Versions and Merchandise
In 1998, Sunsoft obtained the license for it and re-released it along with the Final Fantasy Legend games, only replacing the title screen. RPGamer reported in July 2004 that Square was polling die-hard customers, testing the feasibility of porting Final Fantasy Adventure to the Nintendo DS. GamesRadar listed Final Fantasy Adventure as one of the titles they want in the 3DS Virtual Console.
The game received a remake for the Game Boy Advance called Sword of Mana in 2003. The original version was remade again to mobile phones and released on August 16, 2006 for SoftBank's 3G network. It was later ported onto i-Mode distribution service on November 6, 2006 and EZweb distribution service on February 5, 2007. The gameplay of the mobile phone version is more like the original game, but it does feature updated graphics and sound, an improved world map, and other minor changes. The characters have been redesigned several times between each remake.
Two guidebooks have been released in Japan: Seiken Densetsu Basic Knowledge Guide and Seiken Densetsu Advanced Knowledge Guide, each of which contains character illustrations and manga. At least two novels have been released based on the game as well. The first novel titled Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden - tanoshī baieru heiyō (聖剣伝説 ファイナルフアンタジー外伝楽しいバイエル併用?, lit. "Holy Sword Legend: Final Fantasy Supplementary Story - Happy Together with Beyer") was written by Yuuko Ishikawa and released by Doremi Publishing Co. on June 1993.
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