<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Salvation	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
when	O
initially	O
localized	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1988	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Salvation	I-Application
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
another	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
HD-2D	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
's	O
style	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
livestream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
chronologically	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
the	O
hero	O
Erdrick	O
(	O
Loto	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
localization	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
noted	O
for	O
greatly	O
expanding	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
earlier	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
were	O
non-linear	O
in	O
structure	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
featured	O
an	O
even	O
more	O
open-world	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
a	O
class	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Hero	O
always	O
keeps	O
the	O
Hero	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
be	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
of	O
either	O
gender	O
:	O
Soldier	O
(	O
Warrior	O
in	O
the	O
GBC	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Pilgrim	O
(	O
Cleric	O
)	O
,	O
Wizard	O
(	O
Mage	O
)	O
,	O
Merchant	O
(	O
Dealer	O
)	O
,	O
Goof-Off	O
(	O
Jester	O
)	O
,	O
Sage	O
,	O
and	O
Thief	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
parties	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
Hero	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
not	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
characters	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
worlds	O
,	O
this	O
castle	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
knights	O
and	O
magicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geography	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
largely	O
corresponds	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
geography	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
towns	O
correspond	O
to	O
their	O
real-world	O
cultures	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Romaly	O
"	O
for	O
Rome	O
,	O
"	O
Portoga	O
"	O
for	O
Portugal	O
,	O
"	O
Assaram	O
"	O
near	O
present-day	O
Iraq	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
"	O
as-salamu	O
alaykum	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Jipang	O
"	O
for	O
Japan	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
hero	O
fights	O
Yamata	O
no	O
Orochi	O
)	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
"	O
New	O
Town	O
"	O
in	O
eastern	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
experiences	O
a	O
revolution	O
against	O
an	O
overbearing	O
ruler	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Revolution	O
in	O
1776	O
when	O
Thirteen	O
British	O
Colonies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
declared	O
independence	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
protest	O
over	O
the	O
policies	O
of	O
British	O
King	O
George	O
III	O
regarding	O
the	O
Thirteen	O
Colonies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
set	O
many	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
a	O
world	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
World	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
Alefgard	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Hero	O
must	O
acquire	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
artifacts	O
that	O
were	O
collected	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sun	O
Stone	O
and	O
the	O
Rain	O
Staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
scenario	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
artwork	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
of	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
composed	O
all	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chunsoft	O
president	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
he	O
contributed	O
about	O
"	O
10%	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
1989	O
interview	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
developers	O
had	O
perfected	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
game	O
structure	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
reflected	O
by	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
one	O
character	O
's	O
quest	O
to	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
password	O
system	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
slot	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
Horii	O
's	O
dislike	O
of	O
the	O
long	O
codes	O
that	O
players	O
needed	O
to	O
memorize	O
or	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
had	O
a	O
policy	O
of	O
removing	O
any	O
features	O
from	O
his	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
which	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
unworkable	O
during	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
development	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
map	O
concept	O
was	O
used	O
first	O
by	O
another	O
game	O
maker	O
in	O
Mirai	O
Shinwa	O
Jarvas	O
,	O
but	O
Horii	O
's	O
team	O
was	O
too	O
far	O
into	O
development	O
to	O
change	O
anything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
until	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
menu	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
or	O
old	O
save	O
file	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
menu	O
music	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
menu	O
was	O
silent	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1996	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
brought	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Enix	O
America	O
Corporation	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Enix	O
of	O
America	O
returned	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
had	O
been	O
discontinued	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
remake	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
,	O
Enix	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
packaging	O
an	O
anime	O
feel	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
fan	O
demand	O
on	O
Enix	O
's	O
message	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
remake	O
versions	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
offer	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
new	O
translation	O
,	O
incorporating	O
many	O
adult	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
RPG	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Teen	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
largest	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
32	O
Mb	O
ROM	B-Device
and	O
256Kb	O
of	O
save-state	O
SRAM	B-Architecture
on	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
classes	O
were	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Soldier	O
to	O
Warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
mini-games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
remakes	O
,	O
including	O
Pachisi	O
(	O
called	O
Suguroku	O
in	O
Japan	O
/	O
Treasures	O
and	O
Trapdoors	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
Remake	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
giant	O
board	O
game	O
style	O
adventure	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
win	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Horii	O
's	O
series	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
Medal	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
players	O
collect	O
hidden	O
medals	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
seen	O
in	O
later	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
(	O
it	O
originated	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
medal	O
system	O
,	O
Monster	O
Medals	O
,	O
lets	O
players	O
collect	O
medals	O
from	O
fallen	O
enemies	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
players	O
could	O
trade	O
Monster	O
Medals	O
via	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overhauled	O
introduction	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
Ortega	O
's	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	O
and	O
attack	O
animation	O
in	O
battles	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
personality	O
system	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-game	O
sequence	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
answers	O
moral	O
dilemmas	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
determines	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
both	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
Famicom	O
&	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	O
II	O
&	O
III	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
emulated	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
35th	O
Anniversary	O
Livestream	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
HD-2D	O
"	O
style	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
and	O
Triangle	B-Application
Strategy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
music	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
Super	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
Super	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
Super	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
,	O
each	O
album	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
other	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
compilation	O
albums	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
on	O
Piano	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Best	O
Songs	O
Selection	O
~	O
Loula	O
~	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
album	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
music	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
~	O
And	O
into	O
the	O
Legend	O
...	O
~	O
Remix	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
Sugiyama	O
played	O
a	O
concert	O
focused	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
his	O
"	O
Family	O
Classic	O
Concert	O
"	O
series	O
he	O
has	O
done	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
playing	O
fifteen	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
almost	O
300	O
arrests	O
for	O
truancy	O
among	O
students	O
absent	O
from	O
school	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
set	O
sales	O
records	O
by	O
selling	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
in	O
Japan	O
within	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
grossing	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
within	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
3.8	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
between	O
1986	O
and	O
1989	O
,	O
grossing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
mistakenly	O
thought	O
that	O
in	O
1988	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
caused	O
the	O
Japanese	O
government	O
to	O
outlaw	O
further	O
releases	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
on	O
school	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
truth	O
,	O
Enix	O
themselves	O
decided	O
to	O
hold	O
off	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
future	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
until	O
weekends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
did	O
not	O
meet	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
nearly	O
720,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
1996	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
a	O
lower	O
604,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
638,551	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
remakes	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
sold	O
403,953	O
copies	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
scored	O
it	O
38	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
all-time	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
up	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1988	O
Famitsu	O
Best	O
Hit	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
RPG	O
and	O
Best	O
Character	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
the	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
released	O
since	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survey	O
conducted	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
among	O
its	O
readers	O
placed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
favorite	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
being	O
preceded	O
by	O
only	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
X	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
finding	O
the	O
new	O
day/night	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
bank	O
praiseworthy	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
keeping	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
ugly	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
clumsy	O
interface	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
reputation	O
has	O
risen	O
in	O
America	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
innovations	O
,	O
leading	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
to	O
list	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
176	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
chose	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
other	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
titles	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
job	O
system	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
had	O
depth	O
and	O
was	O
influential	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remake	O
received	O
very	O
good	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
7.6/10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
DWIII	B-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
old	O
NES	O
ancestor	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
firm	O
grounding	O
in	O
the	O
RPG	O
old-school	O
means	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
hard-core	O
need	O
apply.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
remake	O
a	O
4/5	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
10/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
male	O
protagonist	O
from	O
this	O
installment	O
,	O
Erdrick	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
mobile	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erdrick	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
compiled	O
into	O
for	O
21	O
volumes	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
;	O
in	O
1994	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD	B-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
manga	O
distribution	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Retsuden	O
:	O
Roto	O
no	O
Monshō	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
between	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Retsuden	O
:	O
Roto	O
no	O
Monshō	O
~	O
Monshō	O
o	O
Tsugumono-tachi	O
e	O
~	O
takes	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Retsuden	O
:	O
Roto	O
no	O
Monshō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Retsuden	O
:	O
Roto	O
no	O
Monshō	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
sold	O
18	O
million	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
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
has	O
also	O
sold	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
