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FF1 for iPhone / iPod Touch
Jan 21, 2010 08:43 AM PST, Posted by Brian
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Because the world just doesn't have enough FF1 ports yet, Square is apparently making a version of FF1 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. From the two screenshots so far, it looks pretty much identical to the PSP port, but with huge ugly touchable icons instead of a menu.

Honestly I'm all in favor of remakes, if it brings FF1 to a new generation of gamers. It's a good game and it's cool that it's survived 20 years.

16 Comments
Jan 21, 2010 09:48 AM PST

AWESOME!

Jan 21, 2010 01:59 PM PST

DAMN! I only have iPod nano. CRAP!

Jan 21, 2010 03:00 PM PST

Damn!, now i gotta buy an iPod Touch......

Jan 21, 2010 04:04 PM PST

That looks AWESOME

Jan 21, 2010 09:28 PM PST

I just want the original game in the original graphics in the original difficulty on a handheld system (the iPod touch would be perfect). That's all I ask.

I would also be okay with an upgraded version that has the original as an unlockable Easter Egg or something.

Jan 21, 2010 11:28 PM PST

Looks nice, but why do they keep having to stick with the newer system? I don't like having a pooled amount of MP on ff1 :(

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Jan 22, 2010 09:52 AM PST

@gnaist: If you put custom firmware on a PSP, you can have your wish via NES emulation.

Jan 22, 2010 09:12 PM PST

Really looking forward to it!

Jan 25, 2010 01:27 PM PST

I will definitely be purchasing all final fantasy games on the iPhone. I'm extremely excited, especially because the iPhone turn-based RPG's available now are pretty sparse, and not as good as FF1. Anyone ever play the Final Fantasy Legend series on game boy? Also awesome.

Jan 25, 2010 07:57 PM PST

I LOVED the Final Fantasy Legend series, especially the second one. I played that a ridiculous number of times on the bus to and from school. Ahh, the days of the original Game Boy...

Jan 26, 2010 07:01 AM PST

Thats the one I played as well. Would love to see those come out for the iPhone as well, though no game is as good as the original Final Fantasy for NES.

Feb 02, 2010 08:45 PM PST

I can't wait; I'm glad I bought my fiance an iPod Touch. I'm sure she won't see it for quite a while once these games are released

Feb 26, 2010 08:00 AM PST

Just picked up both games for my Touch, and am already on my way to the swamp cave. I've played the NES version dozens of times--on the original console, emulators (Nestopia is my favorite), and the Wii virtual console--but I've never played any of the remakes before. I could probably spend considerable time praising the added polish and lamenting the reduced challenge and faster pacing, but that's probably old news for most readers, who I assume have played earlier remakes. As for the touch controls, I actually really like them. There are a few quirks (e.g. having to target an enemy even after selecting an attack-all spell like FIR2...er..."Fira"), which will hopefully be patched after a while, but generally it's all very smooth and intuitive. The game also hangs for a second or two any time there's a switch in modes (to and from combat encounters, to and from the menu screen, etc.), which breaks the flow of the game, but this may be a product of playing the game on a 1st gen Touch. In the end, it's great to see my all-time favorite game on one of today's most popular platforms; I'm going to have a great time playing it, and I hope a lot of new gamers do too.

Mar 04, 2010 07:58 PM PST

This is the final straw. Time to buy that Ipod Touch!

Mar 07, 2010 12:47 PM PST

Just got the two games, and it's everything I wanted it to be! It does get a bit jumpy (also on the 2nd gen Ipod, so its probably not due to older models) sometimes when transitioning and walking through towns, but otherwise an excellent import of FF.

Mar 07, 2010 01:56 PM PST

I'm currently using my fiance's iPod Touch to play this. I would say that I'm am now considering getting one of my own.

SquareEnix, please release a 2D English version of FFIII for this or any system. I would buy it, and I don't think that I'm the only one.

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