The Final Fantasy Legend
The Final Fantasy Legend, originally released in Japan as Makai Toushi Sa・Ga, is a 1989 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Game Boy. It was originally released in Japan in December 1989 and North America in September 1990. It is the first game in the SaGa series and the first role-playing game for the system. Square translated the game into English for worldwide release and renamed it, linking it with the Final Fantasy series to improve marketing. Sunsoft re-released it in North America during 1998; Square followed with a Japan-exclusive remake released for the WonderSwan Color and mobile phones in 2002 and 2007 respectively, it was also ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2020 and later ported to Android, iOS and Microsoft Windows in 2021.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1989
- Developer
- Square
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 15 December 1989 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Square |
| Publisher | Sun Corporation |
| Platforms | Game Boy, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q643018, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The Final Fantasy Legend? How long to beat it
Total play time for The Final Fantasy Legend is about 11.9 hours to do everything, and around 10.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 10.1h | 65 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 11.9h | 31 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 11.9h | 19 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The Final Fantasy Legend sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where The Final Fantasy Legend lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 42ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about The Final Fantasy Legend
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Common questions about The Final Fantasy Legend
What platforms is The Final Fantasy Legend on?
The Final Fantasy Legend is available on Game Boy, Steam Deck. It first released in 1989.
Who made The Final Fantasy Legend?
The Final Fantasy Legend was developed by Square and published by Sun Corporation.
How long does it take to beat The Final Fantasy Legend?
about 10.1 hours for the main story, 11.9 hours with the main extras, 11.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.