Editing BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki

{{VGInfobox|image= [[File:BSFireEmblemAkaneiaSenki.jpg|200px|The title screen for ''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki'']] |caption = The title screen for ''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki''|developer= [[Intelligent Systems]]|publisher= [[Nintendo]] |distributor= [[St.GIGA]] |director= |producer= |designer= |stgigastaff=|artist= |writer=|composer=|sound= |seiyu= {{Collapsible list|title=Kazue Ikura <small>Ricardo</small>|Kazuhiko Inoue <small>Camus, Frost</small><br/>Shinichirō Ōta <small>Navarre, Belf Hoka</small><br/>Yoshiko Sakakibara <small>Minerva, Mullis</small><br/>Kōji Totani <small>Narrator, King Akaneia, Ruben Hoka</small><br/>Michiko Neya <small>Nina, Ch2 Village Daughter</small><br/>Hideyuki Hori <small>Hardin, Ch2 Village Youth, Kashim, Mediuth</small><br/>Kōji Yada <small>Bore, Dice, Buruzaku</small>}}|series = [[Fire Emblem]]|released= '''Sep. 28, 1997''' <small>(Episode 1)</small><br />'''Oct. 5, 1997''' <small>(Episode 2)</small><br />'''Oct. 12, 1997''' <small>(Episode 3)</small><br />'''Oct. 19, 1997''' <small>(Episode 4)</small> |hours= 18:00-20:00|dllocation= [[Palace Castle]],<br/>[[Bagupotamia Temple]] |reruns= Nov. 30, 1997 - Dec. 27, 1997<br/>Apr. 25, 1999 - May. 1, 1999|rhardware= [[8M Memory Pack]] |platform= [[Nintendo DS]]|special= |prizes= }}

'''''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki''''' (「ＢＳファイアーエムブレム アカネイア戦記編」) is a [[Downloadable games|Downloadable]] 4-part [[Soundlink game]] for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 3 distinct runs between September 28, 1997 and May 1, 1999.

==Gameplay==

''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki'' is a turn-based tactical RPG set in the fantasy world of the ''Fire Emblem'' universe. It is based on the engine for the January 1994 Super Famicom release, ''Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo'', and the gameplay is largely the same. Gameplay involves the tactical movement of character units through a map grid in order to defeat the opposition militarily. Each map has a distinct mission the point of which is to aid the general battle. As units are used in combat, they gain individual experience and grow stronger. Furthermore, unit armaments can be upgraded by the player at select shops in-game. Upon completion of each mission, a CG Art cutscene unfolds the story and advances the general plot. Combat is based on a paper-rock-scissors system where each weapon type has great effectiveness against defenses of a certain type but is considerably less effective against another. Most weapons have a limited number of uses before breaking.<ref name=satellablog5july09>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2009/07/finally-video-for-bs-fire-emblem Finally, video for BS Fire Emblem.]''. Satellablog. 5 July 2009.</ref><ref name=satellablog9august09>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2009/08/more-bs-fire-emblem-bsfe-dai-2-wa More BS Fire Emblem (BSFE Dai-2-wa)]''. Satellablog. 9 August 2009.</ref><ref name=satellablog24june10>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2010/06/coincidence-what-timing-for-more-bs-fire-emblem-videos Coincidence? What timing for more BS Fire Emblem videos!]''. Satellablog. 24 June 2010.</ref><ref name=satellablog26june10>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2010/06/last-bs-fire-emblem-episode Last BS Fire Emblem episode.]''. Satellablog. 26 June 2010.</ref>

Differences between ''Akaneia Senki'' and ''Monshō no Nazo'' include the addition of an orchestral score<ref name=satellablog18october08>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://satellablog.blogspot.com/2008/10/listen-to-bs-fire-emblem-audio-samples.html Listen to BS Fire Emblem Audio Samples.]''. Satellablog. 18 October 2008.</ref> and SoundLink narration, as well as seiyu voice-acting giving characters like Rickard their first fully-voiced roles in the series.<ref name=satellablog24june10/>

===Episodes===
*''Palace Kanraku'' (パレス陥落)
*''Akai Ryuukishi'' (赤い竜騎士)
*''Seigi no Touzoku Dan'' (正義の盗賊団)
*''Hajimari Notoki'' (始まりのとき)

==Emulation history==
As early as the end of 2008, fan groups such as SerenesForest and the Satellablog had become interested in restoring ''BS Fire Emblem'' to a playable condition in a manner similar to the restoration project for games like the ''BS Zelda'' titles. Restoration of these titles faced difficulties from the outset as certain material such as the CG Art cutscenes were missing from the ROMs that had been dumped online.<ref name=satellablog5july09/> Missing material of this nature has been observed with other Satellaview ROMs and it is likely that these kinds of images or other cutscene materials were either broadcast directly via the audio channel (for audio content) and/or were stored in temporary (volatile) memory which was then cleared the next time the Satellaview unit was used.

Despite these setbacks, translation attempts were begun to convert the plot from Japanese to English.<ref>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://satellablog.blogspot.com/2009/01/bs-fire-emblem-script-translation.html BS Fire Emblem Script Translation Project.]''. Satellablog. 12 January 2009.</ref> For a period of several months, great headway was made regarding the retrieval of CG Art cutscenes and original musical scores due to the discovery of a number of videos depicting original gameplay from the 1990s<ref name=satellablog5july09/><ref name=satellablog9august09/><ref name=satellablog24june10/><ref name=satellablog26june10/> as well as a Background Music Collection with original songs.<ref name=satellablog18october08/>

Nearly all work on the project ceased a short time before the July 15, 2010 release of ''Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū'' which contained most of ''BS Fire Emblem'' as the first re-release of Satellaview-related materials in 10 years.

==Rerelease==
In late March 2009, Nintendo uploaded a series of teaser songs and sound clips hinting at a future ''Fire Emblem'' release for the Nintendo DS. Included with these clips was a copy of the J-Pop song, "WIND." As the only place this song had previously been used was in the last broadcast of ''BS Fire Emblem'' in May of 1999, this upload represented the first time that Nintendo had released any new Satellaview material since the system was abandoned in June of 2000.<ref>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://satellablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/nintendos-finally-feeding.html Nintendo's finally feeding. :)]''. Satellablog. 3 April 2009.</ref><ref>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2009/04/nintendos-finally-feeding Nintendo’s finally feeding. :)]''. Satellablog. 3 April 2009.</ref> On July 15, 2010, marking the 15th year anniversary of the release of the Satellaview,<ref name=satellablog21june10>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2010/06/the-next-fire-emblem-game-to-recreate-the-bs-fire-emblem-chapters The next Fire Emblem game to recreate the BS Fire Emblem chapters? (UPDATED with Official Site info)]''. Satellablog. 21 June 2010.</ref> ''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki'' became the first SoundLink game to be officially rereleased in a hardcopy format when Nintendo published ''Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū'' (ファイアーエムブレム 新・紋章の謎 〜光と影の英雄〜), an RPG remake of ''Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo'' (ファイアーエムブレム　紋章の謎).

Included as an unlockable bonus that became accessible after clearing the game's "Prologue" chapters (which introduce the new "My Unit" character), 4 new maps were included with ''Shin Monshō no Nazo'' with each map representing one of the four episodes of ''BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki''.<ref name=satellablog21july10>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2010/07/ds-vs-bs-shin-monshous-akaneia-senki-maps DS VS. BS: Shin Monshou’s Akaneia Senki Maps.]''. Satellablog. 21 July 2010.</ref> Players enjoying this unlocked content can play as the female mercenary from ''BS Fire Emblem'' and is absed on the original ''BS Fire Emblem'' plot.<ref name=satellablog21june10/> Minor differences are present in the NDS remake of ''BS Fire Emblem'' including alterations to the musical score (e.g. the music played in Palace Kanryaku), minor graphical differences related to the differing platforms, and the absence of CG Art cutscenes as in the original Satellaview broadcast<ref name=satellablog21july10/> Nevertheless, the game as a whole is for the most part very faithful to the original broadcast version.<ref>KiddoCabbusses. ''[http://superfamicom.org/blog/2010/10/more-ds-vs-bs-akaneia-senki-remake-videos More DS VS. BS – Akaneia Senki remake videos.]''. Satellablog. 2 October 2010.</ref>

The release of this Satellaview-exclusive title has prompted some speculation in the fan community that further Satellaview titles may one day be released, however Nintendo has made no comment on the issue.

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