Final Fantasy VI (EU, JP)
What am I seeing here?
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Original PlayStation memory card icons are really small — only 16 pixels square! That’s awfully tiny for today’s screens so I’ve created 2 versions of each icon: one at 32 pixels that is closer to the original size and a much larger one at 256 pixels
FUN FACT
Once again Square returns in force with 18 unique memory card icons featuring each of the main characters, optional party members, and even a few temporary guest stars! Often missed are Biggs and Wedge whose generic soldier icon is actually available from the very first chance you have to save the game. But like, who would ever think to put them in charge right at the exciting intro to the game anyways?
Likewise, guest star Banon ﹘ who the game even advises you to protect, ostensibly telling you not to put them in the lead ﹘ has an easily missable icon as does the very temporary Ghost who can only join you briefly during the Ghost Train sequence.
Alas, the other two temporarily playable characters ﹘ General Leo and the esper Maduin ﹘ aren’t allowed to save while you’re in control so they don’t have icons. This took about 10 hours of playing the game (thanks to cheats and turbo speed) for me to confirm, the most time I’ve spent with a game so far just looking for memory card icons.
