<s>
known	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
its	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
(	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
introduced	O
innovations	O
that	O
became	O
staples	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
"	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
"	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
five	O
subsequent	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
IV	O
gave	O
each	O
character	O
their	O
own	O
unchangeable	O
character	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
platforms	O
with	O
varying	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
during	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
II	B-Application
and	O
III	B-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
later	O
localizations	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
released	O
worldwide	O
under	O
that	O
title	O
)	O
,	O
used	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
;	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Interlude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
pioneered	O
many	O
now	O
common	O
console	B-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
dramatic	O
storytelling	O
in	O
an	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
completes	O
quests	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
introduced	O
Square	O
's	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
differed	O
from	O
the	O
turn-based	O
designs	O
of	O
previous	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
gain	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
abilities	O
with	O
battle	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
balanced	O
point	O
gains	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
rewards	O
to	O
eliminate	O
long	O
sessions	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
 '	O
greater	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
contains	O
improved	O
graphics	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
 '	O
Mode	O
7	O
technology	O
to	O
give	O
enhanced	O
magic	O
spell	O
visuals	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
airship	O
travel	O
more	O
dramatic	O
by	O
scaling	O
and	O
tilting	O
the	O
ground	O
for	O
a	O
bird	O
's	O
eye	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Blue	O
Planet	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
surface	O
world	O
(	O
or	O
Overworld	O
)	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
humans	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
underground	O
world	O
(	O
or	O
Underworld	O
)	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
offers	O
twelve	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
,	O
unchangeable	O
character	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
Baron	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
and	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Square	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
—	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
V	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
financial	O
and	O
scheduling	O
constraints	O
,	O
Square	O
dropped	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
game	O
and	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
retitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
and	O
director	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
approximately	O
80%	O
complete	O
and	O
certain	O
ideas	O
were	O
reused	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
lead	O
designer	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
at	O
Square	O
as	O
a	O
full-time	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
designer	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Tanaka	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
seamless	O
battle	O
system	O
that	O
had	O
no	O
separate	O
battle	O
screen	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
menu-driven	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
not	O
going	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
,	O
he	O
changed	O
development	O
teams	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
he	O
originally	O
wanted	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
action-based	O
,	O
dynamic	O
overworld	O
"	O
but	O
it	O
"	O
wound	O
up	O
not	O
being	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
anymore	O
,	O
instead	O
becoming	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
that	O
eventually	O
became	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
contained	O
14	O
people	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
roughly	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
was	O
conceived	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
while	O
watching	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
race	O
and	O
seeing	O
racers	O
pass	O
each	O
other	O
at	O
different	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tokita	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
installments	O
in	O
mind	O
:	O
the	O
job	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
story	O
of	O
the	B-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
elemental	O
bosses	O
acting	O
as	O
"	O
symbols	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
include	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
feels	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
really	O
pick	O
up	O
on	O
drama	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
RPG	O
to	O
feature	O
deep	O
characters	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
graphical	O
capacities	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
allowed	O
regular	O
series	O
character	O
designer	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
elaborate	O
character	O
designs	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
personalities	O
already	O
evident	O
from	O
the	O
images	O
,	O
Tokita	O
felt	O
the	O
reduced	O
script	O
length	O
improved	O
the	O
pacing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
not	O
included	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
constraints	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
dungeon	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
each	O
character	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
progress	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
—	O
this	O
dungeon	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
longtime	O
series	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uematsu	O
continues	O
to	O
perform	O
certain	O
pieces	O
in	O
his	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concert	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
albums	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
album	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
44	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
album	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Celtic	O
Moon	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
arranged	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Celtic	O
musician	O
Máire	O
Breatnach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Piano	O
Collections	O
,	O
an	O
arrangement	O
of	O
tracks	O
for	O
solo	O
piano	O
performed	O
by	O
Toshiyuki	O
Mori	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
the	O
Piano	O
Collections	O
trend	O
for	O
each	O
successive	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tracks	O
have	O
appeared	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
compilation	O
albums	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Black	O
Mages	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
Pray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
but	O
officially	O
licensed	O
releases	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
music	O
have	O
been	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
such	O
groups	O
as	O
Project	O
Majestic	O
Mix	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
arranging	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
maintain	O
naming	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remained	O
the	O
norm	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
and	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
III	B-Application
on	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
since	O
gone	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
the	O
difficulty	O
for	O
beginning	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
has	O
been	O
remade	B-Application
into	O
many	O
different	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Easy	O
Type	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
are	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
quickly	O
in	O
dungeons	O
and	O
towns	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
Cancel	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
performing	O
a	O
"	O
memo	O
"	O
save	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	O
package	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
VI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
with	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
and	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Device
Fantasy	I-Device
Anthology	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
localizations	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
translation	O
,	O
although	O
certain	O
translated	O
lines	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
localization	O
by	O
Kaoru	O
Moriyama	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
You	B-Application
spoony	I-Application
bard	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
few	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
again	O
by	O
Tose	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
published	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
with	O
a	O
themed	O
face	O
plate	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
of	O
Cecil	O
and	O
Kain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
port	O
were	O
further	O
improved	O
,	O
and	O
minor	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	B-Application
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
DS	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
:	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
served	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
,	O
Tomoya	O
Asano	O
as	O
producer	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
as	O
battle	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
ports	O
,	O
while	O
incorporating	O
enhanced	O
character	O
graphics	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
"	O
extra	O
dungeon	O
"	O
available	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
used	O
updated	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
episode	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Interlude	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
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
Japanese	O
package	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
June	O
2013	O
)	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
introducing	O
an	O
optional	O
easier	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
prior	O
advertisement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PSOne	O
Classic	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
panel	O
of	O
four	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
it	O
ratings	O
of	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
scores	O
it	O
awarded	O
to	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
November	O
1991	O
issue	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
proclaimed	O
it	O
set	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
standard	O
of	O
excellence	O
"	O
for	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
December	O
1991	O
issue	O
,	O
Ed	O
Semrad	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Square	O
has	O
just	O
redefined	O
what	O
the	O
ultimate	O
RPG	O
should	O
be	O
like	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
spectacular	O
Mode	O
7	O
effects	O
,	O
outstanding	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
quest	O
unequalled	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
has	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
made	O
to	O
date	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
Monty	O
Haul	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
truly	O
redefines	O
the	O
standards	O
for	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
proclaiming	O
that	O
"	O
one-dimensional	O
characters	O
,	O
needless	O
hack	O
'	O
em	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
will	O
be	O
things	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
if	O
other	O
RPGs	O
learn	O
a	O
lesson	O
or	O
two	O
from	O
this	O
cart	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
small	O
step	O
for	O
Square	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
giant	O
leap	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
major	O
reviewers	O
have	O
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
pioneered	O
many	O
now	O
common	O
console	B-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
dramatic	O
storytelling	O
in	O
an	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
noted	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
complex	O
,	O
involving	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
included	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
100	O
Greatest	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
"	O
lists	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
ninth	O
in	O
1997	O
's	O
issue	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
twenty-eighth	O
in	O
2005	O
's	O
issue	O
200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
#9	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
highest-ranking	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
#26	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
at	O
#55	O
,	O
behind	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
60	O
points	O
,	O
scored	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
six	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Advance	O
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
praise	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
few	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
do	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
to	O
current	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
and	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
sold	O
about	O
cartridges	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
about	O
less	O
than	O
what	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
an	O
additional	O
261,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
remakes	O
,	O
had	O
shipped	O
2.16	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
1.82	O
million	O
of	O
those	O
copies	O
being	O
shipped	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
340,000	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
219,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
nearly	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
seventeen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
mobile	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-volume	O
novelization	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
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