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''Final Fantasy Origins'' is a Role-playing Game for the PlayStation from Square Co., Ltd. . It is the re-release of remastered versions (or Enhanced Remake s) of the Nintendo Family Computer ("Famicom") / Nintendo Entertainment System ("NES") classics '' Final Fantasy '' and '' Final Fantasy II '' on the PlayStation platform. ''Final Fantasy I'' and ''Final Fantasy II'' were originally developed for the Famicom and later remade for Bandai WonderSwan Color . The graphics have been enhanced to the quality of the SNES games ('' Final Fantasy IV '', '' Final Fantasy V '' and '' Final Fantasy VI ''). The PlayStation version of the games were initially released in Japan in 2002 by Square. Each game was either sold separately, or combined in the form of the ''Final Fantasy I & II Premium Package'', a special edition collection which included both games as well as three collector's figurines. This collection, sans special packaging and figurines, was next released in Europe as ''Final Fantasy Origins'' in 2003 . The game was translated by Square (by now Square Enix ), but was published by Infogrames / Atari . The two games were next combined onto one disc and released in North America , again under the ''Final Fantasy Origins'' name, later that year. It was the first time ''Final Fantasy II'' had been officially released in North America, and the first time either game had been officially released in Europe. MUSIC The soundtracks have been enhanced to '' Final Fantasy IX '' quality from their original NES or WonderSwan Color representations. The games have both undergone gameplay streamlining. The ''Final Fantasy Origins'' versions of ''Final Fantasy I'' and ''Final Fantasy II'' are based on the Bandai WonderSwan Color versions. The upgraded soundtrack for ''Final Fantasy I'' was arranged by Nobuo Uematsu , while the upgraded soundtrack for ''Final Fantasy II'' was arranged by Tsuyoshi Sekito , the music composer for '' Brave Fencer Musashi ''. DIFFERENCES FROM ORIGINALS As for the tomb at Elfein (or Elf Land on the NES version), the tomb reads "Here lies Erdrick" on the American NES version of ''Final Fantasy I''. It reads "May Link rest in peace," on the American ''Final Fantasy Origins'' version. It reads "May Erdrick rest in peace," on the PAL ''Final Fantasy Origins'' version. (Interestingly, the text referencing Link was not changed in ''Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn Of Souls'', even though that version was made for a Nintendo system.) While the NES version of ''Final Fantasy I'' has only one save slot and the WonderSwan Color version has only eight, the ''Final Fantasy Origins'' version has as many save slots as the player has available through PlayStation Memory Card s. OTHER VERSIONS ''Final Fantasy I'' and ''Final Fantasy II'' were first packaged together in 1994 , when both games were combined onto a single Famicom cartridge and released as '' Final Fantasy I-II ''. As both games had originally appeared on the Famicom, there were no substantial changes between the originals and the compilation versions. The PlayStation versions of the game were most similar to the WonderSwan Color remakes that were produced separately in 2000 and 2001 , respectively. Other than minor changes to take advantage of Sony's superior hardware, such as a higher Screen Resolution which meant that the graphics in the PlayStation version were slightly more detailed, and the remixed soundtracks, the PlayStation versions were basically identical to the earlier WonderSwan versions. The remakes were later put onto the same cartridge when they were ported to the '' (known as ''Final Fantasy I & II Advance'' in Japan). The port boasted new dungeons in ''Final Fantasy I'' and a new sidestory in ''Final Fantasy II'', and had several gameplay changes to make both games less challenging and be closer to the SNES ''Final Fantasy'' games, but were aesthetically very similar to the WonderSwan/PlayStation remakes. SCREENSHOTS ''Final Fantasy'' ''Final Fantasy II'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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