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{{nihongo|'''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'''|ドラゴンクエストVI 幻の大地|Doragon Kuesuto Shikkusu Maboroshi no Daichi|"''Dragon Quest VI: Land of Illusion''"}}, '''''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie''''' in Europe, is am [[RPG]] developed by [[Heartbeat]] and published by [[Enix]] (now [[Square Enix]]) for the [[Super Famicom]] as a part of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series and as the last ''Dragon Quest'' game in the Zenithia trilogy.  It was released on December 9, 1995, in Japan, developed by Heartbeat; whereas the previous ''Dragon Quest'' games were developed by [[Chunsoft]].  In July 2007, Square Enix announced a series of remakes of ''[[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]]'' and ''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], making this the first time the game in question got released on other consoles and overseas.  Like its predecessor, Dragon Quest VI was a Japan-only release as the larger ROMs needed for English dialog were cost-prohibitive (the game was already 32 megabits in size, the limit for SNES ROMs without using bank switching). In addition, the game's release occurred very late into the SNES's lifespan, by which time Enix had dropped support for the console outside Japan. The title was finally released overseas for the Nintendo DS in North America on February 14, 2011, and in Europe on May 20, 2011.  A version of the game for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] was released in Japan on June 10, 2015, and worldwide in English on June 24, 2015.
{{nihongo|'''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'''|ドラゴンクエストVI 幻の大地|Doragon Kuesuto Shikkusu Maboroshi no Daichi|"''Dragon Quest VI: Land of Illusion''"}}, '''''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie''''' in Europe, is an [[RPG]] developed by [[Heartbeat]] and published by [[Enix]] (now [[Square Enix]]) for the [[Super Famicom]] as a part of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series and as the last ''Dragon Quest'' game in the Zenithia trilogy.  It was developed by Heartbeat, and released on December 9, 1995 in Japan, developed by Heartbeat; this is in contrast to the previous ''Dragon Quest'' games, which were all developed by [[Chunsoft]].   


As the sixth installment to the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the graphics and gameplay remain close to the other games, with minor additions and upgrades.  The graphics were vastly improved from ''[[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]]'', which was also for the SNES, but had rather unimpressive graphics due to being an early game on the console. Navigation remains largely unchanged from the previous games and the turn-based battles are still in first-person. The class system from ''Dragon Quest III'' returns, with minor adjustments. The large cartridge ROM used by the game resulted in an extremely high price of 11,970 yen (about 137 dollars), ''Dragon Quest VI'' sold 3.2 million copies in Japan, becoming the best selling game of 1995.  The DS version sold an additional one million copies by March 2010.
In July 2007, Square Enix announced a series of remakes; ''[[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]]'' and ''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'', all of which would be for the [[Nintendo DS]]. For Dragon Quest VI, this would be the first time that it would enjoy a re-release on other consoles, and be localized in different countries.   


The story follows the traditional ''Dragon Quest'' "Hero" on a quest to save the world. In this particular installment, the heroes also have to endure the personal struggle of amnesia, as many of the main characters do not initially remember who they are. After completing a series of quests, the player learns that in addition to a Real World, there is also a Dream World, made up of people's dreams, and that there is a great evil that wants to conquer both. The Hero and his new party work together to save both worlds from the ever-growing threat.
Dragon Quest VI was a Japan-only release, just like it's predecessors.  The larger ROMs needed for English dialog were cost-prohibitive, for the game was already 32 megabits in size; this was the maximum amount of megabits that an SNES ROM coudl achieve without the use of bank switching. In addition, the game's release occurred very late into the SNES's lifespan, by which time Enix had dropped support for the console outside Japan. The title was finally released overseas for the Nintendo DS in North America on February 14, 2011, and in Europe on May 20, 2011.  A version of the game for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] was released in Japan on June 10, 2015, and worldwide in English on June 24, 2015.
 
As the sixth installment to the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the graphics and gameplay remained close to the other games, with minor additions and upgrades.  The graphics were vastly improved from ''[[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]]'', a game that suffered from being released early on in the SNES's life cycle. Navigation remained largely unchanged from the previous games and the turn-based battles were still in first-person. The class system from ''Dragon Quest III'' was brought back, with minor adjustments. The large cartridge ROM used by the game resulted in an extremely high price of 11,970 yen (about 137 dollars). Nevertheless, ''Dragon Quest VI'' sold 3.2 million copies in Japan, and became the best selling game of 1995.  The DS version sold an additional one million copies by March 2010.


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