Virtual Console Dreaming: April Fire Emblem Update
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo
This evening, Nintendo revealed that Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is coming to the Game Boy Advance catalog of Switch Online.
I’ve never played a Fire Emblem (other than the opening of Three Houses) but I know they’re tactical RPGs that play similarly to Advance Wars, so I’m destined to love them. This one featured good pixels and a good overworld map in its brief trailer (already two things it has going for it). HowLongToBeat’s playtime estimate is 24-47.5 hours–which is a lot of video game to have dropped in our laps on a random Monday.
I wanted to do a bit more research so I could tell you where in the timeline this entry falls–but man, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is available to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass subscribers NOW.
As always, here is my ongoing wish list for the service. There have been no new additions.
SNES
Pocky and Rocky 2
Secret of Mana
GBC/GBA
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Mother 3
Onimusha Tactics
Pokemon Pinball
Tony Hawk misc.
Nintendo 64
Beetle Adventure Racing
Bomberman 64
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!
Bomberman Hero
Castlevania 64/Legacy of Darkness
Goemon’s Great Adventure
Mischief Makers
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Quest 64
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
GameCube
1080 Avalanche
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Battalion Wars
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Chibi-Robo!
Cubivore:: Survival of the Fittest
Donkey Konga 1-3 (rerelease the bongos!)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Eternal Darkness
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Geist
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Killer 7 (if we’re not getting a port of the Steam version)
Kirby Air Ride
Lost Kingdoms
Lost Kingdoms II
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 4-7
Metroid Prime 2 (if we don’t get a proper remaster)
P.N.03
Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Resident Evil 2, 3, and Code Veronica
Skies of Arcadia Legends (I think this is the one I want the most)
SSX 3
Starfox Adventures
Starfox: Assault
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Super Smash Bros. Melee
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk’s Underground, Underground 2, and American Wasteland (if we don’t get remakes)
Turok: Evolution (if Nightdive doesn’t do its thing)
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
Wario World
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom
Congratulations on surviving another Monday! If you missed it, I published a new review for Botany Manor this morning (check the review tab).
Hopefully, I’ll be back tomorrow to report on PlayStation Plus departures. Sony still hasn’t released the list and the internet is getting restless.