Dragon Warrior - Grinding for levels in the early game.

Some gameplay photos from my foray into the original Dragon Warrior game for NES.  These are from Dec. 20 - 22.  As you can see by the difference in level, I was grinding quite a bit.  This was still on the first continent with Tantagel Castle, Breconnary, Garinholm, and Erdrick's Cave.

The easier monsters are the slimes and red slimes.  Then you step up to Drakees, Ghosts, and even the odd Magician north of the cave.

The only real goals in this part of the game are to level up and get enough gold to buy the reasonably priced equipment so you can survive crossing a bridge to start exploring the world.

He wasn't smiling when I destroyed him.  Or her.  The iOS version calls the red slimes "she-slimes".

These guys are tough so early in the game.  They are also the first monster type you encounter throughout the game, with harder versions changing color.