Did anyone actually play this game on the NES?

[abrojtm]

I played it on the NES, we got it for Christmas way back in the day when it cost $50 dollars.

[Dahveed]

Same here. The NES version of this game is the first Final Fantasy I played. It's too bad newer versions don't include maps, bestiary, and a list of all weapons, armor, and spells like the NES version.

[tidus_rox]

Nah. I have only been hooked on the series for 2 years (and have completed X, X-2, XII, III and played all of them ) so I don't really want to bother going on eBay and buying a NES and the game. I own it for PSP and have only retireved the first crystal so far... :rolleyes2

[oddler]

Same here. The NES version of this game is the first Final Fantasy I played. It's too bad newer versions don't include maps, bestiary, and a list of all weapons, armor, and spells like the NES version.

Yeah, I loved that you pratically got a walkthrough with the game.

I owned it for NES but, like most Nintendo game cartridges, it died. I came across another one owned by my neighbor a couple years later and bought it from him only to have it die not long afterwards, too.

[Dionysus]

I would be one of the many gothic_fantasy alluded to in the original post, having not heard of the Final Fantasy games until after VII had been released. As a result, I have only ever played the enhanced remake of FFI for the PlayStation. I thought the PS1 version was brilliant, and to be honest, have no intention of playing the NES version. However, I've been looking out for a copy of Dawn of Souls.

[Blackjack]

I'm playing it right now!
I use to have it for the NES but it died.

[Heath]

Didn't play it on a NES emulator until about 2003 or 4. Was never released here in Britain, plus the game is older than I am. I spent my childhood playing Sonic the Hedgehog! I think I prefer the DoS version because it doesn't irritate me as much as the NES one does at times. Perhaps I'm just a wimp though.

[Breine]

No I didn't. Back when I had a NES I was just a kid and was very much into games like Mario, Kirby and Battletoads etc. I didn't know that much, if anything, about games back then, and I didn't know that there was a game series called Final Fantasy until 1997 (yep, FF7 everyone). Anyway, I've bought the remake (Final Fantasy Origins) and I'm pretty satisfied with only having played that version.. although it would of course be cool and retro to own the original NES game.

[cloud21zidane16]

I dont own it for the NES but did play it at a friends once quite a long time ago. But ive got it on PSP now and am happy with that

[Necronopticous]

Yeah, my first.

Wish I could find my original cart.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I got it for my 7th birthday. I got stuck in the Marsh Cave until I was in grade 6 (kinda forgot about the game in the meantime).

[Takara]

Played? Yes. Beat? No. Or rather, not with the NES cartridge, which was a rental. I beat the NES version on an emulator, many years after its release.

I think the farthest I went with the rental was to the Temple of Fiends, and Garland beat me hard. I was only seven and didn't understand English, so I have a good excuse!

[,,,]

I think the farthest I went with the rental was to the Temple of Fiends, and Garland beat me hard. I was only seven and didn't understand English, so I have a good excuse!

Being 7 and not understanding the language of the game may be a good excuse, but it's still the first I've ever heard of someone losing to Garland.

[Venom65437]

Absolutely. While I love the NES version, I like the updated versions more because there is no swinging at enemies that aren't there and all the spells work. FF1 is a somewhat difficult game, and it gets much harder when your guys are swinging at thin air...

[theundeadhero]

There's a way to fix that. Instead of button mashing, try thinking about whether the monster is going to die and adjust who attacks who by it.