Final Fantasy III

The four boys decided to retrieve it from there and went down into an underground cave.

But when they found the crystal, it spoke to them and from its words they understood they were chosen for a much more important and world-embracing mission...

Final Fantasy III is the third Final Fantasy game for the NES platform.

It was the last Final Fantasy game that does not use the ATB (active time battle) system (until it was removed again in Final Fantasy X ).

The turn-based battle engine has been improved: if the enemy is defeated, the next character will automatically switch to another enemy, and not hit the air, like in the previous two games.

Before the game begins, you give names to the four boys, which look the same (only in different colors) and belong all to the same class - the scrawny Onion Kid.

Very quickly, however, you're able to give your heroes "jobs" - proper character classes, such as Fighter, Black Mage, Viking, Shaman and others.

Each job has different capabilities and can use different equipment.

More powerful jobs become available later in the game.

The characters can change jobs throughout the game, though it costs them "Capacity Points" (which are earned in battle).

The game itself is, like the previous games, a top-down RPG where your characters travel in the overworld, sometimes entering cities and dungeons to buy equipment, rest and fight random encounters and bosses with turn-based combat.

Some minor issues were slightly changed to resemble more the classical Final Fantasy look (such as the menu layout etc.).

Final Fantasy III for Nintendo DS is currently worth €39.64 loose, €12.93 complete in box, and €52.48 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Final Fantasy III has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Final Fantasy III, loose is €39.64 and CIB is €12.93 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Final Fantasy III is currently worth €39.64 loose, versus €17.44 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.