Play Final Fantasy III Online

Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS is a 2006 3D remake of the 1990 Famicom RPG, developed by Matrix Software and published by Square Enix. It was the game’s first release outside Japan. Four named heroes (Luneth, Arc, Refia, Ingus) fight turn-based battles under a reworked job system, with Mognet mail sent over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection unlocking side quests.

How To Play Final Fantasy III

Control Action
D-Pad Move the party / move the cursor
A Talk, examine, confirm
B Cancel; hold while walking to run
X Open the main menu (jobs, items, equipment, Mognet)
Y Toggle the map / screen display
L / R (battle) Switch target between enemies and allies
D-Pad + A (battle) Choose a command and target for each character’s turn
Stylus: tap Optional: tap a destination to walk there or tap menu commands
Stylus: tap and drag (field) Rotate the camera view
START Pause / skip the opening movie

About Final Fantasy III

Release date NA: November 14, 2006
EU: May 4, 2007
JP: August 24, 2006
AU: May 3, 2007
Developer Matrix Software, Square Enix
Publisher Square Enix
Platform Nintendo DS (later iOS, Android, PSP, Windows)
Genre Role-playing
Series Final Fantasy
Modes Single-player; Mognet mail via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (discontinued)
Also known as Final Fantasy III DS; Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)

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