For this Delocalized Edition of the original Dragon Warrior, a lot of changes have been made in an effort not only to remove the rigid censorship imposed by Nintendo of America, but also to move the game much closer to the look and feel of the original Japanese Famicom Dragon Quest. While a keen observer may notice a few variances from the look of the original Japanese Dragon Quest release, this version comes very close to it, with the key difference being a custom designed Japanese style hero sprite that can walk in four directions. The original front facing only style of the NPC sprites has been preserved otherwise. While this hack may be controversial in the sense that the graphics have been reduced to a more primitive state, it should be noted that this hack will provide the player with a much better sense of the progression of the series during the NES era. The player may even discover that this style has its own unique charm.

Beyond the visuals, the script has been entirely rewritten in a contemporary English style based on a translation document done by x_loto as well as frequent collaboration with Masafumi Sato, a native Japanese speaker. While the style of the script could be described as sparse in comparison to contemporary renditions, the reader should find it clear and readable.

Please submit any issues or feedback on my combined project thread:

• http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=26951.0

• No-Intro Name: Dragon Warrior (USA)
• (No-Intro version 20130731-235630)
• File SHA-1: 6A50CE57097332393E0E8751924FD56456EF083C
• ROM SHA-1: 73F9B88DEF80756EF29C5AA1A724C3112E5918C1