of modern JRPGs, Dragon Warrior (AKA "Dragon Quest"), opened its mouth and a song came out?
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LYRICS:
In the olden days of yore,
this kingdom was barren and cloaked in darkness
Until Erdrick (Noble knight!)
Used balls of light to set the kingdom right
And you, as his descendant, are fated to defend it
Go fight! Bring back the light! O, Dragon Warrior!
The princess must be rescued soon (preferably this afternoon)
The ball of light must be returned (but at the moment you’re a noob)
You may be brave but you’re a small, weak rube,
You’ve got so much Xp to earn
(So get your ass out there and grind)
Gotta grind, gotta grind, gotta grind it
Lotta stuff, lotta stuff, gotta find it
Sit down and commit now to legit rounds of outwitting shitclowns
Gotta grind, gotta grind, (Break it down now!)
(You gotta grind!)
Lotta stuff, lotta stuff, gotta find it
Keep an open mind when in a bind ‘cause who knows what’s behind it
In this game everything takes a really long time
Holy balls! Don’t you know that there’s stairs there?
At this pace, it’s a slow and deliberate climb
SLOW MY GOD... like a snail with a walker
This game’s hard, you get mad and controllers are flung
Where the fuck are these magical doodads?
How did kids have the patience to deal with this dung?
Jeezy Cripes, how did anyone play this?
Don’t be discouraged, just read Nintendo Power
Or call the Nintendo Power Line number,
Or just get the strategy guide!
Now they’ve got more of your cash,
but you have the power to slay a dragon!
For a little extra dough, you’re in the know
Ya fuckin' run the show
This quest was just a cunning attempt to make more money
They win, you paid again!
That’s Dragon Warrior.
You must rescue the princess and save the kingdom. To help you on your way, here's a torch, a key, and enough money to buy a stick. Oh, and the key is just to get out of this room.
Definitely need to defeat some Slimes.
Best comment by a long shot
😂😂😂
Real talk for a second, you would think that the king, who desperately wants you to save his daughter and get the orb of light from the dragon lord, would just give you the keys to the armory and tell you to get the best equipment that you can carry. Sure you'd still have to grind but you'd think he would probably make it a bit easier right?
Me when I first played: oh cool. At least I'm getting further faster than when I played Ultima.
Me today: Wait, you locked me in the throne room? You SOB...
I immediately thought of this as soon as the luminary was announced for Smash
Dragon Warrior is a previous version name,It later changed to Dragon Quest in 2005.
same
@@annoying_HK_guy It was always Dragon Quest in Japan but localizers had to deal with a DnD nock off's copyright so they changed the name.
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 Just like with resident evil.
Ayoo samee. Hero (Erdrick/Arusu) main since he dropped
"Slow my God"
You kidding me?
Dude just scaled a mountain range in 2 seconds. This guy is the friggin' Flash.
its a UNFAIR CLAIM as the NES was an 8 bit system and could only run at that speed with those kind of graphics
He is talking about progression speed not travel speed.You could run as fast as sonic but the game could still be called slow if you have to move 5000 boulders across the map before getting to the next level
Slash0mega r/whoosh
"Like a snail with a walker." 😂😂😂
Joke's on you Brent. With a year subscription to Nintendo Power (around $15 at the time), they actually gave this game away as a free gift, which also included a world map, a level up chart, and other strategies to help kids along. It was definitely not a cash grab, because the total package they were giving away was easily worth at least 4x the subscription cost alone, maybe even more. In fact they probably lost money in doing so. Even still, love the song. The melodies really bring me back.
So that's why I have those things! Growing up, my parents played a lot of video games, and so I did too. (For age reference, I remember my older sister getting a SNES for Christmas, though I was pretty young.) I have since inherited all the old gaming stuff, and I always wondered why we had all those Dragon Warrior aides when I never saw anyone in the family play the game. Now I know why. Thanks!
@@kenshinpotatoe that was kind of how I got started too, my dad played a lot of video games and had one or two consoles in the house pretty much at all times, is it any real Wonder that my five year old hands ended up finding a way to an SNES controller?
You forgot the booklet that served as a complete strategy guide for getting through the game, complete with recommended levels for every part and full maps of all towns and dungeons.
So not only were they wrong about the game being a cash grab, but also the strategy guide, as it also was free with the Nintendo Power subscription.
The only reason NP did that was to try to get more Americans to play the game as it was far more successful in Japan.. a trend that has haunted the series since. I don't care.. I still like DQ more than FF.
All this and the in-game hints plus basic exploration are enough to figure out every needed item location in the game. The only thing I didn't get completely on my own without consulting a guide was the final sword; I beat the final boss using a flame sword instead.
lets celebrate one of the newest newcomer to smash, everyone raise for the anthem please
"Sit down and commit now to legit rounds of outwitting shitclowns" has cracked me up every time i thought about it for the past 5 years
Complete transparency here: I love the Dragon Quest series. Much like Final Fantasy, the series really hits its strides starting from the fourth game.
I fanboy really hard over DQ5 and DQ8.
Fun Fact: In Dragon Quest 2 there's a monster type that only appears in the final dungeon, and once it is halfway dead, it can use a spell that kills itself, but is a guaranteed total party kill on your crew.
vopop30 Dragon Quest V is love. Dragon Quest V is life.
vopop30 Total Party kill?
Well, that's a dick move.
vopop30 I believe HCBailly bought it up.
vopop30 I love DQ9!
vopop30 You mean Batmandrill? (Called Gold Batboon or something a the time) I wonder if it was nerfed in the remakes.
I just realized, this is Alefgard right? So the lyrics at 0:44 should be:
"The Princess needst be rescued soon"
"Preferably by afternoon"
"The Ball of Light needst be returned"
"Though at the present thou art noob"...
"Ye might be brave; alack a small, weak rube"
"Thou hast loads of XP to earn"
"So get thine arse yonder and grind!"
Just sayin'. =)
I thought this was called dragon quest...also, ERDRICK IN SMASH!! ERDRICK IN SMASH!! ERDRICK IN SMASH!!
+David Shortt
Dragon Quest was the Japanese version. In America it was Dragon Warrior up to 7. When 8 came out here they were able to secure the Dragon Quest name and release it properly.
+Daniel Tilson that explains it, I only played dragon quest 9 (which is awesome).
+David Shortt Me too! Took me a long time to finish though
I been wanting him in Smash for a long time. Those old school sound effects, oh man
Was also called Dragon Quest in Europe.
YESSSS! Dragon Quest is my favorite RPG series!
Four fun facts; 1, when you reach levels 17 to 20, walk around south of the ruined village, a metal slime worth a TON of exp will spawn there routinely. 2, some of the actors in the dragon warrior commercial (seen on the screen a few times) were also in a short lived tv series called Wizards and Warriors. 3, the man that makes the screen flash after he talks in the very first castle restores your MP (thats what the flash is). 4, The nintendo power strategy guide to this game is now rather rare, and somewhat valuable.
I just bought the strategy guide in an auction on ebay for $30. I was litterally the only person who bid on it.
@@Morgil27 You my good sir have excellent taste in video games.
@@aputridpileofb-movies6542 I only really discovered the Dragon Quest series a few years ago, but I've already collected all four NES games, all four DS games, the two 3DS remakes, the original PS1 version of VII, and Swords on Wii. Plus, I got the GBC versions of 1-3, and the digital versions of 1-3, 11, and both Builders games all downloaded on my Switch. Plus, I've been hunting old manuals and guides for the NES games, like the one I just mentioned getting off ebay surprisingly easily.
@@Morgil27 Thou art truly a descendent of Erdrick, as such, I'll give you 4 clues from the games I've played. DW1 - Sell the cursed items you find, they're worth a good bit of gold. DW2 - You can't win the final battle without all 3 descendants alive, level them all as much as you can. DW 3 - The letters in the hero or heroine's name relate to their stat outlay. DW 4 - Goof offs do not need to do the tower of satori challenge, they just need to be level 20 or above to change to sage (but you'll want them level 40 to 60 before changing). Now go forth and quash the forces of evil, unite the clans, save the princess, or whatever it is you hero types do on your off days.
@@aputridpileofb-movies6542 1) knew it
2) knew it
3) knew it, and also that works in the first game as well
4) knew it
Princess: Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: No.
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: No I'm committed to a relationship already.
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: No, you don't seem to get it. I am already spoken for.
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: No! Look, you are real pretty and all, I'm sure you'll find a suitor quickly enough, but not me.
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: Now you're just not listening...
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Hero: Wait! Am I stuck in a Doctor Strange time loop? No!
Princess: But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
It's funny you made that connection. Often people complain about pay to win games, DLC, or a bunch of accessories required, as if they've suddenly become money grubbing monsters. We forgot Nintendo has been milking us since early NES.
Seegtease The difference is that it's more obvious now than it was back then.
CrimsonDarkness SS But that probably makes it better. At least it's quickly accessible now. Then you'd have to go to a game store or book store to find what you needed - if it even occurred to the person to do that at all.
Seegtease I don't really see it that way. Games were hard back then because game design was still in its infancy. There has been *a lot* of trial and error throughout the eras to know how to make a game accessible to gamers of different experience levels. Selling the strategy guides was definitely a business back then because of this, but I don't think they would have stopped making games hard if that were the case. (Partly internet walkthroughs too) If they were out to milk us for money, they'd still be doing it.
I think especially in the early days it was not about the money. They really wanted the glory of making a working, great game. Things were different. Now the corporate world has recognized the cash cow that is the game industry. Back then, they were all skeptical and would barely invest in it.
Clymaxx There would have been a lot of people who stopped playing games because they simply didn't have the resources to beat it. They learned quickly how well strategy guides were selling because of impossible tasks, and not all information was available in-game. By the time PS2 was around, but not so much DLC, they were really milking it. Think of the Zodiac Spear from FF12 - four arbitrary chests you are not allowed to open, the information was exclusively made available from a strategy guide. While this is late in the strategy guide era, who is to say they weren't employing similar concepts from an earlier time? They aren't stupid - the sales of strategy guides spoke for themselves, where you could find different "unofficial" versions of guides for some games. It was a lucrative business, and they knew putting secret stuff helped sales.
Seegtease I do agree about items like the Zodiac Spear. A bit excessive on the secrecy and criteria. I really did think it absurd when I played it, finding out afterward. I probably only did 70% of the game's completion.
You do have a point, they put secrets in there for a reason. But I enjoy the challenge and rarely use walkthroughs if I can help it.
Happy 30 years Dragon Quest!
Man, what an awesome series, eh?
+Nyanadventurer the second Indeed.... In fact, my favourite series!
MoustacheMage99 I would've agree, if it wasn't for the Phoenix Wright seires capturing my heart
Got mine for a buck about 15 years ago at a Goodwill. Then I nabbed a NES with the extra cash I made working fast food. I played the game nightly when I got home and quickly got through it. It was great. I had played Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey on GBC back when I was a kid which was my introduction to the series, but until picking up Dragon Warrior I had never experienced a game proper. Since then I've played Dragon Quest 8 on PS2 when that came out, then I went back and played 1-6 on emulators. GOOD STUFF. Now all I need is to nab Dragon Warrior VII on PSN. I'm sure it's still there. EDIT: Dragon Warrior 3 is my favorite.
Thou hast made an unexpected, yet appreciated addition to thou library of music.
Also don't forget to hold Reset when you press Power.
I never called the hotline, or bought guides... But I really loved this game. I played it years later and I could barely get through the grinding... But as a kid, it never seemed so long.
I did not expect this. Dragon Warrior has some of the best music I've heard from an NES game. How awesome that you did it!
Man you should release the Without Lyrics of this.
Its not easy to come by a remix of the Dragon Quest theme that is this good...
I think either The Advantage, Minibosses, or Entertainment System made a pretty rad cover, if I remember correctly.
true.
I've never heard the songs or played the game but I love the ones you picked and I really like these lyrics too. I love it when you sing harmonies along your melody. The slow part really got me! :D Amazing WITH LYRICS!
1:25-2:28 brentalfloss literally just summed up the major problem with RPG’s in the early 90’s to this day I don’t understand how they became a success despite being so hard to play I mean I spent 5 hours on phantasy Star 2 and hardly made any progress!
And in the end it led to the best f+++ing JRPG series ever.
Sangui Vantas/Vanito Do you mean this one (Dragon Quest)? Or maybe Final Fantasy or Earthbound? Since they derived from this game and its first sequels.
***** Dragon Quest
Sangui Vantas/Vanito In that case I agree with you.
+Sangui Vantas/Vanito Dragon Quest is stagnant, stilted trash.
+Charles Mabe Oh right, that reminds me: This series is not stagnant anymore! Dragon Quest VII and VIII will come out for the 3DS in summer. Thanks to everyone who supported. And... aren't all videogames stilted and potential trash? *shrugs*
Love the overworld part, such a relaxing song to listen to.
That was dope as hell!
Epic Game Music Thanks man! :)
Damn I just went to like and probably liked 9 years ago when this was new, so I couldn’t double like. Love and miss ya Brent!
So excited Erdrick got into Smash Bros.
Soon Brents beard will be so long he'll be the Old Man from Zelda...Forever.
Dragon Quest 9 is the best.
Cheick Toure I'd say 8 is best.
But I defenetly loved 9 a lot, it had so much to do.
It is. I freakin love Dragon quest 9
FraN_ Gotta agree, 8 is definitely the best IMO. But 9 is awesome!
Cheick Toure
In my opinion, in terms of gameplay 9. In terms of story 5... oh god the feels that game gives...
DQ8 has been revealed to have a 3DS remake.
Thank you for making this. Now if you excuse me, my heart needs to stop for a minute. #DragonQuestForTheWest
When I played Zelda 1 for the first time I needed a Walkthrough, When I played Metroid 1 for the first time I needed a walkthrough, When I played Simon's Quest for the first time I needed a walkthrough (and even then didn't go very far) But I've never used a walkthrough for Dragon Warrior 1... Why? Because YOU DON'T NEED ONE! The game doesn't have any cryptic bulls***, the game gives you the tools that you need to progress and find the things that you need, and it's all up to you to put 2 and 2 together and figure it out!
One NPC: Loto's seal is X south and Y west of Tantegel Castle
Princess: Here's an item you can use to talk to me long distance. I will always tell you how many overworld spaces you are from the castle and in which directions.
...literally the only thing I didn't find on my own was the final sword, so with maxed out levels and a store-bought flame sword I bested the final boss a few turns longer than usual. It's still literally just a fight of Attacking until your HP dips dangerously low from the boss's attacks and then casting HealMore on yourself no matter what your attack power is or what other spells you know anyway.
I have never had a problem with grinding in any game not Dragon Warrior, or Dungeons of Dreadmor, or even the original Mother. Another funny work Brent, thank you.
What a great video. 👍
If there's dragon quest, there's sackchief.
I liked Dragon Warrior because I like grinding... Most of the time. Sometimes, you'll have no guarantee that your grinding will pay off, and then it can get tiresome in a hurry, but in Dragon Warrior, you always know that what you're doing will yield some benefit. It's fun and relaxing.
Wasn't most of the late eighties and early nineties like that? Buying the strategy guide and forking over your hard earned allowance? (fourteen dollars, also tax, HERE YOU GO NOW)
Anyways, never played this game, but it does sound grindier than WoW, so I might not be reaching for this anytime soon.
The brental-beard is growing sentient. It will soon consume your face, Brent. Be warned.
K4RN4GE911 Strategy guides: The original Amiibo.
K4RN4GE911 Grinder than WoW? I see you never played Asheron's Call, the whole game was grinding so you can dungeon run for decent loot. Seriously, WoW was a MMORPG breakthrough for a reason.
brentalfloss
Gotta catch 'em, oh...
K4RN4GE911 If you want to play the game streamlined play either hte Gameboy Color version or the iOS/Android version as they fixed the insane grind. Still I love the original. In fact I probably enjoyed WoW because I was used to long grinds thanks to this game. Dragon Warrior turned me from a boy into a man.
I played this game for the first time 10 years ago. It is a very difficult game and altogether different animal to Final Fantasy.
Took me about 30 hours to complete it. I actually enjoyed the game except for one thing. I hate RPGs that require action menus to complete simple tasks like talking or examining an object. I understand that in NES days it was a matter of learning best practices until we realized that method is cumbersome. Moreover it annoys me that some SNES games still utilized this method.
Regardless, great game that paved the way!
Lol love the epic controller fling. So dramatic. I feel this song on quite a personal level.
puff puff if you know what i mean
i got only one like for that reference.
;-;
*****
*puff puffs you*
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
GOD DAMMIT!!!
That by far is the weirdest thing in dragon quest.
I love the look on brentalfloss face as he is fumbling with the guide.
Hey guys, if you are wondering where the series is today, it's not going in the right direction. Square has been keeping the Nintendo titles away from anywhere outside of Japan, and basing from the opinions of those who imported these games, they shouldn't be blocked in the first place. From a hashtag thing my friend started we can raise awareness for this embargo (It's a start anyways) so brentalfloss , and anyone else reading this if you could throw in your sword and shield we could use some support by the next E3, the hashtags we are using are #dragonquest4thewest and #savetheslimes , so use them anywhere you can get word out. Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and even the main Site for Square Enix of EU and US (Plus anywhere else so people can see the halt on DQ games). And of course we welcome any more ideas if you guys have any. If no one else will take their time in fixing this (company or review wise and be organized), why not us on the internet?
Now it's back on track! Thankfully
But i loved dq11s.
That song sums up the 1st DW very well! Super fun video thanks man!
nintendo E3 2019 before banjo.
God, I remember when Dragon Warrior first came out. In fact, Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 on the Gameboy color was the first game I ever owned. When I was a little kid I beat the game without any kind of problem at all. However now that I'm in my 20's I ended up getting the game again and beat the first one but the second one... I couldn't figure out where I was even going on that game. Made me wonder "What part of me changed since I last played it? Why is this harder then I remember?"
I love games like Dragon Warrior.
Exactly how I always felt playing this.
At 4: "Mom, this game's too hard."
At 24: "Mom, this game's too hard."
The most beautiful, melodious uttering of the word "dung" in the history of the English language.
Ahh... i loved this series ^_^
Got into it again thanks to DQ VII on 3DS ^_^
Which one is the one with the flying yellow train again
Thomas Toledo I think it's Dragon Quest IX on NDS
Oh yeah I think that's the last one I played. Have they released X for the US?
Thomas Toledo No...
Darn it ):
Dragon Quest 8 is my favourite, as it is what introduced me to the series.
As always, awesome video! :)
Bruh, this game is my childhood. I grew up on it, and I love it to pieces. I do admit though, the grinding does suck, but I never needed a strategy guide, as I had my dad to help me. Like with the Sunshine Stones or whatever they're called, the Staff of Rain, how to get through the cave with the Green Dragon and the princess without a torch or using any MP, where the Coin of Eldritch is, the Eldritch Armor in the abandoned city guarded by that one knight, where the fairy flute is (four steps south of the fountain), and so much more. Honestly, for those deterred, it's still a great experience, and the sequels are pretty good too (I like three the most though).
Now we need a remake of the game!
Jeffrey Boyer One was made.... for the Super *Famicom*. Also one with the second game for GBC... there's also Android and iOS versions of the NES version..
They probably all suck just as much anyway.
was hoping for a remake for the 3ds or something xD
Theirs 3. remakes of DQ1. One for the snes one for the GameBoy color and one on ios. I recommend the snes version
LordoflightningLoto Super Famicom version is in japanese, and the GBC version adds stuff that wasn't in the Super Famicom version...
Jeffrey Boyer You saying I like remakes?
I applaud you for not referencing "But thou must".
I sadly never played this game, but I've heard it's long and frustratingly difficult. However, I do know the story (kind of) and am familiar with the OST. And Nintendo was infamous for making stupid hard games back in the day (I'm so old lol), so the strategy guide part was hilariously legit.
Amazing as always. Good job, Brent! :)
Damn brentalfloss! The harmonies are making my hairs stand. Well done!
hi brent! great song! i really enjoyed it! :D
any ideas for the next lyrics?
nice beard btw! :D
Splatoon.
Definitely one of your best, Brent! I was wondering when a Dragon Warrior video would appear ;) Glad you made this
Aww, this started cute, and I totally laughed at the grind because yeah the game was super grindy as all get out, but I was hoping for a...happier ending? I dunno. I feel like there were other parts of the game that could have been mentioned, like Akira Toriyama doing the art, or some of the monsters like the Goldman, or the insanity that was having to use the light spell in dungeons, etc. I mean I liked it, it just ended on such a bitter note.
I love you even more now for you bringing light to the Dragon Quest series! Thank you thank you thank you, BrentalFloss!!!!!!
How did anyone play this?
Easy. We didn't have anything better and it was amazing to us, so we put up with it. People still play the original Final Fantasy and it's only marginally better than this.
But then we got Dragon Warrior 2, 3, and 4. :)
I seem to recall this being the game that included a section in which you run around the map physically carrying a princess whom you're rescuing. For some reason that always amused me when I played it.
Dragon Quest? More like "Drag-On Quest," am I right?
Hardly its better then Not so final fantasy
This piece of talent comes to Norway later on this summer!! I really hope I get to have a conversation with him.
After you've brought back the princess back to the castle:
Wilst thou marry me?
No.
But thou must! wilst thou marry me?
err... No?
But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
Sorry but for the third time, no!
But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
NOOOO!
But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?...
I SAID NOOOOO!!!! ART THOU DEAF OR DAFT, WOMAN ? NOOOO!!!
But thou must! Wilst thou marry me?
But thou must!
I got this game second-hand as a kid, and the backup battery was already dead. I'd never played a game that saves before, so I had no idea, and just thought you had to beat the game in one sitting, like any other Nintendo game.
Never beat it, but got to the Dragonlord once. I can't even imagine how. Kid me must have had far more patience than now me does.
I'll have to disagree with the message the song brings.
- Most people who had Dragon Warrior got it with their Nintendo Power subscription.
- The strategy guide was distributed as a bonus issue initially. But I could be mistaking this for the FF1 strat guide too.
- All NES RPGs were utter complicated without a strat guide. See FF1, which was way more grindy and GuideDangIt than DW1.
- An alternative to a strategy guide is... well... talking to NPCs. Works just as well.
I know you hate money-grubbing schemes, but DW1 wasn't all about that, if you took time to explore the game. It brought a great series that always had quality RPG gameplay, even to this day, as opposed to the FF franchise, which has been decaying since FF8.
Musically speaking, stellar as always. Lyrics-wise, it seems like you have a chip on your shoulder.
***** Well that's pushing the envelope, really when it comes to Zelda 1 and 2. I'm 35, so needless to say, I played these games quite a lot as a kid. And the first game I needed a strat guide on was Final Fantasy 1, as the NPC dialog wasn't all that clear. And once I got that mystic key, the rest fell into place pretty nicely. But when it comes to the Dragon Warrior series (3 came with the strategy guide as the "instructions booklet"), I had no issues whatsoever. Even less so with Zelda 1, and logistics-wise with Zelda 2 (in-game action was an entirely different matter on that one, however).
Those games are feasible without a strat guide, and with a sustained effort.
Oh. When I played ff1 I was like "WHY ARE THE ZOMBIES SO OVERPOWERED?!"
ThatWeirdQuilava If they wouldn't stun so much, they'd be manageable indeed.
M.S.K. Hey, fancy seeing you here!
***** And you are? I don't mean to be rude at all here, I just dunno who you are. :P
This song was awesome. It was so good, I almost didn't see you doing what nintendo did. I didn't buy nintendo power. When the things you said appear in my local library, then I'll "buy" the shit out of them.
I miss when RPGs could actually kick your ass and people didn't whine like b****** just cause they had to do a little grinding, boo freaking hoo. At least there's Etrian Odyssey.
Okay... Now that was pretty good Brent. I will give you a golden star for that.
As a kid I loved grinding like this. I loved Dragon Warrior. since I've grown up I can't put the time into this kind of thing anymoe.
Haha! I knew this had to come eventually after the Tecmo Bowl with Lyrics.
I haven't actually played most of the Dragon Quest games (I've played 8, 9, DQMJ, DQMJ2, Boom Street, and recently started 6) but that theme... it brings back fond memories :)
that's a pretty accurate description of the game. grind grind grind
I want a Without Lyrics version of this. Beautiful.
Haha, I remember beating Dragon Warrior and I didn't have Nintendo Power or anything. Back then it didn't seem so bad, but now I see it again, oh the grind.
I keep thinking of this song whenever I hear the dragon quest theme
Also, Dragon Warrior Monsters was MILES ahead of the first 3 pokemon generations, especially in terms of breeding.
I feel like BrentalFloss would be an amazing person to play DnD with
Another great hit from Brentalfloss. Thanks!
Hopefully another year I'll get to meet you again at A-Kon in Dallas.
The Dragon Warrior strategy guide was free as an insert in Nintendo Power. Also, this game was literally free if you subscribed to the magazine. It was one of the biggest video game giveaways in history.
Great song, I could not deal with this game and it took till Dragon Warrior Monsters to make me realize that I had WAY too much time on my hands and could grind for what felt like an eternity and slow walking...And...
Great song can't wait for more in the future
I managed to beat this game at the tender age of 4. ^^
My very first RPG experience.
*tearsupjustabit*
Was my first RPG experience at the age range of 10-12. I don't remember exactly what year I bought it, just that Wal-Mart was out of copies of Link's Awakening so I got the best-looking fantasy game on the shelf, accidentally exposing myself to a genre I'd never heard of.
It's still my favorite RPG series to this day.
I like that the old tv is turned to channel 3 since that was the usual channel for an input device like the NES.
I started laughing when those guys popped out of those chests.
This song made me depressed. I love the series. And Dragon Warrior 4 is what made me want to play the rest of the series. I want to have Square-Enix bring out 3 and 7. I admit the game was long but the reward was great.
I honestly don't know how I found the ancestor's token and the armor in the same day.
nice song as always
An invitation draws near!
Bought it back 2 years ago (2nd game after The Goonies II, child memories guys...). Anyway, beat it without the Nintendo Power (or Internet) in 23 hours (well... 23h non-stop...). Nice video btw!
Because of this game I learned that grinding (Thing that I thought I hate) is just calms me. It's relaxing, and this game is nothing but grinding... so I liked it.
Well this is a weird time of day to upload a video. Love the song!
The only thing I needed a strategy guide for was finding the sword hidden in the final dungeon; I got everything else using the in-game hints when I was ten and I beat the boss using a store-bought flaming sword that was about half as strong.
My own 4 year old post didn't show up at the top for me, for some reason, so deleting my repost and slightly repeating myself:
If my first RPG ever was something other than the GameBoy Color remakes of Dragon Warrior 1 & 2, I might not have ever gotten into the genre.
Dragon Warrior 1 includes every clue and tool you need to win without a strategy guide. Only thing I didn't do on my first playthrough just from following the in-game hints and exploring was find Loto's Sword. It was tough, but I beat DracoLord anyway with an off the shelf Flame Sword and maxed out experience.
Dragon Warrior 2 I couldn't solve on my own (it was finding the quest item I needed to add the Princess of Moonbrook to my team that I was lacking in). It was a valiant effort on expanding the scope of the first game, but some of the specific quests like the strange hiding spaces of specific seals is just kinda bizarre.
It's still my favorite genre and my favorite franchise within the genre even 20 years later.
I'm glad I chose to download Dragon Warrior recently so I recognized those melodies. Thank you for writing the lyrics Brentalfloss!
"Slow my god"
Here you go... that's the entire series for you.
Still fun
You know, I always forget just how good at singing Brentalfloss is.
I love this game. First game I owned, first game I played as a little, little kid, a gift from my dad. I clocked more hours in this game than any other save for Tales of Symphonia. I think it's the reason I have a love for 8bit music and fantasy settings.
It's cool to see how far RPG's have come since the grind heavy RPG's of old. Also I LOOOOOVE Dragon Quest 9
Probably my favourite game for the NES, and what got me into RPGs. Although my copy came with a story book, and that basically outlined where to go in the whole game. No extra money needed from me. Great song Brent, can't wait for the next one.
I got this game free with Nintendo Power subscription. It actually came with a mini version of the strategy guide. My first RPG and Dragon Quest is still my fav RPG series.
I have to say, this is probably the best song I have heard from you. This song is besides the bubble bobble song and the bioshock song in my opinion.
I grew up on this game, learned to read playing it with my brother. I thought it was awesome back then, though now I do realize how hard that damned thing was. I never beat the game until about a year ago, pulling out my old NES to do it. Still gotta play through 2, 3 and 4
This one of the first games I ever beat. Yes..this is perfect.
Almost to the final boss of Dragon Quest IX once again. This was great, Brent.
HAHAHAAAHH!! I played this earlier this year and did exactly this!! Great video! I got lots of laughs from it.
Wow this game. Memories. I was absolutely in love with this gem. I actually took as long as it took to get to the boss, and messed up, joined him at the end, and everything went red, and apparently lost (didn't realize it then) and poof, game over. Had to do it all again later, and was so angry v.v - The only reason I had patience over this? Phantasy Star (On Sega Master System). If you want a game much longer Brental... Try that one. You might lose your mind tho >.>
This was back in the day where most kids got one game. So it was either deal with the hard shit or nothing.
I REALLY can't wait to hear this without lyrics!