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{{Header Nav|game=Final Fantasy|num=4}}
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{{Game
|completion=4
|image=Final Fantasy.jpg
|title=Final Fantasy
|title=Final Fantasy
|image=Final Fantasy.jpg
|developer=[[Square]]
|developer=[[Square]]
|publisher=[[Square]], [[Square Enix]]
|publisher=[[Square]], [[Square Enix]]
|distributor=[[Wii Virtual Console]]
|year=1987
|systems={{syslist|nes|msx2|ps|gba|wsc|psp|wii|ios|winmob|android|3ds}}
|genre=[[RPG]]
|genre=[[RPG]]
|systems=[[iOS]], [[GBA]], [[NES]], [[MSX2]], [[Wii]], [[WonderSwan Color]], [[PSP]]
|released={{collapsible list|title=1987–2015|
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{{sys|msx2}}{{jp|1989|June}}
{{sys|ps}}{{jp|2002|October 31}}{{us|2005|April 8}}{{eu|2003|March 14}}
{{sys|gba}}{{jp|2004|July 29}}{{us|2004|November 29}}{{eu|2004|December 3}}{{au|2004| November 18}}
{{sys|psp}}{{jp|2007|April 19}}{{us|2007|June 26}}{{eu|2008|February 8}}
{{sys|wii vc}}{{jp|2009|May 26}}
{{sys|ios}}{{rd|2010|February 25}}
{{sys|winmob}}{{jp|2012|June 4}}{{eu|2012|June 13}}
{{sys|android}}{{rd|2012|July 27}}
{{sys|3ds vc}}{{jp|2015|January 21}}
}}
|modes=[[Single player]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|followed by=[[Final Fantasy II]]
|followed by=[[Final Fantasy II]]
|series=Final Fantasy
|series=Final Fantasy
|seriesDisambig=Final Fantasy
|pcgamingwiki=Final Fantasy
|pcgamingwiki=Final Fantasy
}}
}}
{{Series disambig}}
{{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]].
{{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 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.
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.
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Image:Final Fantasy famicom cover.jpg|Famicom cover art.
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{{Final Fantasy}}
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[[Category:Square]]
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[[Category:Wii]]

Revision as of 17:14, 26 October 2021

This is the first game in the Final Fantasy series. For other games in the series see the Final Fantasy category.

Box artwork for Final Fantasy.
Box artwork for Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy
Developer(s)Square
Publisher(s)Square, Square Enix
Year released1987
System(s)NES, MSX2, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation Portable, Wii, iOS, Windows Mobile, Android, Nintendo 3DS
Followed byFinal Fantasy II
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Genre(s)RPG
ModesSingle player
LinksFinal Fantasy at PCGamingWikiFinal Fantasy ChannelSearchSearch
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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 Final Fantasy series. Originally released for the 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.

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.

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