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Fret Not! Dragon Quest's Slime Chewing Gum Isn't Really Slime Flavored.
"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…
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The Most Disgusting Thing Square Enix Has Ever Done
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Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun.
No, I Do Not Want To Eat This
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Starting this November, Dragon Quest's cute blue Slime character is getting its own meat buns. The blue buns will go on sale at convenience stores across the country.
Dragon Quest Spin-Off Rocketing onto the Nintendo 3DS
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The Rocket Slime spin-off was an enjoyable Nintendo DS outing. Its 3DS sequel aims to be the same, but for the 3DS.
This Slime Isn't Slimy
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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]
Dragon Quest's Slime, So Pink And So Girly
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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.
Play Dragon Quest IX The Proper Way, On A Slime
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Hori's very necessary Dragon Quest Slime Speaker Stand heads stateside, just after the North American release date of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Support your Nintendo DS with a slime for just $49.99—whatta bargain! [Amazon via GoNintendo]
Slimed Phones
Want to cover your cell phone in Slime? Dragon Quest Slime's smily face has been put on stickers designed specifically for cell phones.
Jump Festa 2009: Hands-on Impressions with Dragon Quest IX Slime DS…
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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.