The
Japanese name for the
game known in the
US as
Dragon Warrior. This
RPG for the
NES, was
created by
Enix, who later went on to make many
versions of Dragon Quest, some of which did not make it to the
United States (DQ 5 and 6).
This game has several differences from the US
version, including the major difference that (in the version I played on the
Nintendo) you cannot
turn your
character. Instead you pick an
action, and then pick an
direction in which to complete that action. The
gameplay was thus greatly simplified in the US version. There are also some
translational
differences in the game between the US and Japanese version. The legend in the main game speaks of
Loto, instead of
Erdrick. It's still the same underlying game, with a few
engine tweaks and such.
The
Pokemon-like spinoff game,
Dragon Warrior Monsters, also followed the same naming convention, being called Dragon Quest Monsters in Japan.