<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
numbered	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
the	O
job-change	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
until	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
not	O
previously	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
or	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
earlier	O
plans	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Bandai	O
's	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
fourth	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
faced	O
several	O
delays	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
canceled	O
after	O
the	O
premature	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
selling	O
nearly	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
many	O
other	O
systems	O
:	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
version	O
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
(	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
)	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
2012	O
(	O
downloadable-only	O
format	O
outside	O
Japan	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
and	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
release	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Pixel	O
Remaster	O
collection	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
return	O
following	O
its	O
absence	O
from	O
the	B-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
class	O
alignment	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
then	O
locked	O
into	O
that	O
class	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
job	O
system	O
"	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
special	O
battle	O
commands	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Steal	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Jump	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
job	O
(	O
"	O
Steal	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
Thief	O
's	O
specialty	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
Jump	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
Dragoon	O
's	O
forte	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
focuses	O
around	O
four	O
orphans	O
from	O
the	O
remote	O
village	O
of	O
Ur	O
(	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
remakes	O
players	O
only	O
begin	O
as	O
Luneth	O
,	O
slowly	O
picking	O
up	O
the	O
other	O
3	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
;	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
early	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
starting	O
off	O
as	O
an	O
Onion	O
Knight	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Appearing	O
in	O
a	O
female-like	O
form	O
,	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
herself	O
in	O
first-person	O
plural	O
because	O
her	O
two	O
tentacles	O
have	O
minds	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
she	O
initially	O
defeats	O
the	O
Light	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
resurrected	O
with	O
Unei	O
and	O
Doga	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Warriors	O
,	O
they	O
defeat	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
saving	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
warriors	O
eventually	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Tower	O
where	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
recent	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Light	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
traverse	O
into	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
crystals	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
imprisoned	O
Dark	O
Warriors	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
thereby	O
restoring	O
the	O
crystals	O
and	O
balance	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
"	O
side	O
quests	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
and	O
story	O
writer	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
designer	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Kenji	O
Terada	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
by	O
Nasir	O
Gebelli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
on	O
which	O
Gebelli	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
console	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
its	O
16-bit	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
console	O
,	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
8-bit	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
regular	O
series	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
album	O
of	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Square/NTT	O
Publishing	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
re-released	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vocal	O
arrangement	O
album	O
entitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
Yūkyū	O
no	O
Kaze	O
Densetsu	O
,	O
or	O
literally	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Wind	O
,	O
contains	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
musical	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
Dido	O
,	O
a	O
duo	O
composed	O
of	O
Michiaki	O
Kato	O
and	O
Shizuru	O
Ohtaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
tracks	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
various	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
arranged	O
music	O
compilation	O
albums	O
,	O
including	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
Pray	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
Love	O
Will	O
Grow	O
(	O
with	O
lyrical	O
renditions	O
performed	O
by	O
singer	O
Risa	O
Ohki	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
albums	O
from	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
progressive	O
metal	O
group	O
,	O
The	O
Black	O
Mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
subsequently	O
remixed	O
and	O
featured	O
in	O
later	O
Square	O
or	O
Square	O
Enix	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Fables	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chocobo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
remain	O
popular	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
performed	O
numerous	O
times	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
orchestral	O
concert	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tour	O
de	O
Japon	O
:	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concert	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Distant	O
Worlds	O
-	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
unveiled	O
their	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
had	O
immediately	O
headed	O
up	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Square	O
to	O
release	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
three	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
II	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
delayed	O
from	O
its	O
late	O
2001	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
Bandai	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publishing	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
Square	O
remained	O
silent	O
regarding	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
formally	O
cancelled	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
once	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
ceased	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
explained	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
remake	O
had	O
been	O
abandoned	O
because	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
coding	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
recreate	O
on	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
distinct	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
versions	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
2D	O
Famicom	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
completely	B-Application
remade	I-Application
3D	I-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Chronology	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
versions	O
and	O
remakes	O
Title	O
Release	O
Country	O
System	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
Notes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
1990	O
Japan	O
Family	O
Computer	O
Square	O
Square	O
The	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2006200620072007	O
JapanNAAUSEUR	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Matrix	O
Software	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
A	O
complete	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2009	O
Japan	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
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2011	O
worldwide	O
iOS	B-Application
Square	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2012	O
worldwide	O
Android	B-Application
Matrix	O
Software	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
201220122012	O
JapanNAPAL	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2013	O
worldwide	O
Ouya	B-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2013	O
worldwide	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2014	O
Japan	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2014	O
Japan	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-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
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2014	O
worldwide	O
Windows	O
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Port	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2016	O
Japan	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
Nintendo	O
Nintendo	O
Emulated	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
2021	O
2023	O
worldwide	O
AndroidiOSWindows	O
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Nintendo	O
SwitchPlayStation	O
4	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Square	O
Enix	O
2D	O
remaster	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
three	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1990	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
scored	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
six	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
up	O
until	O
1990	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshins	O
1990	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
with	O
37,101	O
points	O
,	O
behind	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
voted	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all-time	O
,	O
above	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1991	O
to	O
1992	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Famicom	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
,	O
published	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
serialization	B-Application
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
illustrated	O
by	O
Yu	O
Kinutani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Onion	O
Knight	O
and	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
are	O
the	O
respective	O
hero	O
and	O
villainess	O
representing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jun	O
Fukuyama	O
and	O
Masako	O
Ikeda	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Aaron	O
Spann	O
and	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
NT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
