By Dwaine Bullock You might think that Dragon Quest's first popped up in America in 1989 when Nintendo unveiled Dragon Warrior to NES players everywhere. Actually, it was a year and a half before, during the summer of 1988. Back in July of 1988, a little magazine called Nintendo Power debuted with a giant 20 page spread on the upcoming Super Mario Bros. 2. But tucked way in the back was a section called "NES Journal"; a section dedicated to NES related topics such as books and events. It also covered blockbusters like Big Top Pee Wee and Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron. At the front of the section, there was an article on a little game called "Dragon Quest III" World News "DRAGON QUEST III" - the RPG released in February is the talk of Japan today! Players from all over the country are so crazy about this game that a representative of it's creator ENIX proclaims, "We expect total sales of 5 million!" Ninjas and Kung-Fu masters are no longer heroes to Japanese players since they are now being replaced by warriors and sorcerers who bravely confront dragons with their swords and shields. A story players can relate to, graphics of fine quality, great sounds, programming, techniques capable of combining these into one single game. These are the secret ingredients that make this a masterpiece among games. It is rather odd to find American born, sword and magic games making one great hit after another in the eastern country of Japan. Anyway, it will be quite interesting to see the reaction of the U.S. market once this is converted into a NES game.