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Download events
Last revised: 27th July 2008
Credits: Pegasus Knight
Extra Trial maps (Sword of Seals)
In Japan, the VJump
magazine had a promotional competition, based on the Fire Emblem manga
Hasha no Tsurugi, where
winners could could send in their Sword
of
Seals cartridges for unique Trial Maps to be downloaded.
The Grizel Execution Court map
50
winners could obtain the Grizel Execution Court map, which was based on
a
location in the manga (where Al and Gant went to
rescue Tiena).
10 winners could
obtain the V-type and J-type maps, whose shapes were based on the
letters V and J.
Also the Japanese official site awarded the Defeat Bandits map to those
who obtained the highest ranks in the ranking contest.
Item and song downloads (Blazing Sword)
In Japan, Monthly
Nintendo had demo machines in certain department stores, which
allowed
players to connect their GameBoy Advance (with a copy of Blazing Sword)
and download special items and songs.
When the download finished, a new option called Transfer Data appeared
below Extras. By
selecting this option, the player could choose a save file to transfer
the items to. The items could only be transferred to a Chapter 12+
save,
and could only be transferred once per save.
During May 2003, users could choose to download:
Set A: Emblem Blade, Thor's Ire, Body Ring
Set B: Emblem Axe, Thor's Ire, Angelic Robe
During June 2003, users could choose to download:
Set A: Emblem Lance, Vulnerary (60 uses), Secret Book, Song 99: Legend
of the Divine Dragon
Set B: Emblem Bow, Vulnerary (60 uses), Goddess Icon, Song 99: Legend
of the Divine Dragon
There was a later download event, hosted by VJump, where players
could download the remaining event items (Dragon Axe, Wind Sword and
Emblem Seal), as well as Song 100: Palace of Silesia.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus disk (Blazing Sword)
In
America, early copies of Mario Kart:
Dash Dash!! for the Gamecube came
with a bonus disk, which contained a programme to download special
items
and songs for Blazing Sword.
When the programme was running, players could
connect their GameBoy Advance (with a copy of Blazing Sword) using a
GC-GBA cable to the Gamecube and begin the download.
St. Elimine appears to confirm the
download's start
The
transferring of items behaves the same way as in the above Japanese
event.
The
items available were: Dragon Axe, Silver Card, Wind Sword, Energy Ring,
Emblem Seal, Dragonshield, Emblem Blade, Body Ring, Emblem Axe, Thor's
Ire, Angelic Robe, Emblem Lance, Secret Book, Emblem Axe and Goddess
Icon.
The songs available were: 99: Legend of the Dragon God and
100: Royal Palace of Silesia (it says Silezha, but fans of Genealogy of
the Holy War should know what it really is)
Item downloads (The Sacred Stones)
Similar
to the Blazing Sword
downloads, there was a promotional event at Jump
Festa (Japan-only) where users could download specific items onto their
game. I lost the original reference, but there seems to have been
two sets- Eirika's set and Ephraim's set. Both sets came with a Juna
Fruit, Eirika's set had a Shadowkiller and Fiendcleaver, and the
Ephraim's set had a Bright Lance and Beacon Bow. I can't remember if
other items could be obtained (but the ones stated were the most
important ones).
Note:
Technically, for Blazing Sword
and The Sacred Stones, no
real download occurs. The items and songs already exist in the
games, and the downloads only make them available for normal players to
use (the items and songs can easily be unlocked using codes or via
hacking).
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