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| composer = [[Kōichi Sugiyama]] | | composer = [[Kōichi Sugiyama]] | ||
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| released = '''Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=February 10, 1988|NA=June 12, 1991}}'''Super Famicom'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=December 6, 1996}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=December 8, 2000|NA=July 7, 2001}}'''Mobile phones'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=November 9, 2009}}'''Wii'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=September 15, 2011}}'''Android & iOS'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=September 25, 2014|NA=December 4, 2014}} | | released = '''Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=February 10, 1988|NA=June 12, 1991}}'''Super Famicom'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=December 6, 1996}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=December 8, 2000|NA=July 7, 2001}}'''Mobile phones'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=November 9, 2009}}'''Wii'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=September 15, 2011}}'''Android & iOS'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=September 25, 2014|NA=December 4, 2014|EU=December 4, 2014}}'''Playstation 4 & 3DS'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=August 24, 2017}}'''Nintendo Switch'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=September 27, 2019|NA=September 27, 2019|EU=September 27, 2019}} | ||
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Console role-playing game|Console role-playing]] | | genre = [[Wikipedia:Console role-playing game|Console role-playing]] | ||
| modes = [[Wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]] | | modes = [[Wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]] | ||
| ratings = '''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgratings|ESRB=T}} | | ratings = '''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgratings|ESRB=T}} | ||
| platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Game Boy]] Color, Mobile phones | | platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Game Boy]] Color, Mobile phones, [[Playstation 4]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
| media = 2-megabit FC cartridge<br />4-[[Wikipedia:megabit|megabit]] NES [[Wikipedia:cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]]<br />32-megabit SFC cartridge<br />32-megabit GBC cartridge | | media = 2-megabit FC cartridge<br />4-[[Wikipedia:megabit|megabit]] NES [[Wikipedia:cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]]<br />32-megabit SFC cartridge<br />32-megabit GBC cartridge | ||
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| series = ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' | | series = ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' | ||
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{{Translation|'''Dragon Quest III'''|ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…|''Doragon Kuesuto III: Soshite Densetsu he...'', "And into the Legend..."}}, is the third game in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. It was later remade and released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy]] Color. The original Famicom version, as well as the Super Famicom remake, were re-released on the [[Nintendo Wii]] in 2011 as part of the Dragon Quest 25th-Anniversary. A second remake was also made for Japanese mobile phones and later then re-released worldwide for smartphones running Android and iOS. ''Dragon Quest III'' is the third and final game in the [[Erdrick Trilogy]]. | {{Translation|'''Dragon Quest III'''|ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…|''Doragon Kuesuto III: Soshite Densetsu he...'', "And into the Legend..."}}, is the third game in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. It was later remade and released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy]] Color. The original Famicom version, as well as the Super Famicom remake, were re-released on the [[Nintendo Wii]] in 2011 as part of the Dragon Quest 25th-Anniversary. A second remake was also made for Japanese mobile phones and later then re-released worldwide for smartphones running Android and iOS. A graphically modified version of this mobile port was released alongside Dragon Quest XI for [[Playstation 4]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. ''Dragon Quest III'' is the third and final game in the [[Erdrick Trilogy]]. | ||
==Setting== | ==Setting== | ||
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==New features== | ==New features== | ||
===Character customization=== | ===Character customization=== | ||
''Dragon Quest III'' continued to expand upon the gameplay of it predecessors. The game is the first in the series to feature a customizable party in which each character belongs to a certain [[vocation]]. These characters can be recruited by the player by speaking with [[Patty]] at her tavern in Aliahan. The choice of profession greatly effects the character's stats and spells they can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest III)|Alltrades Abbey]]. | ''Dragon Quest III'' continued to expand upon the gameplay of it predecessors. The game is the first in the series to feature a customizable party in which each character belongs to a certain [[vocation]], as well as the first in which the player can determine the protagonists' gender. These characters can be recruited by the player by speaking with [[Patty]] at her tavern in Aliahan. The choice of profession greatly effects the character's stats and spells they can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest III)|Alltrades Abbey]]. | ||
===Character and Battle refinement=== | ===Character and Battle refinement=== | ||
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The 16-bit version of ''III'' also added the board game-like minigame from ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]]. The game was also originally slated to have a collectible [[mini medal]] side quest, but this was cut due to cartridge space constraints. While later titles in the series would include this quest in their original releases, all remakes of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' have included an extensive mini medal quest. The later Game Boy Color version of the game, which saw release in America in 2001, was based on this version. The GBC edition would include minor balance tweaks, but is mostly recognized for the inclusion of monster medals--gold, silver, and bronze tokens awarded when a particular monster is the last defeated in battle. They do nothing themselves, but attaining all of them opens yet another bonus dungeon with a superboss to vanquish at the end. | The 16-bit version of ''III'' also added the board game-like minigame from ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]]. The game was also originally slated to have a collectible [[mini medal]] side quest, but this was cut due to cartridge space constraints. While later titles in the series would include this quest in their original releases, all remakes of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' have included an extensive mini medal quest. The later Game Boy Color version of the game, which saw release in America in 2001, was based on this version. The GBC edition would include minor balance tweaks, but is mostly recognized for the inclusion of monster medals--gold, silver, and bronze tokens awarded when a particular monster is the last defeated in battle. They do nothing themselves, but attaining all of them opens yet another bonus dungeon with a superboss to vanquish at the end. | ||
In 2014, an enhanced port of the SNES version was brought to Android and iOS mobile phones. It retains most content from the SNES version and some of the minor balance tweaks from the GBC release, but removes Treasures n' Trapdoors, the monster medal feature, and its associated dungeon. This version was made available outside of Japan on December 4th, 2014 and featured a newly translated script in-line with the standards set by [[Plus-Alpha]] that also does away with the lingering censorship of the GBC version. This version would later be re-released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS on August 24th, | In 2014, an enhanced port of the SNES version was brought to Android and iOS mobile phones. It retains most content from the SNES version and some of the minor balance tweaks from the GBC release, but removes Treasures n' Trapdoors, the monster medal feature, and its associated dungeon. This version was made available outside of Japan on December 4th, 2014 and featured a newly translated script in-line with the standards set by [[Plus-Alpha]] that also does away with the lingering censorship of the GBC version. This version would later be re-released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS on August 24th, 2017. | ||
===North American edition (NES edition)=== | ===North American edition (NES edition)=== |
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