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Final Fantasy IIINintendo DS ReleasePlease Check Out New FFIII DS Section Square has made it quite the routine to re-release games on different consoles. Who would ever thought they were going to remake Final Fantasy IIIj in 3D on the Nintendo DS though? A few Screenshots / Propaganda / and Square Artwork can be found below: FFIII DS ScreenshotsFFIII DS Propaganda FFIII Square Artwork Additional DetailsThe latest issue of Famitsu contains new details on the game's development in an interview with executive producer Hiromichi Tanaka. Tanaka is best known for being in the Final Fantasy XI development team, but he's also an old-time Square staffer who worked on many of the early Final Fantasy games, including FFIII. Tanaka also addressed why it took so long for the game to be remade. Despite it being a Famicom game developed by a team of about 10 people, Tanaka said FFIII used some complicated programming techniques that couldn't be ported to other handheld gaming machines until now. Tanaka added that having gone so long without a port, gamers will be getting to experience a vastly upgraded FFIII. For one thing, the developers are remaking the DS version with 3D graphics. Tanaka said that the game will actually use "virtual" 3D graphics so its maps can't be rotated around, but the camera can still be zoomed in to show details. The characters in FFIII are being overhauled for style, as well as technology. While the original four main heroes in the Famicom version looked identical, the DS version will have different models for each of them. The visuals aren't the only thing being updated in the DS version. In the original Famicom release, the four main characters didn't have any personalities of their own. But with the DS remake, Tanaka will give different characteristics to each of them, which will have an impact on the game's storyline. There will also be major fixes in the job system's balance so that gamers will have more freedom to choose how to fight in the game. Finally, FFIII will take advantage of the DS hardware, including the touch screen. In fact, Tanaka said that he plans to make the game completely playable with just the stylus. FFIII will also make use of the DS's wireless capabilities, although the game's main mode will still be a single-player affair. Tanaka didn't go into specifics on how it would use the system's wireless features, except to say he wanted to give people a bonus so they could enjoy the game with friends.UpdateHere are few comparision images that help demonstrate what a huge upgrade of grahpics this transition is goine to do.
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No Release (US)
04-27-1990 (JP)
No Release (EU)
