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Here we have all the games in the Shop Section.
Nintendo DS
A Bit Special
Subtitled ‘How old is your brain?’, this whipped up a real storm in Japan. Simple tests utilising science that are fun to take part in, just not as much fun to get the results in Genki’s case.
GameBoy Original
Puzzle
Viruses must be wiped out by aligning them with the correctly colour coded vitamin pill. Simple premise but it soon generates sweaty palm syndrome and prickly heat that even the good Doctor Mario would have trouble curing.
GameBoy Advance
Puzzle
Bumper pack for puzzle devotees with the Famicom classic Dr. Mario making a welcomed comeback. Viruses must be wiped out by aligning them with the correctly colour coded vitamin pill. Simple premise but it soon generates sweaty palm syndrome and prickly heat that even the good Doctor Mario would have trouble curing. Panel de Pon is from the crafters of Advance Wars and is also known as Puzzle League. In a similar vein, lines must be matched up but blocks can only be shifted horizontally. There are additional modes of play making this a deviously delightful package for the puzzle minded player. Just take Dr Mario’s advice and stop playing when you start seeing viruses and vitamins that aren’t there.
PS2
Action
Spiritual sequel to Panzer Dragoon as the dragon soars through the skies, twisting to avoid other beasts to blast a fireball at the hordes below before dismounting to fight them with swishing sword in hand. Positively glistening in Square Enix polish as much as the sunny skies. Known in the West as Drakengard 2.
Famicom Cart
Platform
Happy days as the young dragon hunter delves deep into underground caverns to seek out dragons. Sadly this game is from an era when dragons couldn’t be tamed and as such some sharp steel must be used to prod them into line. Namco really hits its straps in such titles and delivers a fine gaming experience with aplomb.
Famicom Cart
Action
Popular sequel as players bravely explore the cavernous levels that hide dinosaurs besides the obvious dragon or two. Fast pace and looking very prim and pretty on the Famicom. Simple gaming pleasures as Namco has a flair for.
Gamecube
Action
Gameplay has two sections: on-rails, Star Fox style and free roaming shooting. Gameplay takes place on the back of a dragon a la Panzer Dragoon. The anime based story revolves around being transported into an alternate reality where battles on the backs of Dragons are commonplace. Developed by Treasure.
Sega Saturn
RPG
Fantasy RPG with heavy influence on battles between warring fractions. Sega style anime graphics and multiple storylines.
PC Engine FX
Simulation
A fine RPG in its own right with lush gaming world realised in great detail and all important characters of intrest so that players feel a conncetion to them. The certificate comes from the saucy cut scenes with steamy voice acting, but this game stands tall on its own.
Playstation
RPG
Very expressive avatars and plenty of musical clues as to their character: be they likely to fight you, steal from you or charge you too much in a restaurant. The combat and isometric world show just how much effort has gone into this journey of adventure.
Famicom Cart
RPG
A quest it is and not for the faint hearted with plenty to pull on the heart-strings. But well worthy of preserving for the gaming vault of its top triumphs.
Figures
Figure
Pop out 3D figure from Dragon Quest in this Derumurin Island version tribute to Dai no Bouken. The effect works very well to bring it to life.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Beautiful pair of blue, slime themed chopsticks and chopstick rest to show the world your love of Dragon Quest besides your chopstick skills and your eco credentials in not using disposable ones…)
Super Famicom
RPG
Plenty of nostalgia for those who appreciate their DQ series. And it looks splendidly resplendent in its Super Famicom spruce up with such sparkling graphics you almost expect glare from the stately gems decorating the palaces. A quest it is and not for the faint hearted with plenty to pull on the heart-strings. But well worthy of preserving for the gaming vault of its top triumphs.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Traverse the lands in your merry band with battles never too far away. The classic Enix fight interface is never celebrated more than in the Dragon Quest series and it remains a cherish memory in many a Japanese household. But you would have to refer to Dragon Warrior 2 in the West to stir similar feelings of nostalgia.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Traverse the lands in your merry band with battles never too far away. The classic Enix fight interface is never celebrated more than in the Dragon Quest series and it remains a cherish memory in many a Japanese household.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Traverse the lands in your merry band with battles never too far away. The classic Enix fight interface is never celebrated more than in the Dragon Quest series and it remains a cherish memory in many a Japanese household.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Dragon Quest requires face-to-face encounters with spooky looking tree monsters and mean looking moles alongside chewing the cud with the local shopkeepers to glean essential info. The text is written in hiragana to give language learners plenty of chances to sample conversational Japanese, albeit in a video game. Also a tidy addition for the collectors with luscious box art. Known as Dragon Warrior IV.
Nintendo DS
RPG
Square Enix have done a spiffing job of converting this epic quest to the DS with delightful pastel shading adding to the charm of what was already a triple-A opus. Genki is grateful for the furigana to help read the text.
🏆Brilliant!
Brilliant Merchandise
Merchandise
Captures the beautiful designs and the comical expression of the Dragon Quest universe monsters and they brighten up any spot you may locate them to show your Square Enix loyalty and appreciation.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Squishy key rings in the Dragon Quest theme with its fine heritage of monsters celebrated in fine and colourful style.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Delightful way to leave a note for someone, or even a reminder for oneself in Genki’s case. The Dragon Quest characters never looked so good as in these metal clips.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Beautiful pin badges to proudly show your RPG roots on your lapel featuring the art from the original epic Dragon Quest from parts one to eleven in the series.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Hard to resist a Slime stamp using pixel style dots to spruce up any greeting card or even for use with home made wrapping paper.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Pixel perfect Dragon Quest themed tape showing the world map and plenty of Slimes. Looks a treat on presents, not that you’ll want to give it away from your inventory.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Pixel perfect Dragon Quest themed tape showing plenty of Slimes. Looks a treat on presents, not that you’ll want to give it away from your inventory.
Super Famicom
RPG
Traverse the lands in your merry band with battles never too far away. The classic Enix fight interface is never celebrated more than in the Dragon Quest series and it remains a cherish memory in many a Japanese household.
Super Famicom
RPG
It’s the music which stirs the heart, gives a sense of foreboding, announces pageantry and plays such a huge part in this epic Enix title. The hardware’s limitations forced the programmers into clever fogging techniques and great use of mode 7 to produce a treat of a gaming world, both reassuring and unnerving at times of unrest. Hats off to Enix.
Playstation
RPG
Dragon Quest has a distinctive graphical look that captures the kawaii even in its bad boy bosses. Its easy to see why it is so cherished by its devotees and also why it was given a 3DS update. Happy, carefree RPG romping like a run through a summer meadow.
PS2
RPG
This instalment goes some way towards explaining the obsession with all things Dragons Quest in Japan: the bird song, the sound of grass being trampled as the cel shaded player explores new environs, the imaginative characters, the build up of tension before a troop of Slimes attack. Fans of the series will feel right at home with this slickly executed production.