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Famicom Wars




  developer Intelligent Systems
  publisher Nintendo
  distributor Nintendo
  released August 12 , 1988 (Japan)
  genre Turn-based Strategy
  modes Single-player
  ratings None
  platforms Famicom
  media cartridges


''Famicom Wars'' is a turn-based strategy military game. Developed by Intelligent Systems , it was released on August 12 , 1988 for the Famicom in Japan. It is the first game in the Nintendo Wars series.


GAMEPLAY

The game takes place over a series of 17 maps: 15 where the player can battle as either Red Star or Blue Moon, then 2 secret maps, each unlocked by beating all 15 maps as either country.


LEGACY

This game was not released outside of Japan and is consequently little-known outside Japan . It boasts a large fanbase in Japan. The series would later become popular among English-speaking gamers with the release of '' Advance Wars ''.

This game also inspired the '' Fire Emblem '' series, which in turn incidentally created the Strategy-RPG genre.

This game was remade in 1998 for the Super Famicom as '' Super Famicom Wars ''. This remake added more maps, boasted enhanced graphics and music,4-player battles, more COs, and Fog Of War .

The maps in this game and ''.


TRIVIA

  • Samus Aran appears as the Red Star CO of Map #2: Doonatsu-jima (ドーナツジマ) (Donut Island) in this Game.