Healmore is like heal, but it heals more. Return will take you back to Tantegel Castle. Outside will take you out of a cave or dungeon. Heal is the first spell you learn and it allows you, amazingly enough, to heal your self. The spells are learned automatically as you level up.
In addition there a number of spells that the hero can use. There are many steps of weapon and armor between the least and the greatest. Like most RPGs getting better equipment is one of the driving forces in the game because it allows you to face greater enemies and move the story forward. The silver shield is the best shield and it can be purchased. Erdrick's sword and Erdrick's armor are the best weapon and armor in Dragon Warrior and have to be found. In addition there are a number of weapons and different kinds of armor you can find or buy. There are even cursed items that you can sell but shouldn't use. Wyvern Wings will take you back to Tantegel Castle. Torches, obviously, give you light down in dungeons. There are Magic Keys to open locked doors. The Dragon Scale will raise your defense. As you go through the game you will get a number of consumable items. It's a completely different enemy that just happens to look similar. A werewolf isn't just a recolored wolf that can do more damage. Some enemies can use several spells including healing themselves or putting the hero to sleep.
However, the differences in facing them is more than just a matter of higher strength or more hit points. The game is loaded with a huge number of enemies, although many of them share the same basic image recolored according to their relative power. The artwork and sound are incredible when ones considers the date of the game's release and the limitations of the NES. The game offers everything you'd expect in a classic RPG: Great story, powerful items and spells, hidden passages and hideous monsters. In this case the girl is princess Gwaelin and the great evil is the Dragonlord. Rescue the girl and then defeat the great evil. It offers two main storyline goals, both of them timeless classics. From the NES Dragon Warrior instruction manual.ĭragon Warrior is, without question, one of the cornerstone console RPGs. Your quest is to find and defeat the Dragonlord. Who is this brave soul? There is only one possible answer. The great Seer Mahetta predicted that "One day, a descendant of the valiant Edrick shall come forth to defeat the Dragonlord." The people longed for peace, but did not give up hope. Returned from Charlock, the Dragonlord's dark castle. Many brave warriors tried to recover the Ball of Light, but none of them It was also rumored that several Towns and Villages were destroyed wiped off the face of the land by Ghosts & Dragons. Poisonous swamps that hindered travelers.
Many travelers fell prey to the merciless fangs of monsters, and the beautiful land was transformed into In the time of King Lorik XVI, the Ball of Light were stolen from Tantegel Castle by the evil Dragonlord, and once again the Kingdom of Alefgard was plunged into darkness. The land was at peace for many generations. Light to King Lorik, who unified Alefgard. He used the Ball of Light bequeathed to him byĪ friend to drive off the enemies of Alefgard. In olden days of yore, the realm of Alefgard was cloaked in darkness.Īccording to legend, a brave warrior, Edrick, brought light back to the landīy defeating an evil being.