Dragon Quest I, II, III Games Get Releases on PS4, 3DS

Square Enix announced during the "Dragon Quest Natsu Matsuri" event on Sunday that it will release the first three games in the long-running Dragon Quest role-playing game series as digital downloads on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS. Square Enix will begin offering Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II on Thursday for 600 yen (about US$5.50) and 850 yen (about US$7.50), respectively. The company will begin offering Dragon Quest III sometime in late August for 1,500 yen (about US$13.50).

Chunsoft developed the first three Dragon Quest games, and Enix published them. Enix released the games on the Famicom in 1986, 1987, and 1988, respectively. Since then, Enix/Square Enix have ported the games to multiple platforms, including the Super Famicom, the Game Boy Color, Wii, and smartphones. The games are the first three installments in the long-running series. Dragon Quest XI, the latest installment in the franchise, shipped in Japan on July 29 for the PS4 and 3DS, with a Nintendo Switch version planned for a later release.