Super Famicom Wars

Super Famicom Wars
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Super NES, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, New 3DS)
Release Date	Super NES JP May 1, 1998 Wii Virtual Console JP February 16, 2010 Wii U Virtual Console JP October 2, 2013 3DS Virtual Console November 27, 2016.

Super Famicom Wars is a tactical RPG that was released for the Super Famicom through the Nintendo Power system in 1998. It was an enhanced remake od the original Famicom Wars and was the last installment of the Famicom Wars series to be released on a home console until the spinoff Battalion Wars games. The game is notable for being the first to include four player battles as well as the factions Green Earth and Yellow Comet.

Information

This installment added eight new unit types and increased the maximum number deployed units from 48 to 60. Other new features included an AI that was enhanced to make decisions faster and 'Renaissance Mode', which would later be known as 'Fog of War' in localized Advance Wars games, wherein parts of the map are obscured for both sides. This installment retained the original Famicom Wars campaign involving Red Star and Blue Moon, while adding a new campaign that had 17 maps and featured two new factions: Green Earth and Yellow Comet. All of the factions now had COs (Commanding Officers) who behaved differently, and there were also unaffiliated COs who could be assigned to factions by the player. The game also featured a four-player mode involving the four factions that had ten unique maps.

Legacy

This installment was notable for introducing several concepts that would be used in later games, such as COs and what would be known as the Fog of War. As noted above, this one is also notable for introducing the Green Earth and Yellow/Gold Comet factions.

Ports/Remakes

• In Japan, it was later re-released through the Virtual Consoles of the Wii in February 2010, Wii U in October 2013 and the New 3DS in 2016.

Sequels

The next Famicom Wars game to be released was Game Boy Wars 2, which came out later that year.