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This article is from the Final-Fantasy and other Square Soft Games FAQ, by nickzman@eskimo.com (Nick Zitzmann) with numerous contributions by others.

4.1.3 - Why do you refer to Final Fantasy III as "Final Fantasy VI"? Which Final Fantasy games were put out in the USA, anyway?

This FAQ uses the Japanese names for all the games because all of these
games (with the lone exceptions of Rad Racer II and Secret of Evermore)
were released in Japan first, then brought over to the USA. The
maintainer doesn't mean to confuse anyone.

So, here are a few lists of all of the Final Fantasy/SaGa games released
in Japan, along with their American equivalents...

For the Nintendo Famicom/Entertainment System:

Japan                      USA
--------------------------------------------------------
Final Fantasy I            Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy II           N/A
Final Fantasy III          N/A
Final Fantasy I & II*      N/A

For the Nintendo Super Famicom/Entertainment System:

Japan                      USA
--------------------------------------------------------
Final Fantasy IV           N/A
Final Fantasy IV Easytype  Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V            N/A
Final Fantasy VI           Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy USA          Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

For the Sony PlayStation:

Japan                      USA
--------------------------------------------------------
Final Fantasy IV*          Final Fantasy IV (Chronicles)
Final Fantasy V*           Final Fantasy V (Anthology)
Final Fantasy VI*          Final Fantasy VI (Anthology)
Final Fantasy VII          Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII         Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX           Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics      Final Fantasy Tactics

For the Nintendo Game Boy:

Japan                      USA
--------------------------------------------------------
Final Fantasy Gaiden       Final Fantasy Adventure
SaGa I                     The Final Fantasy Legend
SaGa II                    Final Fantasy Legend II
SaGa III                   Final Fantasy Legend III

For the Bandai WonderSwan:

Japan                      USA
--------------------------------------------------------
Final Fantasy I            N/A

Key:
N/A = not available/not released
* = Re-released games, available as a collection or separately

What about Europe? Sadly, only Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and IX have been
released in Europe.

 

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