History Trivia / BeforeCrisis

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* {{Abandonware}}: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy''. Square-Enix never re-released the original game on modern devices and it was never released outside of Japan, resulting in ''Before Crisis'' being incredibly obscure and it saw very little distribution. Online and download services for the game are long gone and each episode was originally downloaded individually (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), so it's unknown if the game even '''exists''' anymore unless someone out there owns a decade-old cellphone that still has the game installed on it. But even if they did the game is unplayable because Final Fantasy Mobile was shut down in 2018 and with it the infrastructure needed to switch between episodes.

* {{Abandonware}}: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy''. Square-Enix never re-released the game on modern devices and it was never released outside of Japan, resulting in ''Before Crisis'' being incredibly obscure and it saw very little distribution. Online and download services for the game are long gone and each episode was originally downloaded individually (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), so it's unknown if the game even '''exists''' anymore unless someone out there owns a decade-old cellphone that still has the game installed on it. But even if they did the game is unplayable because Final Fantasy Mobile was shut down in 2018 and with it the infrastructure needed to switch between episodes. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made UsefulNotes/RPGMaker [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].
* NoExportForYou: The only major title in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' not to receive an international release. Hajime Tabata voiced an interest in remaking the game for the Nintendo 3DS but it hasn't happened. And with Tabata having left Square Enix in 2019 and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake VII]]'' [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake getting a remake of its own]], it likely never will.

* {{Abandonware}}: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy''. Square-Enix never re-released the game and it was never released outside of Japan, resulting in ''Before Crisis'' being incredibly obscure and it saw very little distribution. Online and download services for the game are long gone, and each episode was originally downloaded individually (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), so it's unknown if the game even '''exists''' anymore, unless someone out there owns a decade-old cellphone that still has the game installed on it. But even if they did the game is unplayable because Final Fantasy Mobile was shut down in 2018 and with it the infrastructure needed to switch between episodes. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made UsefulNotes/RPGMaker [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].

* {{Abandonware}}: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy''. Square-Enix never re-released the game and it was never released outside of Japan, resulting in ''Before Crisis'' being incredibly obscure and it saw very little distribution. Online and download services for the game are long gone, and each episode was originally downloaded individually (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), so it's unknown if the game even '''exists''' anymore, unless someone out there owns a decade-old cellphone that still has the game installed on it. But even if they did the game is unplayable, because Final Fantasy Mobile was shut down in 2018, and with it the infrastructure needed to switch between episodes. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made UsefulNotes/RPGMaker [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].

* Abandonware: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy''. Square-Enix has never re-released the game, and it was never released outside of Japan, resulting in ''Before Crisis'' being incredibly obscure and it saw very little distribution. Nowaways, any phone capable of running it would be more than a decade old, online and download services for the game are long gone, and each episode was originally downloaded individually (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), so it's unknown if the game even '''exists''' anymore. And even if it did, it's unplayable, because Final Fantasy Mobile was shut down in 2018, and with it the infrastructure needed to switch between episodes. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made UsefulNotes/RPGMaker [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy'' -- Square-Enix has never re-released this game, and it was never released outside of Japan. Taking into account the age of any phone capable of running it, online and download services for the game being long gone, and the fact that each individual episode was downloaded separately (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), and it's unknown if the original game even '''exists''' anymore. And even if it does, in 2018 the infrastructure to switch between episodes was shut down, so even if you did happen to have it, the game is completely unplayable now. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made UsefulNotes/RPGMaker [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: One of the most egregious instances in ''Final Fantasy'' -- Square-Enix has never re-released this game, and it was never released outside of Japan. Taking into account the age of any phone capable of running it, online and download services for the game being long gone, and the fact that each individual episode was downloaded separately (so there is no one "master file" to distribute), and it's unknown if the original game even '''exists''' anymore. And even if it does, in 2018 the infrastructure to switch between episodes was shut down, so even if you did happen to have it, the game is completely unplayable now. Players who want to experience it will have to make due with [=YouTube=] Let's Plays and a fan-made [[VideoGame/RPGMaker RPGMaker]] [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ remake]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: An unfortunate instance. The game was never released outside of Japan and came out before smartphones became a big thing, meaning it was designed for the old flip phone style. Coupled with the age of any phone capable of running it, online and download services for the game being long gone, the fact that each individual episode was downloaded separately (so there is no one "master file" to look for), and Square Enix never re-releasing it, and it's dubious if the game even '''exists''' anymore beyond [=YouTube=] Let's Plays.
** In 2018, the infrastructure needed to switch between the game's episodes was shut down, meaning that it is now impossible to fully play the game even if you still owned it.
** There is now an [[VideoGame/RPGMaker RPGMaker]] English [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ port]] available.

** In 2018, the infrastructure needed to switch between the game's episodes was shut down, meaning that it is now impossible fully play the game even if you still owned it.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The game was slated for a American release in 2006 but was pushed backed indefinitely because Western phones at the time did not meet the technical requirements needed to play the game.

** There is now an [[VideoGame/RPGMaker]] English [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/9051/ port]] available.

* NoExportForYou: Even as so many other Square-Enix titles are finally coming to Western shores, ''Before Crisis'' remains confined to Japan.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: An unfortunate instance. The game was never released outside of Japan and came out before smartphones became a big thing, meaning it was designed for the old flip phone style. Coupled with the game's age and Square Enix never re-releasing it, it's difficult to say if the game even ''exists'' in a playable capacity anymore. Until Square Enix feels like remaking or re-releasing it on modern mobile devices, the only way for someone to experience the game is via [=YouTube=] Let's Plays.