This is a comprehensive chronology of role-playing games for video game consoles. Both American and Japanese games are included. See List of computer and video games for related lists.

Contents

1 Legend 2 1982 3 1986 4 1987 5 1988 6 1989 7 1990 8 1991 9 1992 10 1993 11 1994 12 1995 13 1996 14 1997 15 1998 16 1999 17 2000 18 2001 19 2002 20 2003 21 2004

Legend

DC	Sega Dreamcast
GB	Game Boy
GBA	Game Boy Advance
GEN	Sega Genesis
INT	Intellivision
NES	Nintendo Entertainment System
NGC	Nintendo GameCube
PSX	PlayStation
PS2	PlayStation 2
SAT	Sega Saturn
SMS	Sega Master System
SNES	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
XBOX	Xbox
Port	The game first appeared in a different console and a port was made. The game is like the original, with very little or no differences.
Remake	The game first appeared in a different console and a enhanced remake was made. The game is a rework of the original, with changes in graphics, sound and/or gameplay.

1982

• AD&D Treasure of Tarmin (INT)

1986

• Dragon Quest (NES)

1987

• Dragon Quest II (NES)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Final_Fantasy I (NES)
• Magic of Scheherazade (NES)
• Getsufuu Maden (NES)

1988

• Y's (SMS)
• Dragon Quest III (NES)
• Final Fantasy II (NES)

1989

• Sweet Home (NES)
• River City Ransom (NES)
• Mother (EarthBound 0) (NES)
• Phantasy Star II (GEN)

1990

• Crystalis (NES)
• Fire Emblem (NES)
• Last Armageddon (NES)
• Final Fantasy III (NES)
• Phantasy Star III (GEN)

1991

• Radia Senki (NES)
• Megami Tensei II (NES)
• Lagrangian Point (NES)
• Shining in the Darkness (GEN)
• Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
• Dragon Quest III (NES)
• Seiken Densetsu (GB)

1992

• Romancing SaGa (SNES)
• River City Ramson II (SNES)
• Final Fantasy V (SNES)
• Dragon Quest IV (SNES)

1993

• Breath of Fire (SNES)
• Dragon Quest I & II (SNES) (Remake)
• Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (SNES)
• Phantasy Star IV (GEN)
• Ushio Totora (SNES)
• Secret of Mana (SNES)

1994

• Mother 2 (Earthbound) (SNES)
• Live a Live (SNES)
• Final_Fantasy VI (SNES)
• Breath of Fire II (SNES)

1995

• Suikoden (PSX)
• Terranigma (SNES)
• Tales of Phantasia (SNES)
• Chrono Trigger (SNES)
• Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
• Secret of Evermore (SNES)
• Romancing SaGa III (SNES)
• Lufia II (SNES)
• Far East of Eden Zero (SNES)
• Dragon Quest VI (SNES)

1996

• Arc The Lad II (PSX)
• Dragon Quest III (SNES) (Remake)
• Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (SNES)
• Treasure Hunter G (SNES)
• Super Mario RPG (SNES)
• Star Ocean (SNES)
• Arabian Nights (SNES)

1997

• Final Fantasy IV (PSX)(Port)
• Final Fantasy V (PSX)(Port)
• Final Fantasy VI (PSX)(Port)
• Grandia (SAT)
• Tales of Destiny (PSX)
• Samurai Spirits RPG (PSX, SAT)
• Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
• Shining Force III (SAT)

1998

• Brave Fencer Musashi (PSX)
• Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (SAT)
• Parasite Eve (PSX)
• Star Ocean II (PSX)
• Suikoden II (PSX)
• Xenogears (PSX)

1999

• Valkyrie Profile (PSX)
• Legend of Mana (PSX)
• Saga Frontier II (PSX)
• Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
• Final Fantasy Anthology (PSX)
• Chrono Cross (PSX)

2000

• Eternal Arcadia (Skies Of Arcadia) (DC)
• Grandia II (DC)
• Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II in USA) (PSX)
• Persona II (PSX)
• Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
• Lunar II: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX) (Remake)
• Dragon Quest VII (PSX)
• Vagrant Story (PSX)

2001

• Dragon Quest IV (PSX) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy II (WSC) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy X (PS2)
• Golden Sun (GBA)

2002

• Eternal Arcadia Legends (Skies of Arcadia Legends) (NGC) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy Origins (PSX) (Remakes of Final Fantasy I and II)
• Arc the Lad Collection (PSX)
• Xenosaga (PS2)
• Suikoden III (PS2)
• Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
• Tales of Destiny 2 (PS2)

2003

• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
• Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (GBA)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX)

2004

• Dragon Quest V (PS2) (Remake)
• Tales of Symphonia (NGC)