| One of the most interesting things about Final Fantasy is that the video game juggernaut almost never happened. Square (later Square Enix) had designed a number of role-playing games for a disc-based Japanese offshoot of the Nintendo Entertainment System (or Famicon, in Japan). This offshoot system, the Famicon Disk System (or FDS), was not a success, and as a result, Square was close to bankruptcy. Square had just begun work on an ambitious new fantasy game for the NES that seemed it would be the last game done by the company. As a result, Square named the game Final Fantasy. Rather than serving as Square's swan song, Final Fantasy became the company's flagship brand, spawning countless sequels for numerous consoles, even extending to the GameBoy and cell phones. The success of the original Final Fantasy led to a sequel, Final Fantasy II. Unlike most sequels, Final Fantasy II didn't duplicate characters, and instead relied on thematic similarities. Future installments are set to be released for all the next-generation consoles (and handheld devices), including the Nintendo Revolution, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and the PlayStation Portable. The Final Fantasy series has been massively popular, as the large number of sequels can attest. The first version for the PlayStation, Final Fantasy VII, took a popular title and truly launched it into the stratosphere. Final Fantasy even begat a computer-animated feature film in 2000. For fans of the fantasy genre, this game is a must. Hardcore fans may even want to try their hands at earlier versions, which is possible due to the backwards compatibility of both the PS2 and Xbox.
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