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Dragon Warrior III

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Also known as
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… 勇者鬥惡龍 III 傳說的起點…

Lead a customizable party of adventurers to defeat the archfiend Baramos.

Dragon Warrior III is the North American SNES version of Dragon Quest III, released in 1996 by Enix America. The original Dragon Quest III was released in Japan for the Famicom in 1988.

About Dragon Warrior III

Dragon Warrior III is an enhanced remake featuring several new gameplay systems and content across its various releases. A personality mechanic influences how party members grow their attributes, while a Thief class expands character options alongside additional weapons, armor, items, and spells.

Exploration is augmented by searchable background objects and a collectible mini medals sub-quest. The Super Famicom version introduced a new Sky World dungeon with a unique boss and incorporated five Pachisi boardgame minigame tracks. Later, the Game Boy Color remake added Monster Medals, dropped by defeated enemies, which are required to progress through another bonus area called the Ice Cave.

Subsequent mobile platform releases adopted the visual style and most additions from the Super Famicom version, including its bonus dungeon, but omitted the Pachisi game. These versions also did not include the Monster Medals or Ice Cave content. A distinct feature of the mobile release is the option for computer AI to control party members. This mobile version served as the basis for later releases on smartphone, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch.

Dragon Warrior III Screenshots

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Japanese Title screen
Intro
What a view!
And another beautiful view... you are waiting to hear about your great quest
Playing as a demon, somewhere deep under the town...
Town at night
You frighten the people
Sky is the limit
In your home town
Character information
Traditional location - throne room
World map