Breath of Fire: all version differences
5 documented differences between the releases of Breath of Fire, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | SNES (NA) | GBA |
|---|---|---|
| Text | 1 | 0 |
| Content | 1 | 0 |
| Cover | 1 | 0 |
| Graphics | 0 | 1 |
| Gameplay | 0 | 1 |
Version differences
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TextSNES (NA)
Space limits in the English text forced many names to be shortened or changed: Gilliam became Bo, Danc became Karn, Manillo became Gobi, Deis became Bleu and Carla became Cerl.1
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ContentSNES (NA)
The prologue that plays when the Japanese title screen is left idle was removed from the North American version.2
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CoverSNES (NA)
The North American release came with a substantially different package design.2
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GraphicsGBA
The Game Boy Advance version redraws the character portraits, uses a menu similar to Breath of Fire II and updates the cutscene graphics.1
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GameplayGBA
The Game Boy Advance version adds a quick save, a dash button and item trading between two players over a link cable.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13