Dragon Warrior III (NES)/RAM map

The following article is a RAM map for Dragon Warrior III (NES).

Useful information: http://www.getcheat.com/code_743853.html

Character Stats

These are base addresses for the first character in the party. They are sorted by the size of the data in bytes.

8-bit values

These are addresses for the first party member. Add 1*the ally number to the address for other characters.

• Level: 0x700
• Strength: 0x704
• Agility: 0x708
• Intelligence: 0x70C
• Vitality: 0x710
• Luck: 0x714
• Job Class/Sex: 0x718 (Character Classes Table)

16-bit values

Addresses for first party member. Add 2*Ally Number for other characters. Little endian byte order.

• HP: 0x71C
• Max HP: 0x724
• MP: 0x72C
• Max MP: 0x734
• 'Status': 0x73C

24-bit values

Addresses for first party member. Add 3*Ally Number for other characters. Little endian byte order.

• Exp: 0x744
• Return Destinations: 0x750 (Return Destinations List)

8-byte values

Addresses for first party member. Add 8*Ally number for other characters.

• Name: 0x75C
• Inventory: 0x77C (Item List)
• Magic spells known: 0x79C (Spell List)

Gold pieces

Address for player's gold pieces (GP) (24-bit)

• Gold: 0x7BC

Character Classes

This is located at 0x718 + character number.

....x... = 0 if male, 1 if female
.....xxx = Character Class

• 0 = Hero
• 1 = Wizard
• 2 = Pilgrim
• 3 = Sage
• 4 = Soldier
• 5 = Merchant
• 6 = Fighter
• 7 = Goof-off

Return Destinations

This is located at 0x750 + character number * 3.

The 3 bytes of Return Destinations store one bit per location visited. The upper 4 bits of the third byte are not used.

These go from least significant bit to most significant bit.

Byte 0

• Aliahan
• Reeve
• Romally
• Kanave
• Noaniels
• Assaram
• Isis
• Portoga

Byte 1

• Baharata
• Dhama
• Lancel
• Jipang
• Eginbear
• Samano
• Soo
• Tantegel

Byte 2

• Hauksness
• Cantlin
• Kol
• Rimuldar

Items

First character's inventory starts at 0x77C, add 8 * ally number for other characters.

• Weapons
• Armor
• Shields
• Helmets
• Items 1
• Keys
• Items 2
• Seeds
• Consumables
• Items 3
• Orbs
• Glitch Items

Hexadecimal List of Items

• 00 - Cypress stick
• 01 - Club
• 02 - Copper sword
• 03 - Magic Knife
• 04 - Iron Spear
• 05 - Battle Axe
• 06 - Broad Sword
• 07 - Wizard's Wand
• 08 - Poison Needle
• 09 - Iron Claw
• 0A - Thorn Whip
• 0B - Giant Shears
• 0C - Chain Sickle
• 0D - Thor's Sword
• 0E - Snowblast Sword
• 0F - Demon Axe
• 10 - Staff of Rain
• 11 - Sword of Gaia
• 12 - Staff of Reflection
• 13 - Sword of Destruction
• 14 - Multi-Edge Sword
• 15 - Staff of Force
• 16 - Sword of Illusion
• 17 - Zombie Slasher
• 18 - Falcon Sword
• 19 - Sledge Hammer
• 1A - Thunder Sword
• 1B - Staff of Thunder
• 1C - Sword of Kings
• 1D - Orochi Sword
• 1E - Dragon Killer
• 1F - Staff of Judgement

• 20 - Clothes
• 21 - Training Suit
• 22 - Leather Armor
• 23 - Flashy Clothes
• 24 - Half Plate Armor
• 25 - Full Plate Armor
• 26 - Magic Armor
• 27 - Cloak of Evasion
• 28 - Armor of Radiance
• 29 - Iron Apron
• 2A - Animal Suit
• 2B - Fightting Suit
• 2C - Sacred Robe
• 2D - Armor of Hades
• 2E - Water Flying Cloth
• 2F - Chain Mail
• 30 - Wayfarers Clothes
• 31 - Revealing Swimsuit
• 32 - Magic Bikini
• 33 - Shell Armor
• 34 - Armor of Terrafirma
• 35 - Dragon Mail
• 36 - Swordedge Armor
• 37 - Angel's Robe

• 38 - Leather Shield
• 39 - Iron Shield
• 3A - Shield of Strength
• 3B - Shield of Heroes
• 3C - Shield of Sorrow
• 3D - Bronze Shield
• 3E - Silver Shield

• 3F - Golden Crown
• 40 - Iron Helmet
• 41 - Mysterious Hat
• 42 - Unlucky Helmet
• 43 - Turban
• 44 - Noh Mask
• 45 - Leather Helmet
• 46 - Iron Mask

• 47 - Sacred Amulet
• 48 - Ring of Life
• 49 - Shoes of Happiness
• 4A - Golden Claw
• 4B - Meteorite Armband
• 4C - Book of Satori
• 4D - '   '
• 4E - Wizard's Ring
• 4F - Black Pepper
• 50 - Sage's Stone
• 51 - Mirror of Ra
• 52 - Vase of Draught
• 53 - Lamp of Darkness
• 54 - Staff of Change
• 55 - Stone of Life
• 56 - Invisibility Herb
• 57 - Magic Ball

• 58 - Thief's Key
• 59 - Magic Key
• 5A - Final Key

• 5B - Dream Ruby
• 5C - Wake-up Powder
• 5D - Royal Scroll
• 5E - Oricon

• 5F - Strength Seed
• 60 - Agility Seed
• 61 - Vitality Seed
• 62 - Luck Seed
• 63 - Intelligence Seed
• 64 - Acorns of Life

• 65 - Medical Herb
• 66 - Antidote Herb
• 67 - Fairy Water
• 68 - Wing of Wyvern
• 69 - Leaf of the World Tree

• 6A - '   '
• 6B - Locket of Love
• 6C - Full Moon Herb
• 6D - Water Blaster
• 6E - Sailors Thigh Bone
• 6F - Echoing Flute
• 70 - Fairy Flute
• 71 - Silver Harp
• 72 - Sphere of Light
• 73 - Poison Moth Powder
• 74 - Spiders Web
• 75 - Stone of Sunlight

• 76 - Rainbow Drop
• 77 - Silver Orb
• 78 - Red Orb
• 79 - Yellow Orb
• 7A - Purple Orb
• 7B - Blue Orb
• 7C - Green Orb

• 7D - Stick Slime
• 7E - Black Raven
• 7F - Sword Horned
• 80-FE - Equipped versions of items
• FF - Nothing

Spell List

First character's magic list begins at 0x79C. Add 8 * ally number for other characters.

• Byte 0-2: Wizard Spells (in battle)
• Byte 3: Wizard Spells (field)
• Byte 4-6: Pilgrim Spells (in battle)
• Byte 7: Pilgrim Spells (field)

Note: Hero uses location of Wizard spells.

Wizard Battle Spells

Byte 0

• Blaze
• Upper
• IceBolt
• Increase
• Firebal
• Return
• Bang
• Slow

Byte 1

• Blazemore
• RobMagic
• Snowblast
• IceSpears
• Firebane
• Bikill
• Boom
• Bounce

Byte 2

• Blazemost
• Chaos
• Snowstorm
• BeDragon
• Firevolt
• Transform
• Explodet
• Chance

Wizard Field Spells

Byte 3

• Outside
• Return
• X-Ray
• StepGuard
• Day-Night
• CurseOff
• Invisible
• Open

Pilgrim Battle Spells

Byte 4

• Sap
• Heal
• Expel
• Antidote
• Infernos
• SpeedUP
• Surround
• Sleep

Byte 5

• Defence
• Healmore
• Beat
• NumbOff
• Infermore
• StopSpell
• Limbo
• Awake

Byte 6

• Barrier
• Healall
• Defeat
• Healus
• Infermost
• Vivify
• Sacrifice
• Revive

Pilgrim Field Spells

Byte 7

• Heal
• Antidote
• Healmore
• NumbOff
• Vivify
• Healall
• Healus
• Revive