Dragon Warrior Monsters

This article is about the video game called Dragon Warrior Monsters in North America. For the series, see Dragon Quest Monsters.
Dragon Warrior Monsters
North American cover
Developer(s)Tose
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hitoshi Suino
  • Kenji Honda
Designer(s)Yuji Horii
Programmer(s)Gao Matsumoto
Artist(s)Akira Toriyama
Writer(s)Yuji Horii
Composer(s)Koichi Sugiyama
SeriesDragon Quest Monsters
Platform(s)Game Boy Color, Mobile phones, PlayStation, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseGame Boy Color
  • JP: September 25, 1998
  • NA: January 25, 2000
  • EU: January 28, 2000
Mobile phones
  • JP: January 28, 2002
PlayStation
  • JP: May 30, 2002
Nintendo 3DS
  • JP: May 31, 2012
iOS, Android
  • JP: November 7, 2018
Nintendo Switch
  • JP: September 17, 2019
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dragon Quest Monsters,[a] released in North America as Dragon Warrior Monsters, is the first video game in the Dragon Quest Monsters series. It was released in Japan by Enix on September 25, 1998, and co-published by Eidos Interactive in Europe and North America in 2000. It was the first Dragon Quest game to be released in Europe. The game cartridge is compatible with both the black-and-white Game Boy and the Game Boy Color; a second printing of the game was made after the Game Boy Color itself was released. The game was remade for the PlayStation in a compilation Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 Hoshi Furi no Yūsha to Bokujō no Nakamatachi.[b][1] A mobile phone incarnation titled Dragon Quest Monsters i was released in Japan on January 28, 2002.[2]

The game features the characters Terry and Milly from Dragon Quest VI when they were children, before the events in Dragon Quest VI. Dragon Warrior Monsters is often compared to the Pokémon series due to their similar gameplay.[3] Critics set the games apart by noting the in-depth breeding system seen in this game.

In May 2012, a remake of the game for the Nintendo 3DS, titled Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D,[c] was released only in Japan.[4][5] Later in November 2018, the remake was released for smartphones.[6] Followed by a release on Nintendo Switch in September 2019.[7]


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  3. ^ Jeff Gertsmann (2004). "Dragon Warrior Monsters review". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  4. ^ "Square-Enix Revamping Original Dragon Quest Monsters for 3DS". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  5. ^ Ishaan (September 18, 2011). "The Very First Dragon Quest Monsters Is Being Remade For Nintendo 3DS". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland SP announced for smartphones". Gematsu. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland Retro Announced For Switch, Releases September 17 In Japan". Siliconera. September 17, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.