Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii wrote the scenario for all of the core Dragon Quest games, but that doesn't mean that changes haven't snuck in over the years. Re-releases and remakes call for edits, but Horii is okay with that.

Horii believes that seeing the same story would be quite boring. Edits are a nice way to liven up older titles. On top of that, Horii mentioned the older days of Dragon Quest games being a puzzle to develop, due to the memory constraints of earlier systems. As the series grew, so did the fans and the complications, which has lead to quite a bit of pressure on Horii.