<s>
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ankoku	I-Application
Ryū	I-Application
to	I-Application
Hikari	I-Application
no	I-Application
Tsurugi	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forming	O
new	O
alliances	O
with	O
neighboring	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
Marth	O
must	O
gather	O
a	O
new	O
army	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
retrieve	O
the	O
sacred	O
sword	O
Falchion	O
and	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
shield	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Gharnef	O
and	O
Medeus	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
on	O
grid-based	O
maps	O
,	O
with	O
defeated	O
units	O
being	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
:	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
strategic	O
elements	O
of	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
's	O
previous	O
simulation	O
project	O
,	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
world	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Kure	O
Software	O
's	O
First	O
Queen	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initial	O
sales	O
and	O
critical	O
reception	O
were	O
lackluster	O
,	O
it	O
later	O
became	O
popular	O
,	O
launching	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Marth	O
and	O
his	O
growing	O
army	O
during	O
their	O
campaign	O
across	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
character	O
falls	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
subjected	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
removing	O
them	O
from	O
subsequent	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
treasure	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
hero	O
destined	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceptual	O
development	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
first	O
decided	O
upon	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
war-based	O
setting	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
create	O
a	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Battle	O
Fantasy	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
exceeded	O
these	O
limits	O
,	O
so	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
used	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
memory	O
dedicated	O
to	O
saving	O
games	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
this	O
limitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kaga	O
,	O
while	O
role-playing	O
games	O
had	O
strong	O
stories	O
but	O
limited	O
protagonists	O
,	O
tactical	O
games	O
had	O
multiple	O
characters	O
but	O
a	O
weak	O
story	O
:	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
his	O
solution	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
with	O
relatable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
titular	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
"	O
appears	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
and	O
most	O
recognizable	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
shield	O
with	O
mystical	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
MMC3	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
memory	O
space	O
difficulties	O
experienced	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
on	O
television	O
with	O
a	O
live-action	O
commercial	O
featuring	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
an	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscribers	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Oceania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
bundle	O
was	O
available	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
physical	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
replica	O
NES	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
with	O
its	O
own	O
packaging	O
and	O
instruction	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kaga	O
,	O
upon	O
release	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
extensive	O
criticism	O
from	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
329,087	O
units	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
62	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
29	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
slow	O
start	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
proved	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
success	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
commissioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
become	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
partially	O
remade	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Marth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Archanea	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
again	O
for	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
entry	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
not	O
only	O
launched	O
the	O
wider	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
also	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
thus	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
indirectly	O
influencing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
other	O
notable	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
including	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Cling	I-Application
Together	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
within	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
would	O
form	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
nearly	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
helping	O
popularize	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
credited	O
with	O
pioneering	O
multimedia	O
advertising	O
through	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
live-action	O
television	O
commercial	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
magazine	O
previews	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
combination	O
of	O
battle	O
and	O
story	O
segments	O
also	O
provided	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
