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Each game in the main series of games is titled with the name ''Dragon Quest'' followed by a roman numeral. Since 1986, which marked the release of the original {{DQ}}, ''Dragon Quest'' has so far featured eleven games within the main series, as well as several spin off games. It has also featured several animated productions.
Each game in the main series of games is titled with the name ''Dragon Quest'' followed by a roman numeral. Since 1986, which marked the release of the original {{DQ}}, ''Dragon Quest'' has so far featured eleven games within the main series, as well as several spin off games. It has also featured several animated productions.


''Dragon Quest'' is often compared with the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, created by SquareSoft. Although the ''Dragon Quest'' series started before ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', it continues to release titles at a slower paces within the main series (11 versus 16 total games). The two competed for more or less the same market until the companies' merger in 2003, at which point ''Dragon Quest'' became the main financial pillar of the company amidst wavering popularity and unreliable sales of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.
''Dragon Quest'' is often compared with the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, created by SquareSoft. Although the ''Dragon Quest'' series started before ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', it continues to release titles at a slower paces within the main series (11 versus 15 total games). The two competed for more or less the same market until the companies' merger in 2003, at which point ''Dragon Quest'' became the main financial pillar of the company amidst wavering popularity and unreliable sales of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.


Installments of the series have appeared on MSX computers, {{Famicom}}/{{NES}}, {{Super Famicom}}/Super NES, {{Game Boy Color}}, Game Boy Advance, [[Nintendo DS]], {{PlayStation}}, {{PlayStation 2}} and Wii video game consoles, as well as on several models of mobile phone. As of May 2021, the ''Dragon Quest'' series has sold over 82 million units worldwide.<ref>[https://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/2021/html/68521fbf7a269c919dba30c72cdbf8d9a1e30113.html 「ドラゴンクエスト」シリーズ最新作 『ドラゴンクエストXII 選ばれし運命の炎』制作を発表]</ref> It is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' and is one of the most popular video game franchises in Japan.
Installments of the series have appeared on MSX computers, {{Famicom}}/{{NES}}, {{Super Famicom}}/Super NES, {{Game Boy Color}}, Game Boy Advance, [[Nintendo DS]], {{PlayStation}}, {{PlayStation 2}} and Wii video game consoles, as well as on several models of mobile phone. As of May 2021, the ''Dragon Quest'' series has sold over 82 million units worldwide.<ref>[https://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/2021/html/68521fbf7a269c919dba30c72cdbf8d9a1e30113.html 「ドラゴンクエスト」シリーズ最新作 『ドラゴンクエストXII 選ばれし運命の炎』制作を発表]</ref> It is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' and is one of the most popular video game franchises in Japan.
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