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-'''Dragon Quest''' ('''Dragon Warrior''') is the original game in what is now the [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest series]]. It was developed by [[Enix]] and released in 1986 in Japan for the [[MSX]] and the [[Famicom]]. The game was localized for North American release in 1989, but the title was changed to ''Dragon Warrior'' to avoid infringing on the trademark of the pen and paper game ''DragonQuest''. The North American version of the game was greatly improved graphically over the Japanese original, and added a battery backed-up save feature, whereas the Japanese version used a password system.  [[Nintendo]] was impressed with the Japanese sales of the title and massively overproduced the cartridge; the end result was that Nintendo gave away copies of ''Dragon Warrior'' as an incentive for subscribing to ''Nintendo Power'', the company's in-house promotions magazine. Dragon Quest has been re-released for a number of different platforms.
+'''Dragon Quest''' ('''Dragon Warrior''') is the original Dragon Quest game and the first in the [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest series]]. It was developed by [[Enix]] and released in 1986 in Japan for the [[MSX]] and the [[Famicom]]. The game was localized for North American release in 1989, but the title was changed to ''Dragon Warrior'' to avoid infringing on the trademark of the pen and paper game ''DragonQuest''. The North American version of the game was greatly improved graphically over the Japanese original, and added a battery backed-up save feature, whereas the Japanese version used a password system.  [[Nintendo]] was impressed with the Japanese sales of the title and massively overproduced the cartridge; the end result was that Nintendo gave away copies of ''Dragon Warrior'' as an incentive for subscribing to ''Nintendo Power'', the company's in-house promotions magazine.
-''Dragon Quest'' takes place in a country called [[Alefgard]].  A villain by the name of [[Dragonlord]] has kidnapped the princess of [[Tantegel]] and an artifact called the [[Orb of Light]] (also known as Ball of Light).  Eventually the hero who is a descendant of the legendary [[Erdrick]] has emerged and has vowed to rescue the princess and defeat the Dragonlord.
 ''Dragon Quest'' was one of the first turn-based role playing games to have widespread success and is considered a pioneer in the development of the genre.  Along with Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest would spawn a successful franchise that would become the de facto standard for role playing video games.