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Dragon Warrior I and II is one of the better re-releases we have seen over the years. Dragon Warrior game on the Nintendo Entertainment System was quite a departure from the norm. Before Dragon Warrior there were not a lot of role playing games like it available for the new NES console. Enix, now part […]
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Enix Releases Dragon Warrior I and II on Nintendo Game Boy Color – September 27th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
September 26th, 2016 
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Enix Brings 7th Saga Stateside While Ignoring Gamer Pleas for Dragon Warrior 5 – August 3rd, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
August 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams 7th Saga was a unique experience for fans. Who remembers the strong 8-Bit finale that Enix gave us as they wrote off the Nintendo Entertainment System? They gave gamers ALL four Dragon Warrior games. In Japan these games were called Dragon Quest. In recent years Square Enix has resurrected them under that name on mobile […]
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Dragon Warrior III Gives Erdrick Origin Story on Nintendo NES – June 12th 1992 – Today in Retro Gaming
June 12th, 2016 Carl Williams Origin stories in comic books are commonplace. Not so much in video games. That did not stop Enix (now Square Enix) from doing just that with Dragon Warrior III on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1992, the game was the final part of the trilogy that makes up the Erdrick storyline- it is told […]
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New Game: Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior for North American Gamers) Updated and Released on Android and iOS
September 11th, 2014 Carl Williams Square Enix are not scared to herd out their old games onto newer platforms and give them a fresh coat of paint, some gameplay additions and other extras. Dragon Quest, the original one that was known as Dragon Warrior here in North America, is now available for iOS and Android (links after the jump).
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Game Hack: Dragon Warrior 3 Hardtype Released
February 8th, 2014 Carl Williams Some gamers like their titles a little easier than normal while other gamers prefer their games a little tougher. That second category of gamer will get a lot of use out of this announcement- Dragon Warrior 3 Hardtype is now available for the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you thought the original was too easy, here […]
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Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior Dragon Punches Arcades: Today in History – February 6th, 1991
February 6th, 2015 Carl Williams Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior by Capcom, the game that arguably put the Super Nintendo on the map for many gamers (I lived through it and remember the scene vividly). When Capcom released Street Fighter II into the arcades though, it had a similar effect. Gamers were flocking to this new fighting game and […]
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A Retro Gamer’s 12 Days Of Christmas: The Seventh Day, The Warriors
December 18th, 2017 Brandon Weicks On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, seven swans a-swimming It’s hard to believe some of the ideas that get greenlighted when it comes to adapting movies or TV shows to video games and vice versa. Some go well, like M.A.S.H for the Atari 2600 or the original The Italian […]
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Myths and Dragons Coming to MSX 2 Gaming Computer
June 2nd, 2017 Carl Williams Who likes beat em ups like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, or Rival Turf? How about the more fantasy based ones like Knights of the Round or Warriors of Fate? Well, you are in for some fun come the end of July then because Myths and Dragons will be available then. You just have to […]
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Today in Gaming History: Dragon Quest III
June 12th, 2016 Dash The Bomber 25 years ago the world of eastern RPGs was forever changed with the release of Dragon Warrior III (in the U.S.). DQ3 is the grandfather of almost every cliché that we use in modern Role Playing Games. Dragon Quest III (as its called in Japan) is the epic quest of a young man who embarked […]
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New Game: Dragon Quest III Now Available for Android and iOS
December 5th, 2014 Carl Williams Dragon Quest, or Dragon Warrior for our North American readers, was a role playing game franchise that went nearly head to head against Final Fantasy back in the 8-Bit days. Unfortunately, the transition to 16-Bit meant North American gamers would not see another Dragon Quest/Warrior game till the Playstation 2 (two generations removed from the […]
