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Final Fantasy VI Advance site opens

  • By Walt Wyman, GameSpot
  • Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:23 pm PT

Square Enix launches Web site for the Game Boy Advance remake of the 1994 SNES title.

TOKYO--Portable remakes of Super NES-era Final Fantasy games, such as Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS, have proven quite popular among Japanese gamers. Now, Square Enix is prepping Final Fantasy VI Advance for the Game Boy Advance. Released in Japan in 1994, FFVI was both the first title in the series to use the active time battle system and the last FF game for the Super NES. Today in preparation for the game's November 30 launch in Japan, an official Web site has gone live. At the moment, the site provides just basic information on the history and gameplay of FFVI, as well as a couple of character sketches for Tina and Lock.

37 Comments

  • PC-PS2man

    Posted Nov 5, 2006 9:37 am GMT

    THE best Final Fantasy for story and sound-score comes to the GBA! I'm so hyped for this!

  • CheddarLimbo

    Posted Oct 28, 2006 10:07 am GMT

    This was my first Final Fantasy game, even though all my friends played the NES titles when I was growing up.

    It took me months to complete this game, and I'd have dreams about the characters in this game. Ah memories...

  • Saint_Longinus

    Posted Oct 26, 2006 6:11 pm GMT

    The very first FF game i ever played, and the one with the greatest story...ON THE GO!!!

  • jakinja

    Posted Oct 26, 2006 7:15 am GMT

    thanx for posting that link to the CG video on youtube digital hero! Who else would like to see this game remade, or even an advent children quality movie with the same storyline as the game? I think it'd be a great addition to the FF movies!!!! And if the game was remade with the same style as FF-X, wow, that'd be one hell of a game!!

  • zaicron

    Posted Oct 26, 2006 3:15 am GMT

    i hope they change the name to Tina because the name "terra" in countries whit portuguese as native language sounds really bad ... the opera ??? beautiful ...

  • MrPuzzlez

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 6:10 pm GMT

    So when's the US gettin it?

  • dwmorrow

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:47 pm GMT

    I already own the original, just like almost every other pre-Playstation FF game, but I'll buy the remake anyway.

  • theheavydrinker

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:47 pm GMT

    Anticipation rising..... I just hope that they don't screw up the music as FF6 had (has) one of the, if not the, best soundtracks in gaming history.

  • Digital-Hero

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:45 pm GMT

    kinglink2 says,
    Ugh, I have to respond to this. In Japan where this site is for. Her name is Tina, in America they renamed her to Terra (probably to make it sound less common). So the character sketches are of Tina, which you may know as Terra.

    Funny, I knew a girl in my 8th grade class (1994) named Terra and spelled the exact same way when the game came out.

  • Ryuketsu2043

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:33 pm GMT

    W00t one of the best RGP's known to man kind..i cant wait

  • Digital-Hero

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:33 pm GMT

    Final Fantasy VI CG Intro for those who never played the PS1 version.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVisE1KC4pc

  • 4lic

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:33 pm GMT

    I want US version!!

  • RauLeKreuze

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:31 pm GMT

    "Portable remakes of Super NES-era Final Fantasy games, such as Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS"

    Final Fantasy III for the DS is based on the NES original, not from the SNES. Though it's understandable given the whole FF3/FFVI name difference, which is even more annoying now when FFIII is a new game alongside the game that used to be called FFIII as well.

  • Digital-Hero

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:25 pm GMT

    Best FF game right there. I already own it on PS1 and the soundtrack so I shouldn't buy it again.

  • AL13NK1LL3R

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:21 pm GMT

    mehh...

  • justiceboy13

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:21 pm GMT

    I can't wait for this.

  • Donkeljohn

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:20 pm GMT

    I still need to open up my copy of Final Fantasy Collection for the PS.

  • Killagorilla27

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:19 pm GMT

    I'll probably buy this...I know it's the same game and all, but when that game is as AWESOME as FFVI, I've gotta get it in portable form. I've been playing the emulated version on my PSP for a while now, but it's not the same as playing a (hopefully) glitch-free version...plus I'll have a game in that GBA slot on the DS to actually play...

  • Dace67

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:05 pm GMT

    Finally! I can't wait for this game.

  • GMAN32X

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:03 pm GMT

    Please come to the US soon...Please!

  • PiMacleod_basic

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:01 pm GMT

    Japanese website, people....calm down.

    I'm sure they'll change it to the standard for English -- that is, unless Square wants to really upset their established fan base.

    Overall, though, I'm hoping for the glitches to be fixed. Yeah, you could use them for your own benefits, but I'm not like that -- I'd rather play it all 'legit'. The only time I use Vanish/Doom is on the oh-so common SrBehemoths in the Veldt. And I really wanna use Sketch/Control on more enemies without fear of a freeze-up.

  • Owt_Ytrof

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 2:00 pm GMT

    This needs to be brought over here, pronto.

  • jakinja

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:50 pm GMT

    oh yeah, just one more comment... Who remembers that awful laugh Kefka had? Man I'm glad RPGs came such a long way over the past 12 years.

  • jakinja

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:47 pm GMT

    Really? I didnt know it was Tina in the JP version. I guess that makes sense. I just thought Walt Whyman was a dumbass. Oh well, here's to a great game coming back for round two, over ten years later!

  • blackthegame

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:46 pm GMT

    cool, i guess

  • GuardianofRice

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:42 pm GMT

    What if they actually changed the name from Terra to Tina?
    uh-oh...

  • kinglink2

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:42 pm GMT

    Ugh, I have to respond to this. In Japan where this site is for. Her name is Tina, in America they renamed her to Terra (probably to make it sound less common). So the character sketches are of Tina, which you may know as Terra.

  • diamondfox32

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:41 pm GMT

    can't wait for the FFVII site to open - I'm looking forward to the character bios of Claude, Barkley, and Aires

  • LinkErdrich

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:41 pm GMT

    this makes me happy

  • japanesegoth

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:40 pm GMT

    i wonder if the person who wrote this article has played ff6 or just doesn't realize that tina= terra in the US....

  • Munkwunk

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:39 pm GMT

    Pleaseohplease tell me they're not going to use those names if/when they release an American version? And PLEASE tell me that Sabin is not going to be named "Mash". Ugh.

  • latinchemist

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:39 pm GMT

    Ah yes, the American Final Fantasy III. Such an amazing piece of software. Always a personal favorite of mine. I hope it gets translated to English quickly.

  • xaos

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:38 pm GMT

    "Hey guys, this is Tina" - Brian the Dog

  • arklansman

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:36 pm GMT

    Tina and Lock, huh?

    Try Terra and Locke.

  • peeviness

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:36 pm GMT

    Tina? o_O

  • kinglink2

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:32 pm GMT

    Am I missing something? Why is this news? It's not in english, it's a remake of a great game, but not exactly something no one has seen, everyone knew about the game coming out in japan? It's an OK website, but how much is Square paying to make it appear this is news?

  • jakinja

    Posted Oct 25, 2006 1:31 pm GMT

    Tina? LMAO

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