Final Fantasy’s Tale

TCW Podcast Episode 157- Final Fantasy's Tale   We look at a game franchise that spans fifteen titles and is still growing strong! Final Fantasy has a deep history with many influences and creative talent coming together to create a game of somber mystery and wonder. Final Fantasy had themes drawn from Conan the Barbarian, Elric of Melniboné,  rock music, and the art of Toshitaka Amano. With the help of the programming talents of Nasir Gebelli, the game was able to do things that even Dragon Quest, released a year earlier, was unable to accomplish. The game was released with four hundred thousand copies in Japan and met with modest success leading to the development of further titles. Listen and discover the history and wonder of Final Fantasy!   Ultraman EP1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLf_yMPu6gw Astro Boy EP1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwbNYFvZy4 Guin Saga Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guin_Saga Elric of Melniboné Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric_of_Melnibon%C3%A9 Robert E. Howard Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard Why you Should Read Conan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_y7zHNEZwThundar the Barbarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_4HBH6Z-Iw The Broken Sword Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broken_Sword Gorgon Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJa5JdvwFBI Space Eggs Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DRyEptDjg The 3-D Battles of World Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbH25YNxE4 Rad Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBXm8rux4Y Dragon Quest Famicom and Dragon Warrior NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWD1IKRXBo Final Fantasy 1 Magic: http://www.fforigins.com/ff1/magic/index.htmlYOSHITAKA AMANO & FINAL FANTASY: A LASTING LEGACY: https://sabukaru.online/articles/yoshitaka-amano-final-fantasy-a-lasting-legacy Final Fantasy 1 Concept Art: https://www.ffcompendium.com/h/ff1monsterimages.shtml Dragon Quest IV Balloon Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQK9A2xIpY Final Fantasy 1 Airship Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjDIZVOJLho Final Fantasy 1 Battle Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1dhk-H11Uc Dragon Quest 1 Overworld Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vJbdIUsdc Dragon Quest 1 Castle Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWIXb677sYk Final Fantasy 1 Intro, Garland, and Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wwp-8m0ig8   TCW 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-genesis-of-jrpgs/ TCW 053 - The History and Merger of Enix and Square: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-history-and-merger-of-enix-and-square/ TCW 071 - A Story of Brøderbund!: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-story-of%c2%a0br%c3%b8derbund/ TCW 072 - The MYSTeries of Brøderbund!: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-mysteries-of-br%c3%b8derbund/ TCW 074 - The Japanese PC Industry: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-japanese-pc-industry/ TCW 143 - The Prophet of the Avatar: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-prophet-of-the-avatar/   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/