Arcade Machine (in GS or our House Crafted) that we can use to play Old FF games)

I would pay my sub to play through those games,lets say ff1-ff6, make it original versions so that its not competing with newer versions.

Eventually down the road they could have other games on it as well.
(cough chrono trigger*)

Ideally, they chat would still be seen on top the screen, as to not cut off completly from the rest of the people in game.

That would be neat but would require a lot of resources to pull off and wouldn't really work out. SE would essentially have to remake the whole game for each one to be compatible for in game play. It's not like SE can just slap in an item and attach an emulator on it and call it a day. Also would not fit in very well with FF14. You'd have you suspend your disbelief pretty hard for something like this. I'd say the chances for this happen? Absolute zero.

In business standpoint of view, this is a disaster. You are asking the impossible here.

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Also, those games are available elsewhere, so why would they give it to you effectively free as part of this game when they can get you to pay for it separately?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I read somewhere that, even with games from the same company, there's the copyright things, or at least "rights" to use the old material in new games or something.

It's way better if you buy these games in the App Store / Play Store, or download some emulator, than SE using resources in adding them in-game, instead of focusing on improving stuff for XIV.

#1- I do not think it would take that much resources, I mean that is just something people say on here all the time. You could create an emulator for it, and it would be that simple. instanced zone in Gold saucer, or in personal housing would make it easier on their end.

#2 It needs not be, this is why I am saying that it would be the "Original" versions, 8 bit-32 bit, all the other releases are remakes with modern graphics.

#3 Because I want to play them in FF14 and talk to my friends when I'd like. Also, "Original" versions are not available elsewhere.

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You could create an emulator for it, and it would be that simple.

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Just want to say that making an emulator isn't actually a simple process, making one and implementing it to function within FF14 without breaking something else would be much more challenging.

EDIT: I don't disagree that it would be interesting, just saying it seems like a big undertaking without much payoff for a company like SE.

I would be happy if they would release decent versions of I-VI for the PC that weren't awful ports of their incredibly awful mobile versions.

setting that aside, for the moment.

I think that it would be fun.

I would like this, I understand it won't happen.

I would have fun with this idea.

And lose money they could make by rereleasing and porting those games to phones, consoles, handhelds, and pcs like they already have? Madness, pure madness. It'll never happen outside the mog station.

They're not particularly demanding games, if you're on PC you can get them on Steam and easily just run them while playing FF XIV and enjoy while waiting on a queue or something.

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They're not particularly demanding games, if you're on PC you can get them on Steam and easily just run them while playing FF XIV and enjoy while waiting on a queue or something.

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The Steam ones are the awful mobile ports though. Not only did the graphics get hideous when they smoothed out the pixels but they still have the mobile UI and the frames break as you walk. I would much rather have a direct nes/snes for the most part over the mobile versions or the rerelease versions with those horrible chibis. Maybe the ps1 version of ff1/2/3, those looked fine, outside that just a direct port

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Maybe the ps1 version of ff1/2/3, those looked fine, outside that just a direct port

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Y'know what, I've been around a while, and I'm not sure I've ever been aware of the existence of this. I know of the PS1 version of 4 (released with Chrono Trigger as Final Fantasy Chronicles) and 5 and 6 (released together as FF Anthology). Don't think I ever knew about the first 3, tho.

New mini games with leader boards arcade system sure

Rereleasing old titles
Pretty much impossible

Sure they could be inspired by them like a Donkey kong Jr clone with zidane or racing game with clouds bike
But the actual ff games
Too much to ask for sadly

I'd like them to upgrade that 8-bit minigame in first person as a nod to the older FFs. Don't believe they would emulate another game on XIV(mahjong aside) .

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I'd like them to upgrade that 8-bit minigame in first person as a nod to the older FFs. Don't believe they would emulate another game on XIV(mahjong aside) .

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Could add a super adventure box sort of thing lol. It's a while retro style area in Guild Wars 2 "just because we can".

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The Steam ones are the awful mobile ports though. Not only did the graphics get hideous when they smoothed out the pixels but they still have the mobile UI and the frames break as you walk. I would much rather have a direct nes/snes for the most part over the mobile versions or the rerelease versions with those horrible chibis. Maybe the ps1 version of ff1/2/3, those looked fine, outside that just a direct port

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The Steam ones are far from perfect, but they're the easiest ones to (legally) get these days...

I mean, the Gameboy Advance had the best versions of 2 (as good as that thing gets >.>), 5 and 6 propably, maybe even of 1... But getting those would involve tracking down someone or some place selling them...

I don't know how I feel about this for a couple of reasons:
1 - You can play pretty much all of the older FF games on the pc through steam or mobile (or an emulator for those more difficult to get titles), even the ones that are "horrible pc ports".
2 - Being required to pay a subscription AND remain online to play an offline game is a big no for me.

I personally don't see the advantage of that if I can just boot steam/any phone and cut the whole waiting process/loading screens by 90%.

Too much work for meaningful gains.

Actually putting in emulators inside of the game itself and making it not crippling the entire game would be more of a hassle than it is worth it.

But why? The older games are on myriad of platforms and you have many ways to play them and if not legitimately then on emulators (which span from PC to Mobile to even 3DS) What is the need for burn dev time and money into a feature you have more than easy access to already?