<s>
also	O
known	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
from	O
its	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
directed	O
by	O
someone	O
other	O
than	O
series	O
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
;	O
the	O
role	O
was	O
instead	O
filled	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
mature	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
selling	O
over	O
3.48	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2003	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
over	O
750,000	O
copies	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Tose	O
with	O
minor	O
differences	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
III	B-Application
,	O
and	O
V	B-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
leaving	O
IV	B-Application
as	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
and	O
VI	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
four	O
basic	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
,	O
town	O
and	O
dungeon	O
field	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
VI	I-Application
is	O
menu-based	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
an	O
action	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
such	O
options	O
as	O
Fight	O
,	O
Magic	O
,	O
and	O
Item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
maximum	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
,	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
features	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
under	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
names	O
,	O
including	O
Limit	O
Breaks	O
,	O
Trances	O
,	O
and	O
Overdrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
rewarded	O
for	O
victorious	O
battles	O
with	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
money	O
,	O
called	O
gil	O
(	O
Gold	O
Piece	O
(	O
GP	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
localization	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
,	O
particular	O
to	O
this	O
entry	O
,	O
powerful	O
accessories	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Relics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
strictly	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
settings	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
also	O
has	O
prominent	O
steampunk	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
structure	O
of	O
society	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
,	O
with	O
opera	B-Application
and	O
the	O
fine	B-Application
arts	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
recurring	O
motifs	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
technology	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Industrial	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
features	O
fourteen	O
permanent	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
secondary	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
only	O
briefly	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
primary	O
characters	O
include	O
Locke	O
Cole	O
,	O
a	O
treasure	O
hunter	O
and	O
rebel	O
sympathizer	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
impulse	O
to	O
protect	O
women	O
;	O
Celes	O
Chere	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
general	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
Returners	O
after	O
being	O
jailed	O
for	O
questioning	O
imperial	O
practices	O
;	O
Edgar	O
Roni	O
Figaro	O
,	O
a	O
consummate	O
womanizer	O
and	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
Figaro	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
allegiance	O
to	O
the	O
Empire	O
while	O
secretly	O
supplying	O
aid	O
to	O
the	O
Returners	O
;	O
Sabin	O
Rene	O
Figaro	O
,	O
Edgar	O
's	O
independent	O
brother	O
,	O
who	O
fled	O
the	O
royal	O
court	O
to	O
hone	O
his	O
martial	O
arts	O
skills	O
;	O
Cyan	O
Garamonde	O
,	O
a	O
loyal	O
knight	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Doma	O
who	O
lost	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
friends	O
when	O
Kefka	O
poisoned	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
water	O
supply	O
;	O
Setzer	O
Gabbiani	O
,	O
a	O
habitual	O
gambler	O
,	O
thrill	O
seeker	O
,	O
and	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
only	O
known	O
airship	O
;	O
Shadow	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
mercenary	O
who	O
offers	O
his	O
services	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Returners	O
;	O
Relm	O
Arrowny	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
but	O
tough	O
artistic	O
girl	O
with	O
magical	O
powers	O
;	O
Strago	O
Magus	O
,	O
Relm	O
's	O
elderly	O
grandfather	O
and	O
a	O
Blue	O
Mage	O
;	O
Gau	O
,	O
a	O
feral	O
child	O
surviving	O
since	O
infancy	O
on	O
the	O
Veldt	O
;	O
Mog	O
,	O
a	O
pike-toting	O
Moogle	O
from	O
the	O
mines	O
of	O
Narshe	O
;	O
Umaro	O
,	O
a	O
savage	O
but	O
loyal	O
sasquatch	B-Device
also	O
from	O
Narshe	O
,	O
talked	O
into	O
joining	O
the	O
Returners	O
through	O
Mog	O
's	O
persuasion	O
;	O
and	O
Gogo	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
,	O
fully	O
shrouded	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
mimicry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
SGI	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
tech	O
demo	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
Onyx	B-General_Concept
workstation	O
,	O
featured	O
polygon-based	O
3D	O
renderings	O
of	O
Locke	O
,	O
Terra	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
V	B-Application
in	O
December	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
four	O
or	O
five	O
people	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
Kitase	O
who	O
provided	O
key	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
scene	O
and	O
Celes	O
 '	O
suicide	O
attempt	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
Kefka	O
's	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
series	O
character	O
designer	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
's	O
concept	O
art	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
produced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
sprites	O
were	O
less	O
detailed	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
than	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
had	O
an	O
equally	O
high	O
resolution	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
 '	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphics	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
made	O
more	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
them	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
unlike	O
both	O
IV	B-Application
and	O
V	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
Mode	O
7	O
,	O
which	O
lends	O
a	O
somewhat	O
three-dimensional	O
perspective	O
to	O
an	O
otherwise	O
two-dimensional	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
localization	B-General_Concept
and	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
featured	O
several	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
obvious	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
because	O
only	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
VI	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
maintain	O
naming	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
several	O
changes	O
of	O
contents	O
and	O
editorial	O
adjustments	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	B-General_Concept
also	O
featured	O
changes	O
to	O
several	O
names	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Tina	O
"	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Terra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
dialogue	O
text	O
files	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
shortened	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
data	O
storage	O
space	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
's	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
featured	O
only	O
minor	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
localization	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reverted	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
to	O
unify	O
the	O
numbering	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
with	O
the	O
earlier	O
release	O
of	O
VII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
included	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
compilation	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
was	O
left	O
essentially	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
re-release	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
translation	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
translator	O
,	O
Tom	O
Slattery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
used	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
name	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
long-time	O
series	O
contributor	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Aria	B-Application
di	O
Mezzo	O
Carattere	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
tracks	O
,	O
played	O
during	O
a	O
cutscene	O
involving	O
an	O
opera	B-Application
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
track	O
features	O
an	O
unintelligible	O
synthesized	O
"	O
voice	O
"	O
that	O
harmonizes	O
with	O
the	O
melody	O
,	O
as	O
technical	O
limitations	O
for	O
the	O
SPC700	O
sound	O
format	O
chip	O
prevented	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
actual	O
vocal	O
track	O
(	O
although	O
some	O
developers	O
eventually	O
figured	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
limitation	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Pixel	O
Remaster	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
opera	B-Application
singers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orchestral	O
album	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
Grand	O
Finale	O
features	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
aria	B-Application
,	O
using	O
Italian	O
lyrics	O
performed	O
by	O
Svetla	O
Krasteva	O
with	O
an	O
orchestral	O
accompaniment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
re-release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
lyrics	O
but	O
a	O
different	O
musical	O
arrangement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
album	O
Orchestral	O
Game	O
Concert	O
4	O
includes	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
arranged	O
and	O
conducted	O
by	O
Kōsuke	O
Onozaki	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
featuring	O
Wakako	O
Aokimi	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Ōno	O
,	O
and	O
Hiroshi	O
Kuroda	O
on	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
three	O
Compact	O
Discs	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
album	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Kefka	O
's	O
Domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	O
Grand	O
Finale	O
features	O
eleven	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shirō	O
Sagisu	O
and	O
Tsuneyoshi	O
Saito	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Ensemble	O
Archi	O
Della	O
Scala	O
and	O
Orchestra	O
Sinfonica	O
di	O
Milano	O
(	O
Milan	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piano	O
Collections	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
arranged	O
album	O
,	O
features	O
thirteen	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
performed	O
for	O
piano	O
by	O
Reiko	O
Nomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
"	O
Dancing	O
Mad	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
performed	O
at	O
Play	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
third	O
album	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Darkness	O
and	O
Starlight	O
,	O
is	O
so	O
named	O
after	O
its	O
premiere	O
track	O
:	O
a	O
rock	O
opera	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
opera	B-Application
from	O
FFVI	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Aria	B-Application
di	O
Mezzo	O
Carattere	O
performed	O
by	O
Etsuyo	O
Ota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Live	O
composer	O
Jillian	O
Aversa	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Aversa	O
's	O
wife	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
tribute	O
to	O
Aria	B-Application
di	O
Mezzo	O
Carattere	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
cellist	O
Tina	O
Guo	O
,	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
arrangement	O
from	O
Balance	O
and	O
Ruin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
while	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIs	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
sequences	O
and	O
new	O
screen-transition	O
effects	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
end	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
are	O
left	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
notable	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
loading	O
times	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	O
versions	O
)	O
involve	O
the	O
correction	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
from	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
memo	O
save	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
quickly	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	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
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
PSone	O
Classic	O
in	O
2011	O
:	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Pixel	O
Remaster	O
"	O
series	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Tose	O
then	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
new	O
espers	O
appear	O
in	O
Advance	O
:	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
,	O
Gilgamesh	O
,	O
Cactuar	O
,	O
and	O
Diabolos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
spells	O
also	O
appear	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
from	O
the	O
original	O
are	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
handheld	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
re-releases	O
,	O
a	O
bestiary	O
and	O
a	O
music	O
player	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
(	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
North	O
American	O
title	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
later	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES/Super	I-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Pixel	O
Remaster	O
"	O
series	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
with	O
mobile-adapted	O
controls	O
and	O
save	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
redrawn	O
,	O
slightly	O
blurry	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
PC	O
port	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-1994	O
,	O
Square	O
's	O
publicity	O
department	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
31st-best-selling	O
release	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Anthology	O
has	O
sold	O
approximately	O
364,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
223,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
scored	O
it	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
two	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1994	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
part	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
declared	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
RPG	O
hit	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
improved	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
broadened	O
thematic	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
plot	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
particularly	O
inventive	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
story	O
is	O
often	O
sappy	O
–	O
not	O
written	O
for	O
an	O
American	O
audience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
had	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
want	O
—	O
heroes	O
,	O
world-shattering	O
events	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
mindless	O
evil	O
—	O
plus	O
Interceptor	O
the	O
wonder	O
dog	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
received	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
60	O
points	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
scored	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
six	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
as	O
"	O
beautiful	O
and	O
stunning	O
"	O
,	O
reflecting	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
...	O
represented	O
everything	O
an	O
RPG	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
,	O
inspiring	O
statistic	O
growth	O
systems	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
influence	O
titles	O
like	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
gave	O
a	O
perfect	O
rating	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-release	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
self-explanatory	O
enough	O
that	O
most	O
any	O
player	O
could	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
customize	O
their	O
characters	O
 '	O
equipment	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
its	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
16-bit	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
also	O
garnered	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
re-release	O
was	O
named	O
eighth	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
feature	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
long	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
32nd	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
created	O
according	O
to	O
multiple	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
top	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
above	O
all	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
the	O
ending	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
finales	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
cast	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
began	O
testing	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
entry	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
on	O
the	O
N64	O
,	O
but	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
escalating	O
cartridge	O
costs	O
and	O
the	O
higher	O
storage	O
capacity	O
of	O
CD	O
technology	O
persuaded	O
Square	O
to	O
move	O
VII	B-Application
and	O
all	O
their	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
onto	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
testing	O
on	O
3D	O
development	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
rendered	O
a	O
battle	O
involving	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
characters	O
Terra	O
,	O
Locke	O
and	O
Shadow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
soured	O
the	O
relations	O
between	O
Square	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
series	O
title	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
until	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
came	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
new	O
mainline	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
come	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
until	O
2018	O
when	O
the	O
abridged	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
VIII	B-Application
,	O
IX	B-Application
,	O
X	O
,	O
X-2	B-Application
and	O
XII	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
under	O
its	O
original	O
titling	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
producer	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
was	O
"	O
undecided	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
technical	O
issues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Square	O
discussed	O
remaking	O
VI	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
V	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
,	O
then	O
directing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
remaking	O
V	B-Application
and	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
has	O
made	O
multiple	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
