Dragon Quest II Versions

[Bedwyr]

What versions of Dragon Quest II have been made?

I was just looking up information on the game and noticed that the Super Famicom remake (DQ I&II)  is different than the one I have on the iPhone. Is the iPhone version specifically made for mobile or was the remake created originally for another system like the Wonder Swan or something?

Comparing DQ III Super Famicom with iOS, it looks essentially the same.

[CliveBarker]

"The first four Dragon Quest installments were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan and North America. The first two installments were released in Japan on NES and ported that same year to the MSX; all four games have been remade for newer systems. Dragon Quest was first released in Japan on May 27, 1986 and in North America as Dragon Warrior in August 1989.^[8][27]Dragon Quest II Akuryo no Kamigami was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1990 as Dragon Warrior II. Dragon Quest III Soshite Densetsu e... was released in Japan in 1989 and North America as Dragon Warrior III in 1992. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen was released in Japan in 1990 and in North America in 1992 as Dragon Warrior IV. A 2001 Japanese PlayStation remake of Dragon Warrior IV scheduled for the North American market was never released.^[8][28] The Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest IV was released in North America, Europe, and Australia under its original translated title; the European release removed the number from the title.^[

 

The game (DQII or Dragon Warrior II) has been released in the next platforms:

Famicom/NES

MSX
MSX2
Super Famicom
Game Boy Color
Mobile phone
Wii
Android
iOS

 

I prefer Breath of Fire honestly but its been a lot of years since I played a Dragon Quest game, I used to play on my playstation

 

You can check here to see what are the best versions of each iteration of the game: https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/3lyy59/best_way_to_play_16/

 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=949546&page=1

 

 

[Bedwyr]

Ha, confirmed it. Thanks for the links but the Wiki article was never explicit about what version you're playing on iOS.

 

From the Touch Arcade review.

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This version of the game, like the one we recently received of the first game, is a port of a Japan-only feature phone game from 2005. It's loosely based on the Super Famicom remake that we never saw officially released in English, but if you played the Game Boy remake, it's mechanically quite similar.

So it's an upgrade from the Super Famicom version made for a previous mobile phone OS.

Edited August 14, 2016 by Bedwyr