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| {{Infobox game | | {{MainHeaderSub|Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon Wiki}} |
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| | title_en = {{tt|Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon|Unofficial title.}}
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| | title_ka = ドラゴンクエスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン
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| | title_ro = Doragon Kuesuto Shōnen Yangasu to Fushigi no Danjon
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| | image = Dragon Quest - Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon cover art.jpg
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| | developer = {{Meta|Cavia}}
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| | publisher = {{Meta|Square Enix}}
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| | platform = PlayStation 2
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| | genre = Action role-playing, Roguelike
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| | mode = Single player
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| | version = 1.0
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| | designer = {{Meta|Yuji Horii}}
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| | artist = {{Meta|Akira Toriyama}}
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| | composer = {{Meta|Hayato Matsuo}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greening |first1=Chris |title=Hayato Matsuo Interview: Dark Orchestral Writing |url=http://www.vgmonline.net/hayatomatsuointerview/ |website=Video Game Music Online |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><br>{{Meta|Koichi Sugiyama}}
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| | rd_ja = April 20, 2006
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| | cero = A
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| | media = DVD-ROM
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| '''Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''' {{JA|''ドラゴンクエスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン''|Doragon Kuesuto Shōnen Yangasu to Fushigi no Danjon}} is a prequel and spin-off to ''Dragon Quest Ⅷ: Journey of the Cursed King'', developed by {{Meta|Cavia}} and published by {{Meta|Square Enix}} as part of the ''{{Meta|About Mystery Dungeon|Mystery Dungeon}}'' Franchise. While it does not follow the ''{{DragonQuest|Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon|Torneko's Mystery Dungeon}}'' series, it participates in the ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest}}'' series.
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| ==Plot==
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| The game centers around the character {{DragonQuest|Yangus}}, who is a character accompanying Eight in ''Dragon Quest Ⅷ'', as a child. Described as a "plump bandit", he becomes involved with his father {{DragonQuest|Yampa}}'s gang of thieves when a mysterious jug is brought home. Though instructed not to touch the jug, Yangus does, and is sucked inside the bottle into another world called "{{YoungYangus|Bottle Land}}". {{DragonQuest|Gelda}}, a female bandit from ''Dragon Quest Ⅷ'' also appears in this new world, as well as {{DragonQuest|Red}}, {{DragonQuest|Morrie}}, {{DragonQuest|Torneko}}, and a new character named {{DragonQuest|Poppy}}, and each begins to explore the dungeons of this new land.
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| ==Reception==
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| The game ranked third in Japan for game sales for the week of April 17 to April 23 in 2006.<ref name=salez>{{cite web|url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/japan-game-charts-april-17-23/1100-6148624/|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=June 13, 2020|title= Japan game charts: April 17-23|date=May 1, 2006|author=Thorsen, Tor}}</ref> The game was noted for its "cartoonish 3D graphics", and its full motion video was also praised.<ref name="spy">{{cite web | title=Dragon Quest: Young Yangus' Mysterious Dungeon | url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dragon-quest-yangus-mysterious-dungeon/704045p2.html | author=Andrew Alfonso | work=GameSpy | date=May 1, 2006 | accessdate=2012-08-04 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717015116/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dragon-quest-yangus-mysterious-dungeon/704045p2.html | archivedate=July 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Dragon Quest VIII spin-off dated for Japan | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/dragon-quest-viii-spin-off-dated-for-japan-6143244 | author=Tim Surette | work=GameSpot | date=January 27, 2006 | accessdate=2012-08-04 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108173250/http://www.gamespot.com/news/dragon-quest-viii-spin-off-dated-for-japan-6143244 | archivedate=November 8, 2012 }}</ref> The original art style and cell-shaded graphics were highlighted for praise as well.<ref name="spy"/> IGN described the dungeon movement system in the game as "clumsy".<ref name="IGNS">{{cite web|title=Dragon Quest Yangus: Import Playtest|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/702/702444p1.html|author=Anoop Gantayat|work=IGN|date=April 24, 2006|accessdate=2012-08-04|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927153002/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/702/702444p1.html|archivedate=September 27, 2011}}</ref> The narration of the game was thought to be hilarious, due to the narrators acting out of various characters parts.<ref name="IGNS"/> The protagonist of the game, Young Yangus, would later appear in other games in the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise such as ''Fortune Street'' in 2011 and ''Dragon Quest Rivals'' as part of an event in 2019.
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| ==Sales==
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| The title sold over 340,000 copies in Japan by November 2006, according to Square Enix's IR, and ranking number 42 in sales overall for the year.<ref name="EBsales">{{Cite book |title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2007 |publisher=Enterbrain |year=2007 |isbn=978-4-7577-3577-4 |location=Tokyo |page=387 |id={{JPNO|21240454}} |language=ja |script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2007 |trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2007 |chapter=2006年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500 |trans-chapter=2006 Game Software Annual Sales Top 500 |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626214525/http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |archivedate=2015-06-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/pdf/20061120en.pdf |title=FY2006 First-Half Period ResultsBriefing Session |publisher=Square Enix |page=6 |accessdate=August 23, 2020 }}</ref>
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| All content about Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon is organized into these categories. Click on a section name to learn more, and to drill down further to more specific and detailed pages.
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| | | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051221041134/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/yangus/ Square Enix - Japanese] <sup>(Dead Link - Poorly Archived)</sup> |
| ==Gallery==
| | * [https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/yangus/ Square Enix - Japanese] <sup>(Current)</sup> |
| :''For this subject's image gallery, see {{Gallery|Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon}}.''
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| Dragon Quest - Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon cover art.jpg | cover art
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| ==Other Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Titles== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Young Yangus|*]] | | [[Category:Young Yangus|*]] |
| [[Category:Games]] | | [[Category:Games]] |
| [[Category:Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) Titles]] | | [[Category:Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) Titles]] |
| [[Category:PlayStation 2 game]] | | [[Category:PlayStation 2 Games]] |
: April 20, 2006
Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon is the fourth main video game in the Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series.
