Dragon Quest

The RPG series that shaped a nation — six quests that generations of Japanese players made part of their lives.

11 games in this room

Yuji Horii showed up as a journalist to cover a game contest in 1982. He entered on a whim. Dragon Quest (1986, Famicom) foll

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Dragon Quest

ドラゴンクエスト

Role-playing game (RPG) · 1986

Dragon Quest (1986) is the game that established the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) genre on home consoles. Designed …

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Eight months after launch, Koichi Sugiyama held the world's first video game music concert at Suntory Hall. Dragon Quest II (

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

ドラゴンクエストII 悪霊の神々

Role-playing · 1987

Dragon Quest II is the 1987 Famicom sequel that introduced party-based combat to the Dragon Quest series, expanding from…

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Over 300 students were cautioned by police when Dragon Quest III launched in Japan, 1988. Famicom RPG. 1.1 million copies sol

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Dragon Quest III

ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…

Role-playing game (RPG) · 1988

Released on February 10, 1988, Dragon Quest III became the defining mass cultural event of Japanese gaming. Developed by…

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Torneko the merchant starred in a spin-off that launched the Mystery Dungeon franchise. Dragon Quest IV (1990, Famicom) inven

Family Computer (Famicom) / NES

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち

Role-playing game (RPG) · 1990

Released on February 11, 1990, Dragon Quest IV was the final and most ambitious Dragon Quest on the Famicom. Its revolut…

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Western players waited 16 years for this one. Dragon Quest V (1992, Super Famicom) — Japan-only RPG whose monster system dire

Super Famicom / SNES

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁

Role-playing game (RPG) · 1992

Released on September 27, 1992, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is widely regarded as one of the most emotion…

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Japan's best-selling game of 1995, released on the old hardware as PlayStation launched. Dragon Quest VI (Super Famicom) — Ja

Super Famicom / SNES

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

ドラゴンクエストVI 幻の大地

Role-Playing Game · 1995

Released in December 1995, Dragon Quest VI was the series' swan song on the Super Famicom and its most ambitious chapter…

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Released in Japan a full month before the Game Boy Color existed. Dragon Warrior Monsters (1998, GBC) — Terry's Wonderland, 2 Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior Monsters

ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ テリーのワンダーランド

Monster-Collecting RPG · 1998

Dragon Warrior Monsters — known in Japan as Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland — is a monster-collecting RPG rele…

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North American cartridge reportedly hides a Pikachu sprite in its data. Dragon Quest I+II (1999, GBC) packs two JRPG classics Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Quest I+II

ドラゴンクエストI・II

Role-Playing Game · 1999

Dragon Quest I+II for Game Boy Color packages remakes of both Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II in a single cartridge. …

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Only the GBC version has Xenlon — a dragon boss who grants wishes. Dragon Quest III (2000, GBC), remake of the RPG that empti Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Quest III

ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Dragon Quest III for Game Boy Color is widely regarded as the definitive version of what many fans consider the finest e…

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Dragon Quest VII (PS1, 2000) holds no battles for its first 3–5 hours — a bold choice by Yuji Horii. Japan's best-selling PS1

PlayStation

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

ドラゴンクエストVII エデンの戦士たち

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Released in Japan on August 26, 2000, Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden is one of the defining RPGs of the PlayStation …

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Released the same week as the Game Boy Advance, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (GBC, 2001) still hit #1 in Japan. Monster breeding Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵

Role-playing / Monster-raising · 2001

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 is the 2001 GBC sequel to the monster-raising RPG that introduced the series to Game Boy players…

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