Dragon Quest III
Developer(s)	Enix
Publisher(s)	Enix (Japan) Nintendo of America (NA)
Release date(s)	January 10, 1988 (JP) 1991 (NA)
Genre	RPG
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T) (GBC)
Platform(s)	Nintendo Family Computer, Super Famicom, Game Boy Color,
Media	Cartridge (NES/GBC)

Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu he, known as Dragon Warrior III in North America, is the third installment of the popular Dragon Quest series, first released for the Famicom in Japan, or NES in the United States. Dragon Warrior III was later released for the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color. Screenshot of the Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest III, made with ZSNES, and taken by User:Tedius Zanarukando. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video or computer games. ... Enix was a company that produced Japanese video games and mangas. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Enix was a company that produced Japanese video games and mangas. ... Nintendo Corporation, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is translated roughly as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is listing of computer and video game genres with a brief description and examples from each genre. ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally use gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... Games, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into genres based on gameplay, atmosphere, and various other factors. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ... In a variety of electronic equipments, a cartridge (in video game terms, cart, game pack, or Game Pak) can be one method of programming different functionality, providing variable content, or a method by which consumables may be replenished. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... The box art of the recent release, Dragon Quest VIII. Dragon Quest (Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト), formerly known as Dragon Warrior in North America, is a series of role playing games created by Enix, now Square Enix. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ...

Dragon Quest III is set many years before the original Dragon Quest. A wicked fiend, Baramos, threatens to destroy the world. The hero, son of the legendary Ortega, recruits up to three travelling companions and sets out to defeat Baramos, only to find later that Baramos is merely a disciple of Zoma, the fiend who rules the Dark World below. The hero then travels to the Dark World, which is known as Alefgard in subsequent installments of the series, and restores light. For his bravery, the hero receives the title of Erdrick. Dragon Quest I, the first game in the Dragon Quest series, was developed by Enix (now Square Enix) and released in 1986 in Japan for the MSX and the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom). The game was localized for North American release in 1989, but the title was changed to Dragon... The hero of Dragon Warrior III of whom legends speak dropped from the heavens. ...

The flow of the game is as follows. The hero travels from his home country of Aliahan to explore the world and acquire two of the three keys needed to open doors throughout the game. After saving two people of the town of Baharata from the rogue Kandar, he receives Black Pepper, which he trades for a sailing ship at Portoga. With the ship, the hero acquires the Final Key and the six mystical orbs which are used to revive the legendary bird Ramia. Ramia takes the hero to Baramos' castle. After a ferocious battle, the hero's celebration is cut off as Zoma attacks and opens the pit to the dark world. In the dark world, the hero acquires the Stone of Sunlight and the Staff of Rain. These items create the Rainbow Bridge, which leads the hero to Zoma's castle for the final confrontation.

Dragon Quest III is noted for greatly expanding upon the original Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II. Dragon Quest III adds a class system, in which each character has a certain class. While the hero always keeps the Hero class, the other characters can choose among the following: Soldier, Fighter, Pilgrim, Wizard, Merchant, Goof-off, and Sage. The choice of class greatly affects the character's stats and spells he or she can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at the temple of Dharma. Another innovation is an arena where the player can place bets on the outcome of monster battles. Dragon Quest III features a much larger world than its predecesors, as well as a much larger array of items, equipment, magic, and enemies. Dragon Warrior II, known as Dragon Quest II in Japan, is the second installment of the popular Dragon Warrior series, first released for the Famicom in Japan, or NES in the United States. ...

The Game Boy Color version of Dragon Quest III offers many new features, including a mini game called Pachisi (called Suguroku in Japan) from which the player can win items, monster and attack animation in battles, a new Thief class, two challenging bonus dungeons, a monster medal collection, new items, the small medal system seen in later Dragon Quest games, and many other small changes. The Game Boy color version is based on the Super Famicom version, which is currently being fan translated. A fan translation is an unofficial translation of a computer game or video game, into a language that it was never marketed in. ...

Screenshots

Greetings, brave warriors! (NES version)

Monsters approach! (NES version)