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The games that were hits in Japan in the 2000s.
2000S HITS
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies was the first main Dragon Quest made for a handheld console, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. You play as a guardian angel who falls into the human world, and you can design your own character, with every piece of equipment showing on screen.
Its "tag mode" let DS systems swap data when players passed each other, bringing special treasure maps and visitors to your inn. In Japan, crowds of players gathered in places like Tokyo's Akihabara to use it, which became a well-known scene of the time.