The best RPG ever made finally on the Virtual Console - Final Fantasy I (1)

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I bought my 2000 point card and classic controller when I found the combo on sale pretty cheap months ago just because it was reported they were going to release this and they finally did. I'll be downloading tomorrow and will have lots of time wasted over the next month or so.

Thank you Nintendo and Square Enix, early christmas gift for me. :)

finaly im going to download this im also going to buy the origianl one for the nes

I prefer the Dragon Quest Series. I hope they come on the VC.

But still cool to have an RPG classic.

I had it back for the NES

i could never get past Garland, the first boss. one time I did, but accidentally walked out of the castle, confused, then didn't save for some reason. (I was 8 I think, maybe younger)

My cart then broke

I have it for the PS1. The disc has both FFI and FFII on it with updated everything. BTW, Final Fantasy VI is the greatest RPG ever made.

I prefer the Dragon Quest Series. I hope they come on the VC.DragonQuestHero

Yeah, I really hope DQ 1 comes out eventually also.

I had it back for the NES. i could never get past Garland, the first boss. one time I did, but accidentally walked out of the castle, confused, then didn't save for some reason. (I was 8 I think, maybe younger)

My cart then brokePsynema

Hahaha.....that kinda sucks. That and at 8 I'm sure the game would be a PITA.

BTW, Final Fantasy VI is the greatest RPG ever made.FFCYAN

Blasphemy!

there are certain games I wouldn't mind having on VC. Final Fantasy 1 isn't one of them. It's not because I don't appreciate the road that game set up for gaming itself but A friend of my brothers gave be a mint condition copy of the original NES game with box and book well intacted. My NES isn't working as well as it could so I don't chance playing it but I did once and its amazing to look at that game then take a gander at screen shots of 13 and wonder how you go from one to another. Technology ROCKS!!!

Still waiting for Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie, but I'm going to go buy this and stop complaining. (for now) :P

I never knew that Chrono Trigger or FF6 were there. Final Fantasy 1 is very archaic for me. At least, classic Final Fantasy are there.

I never got the PS1/GBA remakes, only played about 5 hours worth of the original at a friend's about 6-7 years ago. Getting through some of the older RPGs just becomes a chore to me, and I don't want to invest time in a game that feels like a chore. So I'm on the fence about whether I want this for VC and would like to give it another go. My latest experience has been Breath of Fire II and I simply CANNOT bring myself to trudge through that mess. I loved the first though.

And as a side note, FF1 should not even be mentioned in the same breath as games like Lufia II, Earthbound, FF6 and SMRPG. I would like to see all four of those titles on the VC someday, but at least we got one.

FF1 is awesome. I have beaten it several times on NES and PS1. Guess i will dl it on VC and beat it again

Personally, "Final Fantasy" is my favorite game series of ALL TIME (thought I don't agree that FF1 is the best of them all, it would have to be FF 6, 7, 8, or 9, maybe 10); but I don't think I'l be buying this virtual console edition (I've bought: The PS1 version-which also brings FF2; the gameboy version--the best in my opinion, the PSP version which is pretty good but I prefer the original graphics).

I agree 100% that this is the greatest RPG series of all time (I know many of you disagree, but this is my personal opinion) and Square-Enix (formerly Square-Soft) was saved by this game and has become one of the gaming industries greatest game developers/publishers since 1986.

Long Live Final Fantasy!

-V

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I bought my 2000 point card and classic controller when I found the combo on sale pretty cheap months ago just because it was reported they were going to release this and they finally did. I'll be downloading tomorrow and will have lots of time wasted over the next month or so.

Thank you Nintendo and Square Enix, early christmas gift for me. :)

x_Allan_x

I have Dawn of Souls on GBA but I'll probably buy this anyway.

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

-Oath

Final fantasy 1... I don't think it has aged well. It was superb for it's time though, and considering the brownie points i give it for saving squaresoft. (everyone who has read about the reasoning for the title final fantasy knows this)

It deserves a place in the legendary bracket.

Best rpg ever made? Naah.

Haters.

=)

-Allan

P.S. Yes I know it had issues (like attacking nothing if something was already killed, couple little bugs here and there, etc) but I stand by my best RPG of all time comment. Most "new" games just seem dumbed down to me, idk why.

Final fantasy 1... I don't think it has aged well. It was superb for it's time though, and considering the brownie points i give it for saving squaresoft. (everyone who has read about the reasoning for the title final fantasy knows this)

It deserves a place in the legendary bracket.

Best rpg ever made? Naah.

_Tobli_

FF1 was way advanced for its time. An inventory where you can change weapons/equipment, a very in depth story (for the time), and an enormous world to explore. I dont think its the greatest rpg ever, probably top 5 due to it being probably the most influential.

Matoya's Cave has the coolest music of all time. I sat in there for a while just listening to the music it was so cool

[QUOTE="-Oath"]

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

BrunoBRS

If we get flamed for our quite reasonable opinions then it sez quite alot about this board :P

Anybody using the phrase 'best RPG ever made' is asking for trouble. Thats why the qualifier 'IMO' was invented. I'm stunned this thread hasn't already been inundated by every Final Fantasy fan and his dog, all baying for OP's blood! By the way I still support FF7 as top dog, unfashionable as that seems to be nowadays. If you're a moron say 'fanboy'!

I'll say this much, Final Fantasy is one of the best RPG series out there, & I'll leave it at that. I'm still hooked on Ocarina of Time & Zelda series.

Anybody using the phrase 'best RPG ever made' is asking for trouble. Thats why the qualifier 'IMO' was invented. I'm stunned this thread hasn't already been inundated by every Final Fantasy fan and his dog, all baying for OP's blood! By the way I still support FF7 as top dog, unfashionable as that seems to be nowadays. If you're a moron say 'fanboy'!

peterwantspie

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="-Oath"]

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

-Oath

If we get flamed for our quite reasonable opinions then it sez quite alot about this board :P

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

-Oath

[QUOTE="-Oath"]

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

psychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="-Oath"]

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="psychobrew"] It's not the most influential either. Maybe for jRPGs, but it was Final Fatasy is basically nothing to PC gamers.x3ni1992

and if i'm not mistaken, the square-enix fusion was square saving enix, which wouldnt happen if square wasnt running.BrunoBRS

Actually you are mistaken, The Square and Enix fusion was actually both of them saving each other. Both of them were suffering pretty big financial troubles at the time.

I pray that FF1 really isn't the best RPG ever made, I like to think that the genre (and gaming as a whole) has progressed since then.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="-Oath"]

Best RPG ever made my rump. Its centainly the most influential but thats it.

BrunoBRS

There were video game RPGs long before Final Fantasy. The first Ultima, for example, was released in 1980. Even on the NES, Dragon Quest (1986) predates Final Fantasy (1987) by a year and console RPGs as a whole began a generation earlier on the Atari 2600.

Matoya's Cave has the coolest music of all time. I sat in there for a while just listening to the music it was so cool

muscle_shark

Haha....I'll be going there as soon as I gain a couple levels. :)

(back to slaying pixlated monsters)

There were video game RPGs long before Final Fantasy. The first Ultima, for example, was released in 1980. Even on the NES, Dragon Quest (1986) predates Final Fantasy (1987) by a year and console RPGs as a whole began a generation earlier on the Atari 2600.

Master_Hermes

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]and if i'm not mistaken, the square-enix fusion was square saving enix, which wouldnt happen if square wasnt running.-Oath

Actually you are mistaken, The Square and Enix fusion was actually both of them saving each other. Both of them were suffering pretty big financial troubles at the time.

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]BTW, Final Fantasy VI is the greatest RPG ever made.x_Allan_x

I have yet to play anything above FF3, maybe I'll pick up 6.

Everyones criticism on FF1 is fine, it does have bugs and little issues here and there but for me it adds to the character of the game. Now if I can get the original DragonQuest and AeroBiz / AeroBiz SuperSonic I'll have all my favorite old time games to replay.