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In honor of the Fire Emblem series’ 35th anniversary, Nintendo added Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack hip tier. NSO can also access the Fire Emblem Engage soundtrack in the Nintendo Music app on mobile devices as part of the celebration. 

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones maybe the eighth game, but many people might it as only the first or second one they played. This is because the first worldwide release was Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade for the GBA, released outside Japan as just Fire Emblem, and this was the second. You can go through two storylines, with each campaign following one of the twin siblings Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika of Renais. Once you get through one, there is also an unlockable Creature Campaign.

Here’s the trailer for the Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones NSO release that shows the game running on the Switch.

Here’s the official announcement bringing up the Fire Emblem Engage soundtrack coming to the NSO Nintendo Music app. The trailer included clips from the songs “Emblem Engage,” “Engage,” and “On Day Patrol, Divine One.”

In addition to these two additions to celebrate the Fire Emblem series 35th anniversary, Intelligent Systems ran events in Fire Emblem Heroes. There have been daily rerun banners with free pulls, campaigns with currencies, bonus items, and banner tickets, special banners, and a new banner that features an Attuned Hero version of Tiki from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is available on the GBA and on the Switch via Nintendo Switch Online. Fire Emblem Engage is on the Switch. Fire Emblem Heroes is on mobile devices. Nintendo Switch Online is $19.99 for a one-year standard hip and $49.99 for a one-year hip with the Expansion Pack.

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The character roster for Fire Emblem Heroes is about to grow, as a Rearmed Tana and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones banner is about to appear. As a reminder, Tana being a Rearmed hero means a player who gets her could along her weapon and skills without losing the unit. (This can be done once, and only four can be shared.) Gilliam, Syrene, and Vanessa are also ing the cast on March 18, 2023. People will also be able to get Vigarde from a Grand Hero Battle starting on that same date.

All four characters will be available as five-stars, though Vanessa will appear as a four-star too. Gilliam is an armored unit with a Frelian Lance. Syrene is a flying unit that bears the Frelian Blade. Vanessa is another flier, albeit with an Up-Front Lance+. Finally, Tana is a pegasus knight as well, though she wields the Arcane Nastrond bow. All four will also appear in a Forging Bonds event after the banner launches.

Here’s the trailer for the Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones characters ing Heroes alongside the new version of Tana. It confirms players can “spark” on this banner after summoning 40 times, allowing them to choose one focus five-star unit for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBg1RsjEu4A&ab_channel=NintendoMobile

Fire Emblem Heroes is available on Android and Apple iOS devices, and this The Sacred Stones banner launches on March 18, 2023. One of the last Rearmed units was Alfred from Fire Emblem Engage.

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The Game Boy Advance was an incredible platform. It is filled with these extraordinary titles. Especially if you enjoy RPGs or strategy games. It was a fantastic time. What’s also great about it as that some of these GBA games are still the best! They hold up, even decades after the handheld’s 2001 release. Which is why we decided to cite some of the especially worthwhile games you still may want to play.

Now, it is important to keep in mind that since Siliconera is a site focused on Japanese games, those are the GBA titles we’ll be looking at the most and recommending! We’re also only focusing on ones that appeared exclusively on the handheld. There are tons of amazing options out there! So think of this more as a start to your GBA journey, rather than some definitive, ranked list of games.

10. Slime Morimori Dragon Quest b1l3t

This game… well, you’re going to need an English patch to play it! It’s a Japan-exclusive, The Legend of Zelda-style adventure that predated the extraordinary Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. While you couldn’t use a stylus to send your slime careening around the screen, it’s still a lovely, wonderful, and personable adventure.

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You know that great WarioWare series? It started here! With this! It’s a great collection of microgames and is still so much fun to play. Especially since you’re also limited by how many buttons you have on a GBA. It is definitely worthwhile.

There are a handful of Super Mario RPG spin-offs, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga kicked off a great line of games. (Well, I mean, technically Alphadream’s Tomato Adventure kicked off this sort of RPG. But still!) It’s a fun RPG with Mario and Luigi as the focus, it uses established characters and lore well, and it still looks amazing.

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While Rhythm Heaven exposed people worldwide to Nintendo’s amazing and unique rhythm game, it was Rhythm Tengoku on the GBA that started it all. It offered those same sorts of brief musical experiences on the handheld. Again, the limited buttons meant it still worked amazingly well. Perhaps the only thing that held it back was the speaker quality? Anyways, it is very import-friendly and one of the best GBA games out there, so it is worth your time.

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Since the wait for Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp is apparently forever, the original Advance Wars is a game someone can’t miss. It’s a fantastic Intelligent Systems strategy game. It perfectly brought the Famicom Wars series forward to a new generation. Plus it has so much personality and color to it. It’s lovely.

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While Nintendo did us dirty by never giving us a sequel to Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and its cliffhanger, at least we have the original Golden Sun games! This entry and The Lost Age come together to tell a great story with magic, a world in need of saving, and djinn. It still looks good, offers fun environmental puzzles, and is a lot of fun to play with its djinn and “class” system.

4. Metroid Fusion 58107

Metroid Fusion is probably one of the more perfect entries in the series. At least, when talking about Metroidvania-style ones. It’s fluid. It is challenging. The map begs for further exploration as you delve into it. All of which means it holds up extremely well.

3. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance e701i

Here’s a little secret: I like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance more than the original FFT. There’s something about the accessibility afforded. It has 34 fun jobs to use, as well as all the Ivalice races. It was fun to see more happen with the Ivalice Alliance, to be frank! Also, the Laws system meant that you needed to get creative with your actions, as sometimes a certain action or kind of equipment would be against the law and could get you killed! It was great.

2. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 1d2i6i

Let’s be clear. Every Fire Emblem game on the GBA is fantastic. They are all winners. I really liked and recommend Sacred Stones because we get the two routes, a great array of classes and characters, and the Creature Campaign post-game. It’s one of the most solid installments and still among the best GBA games out there.

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 704zb

This was a close one, because the GBA is also home to A Link to the Past and Four Swords, but I have to say The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is too lovely and holds up too well. It is so perfect on the handheld. Plus the spritework is exceptional, with these great transitions between the larger world and smaller one. It’s stunning. I don’t even think it would have worked as well on a console or other platform. Maybe the DS? Anyways, it holds up well, remains a classic, and deserves attention.

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Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe this week, Nintendo have announced. The game will cost €6.99 / £6.29 and will be available on Thursday, January 1st.

On the same day, Nintendo will also release F-Zero: GP Legend on the Wii U Virtual Console. GP Legend is based on an anime of the same name and was developed by Suzak. It, too, will cost €6.99 / £6.29.

Nintendo have not announced release dates for either game on the Virtual Console in North America, although if you were one of the Nintendo 3DS “ambassadors” that bought the system early in its life, you can play Sacred Stones on your 3DS.

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As part of the 3DS ambassador program, early adopters will get ten Game Boy Advance games by the end of 2011. When? December 16. That's the release date for a slate of Virtual Console GBA gifts in Japan.

Here's what games you'll get:

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror

Wario Land 4

Mario Kart Advance

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Metroid Fusion

News about the lineup comes from the a Spot notification from the Ambassador Program application. Nintendo released the NES games like Super Mario Bros. and Metroid on the eShop worldwide, so we'll probably get the same list of games on December 16 too.

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