Final Fantasy II. For the NES.

Posted on December 10th, 2003 by Kenny Sutherland

Have you ever wondered why certain games from Japan aren’t translated and brought to the rest of the world for sale? Or how only some parts of popular game series are translated while the rest of the series remains a mystery to the general gaming public?

More specifically, have you ever wondered why Squaresoft didn’t bring more games from the Final Fantasy series to the rest of the world? Read on, and find the answer to your questions in this month’s Spotlight feature: Final Fantasy II for the NES.

Oh, and Happy Holidays from the Lost Levels crew.

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