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Ready for anything ‘Dragon Warrior II’ NES

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体調回復しました✌

サマル妹参戦だって〜〜！！？Ⅱほんっとに大好きなのでどうなるのか楽しみです。

加えてリズ天とかトモコレとか青春時代の懐ゲーが新作発表されてて嬉しくなりました。今年はいろいろとすごいな〜！

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Slime! :D

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Princess of Cannock she’s so cuteee, love her already 💖

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Here’s the Princess of Cannock.

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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake teaser trailer, screenshots - Gematsu

Publisher Square Enix and developer Artdink Corporation have released the first teaser trailer and screenshots for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake.

Here is an overview of the game and trailer, via Square Enix:

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake combines full remakes of Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II, allowing players to experience the legendary RPGs for the first time ever on modern platforms. The new trailer showed off gameplay for the first time, as players take control of the descendants of Erdrick, the legendary hero whose legacy is passed down through generations in these games. Last year’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake chronologically takes place before Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, so players can continue the story in these games and complete the revered Erdrick Trilogy or pick up and play this compilation as a standalone adventure. Developed by Square Enix Team Asano, “HD-2D” is a critically acclaimed graphic style that combines pixel art characters with 3D backgrounds, then adds high-definition visual effects to deliver a nostalgic, yet fresh visual style. DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake is the sixth title produced in the HD-2D style. More information will be revealed about Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake in the future.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in 2025.

Watch the teaser trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

Teaser Trailer

English

Japanese

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Dragon Quest 3 can be really pretty sometimes

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dwagon qwest ewevin

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#365days365characters : day 20

dq11's veronica... this is my fav costume in the entire game btw

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Cleaned up an older piece to post for the DQII anniversary

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Development: Sprite Enemies Tile Enemies

A really useful trick applied by Dragon Quest III was the use of both sprite-based graphics and tile-based graphics for its enemies. The game features some of the most incredibly animated enemies in a Game Boy Colour game, but also allowed for a variety of enemies to be on-screen at once. How is that possible?

The trick was that when an enemy was idle, it was in the form of a tile, which allowed for many creatures to be on-screen at once, but when that enemy would attack, the tile graphics would be removed and replaced with sprites.

This also allowed for lavish effects that could span the whole screen. For example, during Zoma’s second attack in which he breathes fire, he changes from tiles to sprites, as normal, but once crouched and the magic effect begins, he reverts to a tile again for the duration of the fire breathing, only changing back to sprites to return to his idle. By properly utilizing both tiles and sprites, it allowed for an unprecedented amount of detail in battles.

Dragon Quest III is truly a technical marvel on the Game Boy Colour and should not be missed if you’re learning about the limitations of the handheld or simply just enjoy 8bit graphics.

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DRAGON QUEST III REMAKE launches on November 14.

DRAGON QUEST I + II launches in 2025.

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There they are 😍

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Various monstery beasts

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I designed Psaro with reference to the pixel art of NES dragon quest 4.

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From V-Jump #32 of 2024.