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unusual facts about Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light


Final Fantasy Gaiden

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, a 2009 Nintendo DS game released in Japan as Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden


1991 in video gaming

July 19 — Square releases Final Fantasy IV in Japan, the first Final Fantasy game for the Super Famicom (released in November as Final Fantasy II in North America).

Al Reinert

He co-wrote the screenplays for the Ron Howard film Apollo 13 and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, but is best known for directing and producing For All Mankind, an Award-winning documentary about NASA's Apollo program.

Bestiary

This usually takes the form of a list of enemies with short descriptions (e.g. the Metroid Prime and Castlevania games, as well as Dark Cloud and Final Fantasy) and may even be central to the plot (Pokemon series).

Brad J. Lamb

A "fictional manifestation of Lamb" was the subject of a song "This Lamb Sells Condos" on the 2006 Polaris Music Prize winning album He Poos Clouds by Canadian songwriter Final Fantasy.

Coeurl

Coeurl appear as feline enemies in the Final Fantasy series, usually with enlarged tentacle-like whiskers.

DigiCube

Although they are primarily known as a resource for the Final Fantasy series, there have also been Ultimania guides published for several other Square Enix titles, including the SaGa series, Legend of Mana, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story and the Kingdom Hearts series.

GeForce FX Series

The advertising campaign for the GeForce FX featured the Dawn technology demo, which was the work of several veterans from the computer animation Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

Genesis Climber MOSPEADA

The main character designs were created by Yoshitaka Amano, who would later gain renown for his character artwork for the Final Fantasy series.

Ginta Toramizu

They also begin the review by mistakenly calling him Cloud, Cloud being a character of the video game series Final Fantasy, referring to the similarity between the two characters's hair and clothing.

INCURA

The band's name is a combination of their previous name, INVEIN, and the Cura spell from the Final Fantasy game series.

The group decided to change their name keeping the "IN" and adding "CURA" – a healing spell from the Final Fantasy RPGs.

Issun-bōshi

In the Final Fantasy series of video games, the "Mini" status ailment can be cured using a "Mallet".

Malboro

a monster in the Final Fantasy game series, and also appearing in Square-Enix's spin-off tower defense game Crystal Defenders

Mistwalker

Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work in the Final Fantasy series, has written music for various games developed by Mistwalker.

Non-player character

Other role-playing games with branching dialogues include Cosmic Soldier, Megami Tensei, Fire Emblem, Metal Max, Langrisser, SaGa, Ogre Battle, Chrono, Star Ocean, Sakura Wars, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Radiant Historia, and several Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy games.

Piano Squall

At the age of nine, he became fascinated with the music of Nobuo Uematsu—a Japanese composer who wrote the soundtrack to the popular Final Fantasy video game series.

Radio UTD

Radio UTD has conducted interviews with artists ranging from Man Man, Final Fantasy, Xiu Xiu, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Portugal. The Man, Joe Lally, and Girl Talk.

RPG Maker 2003

In addition, unlike its predecessors, RPG Maker 2003 makes use of a real-time "ATB" system, like in the Final Fantasy games, instead of the classical "turn-based" system.

RPG Maker VX

However, user-made add-on scripts exist that change the battle system; side-view battles reminiscent of Final Fantasy, real time battle systems and even tactical battle systems may all be implemented by the user.

RPG World

While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of role-playing video game clichés and tropes (mostly from the Final Fantasy series, and particularly VII) the story was also meant to stand on its own.

Ryukishi07

His pen name originates from the Final Fantasy series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragon Knight", and "07" goroawase for the name of Final Fantasy V character "Lenna".

Silfade series

There is also an RPG-like combat in the game, in which Eshutā fights against enemies in a turn-based fashion akin to the Final Fantasy’s Active Time Battle.

Slender Means Society

The label has since released records by the likes of The Blow, Final Fantasy, Thanksgiving, Lucky Dragons, Love Letter Band, The Dead Science, Xiu Xiu, PWRFL POWER, Idol Fodder and Grouper.

Smile Please

Revealed in June 2009, Uematsu's company is providing music for Final Fantasy XIV - the second MMORPG in the Final Fantasy series.

Soul Saga: Episode 1

Disastercake states that the game is influenced by, and will play as, a Japanese role-playing video game, in the vein of Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Breath of Fire, and Persona.

Sprite comic

Sprite comics frequently use characters from well-known games such as Sonic, Super Mario Bros., Final Fantasy, Mortal Kombat, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Mega Man, and Dragon Ball.

Super Play

In the second half of the publication's life, there was a monthly Final Fantasy Forum dedicated to playing tips and secrets for Square games, even despite the fact that none of the Final Fantasy game series had been released in Europe at that point.

Szam Findlay

Dandi Wind released 2 full length albums, 5 eps, and a handful of singles amidst extensive global touring alongside bands such as Klaxons, The Horrors, The Presets, Final Fantasy, Simian Mobile Disco and Broken Social Scene.

The Death of Seasons

The original music used in the film was in the form of midi files taken from NES games such as Contra, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Warrior, among others.

The Ford Plant

The Ford Plant has welcomed bands from all over North America and beyond, including Arcade Fire, The Stills, The Unicorns, Julie Doiron, Wintersleep, Blue Rodeo, Great Lake Swimmers, Cuff the Duke, Final Fantasy, Jim Guthrie, The Most Serene Republic, Tokyo Police Club, Ninja High School, Zoobombs, Cursive, Grizzly Bear, Chad VanGaalen, Holy Fuck, and many more.

The Greatest Video Game Music

The Greatest Video Game Music, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Super Mario Bros., Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Angry Birds and many more.

The Spoony Experiment

His game reviews include a series about the Final Fantasy series in which Antwiler voices his various frustrations about it.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

All the songs were included in their original versions with the exception of the "Gurugu Volcano" from the first Final Fantasy which is based on the PlayStation release since the original version was shorter.

Uchide no kozuchi

The hammer is a recurring item in early Final Fantasy games and is used to cure the user of the status effect 'Small'.

Video Game Orchestra

The orchestra, or rather a small ensemble of 28 musicians, performed the music from popular titles such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, and Metal Gear Solid.

WonderSwan

Another reason for the WonderSwan's success in Japan was the fact that Bandai managed to get a deal with Square to port over the original Famicom Final Fantasy games with improved graphics and controls.

The Wonderswan Color was also available in limited edition Final Fantasy bundles.


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