OperoGames DISCOVER. TRACK. PLAY.
Famicom Wars cover

Famicom Wars 1988

Turn-based strategy (TBS) by Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1, published by Nintendo.

Nintendo 3DS Wii Family Computer Wii U Turn-based strategy (TBS) CERO: A
78
Players
IGDB rating
64 h to beat
main story, 64 h for everything

About

Famicom Wars came out on August 12, 1988 for Family Computer, then for Wii on May 19, 2009 and for Nintendo 3DS on December 26, 2012. The main story takes about 64 hours.

Famicom Wars is a Japanese-only video game for the Famicom (the Japanese name for the NES). It was designed by Nintendo R&D1 and programmed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It spawned many sequels, five of which were released in America. It is the first game in the Nintendo Wars series. The gameplay can be compared to games in the Fire Emblem series, as both are in the turn based strategy genre, and both have been developed and published by the same companies (the Famicom Wars series was released first, however).

How long to beat Famicom Wars

from 1 player
Main storyrushing through the story
64 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
64 h
Completionisteverything the game has
64 h

Games like Famicom Wars

same kind of game, other series
Panzer General 2 cover
Panzer General 2
1997 · SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)
World in Conflict cover 94
World in Conflict
2007 · Massive Entertainment
Command & Conquer cover
Command & Conquer
1995 · Westwood Studios
Age of Empires cover
Age of Empires
1997 · Ensemble Studios
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos cover 93
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
2002 · Blizzard Entertainment
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings cover 80
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
1999 · Ensemble Studios
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun cover
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
1999 · Westwood Studios
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II cover 81
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
2006 · EA Los Angeles

Media

Famicom Wars screenshot
Watch trailer 1

Releases

Platform
Date
August 12, 1988
May 19, 2009
December 26, 2012
December 3, 2014

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.