Spell of Restoration - Revision history

Antiyonder at 03:04, 9 January 2024

Antiyonder — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:04:59 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and MSX versions of {{DQ}} and {{~~DQ2~~}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and MSX versions of {{Dragon Quest}} and {{Dragon Quest II}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.

	With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{~~DQ3~~}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{~~DQ11~~}} with different functions.		With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{Dragon Quest III}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{Dragon Quest XI}} with different functions.

	=={{DQ}}==		=={{DQ}}==

2001:4451:AE2:C700:5CFB:C6A3:5DC6:5348 at 09:08, 11 May 2023

2001:4451:AE2:C700:5CFB:C6A3:5DC6:5348 — Thu, 11 May 2023 09:08:54 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and MSX versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.

	With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.		With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.

2001:4451:AE2:C700:5CFB:C6A3:5DC6:5348 at 09:06, 11 May 2023

2001:4451:AE2:C700:5CFB:C6A3:5DC6:5348 — Thu, 11 May 2023 09:06:38 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and []MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.

	With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.		With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.

Antiyonder at 16:04, 12 February 2023

Antiyonder — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:04:03 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and {{MSX}} versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and []MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.

	With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.		With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.
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	The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.		The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.

	In the original Famicom version, accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results in an instant Game Over and a special Spell of Restoration that, when entered, starts the player off at ~~level~~ 1 with no equipment.		In the original {{Famicom}} version, accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results in an instant Game Over and a special Spell of Restoration that, when entered, starts the player off at Level 1 with no equipment.

	=={{DQ2}}==		=={{DQ2}}==
	Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), {{Dragon Quest II}} employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.		Due its broader scope ([[Luminaries\|three-member party]], multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), {{Dragon Quest II}} employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.

	=={{DQ10}}==		=={{DQ10}}==
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	=={{DQ11}}==		=={{DQ11}}==
			The Spell of Restoration returns in Japanese versions of {{DQ11}}. Instead of saving progress, Spells of Restoration in {{XI}} serve more as cheat codes to start new files with boosted stats, items and [[gold]].

	~~The Spell of Restoration returns in~~ Japanese versions of {{~~DQ11~~}}~~. Instead of saving progress, Spells of Restoration in ''XI'' serve more as cheat codes to start new files with boosted stats, items and gold.~~		In Japanese versions of {{XI}}, inputting the Spell of Restoration "Horii Toriyama Sugiyama Dorakuesuto Pepepepe" will take the player to a fully playable recreation of [[Tantegel]] Castle's throne room in {{Dragon Quest}}. Exiting the throne room will prompt the current console's online store to download a remake of {{Dragon Quest}} for free.

	~~In Japanese versions of ''XI''~~, inputting the Spell of Restoration "Horii Toriyama Sugiyama Dorakuesuto Pepepepe" will take the player to a fully playable recreation of Tantegel Castle's throne room in ''Dragon Quest''. Exiting the throne room will prompt the current console's online store to download a remake of ''Dragon Quest'' for free.

	{{DQI}}		{{DQI}}

On the Faultline at 13:56, 16 May 2022

On the Faultline — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:56:18 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is ~~the name of~~ the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. ~~Similar to other~~ games of the time, the player's ~~accomplishments were~~ converted into a password~~, which was then~~ written down and entered later to ~~resume the game from the point at which~~ the player left off. With the advent of battery ~~backup (first seen in the series~~ in {{DQ3}}), ~~password systems became obsolete, and~~ the Spell of Restoration ~~would only be seen again over 35 years after its last appearance, and even then only in name~~. ~~It differs from the passwords~~ of ~~other games~~ in ~~that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay~~.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and {{MSX}} versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. As was common for video games of the time, the player's progress was converted into a password to be written down and entered in a later session to pick up where the player left off.

			With the advent of battery-backed saves in {{DQ3}}, ''Dragon Quest'' games stopped using the Spell of Restoration as a save mechanic. The Spell of Restoration later returned in {{DQ11}} with different functions.

	=={{DQ}}==		=={{DQ}}==
	The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.		The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.

	~~[[Enix]] slyly incorporated~~ the ~~spell into the narrative of the first game. Accepting~~ the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results ~~not only~~ in ~~the~~ instant Game Over ~~that English-speaking fans are familiar with, but also elicits~~ a special Spell of Restoration ~~from the villain; one which~~, when entered, starts the player off at level 1 with no equipment~~, a clever means for the Dragonlord to toy with the player even after the traditional Game Over~~.		In the original Famicom version, accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results in an instant Game Over and a special Spell of Restoration that, when entered, starts the player off at level 1 with no equipment.

	=={{DQ2}}==		=={{DQ2}}==
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	=={{DQ10}}==		=={{DQ10}}==
	The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''[[Dragon Quest X Offline]]'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.		The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''[[Dragon Quest X Offline]]'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.

			=={{DQ11}}==

			The Spell of Restoration returns in Japanese versions of {{DQ11}}. Instead of saving progress, Spells of Restoration in ''XI'' serve more as cheat codes to start new files with boosted stats, items and gold.

			In Japanese versions of ''XI'', inputting the Spell of Restoration "Horii Toriyama Sugiyama Dorakuesuto Pepepepe" will take the player to a fully playable recreation of Tantegel Castle's throne room in ''Dragon Quest''. Exiting the throne room will prompt the current console's online store to download a remake of ''Dragon Quest'' for free.

	{{DQI}}		{{DQI}}

Aphelion at 20:34, 12 March 2022

Aphelion — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 20:34:54 GMT

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	=={{DQ10}}==		=={{DQ10}}==
	The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.		The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''[[Dragon Quest X Offline]]'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.

	{{DQI}}		{{DQI}}

Antiyonder at 14:13, 2 February 2022

Antiyonder — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:13:40 GMT

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the name of the password system used in the ~~[[Nintendo Entertainment System\|~~Famicom]] and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in {{DQ3}}), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration would only be seen again over 35 years after its last appearance, and even then only in name. It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the name of the password system used in the {{Famicom}} and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in {{DQ3}}), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration would only be seen again over 35 years after its last appearance, and even then only in name. It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.

	=={{DQ}}==		=={{DQ}}==
	The Spell of Restoration in Dragon Quest consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.		The Spell of Restoration in {{Dragon Quest}} consists of 20 characters arranged in a rough 5/7/5/3 haiku pattern.

	Enix slyly incorporated the spell into the narrative of the first game. Accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results not only in the instant Game Over that English-speaking fans are familiar with, but also elicits a special Spell of Restoration from the villain; one which, when entered, starts the player off at level 1 with no equipment, a clever means for the Dragonlord to toy with the player even after the traditional Game Over.		[[Enix]] slyly incorporated the spell into the narrative of the first game. Accepting the [[Dragonlord]]'s offer at the end of the game results not only in the instant Game Over that English-speaking fans are familiar with, but also elicits a special Spell of Restoration from the villain; one which, when entered, starts the player off at level 1 with no equipment, a clever means for the Dragonlord to toy with the player even after the traditional Game Over.

	=={{DQ2}}==		=={{DQ2}}==
	Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), ''Dragon Quest II'' employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.		Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), {{Dragon Quest II}} employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.

	==~~''[[Dragon Quest 10]]''~~==		=={{DQ10}}==
	The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to ''Dragon Quest X'' proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.		The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to {{Dragon Quest X}} proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.

	{{DQI}}		{{DQI}}
	{{DQII}}		{{DQII}}
			{{DQX}}

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]
	{{Wikia}}		{{Wikia}}

2603:9001:6A01:C56:5DEF:9FE2:36A7:C65: Undo revision 159281 by 67.81.251.39 (talk) No idea how just visiting the page created an edit, but this wasn't meant to happen.

2603:9001:6A01:C56:5DEF:9FE2:36A7:C65 — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 05:12:35 GMT

Undo revision 159281 by 67.81.251.39 (talk) No idea how just visiting the page created an edit, but this wasn't meant to happen.

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	Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), ''Dragon Quest II'' employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.		Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), ''Dragon Quest II'' employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.

	==~~{{DQ10~~]]==		==''[[Dragon Quest 10]]''==
	The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to ''Dragon Quest X'' proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.		The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to ''Dragon Quest X'' proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.

67.81.251.39 at 21:38, 3 December 2021

67.81.251.39 — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:38:13 GMT

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	Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), ''Dragon Quest II'' employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.		Due its broader scope (three-member party, multiple flagged plot events, and a wider array of equipment), ''Dragon Quest II'' employed a larger 52-character Spell of Restoration: Four lines of 3-3-4, followed by a final line of 3-3-4-2.

	==~~''[[Dragon Quest 10~~]]''==		=={{DQ10]]==
	The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to ''Dragon Quest X'' proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.		The system for transferring a character from a clear file of ''Dragon Quest X Offline'' to ''Dragon Quest X'' proper is named "Spell of Restoration" as a tribute to the password systems of the original two games.

Agiletek: typo

Agiletek — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:29:26 GMT

typo

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	The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the name of the password system used in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System\|Famicom]] and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in {{DQ3}}), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration would only be seen again over 35 years after its last appearance, and even then only in ~~game~~. It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.		The '''Spell of Restoration''' (復活の呪文, ふっかつのじゅもん, ''fukkatsu no jumon'') is the name of the password system used in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System\|Famicom]] and [[MSX]] versions of {{DQ}} and {{DQ2}}. Similar to other games of the time, the player's accomplishments were converted into a password, which was then written down and entered later to resume the game from the point at which the player left off. With the advent of battery backup (first seen in the series in {{DQ3}}), password systems became obsolete, and the Spell of Restoration would only be seen again over 35 years after its last appearance, and even then only in name. It differs from the passwords of other games in that it is recognized by some characters as a convention of the game world and not simply a means of resuming gameplay.

	=={{DQ}}==		=={{DQ}}==