Your hero's father, Pankraz, sadly passes and he is then enslaved into building a mighty temple but eventually escapes to freedom! Once free he soon learns that his mother who he thought was dead is still alive and so he enlists the awesome Legendary Hero to help him rescue his mother from the underworld! in the amazing Dragon Quest V - Tenkuu no Hanayome you must explore the lands collecting mighty monsters and using them, to battle bad guys!

The Nintendo Super NES system was a classic of retro folklore and for other great titles available from this excellent genre you might also want to try out Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land and the brilliant Diablo.