Final Fantasy producer drops DS hints

No_Style · Oct 8, 2004, 02:27 PM

TOKYO--In an event characterized by big surprises, perhaps the biggest of them all was the unveiling of Final Fantasy III. The audience of press and retailers who packed Nintendo's press event this morning in Tokyo applauded for the short teaser film, showing a rotating Final Fantasy crystal and the opening text from the classic Famicom game. After the video ended, Square Enix producer Akitoshi Kawazu took the stage alongside Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto to discuss the game and Square Enix's plans for the DS in general.

Originally released in 1990 for the Nintendo Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), Final Fantasy III was one of the lengthiest, most elaborate games ever produced for the classic system. It introduced the Job Change system, where players could switch at will between different classes like Fighter and Black Mage. FFIII was notorious for being the only early Final Fantasy title to never be remade or ported in any form, and also for being the only FF to never be released outside of Japan.

"It's a 15-year-old game. We've tried a number of times to port it to a new system, but it's never realized yet,” Kawazu said. (A port of FFIII was announced and shown for the Bandai WonderSwan Color handheld in Japan, but it was never released.) ”The interface will really be different from the original, using the touch panel and the double screen. So please look forward to the game's rebirth."

Aside from Final Fantasy III, Kawazu also talked a bit about the upcoming DS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. "Crystal Chronicles was a game that was played with both the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance," Kawazu began. "But this time, it won't have that kind of a mechanism--you will play the game with the DS alone."
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Oct 8, 2004, 02:27 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Final Fantasy producer drops DS hints TOKYO--In an event characterized by big surprises, perhaps the biggest of them all was the unveiling of Final Fantasy III. The audience of press and retailers who packed Nintendo's press event this morning in Tokyo applauded for the short teaser film, showing a rotating Final Fantasy crystal and the opening text from the classic Famicom game. After the video ended, Square Enix producer Akitoshi Kawazu took the stage alongside Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto to discuss the game and Square Enix's plans for the DS in general. Originally released in 1990 for the Nintendo Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), Final Fantasy III was one of the lengthiest, most elaborate games ever produced for the classic system. It introduced the Job Change system, where players could switch at will between different classes like Fighter and Black Mage. FFIII was notorious for being the only early Final Fantasy title to never be remade or ported in any form, and also for being the only FF to never be released outside of Japan. "It's a 15-year-old game. We've tried a number of times to port it to a new system, but it's never realized yet,” Kawazu said. (A port of FFIII was announced and shown for the Bandai WonderSwan Color handheld in Japan, but it was never released.) ”The interface will really be different from the original, using the touch panel and the double screen. So please look forward to the game's rebirth." Aside from Final Fantasy III, Kawazu also talked a bit about the upcoming DS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. "Crystal Chronicles was a game that was played with both the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance," Kawazu began. "But this time, it won't have that kind of a mechanism--you will play the game with the DS alone." _______________ Read More/Source: GameSpot __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here