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The NES version is my favorite. |
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| Final Fantasy (NES) Game Info | ||
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The original Final Fantasy. Featuring 8-bit graphics, tinny sythesized music, quirks and bugs aplenty, and a whole lot of charm, this is where it all started. Also known as "the game that launched a thousand remakes", this game has been re-released on multiple consoles in the twenty years since its initial release. This game continues to bring enjoyment to gamers all over the world. |
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| U.S. | NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) | July 12, 1990 |
| Japan | Famicom | December 18, 1987 |
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| Final Fantasy Origins NES page | ||
| Final Fantasy on Wikipedia | ||
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volt said: (September 09, 2007 11:47) |
the sword on the cover looks like excaliber, or the masamune. what sword and axe do the sword and axe on the guide represent? |
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Nicole said: (September 18, 2007 01:26) |
It's a secret to everybody. |
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PG said: (September 19, 2007 13:04) |
These are pretty new comments -- is this page new? Where am I? |
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Random Encounter said: (September 20, 2007 07:27) |
PG:
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Koer said: (September 20, 2007 23:20) |
Is that floating island there supposed to be the Floating Fortrace? |
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Brian said: (September 22, 2007 06:04) |
That seems likely. |
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Toxic Seahorse said: (September 23, 2007 03:59) |
Those weapons look like they might shatter if you spoke too loudly. Also, what is that round thing near the Fortress? Some kinda robot? |
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Brian said: (September 23, 2007 05:07) |
Someone else just asked that the other day. Not sure what it is. UFO maybe. Old games were notorious for putting crap in the box art that had nothing to do with the game. See also http://archive.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/index4.shtml |
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Janyel said: (September 24, 2007 08:54) |
"Those weapons look like they might shatter if you spoke too loudly. Also, what is that round thing near the Fortress? Some kinda robot?" Maybe it's 343 Guilty Spark, off on some quirky dimension-travelling adventures. Man, I really need to play this game. D: |
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Jason said: (September 26, 2007 03:06) |
So if the island city is the floating fortress, what's the orb thing orbiting it? I thought that was the fortress. |
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Spatvark said: (September 28, 2007 04:24) |
I thought it was the airship ¬_¬ |
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FF1 Addict said: (October 02, 2007 22:36) |
maybe that orb thing is the fortress's defence system. or may be it's a satalite. |
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xdamselndistressx said: (October 07, 2007 07:50) |
i need to know how to release the mermaids and find the final ore or orb however its spelled if anyone can help me please reply bak |
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FF1 Addict said: (October 08, 2007 11:41) |
i don't mean to be rude, but it does seem like a wonderful talent i have to point out the obvious. this site does have a walkthrough, along with anouther great site called eyesonff.com. heres a the web address for this sites walkthrough for the water orb section since you were talking about the mermaids: http://ffclassic.net/nes/walkthrough/8 |
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codyvector said: (November 02, 2007 18:34) |
That thing floating near the sky castle is the airship. The crystal ball is Mayota's Eye, and the weapons are probably the Excalubur and the Light Axe. |
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NB said: (November 15, 2007 07:45) |
"The NES version is my favorite" - Yes, NES version is very good, but MSX has more detail. I like both, because characters design/style is awesome... In the remakes they don’t look so cool. |
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Leon said: (November 22, 2007 07:52) |
sword is excalibur the masamune is a katana supposedly made by a japanese sword smith of the same name... yes I know I'm a nerd... |
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Gucci said: (December 06, 2007 03:22) |
I always felt the weapons on the box represented the coral sword and the great axe. |
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SporkTastic said: (December 07, 2007 13:53) |
What happened to the spell guide? I've started playing FF1 again (happens occasionally) and I'd like to make sure I'm not messing up my spells... Awesome sight, by the way. :D Thanks for the great work! |
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Jason said: (December 22, 2007 13:46) |
Great, I've been at this site for years and I gotta say, your doing a great job, although I am startled by how I am STILL interested in this old game, well I'm just a huge retro game fan. And then there was Proffessor Snape! |
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Reaper said: (December 22, 2007 23:33) |
Isn't that round blue-orb-thingy the entire planet? Just kidding! Awesome site you have here guys, keep up the good work! And yes, NES version is ma favourite. |
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Alan said: (December 25, 2007 13:49) |
This game rocks! But I can never settle for a party! |
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Céladon said: (December 30, 2007 06:54) |
Incredible. After all these years, the game is still fun. Not only that, but it DESTROYS the other Final Fantasy games in terms of GRAPHICS, STORYLINE and PLOT-AWESOMENESS. Perhaps I'm a little biased, but whatever. FF1 is great. So there. |
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Eduardo24 said: (December 30, 2007 10:21) |
I always thought the round thing was the planet, it just far away so it looks tiny. The "red" thing on that round thing, I always supposed it was the Volcano. |
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Jesus F. Christ said: (January 11, 2008 13:38) |
"This game rocks! But I can never settle for a party!" Solo red mage is the way to go. No question. |
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Danger said: (January 15, 2008 03:25) |
The sword and axe on the cover represent the short sword and hand axe, which are found in Pravoka, the first time both a sword and axe are seen together. The hand axe is the only axe I've found (aside from the one which casts HRM2) that has a white graphic, and if you look at the short sword graphic, it tapers down toward the handle, the only sword I know of which does that, is the short sword. Makes sense, considering that's the first real town you go to after the prologue, it signifies a beginning in the game. as well, they are on the cover of the guide, quite a bit too coincidental, if you ask me. |
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Cecil said: (February 05, 2008 09:05) |
where can you download the final fantasy rom? |
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JeffyKite said: (February 23, 2008 03:30) |
download - Dohgames.com and this game is incredibly awesome. |
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andresbm3 said: (March 08, 2008 06:14) |
FF is the best RPG ever made!!!
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Kain said: (March 13, 2008 22:48) |
since this website is called ff classic shuld u not include ff 2-6 since they are all set the same way fforigens on the ps1 is my favourite version of the game |
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Cyric said: (March 17, 2008 10:56) |
The ONLY thing I like about the PSX version more than the NES is that it's more accurately translated. What's everybody's favourite party?
My Fav. Party: Fighter, Black Belt, White Mage, Black Mage
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ff1blackmage14 said: (March 19, 2008 08:58) |
Yeah, so the thread has become tl;dr
Why did it take them two and a half years to release the game in America? Did it really take that long to translate and region convert and whatever else they had to do? I feel like it may not have been the best idea, since the SNES was already out by this point (I'm pretty sure). Maybe they spent two years arguing about what to censor. |
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Sniper said: (April 13, 2008 13:11) |
New comments should be at the top, imo. |
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Giovanni said: (April 13, 2008 16:34) |
BTW I made an error, it's Dragon Warrior, not Dragon Quest. |
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Giovanni said: (April 13, 2008 16:35) |
Most likely they didn't realize how well it would sell compared to Dragon Quest. At the time Dragon Quest was the most popular RPG series over in Japan. Once they realized how much of a hit FF was then they had to translate and everything. Originally I don't think they planned to release it in the U.S. |
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Danny said: (April 21, 2008 11:50) |
"I, Garland will knock you all down!"
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Barnacle Boy The Soldier said: (May 02, 2008 10:55) |
Let peace be with you...NUBS! |
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Chicobo329 said: (May 03, 2008 12:12) |
When is the walkthrough going back up? It seems to have errors every single time. |
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Al said: (May 05, 2008 07:55) |
about the orb, its obviously the warmech |
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Brian Clevinger said: (May 14, 2008 17:00) |
It is a warmech and the island is the sky castle. |
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Galvaden said: (May 23, 2008 04:07) |
One orb to rule the four; it is your perception which holds the truth of the meaning of the cover. |
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coolkid said: (May 25, 2008 11:45) |
nver played it might be good... im new to ff |
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Natowarhead said: (May 26, 2008 08:51) |
Everyone's placing way too much importance on the Box Art/ You must remember that, during the time the game was released, cover art wasn't really that accurate. Take another classic, MegaMan, for example. The artist apparently had never played the game or knew the story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MegamanBox.jpg |
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James said: (May 27, 2008 06:20) |
I wish they'd release the NES version on the Wii's Virtual Console. It's never been available in the UK, so I've only ever played the remakes. ): |
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Professor Qwejiybo said: (June 04, 2008 06:03) |
God this game was made of so much kick assery. For the first half a year I played this though, I didn't know how to "Equip" anything, thus I overleveled like crazy, and got to the Vampire before learning how to equip stuff. Needless to say, much overdue hilarity soon rampaged across the Four Fiends. |
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Jonathan said: (June 24, 2008 23:26) |
I love looking at the cover...nostalgia |
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