FFV and FFVI to be released on GBA

[Flying Mullet]

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2005/100505a.html

FFV and FFVI were just announced to being release on the GBA.

This means that within a year if you own a Nintendo DS you can take FFI - FFVI with you where ever you go.

That's right, FFVI, where ever you go. *orgasms*

[TheAbominatrix]

I hope these will be receiving an updated translation, especially VI. They didnt even bother to fix the glaring typos when they ported VI to PS1.

I wonder if we'll see better graphics at all?

[ljkkjlcm9]

the article says they'll be adding things, so slight graphic and translation upgrades are not out of the question.... this is definitely a dream come true!

THE JACKEL

[Destai]

I'll definitely buy VI and pick up the other two games some other time. Unless I try getting IV for christmas.

[Necronopticous]

I knew it was coming, but seeing it official makes me get all tingly inside. Best news ever, basically. I just wonder why they waited so long.

[Crossblades]

Awesome news indeed. I'll be playing all those games(along with Dawn of Souls)on the GB player on my Gamecube :D

But I wish Square would release FF III on the GBA that way GBA owners can have the complete collection :cry:

[Flying Mullet]

I agree. I don't want to have to buy a DS to play FFIII. Guess I'll be emulating the Famicom version a while longer.

[Necronopticous]

But you do want to buy a DS for Final Fantasy III, Children of Mana, Crystal Chronicles DS, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Yoshi's Touch & Go, Meteos, Nintendogs, and many other great games.

[Flying Mullet]

Stay away evil demon of temptation! :p

[Necronopticous]

Think about it this way, once you buy your DS you will have a hand-held capable of playing the entire pre-psx numerical Final Fantasy collection all on its own.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

This is the kind of news I like to wake up to.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Think about it this way, once you buy your DS you will have a hand-held capable of playing the entire pre-psx numerical Final Fantasy collection all on its own.
not only that, it'll be able to do wireless multiplayer with people around the world on games like Mario Kart, plus all those great game mentioned earlier, and the ones that are sure to come out such as Fire Emblem games.... the DS is going to be so awesome once all these great games start coming out! Right now I think the GBA is the best system, used to be the SNES, but most of the great games are coming out for the GBA, and with all these great games coming for the DS... omg.... <3

THE JACKEL

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I wonder how much they'll have to downgrade the games' sound quality to accommodate the GBA.

[tailz]

probably nothing have you played riviera the promised land that sound was great a gba can handlle more than people think

[DJZen]

Howsomeever, it's not a miracle box. Using high quality sound samples eats up ROM space, which is a pretty important thing to conserve where cartridges are concerned. You can hear how heavily compressed the sound samples were for Dawn of Souls just by listening to them. There's an audible hiss any time any music plays. Now, that's not to say that the music wasn't freaking amazing, just that you have to make sacrifices when you're making carts. Not everybody wants to pay $100 for a cart just for the improved sound quality. The ones that DO want to do that are what we like to call "Neo Geo owners".

[Mythra]

Just wondering if anyone had heard when they planned on releasing this masterpiece for the gameboy advance. At school I can't go to certain websites so I really can't check for myself. Any help would be appreciated :)

[ljkkjlcm9]

no date has been announced for either FFV or FFVI ports

THE JACKEL

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Threads merged.

[Rase]

Well, once again I'm happy I still have my GBA. Looks like now I'll finally have some more games to get for it. It's been quite unused as of late, but this will help keep me occupied for some time. :)

[eestlinc]

I prefer to play my games on a big screen while sitting on the couch, so I have no excitement whatsoever in this announcement. Playing a game on GBA sucks.

[Crossblades]

I prefer to play my games on a big screen while sitting on the couch, so I have no excitement whatsoever in this announcement. Playing a game on GBA sucks.

So get a GB player and install it onto the Gamecube so you could play on the TV :)

[eestlinc]

that's way too much money and effort involved just to waste time playing a video game.

[Destai]

Plus you could just buy the PS games or a rom minus the wonderswan features. Anyway I love the GBA on long journeys. If my ipods not charged then its my salvation from my sister and "I SPY...."

[Flying Mullet]

And I love curling up on the couch with a GB.

[Crossblades]

that's way too much money and effort involved just to waste time playing a video game.

A GB player is only $50. But your choice I guess

[strawberryman]

...

*considers getting a DS*

[DJZen]

You know, FFV has the potential to look amazing on the GBA. Like, so amazing you'll wanna slap your mama.

[rubah]

just imagine all the job classes.

some of them are already pretty hot.

[DJZen]

The battle sprites are fine, I was thinking more of the map graphics, which weren't even a step above FFIV's.

[strawberryman]

just imagine all the job classes.

some of them are already pretty hot.

*coughFariscough*

[Ultima Shadow]

Awesome. I'm going to get a DS.:cool:

[rubah]

faris' job classes are some of the ugliest, actually. except for her dancer.

[Flying Mullet]

Awesome. I'm going to get a DS.:cool:
You don't need a DS to play IV, V or VI, just that traitor III.

[Ultima Shadow]

You don't need a DS to play IV, V or VI, just that traitor III.Yeah, but I've been considering getting a DS anyways... so basically, the "traitor" does it for me. :p

faris' job classes are some of the ugliest, actually. except for her dancer.No way! Most of Faris job classes are far cooler than Butz and Reina's! :cool:

[Fire_Emblem776]

the sound quality is not gona suck like the ps couterparts are they?
i hope not. some of nintendos snes gba ports are not all that great. the sound quality is well not the same...

*crosses finger*
pleasae dont mess up squinix

[DJZen]

*coughFariscough*

Note to Red Lotus members: Straws likes trannies.

[Crossblades]

You don't need a DS to play IV, V or VI, just that traitor III.

Kill the traitor!!!:mad2:

[childroland]

Why not get an get the emulator?

[Destai]

Why not get an get the emulator?Becuase its easier to carry a GBA than a pc or laptop.

[RaidenWeb17]

Yeah, but I've been considering getting a DS anyways... so basically, the "traitor" does it for me. :p
No way! Most of Faris job classes are far cooler than Butz and Reina's! :cool:
HA he said BUTZ!!!!
I cant wait for this to happen!!! the way FFIII is looking you think they could put FF7, FF8, and FF9 on the DS? I doubt they would but it would seal the deal on me getting a DS.

[DJZen]

FMV doesn't fit well on cartridges.

[RaidenWeb17]

what about KH:COM its FMVs looked really good

[DJZen]

It had like 3, they were fairly short, and they had a resolution of like 5x7. FFVII has dozens of FMVs, some are pretty lengthy (the ending comes to mind). Not to mention the vocals for One Winged Angel. Not to mention that the original game spanned 3 CDs, that's at least 1.9 Gigabytes right there. Granted, they COULD make a ROM chip that large, but that would be expensive. People don't like paying $80 for a handheld game.

[Flying Mullet]

Sadly, I imagine that if FFVII came out on the DS, there would be plenty of people that would shell out $80 for it.

[RaidenWeb17]

I would...unless they remake it for the PS3

[Crossblades]

Sadly, I imagine that if FFVII came out on the DS, there would be plenty of people that would shell out $80 for it.

Sad but true:(

[ThroneofDravaris]

Sadly, I imagine that if FFVII came out on the DS, there would be plenty of people that would shell out $80 for it.

OH NO! PEOPLE LIKE FFVII!

[Crossblades]

OH NO! PEOPLE LIKE FFVII!

Yeah. People like it a little too much >_>

[DJZen]

Half would be like "OH EM GEE! FFVIIz0r ON THE DSzor!!" and the other half would be like "HANDHELD GAMES SUCK AND SHOULD BE FOR FREE!!"

[Skarr]

Finally, now i can understand some of those horrid lines from FFV. I hope ffV gets graphical improvements as well as VI. Ahhh, I can imagine it now...playing VI on the bus, in the car, at work, while my gf blabs on about something, while driving, while....:eek: *dies*

[Flying Mullet]

Ahhh, I can imagine it now...playing VI on the bus, in the car, at work, while my gf blabs on about something, while driving, while....:eek: *dies*
Amen. :chef:

[Rogue]

yeah playing ff5 and ff6 anywhere that will be awsome!!!!!!!!

[DJZen]

Do you think "Salsa" will make a comeback?

[FoxHoundx25]

ehhh... whenever games like this are relaesed again they always seem to gain some things and lose some things.... guess i'll find out when i buy it

[Zeromus_X]

theyll most likely make them all easier...(like ffiv advance..)

still...the first six ffs...playable anywhere....ah....:tongue: :love: :eek: :choc2:

*has a nervous breakdown *

[KoShiatar]

I don't want FF VI made easier. *whines*

[RaidenWeb17]

Cant wait...

[Reine]

FFVI made easier? F T W?

[Rengori]

Hey, FFVI is hard as hell! Anyway, considering I made it to Mysidia on my first day where it took me about 15 days on my PS1, and now about 2 weeks later, I'm at the final dungeon (lost FFIV Advance for about a week...*puts target on back*), imagine how fast I'd progress through these... Now we just need CT...

[Zeromus_X]

Now we just need CT...
mmm...CT portable...

but seriously, everyone has to be drooling by now over this portable news! :drool:

grr...and i thought the wait for ffiv was bad...i need ffV and VI!!!

must wait....wait... :hourglas:

[Dreddz]

Come on PSP Hackers, make the perfect GBA Emulator soon...

[Rengori]

Come on PSP Hackers, make the perfect GBA Emulator soon...
The SNES emulator was slow enough without making sacrifices in frame rate and sound, I highly doubt that a GBA emulator woul dfit very well on the PSP.

[Dreddz]

Time my friend, time. Emulators arent perfect from the get go, they need time for perfection. There are already plenty of Emulators that run great, and seeing as the GBA and SNES Emulators are the most wanted at the moment, I'd imagine they will both be going super by the time FFVI comes out :D
But IMO, the SNES emulator is already pretty darn good, not great, but good.

[ljkkjlcm9]

I find it hilarious, people will be paying what, 250$ for a PSP, to play GBA games on an emulator..... AND SNES games which are being ported to the GBA.... silly people

THE JACKEL

[Rengori]

The Jackal's got ya there.

[Dreddz]

I find it hilarious, people will be paying what, 250$ for a PSP, to play GBA games on an emulator..... AND SNES games which are being ported to the GBA.... silly people

THE JACKAL
Oh yes, that is the ONLY reason why people buy PSP's, no, we never even consider actually buying any of the games out there....or even look into the aspect of being able to put music, Videos etc on it

[Rengori]

But it costs about $100 extra if you want to get a GOOD memory stick.

[Dreddz]

32 MB is actually enough to be able to keep half a dozen SNES games on it. Just to play games, 32 MB is fine, You'd need a 1GB to be able to play Videos, music, larger ROM's such as NeoCD games. I'd pay £ 60 for all that.

[ljkkjlcm9]

All I'm saying, is it's not worth 100$ to for videos/music, there are other things made for that, that do it better. When I buy a gaming device, I play games. Plus I still own my NES, SNES, and N64, and the Revolution will be able to download many of the old great games.... and another large number have/are being ported to GBA, actually every game series is basically on GBA (sonic, mario, zelda, metroid, final fantasy, lunar, shining force, sonic, megaman, tales, lufia, breath of fire, phantasy star etc. those were just ones off the top of my head)

THE JACKEL

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Square Enix commissions Shonen Gangan artists for artwork celebrating FFIV-VI Advance (http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6039).

[DJZen]

*chokes on coffee then spits it out on monitor*

DAMNIT KISHI YOU RUINED MY MONITOR AGAIN! STOP BEING AWESOME!

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

:quote:

[Rengori]

*chokes on coffee soda then spits it out on monitor*

DAMNIT KISHI YOU RUINED MY MONITOR AGAIN! STOP BEING AWESOME!

[DJZen]

:quote:

Nani desu ka?

[Flying Mullet]

That's a Mario that has no tan.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

You too will know his greatness (http://www.gameflaws.com/cavestory).

[Ishin Ookami]

Okay, what I really wanna know is Relm gonna be uncensored this time around? If various fan translations of the original FFVI script are right, than she wasnt just spunky, she was flat out potty mouthed.

But yah, this is really great news. And really people, do you SERIOUSLY think Chrono Trigger is far behind? In the words of Kain (from soul reaver, not the biblical Kain) "Oh, Dont Be Simple". It wouldnt surprise me if CT Gets remixed with Radical Dreamers as an unlockable. Now THAT is something that would get the fanboys in a froth.

[DJZen]

I seriously question the accuracy of Sky Render's translation. If FFVI did get re-trannied I'm doubtful after seeing FFIV that she would actually swear. Heck, they STILL can't say the word "smut" in games? Kiss accuracy goodbye, just hope that the spirit of the law is observed when the letter of the law can't be.

[8bitwizard]

This rocks!
I have almsot the whole series on Sony, I'd love to have them on Nintendo systems (where they belong, IMO)
The only thing that stinks, is i'm a completist. I'd hate having 1-6 and not 7-9.
Maybe SquareEnix will keep working with Nintendo in future, it would neat to have "remastered" games on the Nintendo handhelds

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

In the words of Kain (from soul reaver, not the biblical Kain)There is no Biblical Kain. There's a Biblical Cain, though.

[DJZen]

He's a dragoon and totally covets his neighbor's wife.

[ljkkjlcm9]

You know, I was thinking about it, and the GBA, has the A and B buttons, as well as L and R.... how are Sabin's blitzes going to work?!?!?! no X or Y

THE JACKEL

[Flying Mullet]

I guess we'll have to wait and find out. ;)

[DJZen]

Maybe they'll just use OTHER buttons. They managed to make several different Street Fighter games for GBA, and those all use 6 buttons.

[Crossblades]

The latest Famitsu mag has pics of FF V and FVI Advance. Here it is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Crossblades/ff3ds3.jpg

[DJZen]

Oh man, I totally wanna make out with those screenshots...

[Crossblades]

Oh man, I totally wanna make out with those screenshots...

LOL!

Yeah, those are awesome shots. I hope we see a release date for them soon

[The Devourer Of Worlds]

The picts are too blurry to make out any graphical changes to FFV/FFVI.



But it's nice to see that they've given us a few more new FFIII DS screen shots.

Oh wait, those are the same ones that they've been displaying for several months now.

"lol".

[DJZen]

Changes shmanges, all I care about is portable FFVI action!

[Flying Mullet]

Changes shmanges, all I care about is portable FFVI action!

[Crossblades]

Changes shmanges, all I care about is portable FFVI action!

Agreed:)

[Holy Lancer]

I want them on PSP, I don't want a Game Boy.

[Skarr]

I'm still having orgasms thinking about this port. *orgasm* UHG ;)

[Rengori]

Yeah, I can't wait. Work Square, WORK!!!

[Zeromus_X]

Well, I guess that I won't complain if they make it unbearably easy for GBA, the original wasn't a challenge by any means either. :cat: Still, I'd love to do a secret dungeon with a floor for every different area in the game, crammed into one dungeon. :love: :cat: And then...we get to fight that Kaiser Dragon guy. Tasty. :tongue:

[Rengori]

Well, I guess that I won't complain if they make it unbearably easy for GBA, the original wasn't a challenge by any means either.
Were we playing the same FFV? Or FFVI for that matter?

[DJZen]

I want them on PSP, I don't want a Game Boy.

First noble truth: there is suffering.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's more like "To live is to suffer," but yeah.

[Zeromus_X]

@ Rengori: FFVI. FFV was challenging in some parts, but not unbearable. FFVI has far too many tricks to abuse to level up and defeat bosses with ease. (Not to mention the Moogle Charm.) So it'll be even easier on GBA, somehow. (Unless they stop tuning down the difficulty on these remakes. :cat: )

[Rengori]

FFV and VI kill me at almost every new area of the game. You should have seen how many times I lost Cyan, Gua, Locke, and Celes in the Magitek Factory.

[Zeromus_X]

Well, of course if it's your first time through the game and you haven't obtained knowledge of the numerous (and I mean there are alot of 'em) tricks and bugs in FFVI, then it would be somewhat difficult. Same goes for FFV too, though it doesn't have any highly noticeable tricks/bugs/etc. :cat:

[NeoCracker]

V and VI i thought were the hardest two in the series. I'm actually hoping they'll be harder on the GBA. That would rock.

[DJZen]

If anything they'll be easier for the GBA with new bonus dungeons and the like. And the jump command will get nerfed.

[NeoCracker]

I can hope though. However I can't really bring myself to care much about V, new jobs don't really do it for me. VI, on the other hand, is what really gets me going. Having it on the DS is better than Crack.

[Michael Belmont]

I heard that 5 and 6 are going to be translated by the guy who did Star Ocean:Till the end of time not Ted Woosley.

[Rengori]

That matters why?

[DJZen]

Woolsey did the original translation for FFVI.

[Rengori]

I still don't think that matters.

[Flying Mullet]

FFV and VI screenshots from E3:

FFV: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff5gba/screens/ff5gbass050806.html
FFVI: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6gba/screens/ff6gbass050806.html

General news blurb on FFV and VI Advance: http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2006/050806c.html

[DJZen]

New suprises? I'm guessing bonus dungeons and new equipment. And they let you revive Aeris...

[Rogue]

Awesome news indeed. I'll be playing all those games(along with Dawn of Souls)on the GB player on my Gamecube :D

But I wish Square would release FF III on the GBA that way GBA owners can have the complete collection :cry:
i agree:D

[Velocity Eleven]

I hope they use the names "Bartz, Reina, Krile" and not the crappy versions "Butz, Leena, Cara"

[Rengori]

You can name Bartz yourself, Lenna is a good name, and no one likes Cara/Krile anyway.

[Zeromus_X]

I had no problem with Butz, Rena would be cool, but Lenna is just fine, hopefully they'll settle on a romanization for "Kururu" (Klulu, maybe? That isn't much better....), and Galuf was cool.

I can't wait to find out about what the new job will be. :love: :cat:

[DJZen]

Wasn't her name something weird like Klulu in the source books or something?

[SuperNatural]

Damn! I am so excited for Final Fantasy VI Advance! I honestly am still in shock that it is being ported to GBA! I used to have it for SNES, got to the very end of the game (At Kefka's Tower, post-apocoliptic world) and then my SNES broke so I sold it. Then I bought a new SNES and couldn't get FF6 for a good price... now I'm waiting to get it on GBA. Can't wait!

[TidusMaster]

soo...they are getting it for GBA, right? or are they just getting it for the DS?

[Rase]

FFV and FFVI are going to be on the GBA, which means they can be played on the DS. FIII will be only for the DS.

[ljkkjlcm9]

it has been announced that FFV will hit the GBA on November 6th!

this(and other info about other games/nintendo) at the following link
http://www.planetgamecube.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=11835

THE JACKAL

[Zeromus_X]

Ugh! It seems like ages away...I hope FFVI Advance won't take as long.

*drools*

It also seems like ages since it was first announced...argh, I can't wait!

[darkSquall]

i cant wait for em too... man, im so psyched...

[LoKuS]

I'm so hyped for VI......BEST.......GAME.....EVER.....

[Skarr]

:tumble:

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah, at this point we may as well limit discussion of this to the FFV and FFVI fora.