Play Final Fantasy Online

Summary

The WonderSwan Color version of Final Fantasy is essentially a polished remake of Square’s 1987 classic. It swaps the original 8‑bit tiles for cleaner 32‑bit graphics, adds full‑screen battle backdrops, and redraws characters and monsters to look like their Super Famicom successors, while the soundtrack gets a richer MIDI treatment and a handful of new cut‑scenes flesh out the story further. Released in Japan on December 9, 2000, this edition later reached Western audiences as part of the Final Fantasy Origins collection, giving handheld fans a chance to experience the upgraded package without needing a console.

Critics took note of the visual overhaul: Peer Schneider of IGN highlighted the graphics as a standout, Famitsu awarded a respectable 30 / 40, and IGN itself gave the game an 8.6 / 10. The positive reception reinforced the title’s reputation as a foundational RPG, and the WonderSwan Color remake remains a noteworthy example of how classic games can be refreshed for new hardware while preserving their original charm.

Storyline

The adventure of Final Fantasy (WonderSwan Color) begins with four Warriors of Light, each bearing a darkened crystal that represents earth, fire, water, or wind. Overwhelmed but determined, they set out to restore the crystals' light.

Their first task is rescuing Princess Sarah from the evil knight Garland in Coneria, then sailing east to Pravoka where they free the town from pirate Bikke and claim his ship.

The party retrieves a stolen crown from Marsh Cave, defeats the dark elf Astos to claim the Crystal Eye, trades it to the blind witch Matoya for a herb, awakens a cursed elf prince who gives them the Mystic Key, and uses the key to open the TNT in Coneria Castle, revealing a passage to the Aldi Sea.

Using the key they battle the Earth Fiend Lich in Earth Cave, the Fire Fiend Kary in Gurgu Volcano, raise an airship with the Levistone from Ice Cave, and defeat the Water Fiend Kraken in the Sunken Shrine with a fairy‑provided oxygen liquid.

After learning the Lefeinish language from Dr. Unne, they enter the Floating Castle, slay the Wind Fiend Tiamat, restore all four crystals, open a portal in the Temple of Chaos and are sent 2,000 years into the past where they confront Chaos and break the time loop, returning to the present as legends.