Mystery Dungeon
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{{Nihongo|'''''Mystery Dungeon'''''|不思議のダンジョン|''Fushigi no Dungeon''}} is a series of [[roguelike]] [[video game]]s, most of which were developed by [[Chunsoft]], but with select titles in the series developed by other companies with permission from Chunsoft to use the name.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
Although all games in the series bear the ''Fushigi no Dungeon'' moniker somewhere in their Japanese titles, only the ''[[Shiren the Wanderer]]'' games contain original characters; all other license their characters from other [[role-playing game]] franchises.
The first title, ''[[Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' starred Torneko, a shopkeeper character from the same developer's ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' (Chunsoft being developer of the first five games ''Dragon Quest'' series).
''Mystery Dungeon'' games are notable for being among the few [[video game console|console]] games in the [[roguelike]] genre. The series has inspired similar titles in Japan, most of which appropriate their games mechanics from ''Mystery Dungeon'', rather than ''[[Rogue (computer game)|Rogue]]'' itself.
==Gameplay==
Most of the '''Mystery Dungeon''' games centre around exploring a dungeon with randomly generated layouts and fighting other characters therein in a [[turn-based]] manner (and not just in fighting; every time the player takes a step, the opponents also take a step). Escape from the dungeon is usually only allowed in certain places, or through the use of certain items. Additionally, when the player loses the game, the player loses all money plus half the player's items.
==''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series==
* 1993: ''[[Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
* 1999: ''[[Torneko: The Last Hope|Torneko no Daibōken 2: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' (''Torneko: The Last Hope'') – [[PlayStation]]; remade for [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2001
* 2002: ''[[Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mysterious Dungeon|Torneko no Daibōken 3: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' – [[PlayStation 2]]; remade for Game Boy Advance in 2004
* 2006: ''[[Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' – PlayStation 2; developed by [[cavia, inc.]]
==''Shiren the Wanderer'' series==
* 1995: ''[[Shiren the Wanderer|Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fūrai no Shiren]]'' (''Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer'') – [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]; remade for [[Nintendo DS]] in 2006
* 1996: ''Fūrai no Shiren GB'' – [[Game Boy]]
* 2000: ''[[Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Siren 2: Oni Shūrai! Siren-jō!|Fūrai no Siren 2: Oni Shūrai! Siren-jō!]]'' – [[Nintendo 64]]
* 2000: ''Fūrai no Shiren GB2'' – [[Game Boy Color]]
* 2002: ''[[Fushigi Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren Gaiden: Onnakenshi Asuka Kenzan|Fūrai no Shiren Gaiden: Onnakenshi Asuka Kenzan]]'' – [[Dreamcast]]
* 2008: ''[[Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime|Fūrai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri-Hime]]'' (''Shiren the Wanderer 3: [[Sleeping Beauty]] of ''[[Karakuri]]'' Mansion'') – [[Wii]]
==[[Chocobo]] series==
* 1997: ''[[Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon]]'' – [[PlayStation]]; remade for [[WonderSwan]])in 1999; developed by [[Square Co.]]
* 1998: ''[[Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon 2]]'' (''Chocobo's Dungeon 2'') – PlayStation; developed by Square Co.
::Though developed by Square, both of the above were supervised by [[Koichi Nakamura]], president of Chunsoft.[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%8D%E6%80%9D%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AA%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81]
* 2008: ''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon|Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyū]]'' (''Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon'') - Wii
==''[[Pokémon]]'' series==
* 2006: [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team|''Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Ao no Kyūjotai'' & ''Aka no Kyūjotai'']] (''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team'' & ''Red Rescue Team'') – [[Nintendo DS]] & [[Game Boy Advance]]
* 2007: [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|''Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki no Tankentai'' & ''Yami no Tankentai'']] (''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time'' & ''Explorers of Darkness'' – Nintendo DS
==Individual Releases==
* 2004: ''[[The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon|The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' (''The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon'') – [[PlayStation 2]]
* 2004: ''[[Kidō Senshi Gundam: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' – [[i-mode]]
==See also==
* [[Azure Dreams]], a similar game by [[Konami]].
==External links==
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{{Mysterious Dungeon series}}
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