<s>
previously	O
published	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
2005	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Armor	O
Project	O
(	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
)	O
,	O
Bird	O
Studio	O
(	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
)	O
and	O
Sugiyama	O
Kobo	O
(	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
)	O
to	O
its	O
publisher	O
Enix	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
involved	O
parties	O
co-owning	O
the	O
copyright	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
formerly	O
Enix	O
)	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
with	O
localized	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
and	O
ports	O
of	O
later	O
installments	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
being	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
avoid	O
trademark	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
unrelated	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
DragonQuest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
did	O
not	O
register	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
trademark	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
until	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
most	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
is	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
hero	O
(	O
actually	O
named	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
in	O
spinoff	O
fiction	O
)	O
who	O
is	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
from	O
peril	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
evil	O
enemy	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hero	O
usually	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
elements	O
persist	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
its	O
spinoff	O
games	O
:	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
;	O
recurring	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
mascot	B-Application
;	O
a	O
text-based	O
menu	O
system	O
;	O
and	O
random	O
encounters	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
over	O
the	O
decades	O
many	O
different	O
development	O
companies	O
worked	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
had	O
its	O
creators	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
as	O
scenario	O
writer	O
and	O
game	O
designer	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
and	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
music	O
composer	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
have	O
handled	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
on	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concepts	O
,	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
took	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Western	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Ultima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
religious	O
overtones	O
which	O
were	O
heavily	O
censored	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
versions	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
installments	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
installments	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
ported	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
;	O
all	O
four	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
remade	O
for	O
newer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
Akuryō	O
no	O
Kamigami	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1990	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
Soshite	O
Densetsu	O
e	O
...	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2001	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
IV	I-Application
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
translated	O
title	O
;	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
removed	O
the	O
number	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
:	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
;	O
both	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
newer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
amid	O
rumors	O
that	O
Enix	O
had	O
given	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remakes	B-General_Concept
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
without	O
the	O
numbering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS1	O
:	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
VII	I-Device
:	I-Device
Eden	I-Device
no	I-Device
Senshi-tachi	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
VII	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
again	O
without	O
the	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
numbered	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XII	O
:	O
The	O
Flames	O
of	O
Fate	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Horii	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
,	O
feature	O
more	O
meaningful	O
choices	O
,	O
and	O
overhaul	O
the	O
traditional	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
includes	O
several	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
for	O
real-life	O
cards	O
with	O
monster	O
data	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
issues	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
through	O
a	O
slot	O
on	O
its	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
and	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
series	O
use	O
characters	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
series	O
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
spawn	O
its	O
own	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Chunsoft	O
developed	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
that	O
included	O
Torneko	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Torneko	O
Taloon	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roguelike	O
game	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
continues	O
Torneko	O
's	O
story	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
store	O
famous	O
,	O
venturing	O
into	O
mysterious	O
dungeons	O
to	O
retrieve	O
items	O
to	O
stock	O
his	O
store	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Torneko	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Last	I-Device
Hope	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
Torneko	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Last	I-Device
Hope	I-Device
is	O
considered	O
easier	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
allow	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
direct	O
sequel	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Fushigi	O
no	O
Dungeon	O
3	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibouken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
Torneko	O
games	O
have	O
had	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
game	O
featured	O
Yangus	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shōnen	I-Application
Yangus	I-Application
to	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
follows	O
Yangus	O
on	O
his	O
adventures	O
before	O
he	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Hero	O
in	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Torneko	O
no	O
Daibōken	O
spawned	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
series	O
that	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
include	O
franchises	O
beyond	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
clones	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Enix	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
Monopoly-inspired	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
became	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
version	O
,	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Neon	O
Sain	O
wa	O
Bara	O
Iro	O
ni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
ASCII	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
&	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
in	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Special	O
,	O
included	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
would	O
include	O
characters	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
name	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
2	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
Cobi	O
's	O
Journey	O
(	O
Ruka	O
's	O
Journey	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
and	O
Tara	O
's	O
Adventure	O
(	O
Iru	O
's	O
Adventure	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Monsters	I-Device
:	I-Device
Caravan	I-Device
Heart	I-Device
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
VII	O
,	O
following	O
Keifer	O
who	O
is	O
pulled	O
into	O
Torland	O
and	O
must	O
find	O
the	O
six	O
Orbs	O
of	O
Loto	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
using	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
name	O
;	O
its	O
sequel	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
title	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	O
Wanted	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
has	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
smaller	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenshin	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Yomigaerishi	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
controller	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
toy	O
shield	O
contains	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Swords	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
sensing	I-Device
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
as	O
a	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Slime	B-Device
MoriMori	I-Device
Dragon	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
,	O
uses	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popular	O
slime	B-Device
monster	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
downloadable	O
DSiWare	B-Device
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Wars	I-Device
and	O
other	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
cellphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tree	I-Application
's	I-Application
Woe	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blight	I-Application
Below	I-Application
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
4	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Builders	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
alongside	O
various	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Walk	I-Application
,	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
light	O
novel	O
,	O
Enix	O
began	O
publishing	O
more	O
volumes	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
sequential	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
printed	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
include	O
:	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Story	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Item	O
Story	O
;	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Perfect	O
Collection	O
series	O
starting	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Perfect	O
Collection	O
1990	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
novels	O
by	O
Takayashiki	O
Hideo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
works	O
have	O
had	O
additional	O
titles	O
published	O
for	O
different	O
games	O
by	O
different	O
authors	O
:	O
Hideo	O
wrote	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
volumes	O
spanning	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
;	O
Kumi	O
Saori	O
authored	O
ten	O
volumes	O
comprising	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
games	O
;	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Domon	O
wrote	O
three	O
volumes	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Shinsho	O
Shousetsu	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
by	O
all	O
three	O
authors	O
began	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
manga	O
began	O
publication	O
in	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Riku	O
Sanjo	O
and	O
Koji	O
Inada	O
's	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
two-chapter	O
short-story	O
entitled	O
Derupa	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
VII	I-Device
with	O
some	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
shorter	O
manga	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
including	O
several	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
some	O
official	O
4koma	O
strips	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
manga	O
about	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
authored	O
by	O
Yuuki	O
Nakashima	O
and	O
supervised	O
by	O
Yūji	O
Horii	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sidestory	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiro	O
Mashima	O
drew	O
the	O
one-shot	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
October	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
:	O
Another	O
Adventure	O
Fadora	O
no	O
Takarajima	O
will	O
begin	O
serialization	O
in	O
V	O
Jump	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Road	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
manga	O
about	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
Horii	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
13episodes	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
Saban	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Adventure	O
of	O
Dai	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Saga	O
–	O
The	O
Crest	O
of	O
Roto	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DCG	O
movie	O
based	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Your	O
Story	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VR	O
( ドラゴンクエストVR	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
VR	O
Zone	O
Shinjuku	O
,	O
a	O
then	O
Bandai	O
Namco-owned	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
arcade	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
Shinjuku	O
district	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
April	O
and	O
released	O
late	O
on	O
the	O
27th	O
in	O
2019	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
as	O
what	O
was	O
a	O
VR	O
team-based	O
only	O
arcade-style	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brief	O
story	O
began	O
with	O
players	O
receiving	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
a	O
king	O
to	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
assistant	O
Ohealia	O
,	O
a	O
healslime	O
and	O
character	O
excusive	O
to	O
this	O
title	O
only	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
guide	O
and	O
narrator	O
throughout	O
the	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
goal	O
for	O
each	O
team	O
(	O
to	O
which	O
multiple	O
can	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
sessions	O
)	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
battles	O
in	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
before	O
facing	O
the	O
powerful	O
Zoma	O
,	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
who	O
's	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
open	O
arenas	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
forests	O
,	O
caves	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
castles	O
)	O
in-game	O
while	O
players	O
stood	O
and	O
moved	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
65	B-General_Concept
x	I-General_Concept
39	I-General_Concept
foot	I-General_Concept
playing	I-General_Concept
field	I-General_Concept
with	O
each	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
divided	O
into	O
sperate	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
iconic	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
players	O
faced	O
off	O
against	O
include	O
Slimes	B-Device
,	O
Drackies	O
,	O
Knights	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
Golem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VR	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
before	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
VR	O
Zone	O
Shinjuku	O
itself	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
party	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
walk	O
into	O
towns	O
and	O
buy	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
defeat	O
monsters	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
towns	O
:	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
one	O
character	O
walking	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
battles	O
occur	O
through	O
random	O
monster	O
attacks	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
levels	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
visit	O
a	O
church	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
House	O
of	O
Healing	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
translations	O
)	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
a	O
priest	O
or	O
nun	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
progress	O
;	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
players	O
had	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
a	O
king	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
Famicom	O
use	O
a	O
password	O
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
features	O
"	O
puffpuff	O
"	O
–	O
a	O
Japanese	O
onomatopoeia	O
for	O
a	O
girl	O
rubbing	O
her	O
breasts	O
in	O
someone	O
's	O
face	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
term	O
of	O
a	O
girl	O
jiggling	O
her	O
own	O
breasts	O
–	O
massage	O
girls	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hire	O
with	O
text	O
describing	O
their	O
actions	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
;	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
gags	O
were	O
used	O
since	O
breasts	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
VII	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
several	O
character	O
classes	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
for	O
the	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
and	O
VII	O
include	O
monster	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
:	O
Chapters	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
collectible	O
item	O
known	O
as	O
mini	O
medals	O
,	O
resembling	O
small	O
gold	O
coins	O
with	O
a	O
five-pointed	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
winning	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
character	O
for	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
introduced	O
them	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
something	O
players	O
collected	O
that	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
crests	O
and	O
orbs	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
repeat	O
the	O
necessity	O
for	O
players	O
having	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
them	O
before	O
they	O
could	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
features	O
several	O
recurring	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
Slimes	B-Device
,	O
Drackies	O
,	O
Skeletons	O
,	O
Shadows	O
,	O
Mummies	O
,	O
Bags	O
o	O
 '	O
Laughs	O
,	O
and	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
recruit	O
monsters	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
,	O
a	O
Healer	O
monster	O
called	O
"	O
Healie	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
recruited	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
and	O
VI	O
monsters	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
and	O
fight	O
in	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	O
players	O
can	O
defeat	O
and	O
recruit	O
monsters	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
an	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Toriyama	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
official	O
mascot	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
designer	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
cited	O
the	O
monster	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
skills	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
took	O
"[artistic]	O
power	O
to	O
take	O
something	O
like	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
slime	B-Device
and	O
use	O
his	O
imagination	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
character.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Slime	B-Device
is	O
a	O
small	O
blue	O
blob	O
,	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
water	O
droplet	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
every	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
usually	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
monsters	O
the	O
players	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slime	B-Device
's	O
popularity	O
has	O
netted	O
it	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
spin-off	O
series	O
on	O
handheld	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erdrick	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japanese	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
title	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
legendary	O
hero	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
all	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
Erdrick	O
,	O
comprise	O
the	O
Erdrick	O
or	O
Loto	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chronological	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
is	O
:	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Erdrick	O
who	O
follows	O
in	O
his	O
footsteps	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Dragonlord	O
's	O
Castle	O
and	O
confront	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
heroes	O
are	O
also	O
descendants	O
of	O
Erdrick	O
,	O
exploring	O
the	O
expanded	O
world	O
of	O
Torland	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Alefgard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erdrick	O
's	O
legend	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
when	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Alefgard	O
bestowed	O
the	O
"	O
Order	O
of	O
Erdrick	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
highest	O
honor	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
hero	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
three	O
highest-level	O
armaments	O
are	O
named	O
"	O
Erdrick	O
's	O
Sword	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Erdrick	O
's	O
Armor	O
"	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
with	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Erdrick	O
"	O
is	O
impossible	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
prompts	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
remakes	B-General_Concept
prevent	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Loto	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
warrior	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
tree	O
Yggdrasil	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Erdrea	O
from	O
a	O
being	O
of	O
pure	O
evil	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Calasmos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
known	O
as	O
Torneko	O
Taloon	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
English	O
localizations	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
who	O
first	O
appears	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
popularity	O
with	O
players	O
led	O
to	O
further	O
appearances	O
or	O
easter	O
egg	O
references	O
in	O
subsequent	O
mainline	O
sequels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
1993	O
's	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
inaugural	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
long-running	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
appearances	O
include	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
to	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
2016	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Itadaki	B-Application
Street	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zenithia	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Zenith	O
Castle	O
,	O
Zenith	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
floating	O
castle	O
that	O
first	O
appears	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
descriptor	O
for	O
several	O
elements	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
,	O
V	O
and	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
explained	O
that	O
a	O
trilogy	O
was	O
never	O
the	O
intention	O
:	O
"	O
Each	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
title	O
represents	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
seems	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
Zenithia	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
climbing	O
the	O
tower	O
above	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
Zenithia	O
has	O
fallen	O
into	O
a	O
lake	O
south	O
of	O
Lofty	O
Peak	O
(	O
Elheaven	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
Golden	O
Orb	O
is	O
returned	O
leaving	O
the	O
castle	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
freely	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
Zenithia	O
is	O
sealed	O
by	O
Demon	O
Lord	O
Dhuran	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
hole	O
is	O
left	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Dream	O
World	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Dream	O
World	O
returns	O
to	O
its	O
natural	O
state	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
,	O
Zenithia	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
part	O
that	O
remains	O
,	O
floating	O
above	O
the	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
castle	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
called	O
Zenith	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
layout	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
in	O
the	O
Tenkū	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
main	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
Heartbeat	B-Application
,	O
ArtePiazza	O
,	O
Level-5	O
and	O
starting	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
,	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
's	O
company	O
,	O
Armor	O
Project	O
,	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
that	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
Enix	O
sponsored	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
programming	O
contest	O
in	O
Japan	O
which	O
brought	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
team	O
together	O
,	O
including	O
creator	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prize	O
was	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
AppleFest	O
'	O
83	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
where	O
Horii	O
discovered	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
winners	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
and	O
Yukinobu	O
Chida	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Horii	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
Enix	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
combined	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
western	O
RPGs	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Ultima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chose	O
the	O
Famicom	O
because	O
,	O
unlike	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
spending	O
more	O
money	O
if	O
they	O
got	O
a	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
continue	O
playing	O
from	O
a	O
save	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
used	O
the	O
full-screen	O
map	O
of	O
Ultima	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
and	O
statistics-oriented	O
Wizardry	B-Device
screens	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Horii	O
first	O
created	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
many	O
people	O
doubted	O
that	O
a	O
fantasy	O
series	O
with	O
swords	O
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
,	O
would	O
become	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
become	O
very	O
popular	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
Sugiyama	O
's	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
composed	O
for	O
,	O
Wingman	O
2	O
being	O
his	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
six	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
stories	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
trilogies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV-VI	O
are	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
castle	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
called	O
Zenithia	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Tenku	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
heaven	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
onwards	O
are	O
stand-alone	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
avoid	O
trademark	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
pen-and-paper	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Simulations	O
Publications	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
until	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
1982	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
acquisition	O
by	O
TSR	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
TSR	O
continued	O
publishing	O
the	O
line	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
(	O
D&D	O
)	O
until	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
registered	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
trademark	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
manuals	O
,	O
video	O
cassette	O
tapes	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	O
:	O
Journey	O
of	O
the	O
Cursed	O
King	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
all	O
previous	O
games	O
having	O
used	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
another	O
RPG	O
series	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Enix	O
's	O
closure	O
of	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
were	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Square	O
and	O
Enix	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
numerous	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
localizations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remakes	B-General_Concept
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
,	O
V	O
,	O
and	O
VI	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Zenithia	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Tenku	O
trilogy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
main	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
major	O
publisher	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
publishing	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	O
worldwide	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
NDS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Horii	O
play-tests	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
the	O
controls	O
feel	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryutaro	O
Ichimura	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
with	O
Horii	O
since	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	O
,	O
has	O
implemented	O
Horii	O
's	O
suggestions	O
even	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
obvious	O
why	O
his	O
ideas	O
will	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
have	O
an	O
overall	O
upbeat	O
feeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
plot	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
heroes	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
ultimate	O
evil	O
villain	O
,	O
who	O
usually	O
threatens	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Toriyama	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
more	O
widely	O
known	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
when	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
he	O
was	O
an	O
unknown	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
hero	O
was	O
drawn	O
in	O
a	O
super	O
deformed	O
manga	O
style	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
localization	O
had	O
him	O
drawn	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
West	O
's	O
template	O
of	O
a	O
medieval	O
hero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trend	O
continued	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
began	O
using	O
more	O
of	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
original	O
artwork	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	O
and	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
always	O
feature	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
religious	O
overtones	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
game	O
,	O
saving	O
and	O
reviving	O
characters	O
who	O
have	O
died	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
clergy	O
in	O
churches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishops	O
wander	O
around	O
the	O
over-world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
and	O
can	O
heal	O
wounded	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
enemy	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Demon	O
Lord	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
,	O
the	O
Demon	O
Lord	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Orgodemir	O
in	O
that	O
particular	O
game	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
sidequest	O
to	O
battle	O
against	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
subjected	O
to	O
censorship	O
in	O
their	O
North	O
American	O
localizations	O
,	O
largely	O
in	O
keeping	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
content	O
guidelines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
placed	O
severe	O
restrictions	O
on	O
religious	O
iconography	O
and	O
mature	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
most	O
censorship	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
translated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
largely	O
followed	O
the	O
originals	O
since	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
soundtracks	O
were	O
written	O
and	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
the	O
classically	O
trained	O
composer	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
confirmation	O
,	O
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
other	O
jingles	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
have	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugiyama	O
was	O
also	O
composing	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XII	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
compilations	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
music	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
Super	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
London	O
Philharmonic	O
performed	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
compilation	O
entitled	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Complete	O
CD-Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
include	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
SME	O
Visual	O
Works	O
released	O
Symphonic	O
Suite	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Complete	O
CD-Box	O
,	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
was	O
third	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	O
fourth	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	O
ninth	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
eleventh	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	O
fourteenth	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	O
seventeenth	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
thirtieth	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
thirty-fourth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Horii	O
received	O
a	O
special	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Supplier	O
's	O
Association	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
former	O
President	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
widespread	O
appeal	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
made	O
so	O
that	O
anyone	O
can	O
play	O
it	O
...	O
and	O
anyone	O
can	O
enjoy	O
it	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
different	O
levels	O
and	O
interests.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
manual	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
understand	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryutaro	O
Ichimura	O
,	O
producer	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
says	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
storylines	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
experience	O
a	O
moving	O
sense	O
of	O
achievement	O
where	O
they	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
hero	O
saving	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
extremely	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
was	O
not	O
transferred	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
the	O
2005	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
generally	O
receiving	O
good	O
reviews	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
to	O
give	O
away	O
copies	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
those	O
four	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
sought-after	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
especially	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
III	O
and	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
VII	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
became	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
although	O
reception	O
was	O
still	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
gained	O
more	O
universal	O
praise	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
sell	O
better	O
outside	O
Japan	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	O
sold	O
over	O
1million	O
copies	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
modern	O
,	O
complex	O
RPGs	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
retains	O
the	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
many	O
critics	O
find	O
refreshing	O
and	O
nostalgic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
avoid	O
melodrama	O
and	O
feature	O
relatively	O
more	O
simplistic	O
characters	O
than	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Squall	O
Leonhart	O
or	O
Tidus	O
,	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
contention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
exceptions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
,	O
emotional	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
criticism	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Horii	O
says	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
mind	O
,	O
it	O
means	O
the	O
critics	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
rather	O
know	O
their	O
concerns	O
than	O
remain	O
ignorant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
set	O
sales	O
records	O
in	O
1988	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
it	O
grossed	O
(	O
)	O
within	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
by	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
sold	O
out	O
copies	O
within	O
an	O
hour	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
within	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
had	O
sold	O
copies	O
by	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
units	O
by	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
sequels	O
having	O
grossed	O
several	O
hundred	O
million	O
dollars	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
each	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
single	O
release	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
)	O
being	O
Dragon	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
VII	I-Device
which	O
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	O
sold	O
910,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
exceptional	O
sales	O
figure	O
for	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
never	O
as	O
ambitious	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
later	O
installments	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
beaten	O
for	O
sheer	O
size	O
(	O
if	O
you	O
only	O
had	O
enough	O
cash	O
to	O
buy	O
you	O
one	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
last	O
you	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
you	O
bought	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
title	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
,	O
Gamasutra	O
cites	O
Quinton	O
Klabon	O
of	O
Dartmouth	O
College	O
as	O
stating	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
translated	O
the	O
D&D	O
experience	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
genre	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
such	O
as	O
Mother	B-Application
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
Lufia	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
various	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	O
class-changing	O
system	O
would	O
shape	O
other	O
RPGs	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
day-night	O
cycles	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
major	O
innovation	O
"	O
for	O
console	O
RPGs	O
according	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
"	O
Tactics	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
set	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
routines	O
for	O
NPCs	O
,	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XII'''s	O
"	O
Gambits	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
cited	O
as	O
having	O
monster	O
recruiting	O
and	O
training	O
mechanics	O
that	O
inspired	O
monster-collecting	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Digimon	O
,	O
and	O
Dokapon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
pregnancy	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
the	O
player	O
chose	O
as	O
the	O
mother	B-Application
,	O
a	O
crucial	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
dream	O
world	O
setting	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
Square	O
RPGs	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
world	O
records	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
records	O
include	O
"	O
Best	O
Selling	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Fastest	O
Selling	O
Game	O
in	O
Japan	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
First	O
Video	O
Game	O
Series	O
to	O
Inspire	O
a	O
Ballet	O
"	O
.Dragon	O
Quest	O
is	O
a	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ryutaro	O
Ichimura	O
and	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
has	O
become	O
popular	O
enough	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
common	O
topic	O
for	O
conversation	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
industry	O
as	O
Japan	O
's	O
national	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Cassidy	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
claims	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
common	O
wisdom	O
is	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
ask	O
someone	O
from	O
Japan	O
to	O
draw	O
'	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
'	O
he	O
'll	O
draw	O
the	O
onion-like	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
weak	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
eatery	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
Luida	O
's	O
Bar	O
was	O
opened	O
in	O
Roppongi	O
,	O
a	O
well-known	O
nightlife	O
hotspot	O
in	O
Minato	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
a	O
Western	O
journalist	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
a	O
Disneyland	O
resort	O
and	O
a	O
maid	O
café	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
also	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
a	O
live-action	O
television	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
2012	O
April	O
Fool	O
's	O
Hoax	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
"	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
service	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
urban	O
myth	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	O
QuestIII	O
caused	O
a	O
law	O
to	O
be	O
passed	O
in	O
Japan	O
banning	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
or	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
except	O
on	O
certain	O
days	O
such	O
as	O
weekends	O
or	O
national	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumor	O
claims	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
measurable	O
dip	O
in	O
productivity	O
when	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
although	O
muggings	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
became	O
so	O
widespread	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
hearings	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Diet	O
,	O
no	O
law	O
was	O
ever	O
passed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
every	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
title	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
a	O
Saturday	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012.Dragon	O
Quest	O
music	O
has	O
been	O
influential	O
on	O
various	O
sectors	O
of	O
the	O
performing	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
live-action	O
ballet	O
adaptations	O
,	O
and	O
musical	O
concerts	O
and	O
audio	O
CDs	O
were	O
produced	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
concerts	O
inspired	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
compositions	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
also	O
represented	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>
Unlike	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roster	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
single	O
playable	O
character	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
character	O
slot	O
shared	O
by	O
four	O
separate	O
,	O
albeit	O
functionally	O
identical	O
,	O
main	O
protagonists	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
Eleven	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Luminary	O
)	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
,	O
Arusu	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Erdrick	O
)	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Solo	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Eight	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
also	O
featured	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Slimes	B-Device
and	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Yggdrasil	O
's	O
Altar	O
from	O
Dragon	O
Quest	O
XI''	O
.	O
</s>
