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Final Fantasy I & II Remakes Confirmed For GBA

Posted by simoniker on from the nintendo-and-squeenix-smooching dept.

Thanks to 1UP for its story revealing Square Enix has announced a Game Boy Advance compilation of Final Fantasy I & II, due to debut in Japan this July. The article mentions: "That's the same pair of 8-bit RPGs that came to North America for the PlayStation as Final Fantasy Origins. However, the GBA remakes will feature a few new extras on top of the content from the original games", including new dungeons and substories - the remake also "seems to use the magic point system from later games in the series", and a U.S. release is likely but unconfirmed.

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  1. Re:Thisis why we NEED emulators.. by CashCarSTAR · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually the GBA doesn't feature version encoding.

    You can play Japaneese games on a US game boy and vice versa.

  2. Re:Thisis why we NEED emulators.. by Hettch · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, the GBA has emulators (pogoshell) which you only need a flash cart and USB cable to transfer games over. I've been playing the NES version of FF1 on my Game Boy for quite a while. It's the only way I was able to get through some boring lecture classes. Google for Flash Advance for the cart, and Pogoshell for the OS (of sorts)

  3. Re:port/remakes show a complete lack of originalit by josh+glaser · · Score: 2, Informative

    FFTA is not a remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, the PlayStation game. It's entirely new - new story, new enemies, etc. I mean, it uses the same battle system, and the graphics are a bit similar, but it's about as far from a remake as you can get. An easy mistake, though.