In 1993 Chunsoft developed a SNES game that included Torneko (a.k.a. Torneko Taloon), a character that first appeared in "Dragon Quest IV". The roguelike game ' continues Torneko's story from "Dragon Quest IV" as he attempts to make his store famous, venturing into mysterious dungeons to retrieve items to stock his store with. The game was successful in Japan. In 2000 the direct sequel ' was released in Japan and the United States. The gameplay is similar to the first game, though "Torneko: The Last Hope" is considered easier to play. The game sold enough copies in Japan to allow development of the second direct sequel on the PlayStation 2, titled Fushigi no Dungeon 3 Torneko no Daibouken. The second and third Torneko games have had remakes for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). A later game featured Yangus, a character who first appeared in "Dragon Quest VIII"; "" follows Yangus on his adventures before he meets up with Hero in the aforementioned game. The success of "Torneko no Daibōken" spawned the "Mystery Dungeon" series that has grown to include franchises beyond "Dragon Quest", as well as other clones.