<s>
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monshō	I-Application
no	I-Application
Nazo	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
traditional	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
system	O
of	O
tactical	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
grid-based	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
1992	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
projects	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
eventually	O
merged	O
the	O
proposed	O
remake	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
with	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
content	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
set	O
the	O
best	O
first-week	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
776,338	O
units	O
by	O
2002	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
derivative	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
retailer	O
versions	O
of	O
Classic	O
SNES	B-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Marth	O
's	O
army	O
and	O
Marth	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
across	O
story-driven	O
missions	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
halves	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Books	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Book	O
1	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
:	O
Marth	O
,	O
the	O
prince	O
of	O
Altea	O
,	O
is	O
forced	O
into	O
exile	O
when	O
his	O
homeland	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
neighboring	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Gra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
recovered	O
both	O
Falchion	O
and	O
the	O
magical	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
shield	O
,	O
Marth	O
confronts	O
Gharnef	O
and	O
Medeus	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
is	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
surviving	O
tribe	O
of	O
Manakete	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
tribe	O
which	O
could	O
shapeshift	O
into	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Marth	O
defeats	O
Medeus	O
and	O
restores	O
peace	O
,	O
surrendering	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
to	O
Archanea	O
for	O
safekeeping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Receiving	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
from	O
Nyna	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
courier	O
,	O
Marth	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
escapes	O
to	O
the	O
desert	O
of	O
Khadein	O
and	O
meets	O
with	O
Gotoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
collect	O
the	O
spheres	O
,	O
Marth	O
inserts	O
all	O
five	O
into	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
unlocks	O
its	O
full	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
Binding	O
Shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
under	O
supervision	O
from	O
publisher	O
and	O
studio	O
owner	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1992	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
with	O
production	O
lasting	O
almost	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Katsuyoshi	O
Koya	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Genealogy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
would	O
later	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
her	O
favorite	O
title	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
she	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
unconventional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gaiden	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
used	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Marth	O
after	O
focusing	O
on	O
different	O
characters	O
for	O
Gaiden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
only	O
going	O
to	O
include	O
original	O
story	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
consideration	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
proposed	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
release	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
space	O
limitations	O
,	O
some	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
needed	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
Archanea	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
titular	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
took	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
shield	O
inset	O
with	O
five	O
magical	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kaga	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Archenea	O
later	O
provided	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
overseas	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Awakening	O
is	O
set	O
over	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
24-megabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
later	O
receive	O
multiple	O
releases	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
digital	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
platform	O
:	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
early	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
full	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
exact	O
figure	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
stood	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
first-week	O
debut	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
776,338	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
both	O
its	O
overall	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
of	O
content	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finished	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
worth	O
seeking	O
out	O
for	O
series	O
and	O
genre	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
language	O
barrier	O
and	O
advances	O
of	O
subsequent	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
made	O
it	O
less	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
later	O
ranked	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
among	O
the	O
five	O
best	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
:	O
two	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
further	O
episodes	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
following	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
OVA	O
series	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
episodes	O
were	O
dubbed	O
into	O
English	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
six	O
years	O
before	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rekka	I-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
and	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
episodes	O
of	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
were	O
broadcast	O
between	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
1997	O
on	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
service	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
short	O
games	O
were	O
downloaded	O
via	O
satellite	O
at	O
given	O
times	O
of	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Kaga	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tsujiyoko	O
in	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
composer	O
and	O
sound	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
artwork	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Rika	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
a	O
newcomer	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
character	O
illustrations	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
to	O
include	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
created	O
using	O
livestreaming	O
during	O
the	O
original	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
technology	O
created	O
for	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
broadcast	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
became	O
very	O
rare	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Satellaview	B-Device
service	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
cartridge	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
installed	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
technically	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
,	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
is	O
frequently	O
not	O
counted	O
among	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titled	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
a	O
customizable	O
avatar	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
alongside	O
Marth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
content	O
of	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
as	O
additional	O
content	O
for	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
New	O
Archanea	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
Satellaview	B-Device
title	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
