Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light for the NES is finally coming to the west after being stuck in Japan for 30 years. The first entry in the Fire Emblem series, it released in Japan on the Famicom back in 1990, and is available digitally, fully translated to english on Nintendo Switch.
Unfortunately, it seems that the original Fire Emblem’s emulation may not be perfect. Many fans are reporting on social media that Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light looks incredibly dark on the Switch, something that has been an issue with Nintendo’s emulated ports in the past.
Those who are familiar with Nintendo’s consoles of the past may already know why Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light looks so dark on the Switch. Specifically, fans who owned a Wii U and had experience with emulated ports like Super Mario 64 might see some similarities with Fire Emblem. Fans who played titles such as Super Mario 64 on Wii U criticized the screen’s lighting, complaining that the game looked entirely too dark on modern TV screens. The same issue is popping up with this Fire Emblem port on Switch, as it seems the same emulator used for various Wii U titles is being used for Shadow Dragon on Switch.
The confirmation comes by way of emulator enthusiast LuigiBlood via Twitter. In this thread, LuigiBlood confirms that the Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Switch port is running on the emulator Vessel. This is the very same emulator that ran Super Mario 64 on the Wii U. LuigiBlood even offers a side-by-side showcase of Fire Emblem on Switch compared to the Japanese version of the same game running on the Nintendo Switch Online emulator, Kachikachi.
LuigiBlood speculates further in the Twitter thread that the new features added to the localized port of Shadow Dragon may have been added around this existing Vessel emulation. Unfortunately, it seems like there is no way to turn up the native brightness, seeing as that’s simply how the emulator is built. However, LuigiBlood’s thread does pose some interesting questions regarding when exactly this localization was completed. Considering it is built around an emulator prominently used for the Wii U, it’s entirely possible that this port of the original Fire Emblem on Switch was completed years ago, and was later reworked for the much more popular console.
Though this is all still speculation, it is not so farfetched as to not make sense. Considering how massive of a failure the Wii U was, it only makes sense that Nintendo would hold on releasing this localization until now. The Switch has proven itself to be a much more capable console, and its release three years after the Switch’s launch could be due to a myriad of factors. Regardless, it seems like Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is stuck with a somewhat dark screen on the Switch.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is available now, exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
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