Dragon Warrior III is a turn-based role-playing game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix for the NES, the third series entry and the conclusion of the Erdrick trilogy. The Hero recruits a party of custom-built adventurers from a tavern, choosing their classes, and travels a day-night overworld to defeat the archfiend Baramos. It features a class-change system and personality-based stats.
How To Play Dragon Warrior III
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move the party on the map; move the cursor in menus
A Button
Confirm; talk, search, and open the command menu in battle
B Button
Cancel / close menu
Select
Secondary options
Start
Menu / status
About Dragon Warrior III
Release date
Famicom (JP): February 10, 1988 · NES (NA): March 1992
Developer
Chunsoft
Publisher
Enix
Platform
NES / Famicom; later Super Famicom, Game Boy Color, mobile, and modern platforms
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