Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem was only released in Japan for the Super Famicom (the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo console). It is one of the best entries in the Fire Emblem series. The game is completely in Japanese but there are walkthrus available online.

The story is divided into two parts: the first part is a remake of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, while the second is an original story acting as a sequel to the first game. After defeating the sorcerer Gharnef and the Dark Dragon Medeus, peace is restored to Archanea and Marth restores his kingdom. His ally Hardin ascends to the throne of Archanea, but begins hostile military expansion across the continent, forcing Marth to confront his old friend and the force driving him. Gameplay follows the traditional Fire Emblem system of tactical battles taking place on grid-based maps.