Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior III on Game Boy Color is the 2001 handheld remake of the 1988 role-playing game, developed by Tose and published by Enix, with Monster Medals to trade and two bonus dungeons.
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 35 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series and was first released for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America. The game saw an enhanced remake for the Super Famicom (the Japanese release of the Super NES) in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 2001, and a port to mobile phones and the Wii in 2009 and 2011. A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan on September 25, 2014, and worldwide as Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation on December 4, 2014. It was the first time the game was given an official English subtitle. Later in 2021, another remake of the game titled Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, based on the graphical style introduced with Octopath Traveler (2018), was announced to coincide with the franchise's 35th anniversary. The remake was released worldwide on November 14th, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series consoles.
The first three Dragon Quest games are all part of the same overarching story, collectively known as the "Erdrick trilogy". However, Dragon Quest III is a distant prequel to the previous two games, taking place long before the events of the first game. It follows the Hero destined to earn the title of "Erdrick," who must take up his father's quest to save the world from the villainous archfiend Baramos. Gathering a group of companions into a party, the Hero must travel the world, stopping at various towns and locations, and gather the strength needed to take the archfiend down.
Gameplay
Game Boy Color Longplay [093] Dragon Warrior III, World-of-Longplays. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Developer
- Tose
- Publisher
- Enix
- Series
- Dragon Quest
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- T
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 2000-12-08 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 2001-07-17 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today on any Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance. Trading medals needs a second copy and a link cable.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | No The Game Boy Color version was never sold digitally; later digital releases are different remakes. |
| In the store to buy today | No Never sold digitally. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Does not exist Never sold digitally. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players can trade Monster Medals by Game Link Cable. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy Color 87 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 10 10 GameSpot 7.6 10 Electronic Gaming Monthly 7 10 Famitsu 30 40 Nintendo Power 4 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Tose Publisher Enix Original game director Koichi Nakamura Designer and writer Yuji Horii Artist Akira Toriyama Composer Koichi Sugiyama
Notes for collectors
- A remake of the third Dragon Warrior, first released on the Famicom in 1988 and the NES in 1992.
- You make your own party at the tavern and pick each member's class.
- Adds Monster Medals, collected from fallen enemies and traded with a friend by link cable.
- Two bonus dungeons open after the main quest.
Credits
- Publisher
- Enix
- Developer
- Tose
- Released
- 2001-07-17
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 35 hours
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