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Dragon Quest | Dragon Warrior
Console icon NES/Famicom

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Developer

Chunsoft

Publisher

Enix

Genre

Turn-Based RPG

Released

May 27, 1986

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Achievements

Author: SirVG (33)

There are 33 achievements worth 310 (431) points.

This set has 3 missable achievements.

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  • Use the Magic Key and open the door to the King's Chamber

    5,311 (3,460) of 5,342 – 99.42%

    64.77% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    99.42% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find Erdrick's Tablet

    3,188 (2,422) of 5,342 – 59.68%

    45.34% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    59.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Fairy Flute

    2,472 (1,960) of 5,342 – 46.27%

    36.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    46.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Fighter's Ring

    2,443 (1,944) of 5,342 – 45.73%

    36.39% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    45.73% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Death Necklace

    1,585 (1,407) of 5,342 – 29.67%

    26.34% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.67% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Silver Harp

    2,146 (1,731) of 5,342 – 40.17%

    32.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    40.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Cursed Belt

    2,013 (1,671) of 5,342 – 37.68%

    31.28% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Stones of Sunlight

    2,199 (1,767) of 5,342 – 41.16%

    33.08% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    41.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Staff of Rain

    2,125 (1,719) of 5,342 – 39.78%

    32.18% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    39.78% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find Erdrick's Armor

    2,013 (1,636) of 5,342 – 37.68%

    30.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find Erdrick's Token

    2,011 (1,643) of 5,342 – 37.65%

    30.76% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.65% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Silver Shield

    1,993 (1,637) of 5,342 – 37.31%

    30.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find the Rainbow Drop

    1,985 (1,629) of 5,342 – 37.16%

    30.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Build the Rainbow Bridge to reach Charlock Fortress!

    1,980 (1,626) of 5,342 – 37.06%

    30.44% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.06% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Discover the secret stairs in Charlock Castle

    1,965 (1,615) of 5,342 – 36.78%

    30.23% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    36.78% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Find Erdrick's Sword

    1,930 (1,593) of 5,342 – 36.13%

    29.82% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    36.13% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Accept the Dragonlord's offer

    1,689 (1,433) of 5,342 – 31.62%

    26.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    31.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Dragonlord!

    1,833 (1,520) of 5,342 – 34.31%

    28.45% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    34.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Dragonlord and return to the castle without saving Gwaelin

    1,479 (1,359) of 5,342 – 27.69%

    25.44% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    27.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Rescue Princess Gwaelin

    2,025 (1,621) of 5,342 – 37.91%

    30.34% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Return Princess Gwaelin to the King

    1,998 (1,601) of 5,342 – 37.40%

    29.97% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.40% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Bring Princess Gwaelin to the Dragonlord!

    1,489 (1,366) of 5,342 – 27.87%

    25.57% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    27.87% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Dragonlord and return to the castle with Gwaelin in tow

    1,474 (1,353) of 5,342 – 27.59%

    25.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    27.59% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the trademark Blue Slime!

    4,336 (3,054) of 5,342 – 81.17%

    57.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    81.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Goldman (and get rich)!

    2,289 (1,807) of 5,342 – 42.85%

    33.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    42.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the wyvern!

    2,260 (1,784) of 5,342 – 42.31%

    33.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    42.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the evasive Metal Slime!

    1,869 (1,563) of 5,342 – 34.99%

    29.26% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    34.99% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 2

    3,823 (2,835) of 5,342 – 71.56%

    53.07% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    71.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 3

    3,483 (2,631) of 5,342 – 65.20%

    49.25% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    65.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 9

    2,526 (1,974) of 5,342 – 47.29%

    36.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    47.29% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 12

    2,234 (1,787) of 5,342 – 41.82%

    33.45% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    41.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 15

    2,051 (1,671) of 5,342 – 38.39%

    31.28% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    38.39% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Reach Level 19

    1,903 (1,584) of 5,342 – 35.62%

    29.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    35.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

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Recent comments

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dizzykei 2 Dec 2024 04:23
Hooray! No more lvl 30 grinding!
BraedenH2O 5 Dec 2024 00:04
Mastery #2 dragon quest is new to me but this is my first time playing the NES version but I loved it none the less
buvy 15 Dec 2024 22:40
You only have to navigate your way to the Dragonlord 3 times total. Prerequisite: leave Gwaelin in the cave (obviously) and fetch Erdrick's Sword from Charlock Castle then go talk to the king and save your game.

1. Go get the princess on the way to the Dragonlord beat him then take the princess to the king (you get both achievements in one run)
2. Go beat the Dragonlord and leave the princess in the cave
3. Go save the princess bring her to the king then go accept the Dragonlord's offer
Lugero 16 Dec 2024 20:26
Mastered!
So nice to play this little part of history in videogames and how it shaped one of my favorite genres

The necklace achievement is a bit too rng but at least you get a lot of gold and good exp along the way so is fine by me in terms of mastery since the rest of the set is simple

I'm exited to explore more Dragon Quest as a newcomer of this franchise!
HereIsYourDrink 20 Dec 2024 23:38
I only played this game out of obligation, since it's an important piece of gaming history. It's mostly just a grinding simulator with janky controls.

The set itself was mostly fine, aside from the RNG-heavy Death Necklace cheevo & seemingly random Wyvern cheevo. Glad I got this off my bucket list.
GreedFeed 21 Dec 2024 00:02
@HereIsYourDrink definitely a bummer to hear you feel that way. Personally I find it to be the essence of what makes the JRPG genre so great distilled down to its core. I really love this game and while I absolutely grew up with an NES in the 90s and this game was one in my collection I actually didn’t really appreciate the Dragon Quest series until much later in my life.

Something about the simple progression of the journey, building yourself up in both level and wealth to get a foothold into each new zone and town I find really rewarding. I also love the classic fantasy of it all, the Dragonlord is evil and locked the princess up with a dragon, why? Because he’s bad and you’re good! Go save the day, it’s the heroes responsibility.

That being said, I can see the reasons why the game can turn others off, it doesn’t have to be everyone’s cup of tea either.
coastward 29 Dec 2024 10:50
more like... grinding quest!!!!
CheeseKnight 2 Jan 2025 06:10
#42 and #1 in my 2025 goal to master as many DQ games as possible. Always fun to go back and play one of the most influential JRPGs made.
Fireo43 11 Jan 2025 03:04
Mastered #2

The original Dragon Quest. While quite simple I can't help to come back to this game. This is my 5th time now beating the game, but this was my first time going through the set. Other then obviously having to grind levels, the death necklace achievement probably was the biggest struggle. Took me only 20 attempts which from what I seen from others, could have been worse. Overall pretty alright set, will be going through the rest of the games down the line.
RetroSmoothy
RetroSmoothy 11 Jan 2025 15:56
Yay I mastered this set I enjoy playing this set. The death necklace wasn't as bad as people made it seem.
Svnny 21 Jan 2025 21:56
Mastered #4! Took me 40 attempts to get the Choker/Death Necklace. Could've been a lot worse... o3o
bitsandglory 4 Feb 2025 21:37
This was my second mastery!

A true classic. And quite frankly, having beaten the game legitimately 3 times prior, it was a godsend being able to fast forward even with Hardcore mode on haha.

Pretty standard set of achievements aside from two areas...

1) The Death Necklace RNG Grind - Best place to do it IMO is the Mountain/Fighters cave. Pretty quick route back to the chest. Plus, at that general area/point of the game, decent to organically grind while doing so. It took me roughly 40 attempts. So close to the 1/32 chance.

2) All the various end game achievements with the princess, dragonlord, etc. - Check the comment above from @buvy, great advice. Only 3 trips to the Dragonlord needed, 2 successful kills.

Random Thought: The Wyvern achievement is strange. At that point would have preferred a fleshed out bestiary clear achievement TBH.
CrippleThreat8 13 Mar 2025 04:21
Mastery #2! One of my favorite games. Got super lucky and got the Death Necklace on my second try.
Sanganman 18 Mar 2025 11:50
Mastered #46. Pretty chill overall. Really just a matter of knowing where to go
rubberfire 18 Mar 2025 18:51
Mastery #24! Always loved this game after playing the Switch remake. Dragonlord's first form always makes me chuckle at the "Ditto-like" face lmao
Haigro 24 Mar 2025 22:31
Mastery #1 (7 hours). Appreciate that you did not include grinding to lvl 30 for the sake of my sanity. Overall, a good set to see everything the game has to offer. Quite interesting to actually go through this relic when my only other DQ experience was with 11.
sandro4912 25 Mar 2025 04:00
Oh lvl30 was there but demoted since pointless grinding to max lvl is an unwelcome concept.
TaskMaster22 10 Apr 2025 00:54
Mastery #10th grinding at the start was very annoying but after lv 10 it was easier grinding on the highter lv enemies.The eniemies at the end gived me more trouble that the final boss whith is funny
(every time i run the wanted to fight whith made me lost more mp for the boss).
whichwizard 14 Apr 2025 16:25
Should have been called Grindin' Quest
ChrisHank 26 Apr 2025 11:58
Mastery #16 It was a fun but grinding set!