Overview and Gameplay
A young Hero leaves Aliahan to complete the quest of the missing warrior Ortega and defeat the archfiend Baramos. Dragon Warrior III is a large party-based NES RPG built around overworld exploration, towns, dungeons, random encounters, and turn-based battles.
You recruit up to three companions from several vocations, including Soldier, Fighter, Merchant, Pilgrim, Wizard, and Goof-off. Experience, equipment, spells, and later class changes shape each party member. A day and night cycle changes shops, characters, and some enemy activity, while keys, a ship, and six mystical orbs gradually open the world.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions: Move the party and navigate menus.
- A: Open commands, confirm choices, and advance text.
- B: Cancel choices or close a window.
- Start: Skip the opening sequence or continue from the title screen.
- Battle commands include Fight, Run, Parry, Spell, and Item. Agility influences action order.
- Up to three Adventure Logs can be saved through kings and other record keepers.
Version Notes
This North American edition uses the title Dragon Warrior III. It adds an Ortega prologue, a revised title presentation, extra introductory music, rewritten English dialogue, and altered religious and death imagery. Later remake features such as personalities, mini medals, and the Thief vocation are not included.
Release And Credits
- Release: March 1992
- Developer: Chunsoft
- Publisher: Enix America
- Original Japanese platform: Family Computer
