JRPG franchises

CHRONOLOGICAL
Dragon Slayer (1984, NEC PC-9801)
Dragon Quest (1986, NES)

Phantasy Star (1987, Master System)

The Legend of Zelda (1987, NES)

Megami Tensei (1987, NES)
Final Fantasy (1987, NES)
Ys (1987, PC-9800)
SaGa (1989, Game Boy)
Mother (1989, NES)
Fire Emblem (1990, NES)
Mana (1991, Game Boy)
Langrisser (1991, Mega Drive)
Breath of Fire (1993, SNES)
Ogre Battle (1993, SNES)
Shining (1994, Mega Drive)
Arc the Lad (1995, PS1)
Suikoden (1995, PS1)
Tales (1995, SNES)
Front Mission (1995, SNES)
Chrono (1995, SNES)
Pokémon (1996, Game Boy)
Persona (1996, PS1)
Wild Arms (1996, PS1)
Vandal Hearts (1996, PS1)
Star Ocean (1996, SNES)
Atelier (1997, PS1)
Grandia (1997, PS1)
Alundra (1997, PS1)
Parasite Eve (1998, PS1)
Legend of Legaia (1998, PS1)
Xeno (1998, PS1)
Valkyrie Profile (1999, PS1)
Dark Cloud (2000, PS2)
Koudelka/Shadow Hearts (2001, PS2)
Kingdom Hearts (2002, PS2)
Disgaea (2003, PS2)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003, PS2)
Drakengard/Nier (2003, PS2)
Monster Hunter (2004, PS2)
.hack (2006, PS2)
Ar tonelico (2007, PS2)
Valkyria Chronicles (2008, PS3)

BY SYSTEM
NEC PC-9801
(1984) Dragon Slayer
(1987) Ys
NES
(1986) Dragon Quest
(1987) The Legend of Zelda
(1987) Megami Tensei
(1987) Final Fantasy
(1989) Mother
(1990) Fire Emblem
NGB
(1989) SaGa
(1991) Mana
(1996) Pokémon
SNES
(1993) Breath of Fire
(1993) Ogre Battle
(1995) Tales
(1995) Front Mission
(1995) Chrono
(1996) Star Ocean
Sega Master System/Mega Drive
(1987) Phantasy Star
(1991) Langrisser

(1994) Shining

PS1
(1995) Arc the Lad
(1995) Suikoden
(1996) Persona
(1996) Wild Arms
(1996) Vandal Hearts
(1997) Atelier

(1997) Grandia

(1997) Alundra (1997)
(1998) Parasite Eve
(1998) Legend of Legaia
(1998) Xeno
(1999) Valkyrie Profile
PS2
(2000) Dark Cloud
(2001) Koudelka/Shadow Hearts
(2002) Kingdom Hearts
(2003) Disgaea
(2003) Fullmetal Alchemist
(2003) Drakengard/Nier
(2004) Monster Hunter
(2006) .hack
(2007) Ar tonelico
PS3
(2008) Valkyria Chronicles

BY FRANCHISE
Dragon Slayer
1984 Dragon Slayer (NEC PC-98)
1985 Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (NEC PC-98)
1986 Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia (NEC PC-98)
1987 Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (MSX2)
Dragon Quest
1986 Dragon Quest (NFC/NES)
1987 Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (NFC/NES)
1988 Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (NFC/NES)
1990 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (NFC/NES)
1992 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (SFC/SNES)
1995 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (SFC/SNES)
2000 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (PS1)
2004 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)
2009 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (NDS)
2012 Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes (Wii)
2017 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (3DS/PS4)

FULL LIST
1984
Dragon Slayer (NEC PC-98)
1985
Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (NEC PC-98)
1986
Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia (NEC PC-98)
Dragon Quest (NFC/NES)
1987
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (MSX2)
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (NFC/NES)
1988
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (NFC/NES)
1990
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (NFC/NES)
1992
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (SFC/SNES)
1995
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (SFC/SNES)
2000
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (PS1)
2004
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)
2009
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (NDS)
2012
Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes (Wii)
2017
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (3DS/PS4)

Pokémon

The original Pokémon games are Japanese role-playing video games with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy. The Pokémon series began with the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Game Boy in Japan. When these games proved extremely popular, an enhanced Blue version was released sometime after, and the Blue version was reprogrammed as Pokémon Red and Blue for international release. Afterwards, a second enhanced remake, Pokémon Yellow, was released to use the color palette of the Game Boy Color and more of a stylistic resemblance to the popular Pokémon anime. This first generation of games introduced the original 151 species of Pokémon (in National Pokédex order, encompassing all Pokémon from Bulbasaur to Mew), as well as the basic game concepts of capturing, training, battling and trading Pokémon with both computer and human players. These versions of the games take place within the fictional Kanto region, though the name "Kanto" was not used until the second generation.

First generation:

Red & Green, Blue ('96 J GB)

Red & Blue ('98 GB)

Yellow ('98 J GB, '99 GBC)

FireRed & LeafGreen ('04 GBA)

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Megami Tensei

List of Japanese role-playing game franchises