Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo

Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Super NES, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, New 3DS)
Release Date	Super NES JP January 21, 1994 Wii Virtual Console JP December 26, 2006 Wii U Virtual Console April 27, 2013 3DS Virtual Console June 22, 2016
Gallery	GH Gallery

Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo (which translates to Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem) is the third game in the Fire Emblem series and the first to be released over the Super NES. It is divided into two halves, with the first being a remake of the original Fire Emblem game, while the second half acts as a direct sequel to it.

Story

Book 1 is the same as the story of the first game in that exiled prince of Altea, Marth must lead a group of rebels to defeat the evil Gharnef, who seeks to resurrect the dark dragon Medeus.

Book 2 is set several years later. In it, Marth is living happily and preparing for marriage when he is called in to suppress a rebellion within the Holy Empire of Akaneia, ruled by Marth's good friend Hardin. However, Marth soon comes across a conspiracy which threatens to change his relationship with Hardin forever, and giving him a new enemy in the process.

Gameplay

The gameplay was mostly similar to the previous game in that the player moved units across the gridded maps like pieces on a chessboard, with each unit having unique movement range as well as different abilities/weapons and weaknesses. Some tweaks include certain characters having Support bonuses when near each other, the ability to mount and dismount horses and modification of how the dragonstones worked.

Legacy

Sequels

The next Fire Emblem game to be released was Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, which takes place in the continent of Jugdral a thousand years prior to the events of Book One. The next game to take place in Archanea would be BS Fire Emblem in 1997, then Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, which is also a remake of Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, in 2008.

Ports and Remakes

• It was released for download on the Wii in Japan as part of the Virtual Console in December 2006. A demo for the game was also included in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the Masterpieces. It would later be released on the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2013 and for the New 3DS through the 3DS Virtual Console in June 2016.
• The game was remade for the Nintendo DS as Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu in 2010. This remake heavily expanded the storyline and incorporated various features from other Fire Emblem games, while also creating new ones.
• In 2017, the original game was included in the Japanese release of the Super NES Classic Edition.