Dragon Warrior III (NES)/RAM map

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

Main

Category	Address	Size	Description
Unknown	$0000 - $001b	28 bytes	...
Data	$001c	byte	RNG
Unknown	$001d - $002b	15 bytes	...
Data	$002c	byte	Party Travel type (ground, ship, air)
Unknown	$002d - $004b	31 bytes	...
Data	$004c	byte	RNG
Unknown	$004d - $0050	4 bytes	...
Battles	$0051	byte	Whose turn it is
Unknown	$0052 - $00a3	82 bytes	...
Data	$00a4	byte	RNG
Unknown	$00a5 - $00ac	8 bytes	...
Data	$00ad	byte	Fairy Water Counter
Unknown	$00ae - $00d7	42 bytes	...
Data	$00d8	byte	Music counter
Unknown	$00d9 - $01ff	295 bytes	...
Graphics	$0200 - $020f	16 bytes	Player 1 - On Screen Sprite data
Graphics	$0210 - $021f	16 bytes	Player 2 - On Screen Sprite data
Graphics	$0220 - $022f	16 bytes	Player 3 - On Screen Sprite data
Graphics	$0230 - $023f	16 bytes	Player 4 - On Screen Sprite data
Graphics	$0240 - $02ff	192 bytes	On Screen Sprite data
Unknown	$0300 - $04ff	512 bytes	...
Battles	$0500 - $0501	word	Enemy 1 - HP
Battles	$0502 - $0503	word	Enemy 2 - HP
Battles	$0504 - $0505	word	Enemy 3 - HP
Battles	$0506 - $0507	word	Enemy 4 - HP
Battles	$0508 - $0509	word	Enemy 5 - HP
Battles	$050a - $050b	word	Enemy 6 - HP
Battles	$050c - $050d	word	Enemy 7 - HP
Battles	$050e - $050f	word	Enemy 8 - HP
Battles	$0510	byte	Enemy 1 - MP
Battles	$0511	byte	Enemy 2 - MP
Battles	$0512	byte	Enemy 3 - MP
Battles	$0513	byte	Enemy 4 - MP
Battles	$0514	byte	Enemy 5 - MP
Battles	$0515	byte	Enemy 6 - MP
Battles	$0516	byte	Enemy 7 - MP
Battles	$0517	byte	Enemy 8 - MP
Battles	$0518	byte	Enemy 1 - Agility
Battles	$0519	byte	Enemy 2 - Agility
Battles	$051a	byte	Enemy 3 - Agility
Battles	$051b	byte	Enemy 4 - Agility
Battles	$051c	byte	Enemy 5 - Agility
Battles	$051d	byte	Enemy 6 - Agility
Battles	$051e	byte	Enemy 7 - Agility
Battles	$051f	byte	Enemy 8 - Agility
Battles	$0520 - $0521	word	Enemy 1 - Defense
Battles	$0522 - $0523	word	Enemy 2 - Defense
Battles	$0524 - $0525	word	Enemy 3 - Defense
Battles	$0526 - $0527	word	Enemy 4 - Defense
Battles	$0528 - $0529	word	Enemy 5 - Defense
Battles	$052a - $052b	word	Enemy 6 - Defense
Battles	$052c - $052d	word	Enemy 7 - Defense
Battles	$052e - $052f	word	Enemy 8 - Defense
Battles	$0530 - $0531	word	Enemy 1 - Status
Battles	$0532 - $0533	word	Enemy 2 - Status
Battles	$0534 - $0535	word	Enemy 3 - Status
Battles	$0536 - $0537	word	Enemy 4 - Status
Battles	$0538 - $0539	word	Enemy 5 - Status
Battles	$053a - $053b	word	Enemy 6 - Status
Battles	$053c - $053d	word	Enemy 7 - Status
Battles	$053e - $053f	word	Enemy 8 - Status
Unknown	$0540 - $0564	37 bytes	...
Battles	$0565	byte	Bikill flag on Enemy 1 (if 1)
Unknown	$0566 - $056c	7 bytes	...
Battles	$056d	byte	Enemy Group 1 - Type
Battles	$056e	byte	Enemy Group 2 - Type
Battles	$056f	byte	Enemy Group 3 - Type
Battles	$0570	byte	Enemy Group 4 - Type
Battles	$0571	byte	Group 1 - Count
Battles	$0572	byte	Group 2 - Count
Battles	$0573	byte	Group 3 - Count
Battles	$0574	byte	Group 4 - Count
Unknown	$0575 - $06dd	361 bytes	...
Data	$06de	byte	Level (World?) X Position, Level (World?) Y Position, Time of day (sub bytes)
Data	$06df	byte	Time of day
Unknown	$06e0 - $06ff	32 bytes	...
Stats	$0700	byte	Player 1 - Level
Stats	$0701	byte	Player 2 - Level
Stats	$0702	byte	Player 3 - Level
Stats	$0703	byte	Player 4 - Level
Stats	$0704	byte	Player 1 - Strength
Stats	$0705	byte	Player 2 - Strength
Stats	$0706	byte	Player 3 - Strength
Stats	$0707	byte	Player 4 - Strength
Stats	$0708	byte	Player 1 - Agility
Stats	$0709	byte	Player 2 - Agility
Stats	$070a	byte	Player 3 - Agility
Stats	$070b	byte	Player 4 - Agility
Stats	$070c	byte	Player 1 - Intelligence
Stats	$070d	byte	Player 2 - Intelligence
Stats	$070e	byte	Player 3 - Intelligence
Stats	$070f	byte	Player 4 - Intelligence
Stats	$0710	byte	Player 1 - Luck
Stats	$0711	byte	Player 2 - Luck
Stats	$0712	byte	Player 3 - Luck
Stats	$0713	byte	Player 4 - Luck
Stats	$0714	byte	Player 1 - Vitality
Stats	$0715	byte	Player 2 - Vitality
Stats	$0716	byte	Player 3 - Vitality
Stats	$0717	byte	Player 4 - Vitality
Stats	$0718	byte	Player 1 - Class / Gender
Stats	$0719	byte	Player 2 - Class / Gender
Stats	$071a	byte	Player 3 - Class / Gender
Stats	$071b	byte	Player 4 - Class / Gender
Stats	$071c - $071d	word	Player 1 - HP
Stats	$071e - $071f	word	Player 2 - HP
Stats	$0720 - $0721	word	Player 3 - HP
Stats	$0722 - $0723	word	Player 4 - HP
Stats	$0724 - $0725	word	Player 1 - Max HP
Stats	$0726 - $0727	word	Player 2 - Max HP
Stats	$0728 - $0729	word	Player 3 - Max HP
Stats	$072a - $072b	word	Player 4 - Max HP
Stats	$072c - $072d	word	Player 1 - MP
Stats	$072e - $072f	word	Player 2 - MP
Stats	$0730 - $0731	word	Player 3 - MP
Stats	$0732 - $0733	word	Player 4 - MP
Stats	$0734 - $0735	word	Player 1 - Max MP
Stats	$0736 - $0737	word	Player 2 - Max MP
Stats	$0738 - $0739	word	Player 3 - Max MP
Stats	$073a - $073b	word	Player 4 - Max MP
Stats	$073c - $073d	word	Player 1 - Status
Stats	$073e - $073f	word	Player 2 - Status
Stats	$0740 - $0741	word	Player 3 - Status
Stats	$0742 - $0743	word	Player 4 - Status
Stats	$0744 - $0746	long	Player 1 - Experience
Stats	$0747 - $0749	long	Player 2 - Experience
Stats	$074a - $074c	long	Player 3 - Experience
Stats	$074d - $074f	long	Player 4 - Experience
Stats	$0750 - $0752	long	Player 1 - Return Destinations
Stats	$0753 - $0755	long	Player 2 - Return Destinations
Stats	$0756 - $0758	long	Player 3 - Return Destinations
Stats	$0759 - $075b	long	Player 4 - Return Destinations
Stats	$075c - $0763	8 bytes	Player 1 - Name
Stats	$0764 - $076b	8 bytes	Player 2 - Name
Stats	$076c - $0773	8 bytes	Player 3 - Name
Stats	$0774 - $077b	8 bytes	Player 4 - Name
Items	$077c	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 1
Items	$077d	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 2
Items	$077e	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 3
Items	$077f	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 4
Items	$0780	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 5
Items	$0781	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 6
Items	$0782	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 7
Items	$0783	byte	Player 1 - Item Slot 8
Items	$0784	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 1
Items	$0785	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 2
Items	$0786	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 3
Items	$0787	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 4
Items	$0788	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 5
Items	$0789	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 6
Items	$078a	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 7
Items	$078b	byte	Player 2 - Item Slot 8
Items	$078c	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 1
Items	$078d	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 2
Items	$078e	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 3
Items	$078f	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 4
Items	$0790	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 5
Items	$0791	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 6
Items	$0792	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 7
Items	$0793	byte	Player 3 - Item Slot 8
Items	$0794	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 1
Items	$0795	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 2
Items	$0796	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 3
Items	$0797	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 4
Items	$0798	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 5
Items	$0799	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 6
Items	$079a	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 7
Items	$079b	byte	Player 4 - Item Slot 8
Stats	$079c - $079e	long	Player 1 - Wizard Battle Magic
Stats	$079f	byte	Player 1 - Wizard Field Magic
Stats	$07a0 - $07a2	long	Player 1 - Pilgram Battle Magic
Stats	$07a3	byte	Player 1 - Pilgram Field Magic
Stats	$07a4 - $07a6	long	Player 2 - Wizard Battle Magic
Stats	$07a7	byte	Player 2 - Wizard Field Magic
Stats	$07a8 - $07aa	long	Player 2 - Pilgram Battle Magic
Stats	$07ab	byte	Player 2 - Pilgram Field Magic
Stats	$07ac - $07ae	long	Player 3 - Wizard Battle Magic
Stats	$07af	byte	Player 3 - Wizard Field Magic
Stats	$07b0 - $07b2	long	Player 3 - Pilgram Battle Magic
Stats	$07b3	byte	Player 3 - Pilgram Field Magic
Stats	$07b4 - $07b6	long	Player 4 - Wizard Battle Magic
Stats	$07b7	byte	Player 4 - Wizard Field Magic
Stats	$07b8 - $07ba	long	Player 4 - Pilgram Battle Magic
Stats	$07bb	byte	Player 4 - Pilgram Field Magic
Stats	$07bc - $07be	long	Gold
Stats	$07bf - $07c0	word	Num Characters Registered
Stats	$07c1	byte	Player 1 - Character in Storage num
Stats	$07c2	byte	Player 2 - Character in Storage num
Stats	$07c3	byte	Player 3 - Character in Storage num
Stats	$07c4	byte	Player 4 - Character in Storage num
Unused	$07c5 - $07ff	59 bytes	Unused

Additional Information

Links

Useful information:

• http://www.getcheat.com/code_743853.html
• https://github.com/zeromus/DragonWarrior3/blob/master/symbolic/DW3-RamMap.wch

Party

Gold pieces

• Gold: $07bc

Character Stats

[TODO: Make sure Luck and Vitality aren't swapped, seen them at both addresses]

• Name: $075c
• HP: $071c
• Max HP: $0724
• MP: $072c
• Max MP: $0734
• Status: $073c
• Level: $0700
• Experience: $0744
• Strength: $0704
• Agility: $0708
• Intelligence: $070c
• Vitality: $0714
• Luck: $0710
• Character Class / Gender: $0718 (Character Classes / Gender)
• Return Destinations: $0750 (Return Destinations List)
• Magic spells known: $079c (Spell Flags List)
• Inventory: $077c (Item List)

Types

Character Classes / Gender

This is located at $0718 + character number.

	Mask	Value	Description
Class	%00000111	$00	Hero
		$01	Wizard
		$02	Pilgrim
		$03	Sage
		$04	Soldier
		$05	Merchant
		$06	Fighter
		$07	Goof-off
Gender	%00001000	$00	Male
		$08	Female
Unused	%00010000	...	Unused
	%00100000	...	Unused
	%01000000	...	Unused
	%10000000	...	Unused

Return Destinations

This is located at $0750 + 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.

	Bit	Mask	Destination
Byte 0	%00000001	$01	Aliahan
	%00000010	$02	Reeve
	%00000100	$04	Romally
	%00001000	$08	Kanave
	%00010000	$10	Noaniels
	%00100000	$20	Assaram
	%01000000	$40	Isis
	%10000000	$80	Portoga
Byte 1	%00000001	$01	Baharata
	%00000010	$02	Dhama
	%00000100	$04	Lancel
	%00001000	$08	Jipang
	%00010000	$10	Eginbear
	%00100000	$20	Samano
	%01000000	$40	Soo
	%10000000	$80	Tantegel
Byte 2	%00000001	$01	Hauksness
	%00000010	$02	Cantlin
	%00000100	$04	Kol
	%00001000	$08	Rimuldar
	%00010000	$10	Unused
	%00100000	$20
	%01000000	$40
	%10000000	$80

Spell Flags List

First character's magic list begins at $079c. 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.

Note: The Index column refers to the spell's value in the List of Spells

	Class	Type	Bit	Index	Spell
Byte 0	Wizard	Battle	%00000001	$00	Blaze
			%00000010	$2d	Upper
			%00000100	$09	IceBolt
			%00001000	$2e	Increase
			%00010000	$03	Firebal
			%00100000	$26	Return
			%01000000	$06	Bang
			%10000000	$18	Slow
Byte 1	Wizard	Battle	%00000001	$01	Blazemore
			%00000010	$17	RobMagic
			%00000100	$0a	SnowBlast
			%00001000	$0c	IceSpears
			%00010000	$04	Firebane
			%00100000	$32	Bikill
			%01000000	$07	Boom
			%10000000	$30	Bounce
Byte 2	Wizard	Battle	%00000001	$02	Blazemost
			%00000010	$27	Chaos
			%00000100	$0b	Snowstorm
			%00001000	$29	BeDragon
			%00010000	$05	Firevolt
			%00100000	$28	Transform
			%01000000	$08	Explodet
			%10000000	$33	Chance
Byte 3	Wizard	Field	%00000001	$3b	Outside
			%00000010	$26	Return
			%00000100	$3a	X-Ray
			%00001000	$3d	StepGuard
			%00010000	$38	Day-Night
			%00100000	$36	CurseOff
			%01000000	$3c	Invisible
			%10000000	$39	Open
Byte 4	Pilgrim	Battle	%00000001	$2b	Sap
			%00000010	$1a	Heal
			%00000100	$15	Expel
			%00001000	$34	Antidote
			%00010000	$0d	Infernos
			%00100000	$19	SpeedUp
			%01000000	$25	Surround
			%10000000	$22	Sleep
Byte 5	Pilgrim	Battle	%00000001	$2c	Defence
			%00000010	$1b	Healmore
			%00000100	$12	Beat
			%00001000	$35	NumbOff
			%00010000	$0e	Infermore
			%00100000	$24	StopSpell
			%01000000	$16	Limbo
			%10000000	$23	Awake
Byte 6	Pilgrim	Battle	%00000001	$31	Barrier
			%00000010	$1c	Healall
			%00000100	$13	Defeat
			%00001000	$1e	Healus
			%00010000	$0f	Infermost
			%00100000	$20	Vivify
			%01000000	$14	Sacrifice
			%10000000	$21	Revive
Byte 7	Pilgrim	Field	%00000001	$1a	Heal
			%00000010	$34	Antidote
			%00000100	$1b	Healmore
			%00001000	$35	NumbOff
			%00010000	$20	Vivify
			%00100000	$1c	Healall
			%01000000	$1e	Healus
			%10000000	$21	Revive