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Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon or Shonen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon, fully Dragon Quest: Shonen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクエスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン, translated as Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon), is a prequel/spin-off of Dragon Quest VIII, starring the character Yangus as a child.

It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. This game is another Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mysterious Dungeon series.

Gameplay[]

Characters[]

  • Yangus - the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy who would become the ex-thief character from Dragon Quest VIII.
  • Red - known in North America as Red. In Dragon Quest VIII it is stated that she and Yangus had a relationship, which is explored in this game.
  • Poppy - a young kid who helps Yangus in his adventure, taking care of captured monsters. He is local to Pottal Land, the world where the story is developed.
  • Morrie - the monster master from Dragon Quest VIII. He introduces Yangus to monster breeding.
  • Torneko - the merchant from Dragon Quest IV. He trains Yangus at the beginning of the game, and then opens a shop in Pottal Land.
  • Yanpa - Yangus's father and leader of a group of thieves. He owns the magic pot that is home to the world of Pottal Land.

Reception[]

The game has sold 301,755 copies in Japan to date. Famitsu magazine scored the game a high 35 out of 40.

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