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''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム封印の剣 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Fūin no Tsurugi) is a Game Boy Advance game released on March 29, 2002 as part of Nintendo's tactical role-playing series ''Fire Emblem''. It is noteworthy for codifying certain gameplay elements that would become mainstays in the franchise going forward, most notably the modernized Support System, which allows two units to be strengthened via participating in battle, as well as unlocking certain conversations between them. It was also notable for sparking international interest in the franchise, with the protagonist Roy making his first overall appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', just four months prior.  
''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム封印の剣 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Fūin no Tsurugi) is a Game Boy Advance game released on March 29, 2002 as part of Nintendo's tactical role-playing series ''Fire Emblem''. It is noteworthy for codifying certain gameplay elements that would become mainstays in the franchise going forward, most notably the modernized Support System, which allows two units to be strengthened via participating in battle, as well as unlocking certain conversations between them. It was also notable for sparking international interest in the franchise, with the protagonist Roy making his first overall appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', just four months prior.  


It is currently the last non-remake title to not be released internationally, with its prequel, ‘’Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade’’, being released the following year and becoming the first one to see a worldwide release.
It is currently the last non-remake title to not be released internationally, with its prequel, ''Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'', being released the following year and becoming the first one to see a worldwide release.


However, the game was originally known as the cancelled '''''Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness''''' (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム:暗黒の巫女 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Ankoku no Miko), also known as simply ''Fire Emblem 64'', for the Nintendo 64DD. Outside of a couple of interviews, little information is known about this game, and has yet to surface.
However, the game was originally known as the ill-fated '''''Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness''''' (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム:暗黒の巫女 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Ankoku no Miko), also known as simply ''Fire Emblem 64'', for the Nintendo 64DD. Outside of a couple of interviews, little information is known about the game, and has yet to see the light of day, but it has been well-documented by fans of the series.


==Development and Cancellation==
==Development and Cancellation==

Revision as of 19:22, 25 May 2021

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A Revision for Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64DD tactical role-playing game; 1997-2000)

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The only known screenshot from Nintendo Space World 2000

Status: Lost

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム封印の剣 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Fūin no Tsurugi) is a Game Boy Advance game released on March 29, 2002 as part of Nintendo's tactical role-playing series Fire Emblem. It is noteworthy for codifying certain gameplay elements that would become mainstays in the franchise going forward, most notably the modernized Support System, which allows two units to be strengthened via participating in battle, as well as unlocking certain conversations between them. It was also notable for sparking international interest in the franchise, with the protagonist Roy making his first overall appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee, just four months prior.

It is currently the last non-remake title to not be released internationally, with its prequel, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, being released the following year and becoming the first one to see a worldwide release.

However, the game was originally known as the ill-fated Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム:暗黒の巫女 Hepburn: Faiā Emuburemu: Ankoku no Miko), also known as simply Fire Emblem 64, for the Nintendo 64DD. Outside of a couple of interviews, little information is known about the game, and has yet to see the light of day, but it has been well-documented by fans of the series.

Development and Cancellation

The game was first mentioned in July of 1997 in an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, who said that it would come out during “the later half of next year”[1] before being officially announced in various Japanese gaming magazines in September of 1998.

In early January 1999, Shouzou Kaga, the original creator of the franchise, stated in an interview that the game was becoming too ambitious for the console, and confirmed that Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 for the Super Famicom will be developed next[2], which would be the last game in the series with his involvement before he left Intelligent Systems. However, due to various development troubles, Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness was cancelled in September of 2000[3].

Transition to the Game Boy Advance

Japanese cover art of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Around the time of the Nintendo 64 version's cancellation, Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness was announced to be among one of the many titles to be released onto the Game Boy Advance, and was first shown in early 2001[4]. As development of the game was moved to the next console, it was heavily reworked, with the plot and setting having been rewritten entirely. The only known characters that were carried over from this game were Roy and Karel. In July 2001, the game would eventually be renamed to Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, while the game's original subtitle was later used as the title for Idunn, one of the main antagonists.

In addition, some names used for the scrapped characters from the Nintendo 64 version were recycled for characters that appear in either the final GBA version of the game, or games that were released afterwards[5]. The following names were later reused for other characters:

(Names in bold are the ones used for characters that appear in the final game.)

  • Lleu/Raigh
  • Ephraim (Used as the name for one of the main protagonists of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
  • Owain (The English name for Eudes from Fire Emblem Awakening)
  • Bors
  • Eliwood
  • Ike (Roy's original name. Was later used as the name of the main protagonist from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)
  • Idunn (The one shown in the concept art seems to be a completely unrelated character from the Idunn in the final game)

Availability

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade itself is not lost, but no builds of its original Nintendo 64 version were dumped online, or are even known to exist, leaving the whereabouts of the game unknown. Aside from various interviews, the only known evidence of its existence is a single screenshot of the game, as well as several concept art and a single page of dialogue that were discovered in the 2015 official art and design book The Making of Fire Emblem – 25th Anniversary Development Secrets, Awakening and Fates. No footage of its gameplay are known to have been recorded either.

Gallery

External Links

See Also

Reference

  1. An archived IGN article on Fire Emblem and Mario Paint 64 being revealed through an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Retrieved 12 Apr '19
  2. "Q) --Although I want to hear more about the new game... When were the new game's concepts first planned? A) After Genealogy of the Holy War was completed, the theme of the next game was considered immediately. In fact, we had originally wanted to return to Archanea, the stage of Mystery of the Emblem. However, although we intended on this direction from the very beginning, during the preliminary preparations, we realized it was too ambitious and difficult to do with the Super Famicom hardware... If possible, we'd like to do it for new hardware." (Fire Emblem Treasure book) Retrieved 25 May '21
  3. Article from GameIroIro confirming the cancellation of the game. Retrieved 25 May ‘21
  4. IGN article detailing the GBA version of Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness. Published 23 January '01. Retrieved 25 May '21.
  5. Serenes Forest "The Making of Fire Emblem 64" "Finally, there’s a brief transcript featuring dialogue between Raigh, Ephraim, Eliwood (Ephraim’s father), Aron, Bors and Owain. Eliwood, Raigh and Bors are names of characters from Binding Blade, although it’s unclear if they’re the same characters. Meanwhile, Ephraim shares his name with one of the Lords of The Sacred Stones, while Owain was later used as Eudes’s English name in Awakening. As such, it’s likely they’re different characters, but their names were simply reused." — VincentASM. Published 9 December '15. Retrieved 25 May '21