Reference Materials

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GAMES

"Final Fantasy IV" Nintendo Super Famicom Game

Japan: Square, 19-AUG-1991. SHVC-F4

"Final Fantasy IV Easytype" Nintendo Super Famicom Game

Japan: Square, 29-OCT-1991. SHVC-FE

"Final Fantasy II" Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game

North American Release
Japan: Square, 23-NOV-1991. SNS-F4-USA-1

"Final Fantasy Chronicles" Sony PlayStation Game

North American Release
Japan: SquareSoft, 29-JUN-2001. Final Fantasy IV - SLUS-01360

"Final Fantasy IV" Bandai WonderSwan Color Game

Japan: SquareSoft, 27-MAR-2002. SWJ-SQRC09

"Final Fantasy IV Advance" Nintendo GameBoy Advance Game

North American Release
Japan: Square-Enix, 12-DEC-2005. AGB-P-BZ4E

"Final Fantasy IV Advance" Nintendo GameBoy Advance Game

Special Edition Japanese Packaging with Limited Edition GBA Micro
Japan: Square-Enix, 15-DEC-2005. OXY-S-REZ4-JPN

"Final Fantasy IV" Nintendo DS Game

Japan: Square-Enix, 20-DEC-2007. NTR-P-YF4J-JPN

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Square Brand. Final Fantasy IV 設定資教編 (Establishment Data Compilation)

Japan, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd., 1991.
ISBN: 4-87188-128-8

This book is often casually referred to by Final Fantasy IV cognoscenti as the "SSH" or "SSS" from the Japanese transliteration of the Kanji (which is either "Settei Shiryou Hen" or "Settei Shiryou Shuu"). As the name of the book's translation implies it contains a great deal of back story data. Some other valid translations of the name have been "Settings Guide" or "Creation Materials Book". As such, it is generally regarded as the original canon of Final Fantasy IV outside the original game itself. Much of the site data is taken from translations of this book. It also contains a great deal of original concept artwork.

Square Brand. Final Fantasy IV 基礎知識編 (Basic Knowledge Guide)

Japan, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd., 1991.
ISBN: 4-87188-131-8

Square Brand. Final Fantasy IV 戦闘解析編 (Combat Analysis Guide)

Japan, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd., 1991.
ISBN: 4-87188-136-9

Square Brand. Final Fantasy IV 徹底攻略編 (Complete Battle Strategy Guide)

Japan, NTT Publishing Co. Ltd., 1991.
ISBN: 4-87188-138-5

M. Arakawa et. al. "Final Fantasy II: The First Epic Adventure for the Super NES."

Nintendo Power 30 NOV. 1991: 24-33.

SquareSoft. Guide Book Series: Final Fantasy IV

Japan, DigiCube Publishing Co. Ltd., 1997.
ISBN: 4-925075-04-7

SquareSoft. Final Fantasy Collection: 幻想世界の攻略本 (Fantasy World Battle Strategy Guide)

Japan, DigiCube Publishing Co. Ltd., 1999.
ISBN: 4-925075-45-4

Birlew, Dan. Brady Games Official Final Fantasy Chronicles Strategy Guide.

Indianapolis, IN: Brady Publishing / Pearson Education, 2001.
ISBN: 0-7440-00073-8

Amano, Yoshitaka. The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy

Japan, DigiCube Publishing Co. Ltd., 2001.
ISBN: 4-925075-89-6

SquareSoft. Final Fantasy Complete Works I through VI Vol. 1 Revised Edition.

Japan, DigiCube Publishing Co. Ltd., 2002.
ISBN: 4-88787-045-0

SquareSoft. Final Fantasy Complete Works I through VI Vol. 2 Revised Edition.

Japan, DigiCube Publishing Co. Ltd., 2002.
ISBN: 4-88787-044-2

VJump. Final Fantasy IV Square Official Guide Book. (for WSC Version)

Japan, Shueisha, 2002.
ISBN: 4-08-779161-0

VJump. Final Fantasy IV Advance Perfect Guide

Japan, Shueisha, 2005.
ISBN: 4-08-779351-6

Square-Enix. Final Fantasy IV Advance Official Complete Guide

Japan, Square-Enix Co. Ltd., 2005.
ISBN: 4-7575-1600-2

Nintendo. Final Fantasy IV Advance Official Nintendo Player's Guide

Redmond, WA: Nintendo of America, 2005.
ISBN: 1-59812-008-5

Square-Enix. Final Fantasy IV Official Complete Guide (for DS Version)

Japan, Square-Enix Co. Ltd., 2008.
ISBN: 978-4-7575-2205-3

Enterbrain. Final Fantasy IV Official Final Guide (for DS Version)

Japan, Enterbrain Co., 2008.
ISBN: 978-4-7577-4004-4

EXTERNAL WEB SITES / PAGES

Keene, John. "Final Fantasy IV - Everything You Know is Wrong!"

The Vault of Arcane Lore - FAQ's By John Keene. 24 November 2002.
< http://www.geocities.com/arcanelore2001/articles/ff4wrong/index.html >

Collette, Chris. "Elusions: Final Fantasy IV / Seiken Densetsu"

LostLevels.org. November 2003.
< http://www.lostlevels.org/200311/200311-square.shtml >