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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 214. Chapters: Dragon Warrior, Pac-Man, Tetris, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong (video game), Elite (video game), Final Fantasy (video game), Q*bert, OutRun, Silicon Dreams, Metal Gear (video game), Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, Football Manager (1982 series), Frogger, R-Type, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Lode Runner, Gauntlet (1985 video game), Contra (video game), Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, Snatcher, Aura Battler Dunbine, Dragon Warrior II, Nobunaga's Ambition, Galaxian, Missile Command, Zork, Dig Dug, The Great Giana Sisters, Altered Beast, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, KiKi KaiKai, Xak: The Art of Visual Stage, Exile (1988 video game series), Galaga, The Tower of Druaga, Uncharted Waters, Salamander (video game), Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, Boulder Dash, Jet Set Willy, Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, Fantasy Zone, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Zanac, Knight Lore, F-1 Spirit (series), Door Door, M.U.L.E., Bubble Bobble, Balloon Fight, Zaxxon, Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, Choplifter, Klax (video game), Manic Miner, Track & Field (video game), Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, Adventure Island (video game), List of MSX games, Thexder, Dragon Buster, Commando (video game), Chase H.Q., Ultima III: Exodus, Mappy, Kung-Fu Master, Pitfall!, Zork I, Gradius (video game), Arkanoid, Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Laser Squad, North & South (video game), Sorcerian, Dragon Knight (series), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance, King's Knight, BurgerTime, Ikari Warriors, Elevator Action, Xenon (video game), Gun.Smoke, International Karate, Legacy of the Wizard, Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress, Deep Dungeon, Colossus Chess, Spelunker (video game), Pac-Mania. Excerpt: Dragon Warrior, known as Dragon Quest Doragon Kuesuto) in Japan, is the first role-playing video game (RPG) in the Dragon Quest media franchise. It was developed by Chunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System (known in Japan as the Family Computer or Famicom) and published by Enix in Japan in 1986. Dragon Warrior has been ported and remade for several video game platforms, including the MSX, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (known in Japan as the Super Famicom), Game Boy Color, and mobile phones. During the game, players control a hero character who is charged with saving the kingdom of Alefgard and rescuing its princess from the antagonistic Dragonlord. Dragon Warriors story later became the second part in a trilogy that encompasses the first three games in the series. Several anime and manga, which centered around this overarching plot, were created. Two of the manga take place between the events in Dragon Warrior and its prequel Dragon Warrior III. The game was created by Yuji Horii, who took inspiration from previous RPGs such as Wizardry, Ultima, and his own 1983 title The Portopia Serial Murder Case. Horii wanted to create an RPG which would appeal to a wide audience of people who were unfamiliar with the genre or video games in general, place a greater emphasis than other RPGs on storytelling and emotional involvement, and expose the mainly Western genre to Japan. Manga artist and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama produced the game's artwork and Koichi Sugiyama composed its music. A version of the game localized for North America was released in 1989 with numerous changes, including battery-backed RAM save games (rather than using a password save system), modified character sprites and location names, and pseudo-Elizabethan English style dialog. Dragon Quest was commercially successful in Japan; its release as Dragon Warrior in North America was less favorably received. Later, Western critics noted the game's shortcomings but
