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'''''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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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.
|''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''
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==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>
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|1995
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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'''''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''''' and its follow-up '''''Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''''' are the first entry into the ''Mystery Dungeon'' franchise and the first series to be a crossover with another franchise, being the ''[https://dragon-quest.org/wiki/Main_Page Dragon Quest]'' series. The title are primarily centered around Torneko, the merchant first met in ''Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen''.


==Regional Releases==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; width:60%; margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Game
!Game
!Japan
!Japan
!North America
!North America
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|-
!''[[Torneko 1|Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon]]''
!''Torneko's Great Adventure''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
|{{No}}
|-
|-
!''[[Torneko 2|Torneko: The Last Hope]]''
!''Torneko: The Last Hope''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
|-
|-
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance''
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
|{{No}}
|-
|-
!''[[Torneko 3|Torneko's Great Adventure 3]]''
!''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
|{{No}}
|-
|-
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance''
|''<small>Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{Yes}}
| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
|{{No}}
|-
!''[[Yangus|Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon]]''
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
|}
 
==Releases==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Cover Arts
!Title
!Release years by system
!Abbreviations
|-
![[File:Torneko's Great Adventure Cover Art.png|200x200px]]
|'''''[[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''
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;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP=September 19, 1993}}
|1993 - Super Famicom
|Torneko 1<br>TMD 1<br>Torneko SFC
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!<tabber>
!''Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon''
PS (JP)=
|{{Yes}}
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope PS2 JP cover art.jpg|200x200px]]
|{{No}}
|-|
PS (EN)=
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope Cover Art.png|200x200px]]
|-|
GBA=
[[File:Torneko 2 The Last Hope GBA cover art.jpg|200x200px]]
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;PS
'''''[[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~''
;GBA
'''''[[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''
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;Original release dates:
{{CountryFlag|JP=September 15, 1999|NA=November 15, 2000}}
|1999, {{tt|2000|North America}} - PlayStation<br>{{tt|2001 - Game Boy Advance|Japan only}}
|Torneko 2<br>TMD 2<br>Torneko 2 Advance<br>The Last Hope
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!<tabber>
!''Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
PS2=
|{{Yes}}
[[File:Torneko 3 PS2 Cover Art.png|200x200px]]
|{{No}}
|-|
GBA=
[[File:Torneko 3 GBA Cover Art.jpg|200x200px]]
</tabber>
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;PS2
''''[[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~''
;GBA
'''''[[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''
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;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP=October 31, 2002}}
|2002 - PlayStation 2<br>2004 - Game Boy Advance
|Torneko 3<br>TMD 3<br>Torneko 3 Advance
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|-
![[File:Dragon Quest- Young Yangus cover Art.jpg|200x200px]]
!''Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
|'''''[[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''
|{{Yes}}
----
|{{No}}
;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP=April 20, 2006}}
|2006 - PlayStation 2
|Young Yangus<br>YMD
|}
|}


== Demos ==
==Translations==
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!Cover Arts
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;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP={{Data Needed}}}}
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== Mobile Phone ==
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|'''''[[DragonQuestMobile1|ドラゴンクエスト不思議のダンジョンMOBILE]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Fushigi no Danjon MOBILE<br>Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
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;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP=August 7, 2006}}
|2006 - Android
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|'''''[[DragonQuestMobile2|ドラゴンクエスト もっと不思議のダンジョンMOBILE]]'''<br>Doragon Kuesuto Motto Fushigi no Danjon MOBILE<br>Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile''
----
;Original release date:
{{CountryFlag|JP=September 14, 2009}}
|2009 - Android
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== Fan translations ==
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! rowspan="2" |Game
! rowspan="2" |Game
! rowspan="2" |Console
! rowspan="2" |Console
! colspan="2" |English
! colspan="2" |English
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Chinese|中文}}
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Chinese|{{#language:zh}}}}
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Korean|한국어}}
! colspan="2" |{{Tt|Korean|{{#language:ko}}}}
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!''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon
!''Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon''{{UT}}
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!{{ConsoleLogo|SFC}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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! rowspan="2" |''Torneko's Great Adventure 2''{{UT}}
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS1}}
|{{Blue}}|Official
|{{Blue}}|Enix
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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!{{ConsoleLogo|GBA}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
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! rowspan="2" |''Torneko: The Last Hope
! rowspan="2" |''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''{{UT}}
!PS
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS2}}
| style="background:lightblue; color:midnightblue" |Official
|{{No}}
| style="background:lightblue; color:midnightblue" |Enix
|{{No}}
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![[File:Game Boy Advance Logo small.png|24px]]
!{{ConsoleLogo|GBA}}
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|{{Orange}}|WIP
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|{{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>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Green}}|{{Citation needed}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{No}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |
|{{No}}
 
|-
|-
!''Torneko's Great Adventure 3
!''Young Yangus''{{UT}}
![[File:Game Boy Advance Logo small.png|24px]]
!{{ConsoleLogo|PS2}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
|{{No}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |<ref group="n">[https://twitter.com/sammanofsteel/status/1293824925342535680 Work in progress screenshot] of Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance being translated in English by @SamManOfSteel.</ref>
|{{No}}
| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |✓
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| style="background:#CEF2CE; color:darkgreen" |
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| style="background:#F2CECE; color:maroon" |✗
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===Links===
==In Other Languages==
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==In other languages==
{{In Other Languages
{{In Other Languages
| en = Torneko's Great Adventure
  | en   = Torneko's Great Adventure
| fr = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/fr|Torneko's Great Adventure (français)]]
  | ja    = トルネコの大冒険
| es = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/es|Torneko's Great Adventure (español)]]
  | fr   =  
| de = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/de|Torneko's Great Adventure (Deutsch)]]
  | fr_ca =
| it = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/it|Torneko's Great Adventure (italiano)]]
  | es   =  
| ja = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/ja|トルネコの大冒険]]
  | es_la =
| ko = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/ko|Torneko's Great Adventure (한국어)]]
  | de   =  
| zh = [[Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon/zh|Torneko's Great Adventure (中文)]]
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== External Sources ==
==See Also==
{{Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) Navbox}}


[[Category:Dragon Quest MD Titles]]
==References==
[[Category:About Pages]]
<references />
[[Category:Lists]]


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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

References