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==General Information==
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==Regional Releases==
'''''Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon''''' began with {{Torneko1Title}}, the first entry into the ''{{Meta|Mystery Dungeon}}'' franchise and the first to use a crossover with another series, being the ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest}}'' franchise. The titles are primarily centered around {{DragonQuest|Torneko}}, the merchant first met in ''Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen''.
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|+'''<span style="font-size:130%">Release years</span>'''<br>New games in green<br>Remakes and ports in orange
The ''Mystery Dungeon'' series first began with the ''Torneko's Great Adventure'' trilogy, a spin-off of ''Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen'', known as ''Dragon Warrior Ⅳ'' in North America. Torneko would later appear as a cameo in the spin-off and prequel of ''Dragon Quest Ⅷ: Journey of the Cursed King'', ''Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon'', which marks the first and so far only Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon game where the main character isn't Torneko, as {{DragonQuest|Yangus}}, as a kid, is the protagonist instead.
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|''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''
==About==
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After the launch of the Super Famicom and finishing development for ''Dragon Quest V'', the company ceased working on the ''Dragon Quest'' series and began working on the ''Mystery Dungeon'' series.<ref name="origins">http://www.1up.com/features/koichi-nakamura-interview-console-rpg Koichi Nakamura Interview: On the Birth of the Console RPG</ref> The series was based on the 1980's game ''Rogue'', which has spawned its own genre called roguelike.<ref name="origins"/> For a week {{Meta|Koichi Nakamura}}, founder of {{Meta|Chunsoft}} and co-creator of the ''Dragon Quest'' series, played ''Rogue'' at the recommendation of a colleague, {{Meta|Seiichiro Nagahata}}, trying to understand the game's appeal, and concluded the high degree of challenge made the game very rewarding. While working on a roguelike game for the Super Famicom, the team decided to use characters from a recognizable franchise in Japan. Koichi Nakamura has asked {{Meta|Yuji Horii}}, creator of the ''Dragon Quest'' series, about the possibility to add characters and items from the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise, and Torneko, the merchant appearing in Chunsoft's previous work ''Dragon Quest IV'', only to have the permission accepted soon after.<ref name="sc30thanniv">https://www.famitsu.com/news/201406/08054671.html</ref><ref name="origins"/> ''Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon'' was published in 1993 and became the first video game to bear the "Mystery Dungeon" moniker.<ref>https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/dungeon</ref> Even if it sold less than the series' main titles, the game has sold over 800,000 copies. Koichi Nakamura conceived the series as Chunsoft's first original work.<ref name="origins"/> The game spawned two sequels starring Torneko, ''Torneko: The Last Hope'' in 1999 and ''Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3'' in 2002, and a follow-up, ''Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon'' in 2006, where Torneko would appear as a cameo instead of the protagonist. And indeed, the game became the first of the over thirty ''Mystery Dungeon'' rogue-like series.<ref name=hoping>https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/07/26/shiren-the-wanderer-is-a-mystery-dungeon-game-without-pokemon-or-chocobos-thats-all</ref>
|1994
 
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Other characters other than Torneko would become playable throughout the titles: Torneko's own son {{DragonQuest|Tipper Taloon}} in {{Torneko3PS2Title}} and {{DragonQuest|Young Yangus}} in the spin-off and prequel of ''Dragon Quest Ⅷ: Journey of the Cursed King'', {{YoungYangusTitle}}.
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===Regional Releases===
|1995
As of now, only one game was able to receive an official translation and port in North America, which is ''World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope''. The other games have remained in Japan due to the series' popularity in Japan, being more important than overseas.
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|1999
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|''Torneko: The Last Hope''
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|2000
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|''Torneko: The Last Hope'' (North America)
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|2001
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|''Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance''
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|2002
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|''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''
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|2004
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|''Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance''
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|2006
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|''Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; width:60%; margin:auto"
!Game
!Game
!Japan
!Japan
!North America
!North America
|-
|-
!''[[Torneko 1|Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon]]''
!''Torneko's Great Adventure''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE" |No
|{{No}}
|-
|-
!''[[Torneko 2|Torneko: The Last Hope]]''
!''Torneko: The Last Hope''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
|-
|-
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance''
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE" |No
|{{No}}
|-
|-
!''[[Torneko 3|Torneko's Great Adventure 3]]''
!''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE" |No
|{{No}}
|-
|-
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance''
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE" |No
|{{No}}
|-
!''Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|-
!''[[Yangus|Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon]]''
!''Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
| style="background:#CEF2CE" |Yes
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE" |No
|{{No}}
|-
!''Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|}
|}


==Releases==
==Translations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Games===
!Box Art
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
! rowspan="2" |Game
!Platform(s)
! rowspan="2" |Console
!Short Name(s)
! colspan="2" |English
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Chinese|{{#language:zh}}}}
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Korean|{{#language:ko}}}}
|-
!Exist?
!Ref.
!Exist?
!Ref.
!Exist?
!Ref.
|-
!''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''{{UT}}
!{{ConsoleLogo|SFC}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
|-
![[File:Torneko 1 Cover Art SFC.jpg|200x200px]]
! rowspan="2" |''Torneko's Great Adventure 2''{{UT}}
|'''''[[Torneko 1|トルネコの大冒険 不思議のダンジョン]]'''<br>Toruneko no Daibōken Fushigi no Danjon<br>Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS1}}
----
|{{Blue}}|Official
'''Original release date:'''
|{{Blue}}|Enix
 
|{{No}}
'''JP:''' September 19, 1993
|{{No}}
|'''Release years by system:'''
|{{No}}
1993 - Super Famicom
|{{No}}
|Torneko 1
|-
|-
!<tabber>
!{{ConsoleLogo|GBA}}
PS (JP)=
|{{No}}
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope PS2 JP cover art.jpg|200x200px]]
|{{No}}
|-|
|{{Yes}}
PS (EN)=
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope Cover Art.png|200x200px]]
|{{Yes}}
|-|
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
GBA=
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope GBA cover art.jpg|200x200px]]
</tabber>
|'''''[[Torneko 2|World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope]]'''<br>ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険2 ～不思議のダンジョン～<br>Doragon Kuesuto Kyarakutāzu Toruneko no Daibōken 2 ～Fushigi no Danjon～<br>Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 ～Mystery Dungeon～''
 
'''''[[Torneko 2|ドラゴンクエストキャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険2アドバンス 不思議のダンジョン]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Kyarakutāzu Toruneko no Daibōken 2 Adobansu Fushigi no Danjon<br>Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: Mystery Dungeon''
----
'''Original release dates:'''
 
'''JP:''' September 15, 1999<br>'''NA:''' November 15, 2000
|'''Release years by system:'''
1999 - PlayStation<br>{{tt|2000 - PlayStation|North America}}<br>{{tt|2001 - Game Boy Advance|Japan only}}
|Torneko 2
|-
|-
!<tabber>
! rowspan="2" |''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''{{UT}}
PS2=
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS2}}
[[File:Torneko 3 PS2 Cover Art.png|200x200px]]
|{{No}}
|-|
|{{No}}
GBA=
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[[File:Torneko 3 GBA Cover Art.jpg|200x200px]]
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</tabber>
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|'''''[[Torneko 3|ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3 ～不思議のダンジョン～]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Kyarakutāzu Toruneko no Daibōken 3 ～Fushigi no Danjon～<br>Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 ～Mystery Dungeon～''
|
 
'''''[[Torneko 3|ドラゴンクエストキャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3アドバンス 不思議のダンジョン]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Kyarakutāzu Toruneko no Daibōken 3 Adobansu Fushigi no Danjon<br>Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: Mystery Dungeon''
----
'''Original release date:'''
 
'''JP:''' October 31, 2002
|'''Release years by system:'''
2002 - PlayStation 2<br>2004 - Game Boy Advance
|Torneko 3
|-
|-
![[File:Dragon Quest- Young Yangus cover Art.jpg|200x200px]]
!{{ConsoleLogo|GBA}}
|'''''[[Yangus|ドラゴンクエスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Shōnen Yangasu to Fushigi no Danjon<br>Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''
|{{Orange}}|WIP
----
|{{Orange}}|<ref group="n">Translation made by Sam Steel. Released in beta first through the Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki Discord server and later on [https://www.woodus.com/forums/topic/40435-torneko-no-daibouken-gba-translation-patch/ Woodus]</ref>
'''Original release date:'''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}


'''JP:''' April 20, 2006
|'''Release years by system:'''
2006 - PlayStation 2
|Young Yangus
|}
== Demos ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Box Art
!Title
!Platforms
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!
!''Young Yangus''{{UT}}
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS2}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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----'''Original release date:'''
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<references group="n" />
==In Other Languages==
{{In Other Languages
  | en    = Torneko's Great Adventure
  | ja    = トルネコの大冒険
  | fr    =
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  | es    =
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'''JP:'''
==See Also==
|PS1
{{Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) Navbox}}
|}


== External Sources ==
==References==
<references />


[[Category:Torneko's Mystery Dungeon Titles]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series)]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) About Pages]]

Latest revision as of 08:48, 12 July 2025

Torneko's Great Adventure logo.

Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon began with Super Famicom Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation., the first entry into the Mystery Dungeon franchise and the first to use a crossover with another series, being the Dragon Quest franchise. The titles are primarily centered around Torneko, the merchant first met in Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen.

The Mystery Dungeon series first began with the Torneko's Great Adventure trilogy, a spin-off of Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen, known as Dragon Warrior Ⅳ in North America. Torneko would later appear as a cameo in the spin-off and prequel of Dragon Quest Ⅷ: Journey of the Cursed King, Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon, which marks the first and so far only Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon game where the main character isn't Torneko, as Yangus, as a kid, is the protagonist instead.

About

After the launch of the Super Famicom and finishing development for Dragon Quest V, the company ceased working on the Dragon Quest series and began working on the Mystery Dungeon series.[1] The series was based on the 1980's game Rogue, which has spawned its own genre called roguelike.[1] For a week Koichi Nakamura, founder of Chunsoft and co-creator of the Dragon Quest series, played Rogue at the recommendation of a colleague, Seiichiro Nagahata, trying to understand the game's appeal, and concluded the high degree of challenge made the game very rewarding. While working on a roguelike game for the Super Famicom, the team decided to use characters from a recognizable franchise in Japan. Koichi Nakamura has asked Yuji Horii, creator of the Dragon Quest series, about the possibility to add characters and items from the Dragon Quest franchise, and Torneko, the merchant appearing in Chunsoft's previous work Dragon Quest IV, only to have the permission accepted soon after.[2][1] Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon was published in 1993 and became the first video game to bear the "Mystery Dungeon" moniker.[3] Even if it sold less than the series' main titles, the game has sold over 800,000 copies. Koichi Nakamura conceived the series as Chunsoft's first original work.[1] The game spawned two sequels starring Torneko, Torneko: The Last Hope in 1999 and Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 in 2002, and a follow-up, Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon in 2006, where Torneko would appear as a cameo instead of the protagonist. And indeed, the game became the first of the over thirty Mystery Dungeon rogue-like series.[4]

Other characters other than Torneko would become playable throughout the titles: Torneko's own son Tipper Taloon in PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. and Young Yangus in the spin-off and prequel of Dragon Quest Ⅷ: Journey of the Cursed King, PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation..

Regional Releases

As of now, only one game was able to receive an official translation and port in North America, which is World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope. The other games have remained in Japan due to the series' popularity in Japan, being more important than overseas.

Game Japan North America
Torneko's Great Adventure ✓ ✗
Torneko: The Last Hope ✓ ✓
Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance ✓ ✗
Torneko's Great Adventure 3 ✓ ✗
Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance ✓ ✗
Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon ✓ ✗
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile ✓ ✗
Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile ✓ ✗

Translations

Games

Game Console English Chinese Korean
Exist? Ref. Exist? Ref. Exist? Ref.
Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Super Famicom ✓ [Citation needed] ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Torneko's Great Adventure 2(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. PlayStation Official Enix ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Game Boy Advance ✗ ✗ ✓ [Citation needed] ✓ [Citation needed]
Torneko's Great Adventure 3(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. PlayStation 2 ✗ ✗
Game Boy Advance WIP [n 1] ✓ [Citation needed] ✗ ✗
Young Yangus(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. PlayStation 2 ✗ ✗
  1. ↑ Translation made by Sam Steel. Released in beta first through the Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki Discord server and later on Woodus

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Torneko's Great Adventure
Japanese トルネコの大冒険

See Also

v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon articles
v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon - Books
Guide Books Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: Mystery Dungeon - Official Perfect Guide – Chunsoft Edition(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.
Novella Novel Torneko's Great Adventure: Mysterious Dungeon Enix Bunko
Manga Torneko's Great Adventure Mystery Dungeon 4-frame Manga Theater (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Gamebook Torneko's Great Adventure - Mystery Dungeon (1 • 2 • 3) • Torneko's Great Adventure 2 - Mystery Dungeon (1 • 2) • Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Mystery Dungeon 4-frame Manga Theater - Dragon Quest Characters (1 • 2) • Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Mystery Dungeon 4-frame Manga Theater - Dragon Quest Characters (1 • 2) • Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Mystery Dungeon Premium Stories - Dragon Quest Characters
v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon - Characters
Major Characters
Playable Paulo • Protagonist (DQ Mobile 2) • Torneko • Yangus
Allies Ines • Rosa
Others Gaibara the Legendary Potter • Gelda • Morrie • Nina • Poppy • Red • Shopkeeper • Yampa
v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon - Games
Video
Games 		Original
Titles 		Super Famicom Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Super FamicomBS Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. • PlayStation World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope PlayStation • PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. PlayStation 2 • PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. PlayStation 2
Ports and
Remakes 		Game Boy Advance Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Game Boy Advance • Game Boy Advance Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Game Boy Advance
Cell Phone Keitai.svg Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Android • Keitai.svg Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. Android
Card Games Torneko's Great Adventure Card Game(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. • Dragon Quest Card Game Torneko's Great Adventure 2(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.
v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon - Audio
Albums Koichi Sugiyama's Musical Suite: "Torneko's Great Adventure" ~Musical Chemistry~ • CD Theater Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon • Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 ~Mysterious Dungeon~ Original Soundtrack
In-Game soundtracks Torneko's Great Adventure • Torneko: The Last Hope (PS1 • GBA) • Torneko's Great Adventure 3 (PS2 • GBA) • Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.1up.com/features/koichi-nakamura-interview-console-rpg Koichi Nakamura Interview: On the Birth of the Console RPG
  2. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201406/08054671.html
  3. ↑ https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/dungeon
  4. ↑ https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/07/26/shiren-the-wanderer-is-a-mystery-dungeon-game-without-pokemon-or-chocobos-thats-all
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