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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
is a series of video game remasters of the first six installments in the ''Final Fantasy'' role-playing video game series developed by Tose and Square Enix and published by Square Enix. The series includes remasters of the original versions of ''Final Fantasy'' (1987), '' Final Fantasy II'' (1988), '' Final Fantasy III'' (1990), ''Final Fantasy IV'' (1991), ''Final Fantasy V'' (1992), and ''Final Fantasy VI'' (1994), available standalone or in the ''Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle'' compilation. It is notably the first release of the original ''Final Fantasy III'' outside of Japan, as only the 2006 3D remake had released internationally prior to the ''Pixel Remaster.'' The ''Pixel Remasters'' feature rearranged music supervised by original composter Nobuo Uematsu, redrawn sprite art by original artist Kazuko Shibuya, updated user interface, additional content such as an illustration gallery and bestiary, and other enhancements. Initially released on iOS, Android, and Windows, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tose (company)
(also called Tose Software) is a Japanese video game developer based in Kyoto. It is mostly known for developing Nintendo's Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery series, ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series, various ''Dragon Ball'' games, as well as contract work or assistance to other developers. Tose has developed or co-developed over 1,000 games since the company's inception in 1979, but is virtually never credited in the games themselves (an exception to this is ''Scarlet Nexus'' with Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco, ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' and The Legendary Starfy (series), ''The Legendary Starfy'' series, as Tose shares the copyright with Nintendo). Tose maintains a policy of having no creative input into the work they do, going so far as to refuse to put their names in the credits for most of the games they work on. As such, Tose has gained a reputation for being a "ghost developer". History Tose was established in November 1979 in Higashiyama-ku, Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy III
is a 1990 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer. The third installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it is the first numbered ''Final Fantasy'' game to feature the job-change system. The story revolves around four orphaned youths drawn to a crystal of light. The crystal grants them some of its power, and instructs them to go forth and restore balance to the world. Not knowing what to make of the crystal's pronouncements, but nonetheless recognizing the importance of its words, the four inform their adoptive families of their mission and set out to explore and bring back balance to the world. The game was originally released in Japan on April 27, 1990. The original Famicom version sold 1.4 million copies in Japan. It had not been released outside Japan until a remake, also called ''Final Fantasy III'', was developed by Matrix Software for the Nintendo DS on August 24, 2006. At that time, it was the only ''Final Fantasy'' game not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitaka Amano
is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He began his career in 1967 at Tatsunoko Production working on anime such as '' Speed Racer'' and later became the creator of iconic and influential characters from anime such as '' Gatchaman'', '' Tekkaman'', '' Honeybee Hutch'', and '' Casshern''. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as '' The Guin Saga'' and '' Vampire Hunter D''. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video game franchise ''Final Fantasy''.ANS Exclusive Interview: 10 Questions To Yoshitaka Amano ; retrieved 2006-09-16. Since t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the In South Korea, it is called the Super Comboy and was distributed by SK Hynix, Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993, by Playtronic. In Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, the system was distributed by Steepler from 1994 until 1996. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent cartridges for one version from being used in other versions. The Super NES is Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other systems at the time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the and was later released as the redesigned NES in several test markets in the United States beginning on 18 October 1985, followed by a nationwide launch on 27 September 1986. The NES was distributed in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia throughout the 1980s under various names. As a third-generation console, it mainly competed with Sega's Master System. Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi called for a simple, cheap console that could run arcade games on cartridges. The Famicom was designed by lead architect Masayuki Uemura, with its controller design reused from Nintendo's portable Game & Watch hardware. The western model was redesigned by Nintendo of America designers Lance Barr and Don James to resemble a video cassette recorder. Nintendo released add-ons such as the NES Zapper, a light gun for shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remaster
A remaster is a change in the sound or image quality of previously created forms of media, whether Mastering (audio), audiophonic, Cinematography, cinematic, or Videography, videographic. The resulting product is said to be remastered. The terms digital remastering and digitally remastered are also used. In a wider sense, remastering a product may involve other, typically smaller inclusions or changes to the content itself. They tend to be distinguished from remakes, based on the original. Mastering A master recording is the definitive recording version that will be replicated for the end user, commonly into other formats (e.g. LP records, Magnetic tape, tapes, Compact disc, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, etc.). A batch of copies is often made from a single original master recording, which might itself be based on previous recordings. For example, sound effects (e.g. a door opening, punching sounds, falling down the stairs, a bell ringing) might have been added from copies of sound e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a Product lining, product line of Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a Server (computing), server and Windows IoT for an embedded system. Windows is sold as either a consumer retail product or licensed to Original equipment manufacturer, third-party hardware manufacturers who sell products Software bundles, bundled with Windows. The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The name "Windows" is a reference to the windowing system in GUIs. The 1990 release of Windows 3.0 catapulted its market success and led to various other product families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
User Interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine from the human end, while the machine simultaneously feeds back information that aids the operators' decision-making process. Examples of this broad concept of user interfaces include the interactive aspects of computer operating systems, hand tools, heavy machinery operator controls and Unit operation, process controls. The design considerations applicable when creating user interfaces are related to, or involve such disciplines as, ergonomics and psychology. Generally, the goal of user interface design is to produce a user interface that makes it easy, efficient, and enjoyable (user-friendly) to operate a machine in the way which produces the desired result (i.e. maximum usability). This generally means that the operator needs to provide mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of The Final Fantasy Series
''Final Fantasy'' is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. The series began in 1987 as an Final Fantasy (video game), eponymous role-playing video game video game developer, developed by Square (video game company), Square, spawning a video game series that became the central focus of the franchise. The music of the ''Final Fantasy'' series refers to the soundtracks of the ''Final Fantasy'' series of video games, as well as the surrounding medley of soundtrack, arranged, and compilation albums. The series' music ranges from very light background music to emotionally intense interweavings of character and situation leitmotifs. The franchise includes a main series of numbered games as well as several Spin-off (media), spin-off series such as ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (series), Crystal Chronicles'' and the ''Final Fantasy Tactics'' series. The primary composer of music for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy III (2006 Video Game)
is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Matrix Software and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. It is a remake of the 1990 Famicom game ''Final Fantasy III'', and marks the first time the game was released outside of Japan since its original launch. A port was released for iOS on March 24, 2011. It was followed by an Android port on March 12, 2012, a PlayStation Portable port in late September 2012 (downloadable-only format outside Japan via PlayStation Network) and a Windows port via Steam in 2014 in the west and in 2020 in Japan with further updates. Plot The original storyline of ''Final Fantasy III'' is retained with some of the changes being that the main characters are more developed, well rounded, and are given unique appearances (designed by Akihiko Yoshida), backstories, personalities and names: , an adventurous orphan boy raised in the village of Ur; , Luneth's childhood best friend and a timid yet intelligent young man; , a girl raised in the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Compilation
A video game compilation is a type of product bundling in which different video games are available for purchase as a special collection. They are often stored on the same physical media or digital package, making use of menu interfaces that allow players to select the game they want to play. They are a form of video game preservation. History The Nintendo Entertainment System received official multicart compilations that re-released earlier games, such as '' Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet and Donkey Kong''. In the early 1990s, Codemasters, an unlicensed publisher, used multicarts to release brand new games in their ''Quattro'' compilations. ''Action 52'', released by Active Enterprises, is infamous for its low quality. Pirate Nintendo compilations often included ROM hacks that replaced character sprites. Following a new interest in retro gaming in the 1990s, companies began re-releasing their back catalog in video game compilations commercially, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
