<s>
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
when	O
initially	O
localized	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Enix	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
and	O
remade	O
for	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
story	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
spinoff	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
previous	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
Ultima	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
own	O
1983	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
emphasized	O
storytelling	O
and	O
emotional	O
involvement	O
,	O
and	O
simplified	O
the	O
interface	O
,	O
to	O
translate	O
the	O
mostly	O
Western	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
genre	O
of	O
RPG	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
console	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
features	O
numerous	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
battery-backed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
save	O
games	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
password	O
save	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
larger	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
pseudo-Elizabethan	O
English	O
style	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
later	O
release	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
less	O
favorably	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
establishing	O
the	O
basic	O
template	O
for	O
subsequent	O
Japanese	O
console	B-Device
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
presents	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
clear	O
objective	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
smaller	O
scenarios	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
strength	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	I-Application
spent	O
talking	O
to	O
townspeople	O
and	O
gathering	O
information	O
from	O
them	O
that	O
leads	O
to	O
additional	O
places	O
,	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
's	O
status	O
window	O
is	O
shown	O
whenever	O
he	O
stops	O
moving	O
,	O
displaying	O
his	O
current	O
experience	O
level	O
(	O
LV	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
hit	O
points	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
,	O
gold	O
(	O
G	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
(	O
E	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
four	O
commands	O
:	O
"	O
fight	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
run	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
spell	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
item	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
spell	B-Application
"	O
command	O
casts	O
magic	O
that	O
can	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
heal	O
the	O
hero	O
or	O
damage	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
hero	O
succeeds	O
in	O
defeating	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
he	O
gains	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
gold	O
;	O
if	O
he	O
gains	O
enough	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
his	O
experience	O
level	O
increases	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
greater	O
strength	O
,	O
agility	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
time	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
is	O
used	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
MP	O
decreases	O
at	O
a	O
different	O
cost	O
per	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
the	O
dark	O
caves	O
requires	O
a	O
torch	O
or	O
the	O
"	O
RADIANT	O
"	O
spell	B-Application
to	O
display	O
a	O
temporary	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
plot	O
is	O
a	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
classic	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
even	O
have	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
or	O
speak	O
with	O
her	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
prequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
,	O
make	O
up	O
a	O
trilogy	O
with	O
a	O
shared	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brave	O
warrior	O
Erdrick	O
(	O
"	O
Loto	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
)	O
defeated	O
an	O
evil	O
creature	O
and	O
restored	O
light	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
dialogue	B-Application
choice	I-Application
–	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
Dragonlord	O
or	O
to	O
challenge	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
choose	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
put	O
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
freezes	B-General_Concept
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
GBC	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
instead	O
wakes	O
up	O
from	O
a	O
bad	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanied	O
by	O
Princess	O
Gwaelin	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
then	O
sets	O
off	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
land	O
;	O
this	O
sets	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	O
,	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
many	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
descendants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
won	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
cartoonish	O
and	O
creative	O
contest	O
entry	O
"	O
Door	B-Application
Door	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
Enix	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
's	O
earliest	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	I-Application
his	O
own	O
1983	O
PC	B-Device
visual	O
novel	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
–	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
bears	O
some	O
similarities	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
Déjà	O
Vu	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portopia	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Japan	O
's	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6001	I-Device
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
redesigned	O
the	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
dungeon-crawling	O
area	O
which	O
the	O
detective	O
explores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Portopia	O
did	O
not	O
directly	O
result	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
creation	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
1UP.com,	O
"	O
a	O
proving	O
ground	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
menu-based	O
command	O
system	O
of	O
Portopia	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
idea	O
for	O
what	O
became	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
came	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
1985	O
NES	O
port	O
of	O
Portopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
and	O
Nakamura	O
discovered	O
the	O
RPG	O
Wizardry	B-Device
at	O
a	O
Macworld	O
Conference	O
&	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
to	O
expose	O
Japan	O
to	O
the	O
mainly	O
Western-dominated	O
RPG	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
genre	O
beyond	O
computer	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
also	O
cited	O
Ultima	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
first-person	O
random	O
battles	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
the	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
of	O
Ultima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
was	O
predominantly	O
Western	O
and	O
limited	O
to	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
Japanese	O
gamers	O
enjoyed	O
home-grown	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Black	I-Application
Onyx	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
series	O
alongside	O
Western	O
RPG	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
Horii	O
and	O
Nakamura	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
and	O
statistical	O
nature	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
they	O
realized	O
most	O
people	O
would	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
not	O
originally	O
been	O
a	O
concern	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
greatly	O
increased	O
the	O
potential	O
audience	O
of	O
any	O
new	O
Famicom	O
or	O
NES	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
simplified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
personally	O
was	O
playing	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Ultima	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
really	O
enjoyed	O
seeing	O
my	O
own	O
self	O
in	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
would	O
become	O
stronger	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
action	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
where	O
Mario	B-Application
does	O
not	O
become	O
continuously	O
more	O
powerful	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Horii	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
at	O
Chunsoft	O
began	O
developing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
Famicom	O
was	O
the	O
ideal	O
platform	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
because	O
unlike	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
worry	O
about	O
spending	O
money	O
if	O
they	O
got	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
could	O
continue	O
playing	O
from	O
where	O
they	O
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
composer	O
,	O
solicited	O
Enix	O
via	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
's	O
feedback	O
questionnaire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chida	O
asked	O
Sugiyama	O
to	O
compose	O
a	O
score	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
and	O
his	O
other	O
jingles	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
have	O
remained	O
relatively	O
intact	O
in	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coverage	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
North	O
American	O
localization	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Fun	O
Club	O
News	O
winter1988	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
infringing	O
on	O
the	O
trademark	O
on	O
wargame	O
publisher	O
Simulations	O
Publications	O
's	O
pen-and-paper	O
RPG	O
DragonQuest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
sources	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
version	O
for	O
images	O
and	O
names	O
,	O
briefly	O
explaining	O
the	O
backstory	O
and	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
"	O
Pak	O
Watch	O
"	O
preview	O
section	O
in	O
March1989	O
,	O
mentioning	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	O
Japanese	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
premiere	O
July1988	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
again	O
mentioned	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
name	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
its	O
inspiration	O
of	O
two	O
Japanese	O
sequels	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
still	O
distant	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Horii	O
in	O
August1989	O
–	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
lengthy	O
passwords	O
with	O
kana	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
battery-backed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
savegame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
were	O
given	O
self-explanatory	O
one-word	O
titles	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
made-up	O
words	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsuya	O
Terada	O
created	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
articles	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
"	O
Quartermann	O
"	O
speculated	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
would	O
be	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
big	O
release	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
Christmas	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
immense	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
especially	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
provided	O
three	O
feature	O
articles	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
for	O
issues	O
between	O
May	O
and	O
October1989	O
and	O
the	O
November	O
–	O
December1989	O
issue	O
includes	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
March	O
–	O
April1990	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
has	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
poster	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Contra	I-Application
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
text	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1990	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
reportedly	O
strategized	O
the	O
unloading	O
of	O
unsold	O
game	O
units	O
by	O
sending	O
free	O
copies	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
subscribers	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
64-page	O
Explorer	O
's	O
Handbook	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
walkthrough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
additional	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
remade	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	O
for	O
the	O
single-cartridge	O
compilation	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
+	O
II	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
December18	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Enix	O
released	O
BS	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
remade	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
graphically	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
–	O
VIII	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2004	O
mobile	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
II	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
III	O
"	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
related	O
media	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
anime	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
symphonic	B-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Saga	O
:	O
Emblem	O
of	O
Roto	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
To	O
the	O
Children	O
Who	O
Inherit	O
the	O
Emblem	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Saga	O
:	O
Emblem	O
of	O
Roto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
composed	O
and	O
directed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pieces	O
were	O
arranged	O
and	O
incorporated	O
into	O
later	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Edition	O
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
on	O
January12	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
;	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
featured	O
orchestral	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
London	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
tunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
classical	O
score	O
was	O
considered	O
revolutionary	O
for	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orchestral	O
albums	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IandII	O
were	O
combined	O
in	O
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I•II	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
SME	O
Visual	O
Works	O
on	O
August23	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
King	O
Records	O
reprinted	O
it	O
on	O
October7	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orchestral	O
tracks	O
were	O
again	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	O
album	O
,	O
including	O
orchestral	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
live	O
concerts	O
have	O
featured	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
;	O
many	O
performances	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
albums	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
Concert	O
and	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I•II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
Famitsu	O
Best	O
Hit	O
Game	O
Awards	O
(	O
published	O
February	O
1987	O
,	O
for	O
1986	B-Application
releases	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Scenario/Story	O
,	O
Best	O
Character	O
Design	O
,	O
Best	O
Programmer	O
(	O
for	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	B-Application
"	O
All	O
Soft	O
Catalog	O
"	O
issue	O
of	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
includes	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
receiving	O
the	O
Best	O
RPG	O
and	O
Best	O
Character	O
Design	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
losing	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
overall	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
for	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
subscription	O
giveaway	O
was	O
eventually	O
a	O
success	O
and	O
allowed	O
Enix	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
profited	O
immensely	O
from	O
the	O
giveaway	O
because	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
hundred-page	O
monthly	O
ad	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
products	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
now	O
in	O
thousands	O
of	O
households	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
about	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
1989	B-Application
game	I-Application
release	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
below	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
it	O
about	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards1989	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Theme	O
,	O
Fun	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
"	O
;	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
win	O
in	O
either	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
Japanese	O
youths	O
 '	O
arrests	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Quartermann	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
that	O
special	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Ultima	O
III	O
:	O
Exodus	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
others	O
play	O
that	O
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
important	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
RPG	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohler	O
noted	O
that	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
and	O
Sugiyama	O
's	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
made	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
as	O
visually	O
and	O
aurally	O
exciting	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
was	O
unique	O
and	O
sophisticated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
as	O
the	O
140th-best	O
game	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
its	O
Top200	O
Games	O
list	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
enormous	O
influence	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
flawed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seemingly	O
primitive	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
features	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
item	O
and	O
equipment	O
array	O
,	O
ten	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
five	O
towns	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
not	O
immensely	O
popular	O
at	O
first	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
because	O
American	O
console	B-Device
gamers	O
were	O
not	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
RPGs	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
decade	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
flashy	O
enough	O
to	O
distract	O
from	O
all	O
of	O
those	O
words	O
they	O
made	O
you	O
read	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chi	O
Kong	O
Lui	O
wrote	O
for	O
GameCritics	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
realism	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
on	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
scale	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
If	O
a	O
player	O
perished	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
had	O
to	O
suffer	O
the	O
dire	O
consequences	O
of	O
losing	O
progress	O
and	O
precious	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
GameSpy	O
staff	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	I-Application
many	O
gamers	O
 '	O
first	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Johnson	O
compared	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
modern	O
RPGs	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
requirement	O
of	O
total	O
completion	O
and	O
to	O
its	O
overall	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2009	O
book	O
Vintage	O
Games	O
contrasted	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
the	O
1986	B-Application
NES	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
though	O
both	O
games	O
share	O
common	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
Zelda	O
features	O
a	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
and	O
magic	O
but	O
no	O
level	O
or	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
features	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
historical	O
significance	O
is	O
its	O
greatest	O
aspect	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
playing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
these	O
days	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
chore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
yielded	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
compilation	O
remake	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
+	O
II	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Satellaview	B-Device
remake	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
mixed	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
positive	O
review	O
by	O
Microgroup	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
touches	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
real-time	O
event	O
and	O
voicing	O
were	O
appreciated	O
but	O
their	O
implementation	O
was	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
English	O
remake	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
dual	O
GBC	O
cartridge	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
,	O
received	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Marc	O
Nix	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
interesting	O
RPGs	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
to	O
actually	O
make	O
American	O
shores	O
"	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
frustrated	O
;	O
those	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
will	O
lament	O
the	O
changes	O
,	O
while	O
new	O
players	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
linear	O
and	O
simple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
both	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
and	O
RPGamer	O
's	O
awards	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
GBC	O
remakes	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
1.94	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
remakes	O
 '	O
good	O
sales	O
performances	O
,	O
Enix	O
released	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GBC	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
SNES	B-Application
update	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
English	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Music	O
Online	O
's	O
Juan2Darien	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
symphonic	B-Operating_System
scores	O
:	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Suite	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
Remix	O
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
(	O
London	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
)	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
(	O
London	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
Remastered	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
Symphonic	B-Operating_System
Suite	O
(	O
Tokyo	O
Metropolitan	O
Symphony	B-Operating_System
Orchestra	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
's	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
symphonies	B-Operating_System
 '	O
melody	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
overworld	O
theme	O
...	O
is	O
pretty	O
simplistic	O
and	O
grating	O
,	O
but	O
actually	O
sounds	O
pretty	O
beautiful	O
when	O
played	O
by	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Retsuden	O
:	O
Roto	O
no	O
Monshō	O
–	O
To	O
the	O
Children	O
Who	O
Inherit	O
the	O
Emblem	O
had	O
high	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
prompted	O
a	O
turning	O
point	O
in	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
history	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
bearing	O
elements	O
of	O
previous	O
RPGs	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
set	O
a	O
comprehensively	O
new	O
template	O
from	O
gameplay	O
to	O
narrative	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
nearly	O
every	O
subsequent	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
changed	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
by	O
making	O
scenario	O
writers	O
far	O
more	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
damsel-in-distress	O
storyline	O
that	O
many	O
RPGs	O
follow	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fresh	O
plot	O
twist	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
saving	O
the	O
princess	O
"	O
formula	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
true	O
objective	O
is	O
not	O
revealed	O
until	O
the	O
princess	O
is	O
rescued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
an	O
element	O
of	O
romance	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
dialogue	B-Application
choice	I-Application
to	O
respond	O
to	O
the	O
princess	O
's	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
he	O
loves	O
her	O
;	O
romance	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
commonplace	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
top-down	O
perspective	O
has	O
become	O
"	O
a	O
dead	O
giveaway	O
to	O
an	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
elements	O
still	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
RPGs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
obtain	O
better	O
equipment	O
,	O
major	O
quests	O
that	O
intertwine	O
with	O
minor	O
subquests	O
,	O
an	O
incremental	O
spell	B-Application
system	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
medieval	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
though	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
more	O
important	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
and	O
attention	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
laid	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
on	O
which	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
November2010	O
issue	O
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Horii	O
recalled	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
simplified	O
gameplay	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
appealing	O
to	O
people	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
franchise	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
became	O
a	O
national	O
phenomenon	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
inspiring	O
spinoff	O
media	O
and	O
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
linked	O
through	O
his	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
articles	O
,	O
increased	O
in	O
celebrity	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
household	O
name	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
;	O
in	O
contrast	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
is	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
well-known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
poll	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
public	O
voted	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
favorite	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Glory	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heracles	I-Application
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mother	B-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigesato	O
Itoi	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
a	O
detractor	O
of	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
,	O
so	O
in	O
developing	O
Mother	B-Application
,	O
they	O
subverted	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
template	O
by	O
changing	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
NES	O
games	O
including	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
have	O
had	O
fan-made	O
ROM	O
hacks	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
plot	O
and	O
revised	O
character	O
sprites	O
upon	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
and	O
layout	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Remix	O
II	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
became	O
so	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
asked	O
to	O
draw	O
slime	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
person	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
shape	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Slime	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
aspects	O
of	O
pop	O
culture	O
reference	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
added	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Warrior-inspired	O
8-bit	O
option	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
spinoff	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
