Dragon Warrior Monsters (known as Dragon Quest Monsters in Japan) is the first video game in the DQM series. It was released in Japan on September 25th, 1998 and published in the US in 2000. A later remake of the game for the Playstation, titled Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2, was released in May 2002. While no US release was forthcoming, a fan translation by The Romhacking Aerie is in progress.[1]