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Release Dates and Systems

In Japan:

Dragon Quest 1 (1986) - MSX Home Computer and Famicom
Dragon Quest 2: Gods of Evil Spirits (1987) - MSX Home Computer and Famicom
Dragon Quest 3: Then, into the Legend (1988) - Famicom
Dragon Quest 4: The Guided Ones (1990) - Famicom
Dragon Quest 5: Bride of Heaven (1992) - Super Famicom
Dragon Quest 6: Illusionary World (1995) - Super Famicom
Dragon Quest 7: Warriors of Eden (2000) - PlayStation
Dragon Quest 8 (no release date) - PlayStation 2
Dragon Quest 1&2 remix - Super Famicom (1993) and Game Boy Color (1999)
Dragon Quest 3 remix - Super Famicom (1996) and Game Boy Color (2000)
Dragon Quest 4 remix (2001) - PlayStation
Torneco no Daibouken (1993) - Super Famicom
Torneco no Daibouken 2 - PlayStation (1999) and Game Boy Advanced (2001)
Torneco no Daibouken 3: Mysterious Dungeon - PlayStation 2 (2002)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland (1998) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru's Adventure (2001) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Lucca's Journey (2001) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 remix: (2002) - PlayStation
Dragon Quest Monsters 3: Caravan Hearts (2003) - Game Boy Advance
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest (2003) - Game Boy Advance
Kenshin Dragon Quest (2003) - No System Required

In the US:

Dragon Warrior 1 (1989) - Nintendo
Dragon Warrior 2 (1990) - Nintendo
Dragon Warrior 3 (1991) - Nintendo
Dragon Warrior 4 (1992) - Nintendo
Dragon Warrior 7 (2001) - Nintendo
Dragon Warrior 1&2 (2000) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior 3 remake (2001) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior Monsters: Terry's Wonderland (1998) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure (2001) - Game Boy Color
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Coby's Journey (2001) - Game Boy Color
Torneko: the Last Hope (2000)- Playstation

Game Sales and Rank

In Japan:

(From Famitsu #622, sales up to March 31, 2000 according to CESA, the ranking of the Dragon Quest series was compared to all games in Japan)

Dragon Quest 1 (NES) 1.5 million copies (60th)
Dragon Quest 2 (NES) 2.4 million copies (26th)
Dragon Quest 3 (NES) 3.8 million copies (8th)
Dragon Quest 4 (NES) 3.1 million copies (16th)
Dragon Quest 5 (SNES) 2.8 million copies (19th)
Dragon Quest 1&2 (SNES) 1.2 million copies (91st)
Dragon Quest 6 (SNES) 3.2 million copies (14th)
Dragon Quest 3 (SNES) 1.4 million copies (73rd)
Dragon Quest 7 (Playstation) 4 million copies (new information)

In the US:

(From Famitsu #621)

Dragon Warrior 1 (NES) 500 thousand copies
Dragon Warrior 2 (NES) 150 thousand copies
Dragon Warrior 3 (NES) 95 thousand copies
Dragon Warrior 4 (NES) 80 thousand copies

Sales provided by Gekko at the DQDW News Network.

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