{{nihongo|'''Final Fantasy'''|ファイナルファンタジー}} is a fantasy role-playing video game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and first published in Japan by [[Square]] (now Square Enix) in [[1987]] for the [[Famicom]]. It is the first game in Square's [[:Category:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy series]]. Originally released for the [[NES|Nintendo Entertainment System]], Final Fantasy was remade for the [[MSX2]] and [[WonderSwan Color]]. It was later released on the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of a compilation called [[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]. In [[2009]], it was released for the [[Wii]] via the [[Wii Virtual Console]] service. It was later made available on [[iOS]].
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The story follows four youths called the Light Warriors, who each carry one of their world's four elemental orbs which have been darkened by the four Elemental Fiends. Together, they quest to defeat these evil forces, restore light to the orbs, and save their world.
{{nihongo|'''Final Fantasy'''|ファイナルファンタジー}} is the first game in [[Square]]'s now long line of {{c|Final Fantasy}} games. It was originally released for the [[Famicom]] in December of [[1987]]. Nearly three years would pass before the game was finally translated into English and released on the [[NES]]. It was created as the last ditch effort of [[Squaresoft]] in the hopes of making money. If it had flopped, they would have been forced to declare bankruptcy and leave the gaming market, but it managed to be a hit both in Japan and the US. The original Famicom version managed to sell 520,000 copies, better than any previous effort by Squaresoft.
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The game received generally positive reviews, and it is regarded as one of the most influential and successful role-playing games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, playing a major role in popularizing the genre. Praise focused on the game's graphics, while criticism targeted the time spent wandering in search of random battle encounters to raise the player's experience level. All versions of Final Fantasy sold a combined total of two million copies worldwide by March 2003.
Years later the game would be re-released with improved graphics and audio for the [[WonderSwan Color]]. Squaresoft bundled the game with [[Final Fantasy II]] when they re-released the game [[Final Fantasy I-II]] for the [[Famicom]], [[Final Fantasy Origins]] for the [[PlayStation]], [[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The most recent update, [[Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition]] was for the [[PSP]]. [[Final Fantasy Origins]] on the [[PS1]] has a long list of improvements over the original. Besides the obvious graphical improvements, they re-translated the game and fixed a lot of the bugs and various other odds and ends that were overlooked the first time around. ''Dawn of Souls'' and the Anniversary Edition made major changes to the gameplay and added new dungeons. Final Fantasy I & II were released for the iPhone and iPod Touch on February 24th 2010.
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Image:Final Fantasy famicom cover.jpg|Famicom cover art.
File:Final Fantasy famicom cover.jpg|Famicom cover art.
Image:Final Fantasy msx cover.jpg|MSX cover art.
File:Final Fantasy PS1 box.jpg|PlayStation cover art.
Image:Final Fantasy ws cover.jpg|WonderSwan Color cover art.
File:Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster box.jpg|Pixel Remaster
The story follows four youths called the Light Warriors, who each carry one of their world's four elemental orbs which have been darkened by the four Elemental Fiends. Together, they quest to defeat these evil forces, restore light to the orbs, and save their world.
The game received generally positive reviews, and it is regarded as one of the most influential and successful role-playing games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, playing a major role in popularizing the genre. Praise focused on the game's graphics, while criticism targeted the time spent wandering in search of random battle encounters to raise the player's experience level. All versions of Final Fantasy sold a combined total of two million copies worldwide by March 2003.
