Considered by many to be a cult classic and a "hidden gem" of the early age of RPGs, the 1994 Square role-playing game Live A Live has, until now, never seen release outside of Japan. It initially launched for the Super Famicom on September 24, 1994, and has never seen a remake, although it did make its way to the Wii U in Japan. However, during a Nintendo Direct livestream on February 9, 2022, Nintendo surprised fans by announcing the release of a Nintendo Switch remaster of Live A Live, debuting for the first time in both Japanese and English.