"Dragon Quest" is the first famous console RPG. You assume the role of a descendant of Erdrick, a brave warrior of the past. Once upon a time, Erdrick defeated the Dragonlord with the help of the Ball of Light. Now, Dragonlord stole the Ball of Light, and your mission is to recover it and to restore peace in the world.
In "Dragon Quest", you move your character around in a top-down world, and fight enemies from 1st person perspective. Combat is turn based: you select menu options while fighting. When your character dies in a battle, he is automatically restored in a nearby town.
In a time where the Apple II and Dungeon and Dragon's dominated RPG's Is when Dragon Warrior was released by enix in 1985. One of the first generation titles for the NES. And the Pioneer that started it all for the console RPGs. Dragon Warrior is an epic story. Enix took a big risk releasing this game. But it was a big success. Because of one company willing to take a risk we now have so many RPGs. So thank you Enix
