GAME DETAILID 1433/fire-emblem-ankoku-ryuu-to-hikari-no-tsurugi

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi

Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was first released on the Famicom (known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System) on April 20, 1990. It takes place on the continent of Archanea. It stars Marth, a character who later appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The first time the game was released outside of Japan was in the form of a limited edition port for Nintendo Switch, under the same name, that runs a localization script in the background, but the original version of the game was never released outside of Japan.

First release: Apr 20, 1990

Rating: 90.0

Platforms: 3DS, Wii, famicom, WiiU

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

Estimated duration (main story): Unknown

Estimated duration (completionist): Unknown

Last synced: Sep 12, 2026, 10:26 AM

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