The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
First released
Apr 20, 1990
Aliases
Fire Emblem: Dark Dragon, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Developed by
Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii Shop, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Strategy, Role-Playing
Releases
- 3DSE - Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi Japan
- NES - Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken Japan
- NSW - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Anniversary Edition) United States
- NSW - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (Digital) United States
- NSW - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light United Kingdom
- WiiU - Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi Japan
- WSHP - Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken Japan