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Front Mission
フロントミッション
(1995)


 
Front Mission
フロントミッション
SUPER FAMICOM
DETAILS
Format Super Famicom
Released 24 Feb 1995
Publisher Square
Product ID SHVC-AGCJ-JPN
Size (cm) 19 x 10.5 x 3
Weight (kg) 0.16
PRICE
STATUS
Superbly designed isometric wargame from Square, featuring extraordinarily detailed robots and unforgettable character designs from Yoshitaka Amano.
A cult classic, and for good reason.

Standard SFC packaging, 24Mbit cartridge, colour booklet.

Front Mission Kōshiki Guide Book - Jōkan
フロントミッション 公式ガイドブック・上巻
OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK - THE FIRST VOLUME
DETAILS
Format Guide Book
Released 30 Mar 1995
Publisher ASCII
Product ID ISBN4-89366-332-1
Size (cm) 21 x 14.8 x 0.9 (A5)
Weight (kg) 0.28
PRICE
STATUS
First of two 'Official Guide Book' releases from Famitsu.
Features character intros, a look at the various 'Wanzar' robots, and complete stage layouts for every mission (except the last) all illustrated by Amano's stylish artworks.

144 pages, full colour, Japanese.

Front Mission in Huffman
フロントミッション in Huffman / 天野 喜孝&横山 宏
OFFICIAL ART BOOK
DETAILS
Format Art Book
Released 20 Apr 1995
Publisher NTT
Product ID ISBN4-87188-802-9
Size (cm) 25 x 21 x 0.7
Weight (kg) 0.38
PRICE
STATUS
Deluxe Front Mission artbook from NTT, full of lavish full-page Yoshitaka Amano artworks, paintings & sketches and a selection of Kow Yokoyama modeling work. Finishes off with an extensive interview with Amano.
Very nice indeed!

96 pages, full colour, Japanese.

Front Mission Kōshiki Guide Book - Gekan
フロントミッション 公式ガイドブック・下巻
OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK - LAST STAND IN HOFFMAN
DETAILS
Format Guide Book
Released 13 July 1995
Publisher ASCII
Product ID ISBN4-89366-387-9
Size (cm) 21 x 14.8 x 0.6 (A5)
Weight (kg) 0.20
PRICE
STATUS
Second 'Official Guide Book' from the Famitsu team; more of a 'Tribute Book' this time.
Features Yoshitaka Amano illustrations, Kow Yokoyama models, 'All About Huffman' staff interviews and a 'Parts & Data for Masters' appendix.

96 pages, full colour, Japanese.

Front Mission
フロントミッション
WONDERSWAN COLOR
DETAILS
Format WonderSwan Color
Released 12 July 2002
Publisher Square
Product ID SWJ-SQRC10
Size (cm) ?
Weight (kg) ?
PRICE
STATUS
Direct port of the SFC Front Mission for WonderSwan Color.

Standard WSC packaging, 64Mbit cartridge, colour booklet.

Front Mission Mercenary's Guide
フロントミッション マーシナリーズガイド
GUIDE BOOK for WONDERSWAN COLOR
DETAILS
Format Guide Book
Released 12 July 2002
Publisher DigiCube
Product ID ISBN4-88787-047-7
Size (cm) 21 x 14.8 x 1 (A5)
Weight (kg) 0.32
PRICE
STATUS
Excellent official guide book for the WonderSwan re-release, featuring everything you need and more: character bios, a 'System' equipment FAQ, full guide & maps for all 30 missions, and a 'Data' weapons & parts dictionary.

160 pages, full colour, Japanese.

Front Mission 1st
フロントミッション ザ・ファースト
PLAYSTATION
DETAILS
Format PlayStation
Released 23 Oct 2003
Publisher Square Enix
Product ID SLPM-87317
Size (cm) 14.2 x 13 x 1.7
Weight (kg) 0.16
PRICE
STATUS
2003 PlayStation re-release of the first Front Mission.
Features improved visuals and sound along with new missions, characters, backgrounds, parts and weapons.

PlayStation case, PS CD-ROM disc, colour booklet, spine card.

Front Mission 1st
フロントミッション ザ・ファースト
NINTENDO DS
DETAILS
Format Nintendo DS
Released 22 Mar 2007
Publisher Square Enix
Product ID NTR-AFOJ-JPN
Size (cm) 13.5 x 12.5 x 1.4
Weight (kg) 0.08
PRICE
STATUS
The Nintendo DS also gets a taste of the original Front Mission, throwing in a few extras in the process: new characters (some from Front Mission 5), hidden missions, and additional game modes.

DS case, Nintendo DS game card, colour booklet.

 

'Front Mission' and 'Square' are registered trademarks of Square Co., Ltd.
'Super Famicom', 'Nintendo DS' and 'Nintendo' are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
'WonderSwan' and 'Bandai' are registered trademarks of Bandai Co., Ltd.
'PlayStation' and 'Sony' are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation
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