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In Real Life

Japan, Stop Playing With The Disgusting-Looking Food!

A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. And yet, people cannot look away — and can’t stop playing with the damn things.

News

Square Enix Working On New RPG

It’s not Final Fantasy, nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title.

In Real Life

The Most Disgusting Thing Square Enix Has Ever Done

Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Enix and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun.

October 13, 2011
In Real Life

Let These Cosplayers Bring Your JRPG Fantasies To Life

Good cosplay isn’t only about good costumes. It’s about good backgrounds. Kansai-based cosplay collective Akasha-Chronik nails both.

October 4, 2011
Retro

Japanese Ghost Town Haunted By Old Nintendo Consoles

Ghost towns aren’t just found in the western United States. They’re everywhere. Even Japan, where they’re slightly more interesting than usual, because they’ve got dirty old video games (and dirty old video cassettes).

October 3, 2011
News

What’s The Reaction When You Make Dragon Quest Games

As far as iconic games in Japan go, they don’t get any more iconic than Dragon Quest. It’s one of those rare games that still ensnares people who don’t game as much as they used to or don’t game at all.

September 27, 2011
News

Will There Ever Be A New Dragon Quest Anime?

Dragon Quest, one of Japan’s most beloved role-playing games, spawned more than sequel after sequel. A manga version ran for around seven years, and there was an anime in the early 1990s.

September 26, 2011
Nintendo

When Pokémon Comparisons Don’t Piss You Off

The idea of raising monsters and then having them fight didn’t start with Pokémon. In 1992′s Dragon Quest V, players could select monsters and have them duke it out. That was years before Pocket Monsters came out.

September 22, 2011
Nintendo

This Dragon Quest X Train Sure Looks Familiar

In the latest Dragon Quest X trailer, there’s a train. It has several headlights and a curved shaft, and it looks like a train in another game. You can see it above.

News

25-Year-Old Dragon Quest Games Are Big In Japan Right Now

Japan’s love affair for all things Dragon Quest is clearly on display this week, as sales of the Dragon Quest Collection — or if you prefer its Japanese name Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I, II, III — crack a quarter million. Not too shabby!

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