This article has a talk page!This page details pre-release information and/or media for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
The December 12 1989 release of Famicom Tsūshin features some early screenshots of the game showing some different portraits and overworld tiles.
While the actual tile layout seems to be identical, the villages and trees all use different graphics. Additionally, the armor knight holds a curved sword instead of a spear like the final release, though this is more easily visible in the next screenshot.
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Marth's portrait is different, sporting poofier bangs and a more prominent cloth wrap collar thing.
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Caeda's portrait is different, with her having a less round and more defined jawline, different shading on her clothes, a different pauldron and shoulder. In this screenshot a different tile graphic for the armory can also be seen.