Dragon Warrior III

An Overview of My Favorite Game Ever!!

STARTING OFF
RETRIEVING THE THIEF'S KEY
CAVE OF ENTICEMENT
WAKING NOANIELS
DEAFEATING KANDAR AND GETTING THE CROWN
RETRIEVING THE MAGIC KEY AND GETTING YOUR SHIP
RETRIEVING THE FINAL KEY AND THE ORBS
BARAMOS
THE DARK WORLD
THE CASTLE OF ZOMA

You then walk into town to get your party. The game will have a default party of a Pilgrim, a Wizard, and a Soldier. You can also make you own set of characters. You are the Hero. You can use most weapons and armour and can use basic magic. The Soldier is skilled in fighting and can use no magic. The Pilgrim is a decent fighter and can use mostly healing spells. The Wizard is weak but can use powerful attack spells. The Fighter can fight and use no magic and only selected pieces of weapons and armour. The Merchant is an alright fighter and will find you a few gold pieces during a battle but cannot cast spells. The Goof-off is amusing more than anything.

I found the easiest party was the Hero along with three Fighters. The Fighters are highly skilled and they do not need all the expensive weapons and armour. The hardest quests would probably be those with three Soldiers or three Wizards. The Soldiers are way expensive and the Wizards die off too easily. Remember, this is only my opinion.

To the north of Kanave lies Noaniels (12), a town that got put to sleep by the Elves hiding in the woods. You will then retrieve the Dream Ruby from the Cave West of Noaniels, give it to Anne's mom in the Hidden Village of Elves, and obtain Wake up Powder. I have found this segment obsolete in the final outcome in the game. However, it does help to get levels up.

Now, go to Baharata (18). To get there, show the dwarf in the cave east of Assaram the Royal Scroll. He will then make a path for you. Then I venture to Dhama. To reach there, cross the bridge east of Baharata and go north. Get some levels up and then go to the Cave East of Baharata (19). In the cave, kill Kandar, rescue the pepper guy, and he will give you some pepper. Go back to Portaga and receive your ship.

Then, use Return to Noaniels. Get on your ship and travel around the land west and south until you hit the castle of Eginbear. Arrange the stones (it is fairly easy) and acquire the Vase of Drought. Now, use Return to Dhama, get on your ship, take the waterway out, and go north until you reach The Shoals (the rocks in the middle of the ocean). When you get there, use the Vase of Drought, go inside, talk to the guy, and get your Final Key (which can open all doors).

Return to Aliahan, make a Merchant, put him/her in your party, get on your ship, and travel south and a little east. Go around the land until you reach a grass patch in the middle of a forest. Give your Merchant to help the old man build a town. When the town is finished, you will receive the highly needed Yellow Orb.

Next, Return to Dhama, get on your boat, pass through the waterway, and go to Jipang (23). You will need to defeat the Orochi to obtain your Purple Orb.

After that, Return to Aliahan, get on your ship and travel east and then a little north. You will reach a cape, go around it to the right and you will reach the House of Pirates where you will acquire the Red Orb under the rock.

When you reach level 27 or so, go through the Navel of the Earth. This is a solo mission that I prefer conquering with my Hero. You will obtain another orb: the Blue Orb.

Next, go to Samanao (27). Getting there is somewhat complicated. Return to Aliahan, get on your ship, and travel south and a little bit east until you hit the ice. Go east around that and directly south, where you should reach a shrine by itself on an island. Go in there.

Next, go to the Cave Southeast of Samanao to obtain the Mirror of Ra. You will then sneak into the Castle of Samanao and use the Mirror on the king. He is a fake and you must fight him. You will get the Staff of Change for accomplishing this mission.

Now, trade the Staff of Change with the man at Greenlad. He will give you the Sailor's Thighbone so you can find the Phantom Ship. You will obtain the Locket of Love there. Use Return to Dhama, get on your ship, follow the waterway, and follow the land north until you reach some rivers. Enter the third one (I'm pretty sure anyway), and there will be a spot where it throws you back. Use the Locket there to break the curse and obtain the Sword of Gaia.

After that, Return to Lancel and go north until you reach land. From there, follow the land eastward and pass through the waterway. There will be this hole (which is actually a volcano) in which you will hurl the Sword of Gaia. This will then allow you to reach the Cave of Necrogond (32). Necrogond is quite tough, but it will be worth it, for you will obtain your last orb: the Silver Orb.

Your first destination will be no other than Tantegel [(35) remember that castle from DWI and II]. Then, venture to Kol (36), Hauksness (37), Cantlin (38), and Rimuldar (38). In Hauksness, do not pass up the Oricon in the pasture. With the Oricon, you can go to Kol and by the Sword of Kings (the most powerful weapon in the entire game). You will also want to obtain the Armor of Radiance at the Tower West of Kol (40).

This is my all-time favorite video game. Before you attempt to annihilate Zoma, you must obtain the Sphere of Light in the Light World at the Castle of the Dragon Queen. To reach there, you must get on Ramia and fly southeast of Kanave. You will notice it because it is the only castle on the entire map surrounded by mountains.

Good luck in bringing peace back into the world!