BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki

BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki
Series Fire Emblem
Platform(s) Satellaview
Release date(s) 1997
Genre(s) Role-playing video game
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Digital distribution

BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki (BS ファイアーエムブレム　アカネイア戦記 BS Faiā Emuburemu Akaneia Senki, (lit. BS Fire Emblem: War Chronicles of Akaneia)) is a set of four short Fire Emblem games that were first broadcast in 1997 for the Satellaview attachment for the Super Famicom and could be downloaded. Each game contained one map and was based on Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo's engine.

The games took place in Archanea, chronologically before the events of Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, with some characters from Monshō no Nazo making appearances. Like most Satellaview games, the game was streamed and voice acted. BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki was initially released episodically in 4 chapters from September 27 to October 25, 1997.[1] St.GIGA broadcast two reruns first from November to December, 1997 and finally from April to May, 1999.[1] Because Satellaview services were discontinued at the end of June 2000, there has been no way to play the game in its intended form unless original 8M Memory Packs are located which still contain the original downloads from 1997 or 1999. Because SoundLink vocal tracks were streamed and not saved to the 8M Memory Packs, all voice acting would also be missing.

For years the only way the game has been available for fans is via ROM emulation. In 2010, Nintendo announced that it was planning to include the Archanea Senki chapters on the upcoming Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū, a remake of Monshō no Nazo for the Nintendo DS.[2] This is the first time that Nintendo will have released a Satellaview-exclusive title since the last broadcast in June 2000 and it has led to speculation that Nintendo may release other Satellaview titles.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kameb. スーパーファミコンアワー番組表. The Satellaview History Museum. 12 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "ファイアーエムブレム 新・紋章の謎 〜光と影の英雄〜 ： 『新・紋章の謎』で広がる楽しみ方". nintendo.co.jp.
  3. ↑ Une surprise dans Fire Emblem : Monshou No Nazo. VideoJeux.com. 22 June 2010.

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