<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Byuu	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Kahna	O
who	O
leads	O
a	O
campaign	O
against	O
Granbelos	O
Empire	O
across	O
the	O
floating	O
lands	O
of	O
Orelus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
graphic	O
design	O
work	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
with	O
him	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
genre	O
,	O
approved	O
the	O
project	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
moniker	O
was	O
dropped	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Kazushige	O
Nojima	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
1994	O
from	O
Data	O
East	O
after	O
working	O
as	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
Glory	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heracles	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
was	O
Matsueda	O
's	O
second	O
major	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
first	O
co-composed	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
with	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
last	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
releases	O
before	O
they	O
broke	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
copies	O
were	O
priced	O
high	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
growing	O
expense	O
of	O
cartridge	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
store	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
notably-polished	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Near	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
emulators	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
for	O
over	O
twenty	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
translation	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
project	O
completed	O
by	O
Near	O
before	O
their	O
death	O
by	O
suicide	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
following	O
an	O
online	O
harassment	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
1996	O
,	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
474,600	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
17th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
Square	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
after	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
praised	O
the	O
narrative	O
as	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
initial	O
premise	O
,	O
and	O
lauding	O
the	O
cast	O
as	O
a	O
blending	O
of	O
strengths	O
between	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peters	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
despite	O
not	O
matching	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
and	O
generally	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
music	O
despite	O
some	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rox	O
was	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
about	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
too	O
easy	O
inferior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
basically	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
with	O
dragons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
opinions	O
on	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
have	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Kerry	O
Brunskill	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
stood	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
tactical	O
RPGs	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
blend	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
dragon	O
raising	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
"	O
fascinating	O
curios	O
"	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
to	O
mid	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
six	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
imports	O
,	O
1Up.coms	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fantastic	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
notable	O
title	O
from	O
Square	O
's	O
final	O
year	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
