Jackben
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Thanks Rarutos. Looks like I just need to pick up Shadow Dragon and I'll be as prepared as I can get with what they've actually localized. Just pre-ordered the bundle :]This game is a very distant sequel to Shadow Dragon and Mystery of the Emblem, which were remade for the DS. (Only Shadow Dragon was localized though) You don't have to play them to understand everything, but you definitely will catch a couple characters/references if you did play them.
The handheld games released for the West are Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones for the GBA and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for the DS.