<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
several	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
is	O
frequently	O
packaged	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
video	O
game	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
story	O
follows	O
four	O
youths	O
called	O
the	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
carry	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
world	O
's	O
four	O
elemental	O
crystals	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
darkened	O
by	O
the	O
four	O
Elemental	O
Fiends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Fighting	O
Fantasy	O
,	O
but	O
trademark	O
issues	O
and	O
dire	O
circumstances	O
surrounding	O
Square	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sakaguchi	O
himself	O
prompted	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
many	O
successful	O
sequels	O
and	O
supplementary	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
four	O
basic	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
,	O
town	O
and	O
dungeon	O
maps	O
,	O
a	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
menu	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
is	I-Application
menu-based	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
an	O
action	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
Attack	O
,	O
Magic	O
,	O
and	O
Item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
wins	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
will	O
gain	O
not	O
only	O
experience	O
but	O
also	O
money	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Gil	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
universe	O
;	O
if	O
it	O
flees	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
map	O
screen	O
;	O
and	O
if	O
every	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
over	O
and	O
all	O
unsaved	O
progress	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
characters	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
with	O
three	O
large	O
continents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
is	I-Application
inhabited	O
by	O
numerous	O
races	O
,	O
including	O
humans	O
,	O
elves	O
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
mermaids	O
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
sage	O
Lukahn	O
tells	O
of	O
a	O
prophecy	O
that	O
four	O
Light	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
will	O
come	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
of	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
him	O
gains	O
them	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Eye	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
blind	O
witch	O
Matoya	B-Application
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
herb	O
needed	O
to	O
awaken	O
the	O
elf	O
prince	O
cursed	O
by	O
Astos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
kind	O
gesture	O
is	O
repaid	O
by	O
a	O
fairy	O
,	O
receiving	O
special	O
liquid	O
that	O
produces	O
oxygen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Warriors	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
help	O
defeat	O
the	O
Water	O
Fiend	O
,	O
Kraken	B-Device
,	O
in	O
the	O
Sunken	O
Shrine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
RPG	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
reconsidered	O
its	O
stance	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
approved	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
vision	O
of	O
an	O
RPG	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Device
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
seven	O
core	O
staff	O
members	O
within	O
Square	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
A-Team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
was	O
mainly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
and	O
sequences	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
based	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
game	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
and	O
the	O
RPG	O
Wizardry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
had	O
grown	O
fond	O
of	O
such	O
aspects	O
of	O
Western	O
RPGs	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
incorporate	O
them	O
into	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
marked	O
his	O
16th	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
composition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
successful	O
North	O
American	O
localization	B-General_Concept
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
translated	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
into	O
English	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
met	O
with	O
modest	O
success	O
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
then-aggressive	O
marketing	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
marketed	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
until	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
several	O
theories	O
emerged	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
choosing	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
final	O
"	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
eventual	O
title	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
explained	O
as	O
twofold	O
by	O
Uematsu	O
:	O
for	O
one	O
thing	O
,	O
it	O
stemmed	O
from	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
personal	O
situation	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
quit	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
and	O
gone	O
back	O
to	O
university	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
another	O
,	O
Square	O
was	O
under	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
bankruptcy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
remade	O
several	O
times	O
for	O
different	O
platforms	O
and	O
has	O
frequently	O
been	O
packaged	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
various	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Chronology	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
versions	O
and	O
remakes	O
Title	O
Release	O
Country	O
System	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
NotesFinal	O
Fantasy	O
19871990	O
JapanUSA	O
Family	O
Computer	O
/	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
Square	O
SquareNintendo	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
The	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
limitations	O
and	O
the	O
censorship	O
policies	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
changes	O
to	O
certain	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
1989	O
Japan	O
MSX2Square	O
Microcabin	O
Minor	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
,	O
expanded	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
shorter	O
loading	O
times.Final	O
Fantasy	O
I・II1994	O
Japan	O
Family	O
Computer	O
Square	O
Square	O
Minor	O
graphical	O
updates.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2000	O
Japan	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
Square	O
Square	O
Background	O
images	O
in	O
battle	O
scenes	O
,	O
re-drawn	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
parity	O
with	O
later	O
games.Final	O
Fantasy	O
Origins200220032003	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Tose	O
SquareInfogrames	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
All-new	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
FMV	B-Application
sequences	I-Application
,	O
art	O
galleries	O
,	O
and	O
memo	O
save	O
function.Final	O
Fantasy	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
:	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Souls2004	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Tose	O
Nintendo	O
Four	O
additional	O
dungeons	O
,	O
updated	O
bestiary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
changes.Final	O
Fantasy	O
200420062010	O
JapanJapanUSA	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
Square	O
EnixBandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
200720072008	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
Tose	O
Square	O
EnixHigher-resolution	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
FMV	B-Application
sequences	I-Application
,	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
bonus	O
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
script	O
from	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Souls.Final	O
Fantasy	O
200920092010	O
JapanUSAEUR	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
FC	O
/	O
NES	O
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
20092012	O
JapanUSA	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
PSOne	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Square	O
Release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
a	O
PSOne	O
Classic.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2010	O
worldwide	O
iOS	B-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2011	O
JapanEUR	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
downloadable	B-Device
PSP	I-Device
games	I-Device
Square	O
Enix	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Square	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
Android	B-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
bonus	O
dungeons	O
,	O
bestiary	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
player.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2013	O
Japan	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
SquareSquare	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
FC	O
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2013	O
Japan	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
SquareSquare	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
FC	O
version.Final	O
Fantasy	O
2015	O
Japan	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
Square	O
EnixSquare	O
Enix	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
with	O
updated	O
3D	O
stereoscopic	O
graphics.Final	O
Fantasy	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
Advance2016Japan	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
SquareSquare	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version.Final	O
Fantasy2016USAEURNES	O
Classic	O
EditionSquareSquare	O
EnixNintendoThe	O
original	O
version	O
emulated	O
as	O
an	O
in-built	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system.Final	O
Fantasy	O
Pixel	O
Remaster2021	O
2023worldwide	O
AndroidiOSWindows	O
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Nintendo	O
SwitchPlayStation	O
4Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
2D	O
remaster	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
system	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Microcabin	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I・II	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
many	O
new	O
graphical	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8-bit	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
game	O
were	O
updated	O
,	O
battle	O
scenes	O
incorporated	O
full	O
background	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
and	O
enemy	O
sprites	O
were	O
redrawn	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
re-released	O
both	O
separately	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
combined	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
Premium	I-Application
Package	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
remake	O
and	O
featured	O
several	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
added	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
,	O
art	O
galleries	O
of	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
's	O
illustrations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
memo	O
save	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Ultimate	O
Box	O
package	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Device
Fantasy	I-Device
I	I-Device
&	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dawn	I-Device
of	I-Device
Souls	I-Device
is	O
,	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
version	O
incorporates	O
various	O
new	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
four	O
additional	O
dungeons	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
bestiary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
for	O
two	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phone	O
networks	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
FOMA	O
900i	O
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
i	I-Application
and	O
a	O
subsequent	O
release	O
for	O
CDMA	O
1X	O
WIN-compatible	O
phones	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
SoftBank	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
spell	O
names	O
,	O
and	O
monster	O
names	O
are	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
/	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
not	O
including	O
the	O
additional	O
dungeons	O
,	O
monsters	O
and	O
items	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
remade	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
higher-resolution	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
dungeon	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
bonus	O
dungeons	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
version	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
new	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
eShop	B-Application
only	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Stereoscopic	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
with	O
touch	O
controls	O
,	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
though	O
lacking	O
the	O
new	O
dungeons	O
of	O
the	O
20th-anniversary	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
(	O
alongside	O
29	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
/	O
Nintendo	O
Classic	O
Mini	O
:	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
version	O
shipped	O
520,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
grossing	O
more	O
than	O
or	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
another	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
shipped	O
140,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
at	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
the	O
11th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
class	O
system	O
diverse	O
,	O
and	O
praising	O
its	O
convenient	O
use	O
of	O
vehicles	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
traveling	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
introduced	O
gamers	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
popularized	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
93rd	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
poor	O
visuals	O
and	O
a	O
relatively	O
simple	O
quest	O
,	O
many	O
still	O
consider	O
the	O
original	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
FFVII	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsus	O
Top	O
100	O
games	O
list	O
,	O
where	O
readers	O
voted	O
it	O
the	O
63rd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFAQs	O
users	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
list	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
ranked	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
at	O
76th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
49th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
19th	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
console	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
and	O
citing	O
examples	O
such	O
as	O
epic	O
stories	O
,	O
leveling	O
up	O
,	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
early	O
console	O
role-playing	O
games	O
and	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
legitimizing	O
and	O
popularizing	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
's	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
,	O
Final	O
Fantasys	O
storyline	O
had	O
a	O
deeper	O
and	O
more	O
engaging	O
story	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
initially	O
described	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
"	O
that	O
imitated	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roe	O
R	O
.	O
Adams	O
,	O
III	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
gamers	O
should	O
"	O
put	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
high	O
on	O
your	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
no	O
idea	O
what	O
a	O
CRPG	O
is	O
or	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
have	O
garnered	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
;	O
GamePro	O
said	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
had	O
a	O
suitably	O
retro	O
cuteness	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Final	B-Device
Fantasy	I-Device
I	I-Device
&	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Dawn	I-Device
of	I-Device
Souls	I-Device
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
giving	O
particular	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
improved	O
English	O
translation	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
critically	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
releases	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
cited	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
its	O
strongest	O
enhancement	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
additional	O
random	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
and	O
updated	O
graphics	O
did	O
not	O
add	O
much	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
package	O
was	O
rated	O
76th	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tracks	O
became	O
mainstays	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
Prelude	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
arpeggio	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
Opening	O
Theme	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
when	O
the	O
party	O
crosses	O
the	O
bridge	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
theme	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Victory	O
Fanfare	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
after	O
every	O
victorious	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
finale	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game-themed	O
cartoon	O
series	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Fractured	O
Fantasy	O
of	O
Captain	O
N	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
have	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
:	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
NT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
's	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
Garland	O
are	O
the	O
respective	O
hero	O
and	O
villain	O
representing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior	O
of	O
Light	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Toshihiko	O
Seki	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
and	O
Grant	O
George	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
Garland	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Utsumi	O
(	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Kōji	O
Ishii	O
(	O
Dissidia	B-Application
NT	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Sabat	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
games	O
add	O
background	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
names	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
World	O
A	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
World	O
B	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dissidia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
have	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amano	O
Warrior	O
of	O
Light	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
Shadowbringers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
contains	O
numerous	O
references	O
and	O
allusions	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
origin	O
story	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
antagonist	O
Chaos	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
