Play Fire Emblem Gaiden [T-Eng97b2] Online

Fire Emblem Gaiden [T-Eng97b2] is an NES-era strategy RPG where you lead Alm and his rebels against a coup. The battles switch between top-down movement and side-view duels—kinda clunky but charming in its own way.

First few fights feel slow, with basic attacks and counterattacks. The side-view clashes are simple but satisfying when you land a crit. The maps are small, so positioning matters early on, though it’s easy to get stuck grinding weak enemies for XP.

It’s rough around the edges—menus are stiff, and the translation patch has some quirks—but there’s a scrappy charm to it. You can tell it’s experimenting with ideas the series would polish later.