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|title=Mystery of the Emblem | |title=Mystery of the Emblem | ||
|image=[[File:FEMN logo.gif|200px]] | |image=[[File:FEMN logo.gif|200px]] | ||
[[File:Ba japan fe03. | [[File:Ba japan fe03.jpg|160px]] | ||
|caption=Japanese logo and box art. | |caption=Japanese logo and box art. | ||
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]] | |developer=[[Intelligent Systems]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|designer=[[Shouzou Kaga]] | |designer=[[Shouzou Kaga]] | ||
|released='''Super Famicom'''<br>{{JP}}January | |released='''Super Famicom'''<br>{{JP}}January 21, 1994<br>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}December 26, 2006<br>'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}February 20, 2013<br>'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}June 22, 2016<br/>'''Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom'''<br/>{{JP}}October 5, 2017 | ||
|rating={{Rating|CERO=A <small>(Virtual Console rerelease)</small>}} | |rating={{Rating|CERO=A <small>(Virtual Console rerelease)</small>}} | ||
|platforms=*[[Super Famicom]] | |platforms=*[[Super Famicom]] | ||
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*[[Wii U]] <small>([[Virtual Console]])</small> | *[[Wii U]] <small>([[Virtual Console]])</small> | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] <small>([[Virtual Console]])</small> | *[[Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] <small>([[Virtual Console]])</small> | ||
*Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom | |||
|predecessor= {{FE2}} | |predecessor= {{FE2}} | ||
|successor= {{FE4}} | |successor= {{FE4}} | ||
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'''''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''''' (Japanese: {{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎|Faiāemuburemu monshō no nazo}} ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'') is a turn-based tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], exclusively in Japan. It is the third game installment in the {{FES}}, the first for Super Famicom, and in part a direct continuation of the story of the original game, {{FE1}}, again set on the continent of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and following the adventures of [[Marth]] of [[Altea]]. | '''''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''''' (Japanese: {{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎|Faiāemuburemu monshō no nazo}} ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'') is a turn-based tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], exclusively in Japan. It is the third game installment in the {{FES}}, the first for Super Famicom, and in part a direct continuation of the story of the original game, {{FE1}}, again set on the continent of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and following the adventures of [[Marth]] of [[Altea]]. | ||
''Mystery of the Emblem'' is divided into two sections, called "Books" in the fan translation. Book 1 | ''Mystery of the Emblem'' is divided into two sections, called "Books" in the fan translation. Book 1 is an abridged remake of ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'', again following Marth's journey in the [[War of Shadows]] as he leads the army of the Archanean League against the [[Dolhr]] Empire and their ruler, the feared Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]]. Book 2 tells a new story set two years after the first book's events, in which Marth must lead a rebellion against a powerful and corrupted former ally in a new conflict, the [[War of Heroes]], all the while uncovering the true history of Archanea and the mysterious origin of its sacred relics, the sword [[Falchion]] and the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]]. | ||
During the Super Famicom's lifespan, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was supported with the release of {{FEBS}}, a series of four chapters broadcast through the [[wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] satellite radio streaming service which told new stories featuring other members of the cast in adventures leading up to Marth's own. The first few chapters of Book 1 were also adapted into a short-lived [[wikipedia:Original video animation|original video animation]] series, ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', which received an English-language dub long before the ''Fire Emblem'' games themselves began international releases. | During the Super Famicom's lifespan, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was supported with the release of {{FEBS}}, a series of four chapters broadcast through the [[wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] satellite radio streaming service which told new stories featuring other members of the cast in adventures leading up to Marth's own. The first few chapters of Book 1 were also adapted into a short-lived [[wikipedia:Original video animation|original video animation]] series, ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', which received an English-language dub long before the ''Fire Emblem'' games themselves began international releases. | ||
Sixteen years after the release of ''Mystery of the Emblem'', an enhanced and extended remake of Book 2 was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] console, {{FE12}}. In addition to its | Sixteen years after the release of ''Mystery of the Emblem'', an enhanced and extended remake of Book 2 was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] console, {{FE12}}. In addition to its three [[Virtual Console]] re-releases in its original form, and featuring as one of the games on the [[wikipedia:Super NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom]], ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was also available as a playable [[smashwiki:Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] in the Japanese version of {{SSBB}}, allowing players to experience a three-minute demo of Marth's origins as a character; owing to the game's lack of an English version, it was removed from international releases of ''Brawl''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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===Dismounting=== | ===Dismounting=== | ||
''Mystery'' is the first of three games to implement the [[dismount]]ing system, in which units who ride on horses, pegasi or wyverns can get off their mount and continue to fight on foot, losing their vulnerability to [[ | ''Mystery'' is the first of three games to implement the [[dismount]]ing system, in which units who ride on horses, pegasi or wyverns can get off their mount and continue to fight on foot, losing their vulnerability to [[bonus damage]] in exchange for lower [[movement]] range. In exterior chapters units can dismount or remount at will, but all riding units are forced to dismount when participating in indoor chapters. | ||
===Other changes=== | ===Other changes=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Ba japan fe03. | Ba japan fe03.jpg|Japanese box art of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | ||
FEMN logo.gif|Japanese logo of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | FEMN logo.gif|Japanese logo of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | ||
Ss fe03 title screen.png|Title screen of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | Ss fe03 title screen.png|Title screen of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | ||
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|ital-name=''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' | |ital-name=''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' | ||
|ital-mean=As of {{FE13}}. | |ital-mean=As of {{FE13}}. | ||
}} | |||
===Book 1=== | |||
{{names | |||
|eng-fan-name=Book 1: War of Darkness | |||
|jap-name={{hover|第1部 暗黒戦争編 暗黒竜と光の剣|Dai ichi-bu ankoku sensō-hen ankoku ryū to hikari no ken}} | |||
|jap-mean=Part 1: Dark War Compilation: ''Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Book 2=== | |||
{{names | |||
|eng-fan-name=Book 2: War of Heroes | |||
|jap-name={{hover|第2部 英雄戦争編 紋章の謎|Dai ni-bu eiyū sensō-hen monshō no nazo}} | |||
|jap-mean=Part 2: Hero War Compilation: ''Mystery of the Emblem'' | |||
}} | |||
{{refbar}} | {{refbar}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |