Famicom Wars

Famicom Wars, the first Nintendo Wars series game, was released in Japan in August 1988, for the NES. It was developed by Intelligent Systems, and a lot of what is present in Advance Wars harks back to this game.

While this game was never released outside of Japan, a translation became available in 2006, which opened up the previously little-known game to the western audience, and fans gained through the Advance Wars releases.

Gameplay
With the player controlling either Red Star or Blue Moon, the two countries fight over the course of fifteen maps. Two additional maps are unlocked following the completion of the "campaign" with either country.

Legacy
The turn-based gameplay that Intelligent Systems developed for Famicom Wars is very similar to that found in Fire Emblem.

The maps found in this game and Super Famicom Wars are also found in all the Advance Wars games, including Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

A group of five soldiers from Famicom Wars appear in the Wii game Captain Rainbow, and aspire to win the volleyball gold medal.

Trivia
Samus Aran made a guest appearance as a Commanding Officer in the Donut Island map.