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Dragon Quest III

1988 role-playing video game
VideoGame video_game Q81288
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Summary

Dragon Quest III is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,236 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dragon Quest III's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Dragon Quest III was directed by Koichi Nakamura[4].
  • Dragon Quest III's composer is recorded as Koichi Sugiyama[5].
  • Dragon Quest III was published by Enix[6].
  • Dragon Quest III's genre is role-playing video game[7].
  • Dragon Quest III's developer is recorded as Chunsoft[8].
  • Dragon Quest III's part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[9].
  • Dragon Quest III's designed by is recorded as Yuji Horii[10].
  • Dragon Quest III's operating system is recorded as Android[11].
  • Dragon Quest III's operating system is recorded as iOS[12].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as Android[13].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[14].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[15].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as iOS[16].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as Nintendo Switch[17].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as PlayStation 5[18].
  • Dragon Quest III's platform is recorded as Xbox Series X and Series S[19].
  • Dragon Quest III's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[20].
  • Dragon Quest III's soundtrack release is recorded as Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest III[21].
  • Dragon Quest III was distributed by digital download[22].
  • Dragon Quest III's input device is recorded as touchscreen[23].
  • Dragon Quest III's country of origin is recorded as Japan[24].
  • Dragon Quest III was released on February 10, 1988[25].
  • Dragon Quest III was released on March 1992[26].
  • Dragon Quest III was published on December 6, 1996[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c1d85d16-6052-45c6-ac6f-4a0ca24318d4[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dragon Quest III was published by Enix[6]. It was directed by Koichi Nakamura[4].

Publication

Publication dates include February 10, 1988[25], March 1992[26], and December 6, 1996[27]. Dragon Quest III's genre is role-playing video game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[9]. It was distributed by digital download[22].

Subject and Themes

Dragon Quest III's part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[9].

Why It Matters

Dragon Quest III ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,236 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Akira Toriyama Android Chunsoft Enix iOS Japan Koichi Nakamura touchscreen Xbox Series X and Series S

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames game id → 4608, 138514
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Mobygames game id: 138514, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275231|batch #275231]]"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → dragon-quest-iii
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: dragon-quest-iii, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dragon_Warrior_III
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 17w ago · Shergutsa · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stopgame id → dragon_quest_iii_the_seeds_of_salvation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Stopgame id: dragon_quest_iii_the_seeds_of_salvation"
  5. 21w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1988-02-10T00:00:00Z, +1992-03-00T00:00:00Z, +1996-12-06T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Publication date: 6 December 1996, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778882109725"
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