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==Untitled Fire Emblem remake (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 3DS tactical role-playing game; existence unconfirmed; late 2010s)==
==Poisson (lost prototype of "Transformice" massively multiplayer online flash game; 2009-2010)==
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|title=<center>Fire Emblem Nintendo 3DS remake</center>
|title=<center>Poisson</center>
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|imagecaption=The current English logo of the franchise.
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|status=<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
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Two years after the release of ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', which served as a remake to the original ''Fire Emblem Gaiden'', '''the unknown alleged fourth 3DS title of the''' '''''Fire Emblem''''' '''series''' '''was brought up''' in an episode of ''Kinda Funny Games Daily''. Information about this game is scarce at best, but according to the one that's available, it was supposed to be released in the late 2010's, only to be cancelled sometime later. Said game was also supposed to remake one of the older games in the series, though which game it was supposed to remake is unknown.
''Transformice'' is an online game developed by French indie developer Atelier 801. Players play as a mouse, with the main objective being to bring the cheese back into the hole, though in most maps in certain modes, a special type of mouse called a "shaman" is chosen based on whoever has the highest score, serving as a guide to help their followers to collect cheese. Prior to Transformice's release, there were two games with a similar concept, one of them being '''''Poisson''''' (lit. Fish).


== Potential candidates of the remake ==
''Poisson'' had gameplay similar to ''Transformice'', moreso than ''Aaaah!'', another game sharing the same concept. However, it seems to have a couple of differences; notably the playable characters being fish, the main goal of the game being to enter the fishbowl before dying, the existence of an upwards cannonball, which existed in early builds of ''Transformice'', the players always starting on the bottom-left corner, the limited amount of anchors available, and the guide player being able to stop time. ''Poisson'' shut down a few months later, though when exactly is unknown.
The mysterious title is speculated to be a remake of an older game in the franchise, but there is no mention as to what that game was supposed to be. Firstly, there has been fan speculation that ''Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'' was the potential candidate. On the other hand, however, ''Shadows of Valentia'' director Kenta Nakanishi was more interested in doing one base on ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'', mostly due to Roy's popularity, and the game never receiving an international release despite this.<ref>[https://nintendowire.com/news/2017/05/22/fire-emblem-echoes-director-like-remake-binding-blade/|Nintendo Wire article about ''The Binding Blade'' being remade] Retrieved July 7th, 2021</ref> Though other old games were also brought up, the aforementioned two games are the most notable remake candidates.


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While ''Transformice'' and its earliest predecessor ''Aaaah!'' continue to exist as downloadable games following Adobe Flash's demise in December 31st, 2020, ''Poisson'' remains completely lost, with screenshots, gameplay footage, and very few assets from the game itself the only remaining evidence of its existence. According to Tigrounette in the now-defunct Extinction site, Atelier 801 doesn't seem to have the source code anymore, rendering the chances of ''Poisson'' resurfacing to be very slim.
FE4_Boxart.png|Boxart of ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', one of the potential candidates of the unknown remake
FE6_Boxart.png|Boxart of ''The Binding Blade'', one of the potential candidates of the unknown remake
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== Existence ==
== Gallery ==
The first time the elusive ''Fire Emblem'' game was ever mentioned was in a Halloween 2019 episode of ''Kinda Funny Games Daily'', during a discussion between Greg Miller and ex-Game Informer editor Imran Khan. When they discussed about the game, Khan said that the game was in development at some point, but it was cancelled later. He also brought up that the project would soon be revived for the Nintendo Switch, but nothing new has been brought up about the game since. The exact reason as to why the mysterious ''Fire Emblem'' title was shelved is unknown, but poor sales of another Nintendo RPG ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey'', combined with the Nintendo 3DS nearing the end of its life, is what probably led to its cancellation.<ref>[https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/fire-emblem-3ds-canceled/|Nintendo Enthusiast article about the rumored cancelled game] Retrieved July 7th, 2021</ref>


In an article on the Fire Emblem fansite Serenes Forest, published a few days after the aforementioned episode, longtime fan VincentASM also mentioned that the game began development around the same time as ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses''.<ref>[https://serenesforest.net/2019/11/04/rumour-cancelled-fire-emblem-remake-3ds-live-switch/ Serenes Forest Article detailing the rumored game.] Retrieved July 7th, 2021</ref>
Since then, no new evidence regarding the existence of the game has resurfaced online, and, till this day, remains a mystery as to whether or not it is real.
== Gallery ==
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== See Also ==
== External Links ==
* [[Fire Emblem: Maiden of Darkness (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64DD tactical role-playing game; 1997-2000)]]
* [https://atelier801.fandom.com/wiki/Poisson Article on the Atelier 801 wiki detailing the game.]
* [[Fire Emblem Wii (lost tech demo; late 2000s)]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120429012537/http://www.extinction.fr/poisson/ Archive of the game's website in the Wayback Machine.]
* [[Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga (partially lost original Satellaview version of "Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem" bonus content; 1997)]]
* [[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (lost early builds of Game Boy Advance tactical role-playing game; 1997-2002)]]


== References ==
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Revision as of 19:06, 24 April 2022

Poisson (lost prototype of "Transformice" massively multiplayer online flash game; 2009-2010)

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Status: Lost

Transformice is an online game developed by French indie developer Atelier 801. Players play as a mouse, with the main objective being to bring the cheese back into the hole, though in most maps in certain modes, a special type of mouse called a "shaman" is chosen based on whoever has the highest score, serving as a guide to help their followers to collect cheese. Prior to Transformice's release, there were two games with a similar concept, one of them being Poisson (lit. Fish).

Poisson had gameplay similar to Transformice, moreso than Aaaah!, another game sharing the same concept. However, it seems to have a couple of differences; notably the playable characters being fish, the main goal of the game being to enter the fishbowl before dying, the existence of an upwards cannonball, which existed in early builds of Transformice, the players always starting on the bottom-left corner, the limited amount of anchors available, and the guide player being able to stop time. Poisson shut down a few months later, though when exactly is unknown.

While Transformice and its earliest predecessor Aaaah! continue to exist as downloadable games following Adobe Flash's demise in December 31st, 2020, Poisson remains completely lost, with screenshots, gameplay footage, and very few assets from the game itself the only remaining evidence of its existence. According to Tigrounette in the now-defunct Extinction site, Atelier 801 doesn't seem to have the source code anymore, rendering the chances of Poisson resurfacing to be very slim.

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External Links

References