List of Dragon Quest media
This is a list of media related to the Dragon Quest video game series. Dragon Quest is a series of role-playing video games published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). The original game in the series, renamed Dragon Warrior, was released in 1986 in Japan and in 1989 in North America. Dragon Quest games are released in Japan and are later localized for the North American market under the Dragon Warrior title until 2004 with the release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King; The latter game was also the first main series game to be released outside Japan and North America. Dragon Quest has also made a number of spinoff video game titles have been released in Japan, North America and Europe.
Dragon Quest is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after Final Fantasy and is cited as the most popular video game franchise in Japan.[1][2] The Dragon Quest series was the first to have its video game soundtrack performed by a live orchestra.[3]
Video games
Main series
Title | Original release date | ||
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Japan |
North America |
PAL region | |
Dragon Warrior | Famicom (1986), MSX (1986), Super Famicom (1993), Game Boy Color (1999), Satellaview (1998), Mobile phone (2004), Wii (2011) | NES (1989), Game Boy Color (2000) | none |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト). | |||
Dragon Warrior II | Famicom (1987), MSX (1987), Super Famicom (1993), Game Boy Color (1999), Mobile phone (2008), Wii (2011) | NES (1990), Game Boy Color (2000) | none |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior II was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest II: Pantheon of Evil Spirits (ドラゴンクエストII 悪霊の神々, Dragon Quest Tsū Akuryo no Kamigami). | |||
Dragon Warrior III | Famicom (1988), Super Famicom (1996), Game Boy Color (2000), Mobile phone (2009), Wii (2011) | NES (1991), Game Boy Color (2001) | none |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior III was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest III: And Thus Into Legend... (ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…, Dragon Quest Surī Soshite Densetsu e…). | |||
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen | Famicom (1990), PlayStation (2001), Nintendo DS (2007) | NES (1992, as Dragon Warrior IV), Nintendo DS (2008) | Nintendo DS (2008) |
Notes:
Dragon Quest IV was originally released in North America under the title Dragon Warrior IV. The European release does not include the Roman numeral. | |||
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | Super Famicom (1992), PlayStation 2 (2004), Nintendo DS (2008) | Nintendo DS (2009) | Nintendo DS (2009) |
Notes:
Dragon Quest V was originally set to be released in the United States and Canada under the title Dragon Warrior V for the Super Nintendo, but was suddenly canceled without any reason given.[4] The European release does not include the Roman numeral. | |||
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | Super Famicom (1995), Nintendo DS (2010) | Nintendo DS (2011) | Nintendo DS (2011) |
Notes:
The European release will be titled Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie. | |||
Dragon Warrior VII | PlayStation (2000) | PlayStation (2001) | none |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior VII was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden (ドラゴンクエストVII エデンの戦士たち, Dragon Quest VII Eden no Senshitachi). | |||
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | PlayStation 2 (2004) | PlayStation 2 (2005) | PlayStation 2 (2006) |
Notes:
Dragon Quest VIII is the first main series game to be released in English in the United States and Canada under the series name Dragon Quest. It is also the first main series game to be released in Europe; the European release does not include the Roman numeral. | |||
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | Nintendo DS (2009) | Nintendo DS (2010) | Nintendo DS (2010) |
Dragon Quest X | Wii (2012), Wii U (2013) | TBA | TBA |
Spin-offs
Title | Original release date | ||
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Japan |
North America |
PAL region | |
Dragon Warrior Monsters | Game Boy Color (1998), PlayStation (2002), Mobile phone (2002) | Game Boy Color (1999) | Game Boy Color (1999) |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior Monsters was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest Monsters (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ). | |||
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 | Game Boy Color (2001), PlayStation (2002) | Game Boy Color (2001) | none |
Notes:
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 is composed of two linked games: Cobi's Journey (ルカの旅立ち, Ruka no Tabidachi); and Tara's Adventure (イルの冒険, Iru no Bōken).[n 1] The games were originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Wonderland Key to Malta (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵, Doragon Kuesuto Monsutaazu 2 Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi). | |||
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart | Game Boy Advance (2003) | none | none |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Nintendo DS (2006) | Nintendo DS (2007) | Nintendo DS (2008) |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 | Nintendo DS (2010) | Nintendo DS (2011) | TBA |
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon | Super Famicom (1993) | none | none |
Torneko: The Last Hope | PlayStation (1999), Game Boy Advance (2001) | PlayStation (2000) | none |
Notes:
Torenko: The Last Hope was originally released in Japan under the title Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2 - Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクエスト・キャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険2 ~不思議のダンジョン~, Dragon Quest Characters: Torkeno's Great Adventure 2 - The Mysterious Dungeon). | |||
Torneko no Daibōken 3: Fushigi no Dungeon | PlayStation 2 (2002), Game Boy Advance (2004) | none | none |
Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon | PlayStation 2 (2006) | none | none |
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan | Game Boy Advance (2003) | none | none |
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime | Nintendo DS (2005) | Nintendo DS (2006) | Nintendo DS (2007) |
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan | Nintendo 3DS (2011) | none | none |
Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken | Television Game (2003) | none | none |
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Wii (2007) | Wii (2008) | Wii (2008) |
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special | PlayStation 2 (2004) | none | none |
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable | PlayStation Portable (2006) | none | none |
Itadaki Street DS | Nintendo DS (2007) | none | none |
Fortune Street | Wii (2011) | Wii | none |
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road | Arcade Game (2007) | none | none |
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II | Arcade Game (2009) | none | none |
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory | Wii (2010) | none | none |
Dragon Quest Wars | Nintendo DSi (2009) | Nintendo DSi (2009) | Nintendo DSi (2009) |
Notes:
The game was released via Nintendo downloadable DSiWare. | |||
Dragon Quest Monsters: Wanted![5] | Mobile phones (2011) | none | none |
Television and film
Title | Original release date | ||
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Japan |
North America |
PAL region | |
Dragon Warrior: Legend of the Hero Abel | 1989 | 1991 | none |
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video | 1988 | none | none |
Notes: | |||
Dragon Quest Ballet | August 21, 2002 | none | none |
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Books and manga
Title | Details |
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Dragon Quest: Futabasha Famicom Game Book Series/Enix Original Game Books 1986-1992 – Book[7] |
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Dragon Quest III Master's Club 1988 – Book[7] |
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Dragon Quest Monster Story July 31, 1989 – Book[7] |
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1989–1996 – Manga |
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Dragon Quest IV Story 1990 – Book[8] |
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Dragon Quest IV Novel 1990 – Book[8] |
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The Road to Dragon Quest (Manga Dragon Quest e no Michi) 1990 – Manga[9] |
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Dragon Quest IV 1990-1992 – Book[8] |
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Dragon Quest 4Koma Manga 1990-2003 – Manga[10] |
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Dragon Quest 4Koma Manga Gekijou 1990-1997 – Manga[10] |
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Dragon Quest IV Monsters October 8, 1990 – Book[8] |
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Dragon Quest IV: Legend in the Dark November 15, 1990 – Book[8] |
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1991-1997 – Manga[11] |
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Dragon Quest IV: Master's Club February 10, 1991 – Book[8] |
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Dragon Quest IV: World Travel Sketches April 12, 1991 – Book[8] |
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Slime Book 1995-2000 – Manga[7] |
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Dragon Quest Tenkuu Monogatari 1997-2001 – Manga[7] |
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Dragon Quest - Maboroshi no Daichi 1997-2001 – Manga[7] |
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Dragon Quest: Princess Alena 1998-2000 – Manga[8] |
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Dragon Quest Monsters + 2000-2002 – Manga[7] |
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Dragon Quest VII Warriors of Eden 2001-2002 – Manga[7] |
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Suraimu Daisakusen November 7, 2002 – Manga[7] |
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Dragon Quest IV +Infernal August 7, 2002 – Manga[8] |
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Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō ~Monshō o Tsugumono-tachi e~ 2005-present – Manga[12] |
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Music and soundtracks
Title | Release date | Length | Label | Source | |
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Dragon Quest I CD Theater (drama CD) | July 19, 1991 | Enix | [13] | ||
Dragon Quest III CD Theater (drama CD) | 1993 | Enix | [6] | ||
Dragon Quest Game Music Super Collection Vol. 1 | December 5, 2001 | SME Visual Works | [14] | ||
Dragon Quest Game Music Super Collection Vol. 2 | January 9, 2002 | SME Visual Works | [15] | ||
Dragon Quest Game Music Super Collection Vol. 3 | February 6, 2002 | SME Visual Works | [16] | ||
Dragon Quest IV CD Theater (drama CD, released in three volumes) | January 1, 1994 | Enix | [6] | ||
Dragon Quest on Piano vol. II | August 10, 1990 | Apollon | [17] | ||
Dragon Quest Best Songs Selection ~Loula~ | May 26, 1993 | 30'49 | Polystar | [18] | |
Dragon Quest III ~And Into the Legend…~ Remix Symphonic Suite | March 7, 1988 | 67'39 | Apollon | [19][20] | |
Dragon Quest IV ~The People Are Shown the Way~ Symphonic Suite | March 13, 1990 | Apollon | [21] | ||
Dragon Quest V ~Bride of the Heavens~ Symphonic Suite | October 21, 1992 | Apollon | [22] | ||
Dragon Quest VI ~The Dream World~ Symphonic Suite | December 21, 1995 | Sony Records | [23] | ||
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshitachi Symphonic Suite + OST | October 7, 2009 | King Records | [24] | ||
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshitachi on Piano | December 20, 2000 | SPE Visual Works | [25] | ||
Dragon Quest VIII OST | December 22, 2004 | Aniplex | [26] | ||
Super Famicom Edition Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest I | January 12, 1994 | Sony Records | [27] | ||
Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest I•II | August 23, 2000 | SME Visual Works | [28] | ||
Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest I•II | October 7, 2009 | King Records | [28] |
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ Ruka's name is changed to Cobi and Iru's name is changed to Tara for the English release.
- References
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2007). "Dragon Quest IX set for DS". IGN. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ Lindermann, Jon (2007). "Dragon Quest IX preview". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ Matthew Belinkie (1999). "Video Game Music". Videogame Music Archive. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "About Dragon Warrior". Dragon Quest Shrine. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ "ドラゴンクエスト モンスターズ WANTED". Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "CD Theater Dragon Quest". 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "slimeshrine.net". 2003-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "slimeshrine.net". 2003-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "The Road to Dragon Quest". atarihq.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ a b "4Koma". 2003-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 完全版" (in Japanese). Square-Enix. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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- ^ Gann, Patrick (2001-09-13). "CD Theater Dragon Quest I". RPGFan. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Damian Thomas (2006). "Dragon Quest Game Music Vol. 1". Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ Damian Thomas (2006). "Dragon Quest Game Music Vol. 2". Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ Damian Thomas (2006). "Dragon Quest Game Music Vol. 3". Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ Patrick Gann (2006). "Dragon Quest on Piano Vol. II". Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ Patrick Gann (2006). "Dragon Quest Best Songs". Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ "交響組曲 ドラゴンクエストⅢ そして、伝説へ… - ゲーム・ミュージック / オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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- ^ Lucy Rzeminski (2007). "Dragon Quest IV soundtrack". Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ^ Patrick Gann (2006). "Dragon Quest V soundtrack". Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ^ "Dragon Quest VI ~The Dream World~ Symphonic Suite". Play-Asia. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ Kero Hazel (2007). "Dragon Quest VII soundtrack". Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Dragon Quest VII ~Warriors of Eden~ on Piano". RPGFan.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (2005). "Dragon Quest VIII OST". RPGfan.com. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Gann, Patrick (2008-11-18). "Super Famicom Edition Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest I". RPGFan. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
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