The Final Fantasy Legend
1989 · RPG · Game Boy
Overview
The Final Fantasy Legend (1989) is Square's first Game Boy game and the first SaGa game, renamed in the West to tie it to Final Fantasy, and Square's first million-seller.
Deep Dive
Characters are humans, mutants or monsters, and monsters change form by eating meat dropped in battle. A chainsaw kills instantly — even the final boss, the Creator.
Developer Story
Akitoshi Kawazu directed and co-wrote it, and Nobuo Uematsu composed the music. Square released it in Japan as Makai Toushi SaGa in December 1989 and in North America in 1990. Reviews were mixed, though Famitsu praised it.
Did You Know?
- Satoshi Tajiri cited it as an influence on Pokémon.
- It had shipped 1.37 million copies worldwide by 2003.
Sources & further reading
- The Final Fantasy Legend — Wikipedia
