The game is divided into two distinct parts, or 'books'. It was the first Fire Emblem title for the Nintendo Super Famicom and the first twenty-four-megabit cartridge for the system. It is the third game in the Fire Emblem series and was released in Japan on January 21, 1994.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.