Who made Dragon Warrior III?

Dragon Warrior III was published by Chunsoft, Enix, released in 1988.

What kind of game is Dragon Warrior III?

Dragon Warrior III is a rpg game for the NES / Famicom.

Can two people play Dragon Warrior III?

No. Dragon Warrior III is a single-player game, so it has no two-player mode.

How much data does Dragon Warrior III load?

The Dragon Warrior III ROM is 246 kB. It is fetched once when you press play and then cached by your browser, so returning to the game does not download it again.

Which emulators can run Dragon Warrior III?

Dragon Warrior III runs on NES / Famicom and Nestopia UE (Accurate). You can switch between them from the emulator list further down this page if one performs better on your device.

Dragon Warrior III Game (1988) - NES

Name: Dragon Warrior III
Availability: InStock
Author: Chunsoft, Enix

Action / Button	Keyboard Key
D-Pad (Up / Down / Left / Right)	`Arrow Keys`
Button A	`Z` or `J`
Button B	`X` or `K`
Button X / Turbo A	`A` or `U`
Button Y / Turbo B	`S` or `I`
Select	`Shift`
Start	`Enter`

Gamepad Input	Retro Function	Keyboard Key
D-Pad / Analog	Character Movement / Steering	`▲` `▼` `◄` `►`
Button A (East)	Primary Action / Attack / Fire	`Z` / `K`
Button B (South)	Secondary / Jump / Cancel	`X` / `J`
Button X / Y	Special / Turbo / Extra Fire	`A` / `S`
Select	Insert Coin / Select Option	`Right Shift`
Start	Game Start / Pause Game	`Enter`

Gamepad Input

Retro Function

Keyboard Key

D-Pad / Analog

Character Movement / Steering

▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Button A (East)

Primary Action / Attack / Fire

Z / K

Button B (South)

Secondary / Jump / Cancel

X / J

Button X / Y

Special / Turbo / Extra Fire

A / S

Select

Insert Coin / Select Option

Right Shift

Start

Game Start / Pause Game

Enter

Emulator Core Engine	Technology	Multiplayer	Gamepad	Touch	Ads	Action / Switch
EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)	`WebAssembly / JS`	YES	YES	YES	NO	▶ ACTIVE
NES / Famicom (Recommended)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡
Nestopia UE (Accurate)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡

Emulator Core Engine

Technology

Multiplayer

Gamepad

Touch

Ads

Action / Switch

EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)

WebAssembly / JS

YES

▶ ACTIVE

NES / Famicom (Recommended)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Nestopia UE (Accurate)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Dragon Warrior III is a seminal 1988 role-playing game developed by Chunsoft and Enix for the NES. As the child of the legendary hero Ortega, you are tasked with assembling a party of adventurers to defeat the archfiend Baramos and save the world from darkness.

How to play

Before setting out, recruit a party of up to three companions at Patty’s Party Planning Place, choosing from classes like Soldier, Fighter, Pilgrim, and Wizard. Navigate the world map, explore dungeons, and fight turn-based battles to gain experience and gold. Control your character and menus using the arrow keys. Press X (A button) to confirm actions, Z (B button) to cancel, and Enter (Start) or Shift (Select) for game menus.

Tips

A balanced party is crucial for survival; a mix of physical attackers (Soldier or Fighter) and magic users (Pilgrim for healing, Wizard for offense) is highly recommended.
Once a character reaches level 20, they can change their class at the Temple of Dharma. This resets their level to 1 but they retain half of their stats and all learned spells, allowing you to build incredibly versatile hybrid characters.