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A Brief History of the Final Fantasy Franchise

  • Final Fantasy

    Final Fantasy
    The first title on the NES features small sprites of the leading members on the main world screen because of graphical limitations. The NES sprites are 26 pixels high and use a color palette of 4 colors. 6 frames of animation are used to depict different character statuses like "healthy" and "fatigued". The NES used a RAM memory system, the console held 2 kB of RAM. Source:"Final Fantasy (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • Final Fantasy II

    Final Fantasy II
    Final Fantasy II is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 1988 for the Family Computer (NES) as the second installment of the Final Fantasy series.It Utilizes the same graphics and memory sytems of its predecessor. Source:"Final Fantasy II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_II.
  • Final Fantasy III

    Final Fantasy III
    Final Fantasy III is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1990 for the Family Computer as the third installment in the Final Fantasy series. It is the first numbered Final Fantasy game to feature the job-change system.This installment of the series boasted the same graphics and memory technology as it predecessor. Source:"Final Fantasy III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
  • Final Fantasy IV

    Final Fantasy IV
    Final Fantasy IV was originally released for the Super Famicom.The SNES sprites are 24 pixels high, but have larger palettes and feature more animation frames: 11 colors and 40 frames respectively. The memory system used for the game is the RAM based systems used by the NES, and later the SNES, but with the latter possessing more memory. Source: "Final Fantasy IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
  • Final Fantasy V

    Final Fantasy V
    Final Fantasy V is a medieval-fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1992 as a part of the series. The game first appeared only in Japan on Nintendo's Super Famicom. Mode 7 effects were used in the game.16 MB of space were used to accommodate for the sprites, animations, and detailed background. Source:"Final Fantasy IX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • Final Fantasy VI

    Final Fantasy VI
    Final Fantasy VI is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square, released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Final Fantasy series.Final Fantasy VI was a landmark title for the role-playing genre and is now considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. The SNE's Mode 7 graphics and menory were used. Source:"Final Fantasy VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • Final Fantasy VII

    Final Fantasy VII
    Final Fantasy VII was developed by Square as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers.The game is the first in the series to use 3D computer graphics, featuring fully rendered characters on pre-rendered backgrounds.The game used the RAM memory system supported by the playstation. Source:"Final Fantasy VII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • Final Fantasy VIII

    Final Fantasy VIII
    Final Fantasy VIII was released for the PlayStation in 1999 and for Windows-based personal computers in 2000.Measures taken included implementing the use of motion capture technology to give the game's characters lifelike movements in the game's full motion video sequences. The game used the standard playstation memory format system. Source:"Final Fantasy VIII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
  • Final Fantasy IX

    Final Fantasy IX
    Final Fantasy IX was released for the Sony PlayStation video game console. Originally released in 2000, it is the ninth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last to debut on the PlayStation.Final Fantasy IX was developed alongside Final Fantasy VIII, but took a different approach by returning to the more traditional style of the early Final Fantasy games. It used the same graphics and memory sytems as it predecessor. Source:"Final Fantasy IX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."
  • Final Fantasy X

    Final Fantasy X
    Final Fantasy X was developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) as the tenth title in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in 2001 for Sony's PlayStation 2.The game utilized the playstation 2’s 64-bit graphics system, and it’s 32 MB RDRAM memory system. Source:"Final Fantasy X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X.
  • Final Fantasy XI

    Final Fantasy XI
    Final Fantasy XI, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG and was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002. The game utilizes all of the playstation 2’s graphics and memory systems, while the PC version of the game requires at least 128 MB of RAM and at least 9.5 GB of hard-drive space. Source:"Final Fantasy XI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."
  • Final Fantasy XII

    Final Fantasy XII
    Final Fantasy XII is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2.Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform. The game utilized the memory and graphics systems of the playsation 2. Source:"Final Fantasy XII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
  • Final Fantasy XIII

    Final Fantasy XIII
    Final Fantasy XIII was developed for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Released in 2009 in Japan and 2010 in North America and PAL regions, it is the thirteenth major installment in the Final Fantasy series.This installment of the series utilizes the playsation 3’s 550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' advanced graphics system and its 256 MB memory and video system and the XBOX 360's memory and graphics systems. Source:"Final Fantasy XIII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."
  • Final Fantasy XIV

    Final Fantasy XIV
    Final Fantasy XIV , also known as Final Fantasy XIV Online, was released in September 2010 for Microsoft Windows, with a PlayStation 3 port in development. . This installment of the series utilizes the playsation 3’s 550 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' advanced graphics system and its 256 MB memory and video system as well as the memory and graphics systems supported by current PCs. Source:"Final Fantasy XIV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."