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Nintendo put the Family Computer, or Famicom, on sale in Japan on July 15, 1983 at ¥14,800: an 8-bit console with interchangeable cartridges that launched Nintendo's home-console line.

Enix released Dragon Quest, designed by Yuji Horii with art by Akira Toriyama and music by Koichi Sugiyama, for the Famicom in Japan on 27 May 1986. It became the template for the Japanese console RPG and later reached North America as Dragon Warrior.

Enix released Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line on the Famicom in Japan on 26 January 1987. It expanded the first game with a three-hero party, a larger world and the villain Hargon.

Square released the first Final Fantasy, designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, on the Famicom in Japan on 18 December 1987 (North America followed in July 1990). It was a hit that launched the series.

Enix released Dragon Quest III on the Famicom in Japan on 10 February 1988. It sold over a million copies on its first day and became the best-selling game of 1988 in Japan.

Square released Final Fantasy II on the Famicom in Japan on 17 December 1988, a sequel with a new story and a skill-based growth system instead of classes. It was not released outside Japan until later compilations and remakes.

Enix released Dragon Quest IV on the Famicom in Japan on 11 February 1990, opening the Zenithian trilogy with a story told in separate chapters.

Square released Final Fantasy III on the Famicom in Japan on 27 April 1990, introducing the job system that became a series staple. It shipped 1.4 million copies in Japan and was not released in the West until the 3D remake.