Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, introducing tactical RPG gameplay with permadeath mechanics. Set in the continent of Archanea, it follows Prince Marth's quest to reclaim his kingdom from the evil dragon Medeus.
Game Controls
About This Retro Game
Fire Emblem established many series staples including weapon triangles, character relationships, and grid-based tactical combat.
Originally released only in Japan, this game pioneered the SRPG genre and inspired numerous successors.
The game features 25 chapters with increasing difficulty, requiring careful unit positioning and resource management.
Recommended Based on Your History
Related Retro Games
The second installment in the Fire Emblem series, featuring experimental gameplay with dungeon exploration and free character movement between two parallel storylines. Follows Alm and Celica's separate journeys across the continent of Valentia.
The second Fire Emblem title for GBA introduces a world map with optional battles, branching promotions, and twin protagonists Eirika and Ephraim. Set in Magvel where five Sacred Stones protect the land from ancient evil.
The first Fire Emblem game released internationally, introducing Western audiences to the series. Follows young lords Eliwood, Hector, and Lyn as they uncover a conspiracy threatening the continent of Elibe.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is the sixth installment in the Fire Emblem series and serves as a prequel to Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Players control Roy and his army in strategic battles across the continent of Elibe.
Fire Emblem: Cerulean Crescent is a complete ROM hack of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, featuring an entirely new continent, story, and cast of characters. Players command the royal siblings of the kingdom of Aqualis as they uncover a conspiracy involving an ancient lunar artifact called the Cerulean Crescent.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Famicom. Released in 1994 as the third installment in the Fire Emblem series, it serves as both a remake of the first game, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and a direct sequel that continues the story with a new protagonist, Prince Marth of Altea.