Frogfucius85 | 1 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Hello, I am considering sending in a mint Dragon Warrior II CIB to Wata, since it is damn near impossible to find this game sealed and I'd like it as a display piece for the full NES set. I have heard conflicting things about whether the Monster Chart/Map was an in-box-insert for this game like it was for DW3 and DW4. The way it is folded suggests it may be a Nintendo Power insert that wasn't included in the box. I checked the NES CIB archive (which is amazing btw!), but DW2 is not on there, and probably never will be since even a sealed DW2 that is stepped on would be a collector grail. Does anybody know if this chart was included in the game box? I attached a pic of mine for reference. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 That did not come with the game, it was a Nintendo Power give away regarding Dragon Warrior 1, but included this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, doner24 said: That did not come with the game, it was a Nintendo Power give away regarding Dragon Warrior 1, but included this. This knowledge is why VGS needs to exist lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 hours ago, doner24 said: That did not come with the game, it was a Nintendo Power give away regarding Dragon Warrior 1, but included this. I believe the NP letter from the first Dragon Warrior mentions this insert, but I'd have to look to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I believe the NP letter from the first Dragon Warrior mentions this insert, but I'd have to look to be sure. Yeah, they came in a big envelope together as part of the subscription-giveaway for DW1/NP to get people hyped for DW2. (though didn't ship WITH the DW1 games that came with the promo, to my recollection as a kid at the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'm not sure how everything was packaged but here are the letters and an envelope for DW II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I'm not sure how everything was packaged but here are the letters and an envelope for DW II. There are different versions of the letters, but that envelope had the letters and the map posted by the OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 415 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, DoctorEncore said: I'm not sure how everything was packaged but here are the letters and an envelope for DW II. (Nintendo Power had a Dragon Warrior Giveaway has all this packed in) 1)Dragon Warrior Explorer's Handbook (NES-DQA-USA) 2) Dragon Warrior Manual (NES-DQ-USA) 3) Dragon Warrior Map / Monster ID Chart (none) 4) Dragon Warrior Poster/Dunegon Map (none) 5) Dragon Warrior Adventure Card (none) 6) Dragon Warrior 5 Tips Sheet (yellow piece of paper) (NES-DQ-USA) 7) Dragon Warrior II Map (Labyrinth world map/Monster Chart) 8 ) Nintendo Power Ad/Card (large blue/purple bi-fold) 9) Letter from Enix about Dragon Warrior II (none) 10) "A Gift from Nintendo Power" Letter (none) The game (DWII) came with a poster that has the same code as the giveaway (ENI-D2-US) but it's the "The Ultimate Questions Map" Edited June 16, 2020 by Mr. CIB 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mr. CIB said: (Nintendo Power had a Dragon Warrior Giveaway has all this packed in) 1)Dragon Warrior Explorer's Handbook (NES-DQA-USA) 2) Dragon Warrior Manual (NES-DQ-USA) 3) Dragon Warrior Map / Monster ID Chart (none) 4) Dragon Warrior Poster/Dunegon Map (none) 5) Dragon Warrior Adventure Card (none) 6) Dragon Warrior 5 Tips Sheet (yellow piece of paper) (NES-DQ-USA) 7) Dragon Warrior II Map (Labyrinth world map/Monster Chart) 8 ) Nintendo Power Ad/Card (large blue/purple bi-fold) 9) Letter from Enix about Dragon Warrior II (none) 10) "A Gift from Nintendo Power" Letter (none) The game (DWII) came with a poster that has the same code as the giveaway (ENI-D2-US) but it's the "The Ultimate Questions Map" There's a reason they call him Mr. CIB. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Here are the 4 different letters I’ve tracked down that came in the envelopes. Note the slight difference at the start in the ones with the red congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Here are a couple other interesting pieces. This was a supplement to the DW2 guide, no idea how it was acquired. The other was a mail away to Warrior World subscribers as best I can tell trying to get them to order the DW4 guide as I can confirm the addressee was a subscriber to the Warrior World newsletters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbernard77 | 6 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) I would add that the « Labyrinth of World » map has 2 versions. The one that came with the Nintendo Power deal (white letter) and the one that came with the mail away offer. The mail away offer was from the last page of the instruction manual offer and is much harder to find. It came with the Secrets Unveiled book in a pretty basic brown enveloppe directly from Enix headquarter in Richmond (at the time). To differentiate them, the mail offer is of lighter tone, better print quality, sharper font and has « PRINTED IN JAPAN » on bottom right. Considering that the Secrets Unveiled was probably sold in stores due to having a price tag on the cover, I would tend to say that it is one of the hardest insert, if not the hardest insert of DW2 to find. Here are pictures for reference Edited June 4, 2021 by fbernard77 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, fbernard77 said: I would add that the « Labyrinth of World » map has 2 versions. The one that came with the Nintendo Power deal (white letter) and the one that came with the mail away offer. The mail away offer was from the last page of the instruction manual offer and is much harder to find. It came with the Secrets Unveiled book in a pretty basic brown enveloppe directly from Enix headquarter in Richmond (at the time). To differentiate them, the mail offer is of lighter tone, better print quality, sharper font and has « PRINTED IN JAPAN » on bottom right. Considering that the Secrets Unveiled was probably sold in stores due to having a price tag on the cover, I would tend to say that it is one of the hardest insert, if not the hardest insert of DW2 to find. Here are pictures for reference I never knew this. Were you tracking this @Mr. CIB? Edited June 4, 2021 by DoctorEncore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 415 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 5 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: I never knew this. We're you tracking this @Mr. CIB? Sure did not........... the chase never ends thanks for letting me know and @fbernard77 amazing find and attention to detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbernard77 | 6 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 @Mr. CIB got lucky, only saw this map 3 times ever and since not much people know, it’s not pricier! A old lady sold to me the package with the enveloppe in mint condition. It was sitting in a desk drawer for more than 25 years! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTJJT76 | 1 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Anyone have number 3 & 4 registration cards that want to sell? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTJJT76 | 1 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Were there game specific registration cards that were in dw 1 or 2? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazarus | 2 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 6/16/2020 at 7:04 PM, Mr. CIB said: (Nintendo Power had a Dragon Warrior Giveaway has all this packed in) 1)Dragon Warrior Explorer's Handbook (NES-DQA-USA) 2) Dragon Warrior Manual (NES-DQ-USA) 3) Dragon Warrior Map / Monster ID Chart (none) 4) Dragon Warrior Poster/Dunegon Map (none) 5) Dragon Warrior Adventure Card (none) 6) Dragon Warrior 5 Tips Sheet (yellow piece of paper) (NES-DQ-USA) 7) Dragon Warrior II Map (Labyrinth world map/Monster Chart) 8 ) Nintendo Power Ad/Card (large blue/purple bi-fold) 9) Letter from Enix about Dragon Warrior II (none) 10) "A Gift from Nintendo Power" Letter (none) The game (DWII) came with a poster that has the same code as the giveaway (ENI-D2-US) but it's the "The Ultimate Questions Map" I just picked up DWII and it contained in the box: the monster chart/labyrinth map, world map, manual & explorer's handbook. I have yet to see the Dragon Warrior 1 mail in map. Sound like it was a little more rare than just in the box. Thanks for this thread to answer where this monster chart came from! I like documenting things like this. Keep it up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 258 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Looks like the "PRINTED IN JAPAN" was actually a stamp - check out this diagonal one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/234727847295 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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