"Slime" (スライム or "suraimu") is used as a pun: "suppai-raimu" (スっぱいライム). "Suppai" (here, スっぱい) means "sour" and "raimu" (ライム) is Japanese for "lime". The flavor is actually "sour lime" … Read… 6/28/12 7:30am 6/28/12 7:30am

Every now and then Speak Up on Kotaku eschews the long-winded for the shorter, sweeter things in life, like commenter Paradox Me's single sentence ode to the ones that get away. Read… 4/04/12 5:30pm 4/04/12 5:30pm

The Rocket Slime spin-off was an enjoyable Nintendo DS outing. Its 3DS sequel aims to be the same, but for the 3DS. Read… 9/05/11 8:00pm 9/05/11 8:00pm

Nintendo DS title Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional is an upcoming expanded version of role-playing game Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Wonder how they're different? The "pro" version has a "Diamond Slime", which is a harder version of the iconic DQ character. [via オレ的ゲーム情報] Discuss… 4/05/11 8:20am 4/05/11 8:20am

This month, Shibuya retailer Parco is holding "Dragon Quest For Girls + Artist", which features Dragon Quest goods and threads aimed at Japanese females. As seen on 4Gamer.net. Discuss… 8/11/10 5:00am 8/11/10 5:00am

Want to cover your cell phone in Slime? Dragon Quest Slime's smily face has been put on stickers designed specifically for cell phones. Discuss… 5/31/10 3:30pm 5/31/10 3:30pm

For many gamers, this year's Jump Festa was about more than Dragon Quest IX — it was about experiencing the Dragon Quest IX Slime DS Stand / Speaker that Hori announced last week. Read… 12/22/08 10:00am 12/22/08 10:00am