| News: March 2002 |
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Dragon Warrior Gold
Mirror Site and Message Board The Alefgard.com server has been recovered. That means the message board can be fixed any moment now and the mirror should be re-uploaded sometime next week. 3.23.2002
Sakura Con Enix will have a big announcement at the next Sakura Con. Here's an email I got from Isaac Alexander:
Message Board Down. I should have mentioned this before but since the Alefgard.com server is down that not only means that my mirror site is down, but my message board is also down. Unfortunately it wasn't repaired as soon as I hoped. Luckily it might be repaied this weekend.
Fan Game: Dragon Warrior 1 Gold Looks like a new Dragon Warrior 1 Clone is almost done, but it needs a web host. Here is the post I saw at the Dragon's Den's Message Board:
3.21.2002
Dragon Warrior for the TI-86 A complete clone of Dragon Warrior. I heard the damage formula was off, but being complete is good at least. This is the second complete fan game of Dragon Warrior I have heard of (that is actually called Dragon Warrior anyway). If you can get screen shots or can write a review please email me at mageslime@yahoo.com. Donated Comics Red Kirby donated this comic.
Those Who Help Save Dragon Warrior 4! (Updated) Here are the sites that I know have supported saving Dragon Warrior 4 PSX so far:
Animelab.com If you like my site you can vote for me at animelab.com: Canada! I heard Enix of America's failure to release Dragon Warrior 4 not only affects the U.S., but also Canada. I wouldn't surprised if it affects England and Australia too (not to mention anyone who wants Dragon Warrior in English). The point is just that I want Enix to release Dragon Warrior 4 for the PlayStation in English. Sorry for any confusion. 3.16.2002
3.15.2002
Planet Dragon Warrior Planet Dragon Warrior has finally been redesigned. It has many great sprite maps not found anywhere else. 3.13.2002Mirror Site Down!Sorry but someone hacked the alefgard server, so it looks like my mirror site will be down until the weekend. I was going to make another mirror site on my tripod account, but then a day later it was deleted! And yes this does mean my Message Board is also down. Advertise to Save Dragon Warrior 4! Even though my mirror site is down Dustin (webmaster of www.dqshrine.com) made a mirror of the Dragon Warrior 4 page at www.dqshrine.com/DW4. You might want to link to that one since it has no ads. 3.12.2002HeartBeat Left Enix!Many people believe the reason Dragon Warrior 4 won't make it to America is because Heartbeat (a company involved with programming what was necessary to translate Dragon Quest 7 for the US has stopped working with Enix. I already mentioned some of my thoughts about this in an early post below. Enix of America never said anything about this on their site, so I wouldn't conclude this is the only reason. The real reason is still money. We would get every Final Fantasy game no matter how many programmers quit since it's so popular! 3.11.2002How To Support Dragon Warrior IV! I have made it a quest of mine to help support Dragon Warrior 4's US release. My webpage for supporting Dragon Warrior 4 is here, which also has some relavent comics. 8 Bit Theater (the most popular RPG sprite comic in the universe) has already agreed to help out on the cause! Here are the ways I have come up with to help bring Dragon Warrior 4 to the US:
3.10.2002
We Want Dragon Warrior IV! Dragon Warrior 4 for the PlayStation has been canceled. Basically Enix finds it as a financial risk when considering Dragon Warrior 7 sales for the PlayStation. Unfortunately for us this Dragon Warrior 4 remake could very well be the best Dragon Warrior game ever made. Dragon Warrior 4 for the NES had one of the most detailed adventures, great characterization, and a very original arch enemy. This remake has lots of bonus features including the ability to control the characters in the fifth chapter, and a bonus 6th chapter to explain lots of mysteries and plot holes dealing with the arch enemy, Saro. My advice is to either give Enix feedback, buy Dragon Warrior 7, and sign a petition. If you send enix feedback let them know you will buy Dragon Warrior 4 if it comes out for the PlayStation. You might also want to give them ideas like that if they really want to release games for new systems then they should just improve the graphics and release it for the PlayStation 2, and sell the game direct by mail order to produce as much as needed. Go here to see Dragon Quest 4 PSX Monster Sprites (by Focus) Donated Comics D|ck Ed donated comic 5 and 6. 3.9.2002
3.7.2002A Really Bad Explaination From the GIA
This answer is total BS. Why? So what? Hack it like everyone else in the world. Fans are glad to hack games all the time to translate them without any knowledge of how it was programmed. Offer them money and hackers of this sort should be easy to find.
The Official Main Series Title! (3.6.2002) Okay, so it still doesn't have one. One of my ideas is Magic Malarkie but so far little magic has been in the main comic series. If you have any ideas email me at mageslime@yahoo.com. 3.6.2002
Donated Comics D|ck Ed donated comic 4. 3.5.2002Dragon Quest 4 for PlayStationAccording to The GIA, Enix has canceled the US release of Dragon Quest 4 for PlayStation. They might consider it to be an old system, or maybe they just aren't making enough from Dagon Warrior 7. This also means it is unlikely they will release Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 for the PlayStation. But you can still cross your fingers that Enix will release both these games for the Game Boy Advance. 3.5.2002Dragon Warrior ComicsI have finished Issue 62: The Best Battle Ever! to the main series. Donated Comics: Slime Class (Updated) Romo donated issue 13 for Slime Class. Dragon Warrior Newsletter I finished Newsletter 78. To subscribe to the newsletters go here. 3.4.2002Dragon Warrior 1: The Remake Contest!If you were here on time to know about a beta tester contest of going here to fight the Dragonlord, it is over. Contest winners: Au Tomato Nomega and Albert Chae. You can also still fight the Dragonlord by talking to Dragonlordbot on AIM. 3.2.2002Dragon Warrior 1: The RemakeGame-Arena Interactive is creating a Dragon Warrior 1 remake. It will be in 3D (with a third person perspective), it will have original graphics, voices for NPC's, and online capability. Other than that it will almost completely be like the original Dragon Warrior game. Dragon Warrior 1: The Remake will be free, and it is already nearing completion. Game-Arena Interactive is a small team of developers that have formed to make a small Oklahoma, US based Game Production company. Dragon Quest 5 Translation Dejap has released an updated version of their complete Dragon Quest 5 translation. There are only a couple bugs left. 3.1.2002Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 for PSXAccording to The Magic Box, the PlayStation remakes of the Dragon Quest Monsters games will be released in Japan March 31st. All three games will be sold together. |
