Final Fantasy has long been the standard-bearer for the JRPG in gaming. Golden Sun Could Have Been Nintendo’s Final Fantasy Killer, But Fizzled OutGolden Sun was the brainchild of the Takahashi Brothers, who were key figures at Camelot Software, the developer behind Mario Golf and Mario Tennis. A new game that reimagined the original two entries as a single adventure could benefit from the subsequent decades of game design innovation, refining what worked before and improving on it with modern elements. This would also allow the prospective continuation to potentially expand the world or experiment with gameplay mechanics, tweaking the experience and helping it bounce off how much the Final Fantasy series has changed. With the proper runway, Golden Sun could rise back up and realize the potential that Camelot Games initially saw for it.