<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	I-Application
cartridge	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
then	O
on	O
a	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
home	O
console	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
generational	O
gap	O
within	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
the	O
story	O
follows	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Leif	O
as	O
he	O
rallies	O
a	O
private	O
army	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
ruling	O
Grannvale	O
Empire	O
and	O
restore	O
his	O
lost	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Thracia	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
but	O
with	O
added	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fatigue	O
system	O
where	O
characters	O
lose	O
energy	O
with	O
each	O
performed	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
compact	O
side	O
project	O
to	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
eventually	O
grew	O
considerably	O
in	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
command	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
goes	O
on	O
story-based	O
missions	O
with	O
varying	O
objectives	O
,	O
from	O
defeating	O
specific	O
enemies	O
and	O
rescuing	O
targets	O
to	O
escaping	O
unharmed	O
from	O
engagements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
side	O
acts	O
within	O
their	O
turn	O
to	O
move	O
selected	O
units	O
across	O
a	O
map	O
using	O
a	O
grid-based	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2nd	O
Generation	O
of	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
during	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
Gran	O
761	O
,	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
Grannvale	O
,	O
Arvis	O
has	O
expanded	O
his	O
countries	O
rule	O
across	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
is	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
storyline	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
exiled	O
prince	O
Seliph	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
hiding	O
and	O
preparing	O
to	O
battle	O
Arvis	O
 '	O
hold	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
protagonist	O
Leif	O
is	O
the	O
deposed	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Munster	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
rescued	O
from	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Thracia	O
by	O
Finn	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Seliph	O
's	O
father	O
Sigurd	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
villager	O
's	O
protectors	O
are	O
routing	O
bandits	O
when	O
Raydrik	B-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
Duke	O
of	O
Munster	O
,	O
attacks	O
the	O
village	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Leif	O
,	O
kidnapping	O
Leif	O
's	O
friends	O
Nanna	O
and	O
Mareeta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aided	O
by	O
Finn	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
band	O
of	O
rebels	O
,	O
he	O
rescues	O
both	O
Nanna	O
and	O
the	O
enemy-controlled	O
Mareeta	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
both	O
Raydrik	B-Application
and	O
Veld	O
,	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
priest	O
of	O
the	O
Loptous	O
Sect	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
retake	O
Munster	O
and	O
liberate	O
northern	O
Thracia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leif	O
's	O
forces	O
finally	O
face	O
Raydrik	B-Application
in	O
battle	O
,	O
but	O
upon	O
his	O
defeat	O
Veld	O
transforms	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
undead	O
monster	O
called	O
Deadlord	O
Mus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
developer	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
designed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Takehiro	O
Izushi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuka	O
Tsujiyoko	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
every	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Mayumi	O
Hirota	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
from	O
Koya	O
Katsuyoshi	O
after	O
the	O
latter	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
chose	O
her	O
after	O
being	O
favorably	O
impressed	O
by	O
her	O
drawing	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
brought	O
her	O
on	O
board	O
for	O
both	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
came	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
best	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
alongside	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
Kaga	O
and	O
Hirota	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
left	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsujiyoko	O
also	O
left	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
freelance	O
career	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
supervise	O
music	O
for	O
future	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
including	O
The	B-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
started	O
around	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
plan	O
being	O
for	O
a	O
compact	O
side	O
project	O
to	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
also	O
supposed	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
considerable	O
time	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
evolved	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
felt	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
keep	O
going	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
full	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
turn	O
caused	O
difficulties	O
with	O
keeping	O
the	O
game	O
within	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Kaga	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
simpler	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
completely	O
original	O
title	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
known	O
how	O
big	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
become	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
strategic	O
war	O
simulation	O
elements	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
had	O
suffered	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
creating	O
an	O
intricate	O
story	O
,	O
Kaga	O
this	O
time	O
switched	O
his	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
structure	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
with	O
additional	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
branching	O
pathways	O
within	O
maps	O
and	O
variations	O
in	O
unit	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	I-Application
cartridge	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
pre-written	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
DX	O
Pack	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
standard	O
ROM	B-Protocol
Cartridge	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
following	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
until	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
purportedly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
has	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
that	O
translated	O
crucial	O
story	O
elements	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
version	O
proved	O
highly	O
popular	O
,	O
with	O
people	O
coming	O
in	O
high	O
numbers	O
to	O
stores	O
supplying	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
of	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
title	O
within	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
ROM	B-Protocol
Cartridge	I-Protocol
releases	O
reached	O
106,108	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
making	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
the	O
worst-selling	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
release	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
35/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
were	O
both	O
positive	O
about	O
its	O
further	O
refinements	O
and	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
gameplay	O
formula	O
,	O
and	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
greatly	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
level	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kerry	O
Brunskill	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
again	O
noted	O
the	O
steep	O
difficulty	O
even	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
positively	O
noted	O
its	O
sound	O
gameplay	O
base	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
well	O
thought	O
out	O
"	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
's	O
Desmond	O
Gaben	O
gave	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.9/10	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
:	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
generally	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
despite	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
must-have	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
website	O
RacketBoy	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
rarity	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
media	O
and	O
recognized	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechnologyTell	O
included	O
among	O
their	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
