I've got a horrible confession...

Actually Mystic Quest wasn't a Final Fantasy per say. It was one of those localization name changes they were so fond of in that era. Don't remember what it was actually before the name change in US.

That being said, it wasn't a horrible game really. Alot of people hated it on the fact they attempted to pass it off as Final Fantasy. So yeah, by any other name it might have held up better to people's opinions.