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{{Translation|'''Dragon Quest'''|ドラゴンクエスト|Doragon Kuesuto|originally known as: '''Dragon Warrior'''}} is the original ''Dragon Quest'' game which preceded the entire [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest series]]. It was developed by [[Enix]] and released in 1986 in Japan for the [[MSX]] and [[Famicom]] consoles. 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 [[wikipedia:DragonQuest|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 [[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]], the company's in-house promotions magazine.

''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~~ one of the de facto standards for role playing video games.

''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 one of the de facto standards for role playing video games.

==Gameplay==

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 {{Translation|'''Dragon Quest'''|ドラゴンクエスト|Doragon Kuesuto|originally known as: '''Dragon Warrior'''}} is the original ''Dragon Quest'' game which preceded the entire [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest series]]. It was developed by [[Enix]] and released in 1986 in Japan for the [[MSX]] and [[Famicom]] consoles. 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 [[wikipedia:DragonQuest|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 [[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]], the company's in-house promotions magazine.
-''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 one of the de facto standards for role playing video games.
+''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 one of the de facto standards for role playing video games.
 ==Gameplay==