Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Codes, Secrets, Hints for game Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Unlockables

1. Alternate Costumes

   Below is a list of alternate costumes. You get most of them for Jessica but much later you will get one for the Hero. Simply equip a certain piece of armor and that character will look like that.

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Bunny Girl Jessica	Equip the Bunny Suit, Bunny Ears, and Fishnet Stockings on Jessica.
   Dancer's Costume Jessica	Equip the Dancer's Costume on Jessica.
   Dangerous Bustier Jessica	Equip the Dangerous Bustier on Jessica.
   Divine Bustier Jessica	Equip the Divine Bustier on Jessica.
   Dragovian Armor Hero	Equip the Dragovian Armor and Dragovian Helmet on Hero.
   Jessica's Outfit	Equip Jessica's Outfit on Jessica.
   Magic Bikini Jessica	Equip the Magic Bikini on Jessica.

2. Dodgy Dave's Hidden Shop

   After doing certain events in the story Dodgy Dave will open his special shop. He will ask for one thing and give you a prize in return.

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   1200 Gold	Give Dodgy Dave a Reinforced Boomerang
   500 Gold	Give Dodgy Dave a Special Medicine
   6000 Gold	Give Dodgy Dave Robe of Serenity
   Bandit Axe	Give Dodgy Dave Ring of Immunity
   Big Boss Shield	Give Dodgy Dave Crimson Robe
   Happy Hat	Give Dodgy Dave Sandstorm Spear

3. Medal Rewards

   Here is a list of what the rewards will be when you cash in your mini medals to Princess Minnie.

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Dangerous Bustier	99 Mini Medals
   Fishnet Stockings	28 Mini Medals
   Flail of Destruction	110 Mini Medals
   Gold Nugget	52 Mini Medals
   Metal King Helmet	90 Mini Medals
   Meteroite Bracer	60 Mini Medals
   Miracle Sword	68 Mini Medals
   Orichalcum	83 Mini Medals
   Posh Waistcoat	36 Mini Medals
   Sacred Armour	75 Mini Medals
   Staff of Divine Wrath	45 Mini Medals

4. Mini Medal Collection Rewards 3DS

   Across the game are 139 Mini Medals - by collecting them and consigning them to Princess Minnie you can obtain some valuable rewards!

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Dangerous Bustier	Collect 99 Mini Medals
   Dragon Claw	Collect 115 Mini Medals
   Fishnet Stockings	Collect 28 Mini Medals
   Flail of Destruction	Collect 121 Mini Medals
   Gold Nugget	Collect 52 Mini Medals
   Jester's Outfit	Collect 110 Mini Medals
   Kaleidoscope	Collect 127 Mini Medals
   Madarin Dress	Collect 133 Mini Medals
   Metal King Helm	Collect 90 Mini Medals
   Meteorite Bracer	Collect 60 Mini Medals
   Miracle Sword	Collect 68 Mini Medals
   Orichalcum	Collect 83 Mini Medals
   Posh Waistcoat	Collect 36 Mini Medals
   Sacred Armor	Collect 75 Mini Medals
   Staff of Divine Wrath	Collect 45 Mini Medals

5. Obtain the Gospel Ring

   To obtain the Gospel Ring, which when equipped will eliminate random battles, you must fight all 295 monsters in the game. After that go to the battle records and go to the enemies defeated section and you will get the Gospel Ring.

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Gospel Ring	Fight all 295 monsters in the game

6. Second ending

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Second Ending	Beat the bonus dungeon and final boss again.

Secrets

1. Bonus Dungeon

   After you beat the game, there will be a bonus dungeon called Dragonvian Trials.

2. Easy Metal Slime (or any Monster) Spawn Exploit 3DS

   Basically, you pan the camera (the overworld camera! NOT the new camera feature) with L and R on an area where a monster spawns. To be more specific, near the Riverside Church going down to the river's bank where Metal Slime spawn, just when you enter the brown bank a monster should either to your left or right depending on where your camera was facing. Stand in between an area where they tend to spawn then pan it Left and Right with L and R. Whenever you look away and look again, a new monster should spawn each time. Keep doing this until a Metal Slime spawns then chase it making sure your camera is facing it or else there's a chance it'll disappear. Don't worry about not being fast enough to chase it, it'll tire out eventually and stop along the path, it won't disappear at the end like the monsters in DQVII. The Ruined Abbey works too but I find the poison pools to be annoying. This should generally work with any monster that spawns so it's also good for monster defeat collection if you're after specific monsters. This exploit works best with an area that's narrow so you can just stand still and pan Left and Right.

3. Unlimited Gold IOS

   First available after you get the alchemy pot. Step One: Buy as many medicinal herbs as you can (at the earliest point in the game to do this I was able to buy around 140 for 1,120 gold). Step Two: Go to the alchemy pot and make as many (70+) Strong Medicine (If you don't have the recipe it's medicinal herb + medicinal herb). Step Three: Sell the Strong Medicines for 88 Gold each (6,160 g) Rinse and repeat with the following recipes (you have to change it up or the vendor will wise up and not pay top dollar for a particular item). Strong Medicine + Strong Medicine = Special Medicine (4x medicinal herbs selling for 170g in the end) Medicinal herb + Antidote herb = Strong Antidote (95g) Medicinal herb + Antidote herb + Moonwart Bulb = 280g Med + Med + Moonwart = 148g Moon + Moon + Moon = 308g There's a few more high-earning recipes, but using all of the above will yield millions of gold at a fraction of the time it would take to grind it killing monsters.

4. Unlimited Gold AND

   First available after you get the alchemy pot. Step One: Buy as many medicinal herbs as you can (at the earliest point in the game to do this I was able to buy around 140 for 1,120 gold). Step Two: Go to the alchemy pot and make as many (70+) Strong Medicine (If you don't have the recipe it's medicinal herb + medicinal herb). Step Three: Sell the Strong Medicines for 88 Gold each (6,160 g) Rinse and repeat with the following recipes (you have to change it up or the vendor will wise up and not pay top dollar for a particular item). Strong Medicine + Strong Medicine = Special Medicine (4x medicinal herbs selling for 170g in the end) Medicinal herb + Antidote herb = Strong Antidote (95g) Medicinal herb + Antidote herb + Moonwart Bulb = 280g Med + Med + Moonwart = 148g Moon + Moon + Moon = 308g There's a few more high-earning recipes, but using all of the above will yield millions of gold at a fraction of the time it would take to grind it killing monsters.