Dragon Quest (Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト Hepburn: Doragon Kuesuto?), also released as Dragon Warrior, was the first role-playing video game (RPG) in the Dragon Quest media franchise. It was developed by Chunsoft for the Family Computer (known in Japan as the Famicom) and published by Enix in Japan in 1986 as Dragon Quest and by Nintendo in 1989 in North America as Dragon Warrior. Dragon Quest has been ported and remade for several video game platforms, including the MSX, PC-9801, X68000, Super Famicom, Game Boy Color, and mobile phones. In play, players control a hero character who is charged with saving the Kingdom of Alefgard and rescuing its princess from the evil Dragonlord. Dragon Warrior 's story became the second part in a trilogy. Several more anime and manga games, which revolved around this overarching plot were created. Two of the new manga games take place between the events in Dragon Warrior and its prequel Dragon Quest III.
Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Seyo (ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ アレフガルドを復活せよ ?, lit. "Dragon Quest Builders: To Revive Alefgard) is an upcoming video game which will be published by Square Enix for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game is set in Alefgard, the world of original Dragon Quest video game, and players control the saviour who is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed by the evil Dragonlord. The game features a voxel aesthetic style, with gathering and building elements similar to Minecraft. It is scheduled to be released in Japan in Q4 2015.