Q 01/05

In what year was the first Final Fantasy released in Japan?

A) 1989

B) 1985

C) 1987

D) 1991

Answer · why

C) 1987

It came out on December 18 for the Famicom and did not reach North America until 1990.

Q 02/05

Who created the Final Fantasy series?

A) Yuji Horii

B) Hironobu Sakaguchi

C) Shigeru Miyamoto

D) Hideo Kojima

Answer · why

B) Hironobu Sakaguchi

He left Square in 2003 after the failure of The Spirits Within and founded Mistwalker, now based partly in Hawaii.

Q 03/05

What was the original working title of the first game before trademark problems forced a change?

A) Fighting Fantasy

B) Fantasy Frontier

C) Fatal Fantasy

D) Forever Fantasy

Answer · why

A) Fighting Fantasy

Square's dire finances - and Sakaguchi's own plans to quit the industry - are the usual explanation for the word 'Final'.

Q 04/05

In the original Final Fantasy, the four heroes are known collectively as what?

A) The Four Fiends

B) The Warriors of Light

C) The Knights of Coneria

D) The Crystal Bearers

Answer · why

B) The Warriors of Light

Each carries one of four darkened elemental crystals; the 2022 game Stranger of Paradise retells their origin.

Q 05/05

How many numbered mainline Final Fantasy games have been released?

A) 14

B) 18

C) 12

D) 16

Answer · why

D) 16

The series has sold more than 200 million copies, and the numbered games are largely standalone stories.