However, my first experience was with Dragon Warrior I on the NES and I have yet to finish it. The first time I saw that game, I was way too young to be able to finish it. I tried more than a few times to get back to the game and play it to the end, but I was never able to. I tried to play it with an emulator a few times but I don’t like to play with an emulator, the experience is not the same. I played it in the remake for the Gameboy Color, but I was not the owner of the cartridge and it was taken back from me before I could do much.

Dragon Warrior I for me

There are a few things that really define Dragon Warrior for me.

A slime draws near!

I remember grinding in those trees and hills for many hours more than a few times.

Stairs

The second thing I remember from those days is the way you were supposed to use the Stairs command to walk up and down the stairs in the game.

I had played the first Final Fantasy before this so it was a shock to me that when I walked onto the stair tiles, my character would do nothing except wait for me to actively choose to walk up or down the stairs.

Dark dungeons

The third thing I remember are the dark dungeons where you see nothing but your sprite and keep on hitting the walls unless you bring a torch. That was truly unique and still gives the game its charm in my opinion.

Last try

I recently bought the Dragon Quest I & II game for the Gameboy Color and I plan to play both to completion. I’m thrilled to play these two games and my quest will probably continue with Dragon Quest IV and V on the Nintendo DS after I’m done with those.