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Dragon Quest I & II (J) (https://www.vgmaps.com/Atlas/SuperNES/index.htm#DragonQuestI&II)
For this month's "Maps Of The Month" featurette, I wish to draw your attention to FlyingArmor's Dragon Quest I & II (Super NES) maps.
There's a trend in remastering and/or making compilations of games from a previous generation. This isn't just a recent thing, nor was Super Mario All-Stars the only one that took the 8-to-16-bit leap. In Japan, the first two Dragon Quest games were rereleased together with upgraded visuals on the Super Famicom. The first Dragon Quest is credited for establishing the JRPG genre as we know it. The second game is a worthy sequel that expands the world and deepens the story of the Erdrick Saga. At times, in Japan the Dragon Quest series has been more popular than even Final Fantasy, so this bundle of the first two games is certainly worthy of a remake, and good for anyone who missed them the first time around. Later, there would even be a Game Boy Color rerelease that makes its way to North America, so Enix clearly wants everyone to remember console JRPGs' roots.
It's always quite an undertaking to map a whole RPG, but FlyingArmor has mapped two here. Marking maps with the contents of treasure chests, indicating hidden items, and showing how stairs and teleporters connect may be unsurprising additions to maps at this point, and practically expected for a Maps Of The Month honouree, but of course are always appreciated. You'll never get lost in Alefgard (and the rest of the world) thanks to FlyingArmor!
So to recognize the effort put into dual-wielding these classics, FlyingArmor's Dragon Quest I & II (Super NES) maps will be known as VGMaps.com's Maps Of The Month for September 2015.