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Dragon Warrior 1 - Updated spell names
Original game : Dragon Warrior
Platform : NES
Author : gblues
Release date : 23 April 2017
Category : Improvement
Patch version : 1.0
Modifications : T
Downloads : 435
ROM Information
MD5 HASH: 25cf03eb7ac2dec4ef332425c151f373Hack description
This is a very simple modification that improves the spell list in the following ways:Screenshots
Contributions
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gblues | Hacking |
Reviews
| Seasoned fans do scoff at this. | Abacos | 2024-05-22 | Version 1.0 |
Let me start with a little bit of history: Dragon Quest (1986) drew inspiration from Wizardry (1981) and Ultima 3 (1983). Spell names in both sources were "nonsensical but cool-sounding" magic language, and so were spell names in the Japanese version of Dragon Quest. In 1989, the American localization team chose to use spell names closer to Dungeons & Dragons, and that is still acceptable, because the aforementioned Wizardry and Ultima 3 are inspired by D&D, too. On the other hand, the 2008 localization team decided to throw all the above in the bin, and chose onomatopeic spell names. Awful idea. Are you bringing that silliness to the NES? Please allow myself to disagree. The opposite should be done, instead: "errata corrige" patches that bring the official Japanese names to the modern localized ports. | |||