 The original version of Fire Emblem : Mystery of the Emblem was released in 1994 for the Super Famicom : it was in part a remake of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light . Preparations for development of New Mystery of the Emblem began while development was still ongoing for Fire Emblem : Shadow Dragon , the 2008 DS remake of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light . The original plan was to release New Mystery of the Emblem close to Shadow Dragon , but the staff decided that they could not make New Mystery of the Emblem using the systems of Shadow Dragon , instead using the original Mystery of the Emblem as a starting point . The staff included producer Tohru Narihiro , co @-@ director Masayuki Horikawa , co @-@ director and scenario writer Kouhei Maeda , and composers Hiroshi Morishita , Takeshi Kanezaki , Sei Murakami . Character artwork was done by Daisuke Izuka , who had worked on revamped character art for Shadow Dragon . The team added to the original narrative with new elements such as support conversations that expanded the personalities of some characters . The game 's subtitle , " Heroes of Light and Shadow " made reference to the player being a " shadow hero " , hidden behind the exploits of the main characters . 
