Legend of Mana to be next Square game on Japan's PSOne Classics

by Griffin McElroy on Jul 21st 2010 5:00PM

The RPG-loving gamers of Japan spoke up back in April about which of Square's catalog of titles they'd like to see on the PSOne Classics storefront. It seems a victor has been crowned: According to a Tweet from Shinji Hashimoto, the next Square Enix title bound for the service is Legend of Mana, due out next week on the Japanese PSN for 600 yen ($6.50).

We've got high hopes that the beautifully illustrated Mana will come stateside, but seeing as how we're still waiting on the PSN localization of Brave Fencer Musashi, Einhander, Bushido Blade, Bushido Blade 2, Vagrant Story, Chocobo Racing, Final Fantasy I and II, all the Front Mission games, SaGa Frontier, Threads of Fate and Xenogears -- well, you get the picture.

Via: Siliconera
Source: Shinji Hashimoto's Twitter

Tags: legend-of-mana, playstation, ps3, psn, psone-classics, psp, square-enix

Reader Comments (48)

I'm definitely going to get this :)

I wish that PS1 archives had some kind of a Adhoc party feature to play games with friends via PSN.

@Copland
Adhoc is local, not online. :)

So a mutliplayer feature to play with friends online would be "online multiplayer capability."

@Themoreyouknow

I know Adhoc was first a local multiplayer feature, but this all changed with the combination of the PS3 and PSP.

Haven't you heard of "PSP Adhoc Party" ?
You play adhoc compatible games via PSN using PS3.

I don't know if this would be a good reference, but I found a vide here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGoIgZwavs

You can also try doing a search on Youtube on "Adhoc Party".
And I was wishing, PS1 archives would have this kind of feature too :)

@Themoreyouknow

BTW, I'm not sure if this "Adhoc Party" application is available outside of the U.S.
Because there are certain services which are only available to certain regions.

Sorry typo.

"I'm not sure if this "Adhoc Party" application is available outside of the Japan"

@Copland
Well, why don't the games just let you play online via PSP wifi rather than connect to the PS3? Unless that's just extra functionality. I don't really see any point of connecting to the PS3 first.

Adhoc used to just mean playing wirelessly "locally" with people 3 feet next to you.

@Themoreyouknow

I think the online play for PSP via wifi is called "infrastructure mode", but this is only compatible for a few games compared to "Adhoc Mode".

And you can say that this "Adhoc Party" feature is an extra functionality, which was added later.
This wasn't available when the PSP was released.
I think it was a while after PS3 was released.

I think Sony wanted to make something like "kai".

@Themoreyouknow
Adhoc Party has been available in the US for a long time. It is a workaround of sorts for all those PSP games which support Adhoc multiplayer but not Infrastructure multiplayer. There are not many third-party PSP games that offer Infrastructure multiplayer.

@killdash9
oh ok

Xenogears... don't even tease me with the mention of it please....

@Omnistatic

Its already on JP PSN...why they are sitting on that title so long is beyond me.

Legend of Mana though?! ^_^ SWEET! Downloading that one twice!

Love the fact that all these work with the PSP..

Chocobo Racing?

Really?

HELL YES!

Pass, I still own the original disc.

Joystiq!!! WHY did you have to post that list of titles that are still NOT available on US-PSN.

That's incredibly cruel!
*puts sad face and starts praying again for Brave Fencer Musashi, Einhander, Bushido Blade, Bushido Blade 2, Vagrant Story, Chocobo Racing, Final Fantasy I and II, Front Mission, SaGa Frontier, Threads of Fate and Xenogears to come to States*

@(Unverified)

I don't know what the hold up is with Square on this. C'mon guys... how hard can it be? Bring on the games!

@ComicShaman

ya really, considering too that some of these games have already been localized to English because they're sitting the European PSN store (ya I'm talking to you Vagrant Story....)

this is def a PS classic i want to play. I so really miss this game and wish SE would make a new one.

Who knows maybe if we do get the game here in the US, if the sales are really high maybe that will show SE people want another game made.

Dragon Quest VII please.

I totally got Brave Fencer Musashi just for the FFVIII demo back in the day and was pleasantly surprised by the awesome game Musashi was.

I also had a majority of the other games rattled off above and foolishly kept none of them. Though I still have Parasite Eve and FF56789.

Still, temptation to get a PSP: rising.

How about some Chrono Cross now, eh?

Parasite Eve! Come on!

@haincha

It would seem like the sort of thing they should release in conjunction with the upcoming 3rd Birthday, doesn't it?

I WANT XENOGEARS!!!

I'd be more excited if I didn't already own the original disc for this game and most of the ones that were listed. (I could use Final Fantasy 1 and 2 though)

Does anyone really want Chocobo Racing??

Rather have Vagrant Story. Legend of Mana ushered in the downfall of the series. It wasn't that bad but it wasn't that good either.

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

Yeah, it wasn't that good. I recall it was a very simple and easy game. Secret of Mana was way better.

I wouldn't buy it anyway, I still have it on CD.

I'll join in to say what everyone else is saying. Why such a long wait to get games in the USA that Japan has had for YEARS now?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

THIS had BETTER come out on North American PSN or I'm SELLING MY PSP!!! I've been waiting for this for AGES AND AGES!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! :((

I still don't get it - there's absolutely no way that these games should take so long to make it to the stores.

SE could release a new game every couple months month, make their money, then use the profits for newer projects and to look good for investors. Wholeheartedly ignoring a section of the market basically desperate to throw money at you seems idiotic to me, business wise.

Everything of Mana but Secret...why is there no love for Secret of Mana? I can't be the only one alive who loved that game. What I would do for a remake or at least a port of that game.

@Tab
You could always get a Wii

@GewurztraminerX

Oh snap, it is on virtual console isn't it. ...still, I'd love to have it on DS with wifi/local multi player. Game is highly under rated.

For the love of all that is holy, someone convince them to localize Seiken Densetsu 3!

@GPrime101
Err... excuse my random outburst, since I realized after submitting my comment that Seiken Densetsu 3 was a Super Famicom game.

@GPrime101:

So what? Chrono Trigger was ported from the SNES to the PS1.

Bushido Blade: best fighting game ever.

Come on SE, bring Xenogears already.

I really don't like this game. He throws out so many good things Secret of Mana had...

Still eagerly waiting for Vagrant Story and Xenogears, though. Einhander wouldn't be half bad also.

@Barry Burton

Vagrant Story was great. I know it's blasphemous but I never got passed an hour of Xenogears. Perhaps I should fix that huh?

@Tab

Well, yes!

I LOVE this game! I still have it, but sadly for some reason my disc always locks up on my 80GB PS3. No scratches on the disc either. :(

What about The Legend of Dragoon, Squenix? Huh? HUH?
*pouts*

My PSOne Classics wishlist: Brave Fencer Musashi, Bushido Blade 1& 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, MK: Trilogy,

Yeah count me in as one of those NOT excited at the prospect of Legend of Mana as the next PSOne Classic. Good game but some stupid decisions meant it was a disappointment.

I wish they would release every single one of those like next week. I mean, how much wild arms can you have....

i looooooooooove this game. i was only able to play it on my cfw psp, but i will buy it as soon as they release it in the american psn store. which is never. thanks square.

I just want Chrono Cross. The only copy I got my hands on didn't work and I could never find another one.

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