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The Lost Final Fantasy
Lost Levels has a great piece looking at the never-released Final Fantasy title. Really nothing more than a tech demo from the N64 days, it's an interesting bit of videogame history nonetheless. From the article: "Other gaming magazines, including Nintendo Power, also ran articles on the demo with different information, helping to fuel the rumors of an upcoming Nintendo 64 Final Fantasy title. When no further information about the game appeared and Square subsequently announced that a game titled Final Fantasy VII would be released on the Sony PlayStation, fans cried foul and accused Square of betraying Nintendo ... Most of these claims were nothing more than rumors that were spawned as the result of some shoddy journalism; however, many people accepted these rumors as fact, and these faux facts were perpetuated as being truths. But many rumors are based in fact, and the rumors surrounding Final Fantasy 64 are no exception. The images of the demo that were shown in GameFan, Nintendo Power, and other magazines were real, which meant that the demo itself was real. So what exactly was the demo, and where had the information in the magazines come from? "
Your 6 remake will probably be on the GBA soon enough.
They re-released
Breath of Fire I and II
Final Fantasy I and II
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy III on the DS
Final Fantasy VI on GBA is mentioned on several gaming sites but I bet it will be out next year about this time (last year they re-released I and II, this year IV, and next year it will be III an VI if current trends hold).
My Speculation for Re-releases:
Secret of Mana with Wireless Support on the DS/GBA
Chrono Trigger
"I'm guessing FF2 & 3 (if it was completed) will never be released."
I'm willing to bet that S-E didn't reinvent the wheel when they brought FFII over here on the PlayStation and GBA. I don't think they ever tried translating III before, but I'd wager that any translation work done for the Famicom version is already out in the wild on other platforms.
As for an English version of the Famicom game proper, there's pratically zero risk involved in publishing a ROM onto the Revolution's online service. There might be a good chance it could happen (and maybe a few Enix games as well; I think so far DQV for the SFC was at least partially translated before Enix fled North America).
The original Final Fantasy Tactics was on the Playstation, and it was one of the best Final Fantasy games ever. The story was superior in all ways. The characters were memorable, and the gameplay was very nearly perfect.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was on the Gameboy Advance, and pretty much was a result of Square eviscerating everything that made the first game fun. They took out the key game mechanic that made it superior to every other Tactical RPG I've ever played, they added judges, dumbed down the story, added races and thereby limited jobs, and all around shat upon some fond memories.
On the other hand, I agree, FFVI was a great game. I think the story in IV was better, but VI was a better game.
If you like the old Final Fantasy games, pay attention to the development house Mistwalker, and specifically Lost Odyssey (I think that's the name of it) which they are developing for the Xbox 360.
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