Editing Teleportal (section)

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In general, there are fewer Teleportals than there were in {{Dragon Quest II}}, probably because of this game's changes to [[Zoom]] (in the original and {{SFC}} versions of {{Dragon Quest II}}, [[Zoom]] would take you to the last save point; whereas starting with {{III}}, the more familar ability to warp freely between towns was introduced) reducing the need for shortcuts to get around the world. They are nevertheless vital to proceeding in the game - to the degree you can't even leave the starting continent without entering one. In this game, portals (or sometimes, their exit points) are frequently locked behind doors which require keys to open (e.g. [[Thief's Key]]. [[Ultimate Key]])

Starting with this game, there is now a raster scroll effect when you enter the portal and are travelling to the other side, giving the screen a wavy appearance.