History Trivia / FireEmblemTheSacredStones

* CreatorDrivenSuccessor: Prior to later games also revisiting those mechanics and the ''Shadows of Valentia'' remake, ''Sacred Stones'' took the most inspiration from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'', including the branching story, branching class system, the usage of monster enemies, and the revisitable overworld map with dungeons.

** The biggest difference, for certain, is flying trainee Amelia, princess of Frelia. That would've changed a number of character dynamics substantially (among other things, the "Frelian princess" would've been younger than the twins and likely had a different relationship with both of them), and also led to one of the trainee units being mounted.

** For reasons unknown, ''The Sacred Stones'' never had its entire soundtrack officially released on CD. Some songs from this game do appear in other ''Fire Emblem'' albums, but that's the closest the game's soundtrack could get to a physical release.

** While the Elibe games were confirmed for a rerelease in the Nintendo Switch Online service via the Game Boy Advance expansion pack, ''The Sacred Stones'' itself was not, leaving any potential rerelease beyond the Wii U into question.

** Unlike the Elibe games, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', ''The Sacred Stones'' was ported to the 3DS, but only as part of an Ambassador Program. The program itself had long since come and gone, making this port incredibly rare, as it can only be found on [=3DSes=] that had installed it before. Fortunately, it was unaffected by the closure of the 3DS eShop. The same isn't true for its Wii U Virtual Console port, since as of March 31st, 2023, it cannot be purchased anymore.

** Unlike the Elibe games, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', ''The Sacred Stones'' was ported to the 3DS, but only as part of an Ambassador Program. The program itself had long since come and gone, making this port incredibly rare, as it can only be found on [=3DSes=] that had installed it before. Fortunately, it will be unaffected by the closure of the 3DS eShop, which is expected to happen in late March 2023. The same isn't true for its Wii U Virtual Console port, since as of March 31st, 2023, it cannot be purchased anymore.

** Unlike the Elibe games, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', ''The Sacred Stones'' was ported to the 3DS, but only as part of an Ambassador Program. The program itself had long since come and gone, making this port incredibly rare, as it can only be found on [=3DSes=] that had installed it before. Fortunately, it will be unaffected by the closure of the 3DS eShop, which is expected to happen in late March 2023. The same isn't true for its Wii U Virtual Console port, as it will no longer be purchased. This is because the Wii U eShop is also expected to close on the same year.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike the Elibe games, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', ''The Sacred Stones'' was ported to the 3DS, but only as part of an Ambassador Program. The program itself had long since come and gone, making this port incredibly rare, as it can only be found on [=3DSes=] that had installed it before. Fortunately, it will be unaffected by the closure of the 3DS eShop, which is expected to happen in late March 2023. The same isn't true for its Wii U Virtual Console port, as it will no longer be purchased. This is because the Wii U eShop is also expected to close on the same year.