Dragon Warrior 1986

Released: May 27, 1986
Anniversary: Turned 40 on May 27
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer · MSX2 · Nintendo Entertainment System · MSX
Developer: Chunsoft
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Is it still worth playing?

A 1986 role playing game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in Japan as Dragon Quest and first localized for North America as Dragon Warrior. A young hero sets out to save the Kingdom of Alefgard by defeating a being known as the Dragonlord. Its goal is clear from the start, with smaller steps toward it. That hero can be given any name, and the game reads the name to set his starting ability scores and how they grow. Progress is kept by password in the Japanese version and by a battery backed save on the North American cartridge, which can also delete or copy saves. A first quest with one clear goal still makes a good starting point for the genre today.