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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Dragon Warrior I &amp; II is a compilation of two of the oldest NES Japanese role-playing games ever released. Its original release for the <a href="/snes/3045-9/" data-ref-id="3045-9">Super Famicom</a> in Japan (in 1993) came with improved graphics and eventually a fan translation, and later for the <a href="/game-boy-color/3045-57/" data-ref-id="3045-57">Game Boy Color</a> which was localized in English for its North American release in 2000. While an otherwise faithful recreation, both games received a significant graphical upgrade similar to the treatment given the <a href="/super-mario-all-stars/3030-18529/" data-ref-id="3030-18529">Super Mario All-Stars</a> compilation.</p><p>Both of these classic Japanese RPGs played an important role back in the Famicom days in laying the foundation of the genre. Many of the genre staples like a turn-based battle system and experience points are part and parcel of both these games. <a href="/dragon-warrior/3030-16305/" data-ref-id="3030-16305">Dragon Warrior I</a> (originally released in 1986) tells a very simple tale of a warrior called Erdrick (though the player can rename them) who must save the world from the wrath of the evil Dragon Lord. <a href="/dragon-warrior-ii/3030-24108/" data-ref-id="3030-24108">Dragon Warrior II</a> (released in 1987 in Japan) built upon its predecessor's strength by increasing the number of playable characters from one to three and adding a more intricate plot, set 100 years after the original.</p>