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Fire Emblem Series

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi

Main Game
Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Tactical Fantasy Warfare

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi is a Role-playing (RPG) / Strategy game released on April 20, 1990 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer and 1 more. Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was first released on the Famicom (known int…

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April 20, 1990
Released 13299 days ago
Nintendo 3DS Wii Family Computer Wii U

About

Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was first released on the Famicom (known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System) on April 20, 1990. It takes place on the continent of Archanea. It stars Marth, a character who later appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

The first time the game was released outside of Japan was in the form of a limited edition port for Nintendo Switch, under the same name, that runs a localization script in the background, but the original version of the game was never released outside of Japan.

Storyline

Marth is prince of Altea and a direct descendant of Anri, the warrior who slew the shadow dragon Medeus. However, after an attack from the neighboring kingdom of Dolhr, Marth is forced to become an exile in the neighboring nation of Talis. His sister Ellis is taken hostage after his father is killed battling the evil priest Gharnef. With the help of the Altean knight Jagen, the Talisian Princess Caeda, and others, Marth embarks on a quest to find the sacred sword known as Falchion and the Fire Emblem that will allow him to wield it. Only then will he be able to confront Gharnef and the resurrected Medeus, win the kingdom of Altea back, and rescue his sister.

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Release Dates by Platform

Family Computer Worldwide
Apr 20, 1990
Wii Worldwide
Oct 20, 2009
Nintendo 3DS Worldwide
Aug 1, 2012
Wii U Worldwide
Jun 4, 2014

Game Info

Developer
Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems
Publisher
Nintendo
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Tactical
Themes
Fantasy Warfare

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Japanese

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