Box art of the North American NES release, titled Dragon Warrior III
Developer(s)
Chunsoft
Heartbeat (SFC)
TOSE (GBC)
Matrix Software (iOS/Android)
Publisher(s)
Enix
Square Enix (2009-present)
Director(s)
Koichi Nakamura
Producer(s)
Yukinobu Chida
Designer(s)
Yuji Horii
Programmer(s)
Kan Naito
Artist(s)
Akira Toriyama
Writer(s)
Yuji Horii
Composer(s)
Koichi Sugiyama
Series
Dragon Quest
Engine
Unreal Engine 4 (HD-2D remake)
Platform(s)
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Famicom
Game Boy Color
Mobile phone
Wii
Android
iOS
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Release
February 10, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
JP: February 10, 1988
NA: January 1992
Super Famicom
JP: December 6, 1996
Game Boy Color
JP: December 8, 2000
NA: July 17, 2001[1]
Mobile phones
JP: November 19, 2009
Android, iOS
JP: September 25, 2014
WW: December 4, 2014
Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4
JP: August 24, 2017
Nintendo Switch
WW: September 27, 2019
HD-2D Remake
WW: TBA[2]
Genre(s)
Role-playing
Mode(s)
Single-player
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation,[a] titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series and was first released for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America. The game saw an enhanced remake for the Super Famicom (the Japanese release of the Super NES) in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 2001, and a port to mobile phones and the Wii in 2009 and 2011. A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan on September 25, 2014,[3] and worldwide as Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation on December 4, 2014. It was the first time the game was given an official English subtitle. Later in 2021, another remake of the game titled Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake,[b] based on Octopath Traveler's style, was announced during the franchise's 35th anniversary livestream.[2]
The first three Dragon Quest games are part of the same story, and Dragon Warrior III is the first game chronologically, as well as the third game that features the hero Erdrick (Loto in the Japanese releases and Game Boy Color localization). The story follows "the Hero" who is tasked with saving the world from the archfiend Baramos. Gathering a group of companions into a party, the Hero must travel the world, stopping at various towns and locations, and make their way to the Demon Lord Baramos' lair.
^"Dragon Warrior III Ships for GBC". July 17, 2001. Archived from the original on July 24, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ abAndrew Kiya (May 27, 2021). "Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake in Development". SiliconEra. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^"SQUARE ENIX announces DRAGON QUEST titles including DRAGON QUEST VIII for smartphones (For Japan)" (in Japanese). Square Enix. 2013-10-08. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
DragonQuestIII: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed...
DragonQuest, previously published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, is a series of role-playing games created by Japanese game designers...
DragonQuest is a series of role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, which are published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). The first game of the series...
DragonQuest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, titled Dragon Warrior II when initially localized to North America, is a role-playing video game developed...
DragonQuest VI: Realms of Revelation, known in Europe as DragonQuest VI: Realms of Reverie, is a role-playing video game developed by Heartbeat and published...
DragonQuest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, titled Dragon Warrior IV when initially localized to North America, is a role-playing video game, the fourth installment...
DragonQuest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is a role-playing video game and the fifth installment in the DragonQuest video game series, second of the...
DragonQuest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running DragonQuest video game series...
DragonQuest Monsters is a spin-off series of the DragonQuest games. Primarily developed by Tose and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix), it sets...
DragonQuest is a series of role-playing video games that originated in 1986 with the release of the first game in the series. Although the games are not...
DragonQuest Monsters, released in North America as Dragon Warrior Monsters, is the first video game in the DragonQuest Monsters series. It was released...
Theatrhythm DragonQuest is a rhythm game developed by indieszero and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on March...
role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy, DragonQuest, and Kingdom Hearts series. Of its intellectual properties (IPs), the...
DragonQuest Builders is a 2016 sandbox action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation...
and prequels in video games, such as DragonQuestIII, Super Contra, Super Mario Bros. 2, Mega Man 2, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and Super Mario Bros...
Space QuestIII: The Pirates of Pestulon is a 1989 graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line, and the third game in the Space Quest series. Players assume...
2001). "Dragon Warrior III Preview". Retrieved 18 February 2018. Witham, Joseph (12 December 2001). "Enix Ships 1 Million Copies of DragonQuest IV". RPGamer...
includes DragonQuest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of DragonQuest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, DragonQuest V: Hand...
with DragonQuest II, DragonQuestIII and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. In Famicom Tsūshin's 1990 Game of the Year awards, Final Fantasy III was voted...
and orchestrator. He was best known for composing the music for the DragonQuest franchise, along with several other video games, anime, film, television...
becoming stage four. The game was later incorporated into remakes of DragonQuestIII as a new minigame. In 2011, game creator Yuji Horii stated he had considered...
Quest for Glory I. Quest for Glory Collection Series (1997), a re-release of Anthology with a Dragon Fire demo and sample soundtrack. Quest for Glory 1–5 (2012)...
Global Information