<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
NEC	O
Corporation	O
's	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
home	O
computers	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
(	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
(	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
)	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
(	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Alfa	O
System	O
later	O
produced	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
format	O
(	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
him	O
and	O
remove	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
curse	O
,	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
five	O
Emerald	O
Graces	O
,	O
dragon-based	O
treasures	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
resurrect	O
the	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
greatest	O
of	O
all	O
dragons	O
destined	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
a	O
miracle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
maintains	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.62/5	O
from	O
56	O
votes	O
on	O
the	O
gamefaqs	O
website	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Youtubers	O
who	O
have	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
given	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
youtuber	O
SNES	B-Application
drunk	O
has	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
think	O
of	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
as	O
among	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
has	O
to	O
offer	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
play	O
through	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
scratch	O
that	O
JRPG	O
itch	O
5:00-5:08	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
youtuber	O
Avalanche	O
Reviews	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
super	B-Application
nintendo	I-Application
version	O
"	O
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
recently	O
translated	O
Japanese	O
RPG	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
also	O
an	O
interesting	O
stab	O
at	O
changing	O
the	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
format	O
in	O
some	O
very	O
small	O
but	O
very	O
effective	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
've	O
grown	O
tired	O
of	O
the	O
slim	O
pickings	O
we	O
westerners	O
have	O
been	O
awarded	O
in	O
the	O
RPG	O
department	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
may	O
be	O
exactly	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
,	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
an	O
amazing	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
genre	O
can	O
accomplish	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
different	O
well	O
written	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
and	O
ultimately	O
well	O
worth	O
your	O
time	O
6:30-6:56	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
ideas	O
that	O
were	O
proposed	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
back	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
but	O
never	O
got	O
off	O
the	O
ground	O
due	O
to	O
apparent	O
copyright	O
issues	O
(	O
though	O
Kimura	O
and	O
others	O
made	O
several	O
independent	O
dōjinshi	O
and	O
novels	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
copyright	O
issues	O
(	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
slightly	O
changing	O
names	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
hopefully	O
allow	O
Kimura	O
to	O
generate	O
interest	O
for	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Emerald	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
regain	O
the	O
copyright	O
.	O
</s>
