<s>
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
Family	O
Computer	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	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>
The	O
original	O
storyline	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
retained	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
are	O
more	O
developed	O
,	O
well	O
rounded	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
given	O
unique	O
appearances	O
(	O
designed	O
by	O
Akihiko	O
Yoshida	O
)	O
,	O
backstories	O
,	O
personalities	O
and	O
names	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
failure	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	O
Color	O
,	O
and	O
Square	O
's	O
merger	O
with	O
former	O
competitor	O
Enix	O
to	O
form	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
posted	O
assurance	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
promised	O
remake	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
completely	O
forgotten	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
speculation	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
find	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
or	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
considered	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
convinced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
handheld	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
positively	O
reinforced	O
by	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
detailed	O
information	O
did	O
not	O
emerge	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
guidance	O
and	O
supervision	O
were	O
needed	O
because	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
mere	O
graphical	O
update	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IIs	O
remakes	O
were	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
total	O
overhaul	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
opening	O
scene	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryosuke	O
Aiba	O
(	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
)	O
served	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
and	O
Akihiko	O
Yoshida	O
(	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
)	O
redesigned	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
uses	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
send	O
email	O
to	O
others	O
and	O
unlock	O
sidequests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interruption-save	O
option	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
continue	O
when	O
turning	O
it	O
back	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
arranged	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
by	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
and	O
Keiji	O
Kawamori	O
,	O
working	O
under	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
supervision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
album	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
revamped	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
plus	O
some	O
additional	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable-only	O
format	O
outside	O
Japan	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
console	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
HD	O
port	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
met	O
with	O
high	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
notes	O
that	O
"	O
interest	O
in	O
FFIII	O
should	O
come	O
as	O
no	O
surprise	O
given	O
...	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adds	O
up	O
to	O
total	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
1.93	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
3.33	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
combined	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
over	O
80,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
77%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
however	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
remember	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
slice	O
of	O
history	O
and	O
a	O
missing	O
piece	O
of	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
hardcore	O
RPG	O
players	O
"	O
may	O
enjoy	O
the	O
title	O
more	O
than	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
RPGs	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
"	O
amazingly	O
frustrating	O
for	O
the	O
now	O
mainstream	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fan	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
unique	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
job	O
system	O
was	O
one	O
that	O
"	O
simply	O
blew	O
gamers	O
 '	O
minds	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
contemporary	O
environment	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIIs	I-Application
license	O
board	O
system	O
was	O
"	O
literally	O
no	O
contest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
complaint	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
top	O
screen	O
was	O
inactive	O
for	O
"	O
75%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
even	O
displaying	O
only	O
artwork	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
during	O
those	O
periods	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
preferable	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
