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Play Dragon Warrior (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
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A lone descendant of Erdrick crosses Alefgard, learns spells and challenges the Dragonlord in turn-based duels.
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controllers Setting.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controllers Setting to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Dragon Warrior
Quick start
Press START, select START with SELECT, press START and enter a name with A. Read the king’s opening instructions, collect the three throne-room chests and use the key to leave. Visit the town east of the castle, buy equipment, then fight slimes nearby and return to the inn before HP runs low. In the Japanese Famicom edition, ask the king for a revival password and copy it accurately; Continue restores that password.
Controls
D-pad: walk and choose commands. A: open the command window, confirm and advance text. B: cancel. Select Talk, Take, Door or Stairs when the situation requires that action. Japanese Talk also asks which direction to address.
Dragon Warrior — About this game
Every expedition begins with a practical choice: spend gold on stronger equipment or keep enough for healing and an inn. You travel alone, so a single monster can turn an apparently safe journey into a retreat. Experience improves the hero and unlocks spells, but limited MP still makes herbs and careful routes useful. Town conversations reveal places and hidden objects rather than marking a complete route for you. Dark caves call for a torch or light spell, while command-based doors, chests and stairs make observation part of exploration. Defeat returns the hero to the king at the cost of half the gold, so short journeys near a town are a sensible way to build strength. In the Japanese Famicom edition, ask the king for a revival password and copy it accurately; Continue restores that password.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.