I played about halfway through Dragon Quest 3 (the surprisingly-good-looking GBC remake) on an emulator handheld, but unfortunately the handheld died before I could finish. I'll finish DQ3 someday, I can see why it's considered one of the best Dragon Quest games!
Also, Dragon Quest Slimes are objectively the best character designs ever created by human hands. Rest in Peace, Akira Toriyama...