
Storywise, it is a prequel to Dragon Warrior I and II. The game also received a GBC version, based on the SNES remake but with simpler graphics and sound.

Please help Dragon Quest Wiki by expanding it. Dragon Quest III Reprise was released for the Super Famicom in December 1996, and its a remake of the original 1988 Dragon Warrior III. This version of Dragon Warrior III (Dragon Quest III) was designed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), which was an 16-bit video game console of the fourth generation manufactured by Nintendo in the years 1990 - 2003. The following Game Boy Color games can be played on the SNES with the use of the Super Game Boy cartridge: Despite its relatively late start, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System became the best selling console of the 16-bit era. For Nintendo Switch on the Nintendo Switch, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Final Fantasy 6 needs the Dragon Quest 3 remake treatment'. Whereas the earlier system had struggled in the PAL region and large parts of Asia, the SNES proved to be a global success, albeit one that could not match its predecessor's popularity in Southeast Asia and North America-due in part to increased competition from Sega's Mega Drive console (released in North America as the Genesis). Dragon Quest I & II is a single-cartridge compilation of remakes of two originally NES games The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, was a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in 1990.