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'''Dragon Quest III''' (ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… or Doragon Kuesuto III Soshite Densetsu e...), translated as '''''Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend...''''', ~~was~~ the third game in the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Famicom]]/[[NES]]. It was later remade and released on the [[Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy Color]].

'''Dragon Quest III''' (ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… or Doragon Kuesuto III Soshite Densetsu e...), translated as '''''Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend...''''', is the third game in the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Famicom]]/[[NES]]. It was later remade and released on the [[Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy Color]]. ''Dragon Quest III'' is the third and final game in the [[Roto Trilogy]].

==Gameplay==

''Dragon Quest III'' ~~is known for greatly expanding~~ upon the gameplay of ~~its~~ predecessors. ''Dragon Quest III'' ~~adds~~ a customizable party and class system, in which each character has a certain class. ~~While the hero always keeps the Hero class, the other characters can choose among the following: Soldier/Warrior, Fighter, Pilgrim/Cleric, Wizard/Mage, Merchant/Dealer, Goof-off/Jester, and Thief.~~ The choice of class greatly effects the character's stats and spells he or she can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at the [[Temple of Dharma]].

''Dragon Quest III'' continued to expand upon the gameplay of it predecessors. ''Dragon Quest III'' has a customizable party and class system, in which each character has a certain class. The choice of class greatly effects the character's stats and spells he or she can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at the [[Temple of Dharma]].

~~Another innovation is an arena where the player can place bets on the outcome~~ of ~~monster battles.~~ ''Dragon Quest III'' ~~features a much larger~~ world ~~than its predecessors, as well as~~ a ~~much larger array~~ of ~~items~~, ~~equipment, magic~~, and ~~enemies~~. ~~It was intended~~ to ~~have even more features, including a~~ [[~~small medal~~]] ~~system~~, ~~but these additional features were cut from~~ the ~~original release to save space~~. ~~Most of these features were then re-added in remakes of~~ the ~~game~~.

The world of ''Dragon Quest III'' takes place on two large world maps instead of just one. The first world map roughly resembles a map of Earth and many areas are modeled after different cultures like [[Romaly]] (Rome), [[Isis]] (Egypt), [[Jipang]] (Japan) and [[Soo]] (America) and are located in areas of the map roughly equivalent to their inspirations. Later in the game, the party travels to [[Alefgard]], a world that exists beneath the surface of the first world. This world is familiar as well, encompassing the lands from the first [[Dragon Warrior]].

~~Both remake versions~~ of ''Dragon Quest III'' ~~offers additional features, including~~ a mini game called [[Pachisi]] ([[Suguroku]] ~~in Japan~~) ~~from which the player can win items, monster and attack animation in battles,~~ a ~~new Thief class, two challenging bonus dungeons, a monster medal collection, new items, the~~ [[~~small~~ medal]] ~~system seen in later ''~~Dragon Quest'' games, individual personality types for the members of your party which determine which stats increase when they level up, a pre-game sequence in which your Hero's personality is determined based on your answers to moral dilemmas similar to that in [[Wikipedia:Ultima IV]], and ~~many other small changes~~.

''Dragon Quest III'' replaced the lottery in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' with an arena-gambling mini game. The player can wager money on which monster will win each fight. Remakes of ''Dragon Quest III'' added a board game mini game called [[Pachisi]] ([[Suguroku]]). The game was also slated to have a collectible [[mini medal]] side quest, but this was cut due to space constraints. Later Dragon Quest games and remakes would feature such side quests.

~~==World==~~

The [[Super Famicom]] remake of ''Dragon Quest III'' was the first in the series to include bonus content after completing the main plot of the game. This came in the form of a bonus dungeon and other bonus locations. The remake also included a personality system for all members of the player's party. The personality system has not been included in any Dragon Quest game other than the remakes of ''Dragon Quest III''.

~~Dragon Warrior III initially takes place in a world very similar to Earth.~~ The ~~world map itself roughly resembles a map of Earth and many areas are modeled after different cultures like [[Romaly]] (Rome), [[Isis]] (Egypt), [[Jipang]] (Japan) and~~ [[~~Soo~~]] ~~(America) and are located in areas~~ of the ~~map roughly equivalent to their inspirations. Later~~ in the ~~game, the party travels~~ to ~~[[Alefgard]], a world that exists beneath~~ the ~~surface~~ of the ~~first world~~. This ~~world is familiar as well, encompassing~~ the ~~lands from~~ the ~~first [[~~Dragon ~~Warrior]]~~.

===New features===

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-'''Dragon Quest III''' (ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… or Doragon Kuesuto III Soshite Densetsu e...), translated as '''''Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend...''''', was the third game in the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Famicom]]/[[NES]].  It was later remade and released on the [[Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy Color]].
+'''Dragon Quest III''' (ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ… or Doragon Kuesuto III Soshite Densetsu e...), translated as '''''Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend...''''', is the third game in the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games published by [[Enix]] and released on the [[Famicom]]/[[NES]].  It was later remade and released on the [[Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy Color]].  ''Dragon Quest III'' is the third and final game in the [[Roto Trilogy]].
 ==Gameplay==
-''Dragon Quest III'' is known for greatly expanding upon the gameplay of its predecessors. ''Dragon Quest III'' adds a customizable party and class system, in which each character has a certain class. While the hero always keeps the Hero class, the other characters can choose among the following: Soldier/Warrior, Fighter, Pilgrim/Cleric, Wizard/Mage, Merchant/Dealer, Goof-off/Jester, and Thief. The choice of class greatly effects the character's stats and spells he or she can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at the [[Temple of Dharma]].
+''Dragon Quest III'' continued to expand upon the gameplay of it predecessors.  ''Dragon Quest III'' has a customizable party and class system, in which each character has a certain class.  The choice of class greatly effects the character's stats and spells he or she can learn. Furthermore, upon reaching level 20, a character may change classes at the [[Temple of Dharma]].
-Another innovation is an arena where the player can place bets on the outcome of monster battles. ''Dragon Quest III'' features a much larger world than its predecessors, as well as a much larger array of items, equipment, magic, and enemies. It was intended to have even more features, including a [[small medal]] system, but these additional features were cut from the original release to save space.  Most of these features were then re-added in remakes of the game.
+The world of ''Dragon Quest III'' takes place on two large world maps instead of just one.  The first world map roughly resembles a map of Earth and many areas are modeled after different cultures like [[Romaly]] (Rome), [[Isis]] (Egypt), [[Jipang]] (Japan) and [[Soo]] (America) and are located in areas of the map roughly equivalent to their inspirations. Later in the game, the party travels to [[Alefgard]], a world that exists beneath the surface of the first world. This world is familiar as well, encompassing the lands from the first [[Dragon Warrior]].
-Both remake versions of ''Dragon Quest III'' offers additional features, including a mini game called [[Pachisi]] ([[Suguroku]] in Japan) from which the player can win items, monster and attack animation in battles, a new Thief class, two challenging bonus dungeons, a monster medal collection, new items, the [[small medal]] system seen in later ''Dragon Quest'' games, individual personality types for the members of your party which determine which stats increase when they level up, a pre-game sequence in which your Hero's personality is determined based on your answers to moral dilemmas similar to that in [[Wikipedia:Ultima IV]], and many other small changes.
+''Dragon Quest III'' replaced the lottery in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' with an arena-gambling mini game.  The player can wager money on which monster will win each fight.  Remakes of ''Dragon Quest III'' added a board game mini game called [[Pachisi]] ([[Suguroku]]).  The game was also slated to have a collectible [[mini medal]] side quest, but this was cut due to space constraints.  Later Dragon Quest games and remakes would feature such side quests.
-==World==
+The [[Super Famicom]] remake of ''Dragon Quest III'' was the first in the series to include bonus content after completing the main plot of the game.  This came in the form of a bonus dungeon and other bonus locations.  The remake also included a personality system for all members of the player's party.  The personality system has not been included in any Dragon Quest game other than the remakes of ''Dragon Quest III''.
-Dragon Warrior III initially takes place in a world very similar to Earth. The world map itself roughly resembles a map of Earth and many areas are modeled after different cultures like [[Romaly]] (Rome), [[Isis]] (Egypt), [[Jipang]] (Japan) and [[Soo]] (America) and are located in areas of the map roughly equivalent to their inspirations. Later in the game, the party travels to [[Alefgard]], a world that exists beneath the surface of the first world. This world is familiar as well, encompassing the lands from the first [[Dragon Warrior]].
 ===New features===